PATTON - Needing 15 points coming in to reach 1,000 for his career, Cambria Heights' Isaac Vescovi finished with 20, but it wasn't enough for the Highlanders to overcome visiting Somerset, 68-57, in a Laurel Highlands Conference intersectional game in high school boys basketball Wednesday.
Vescovi reached the milestone on a drop-step inside late in the contest, making him the fourth member of his family to score 1,000.
Nathan Bearer added 15 for the Highlanders. Somerset was led by Brent Barron with 20 points and Mike Flyte with 14.
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SOMERSET (68): Helsley 3 1-2 9, Heiple 0 0-0 0, Lease 0 0-0 0, Close 4 2-2 12, Birienzo 0 0-0 0, Flyte 7 0-0 14, Barron 9 0-0 20, Zanlenten 1 2-2 5, Houpt 1 0-0 2, Hart 2 0-0 6. Totals - 27 5-6 68.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (57): Vescovi 8 3-3 20, Hoppel 2 4-4 9, Brawley 0 0-0 0, Bearer 5 3-4 15, D. Milanesi 3 2-2 8 Kruise 1 0-0 2, Strasser 1 0-0 3. Totals - 20 12-13 57.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Somerset12 20 20 16 - 68
Cambria Heights13 16 8 20 - 57
3-point goals: Somerset 9 (Helsley 2, Close 2, Barron 2, Zanlenten, Hart 2); Cambria Heights 5 (Vescovi, Hoppel, Bearer 2, Strasser).
Records: Somerset (11-5); Cambria Heights (9-7).
JV: Cambria Heights, 67-54. High scorers-Marcus Hart, S, 13; Josh Serafin , CH, 16.
Everett64
McConnellsburg62 OT
EVERETT - Trevon Ward scored a game-high 30 points to lead Everett to an overtime victory over McConnellsburg in a game that counted in both the Inter-County Conference South Division and Sideling Hill League standings.
Spencer McInroy added 14 points for Everett, which improved to 6-8 overall, 4-4 in the ICC South, and 3-5 in the Sideling Hill League.
McConnellsburg (4-8 overall, 2-5 in the ICC South, and 1-6 in the Sideling Hill League) got 20 points from Tony White, 15 from Jesse Swope, and 14 from Hunter Miller.
McCONNELLSBURG (62): Swope 6 0-0 15, Green 3 0-2 7, Miller 4 4-6 14, Tony White 9 2-6 20, Tyrell White 1 0-0 2, Daniels 0 4-7 4. Totals - 23 10-21 62.
EVERETT (64): Ritchey 2 0-3 4, Rhoat 2 1-3 5, Mellott 2 3-6 7, McInroy 6 0-2 14, Ward 10 5-11 30, Mearkle 1 0-0 2, Sheaffer 1 0-0 2, Scott 0 0-0 0, Knox 0 0-0 0. Totals - 24 9-25 64.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
McConnellsburg14 16 11 18 3 - 62
Everett12 19 12 16 5 - 64
3-point goals: McConnellsburg 6 (Swope 3, Green, Miller 2); Everett 7 (McInroy 2, Ward 5).
Records: McConnellsburg (4-9 overall, 2-6 in the Inter-County Conference, South Division, and 1-7 in the Sideling Hill League); Everett (6-8 overall, 4-4 in the Inter-County Conference, South Division and 3-5 in the Sideling Hill League).
JV: Everett, 55-52. High scorers-Franklin, M, 20; Sheaffer, E, 17.
Central Cambria62
Westmont Hilltop50
EBENSBURG - Tanner Ambrisco scored 21 points, and Will Seymour added 12 as Central Cambria topped Westmont Hilltop in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference non-section game.
Central Cambria carried the first quarter, 21-7, to win its third game in 15 outings.
Westmont Hilltop (4-10) got a game-high 24 points from Mike Vliet.
WESTMONT HILLTOP (50): Kleinmyer 3 3-4 9, Vliet 8 5-7 24, Dluhos 2 0-1 4, Mendelson 2 0-1 5, Dragovich 0 0-2 0, Brant 3 0-0 8. Totals - 18 8-15 50.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (62): Bowman 2 0-0 5, Seymour 5 2-2 12, Hodgson 3 1-2 9, Ambrisco 8 1-1 21, Holsinger 1 3-4 5, Zearing 1 1-2 4, Tsikalas 3 0-0 6. Totals - 23 8-11 62.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Westmont Hilltop7 14 17 12 - 50
Central Cambria21 18 10 13 - 62
3-point goals: Westmont Hilltop 6 (Vliet 3, Mendelson, Brant 2); Central Cambria 8 (Bowman, Hodgson 2, Ambrisco 4, Zearing).
Records: Westmont Hilltop (4-11); Central Cambria (4-12).
JV: Westmont Hilltop, 43-40. High scorers-Miller, WH, 13; Dill, CC, 13.
