DUNCANSVILLE - Jaissle McCoy collected 14 points and nine steals, and Great Commission ran out to a 16-0 lead after one quarter en route to its 15th win in 16 starts, beating Blair County Christian, 44-18, in high school girls basketball on Tuesday.
Kansas Klock added eight points for the Lady Bears. Megan Miller's five points paced BCC.
GREAT COMMISSION (44): McCoy 6 2-2 14, Wertman 3 0-0 6, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Cover 2 0-0 6, Klock 4 0-0 8, Clark 3 0-0 6, Krater 1 0-0 2, Pepper 0 0-0 0, Dawson 0 0-0 0 Stuart 0 0-0 0, Pan 0 0-0 0. Totals - 20 2-4 44.
BLAIR COUNTY CHRISTIAN (18): Smith 1 0-0 2, Miller 2 0-0 5, Hoover 2 0-0 4, McCoy 2 0-0 4, Ap. Gross 1 0-0 3, Harvey 0 0-0 0, As. Gross 0 0-0 0. Totals - 8 0-0 18.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Great Commission16 8 12 8 - 44
Blair Christian0 7 4 7 - 18
3-point goals: Great Commission 2 (Cover); Blair County Christian 2 (Miller, Ap. Gross).
Records: Great Commission (15-1); Blair County Christian (0-9).
Cambria Christian triumphs
CLEARFIELD - Alexis Wolfe had a game-high 17 points for Cambria County Christian in a 38-29 win over Clearfield Alliance in high school girls basketball.
Natalie Sokira added 15 points for Cambria County, as it improved to 9-3.
CAMBRIA COUNTY CHRISTIAN (38): Sokira 4 7-8 15, Garcia 0 0-0 0, Berkebile 1 0-0 2, P. Billetdeaux 0 0-0 0, L. Maykovich 1 0-0 2, Reed 0 0-0 0, Wolfe 7 1-2 17, L. Billetdeaux 0 0-0 0, D. Maykovich 1 0-4 2. Totals - 14 8-14 38.
CLEARFIELD ALLIANCE (29): Wharton 5 5-10 16, R. Passmore 3 0-1 6, B. Folmar 1 0-0 2, Shandy 2 1-2 5, A. Passmore 0 0-0 0, G. Passmore 0 0-0 0, Kumm 0 0-0 0. Totals - 11 5-13 29.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Cambria County Christian9 8 12 9 - 38
Clearfield Alliance8 8 8 5 - 29
3-point goals: Cambria County Christian 2 (Wolfe 2); Clearfield Alliance 1 (Wharton).
Records: Cambria County Christian (9-3); Clearfield Alliance (5-5).
Scholar-athlete awards given
The Western Pennsylvania Football Conference recently announced its 19 scholar-athlete award winners for the 2012 season.
Jake Diviney was honored for conference Class AAAA champion Altoona, while Seth Worthing was the recipient representing Class A champ Bellwood-Antis.
Bedford's Luke Campbell, Cambria Heights' Donnie Contorchick, Central Cambria's Zach Mazzarella and Chestnut Ridge's Brad Winegardner were the other award winners from school's in the Altoona Mirror coverage area.
Scholar-athlete award winners are usually the seniors with the highest grade-point average on their respective teams. There are conference schools that did not submit an award winner.
Somerset and Richland were the champions in the Class AAA and Class AA divisions, respectively. The conference has been in existence since 1922 and went to four classifications in 1986.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS
Alex Bevak (Punxsutawney), Luke Bonus (Berlin Brothersvalley), Luke Campbell (Bedford), Alex Caton (Meyersdale), Derek Civis (Richland), Donnie Contorchick (Cambria Heights), Jake Diviney (Altoona), Jeff Fisher (Conemaugh Township), Cody Kiser (Shade), Connor Maust (Ligonier Valley), Zach Mazzarella (Central Cambria), Brantley Rice (North Star), Matthew Seifert (Rockwood), Brady Sheehan (Windber), Miles Stahl (United), Brandon Williams (Somerset), Brad Winegardner (Chestnut Ridge), Seth Worthing (Bellwood-Antis), Ryan Wysocki (Forest Hills).
