J.D. Green scored the winning run from second base on a one-out throwing error in the bottom of the eighth inning as Altoona edged Cedar Cliff, 7-6, in high school baseball on Monday.
Jake Chesney knocked in a pair of runs with two hits for Altoona, which won its season opener.
CEDAR CLIFF (6): Orris ss 412, McKee 3b 401, Franco c 401, Walker cr 000, Lawson 1b 300, Charles 2b 411, Sica dh 210, Pettis p 000, Kidd p 000, Chapman rf 311, Holland lf 311, Lafaber cf 110, Malone cf 100. Totals - 29-6-7.
ALTOONA (7): Oswalt cf 412, Green lf 522, Helsel ss-p 311, Lombardo c 401, Foose 3b 100, Chesney dh 402, Wyland p 402, Negri cr 000, Baker 1b 300, Sinisi 2b 411, Stayer rf 310, Berardinelli ss 010. Totals -35-7-11.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Cedar Cliff060 000 00-6 6 3
Altoona111 300 01-7 11 2
E-Orris, Charles, Malone, Foose 2. 2B-Orris, Holland, Sinisi, Green. RBI-Orris 2, McKee, Franco, Holland 2, Oswalt, Green, Lombardo, Chesney 2, Baker. WP-Helsel. LP-Kidd. SO-Pettis 3, Kidd 4, Wyland 2, Helsel 2. BB-Pettis 4, Kidd 2, Wyland 1.
Records: Cedar Cliff (1-3); Altoona (1-0)
Claysburg-Kimmel 12
Central9
CLAYSBURG - A five-run fifth inning helped propel Claysburg-Kimmel to a win over Central, improving the Bulldogs to 3-0.
Devin Weyandt doubled, had two hits and drove in four runs to go with two hits and three RBIs from Doug Knisely. Jared Ickes chipped in with three RBIs and scored three runs.
Central, which led 7-3 going into the bottom of the fourth, got two hits and two RBIs from Brady Moore and two more RBIs from Mike Mock.
CENTRAL (9): Negley lf 421, Cunningham ss-p 411, Hamm c 411, Stern 2b 401, Moore cf 412, Kreider 3b 311, Lewis p-1b 310, Croft ph 100, Ebersole 1b-p 411, Slagenwait rf 000, Mock dh 211. Totals - 33-9-9.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (12): Claar 1b-p 522, J. Ickes lf 533, T. Ickes 2b-p 331, Weyandt cf 512, Strayer p-3b 201, Miller 2b 100, Knisely 3b-1b 302, Repko rf 301, Helsel c 310, Cox ss 220, Fickes ph 100. Totals -35-12-12.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Central005 200 2- 9 9 3
Claysburg-Kimmel003 252 x-12 12 2
E-Cunningham, Hamm, Ebersole, T. Ickes, Knisely. 2B-Weyandt, Negley. 3B-Cunningham. RBI-Cunningham, Hamm, Stern, Moore 2, Kreider, Mock 2, J. Ickes, T. Ickes, Weyandt 4, Knisely 3. WP-T. Ickes. LP-Ebersole. SO-Lewis 3, Ebersole, Cunningham 1, Strayer 3, T. Ickes 2, Claar 2. BB-Lewis 2, Ebersole 2, Cunningham 3, Strayer 1, Claar 2.
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (3-0), Central (2-3).
Bishop Guilfoyle4
Westmont Hilltop0
JOHNSTOWN - Jextin Pugh struck out 14 batters while tossing a complete game shutout for Bishop Guilfoyle in a victory over Westmont Hilltop.
Pugh also doubled and drove in two runs. Mike Pleva had an RBI for the Marauders.
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (4): Irwin 2b 321, Keller ss 412, Pugh p 301, Litzinger cr 000, Pleva c 201, Young cr 000, Krol cf 201, Johnson 1b 300, Stewart 3b 301, Adams rf 300, Cursio lf 201. Totals - 25-4-7.
WESTMONT HILLTOP (0): Pouzon 2b 200, Varner rf 300, Legrath 1b 201, Kleinour cf 300, Elliott ss 301, Reitz p 000, Young dh 200, Smith p 100, Moran c 200, Leech 3b 300, Long lf 300. Totals -24-0-2.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Bishop Guilfoyle011 020 0-4 7 2
Westmont Hilltop000 000 0-0 2 1
E-Keller, Pugh, Elliott. 2B-Pugh. RBI-Pugh 2, Pleva. WP-Pugh. LP-Reitz. SO-Reitz 1, Young 1, Pugh 14. BB-Reitz 4, Young 2, Pugh 7.
Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (2-1); Westmont Hilltop (1-3)
Northern Cambria5
Homer-Center2
HOMER CITY - Josh Bonatesta was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored as Northern Cambria defeated Homer-Center.
Joe Olish collected two hits and scored twice for the Colts.
NORTHERN CAMBRIA (5): Bonatesta cf 423, Prasko p-lf 310, Polites lf-p 401, Laurito c 401, Wagner 3b 301, Eckenrode rf 300, Waldron 1b 000, Leib dh 300, Olish 2b 322, Yuhas ss 200. Totals - 29-5-8.
HOMER-CENTER (2): Buzi c 411, Nymick 2b 401, Jones cf 302, Panchik 3b 300, Fairman p 300, Caruso p 000, Skuitety rf 000, Kephart dh 300, Omasta ss 300, Wildon 1b 301, Cook lf 310. Totals - 29-2-5.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Northern Cambria100 020 2-5 8 0
Homer-Center000 020 0-2 5 1
E-Jones. 2B-Bonatesta, Buzi. RBI-Bonatesta, Prasko, Polites 2, Laurito, Cook, Wildon. WP-Prasko. LP-Fairman. SO-Prasko 3, Polites 3, Fairman 2. BB-Prasko 2, Fairman 1.
Records: Northern Cambria (1-1), Homer-Center (2-1).
Juniata Valley13
McConnellsburg8
ALEXANDRIA - Mason Varner had a double, a triple, three RBIs and scored twice to help lead Juniata Valley over McConnellsburg.
Ethan Morrison was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored, and Wyatt Belinda had two hits and two RBIs for the Green Hornets.
McCONNELLSBURG (8): Swope 2b 522, Garlock 3b-2b-ss 511, Applebee ss-p 412, Crouse 1b 422, McQuade cf 412, Christy p-lf 403, Deneen rf 300, S. Mellott 3b 100, Wilson c 402, E. Mellott lf-p-3b 410. Totals - 38-8-14.
JUNIATA VALLEY (13): Morrison ss 422, Belinda 2b 512, Low lf 000, Norris dh-p 511, Edmiston cf 412, Perow p-1b 412, Greene c 322, Singer 3b 321, Johnson 1b 310, Claar lf 100, Varner rf 422. Totals - 36-13-14.
SCORE BY INNINGS
McConnellsburg003 401 0- 8 14 3
Juniata Valley157 000 X-13 14 3
E-Wilson 2, E. Mellott, Morrison, Low, Singer. 2B-Christy, Morrison, Norris, Perow, Greene, Varner. 3B-Applebee, McQuade, Belinda, Edmiston, Singer, Varner. RBI-Swope, Applebee, Crouse, McQuade, Christy 3, Morrison 3, Belinda 2, Norris, Edmiston, Perow, Singer, Johnson, Varner 3. WP-Perow. LP-Christy. SO-Christy 2, Applebee, E. Mellot, Perow 3, Norris 5. BB-E. Mellott 3, Norris 1.
Records: McConnellsburg (3-2), Juniata Valley (2-1).
Penn Cambria5
Richland2
JOHNSTOWN - Jordan Fuller struck out 11 and drove in a pair of runs for Penn Cambria as the Panthers picked up their first victory of the season over Richland at Tony Penna Field.
PENN CAMBRIA (5): Schwaderer cf 501, S. Itle 2b 210, Jo. Myers 1b 500, Jo. Fuller p 401, Buck lf 311, Ju. Myers ss 421, Ju. Fuller rf 301, Z. Itle 3b 201, Eckenrode c 110. Totals - 29-5-6.
RICHLAND (2): Paros 2b 210, Barefoot ss 211, Fesko lf-3b 300, Brown 1b 302, Orlovsky 3b-p 300, Urban rf 300, Kazmierczyk p 100, Ziants p 100, Herrera lf 100, Owens c 200. Totals - 24-2-4.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Penn Cambria020 002 1-5 6 1
Richland200 000 0-2 4 3
E-Fesko 2, Jo. Fuller, Paros. RBI-Jo. Fuller 2, S. Itle, Brown. WP-Jo. Fuller. LP-Kazmierczyk. SO-Jo. Fuller 11, Kazmierczyk 8, Orlovsky 2. BB-Jo. Fuller 2, Kazmierczyk 5, Ziants 2, Orlovsky 2.
Records: Penn Cambria (1-2); Richland (2-2).
Spring Cove beats C-K
ROARING SPRING - Mitchell Conrath had three hits, including a triple, scored three runs and had two RBIs, and Damon Langer had three hits and scored three runs as Spring Cove defeated Claysburg-Kimmel, 15-8, in junior high baseball.
John Michael Knepp had three RBIs for the Dragons.
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (2-1), Spring Cove (2-0).