Tyrone39
Bellefonte26
TYRONE - Wyatt Fowler scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Tyrone past Bellefonte.
The Golden Eagles, up 18-12 at the break, got 11 points from Brandon Gripp and 10 more from Erik Wagner.
BELLEFONTE (26): Leiter 2 0-0 4, Buey 2 0-0 4, Grasser 5 4-4 14, Weaver 2 0-0 4, Light 0 0-0 0, Jabco 0 0-0 0. Totals - 11 4-4 26.
TYRONE (39): Wagner 4 2-2 10, Gripp 5 0-0 11, Fowler 6 0-0 12, McKeehen 1 0-0 2, Mitchell 1 2-2 4, Ingle 0 0-0 0, Soellner 0 0-0 0, Lingafelt 0 0-0 0, Belinda 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals - 17 4-4 39.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bellefonte6 6 6 8 - 26
Tyrone14 4 13 8 - 39
3-point goals: Tyrone 1 (Gripp)
Records: Bellefonte (2-10, ML 2-5), Tyrone (9-4, ML 7-1)
JV: Tyrone, 51-31. High scorers-Politza, T, 13.
Penn Cambria59
Bishop McCort48
CRESSON - Penn Cambria rode A.J. Leahey's 20 points and 11 rebounds to a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference non-section win over Bishop McCort.
Penn Cambria overcame a 44-43 deficit after three quarters by carrying the fourth quarter, 16-4. McCort (8-4) got 14 points from Nemo Trexler.
BISHOP McCORT (48): Hipp 3 0-0 7, Neideritiser 2 0-0 5, Rugg 3 0-0 6, Barbin 0 0-0 0, Trexler 4 3-4 14, Spangler 2 0-0 5, Pastorek 3 0-0 9, Helsel 0 0-0 0, DiFransesco 1 0-0 2, Howard 0 0-0 0. Totals - 18 3-4 48.
PENN CAMBRIA (59): Behe 3 4-8 12, Keagy 4 1-2 9, Lawhead 1 0-0 3, Leahey 8 2-3 20, J. Mardula 3 1-3 8, M. Mardula 1 0-0 2, Schwaderer 1 2-2 5, Hite 0 0 0-0 0, Bastian 0 0-0 0. Totals - 21 10-18 59.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bishop McCort17 11 16 4 - 48
Penn Cambria15 12 16 16 - 59
3-point goals: Bishop McCort 9 (Hipp, Neideritiser, Trexler 3, Spangler, Pastorek 3); Penn Cambria 7 (Behe 2, Lawhead, Leahey 2, J. Mardula, Schwaderer).
Records: Bishop McCort (8-5); Penn Cambria (12-3).
JV: Bishop McCort, 45-43. High scorers-Helsel, BM, 14; Chirdon, PC, 16.
Conemaugh Valley60
Portage45
PORTAGE - Nick Roberts poured in 25 points to lead Conemaugh Valley over Portage in WestPAC North action.
Cody Randall topped three Mustangs to score in double figures with 14 points, while Devin Brown added 12, and Brandon Madigan 11. Blake Furman and Grant Cruse also scored in double digits for Conemaugh Valley with 13 and 10, respectively.
CONEMAUGH VALLEY (60): Horton 1 6-6 8, Roberts 9 6-8 25, Cruse 4 3-7 10, Furman 3 7-8 13, Vibostok 1 1-2 3, Butts 0 0-0 0, Verno 0 0-0 0. Totals - 18 23-31 60.
PORTAGE (45): Brown 4 4-9 12, Randall 5 2-2 14, Madigan 4 0-0 11, Onder 1 0-1 2, Kerch 3 0-0 6, Dividock 0 0-0 0, Nolan 0 0-0 0, Herman 0 0-0 0, Gruss 0 0-0 0. Totals - 17 6-12 45.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Conemaugh Valley17 9 13 21 - 60
Portage8 18 7 12 - 45
3-point goals: Conemaugh Valley 1 (Roberts); Portage 5 (Madigan 3, Randall 2).
Records: Conemaugh Valley (5-8; 4-3 WestPAC North); Portage (5-10; 1-7 North).
JV: Conemaugh Valley, 38-33 (2OT). High scorers-Cody Gill, CV, 10; Luke Dividock, P, 14.
Clearfield52
Central43
CLEARFIELD - Despite Zack Slagenweit's game-high 19 points, Central fell to Clearfield.
Clearfield had double-figure scoring from Christian Lezzer (18 points), Wyatt Weston (16) and Seth Beardsley (10).
CENTRAL (43): Cunningham 2 1-2 5, Patterson 3 0-0 6, Mills 0 0-0 0, Forshey 1 0-0 3, Brumbaugh 0 0-1 0, Slagenweit 7 1-2 19, Vollkommer 2 2-2 8, Greenland 0 0-0 0, Lafferty 0 2-2 2, Mellott 0 0-0 0. Totals - 15 6-9 43.
