NORTHERN CAMBRIA - Adam Polites scored 16 points, including his 1,000th career point, in Northern Cambria's 62-24 win over Ligonier Valley in high school boys basketball Thursday.
Polites hit a 3-pointer halfway through the first quarter to put him past the milestone.
Josh Bonatesta led Northern with 19 points as it improved to 13-3.
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LIGONIER VALLEY (24): Bloom 3 0-0 6, Yeskey 3 0-0 6, Jones 3 0-0 6, Fennell 3 0-0 6, Tutino 0 0-0 0, Pennant 0 0-4 0, Waugh 0 0-0 0, Jemblouski 0 0-0 0. Totals - 12 0-4 24.
NORTHERN CAMBRIA (62): Polites 4 6-7 16, Bonatesta 6 5-7 19, Hogan 5 0-0 10, N. Lee 3 0-0 6, Bearer 0 4-4 4, Z. Lee 1 0-0 2, Olish 2 0-0 5, Atkins 0 0-0 0, Eckenrode 0 0-0 0, Jennings 0 0-0 0. Totals - 21 15-18 62.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Ligonier Valley6 8 10 0 - 24
Northern Cambria24 6 10 22 - 62
3-point goals: Ligonier Valley 0 (None); Northern Cambria 5 (Polites 2, Bonatesta 2, Olish 1).
Records: Northern Cambria (13-3).
JV: Northern Cambria, 50-33. High scorers-Olish, NC, 16.
Williamsburg85
Moshannon Valley62
WILLIAMSBURG - Five different Blue Pirates reached double figures, led by Cody Palmer's 16 points and 10 rebounds, in Williamsburg's win.
Also reaching double digits in points were Josh Morrisey and Eli Fay with 14 apiece, Bryce Young with 12 and Mike Biddle with 10.
Mo Valley came up short despite sinking 14 3-pointers and scoring 30 points in the third quarter. Leading the Black Knights were Sam Demko (16 points), Mike Krupa (14) and Eric Sherkel (12).
MOSHANNON VALLEY (62): Bubb 1 0-0 3, Harlow 0 1-2 1, Frailey 2 0-0 5, Sherkel 5 0-2 12, Demko 6 0-0 16, Bailey 3 2-2 9, McHugh 1 0-0 2, Krupa 5 0-0 14, Otis 0 0-0 0. Totals - 23 3-6 62.
WILLIAMSBURG (85): Morrissey 5 2-2 14, Fay 7 0-0 14, Appleman 4 0-0 8, Biddle 2 6-10 10, Palmer 8 0-0 16, Ross 2 1-3 5, Dishong 1 0-0 2, Young 6 0-0 12, Shaw 1 0-0 2, Michelone 1 0-0 2, Tate 0 0-0 0. Totals - 37 9-15 85.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Moshannon Valley6 9 30 17 - 62
Williamsburg22 26 23 14 - 85
3-point goals: Moshannon Valley 13 (Krupa 4, Bailey 1, Demko 4, Sherkel 2, Frailey 1, Bubb 1); Williamsburg 2 (Morrissey 2).
Records: Williamsburg (9-4).
JV: Williamsburg, 52-25. High scorers-Ross, W, 22; Kephart, MV, 8.
Juniata Valley61
Glendale36
FLINTON - Brett Grissinger scored 19 points to help Juniata Valley top Glendale in an Inter-County Conference North contest.
Damon Braniff and Marcus McCrae each scored eight points for the Vikings.
JUNIATA VALLEY (61): B. Grissinger 7 4-8 19, Taylor 5 1-3 11, Gable 2 2-2 8, Collins 2 4-5 8, Shawver 2 0-0 4, Norris 3 0-0 9, Grove 0 0-0 0, T. Grissinger 0 1-2 1, Pilch 0 1-4 1, Grugan 0 0-0 0. Totals - 21 13-24 61.
GLENDALE (36): Braniff 3 2-4 8, McCrae 3 1-2 8, O'Donnell 2 1-3 5, Barnhart 2 0-0 6, Sinclair 1 0-0 2, Snyder 2 0-0 4, C. Kimberly 0 0-0 0, Matchock 0 0-2 0, Landeck 0 1-2 1, Schultz 0 0-0 0, Witherow 1 0-0 2. Totals - 14 5-13 36.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Juniata Valley17 11 17 16 - 61
Glendale9 9 6 12 - 36
3-point goals: Juniata Valley 6 (B. Grissinger, Gable 2, Norris 3); Glendale 3 (McCrae, Barnhart 2).
Records: Glendale (8-7).
JV: Glendale, 49-26. High scorers-Snyder, G, 17; Grove, JV, 11.
Central Cambria61
Bedford53
BEDFORD - Will Seymour (21 points) and Tanner Ambrisco (19 points) put up big offensive numbers for Central Cambria in a victory over Bedford.
