Mars got 25 points from Ali Goetz as the Planets clinched at least a tie of the Section 1-AAA title with a home win over Deer Lakes.

The Planets (17-2, 12-0) have a two-game lead over Hampton with two section games remaining.

DEER LAKES 48

Stanko 2 1-2 6, Chmura 2 3-5 7, Philistein 5 2-2 12, Kacsur 4 2-2 12, Gozzard 3 0-0 7, Hilinski 1 2-2 4. Totals: 17 10-13 48.

MARS 57

Sara Getsy 3 2-2 9, Nicole McCloud 2 0-0 4, Jessica Bunner 1 0-0 2, Ali Goetz 7 10-12 25, Elise Sheehy 3 2-3 8, Lauren Wasylson 0 0-0 0, Briz Buzard 0 0-0 0, Bonnie Workman 3 0-0 9. Totals: 19 14-17 57.

Deer Lakes 11 15 13 9 — 48

Mars18 15 11 13 — 57

3-point goals: Deer Lakes 5 (Kacsur 2, Philistein 2, Gozzard); Mars 5 (Workman 3, Getsy, Goetz)

Monday: Knoch at Mars

Karns City 72, Union 37 — The Gremlins made seven 3-pointers and Emily LoPresti scored a team-high 16 points in a big KSAC South Division win.

Shanel Preston also added 15 points for Karns City (13-3, 4-1).

Lexey Shick led the Damsels with 17.

UNION 37

Remmick 2 2-2 6, McGregor 1 0-0 2 Shaley Shick 1 3-4 5, Lexey Shick 7 1-4 17, Kali Flick 3 0-0 7. Totals: 14 6-10 37.

KARNS CITY 72

Alyssa Gibson 3 1-2 7, Emily Hegedus 3 3-5 9, Emily LoPresti 6 1-2 16, Saydie Moore 1 0-0 2, LeErin Jones 1 0-1 2, LeeAnn Gibson 3 3-8 9, Annie Hegedus 3 0-2 7, Mackenzie Craig 2 1-1 5, Shanel Preston 6 0-0 15, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Brooke Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 9-21 72.

Union 10 8 9 10 — 37

Karns City26 18 20 8 — 72

3-point goals: Union 3 (Shick 2, Flick); Karns City 7 (LoPresti 3, Preston 3, A. Hegedus)

Saturday: A-C Valley at Karns City

Grove City 61, Titusville 29 — Alexis Deyarmin scored a game-high 17 points to help the Eagles coast past Titusville in a region game.

Brenna Deyarmin and Jordyn Wyllie each added 12 for Grove City (11-5, 3-3).

GROVE CITY 61

Abby Fulkerson 0 2-2 2, Danyelle Lucio 1 0-0 2, Carla Cintron 1 0-0 2, Alexis Deyarmin 8 0-0 17, Carrie Grace 0 1-2 1, Brenna Deyarmin 5 2-3 12, Hannah Santom 1 0-0 2, Catie Jaskowak 3 2-3 8, Jordyn Wyllie 4 4-5 12, Rachel Hughes 1 0-0 3. Totals: 25 11-15 61.

TITUSVILLE 29

Galmish 3 2-4 8, Moore 1 0-0 2, Gates 1 0-0 2, Donovan 4 0-0 8, Jacobs 4 0-0 9. Totals: 13 2-4 29.

Grove City 20 14 13 14 — 61

Titusville6 8 4 11 — 29

3-point goals: Grove City 2 (A. Deyarmin, Hughes); Titusville 1 (Jacobs)

Monday: Slippery Rock at Grove City

Shady Side Academy 46, Freeport 30 — Zoe Soilis scored 14 points a losing effort for the Yellowjackets (5-12, 3-8).

FREEPORT 30

Zoe Soilis 4 4-6 14, Macy Smolic 1 2-3 4, Carli Schwickrath 1 0-0 2, Haley Conner 2 0-0 4, Abree Cowen 1 0-0 2, Jenna Manke 1 2-7 4. Totals: 10 8-16 30.

SHADY SIDE ACADEMY 46

Harchelroad 4 0-0 8, Natali 1 0-0 2, Benec 1 7-7 9, Vencick 6 5-5 20, Bud 3 1-4 7. Totals: 15 13-17 46.

Freeport 4 3 13 10 — 30

Shady Side7 6 16 17 — 46

3-point goals: Freeport 2 (Soilis); Shady Side Academy 3 (Vencick 3)

Monday: Freeport at South Allegheny

North Clarion 67, A-C Valley 55 — Lauren McNany led three Falcons in double-digits in a loss.

