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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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