BOSWELL - Portage clinched the WestPAC North title with a 46-28 win at North Star Monday night in high school girls basketball action.
The win puts the Lady Mustangs in the league championship Saturday at UPJ against Berlin Brothersvalley at 6 p.m.
It will be Portage's first-ever trip to the league championship in girls basketball.
Olivia McCabe led Portage (19-2) with 13 points, 10 blocks, nine boards and four steals to go with 12 points, seven assists and six steals from Emily Chobany. Teammate Paisley Zatek added five assists and five steals.
PORTAGE (46): Chobany 4 4-6 12, O. McCabe 5 1-5 13, Ramus 1 0-0 3, E. McCabe 2 3-4 7, Zatek 1 1-2 3, Jubina 2 0-0 4, Nolan 0 0-0 0, Wozniak 1 1-2 4, Baker 0 0-0 0, Crum 0 0-2 0, Barton 0 0-0 0. Totals - 17 10-21 46.
NORTH STAR (28): Zuchelli 2 1-2 5, Schrock 5 1-2 13, Carmian 0 0-0 0, Rice 4 0-0 8, Berkebile 1 0-2 2, Novak 0 0-2 0, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Joseph 0 0-0 0. Totals - 12 2-8 28.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage14 14 12 6 - 46
North Star5 7 6 10 - 28
3-point goals: Portage 2 (Ramus, Wozniak); North Star 2 (Schrock 2).
Records: Portage (19-2, WestPAC 11-1); North Star (6-14, WestPAC 3-9).
JV: Portage, 29-19. High scorers-Nolan, P, 12.
Penn Cambria60
Bishop Carroll34
CRESSON - Kaitlyn Krug scored a game-high 20 points and Bri Mulhern added 19 as Penn Cambria topped Bishop Carroll in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Section I game.
PC improved to 11-10 overall and 4-6 in the section by bolting out to a 29-10 halftime lead. Carroll (6-15 overall, 0-10 in the section) was led by Brooke Mento's 12 points.
BISHOP CARROLL (34): Bex 3 2-2 8, Mento 4 4-6 12, Lallemand 1 0-2 2, Krug 0 2-4 2, Farabaugh 3 1-2 8, Gueguen 0 2-2 2, Link 0 0-0 0, Sammarco 0 0-0 0, Shaeffer 0 0-0 0. Totals - 11 11-18 34.
PENN CAMBRIA (60): Mulhern 7 2-2 19, Roberts 1 0-0 2, Krug 4 12-15 20, Shingler 3 0-0 7, Wheeler 3 1-2 8, Little 0 0-0 0, Strittmatter 1 0-1 2, Link 1 0-0 2. Totals - 20 15-20 60.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bishop Carroll6 4 7 17 - 34
Penn Cambria15 14 15 16 - 60
3-point goals: Bishop Carroll 1 (Farabaugh), Penn Cambria 5 (Mulhern 3, Shingler, Wheeler)
Records: Bishop Carroll (6-15, 0-10 in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Section I), Penn Cambria (11-10, 4-6 in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Section I)
JV: Bishop Carroll, 40-36. High scorers-Link, BC, 12; Vincent and Strittmatter, PC, 10 apiece.
Tussey Mountain50
Everett38
SAXTON - Morgan Lynn had 15 points and 16 rebounds, Paige Reed netted 13 points and Olivia Claycomb added 10 as Tussey Mountain upended Everett.
Aubrea Phipps paced the Lady Warriors with 15 points.
The Tussey Mountain student council and the girls basketball team raised more than $1,500 for the family of Leevi Steele, a five-year old boy from Hopewell who died of brain cancer last week.
EVERETT (38): B. Morral 2 0-0 6, Phillps 4 6-10 15, Duval 3 0-0 7, Beegle 1 1-2 3, K. Morral 0 4-4 4, Snider 0 0-0 0, Rice 0 3-4 3. Totals - 10 14-20 38.
