McKnight hits three homers in Central rout
SPRING MILLS – Taylor McKnight cracked three homers – knocking in seven runs with a grand slam, two-run blast and solo home run – and Taylor Garman drove in three runs, two with a homer, as Central mercy-ruled Penns Valley, 13-3, in five innings in high school softball Friday.
Central improved to 12-2 overall and 8-2 in the Mountain League.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Central733 00X X-13 13 0
Penns Valley200 01X X- 3 5 1
2B-Boyles (C). HR-McKnight 3, Garman (C). Multiple hits-McKnight 3, M. Snyder 2, Aiello 2, Gunnett 2 (C); Sharer 2 (PV). RBI-McKnight 7, Garman 3, Boyles 2, Barnes (C); Ironside 2, Sharer (PV). WP-Ritchey. LP-Lynch. SO-Ritchey 2, Albright 1 (C); Lynch 4 (PV). BB-Ritchey 1, Albright 2 (C); Lynch 1 (PV).
Records: Central (12-2 overall, 8-2 in Mountain League).
Huntingdon10
Tyrone3
HUNTINGDON – Kyra Shea had three hits and knocked in four runs to lead Huntingdon to a Mountain League victory over Tyrone.
Cheyanne Snyder had two hits and three RBIs for Huntingdon, which improved to 5-6 overall and 3-6 in the Mountain League.
Tyrone got three hits, including two doubles, from Jordan Henderson.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Tyrone100 100 1- 3 8 1
Huntingdon200 053 X-10 11 2
2B-Allen, Henderson 2 (T); Snyder (H). Multiple hits-Tepsic 2, Henderson 3 (T); Mort 2, Mansberger 2, Shea 3, Snyder 2 (H). RBI-Henderson, Christine (T); Shingler, Shea 4, Snyder 3, Henney (H). WP-Glover. LP-Tepsic. SO-Glover 3, Tepsic 3. BB-Glover 2, Tepsic 2.
Records: Huntingdon (5-6 overall, 3-6 in Mountain League).
Cambria Heights7
Forest Hills3
SIDMAN – Hannah Smithmyer had four RBIs for Cambria Heights in its win over Forest Hills.
Cori James and Alyssa Wills added three hits each, while James struck out seven with the win.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Cambria Heights000 301 3-7 10 1
Forest Hills012 000 0-3 11 0
2B-Wills, Smithmyer (C), Blanchetti, Ivock, Shaulis (F). Multiple hits-James 3, Wills 3, Smithmyer 2, Cordell 2 (C), Blanchetti 3, Ivock 3 (F). RBI-Smithmyer 4, Cordell, Wills (C), Ivock 2, Shaulis (F). WP-James (C). LP-Makin (F). SO-James 7 (C), Makin 6 (F). BB-James 4 (C), Makin 2 (F).
Records: Cambria Heights (8-1); Forest Hills (3-8).
Philipsburg-Osceola12
Bellefonte1
BELLEFONTE – Aisha Goss led Philipsburg-Osceola’s 14-hit attack, going 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs in the Lady Mounties’ rout of Bellefonte.
P-O’s Haley Frank, Mackenzie Burge and Abby Showers had two hits each. Kate Burge earned the win in relief of Chelsea Henry.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Philipsburg-Osceola330 040 2-12 14 0
Bellefonte010 000 0- 1 5 1
2B-Bainey, M. Burge (PO); Chambers, Cooper (B). 3B-Showers, Goss (PO). Multiple hits-Frank 2, M. Burge 2, Showers 2, Goss 3 (PO); Cooper 3 (B). RBI-Frank 2, M. Burge 3, Showers 2, Goss 2, Hayward, Myers 2 (PO); Ripka (B). WP-K. Burge. LP-Bernier. SO-Henry 2, K. Burge 3 (PO); Bernier 1, Confer 1 (B). BB-K. Burge 2; Bernier 1, Confer 6 (B).
Central juniors win
ROARING SPRING – The Central junior high school softball team defeated visiting Philipsburg-Osceola, 5-2. P-O, which got a triple from Maggie Peck, dropped to 5-3.
JV: Philipsburg-Osceola, 9-1.