Kitt hits big shot to help Central win on road
SPRING MILLS — Braden Kitt hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to give Central a 29-28 win at Penns Valley in boys high school basketball action Monday night.
Kitt finished with 13 points in a game Central led at halftime, 14-11. Teammate Hunter Klotz added 11 points. Both Kitt and Klotz had eight rebounds, and Thad Albright finished with seven assists.
CENTRAL (29): Albright 1 1-2 3, Muthler 0 0-0 0, Kitt 4 2-2 13, Klotz 4 0-0 11, Kling 1 0-0 2, Liebal 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 3-4 29.
PENNS VALLEY (28): Snyder 3 0-1 8, Tobias 3 2-3 6, Breon 0 1-2 1, Shaffer 4 0-9 10, S. Ripka 1 0-0 2, Narver 0 1-2 1. Totals: 10 4-17 28
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central 7 7 8 7–29
Penns Valley 4 8 8 9–28
3-point goals: Central 6 (Kitt 3, Klotz 3); Penns Valley 4 (Snyder 2, Shaffer 2).
Records: Central (2-0); Penns Valley (1-1).
JV: Central won. High scorers–Ferry, C, 10.
Portage 66
Meyersdale 41
MEYERSDALE — Portage jumped out to a 19-5 first-quarter lead en route to a win at Meyersdale.
It was the season opener for both teams.
Payton Zatek led the Mustangs, up 39-17 at halftime, with 12 points while teammates Alex Brown and Kaden Claar each added 11 points.
PORTAGE (66): Price 0 2-6 2, Rainey 4 6-8 14, Zatek 4 1-2 12, Kargo 1 3-5 5, Brown 4 0-0 11, Forst 1 1-2 4, Irvin 1 1-2 3, Claar 3 1-2 11, Miller 0 0-0 0, Gouse 1 0-0 2, Dyche 1 0-0 2. Totals — 21 16-27 66.
MEYERSDALE (41): D. Kretchman 4 2-4 13, Reese 1 0-0 2, Hertz 0 1-3 1, D. Kennell 2 4-8 8, Fisher 2 0-0 5, R. Kennell 2 1-5 6, Fisher 2 0-0 5, R. Kennell 2 1-5 6, G. Kretchman 1 2-2 4, Hughes 1 0-0 2. Totals — 11 10-22 41.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 19 20 11 16 — 66
Meyersdale 5 12 9 15 — 41
3-point goals: Portage 8, Meyersdale 3
Records: Portage (1-0), Meyersdale (0-1)
JV: Not reported
Moshannon Valley 55
Curwensville 26
HOUTZDALE — Alex Kitko led all scorers with 21 points in leading Moshannon Valley to a Moshannon Valley League victory over Curwensville.
Joe Bacher added 19 points for the Black Knights.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Curwensville 2 5 13 6 — 26
Moshannon Valley 14 16 20 5 — 55
3-point goals: Curwensville 1 (Terry 1); Moshannon Valley 4 (Kitko 4).
Records: Curwensville (0-2); Moshannon Valley (1-0).
JV: Moshannon Valley won 43-38, OT.
Forest Hills 67
Penn Cambria 53
CRESSON — Josh Schrock led Forest Hills with 20 points as the Rangers picked up a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference win over Penn Cambria.
Zach Myers registered 19 points for Forest Hills.
Richard Perrone scored a game-high 22 points, for the Panthers.
FOREST HILLS (67): Shope 2 0-1 4, Chunta 4 5-5 14, Myers 7 1-2 19, Schrock 6 6-8 20, Spangler 5 0-0 10, Spinos 0 0-0 0, Berkhimer 0 0-0 0, Totals 24 12-16 67.
PENN CAMBRIA (53): Tsikalas 4 0-0 9, Perrone 8 0-1 22, Reese 1 0-0 2, Garrett 1 0-0 2, Smith 2 0-0 4, Karabinos 0 1-2 1, McCarthy 0 0-0 0, Fogel 0 0-2 0, McCombie 2 0-0 5, Marinak 1 0-0 2, Kochara 3 0-0 6, Martynuska 0 0-0 0, Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 1-5 53.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Forest Hills 18 22 12 15–67
Penn Cambria 16 10 12 15–53
3-point goals: Forest Hills 7 (Myers 4, Schrock 2, Chunta 1); Penn Cambria 8 (Perrone 6, Tsikalas 1, McCombie 1).
Records: Forest Hills (1-0); Penn Cambria (1-2).
JV: Penn Cambria won 46-43. High scorers–Dylan Pasquerilla, Eli Kline, FH, 12 each; Tanner Fogel, PC, 12.
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