PATTON - Cambria Heights used its defense to hold Bishop Guilfoyle to 16 second-half points Wednesday night as the Highlanders knocked off the Marauders, 56-49, in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference high school boys basketball matchup.
Isaac Vescovi's 25 points were tops for Heights, which trailed, 34-28, at the break. Nathan Bearer and Brad Hoppel added 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Guilfoyle (16-4) got 12 points from Pat Irwin and 10 more from Zach Patterson.
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (49): Drenning 3 0-0 8, Irwin 4 0-0 12, Patterson 5 0-0 10, Koehle 4 0-0 8, Fulare 1 0-0 2, McCloskey 1 3-4 5, Chadbourn 0 0-0 0, Wolf 0 0-0 0, Nardelli 0 0-0 0, Rickens 1 2-2 4. Totals - 18 3-4 49.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (56): Vescovi 11 3-4 25, Hoppel 4 2-2 10, Brawley 1 0-1 2, Bearer 5 2-3 13, Milanesi 3 0-0 6, Strasser 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals - 24 7-10 56.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bishop Guilfoyle19 15 10 6 - 49
Cambria Heights14 14 13 15 - 56
3-point goals: Bishop Guilfoyle 6 (Irwin 4, Drenning 2); Cambria Heights 1 (Bearer).
Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (16-4, LHAC 6-3); Cambria Heights (13-9, LHAC 5-5).
JV: Bishop Guilfoyle won.
Tussey Mountain67
Fannett-Metal59
SAXTON - Tussey Mountain placed four players in double figures, led by Luke Zelanko with 17 points, in topping Fannett-Metal in an ICC South and Sideling Hill League game.
Also posting double figures were Eric Husick (13), Mike Runk (11) and Mike Mitchell (10).
FANNETT-METAL (59): Banister 5 2-2 13, Hurell 4 0-0 9, Reisinger 11 0-1 22, Chilcote 4 2-2 10, Snyder 0 1-2 1, Bradley 1 0-0 2, Heppernick 1 0-0 2. Totals - 26 5-11 59.
TUSSEY MOUNTAIN (67): Runk 4 3-8 11, Husick 4 5-6 13, Mitchell 3 1-1 10, Zelanko 6 5-5 17, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Kline 4 0-0 8, Chadwick 2 2-2 6. Totals - 24 16-22 67.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Fannett-Metal15 15 12 17 - 59
Tussey Mountain19 17 23 8 - 67
3-point goals: Fannett-Metal 2 (Walker, Hurell); Tussey Mountain 3 (Mitchell 3).
Records: Fannett-Metal (11-10, 7-7 ICC South, 5-9 Sideling Hill); Tussey Mountain (14-7, 10-3 ICC South, 10-4 Sideling Hill).
JV: Tussey Mountain, 35-9. High scorers-Cody Chadwick, TM, 10.
Juniata Valley78
So. Huntingdon54
THREE SPRINGS - Caleb Taylor scored 28 points to help Juniata Valley top Southern Huntingdon.
Kordell Collins added 12 points for the Green Hornets.
JUNIATA VALLEY (78): B. Grissinger 3 1-1 7, Taylor 12 2-2 28, Gable 1 2-6 4, Collins 5 2-6 12, Shawver 5 0-0 10, Norris 1 0-0 3, Maysonet 3 1-1 7, T. Grissinger 1 0-0 2, Pilch 1 0-0 2, Wilson 1 0-0 3, Gildea 0 0-0 0, Thatcher 0 0-0 0, Barton 0 0-0 0. Totals - 33 8-16 78.
SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON (54): James 2 1-3 6, Parana 2 0-0 4, Covert 4 0-0 8, Kyper 1 0-0 3, Cornelius 1 0-0 2, Ford 5 2-2 12, Rathke 2 0-0 6, Booher 0 1-2 1, Thomas 6 0-1 12, Osertag 0 0-0 0. Totals - 23 4-8 54.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Juniata Valley23 13 17 25 - 78
So. Huntingdon11 12 14 17 - 54
3-point goals: Juniata Valley 4 (Wilson, Norris, Taylor 2); Southern Huntingdon 4 (James, Kyper, Rathke 2).
Records: Juniata Valley (14-7); Southern Huntingdon (2-18).
JV: Juniata Valley, 51-43. High scorers-T. Grissinger, JV, 13.
GIRLS
Bellwood-Antis72
Glendale27
BELLWOOD - Katy Leamer delivered 26 points and 12 rebounds to help Bellwood-Antis roll past Glendale in an Inter-County Conference North Division game.
Bellwood, which won the ICC North and will play Southern Fulton for the ICC overall title on Saturday, improved to 20-1 overall and 13-0 in the division.
Ana Hollen contributed 10 points, seven steals, seven rebounds and six assists for the Lady Devils. Katelyn Matthews scored 14 points for Glendale.
GLENDALE (27): Reed 1 0-0 3, Matthews 6 2-5 14, Peterson 2 0-0 4, Kimberly 1 0-0 2, Noel 2 0-0 4, McMurray 0 0-0 0. Totals - 12 2-5 27.
BELLWOOD-ANTIS (72): Hollen 4 1-2 10, Swogger 2 2-2 7, Ka. Leamer 13 0-0 26, Ke. Leamer 3 0-0 8, Mercer 3 1-2 8, Damiano 1 0-0 2, Finn 1 0-0 3, Showalter 0 0-0 0, Claar 1 0-0 2, Crider 2 0-0 6. Totals - 30 4-5 72.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Glendale8 6 2 11 - 27
Bellwood-Antis25 26 13 8 - 72
3-point goals: Glendale 1 (Reed); Bellwood-Antis 8 (Hollen, Swogger, Ke. Leamer 2, Mercer, Finn, Crider 2).
Records: Glendale (8-13, 3-10 ICC North); Bellwood-Antis (20-1, 13-0 ICC North).
JV: Bellwood-Antis, 50-16. High scorers-Caroline Showalter, BA, 14; Kutruff, G, 4.
Cambria Heights46
Central Cambria29
EBENSBURG - Lindsey Kosicki totaled 16 points and 13 rebounds to help Cambria Heights down Central Cambria.
The Lady Highlanders, up 23-11 at the break, got 14 points and 11 boards from Jamie Snedden to go with 10 points and 10 boards from Kara Cordell.
Central Cambria got 14 points from Taylor Boring.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (46): Anna 1 0-0 2, Snedden 7 0-3 14, Kosicki 5 6-7 16, K. Cordell 3 2-2 10, E. Cordell 2 0-0 4, Wendieker 0 0-0 0. Totals - 18 8-12 46.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (29): King-Brothers 0 0-0 0, Hayward 0 1-2 1, Wright 3 0-0 6, K. Bracken 1 1-4 3, Boring 3 6-6 14, Ritchey 1 0-0 2, J. Bracken 1 0-2 3, Berzonsky 0 0-0 0, Wasser 0 0-0 0, McKee 0 0-0 0, Tatuga 0 0-0 0, Hildebrand 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 9 8-14 29.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Cambria Heights13 10 13 10 - 46
Central Cambria7 4 7 11 - 29
3-point goals: Cambria Heights 2 (K. Cordell 2); Central Cambria 3 (Boring 2, J. Bracken).
Records: Cambria Heights (9-13, LHAC 4-6); Central Cambria (10-11; LHAC 4-6).
JV: Cambria Heights, 39-37. High scorers-Wendieker, Crowell, CH, 9; J. Bracken, CC, 10.