The Bisons got 22 points from Zach Kendall and 16 points from Tyler Black.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (61): Bowman 1 0-0 2, Seymour 10 1-1 21, Hodgson 2 2-5 7, Ambrisco 5 6-7 19, Holsinger 3 6-12 12, Zearing 0 0-0 0, Tsikalas 0 0-0 0, Homan 0 0-0 0. Totals - 21 15-25 61.
BEDFORD (53): Black 7 2-3 16, Arnold 1 3-4 5, Campbell 1 0-0 2, Z. Kendall 9 4-5 22, A. Kendall 1 0-0 2, Montgomery 2 0-0 4, Shaffer 1 0-0 2, Wirick 1 0-0 2, Bingham 0 0-0 0. Totals - 20 9-12 53.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central Cambria18 12 16 15 - 61
Bedford12 10 13 18 - 53
3-point goals: Central Cambria 4 (Ambrisco 3, Hodgson); Bedford: none.
Records: Central Cambria (5-12); Bedford (3-12).
Cam. Co. Christian71
Calvary-Huntingdon37
HUNTINGDON - Zach Wingard had 27 points to help lead Cambria County Christian to a lopsided win over Calvary-Huntingdon.
Dom Williams and Jon Perry added 16 and 12 points, respectively, for Cambria Christian.
Ben Killian had a game-high 29 points for Calvary-Huntingdon.
CAMBRIA COUNTY CHRISTIAN (71): Williams 6 2-2 16, Wingard 13 0-0 27, Major 2 0-0 4, Perry 6 0-0 12, Duman 2 0-0 4, Sabo 0 0-0 0, Paros 2 0-0 4, Gary 1 1-2 4. Totals - 32 3-4 71.
CALVARY-HUNTINGDON (37): Killian 12 4-7 29, Garman 1 1-4 3, Tassert 0 0-0 0, Childs 1 0-0 2, Peters 0 1-2 1, McClure 0 0-0 0, Baker 1 0-0 2. Totals - 15 6-13 37.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Cambria County Christian15 21 18 17 - 71
Calvary-Huntingdon10 6 10 11 - 37
3-point goals: Cambria County Christian 4 (Williams 2, Wingard, Gary); Calvary-Huntingdon 1 (Killian).
Records: Cambria County Christian (17-3); Calvary-Huntingdon (6-3).
West Branch69
Claysburg-Kimmel49
CLAYSBURG - Claysburg-Kimmel's Carter Cerully scored 16 points and Ausitn Lamont chipped in 13, but the Bulldogs dropped to 2-13.
WEST BRANCH (69): Emigh 6 2-2 16, Pennington 5 4-4 16, Rocky 2 0-0 5, Trude 5 0-0 13, A. Krise 3 0-0 6, Kach 1 2-2 4, Zwick 2 0-0 5, S. Krise 1 0-0 3, Kerwin 0 0-0 0, Ebach 0 1-2 1. Totals - 25 9-10 69.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (49): Dugan 0 0-0 0, Lamont 5 0-1 13, Cerully 6 3-4 16, Brown 1 2-2 5, Gergelly 1 0-0 3, Moses 1 0-2 2, Eberhart 3 2-3 8, Imgrund 0 1-4 1, Ingram 0 1-2 1. Totals - 17 9-17 49.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
West Branch19 22 18 10 - 69
Claysburg-Kimmel9 19 10 11 - 49
3-point goals: West Branch 11 (Emigh 2, Pennington 2, Rocky 1, Trude 3, Zwick 1, S. Krise 1); Claysburg-Kimmel 6 (Lamont 3, Cerully 1, Brown 1, Gergelly 1).
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (2-13).
DuBois Christian40
Blair Co. Christian35
DUNCANSVILLE - Gary Nixon had 14 points for Blair County Christian in its loss to DuBois Christian.
Dillan Aurandt chipped in 13 points for Blair County.
DUBOIS CHRISTIAN (40): Kennard 4 0-0 8, Tubbs 7 0-1 14, Hoover 0 0-0 0, Larson 1 0-0 2, Ty Peters 0 0-0 0, Polohonki 2 0-1 4, Riss 4 0-0 10, Hatten 0 2-4 2, Fugate 0 0-0 0, Tr. Peters 0 0-0 0. Totals - 18 -6 40.
BLAIR COUNTY CHRSITIAN (35): Aurandt 5 3-5 13, Daku 1 1-2 3, Snyder 1 1-2 3, Hight 1 0-0 2, Nixon 5 2-6 14. Totals - 13 7-15 35.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
DuBois Christian8 13 6 13 - 40
Blair County Christian6 7 7 15 - 35
3-point goals: DuBois Christian 2 (Riss 2); Blair County Christian 0 (None).
Records: DuBois Christian (4-11); Blair County Christian (3-10).
