By: Don Rebel


Friday, January 17, 2025 | 11:52 PM

Call it pancakes at the planetarium.

Montour is set to visit Mars in a girls-boys section doubleheader Saturday morning.

The girls meet first at 10 a.m. in a battle for fourth place in Section 3-5A.

The host Fightin’ Planets are in fourth with a section record of 2-3, one game ahead of the Spartans at 1-4.

Mars (7-6) will visit Montour (6-7) in two weeks on Jan. 31.

The boys game tips off at 11:30 a.m. as top-ranked Montour (11-1) takes on Mars (8-6).

The Spartans are a perfect 6-0 in section games and have won five in a row.

The Fightin’ Planets are tied for third place with Moon, behind Montour and Chartiers Valley in Section 4-5A.

Mars is 4-2 in the section but has lost three of its last five games.

Feuding neighbors try again

The top two teams in WPIAL girls basketball Section 3-3A are not only next to each other in the standings, they are across the street from each other on a map.

Seton LaSalle leads the way with a 6-0 section record and has won 10 of its 13 games this season.

Keystone Oaks is in second place with a 4-1 section mark and an overall record of 10-1.

The Rebels are winners of four in a row since a holiday loss to Elizabeth Forward.

The Golden Eagles have won seven straight since losing at Seton LaSalle on Dec 12, 60-57.

KO looks to even the score and the standings when it hosts Seton at 6:30 p.m. in a makeup of their scheduled Thursday matchup.

More section make-up hoops

With the foul weather recently, the Saturday schedule for section district basketball games has increased.

The other two contests besides the three mentioned above include:

• Boys Section 3-3A has Seton LaSalle (5-9) visiting Shady Side Academy (4-9) at 5:30 p.m. The Rebels are 2-2 and in fourth place in the section while the host Bulldogs are 2-1 and hoping to remain tied for second place with South Park.

• Girls Section 2-A features Geibel Catholic (13-1) traveling to play West Greene (9-3) at noon. The Gators are in second place, one game behind Clairton in the loss column with a 6-1 section record. The Pioneers are 3-3 and currently tied for fourth place with Bishop Canevin.

Allegheny mat supremacy

The final county wrestling tournament of the season began Friday and concludes Saturday with the 2025 Allegheny County Championships.

The matches take place at Fox Chapel with 32 county schools participating.

There are three other tournaments on Saturday involving more than one WPIAL school. They include events at Mercer, Clearfield and Brookville.

Tags: Montour, Moon