TUSSEY MOUNTAIN (50): Lynn 6 3-5 15, Kendrick 3 2-5 9, Rupert 0 1-2 1, Coffman 1 0-0 2, Reed 4 4-6 13, Stoudnour 0 0-1 0, Claycomb 5 0-0 10. Totals - 19 10-19 50.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Everett11 11 9 7 - 38
Tussey Mountain9 13 12 16 - 50
3-point goals: Everett 4 (B. Moral 2, Phipps, Duval), Tussey Mountain 2 (Kendrick, Reed)
Records: Everett (16-6, 10-4 ICC South, 10-4 SHL), Tussey Mountain (16-6, 10-4 ICC South, 10-4 SHL)
JV: Tussey Mountain, 43-26. High scorers-Watkins, TM, 14.
Bellwood-Antis63
So. Huntingdon25
THREE?SPRINGS - Up 10-7 after one quarter, Bellwood-Antis out-scored Southern Huntingdon, 23-5, en route to its 19th win in 20 games this season.
Bailey Swogger led the winners with 17 points, while teammate Katy Leamer added 15 points. Ana Hollen contributed 12 points and 10 steals for Bellwood.
BELLWOOD-ANTIS (63): Hollen 5 1-2 12, Swogger 5 6-11 17, Ka. Leamer 6 3-4 15, Ke. Leamer 3 0-0 7, Damiano 2 4-5 8, Mercer 1 0-0 2, Finn 0 0-0 0, Showalter 0 0-0 0, Stevens 1 0-0 2. Totals - 23 14-26 63.
SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON (25): Leonard 1 1-2 3, Goshorn 4 0-0 11, Donelson 2 1-2 5, Booher 0 0-0 0, Walker 1 0-0 2, Varner 1 2-4 4. Totals - 9 4-8 25.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bellwood-Antis10 23 26 4 - 63
Southern Huntingdon7 5 2 11 - 25
3-point goals: Bellwood-Antis 3 (Hollen, Swogger, Ke. Lamer). Southern Huntingdon 3 (Goshorn 3)
Records: Bellwood-Antis (19-1), Southern Huntingdon (1-19)
JV: Bellwood-Antis, 26-23.
Cambria Christian62
Clearfield Alliance29
MUNDYS CORNER - Alexis Wolfe dropped a game-high 27 points, and Lauryn Maykovich added 16 as Cambria County Christian pounded Clearfield Alliance.
Natalie Sokira had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Panthers.
Alyssa Wharton scored 21 of Clearfield Alliance's 29 points.
CLEARFIELD ALLIANCE (29): Wharton 8 1-2 21, R. Passmore 1 0-2 2, B. Folmar 1 0-0 2, S. Folmar 1 0-0 2, A. Passmore 0 0-0 0, G. Passmore 1 0-0 2, Kumm 0 0-0 0. Totals - 12 1-4 29.
CAMBRIA COUNTY CHRISTIAN (62): Sokira 5 3-8 13 Natalie, Garcia 0 0-0 0, Berkebile 0 0-0 0, P. Billetdeaux 0 0-0 0, Maykovich 8 0-0 16 Lauryn, Reed 0 0-0 0, Wolfe 11 2-5 27 Alexis, L. Billetdeaux 0 0-0 0, D. Maykovich 3 0-0 6, O. Billetdeaux 0 0-0 0, Cashaw 0 0-0 0. Totals - 27 5-13 62.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Clearfield Alliance9 6 9 5 - 29
Cambria Christian18 21 18 5 - 62
3-point goals: Clearfield Alliance 4 (Wharton 4), Cambria County Christian 3 (Wolfe 3)
Records: Clearfield Alliance (9-8), Cambria County Christian (17-6).
Central63
Philipsburg-Osceola57
MARTINSBURG - Brayley Lewis scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help Central edge Philipsburg-Osceola in a Mountain League matchup.
Mikaela McGraw added 13 points, and Laura Ritchey scored 12 points and had six rebounds for the Lady Dragons.
Abby Showers led the Lady Mounties with 18 points.
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (57): Showers 8 2-3 18, Myers 4 2-2 11, Rusnak 6 3-8 15, Hayward 4 2-2 10, Meersand 0 2-2 2, Burge 0 1-2 1. Totals - 22 12-19 57.