Erin Logue added 12 points and Sadie Longo 11 for A-C Valley.

A-C VALLEY 55

Elle Thompson 2 1-5 5, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-2 0, Sadie Longo 4 3-6 11, Lauren McNany 6 2-3 14, Morgan Cratty 2 4-5 8, Erin Logue 5 2-2 12, Danielle Kaufman 1 3-4 5. Totals: 20 15-27 55.

A-C Valley 11 15 15 14 — 55

North Clarion20 13 15 19 — 67

3-point goals: None

Saturday: Karns City at A-C Valley

Ford City 43, Knoch 37 — Emily Fraser scored nine points in the loss for the Knights (7-13).

Boys basketball

Karns City used a strong start to slide past Union 64-46 and earn a road win in a KSAC South Division matchup.

David Olszak scored a game-high 24 points for the Gremlins (9-7, 5-1), while Dalton Callihan pulled down 20 rebounds.

Cole Morris poured in 23 points for the Golden Knights (8-9, 4-4).

KARNS CITY 64

David Olszak 6 12-13 24, Ethan Conto 3 0-0 8, Christian Turner 2 0-0 4, Colton Hawk 3 0-0 6, Reese Barger 3 0-0 8, Brendan Waltman 2 3-5 7, Chandler Turner 0 0-0 0, Jimmy Thompson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 18-22 64.

UNION 46

Hank Murphy 0 0-0 0, Cole Morris 10 3-6 23, Hawk 0 0-0 0, Noah Vereb 0 0-0 0, Zack Hepler 1 0-0 2, Chet Carmichael 0 1-2 1, Lucas Bowser 6 0-0 13, Lane Cicciarelli 2 0-2 4, Tyler Wiser 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 3-8 46.

Karns City 17 18 10 19 — 64

Union6 14 12 14 — 46

3-point goals: Karns City 4 (Conto 2, Barger 2); Union 2 (Morris, Bowser)

Monday: Clarion-Limestone at Karns City

Mars 86, Deer Lakes 40 — The Planets were aggressive from the opening tip in a Section 1-AAA win over the Lancers. Mars (19-1, 12-0) scored 20 points or more in the first three quarters.

Robby Carmody (17 points), John Castello (16), Alex Gruber (12) and Christian Schmitt (10) finished in double figures for the Planets.

MARS 86

Aaron Gruber 1 0-0 2, Alex Gruber 5 2-4 12, John Castello 7 2-2 16, Bailey Trzeciak 2 0-1 6, Brent Ashbaugh 0 1-2 1, Steve Castello 1 1-1 3, Ryan Giallonardo 2 0-0 5, Christian Schmitt 3 4-4 10, Robby Carmody 6 2-3 17, Mitch Verplank 4 0-1 8, Nate Sablowski 2 2-2 6, Brandt Kepreso 0 0-2 0. Totals: 33 14-22 86.

DEER LAKES 40

Alex Nichols 1 0-0 2, Scott Ventura 4 4-5 14, Corey Pampena 1 2-2 4, Jake Roberts 1 0-0 2, Noah Darsie 2 5-6 10, Scott Kelly 2 0-0 4, Ryan McLane 1 1-2 4. Totals: 12 12-15 40.

Mars 25 22 20 9 — 86

Deer Lakes11 13 9 7 — 40

3-point goals: Mars 6 (Carmody 3, Trzeciak 2, Giallonardo); Deer Lakes 4 (Ventura 2, Darsie, Duddy)

Tuesday: Knoch at Mars

Knoch 56, Burrell 43 — The Knights used a 9-0 run to start the second quarter to earn a road win and clinch third place in Section 1-AAA.

PJ Gourley and Matt Zanella both scored 15 points for Knoch (12-7, 8-4).

KNOCH 56

Aiden Albert 0 4-5 4, Troy Hixson 1 4-6 6, Matt Zanella 7 1-2 15, Mac Christy 1 8-10 10, Jackson McKee 2 1-2 6, PJ Gourley 2 11-12 15. Totals: 13 29-37 56.

BURRELL 43

Garda 3 3-5 10, Cox 6 1-3 16, Lettrich 4 1-1 9, Cable 2 0-0 4, Ryan 2 0-0 4, McNutt 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17 5-11 43.

