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New CastleMars
Hurricanes
25
Fightin' Planets
70

The Mars (PA) varsity basketball team won Monday's home conference game against New Castle (PA) by a score of 70-25.

Game Details: Mars Area Senior High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Castle----25
Mars----70
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Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Mars trounces New Castle

January 16, 2023: Mars, PA 16046

The Mars Fightin' Planets (Mars, PA) basketball crushed the visiting New Castle Hurricanes (New Castle, PA), 70-25 in Monday's league test.

The Fightin' Planets (9-2) will now prepare for their test against Moon Area (Moon Township, PA). The Tigers go into the non-league test with a 4-8 record.

The Hurricanes now own a 2-6 record. They play next when they host Ellwood City for a non-league test on Wednesday, January 18. New Castle will encounter a Wolverine squad coming off a 57-39 league loss to Laurel (New Castle, PA). The Wolverine record now stands at 5-8.

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Rankings & Records

New Castle (22-23)

PAClass
32973
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
3-122-81-42-20-6.200.200541808

Mars (22-23)

PAClass
5313
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
17-810-33-14-010-7.680.7691,1911,052

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Castle		7.510.513.012.036.1
Mars		7.59.014.09.547.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Mars won on 1/16/2023
    1/16 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    New Castle----25
    Mars----70

    The New Castle (PA) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Mars (PA) by a score of 70-25.

    Box score
  • Mars won on 2/9/2023
    2/9Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Mars----57
    New Castle----39

    The Mars (PA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral conference game against New Castle (PA) by a score of 57-39.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
New Castle2-6Mars8-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/13/22Fox ChapelNew Castle(L) 49-341/3/23Fox ChapelMars(W) 68-51
1/23/23Fox ChapelNew Castle1/27/23MarsFox Chapel(W) 50-47
12/15/22HamptonNew Castle(L) 51-2712/19/22MarsHampton(W) 56-55
1/19/23New CastleHampton1/23/23HamptonMars(L) 58-53
1/19/23New CastleHampton(W) 63-502/27/23MarsHampton(W) 36-33
1/2/23ArmstrongNew Castle(L) 64-401/5/23MarsArmstrong(W) 55-36
1/26/23ArmstrongNew Castle(L) 61-241/30/23ArmstrongMars(L) 37-28
1/6/23New CastleShaler Area(L) 68-261/9/23Shaler AreaMars(W) 35-34
1/30/23Shaler AreaNew Castle(L) 58-392/3/23MarsShaler Area(W) 38-35
1/9/23North HillsNew Castle(W) 55-531/12/23MarsNorth Hills(W) 50-44
2/6/23North HillsMars(L) 51-45

Record Breakdown

New Castle (22-23)

Mars (22-23)
3-12
Overall
17-8
2-8
League
10-3
1-3
Non-League
4-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
2-6
Common Opponent
8-3
1-4
Home
3-1
2-2
Away
4-0
0-6
Neutral
10-7
0-0
Playoff
3-2
3-12
In-State
17-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0