CLEARFIELD (52): Beardley 3 1-2 10, Weston 5 6-10 16, Janocko 2 2-3 6, Lezzer 8 0-2 18, Jordan 0 2-2 2, Brown 0 0-0 0, Ford 0 0-0 0. Totals - 18 11-19 52.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central7 9 8 19 - 43
Clearfield13 14 6 19 - 52
3-point goals: Central 7 (Slagenweit 4, Forshey, Vollkommer 2); Clearfield 5 (Beardsley 3, Lezzer 2).
Records: Central (9-5); Clearfield (4-7).
JV: Central, 45-30. High scorers-Forshey, C, 14.
Penns Valley53
Philipsburg-Osceola40
PHILIPSBURG - Penns Valley hit on 25 of its 32 foul shots en route to a win at Philipsburg-Osceola.
The Mounties, down 22-15 at the break, got 10 points each from Matt Carpin and Taylor Golembosky.
PENNS VALLEY (53): Alexander 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Kolesar 0 0-0 0, Ulmanic 2 1-3 5, Ott 2 0-0 4, Pearce 0 0-0 0, Jackson 4 7-10 15, Weaver 4 9-10 17, Tobias 2 4-5 8, Bemensdorfer 0 4-4 4, Engle 0 0-0 0. Totals - 15 25-32 53.
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (40): Nartatez 1 0-0 3, Carpin 3 3-8 10, Golembosky 4 2-4 10, Gray 2 1-4 5, Reifer 2 1-2 5, Shuey 0 0-0 0, Stoerner 1 0-0 3, Jones 1 0-0 2, Harrington 1 0-0 2. Totals - 14 7-18 40.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Penns Valley8 14 9 18 - 53
Philipsburg-Osceola6 9 11 14 - 40
3-point goals: Philipsburg-Osceola 3 (Nartatez, Carpin, Stoerner).
Records: Penns Valley (8-4, ML 5-2); Philipsburg-Osceola (4-10, ML 2-6).
JV: Penns Valley, 47-43. High scorers-Harrington, PO, 15.
Bedford52
Forest Hills35
SIDMAN - Zach Kendall scored 14 points to help Bedford down Forest Hills in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference non-sectional game.
BEDFORD (52): Black 3 3-4 9, Arnold 2 0-0 4, Campbell 4 1-3 9, Z. Kendall 7 0-1 14, A. Kendall 2 1-2 5, Montgomery 0 0-1 0, Shaffer 2 0-0 4, Wirick 0 3-4 3, Bingham 2 0-0 4. Totals - 22 8-15 52.
FOREST HILLS (35): Oswalt 2 0-0 4, Donoughe 6 2-2 16, Fessler 1 2-2 4, McClelland 1 0-0 2, Hook 0 1-2 1, Mangos 0 1-2 1, Fessler 1 0-0 2, Wehner 3 0-0 8. Totals - 13 6-8 35.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bedford15 14 16 7 - 52
Forest Hills4 6 8 17 - 35
3-point goals: Forest Hills 4 (Donoughe 2, Wehner 2).
Records: Bedford (3-11); Forest Hills (1-14).
Mount Union49
Glendale48
MOUNT UNION - Kenny McCallum scored on a tip-in at the buzzer to lead Mount Union to an Inter-County Conference, North Division win over Glendale.
Jamaal Smith scored 16 points, and Clayton Heffner added 14 for Mount Union, which improved to 9-6 overall and 4-4 in the conference division.
Glendale (8-6, 2-5) got a game-high 19 points from Marcus McCrae and 11 from Anthony Barnhart.
GLENDALE (48): Braniff 4 0-1 9, McCrae 7 5-5 19, O'Donnell 1 1-4 3, Barnhart 4 0-0 11, Witherow 3 0-0 6, Sinclair 0 0-0 0, Schultz 0 0-0 0. Totals - 19 6-10 48.
MOUNT UNION (49): Heffner 6 1-2 14, Smith 7 0-0 16, House 2 1-2 6, Trice 3 0-0 8, McCallum 2 0-0 4, Simmons 0 0-0 0, Gilbert 0 0-2 0, Pollock 0 1-2 1. Totals - 20 2-4 49.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Glendale14 12 11 11 - 48
Mount Union14 9 15 11 - 49
3-point goals: Glendale 4 (Braniff, Barnhart 3); Mount Union 6 (Heffner, House, Smith 2, Trice 2).
Records: Glendale (8-6 overall, 2-5 in the Inter-County Conference, North Division); Mount Union (9-6 overall, 4-4 in the Inter-County Conference, North Division).
JV: Mount Union, 42-29. High scorers-Snyder, G, 12; House, MU, 13.
