MARTINSBURG — Central got off to a slow start but came back to beat Bald Eagle Area, 47-31, in high school boys basketball action on Thursday.

After trailing 10-5 after one quarter, Central held BEA to less than 10 points in each of the remaining three quarters. Christian Heuston led the Dragons with 16 points, and Jesse Muthler scored 15.

BALD EAGLE AREA (31): Millward 1 0-0 3, Hosband 2 0-0 5, Nagle 0 0-0 0, Wolf 3 0-0 8, Cowan 5 0-0 10, Yeaney 2 1-2 5. Totals — 13 1-2 31.

CENTRAL (47): Muthler 6 1-2 15, Heuston 6 1-1 16, Hoover 1 2-2 5, Beltz 2 0-0 4, Rhodes 1 0-0 2, Decker 1 0-0 3, Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Kasun 1 0-0 2. Totals — 18 4-5 47.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bald Eagle Area 10 7 5 9 — 31

Central 5 14 11 17 — 47

3-point goals: Bald Eagle Area 4 (Wolf 2, Husband, Millward); Central 7 (Heuston 3, Muthler 2, Decker, Hoover).

Records: Bald Eagle Area (3-7); Central (8-2).

JV: Central, 43-42. High scorers–Feathers, C, 9; Jones, BEA, 12.

PC tops Bedford

CRESSON — Penn Cambria jumped out to a 32-13 halftime advantage and went on to beat winless Bedford, 56-21.

Blake Nadolsky led a PC balanced attack with 12 points, Blake Lilly scored 11, and Caden Gibbons and Landon Semelsberger each scored 10.

BEDFORD (21): Taylor 0 0-0 0, Livengood 3 1-2 7, Topper 2 0-0 4, Wagoner 0 0-0 0, Evans 0 3-8 3, Schrock 0 0-2 0, Koontz 0 0-0 0, Witt 1 2-2 4, Crownover 1 1-1 3. Totals — 7 7-15 21.

PENN CAMBRIA (56): Gibbons 5 0-0 10, Semelsberger 2 6-6 10, Lilly 4 1-2 11, B. Jones 1 0-0 3, Nadolsky 4 1-2 12, Marshall 1 0-0 3, Davison 0 0-0 0, Mallory 0 2-2 2, G. Gides 0 0-0 0, Himmer 0 0-0 0, Price 2 0-0 5, Foreman 0 0-0 0, N. Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals — 19 9-12 56.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bedford 9 4 8 0 — 21

Penn Cambria 14 18 19 5 — 56

3-point goals: Penn Cambria 8 (Nadolsky 3, Lilly 2, B. Jones, Marshall, Price).

Records: Bedford (0-12); Penn Cambria (8-4).

JV: Penn Cambria, 59-38. High scorers–Mallory, PC, 15; Witt, B, 12.

CC beats Somerset

SOMERSET — Central Cambria downed Somerset, 73-60. No other information was reported.

JV: Central Cambria, 75-56.

United perfect

ARMAGH — United is 12-0 after its 73-30 win at Portage.

The Mustangs (5-6) got seven points each from Braylin Walker, Llehson Walker and Gavin Babolsky.

United got 18 points from Broty Burkett.

PORTAGE (30): L. Walker 2 1-4 7, Burkett 1 0-0 2, Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Bobolsky 3 0-0 7, Kick 1 0-0 2, O. Slanoc 1 0-0 2, E. Slanoc 1 0-0 2, B. Walker 2 2-2 7, Regitz 0 1-2 1, Burgan 0 0-0 0, Michuk 0 0-0 0, Allison 0 0-0 0. Totals — 11 4-8 30.

UNITED (73): Duncan 1 0-0 2, James 1 0-0 3, Worthington 2 0-0 4, Falcona 0 0-0 0, Darr 3 0-0 6, B. Burkett 8 2-2 18, McGinnis 3 0-0 8, Cubic 0 0-0 0, Oleska 1 0-0 3, Payne 4 0-0 8, Felix 4 4-4 12, Gross 2 0-0 4, Laughard 0 0-0 0, J. Burkett 1 0-0 2. Totals — 30 6-6 73.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Portage 5 4 8 13 — 30

United 9 21 23 20 — 73

3-point goals: Portage 4 (L. Walker 2, B. Walker, Bobolsky); United 7 (B. Burkett 3, McGinnis 2, James, Oleska).

Records: Portage (5-6); United (12-0).

JV: United, 47-20. High scorers–O. Slanoc, P, 12; Duncan, U, 13.

Township tops CH

PATTON — Conemaugh Township moved to 11-2 with a 59-36 win over Cambria Heights.

Colin Dinyar scored 13 points for Township, and Nolan Clawson scored 11 for Heights.

CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP (59): Dinyar 5 2-7 13, B. Lohr 2 0-0 6, Stango 4 3-5 12, Studer 3 2-2 10, McClemens 2 3-6 7, Brotz 3 0-0 8, Bartis 0 0-0 0, Shippy 1 0-0 3, Dail 0 0-0 0, D. Lohr 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 10-18 59.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (36): Clawson 2 6-12 11, Ivory 2 0-0 5, Farabaugh 2 1-2 7, Kubat 1 0-0 2, DeArmitt 4 0-0 10, L. Kline 0 0-0 0, M. Kline 0 0-2 0, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Dutko 0 0-0 0, Gwizdak 0 0-0 0, Bradley 0 0-0 0, Lobick 0 1-2 1. Totals — 11 8-18 36.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Conemaugh Twp 15 10 21 13 — 59

Cambria Heights 8 7 15 6 — 36

3-point goals: Conemaugh Township 9 (Studer 2, Brotz 2, B. Lohr 2, Dinyar, Stango, Shippy); Cambria Heights 6 (Farabaugh 2, DeArmitt 2, Clawson, Ivory).

Records: Conemaugh Township (11-2); Cambria Heights (3-11).

JV: Conemaugh Township, 31-23.