Jake Kissell scored a game-high 20 points to lead Bishop Guilfoyle Academy to a season-opening 80-24 win over Bellefonte at the Pleasant Valley Gym in high school boys basketball action on Monday.

Troy Ruggery followed with 16 points, Alex Krimmel added 14 points, and Grant Okonak scored 13 for the Marauders, who led 45-5 at halftime.

BELLEFONTE (24): Jones 0 0-0 0, Coons 4 0-0 8, Gramley 0 0-0 0, Huntsinger 0 1-4 1, Fortnoy 2 0-0 5, Carson 0 0-0 0, Summers 0 0-0 0, Gibson 3 0-0 6, Servant 2 0-2 4. Totals — 11 1-6 24.

BISHOP GUILFOYLE (80): Lestochi 1 1-2 3, Ruggery 8 0-0 16, Krimmel 5 1-2 14, Kissell 8 0-2 20, G. Okonak 6 0-0 13, C. Okonak 1 0-0 3, Lightner 3 0-0 6, Misiura 1 0-0 3, Baker 0 0-0 0, Shellenberger 1 0-2 2. Totals — 34 2-8 80.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bellefonte 5 0 13 6 — 24

Bishop Guilfoyle 22 23 21 14 — 80

3-point goals: Bellefonte 1 (Fortnoy); Bishop Guilfoyle 10 (Krimmel 3, Kissell 4, G. Okonak, C. Okonak, Misiura).

Records: Bellefonte (0-3); Bishop Guilfoyle (1-0).

JV: Bishop Guilfoyle, 50-16. High scorers–Jack Singer, BG, 19; Liam Pilligar, B, 6.

Tigers cruise

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg got 18 points from Kasen Metzger and 15 from Vincent Albarano in a 73-45 win over Penns Valley.

Hollidaysburg pulled away after leading by just seven at halftime.

PENNS VALLEY (45): F. Ironside 3 1-2 7, Althouse 1 0-0 2, Patel 3 0-0 6, C Ironside 0 4-5 4, Battaglia 8 1-2 20, Fetterolf 3 0-0 6, Dashem 0 0-0 0, Spargo 0 0-0 0. Totals — 17 6-9 45.

HOLLIDAYSBURG (73): Wolfe 5 0-0 11, Albarano 4 7-7 15, Rhodes 1 0-0 3, Stultz 2 1-2 5, Frazier 1 0-0 2, Delerme 2 2-2 6, McDade 2 0-0 4, Steiner 0 0-0 0, Metzger 8 1-1 18, Zimmerman 3 1-4 7, Padamonsky 1 0-0 2, Miller 0 0-0 0, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Wansley 0 0-0 0. Totals — 29 12-16 73.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Penns Valley 11 11 13 10 — 45

Hollidaysburg 15 14 27 17 — 73

3-point goals: Hollidaysburg 4 (Wolfe, Rhodes, Metzger); Penns Valley 5 (Battaglia 3, Patel 2).

Records: Hollidaysburg (2-1); Penns Valley (2-1).

JV: Hollidaysburg, 60-24. High scorers–Miller, HB, 12; Kimler, PV, 9.

McCort edges CC

EBENSBURG — Despite 19 points from Brayden Swope, Central Cambria lost 54-51 to Bishop McCort.

The Red Devils (1-2) also got 14 points from J.D. Brouse in a game that was tied, 38-38, after three quarters. Brennan McCloskey contributed 10 points.

McCort (2-0) got 23 points from Angelo Gallucci and 12 points from Nick Dressick.

BISHOP McCORT (54): Gallucci 7 9-11 23, Dressick 2 7-11 12, Laughard 3 0-0 7, West 2 0-2 5, Forrest 2 1-2 5, Kovalchick 1 0-0 2, Page 0 0-0 0, Newcomer 0 0-0 0. Totals — 16 17-26 54.

CENTRAL CAMBRIA (51): Swope 6 5-7 19, Brouse 5 3-3 14, McCloskey 4 1-2 10, Kutchman 0 1-2 1, Barra 1 0-0 2, Sinosky 1 0-0 3, Giles 1 0-0 2. Totals — 18 10-14 51.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bishop McCort 8 16 14 16 — 54

Central Cambria 7 13 18 13 — 51

3-point goals: Bishop McCort 3 (Dressick, Laughard, West); Central Cambria 5 (Swope 2, Brouse, McCloskey, Sinosky).

Records: Bishop McCort (2-0); Central Cambria (1-2).

JV: CC, 54-42. High scorers–Giles, CC, 22.

Bears win opener

Great Commission topped Huntingdon Christian, 63-30, at Wright Place 4 Kidz with the help of 17 points from Elijah Best.

Kavion Rodgers added 10 points for GCS.

HUNTINGDON CHRISTIAN (30): McCarty 18, Morningstar 7, Peachey 7. Totals — 14 0-4 30.

GREAT COMMISSION (63): E. Best 17, Z. Best 7, Ulrich 6, Lohsl 2, Rodgers 10, Hileman 5, Lawson 3, Grissinger 9, Bickings 4. Totals — 28 2-10 63.

Records: Great Commission (1-0).