CENTRAL (63): Boyles 1 1-2 3, Myers 3 0-0 7, Brumbaugh 0 0-0 0, McKnight 3 4-4 10, Ritchey 6 0-0 12, McGraw 4 5-6 13, Lewis 8 2-6 18. Totals - 25 12-18 63.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Philipsburg-Osceola15 6 21 15 - 57
Central16 20 13 14 - 63
3-point goals: Philipsburg-Osceola 1 (Myers); Central 1 (Myers).
Records: Philipsburg-Osceola (9-11, 6-7 in Mountain League); Central (9-11, 7-6 in Mountain League).
JV: None.
Curwensville50
Moshannon Valley25
HOUTZDALE - Emily Smith and Haley Stodart each had six points for Moshannon Valley, but the Damsels were doubled-up by Curwensville.
Sierra Strickland had a game-high 18 points for the Tide.
CURWENSVILLE (50): Stewart 2 0-0 4, Shope 0 0-0 0, Johnson 5 2-2 12, Strickland 7 4-5 18, Dugo 0 0-0 0, Seaburn 6 0-0 12, Carter 2 0-2 4. Totals - 22 6-9 50.
MOSHANNON VALLEY (25): Kolesar 2 1-2 5, Smith 2 2-2 6, Matchock 0 0-0 0, Swope 0 1-2 1, Stodart 3 0-1 6, Kronenwetter 2 0-2 4, Kitko 1 1-2 3. Totals - 10 5-11 25.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Curwensville8 14 10 18 - 50
Moshannon Valley10 4 5 6 - 25
3-point goals: None.
Records: Curwensville (10-9, 5-3 MVL), Moshannon Valley (2-18, 2-5 MVL).
JV: Moshannon Valley, 40-28. High scorers-Matchock/Stoddart, MV, 8 each.
Forest Hills61
Central Cambria41
EBENSBURG - Casey Gallaher scored 24 points to lead Forest Hills to a win over Central Cambria.
Taylor Boring and Katie Bracken led Central Cambria with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
FOREST HILLS (61): Gallaher 2 6-8 10, Swanson 2 1-2 5, Meier 2 0-0 4, Richards 2 0-0 4, C. Gallaher 10 2-2 24, Peretin 0 1-2 1, Scott 1 0-0 3, Zubeck 3 2-2 10. Totals - 22 12-16 61.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (41): King-Brothers 1 0-0 2, Heyward 1 0-0 2, Wright 1 0-0 2, K. Bracken 5 0-0 10, Boring 5 1-1 14, Ritchey 1 0-0 2, Wasser 2 2-2 6, Hildebrand 1 0-0 2, J. Bracken 0 1-2 1. Totals - 17 4-5 41.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Forest Hills13 19 17 12 - 61
Central Cambria6 11 7 17 - 41
3-point goals: Forest Hills 5 (C. Gallaher, Scott, Zubeck 2), Central Cambria 3 (Boring 3)
Records: Forest Hills (18-2), Central Cambria (10-10)
JV: Forest Hills, 51-24. High scorers-Smith, FH, 11; Boring, CC, 8.
Hunt. Christian49
Blair Christian17
DUNCANSVILLE - Nicole Snare scored 21 points to lead Huntingdon Calvary Christian to a win over Blair County Christian.
Erin Killian scored 10 points for Huntingdon Christian. Kim Huston led Blair Christian with seven points.
The Lady Bobcats dropped their record to 1-16.
HUNTINGDON CALVARY CHRISTIAN (49): N. Snare 10 1-1 21, A. Snare 4 0-0 8, J. Snare 0 0-0 0, Killian 4 2-2 10, McClure 0 0-0 0, Parks 2 0-0 4, Mansberger 1 0-0 2, Childs 0 0-0 0, Markle 0 0-0 0, Cressman 2 0-0 4, Teeters 0 0-0 0. Totals - 23 3-3 49.
BLAIR COUNTY CHRISTIAN (17): Huston 3 0-0 7, Smith 0 0-0 0, Miller 2 0-0 4, Hoover 0 1-2 1, As. Gross 0 0-0 0, Harvey 2 1-2 5, At. Gross 0 0-0 0. Totals - 7 2-4 17.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Huntingdon Calvary10 14 16 9 - 49
Blair Christian2 7 1 7 - 17
3-point goals: Huntingdon Calvary Christian 0, Blair County Christian 1 (Huston)
Records: Blair County Christian (1-16)