Knoch 10 9 15 22 — 56

Burrell17 4 3 19 — 43

3-point goals: Knoch 1 (McKee); Burrell 4 (Cox 3, Garda)

Tuesday: Knoch at Mars

Hampton 61, Freeport 54 — Josh Beale scored 18 points and Mason Eddinger added 15, but the Yellowjackets fell short in this section loss.

FREEPORT 54

Mason Eddinger 5 2-3 15, Kevin Lynch 2 0-0 4, Kris Keppel 1 0-0 2, Marshall McCormick 1 1-2 3, Brandon Hochbein 0 0-0 0, Codey Digacobbe 4 2-2 10, Josh Beale 7 0-0 18, Jon Wise 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14-31 5-7 54.

HAMPTON 61

Kornick 0 0-2 0, Murray 2 0-0 4, Lafko 6 3-5 17, Ianadi 8 0-0 19, Morrison 4 5-6 15, Donnelly 1 0-0 2, Reese 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 8-13 61.

Freeport 13 13 15 13 — 54

Hampton11 13 19 18 — 61

3-point goals: Freeport 7 (Eddinger 3, Beale 4); Hampton 7 (Lafko 2, Ianadi 3, Morrison 2)

Thursday: Burrell at Freeport

Oil City 59, Slippery Rock 48 — The Rockets stumbled at the start and dropped a region game on the road to the Oilers.

Ryan Dutton scored a team-high 18 points for Slippery Rock (8-10, 5-8).

SLIPPERY ROCK 48

Jake Whitmer 4 5-6 14, Brady Kadlubek 4 2-2 11, Ryan Dutton 7 4-7 18, Camren Neal 1 1-1 3, Mark Cessar 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 12-16 48.

OIL CITY 59

Hadley 10 4-5 25, Jackson 3 3-4 9, Lukas 2 2-4 8, Kline 4 1-2 10, Schneider 0 5-6 5, Rogers 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 15-21 59.

Slippery Rock 6 15 10 17 — 48

Oil City 16 10 10 23 — 59

3-point goals: Slippery Rock 2 (Whitmer, Kadlubek); Oil City 4 (Lukasiak 2, Hadley, Kline)

Tuesday: Slippery Rock at Conneaut Area

Grove City 69, Conneaut Area 50 — The Eagles used a strong first quarter to earn a home region win.

Danny Torok (23 points), Spencer Marnich (11) and Brendan Record (11) all scored in double figures for Grove City (12-7, 10-3).

CONNEAUT AREA 50

Stevenson 2 1-2 6, Litwin 8 3-5 18, Sperry 4 1-2 10, Holvomb 1 1-2 3, Richardson 2 3-4 8, Ray 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 9-15 50.

GROVE CITY 69

Jamie Hall 2 0-0 6, Kaiden Young 2 0-0 4, Kameron Patterson 3 0-1 6, Spencer Marnich 5 1-3 11, Brendan Record 3 2-2 9, Jared Graham 4 0-0 8, Danny Torok 8 6-6 23. Totals: 27 9-12 69.

Conneaut Area 5 20 10 14 — 50

Grove City19 12 21 19 — 69

3-point goals: Conneaut 4 (Stevenson, Litwin, Perry, Richardson); Grove City 6 (Record 3, Hall 2, Torok)

Tuesday: Meadville at Grove City

Clarion-Limestone 74, Moniteau 33 — James Bair scored 12 points, but the Warriors fell.

MONITEAU 33

James Bair 5 2-4 12, Cody Skiver 2 2-2 6, Aaron Marterella 2 0-4 4, Jake Fullerton 3 1-3 7, Zach Jewart 0 2-2 2, Jared Shaffer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 7-15 33.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 74

Laugand 5 0-1 13, Kehle 4 2-5 10, Ronlan 5 0-0 10, Forrest 1 0-0 3, Pezzuti 2 0-0 5, Stiglits 5 2-2 12, Callen 8 3-3 19, Lopez 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 7-11 74.

Moniteau 9 9 9 6 — 33

C-L18 22 12 22 — 74

3-point goals: Moniteau none; Clarion-Limestone 2 (Laugand, Pezzuti)

JV: Moniteau 43-26 (Brantlee Anderson 15)

Monday: Moniteau at Forest Area

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 60, Keystone Oaks 46 — Vince LeGrande scored 16 points to help the Trojans (11-7) earn a non-section win.

Tristan Newcamp (15 points) and Timon Gribbon (14) also scored in double figures for North Catholic.

North Clarion 71, A-C Valley 40 — The Falcons dropped this non-section game to fall to 1-16.