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Ruggery, BG boys trounce Westmont

H.S. boys basketball

JOHNSTOWN — Luke Ruggery hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points to lead Bishop Guilfoyle past Westmont Hilltop, 71-35, in high school boys basketball on Wednesday.

Will Helton added 11 points for BG, while Joe Nash led Westmont with nine.

BISHOP GUILFOYLE (71): Labriola 1 4-4 7, Scaramozzino 1 0-0 2, Conrad 3 0-0 7, L. Ruggery 6 0-0 16, Scharf 3 0-0 9, Patterson 2 0-2 4, Montecalvo 1 1-2 3, Helton 4 2-2 11, K. Ruggery 2 0-0 6, Pleva 1 2-2 4, Kenner 1 0-0 2, Yanoshak 0 0-0 0. Totals — 25 9-12 71.

WESTMONT HILLTOP (35): Sutt 0 2-2 2, Nash 3 3-7 9, Mrozowski 0 1-2 1, Fortson 2 1-5 5, Moyer 3 1-3 7, Kaselar 2 2-3 6, Heider 1 0-0 2, Civis 1 0-0 2, Neal 0 0-2 0, Weeks 0 0-0 0, Elders 0 0-0 0, James 0 0-0 0. Totals — 12 10-24 35.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bishop Guilfoyle 19 24 17 11 — 71

Westmont Hilltop 2 11 12 10 — 35

3-point goals: Bishop Guilfoyle 12 (L. Ruggery 4, Scharf 3, K. Ruggery 2m Helton, Conrad, Labriola); Westmont Hilltop 1 (Nash).

Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (2-2); Westmont Hilltop (1-4).

JV: Bishop Guilfoyle, 51-29. High scorers–K. Ruggery, BG, 13.

Bishop Carroll 69

Somerset 44

SOMERSET — Ben Eckenrode connected on seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help Bishop Carroll cruise past Somerset.

Also scoring in double figures for the Huskies were Nolan Burk (13), Carson Ertter (11) and Tristan McDannell (11).

BISHOP CARROLL (69): Eckenrode 8 0-0 23, Ratchford 0 3-4 3, Ertter 3 5-8 11, Karlheim 0 0-0 0, H. Rodkey 1 0-0 2, Burk 6 1-2 13, McDannell 4 2-3 11, Lauer 0 0-0 0, Semelsberger 1 0-0 3, Gotshall 1 0-0 3. Totals — 24 11-17 69.

SOMERSET (44): Stutzman 1 1-3 3, Coddnston 1 2-2 4, Engleka 3 0-0 7, Morris 3 4-4 10, Funa 2 4-8 8, DeBlase 3 0-0 7, Yutzy 1 0-0 3, Haple 1 0-0 2. Totals — 15 11-17 44.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bishop Carroll 13 21 18 17 — 69

Somerset 10 15 8 11 — 44

3-point goals: Bishop Carroll 10 (Eckenrode 7, McDannell, Semelsberger, Gotshall); Somerset 3 (Engleka, DeBlase, Yutzy).

Records: Bishop Carroll (3-2); Somerset (1-4).

JV: Somerset, 46-44.

Bedford 77

Cambria Heights 62

BEDFORD — Steven Ressler scored 23 points to led Bedford past Cambria Heights.

Nathan Lamb scored 20 points, and Liam Wholaver added 19 points for Cambria Heights.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (62): Wholaver 6 4-7 19, N. Lamb 8 1-3 20, Brawley 3 3-6 9, Bearer 3 6-8 12, Maul 1 0-0 2, Fox 0 0-0 0, P. Lamb 0 0-0 0. Totals — 21 14-24 62.

BEDFORD (77): Growden 4 4-4 16, Merritt 4 2-3 11, Dawson 7 2-2 16, Ressler 8 3-3 23, Smith 1 0-0 2, Kachman 0 0-0 0, Washington 0 0-0 0, Hall 3 1-5 9, Arnold 0 0-0 0. Totals — 27 12-17 77.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Cambria Heights 10 9 26 17 — 62

Bedford 17 15 19 26 — 77

3-point goals: Cambria Heights 6 (Wholaver 3, N. Lamb 3); Bedford 11 (Growden 4, Merritt, Ressler 4, Hall 2).

Records: Cambria Heights (2-4); Bedford (2-3).

JV: Bedford, 47-23. High scorers–Nick Painter, CH, 7; Drew Hall, B, 19.

Richland 72

Penn Cambria 56

JOHNSTOWN — Mason Ronan scored 19 points to lead Penn Cambria in a losing effort against Richland, which was led by Collin Instone’s 30 points.

