JOHNSTOWN - Altoona Maroon topped Bishop McCort, 43-33, behind double-digit scoring performances from Elijah Gage (13 points) and Jacob Port (10 points) in junior high school boys basketball action Thursday.
Altoona improved to 11-3 and dropped McCort to 14-3.
ALTOONA MAROON (43): Smith 7, Dixon 5, Livermore 7, Gage 13, Port 10, McGeary 2.
BISHOP MCCORT (33): Stern 2, Cananan 9, Wilson 3, Thomas 1, L. Wade 13, B. Wade 5.
Records: Altoona Maroon (11-3); Bishop McCort (14-3).
Northern Beford30
Forbes Road26
LOYSBURG - Issac Drenning had 11 points, and Gavin Gilbert added eight as Northern Bedford edged Forbes Road.
FORBES ROAD (26): Brown 4, Gilbert 1, Ulsh 6, Hohman 2, Schepic 13.
NORTHERN BEDFORD (30): Eckenroad 2, Lamont 2, Drenning 11, Gilbert 8, Dasher 7.
Records: Northern Bedford (7-9).
GIRLS
Altoona52
North Allegheny19
PITTSBURGH - Emma Kreuz paced all scorers with 22 points and teammate Bethany Kudliewic followed with 11 as Altoona blew out North Allegheny on the road in girls action.
ALTOONA (52): Stouffer 5, Donley 2, Koehle 7, Kreuz 22, Kudliewic 11, McGregor 2, Brandt 2, Lutton 1.
NORTH ALLEGHENY (19): Smith 2, Hildebrand 3, Bergman 4, Broeker 4, Gongawarr 2, Sunderlier 4.
Records: Altoona (10-5); North Allegheny 6-9).
Penn Cambria55
Johnstown22
CRESSON - Anna Audley scored 21 points, Miche Burkett added 15, and Riley Anderson chipped in 10 more as Penn Cambria topped Johnstown.
JOHNSTOWN (22): Butler 8, Lowe 8, Sanko 2, Barber 2, Harris 2.
PENN CAMBRIA (55): Anderson 10, Audley 21, Wray 4, Burkett 15, Strasser 5.
Records: Johnstown (6-7); Penn Cambria (8-3).
Eighth grade: Penn Cambria, 21-14. High scorer: Lauren Michina, PC, 9
Everett39
So. Huntingdon16
EVERETT - Sydney Reffner scored a game-high 12 points to lift Everett past Southern Huntingdon.
SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON (16): Long 10, Winter 4, Garlock 2.
EVERETT (39): Jenkins 1, Ritchey 2, Prather 6, Reffner 12.
Records: Everett (14-2).
Northern Bedford34
Tussey Mountain25
SAXTON - McKenzie Eshelman and Sydney Snyder each scored 10 points as Northern Bedford topped Tussey Mountain.
Saige Allison led the Lady Titans with nine points.
NORTHERN BEDFORD (34): Eshelman 10, Foor 1, Snyder 10, Ebersole 2, P. Leidy 3, T. Leidy 6, Gates 2.
TUSSEY MOUNTAIN (25): Lemin 3, Shuke 1, Weimert 5, Fitch 3, Allison 9, Clark 4.
Records: Northern Bedford (13-1); Tussey Mountain (8-7).
