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Mars South Fayette

Fightin' Planets

Lions

The South Fayette (McDonald, PA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home playoff game against Mars (PA) by a score of 50-46.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mars	-	-	-	-	50
South Fayette	-	-	-	-	46

Final score provided by K. Phillippi.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - South Fayette can't get by Mars

February 18, 2025: McDonald, PA 15057

Mars Fightin' Planets (Mars, PA) supporters left the game happy Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the host South Fayette Lions (McDonald, PA), 50-46 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Mars advances its record to 13-10 on the year. The Fightin' Planets travel to Penn-Trafford (Harrison City, PA) to meet the Warriors in a non-league match on Friday, February 21. The Warriors enter the match with a record of 14-9. Penn-Trafford won 60-45 in their recent non-league match against Baldwin (Pittsburgh, PA)

The Lions now own a 12-8 record.

Mars @ South Fayette Basketball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 18, 2025 @ 7p

The South Fayette (McDonald, PA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home playoff game against Mars (PA) by a score of 50-46.

This game is a part of the "2025 WPIAL Boys' Basketball Championships - Class 5A" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Mars (24-25)

PA	Class
158	29

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
14-13	6-6	4-5	8-7	2-1	.519	.500	1,669	1,572

South Fayette (24-25)

PA	Class
167	31

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
12-8	7-3	8-3	4-4	0-1	.600	.700	1,032	926

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Mars	13.0	7.5	15.5	11.5	6.5	61.8
South Fayette	15.0	10.5	12.5	15.0	4.0	51.6

Head-to-Head

Mars won on 1/25/2025

1/25 @ 1:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final

South Fayette 17 11 9 10 4 51
Mars 17 2 16 12 9 56

The South Fayette (McDonald, PA) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral non-conference game against Mars (PA) in overtime by a score of 56-51.
Box score
Mars won on 2/18/2025

2/18 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Mars - - - - 50
South Fayette - - - - 46

The Mars (PA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away playoff game against South Fayette (McDonald, PA) by a score of 50-46.
Box score

1/25 @ 1:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
South Fayette	17	11	9	10	4	51
Mars	17	2	16	12	9	56

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Mars	2-3		South Fayette	1-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
1/7/25	Mars	Moon Area	(L) 51-43	12/22/24	Moon Area	South Fayette	(L) 46-29
1/31/25	Moon Area	Mars	(L) 64-54
1/10/25	Lincoln Park Performing Arts	Mars	(W) 73-58	1/15/25	Lincoln Park Performing Arts	South Fayette	(W) 59-40
2/4/25	Mars	Lincoln Park Performing Arts	(W) 68-60
2/25/25	Mars	Peters Township	(L) 58-52	1/7/25	South Fayette	Peters Township	(L) 62-50
				1/31/25	Peters Township	South Fayette	(L) 52-47

Record Breakdown

Mars (24-25)		South Fayette (24-25)
14-13	Overall	12-8
6-6	League	7-3
5-3	Non-League	5-4
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
2-3	Common Opponent	1-3
4-5	Home	8-3
8-7	Away	4-4
2-1	Neutral	0-1
2-3	Playoff	0-1
14-13	In-State	12-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0