A moment of silence was held for former Mountain Lion Steve Taneyhill, who passed away Sunday from cancer at the age of 52. Taneyhill had been a teammate of current Altoona coach Doug Pfeffer and is the program’s career scoring leader with 1,624 points.

Taneyhill went on to star as a quarterback for the University of South Carolina football team in the 1990s.

“I talked the last two days about being a part of the Mountain Lions and taking pride in their effort,” Pfeffer said. “I told them about Steve and how important he was to Altoona High School, and we dedicated our effort tonight to Steve’s memory.”

Altoona trailed at halftime, 28-24, and was down, 44-36, heading to the fourth quarter, but the Mountain Lions surged from behind to tie the game, 55-55, at the end of regulation.

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Cambria Heights' Braeden Farabaugh drives by Portage's Lucas Gathers.

Altoona took the overtime period, 7-5.

“I am really proud of our guys tonight,” Pfeffer said. “We could have folded, but they dug down and worked their butts off. I am so happy for these young men, who deserved this win.”

Junior Elliott McCloskey led the Mountain Lions (1-5) with 16 points and 12 rebounds, Justin Pfeffer scored 14, Chris Wagner scored 12, and Ethan Hicks contributed five assists.

CARLISLE (60): Foreman 2 2-2 8, Hakim 0 0-0 0, Johnson 6 0-0 13, Witman 0 0-0 0, Ream 1 0-0 2, McMeekin 5 0-0 12, Birchetz 6 2-2 16, Robinson 3 3-4 9. Totals — 23 7-8 60.

ALTOONA (62): Shields 4 0-2 9, Wagner 4 4-7 12, Chathams 4 0-3 9, E. Hicks 1 0-0 2, Cochran 0 0-0 0, Pfeffer 5 2-7 14, Helsel 0 0-0 0, Coldwell 0 0-0 0, McCloskey 8 0-0 16, D. Hicks 0 0-0 0. Totals — 26 6-19 62.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Carlisle 11 17 16 11 5 — 60

Altoona 14 10 12 19 7 — 62

3-point goals: Carlisle 7 (Foreman 2, Birchetz 2, McMeekin 2, Johnson); Altoona 4 (Pfeffer 2, Shields, Chathams).

Records: Carlisle (1-5); Altoona (1-5).

JV: Altoona, 47-39. High scorers–Cochran, A, 11; Lyons, C, 14.

Portage prevails

PATTON — Llehson Walker delivered an all-around game with 15 points, 10 assists and five rebounds to help Portage down Cambria Heights, 62-44.

Braylin Walker scored 12 for the Mustangs, and Tyson Burkett and Lucas Gathers each added 10. Levi Kline scored 11 for Heights.

PORTAGE (62): L. Walker 7 1-2 15, Burkett 4 2-2 10, B. Walker 5 0-0 12, Caldwell 2 0-0 4, Kick 2 0-0 4, Bobolsky 2 0-0 4, Gathers 4 0-0 10, O. Slanoc 0 0-0 0, Regitz 0 0-0 0, E. Slanoc 1 1-2 3, Burgan 0 0-0 0, Papcun 0 0-0 0. Totals — 27 4-6 62.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (44): Clawson 2 0-0 4, Ivory 2 0-0 5, Lobick 1 2-2 4, Kubat 2 0-0 4, Kline 3 5-7 11, DeArmitt 3 0-0 6, Datko 0 0-0 0, Gwiztak 0 0-0 0, Bradley 0 0-0 0, Farabaugh 5 0-0 10. Totals — 18 7-9 44.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Portage 16 11 15 20 — 62

Cambria Heights 10 12 6 16 — 44

3-point goals: Portage 4 (B. Walker 2, Gathers 2); Cambria Heights 1 (Ivory).

Records: Portage (4-2); Cambria Heights (1-6).

JV: Cambria Heights, 54-35. High scorers–DeArmitt, CH, 15; O. Slanoc, P, 12.

Balanced Bears win

Elijah Best, Alex Guise and Landyn Ulrich each scored 12 points to lead undefeated Great Commision to a 60-39 win over Centre County Christian at the Wright Place for Kidz.

Zach Bests added 10 points for the Bears, who improved to 4-0.

CENTRE COUNTY CHRISTIAN (39): White 6 2-3 15, Smith 6 1-1 13, Rossman 2 1-2 5, Barton 1 0-0 2, E. Pimentel 1 0-0 2, J. Pimentel 1 0-0 2. Totals — 17 4-6 39.

GREAT COMMISSION (60): E. Best 4 0-0 12, Guise 5 1-2 12, Ulrich 5 1-2 12, Z. Best 5 0-0 10, Lohsl 1 0-1 2, Rodgers 4 0-0 8, Grissinger 1 0-0 2, Bickings 1 0-0 2. Totals — 26 2-5 60.

3-point goals: Centre County Christian 1 (White); Great Commission 6 (E. Best 4, Guise, Ulrich).

Records: Great Commission (4-0).