Braedon O’Donnell had 15 points and Matt Garrett 11 for Penn Cambria. Tyler Zimmerman had 17 for Richland.

PENN CAMBRIA (56): O’Donnell 4 3-4 15, P. Perrone 0 0-0 0, Ronan 7 4-6 19, Shuagis 3 1-2 9, Garrett 5 1-3 11, R. Perrone 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Tsikalas 1 0-0 2, Reese 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 9-15 56.

RICHLAND (72): Zimmerman 7 3-4 17, Burke 2 5-7 10, Paul 1 2-4 5, Hardison 1 4-4 6, Instone 13 4-8 30, Hauser 1 1-2 4, Felton 0 0-0 0, Bailey 0 0-0 0. Totals — 25 19-29 72.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Penn Cambria 16 12 14 14 — 56

Richland 16 18 18 20 — 72

3-point goals: Penn Cambria 7 (O’Donnell 4, Shuagis 2, Ronan); Richland 3 (Burke, Paul, Hauser).

Records: Penn Cambria (2-3); Richland (6-0).

JV: Richland, 53-30.. High scorers–Kochara, PC, 9.

Gateway 45

Altoona 32

MONROEVILLE — Gateway held a 30-20 halftime advantage and knocked off Altoona for its first win over the season.

John Paul Kromka led Gateway with 17 points. Jayvion Queen scored 15 for Altoona.

ALTOONA (32): Crownover 1 0-0 3, Burchfield 4 0-0 9, Cherry 0 1-2 1, Zerbee 1 0-0 2, Petucci 0 2-2 2, Queen 6 3-5 15, Futrell 0 0-0 0, Charles 0 0-0 0. Totals — 12 6-9 32.

GATEWAY (45): Scott 2 0-0 6, Jackson 3 4-7 10, Bozicivic 2 0-0 4, Roper 1 2-2 4, Stevenson 0 2-2 2, Hicks 1 0-0 2, Kromka 6 5-8 17. Totals — 15 13-19 45.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Altoona 12 8 9 3– 32

Gateway 16 14 9 6 — 45

3-point goals: Altoona 2 (Crownover, Burchfield); Gateway 2 (Scott 2).

Records: Altoona (1-4); Gateway (1-4).

JV: Altoona, 48-38. High scorers–P.J. Charles, A, 18; Joey, G, 9.

Central 52

Bald Eagle Area 38

WINGATE — Joey Smith had 14 points, and Preston Karstetter added nine to lead Central past Bald Eagle Area.

Jaden Jones led Bald Eagle with 10 points.

CENTRAL (52): Karstetter 3 2-4 9, Smith 4 6-9 14, Williams 2 1-2 7, Albright 3 2-5 8, Muthler 2 4-7 9, Kitt 2 1-2 5, Klotz 0 0-0 0, Kling 0 0-0 0, Liebal 0 0-0 0. Totals — 16 16-29 52.

BALD EAGLE AREA (38): Ja. Jones 4 1-2 10, Jo. Jones 3 0-0 9, Barnhart 0 1-2 1, Bucha 3 2-3 8, Eminhizer 1 0-2 2, Dubbs 1 0-0 2, Havovick 2 0-0 6, Fetzer 0 0-0 0, Burkett 0 0-0 0. Totals — 14 4-9 38.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Central 5 15 17 15 — 52

Bald Eagle Area 3 14 13 8 — 38

3-point goals: Central 4 (Williams 2, Karstetter, Muthler); Bald Eagle Area 6 (Jo. Jones 3, Havovick 2, Ja. Jones).

Records: Central (4-2); Bald Eagle Area (2-1).

JV: Central, 55-40. High scorers–Kitt, C, 14.

Claysburg-Kimmel 66

Northern Bedford 58

CLAYSBURG — Spencer Mauk poured in 20 points, and Claysburg-Kimmel held off Northern Bedford.

Alex Kulick scored 15 points for the Bulldogs, and Dom Francona scored 12.

Jaden Fernandez led Northern Bedford with 15 points.

NORTHERN BEDFORD (58): Dasher 4 3-4 12, Diehl 4 2-4 14, Donaldson 5 0-0 13, Fernandez 5 1-1 15, Foor 2 0-0 4, Clouse 0 0-0 0, Leidy 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 6-9 58.

CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (66): Glass 1 6-8 9, Kulick 5 3-4 15, Francona 6 0-0 12, Maslanik 2 1-2 5, Mauk 9 2-4 20, Bauman 2 1-4 5, Ritchey 0 0-0 0, Carson 0 0-0 0, Helsel 0 0-0 0. Totals — 25 13-22 66.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Northern Bedford 8 10 11 27 — 58

Claysburg-Kimmel 16 15 16 19 — 66

3-point goals: Northern Bedford 12 (Dasher, Diehl 4, Fernandez 4, Donaldson 3); Claysburg-Kimmel 3 (Kulick 2, Glass).

Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (1-4).

JV: Claysburg-Kimmel, 34-19. High scorers–Carson, CK, 9; Leidy, NB, 5.

Saint Joseph’s 53

Williamsburg 43

WILLIAMSBURG — Saint Joseph’s Academy rode a balanced attack, with four players reaching double figures, to a non-league victory over host Williamsburg.

R.J. Marsh scored 13 points and Jack Mangene, Ethan Khoza and Zane Thornburg chipped in 11 apiece for Saint Joseph’s, which broke out to a 36-22 lead at intermission.

Rashadd Knorr’s game-high 15 points led Williamsburg (0-3), which also got 10 points from Josiah Dowey.

SAINT JOSEPH’S ACADEMY (53): Marsh 5 1-2 13, Steyers 1 0-0 2, Mangene 4 3-4 11, Khoza 4 3-5 11, Thornburg 5 0-0 11, Engstrom 1 1-2 3, Scanlan 0 2-3 2. Totals — 20 10-16 53.

WILLIAMSBURG (43): Knorr 4 6-6 15, Ross 0 0-2 0, Wansley 3 0-0 6, Dowey 5 0-0 10, Brantner 4 0-2 8, Bones 2 0-0 4, Butler 0 0-0 0, James 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 6-10 43.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Saint Joseph’s 19 17 8 9 — 53

Williamsburg 12 10 6 15 — 43

3-point goals: Saint Joseph’s 3 (Marsh 2, Thornburg); Williamsburg 1 (Knorr).

Records: Williamsburg (0-3).

JV: Williamsburg, 50-49. High scorers–Khoza, SJA, 19; Butler and Ward, W, 13 apiece.

Curwensville 82

Glendale 47

CURWENSVILLE — Josh Potutschnig’s team-high 15 points weren’t nearly enough in Glendale’s loss to Curwensville.

The Vikings slipped to 0-4.

GLENDALE (47): Jasper 3 1-2 7, Potutschnig 7 0-2 15, Leyo 2 0-0 4, Blake 0 2-2 2, Sinclair 1 4-6 6, Kitko 6 1-2 13, McMurray 0 0-0 0, Sinclair 0 0-0 0, Smeal 0 0-0 0, Yingling 0 0-0 0, Monahan 0 0-0 0, Holes 0 0-0 0, Rivera 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 8-14 47.

CURWENSVILLE (82): Barrett 8 1-4 20, Terry 9 4-5 23, Francisco 1 0-0 2, Vacco 10 4-4 25, VanGuten 0 0-0 0, Stewart 1 0-2 2, McKendrick 0 0-0 0, Bloom 3 0-0 6, Irwin 0 2-2 2, Demko 1 0-0 2. Totals — 28 11-17 82.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Glendale 16 14 10 7 — 47

Curwensville 20 22 18 22 — 82

3-point goals: Glendale 1 (Potutschnig); Curwensville 5 (Barrett 3, Terry, Vacco).

Records: Glendale (0-4); Curwensville (3-1).

JV: Curwensville 52-42. High scorers–Ryan Sinclair, G, 29.

Turkeyfoot Valley 63

Portage 56

PORTAGE — Preston Rainey led Portage with 15 points in a losing effort against Turkeyfoot Valley.

Michael Bartoletti added 14 points and Connor Price 12 for Portage. Trent Colflesh led Turkeyfoot with 21 points.

TURKEYFOOT VALLEY (63): Shaffer 0 5-7 5, Lytle 4 3-4 12, Colflesh 10 0- 21, Lugg 4 0-0 8, Diehl 5 0-2 10, Nicholson 3 0-1 7. Totals — 26 8-14 63.

PORTAGE (56): Bartoletti 7 0-1 14, Price 4 4-7 12, Brown 0 0-0 0, Selapack 1 0-0 2, Forst 2 0-0 4, Zatek 0 4-5 4, Cargo 1 0-0 3, Rainey 5 5-7 15, Oravecz 1 0-0 2. Totals — 21 13-20 56.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Turkeyfoot Valley 5 16 16 26 — 63

Portage 8 15 14 19 — 56

3-point goals: Turkeyfoot Valley 3 (Lytle, Colflesh, Nicholson); Portage 1 (Cargo).

Records: Turkeyfoot Valley (5-0); Portage (1-2).

JV: Portage, 31-27. High scorers–Zatek, P, 7.

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