Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Valley ripped by Mars
January 20, 2015: New Kensington, PA 15068 The Mars Fightin' Planets basketball team scored 84 points and held the host Valley Vikings to 54 in the Fightin' Planets league triumph on Tuesday.
The Fightin' Planets now sport a 17-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Freeport for a WPIAL AAA 1 contest on Friday, January 23. Mars will battle a Yellowjackets team coming off a 56-51 non-league win over Ford City (Ford City, PA). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 11-7.
The Vikings (7-8) will now prepare for their bout against Knoch (Saxonburg, PA). The Knights go into the WPIAL AAA 1 bout with a 8-7 record. In their last bout, Knoch was crushed by Highlands (Natrona Heights, PA), 57-44, in a league bout.