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Highlanders up record to 6-0

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PATTON -- Cambria Heights withstood a River Valley rally in the top of the seventh inning to pull out a 6-4 win Tuesday afternoon to remain perfect in high school baseball action.

The Highlanders are now 6-0.

Bryce Lewis fronted the Highlanders with two RBIs, while Anthony Swander and Hayden Leamer knocked in one apiece.

RIVER VALLEY (4): Vresilovic lf 412, Yantis cf 201, Vadala ss 411, Stuchal c-rf 401, Riggle p-2b-c 400, Burkhart rf-2b 302, Smith 3b 201, Doak dh 300, Kravetsky 010, Fridley p 211. Totals -- 28 4 9.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (6): Elias ss 411, Kline cf 210, Jasper p-lf 311, Lewis c 211, Nelen lf-rf 311, Swander dh 211, Lobick 1b 000, Lemur 3b 301, Weiland 2b 300. Totals -- 22 6 6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

River Valley 000 000 4--4 9 3

Cambria Heights 310 020 X--6 6 2

2B--Vadala, Nelen. RBI--Vadala 2, Stuchal, Lewis 2, Swander, Leamer. WP--Jasper. LP--Riggle. SO--Riggle 2, Fridley 2, Jasper 6, Sprague 2. BB--Riggle 4, Fridley 2, Jasper 2, Sprague 2.

McCoy leads Portage

PORTAGE -- Winning pitcher Jacob McCoy struck out 11, walked one and allowed one hit in six innings of work as Portage defeated West Shamokin, 4-2.

Trae Kargo drove in two runs for the Mustangs, while Connor Letzo pushed across another.

WEST SHAMOKIN (2): McConnell ss 300, Olinger p-ss 300, Shoop c 200, Smulik dh 312, Harkleroad rf 311, Geist lf 200, Julius 1b 301, McCullough 3b 300, Brocious cf 300. Totals -- 25 2 4.

PORTAGE (4): Slanoc cf 411, Binaut ss-p 211, McCoy p-3b 100, Morgan 1b 301, Kargo 2b-ss 301, Cochran 3b-2b 311, Lawrence lf 200, Irvin c 300, Letzo dh 301, Nesbella cr 010. Totals -- 24 4 6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

West Shamokin 000 000 2--2 4 2

Portage 102 001 X--4 6 2

3B--Slanoc. RBI--Julius, McCullough, Kargo 2, Letzo. WP--McCoy. LP--Olinger. SO--Olinger, McCoy 11. BB--Olinger, McCullough, McCoy, Binaut.

Panthers cruise to victory

CRESSON -- Caden Gibbons, Mason Mento and Ayden Himmer smacked two hits and knocked in two runs apiece in leading Penn Cambria to a 13-3 five-inning win over Westmont Hilltop.

Easton Semelsberger went 3-for-3 for the Panthers, while Corbin Vinglish added two RBIs.

WESTMONT HILLTOP (3): Weir cf 200, Ray 2b-ss 211, Wesner rf 301, Goodman 1b 200, Miller 3b 200, Rocco p 200, Lodolinski 000, Gyure c 211, Oakley ss 100, Valentine 2b 100, Sweeney lf 211. Totals -- 19 3 4.

PENN CAMBRIA (13): Gibbons ss 312, Semelsberger c 323, Farabaugh 120, Hite cf 410, Mento lf 222, Hanlon 2b 411, HimCmer 3b 422, Zavalanski 1b 100, Conrad 1b 110, Cherico p 210, Vinglish p 101. Totals -- 26 13 11.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Westmont Hilltop 002 01X X-- 3 4 4

Penn Cambria 063 04X X--13 11 2

2B--Himmer, Gibbons. RBI--Ray, Wesner, Gibbons 2, Mento 2, Himmer 2, Vinglish 2, Farabaugh, Hanlon. WP--Cherico. LP--Lodolinski. SO--Rocco, Lodolinski, Kohan 3, Cherico 2, Vinglish. BB--Rocco 3, Lodolinski 3, Kohan 3, Cherico, Vinglish.

Pirates pull away late

ALEXANDRIA -- Williamsburg and Juniata Valley were tied at 4-4 after seven innings of play, but the Blue Pirates put up three runs in the top of the ninth while holding the Green Hornets to just one in a 7-5 nine inning victory.

Luke Uplinger tallied two hits and scored twice for Williamsburg, while Rowan Gorsuch drove home two runs and Nathan Keith crossed the plate twice.

Mason Buckley notched two RBIs for JV, while Kyler Spurlin and Konner Harbst smacked two hits each.

WILLIAMSBURG (7): Uplinger c 422, Long p-ss 400, Gorsuch 1b 401, Clark 3b 210, Brantner ss-rf 411, Lower 2b 401, Neri cf 500, Becker dh 301, Keith dh 120, Reffner rf-p-rf. Totals -- 35 7 8.

JUNIATA VALLEY (5): Thompson ss 400, Hoover 2b 411, Spurlin dh-p 402, Scalia 3b 000, Buckley 3b-ss 411, Z. DIck 1b 310, Harbst rf 402, Smith rf 000, Sager cf 400, L. Dick lf 311, Robinson c 401, Prough cr 010. Totals -- 34 5 8.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Williamsburg 110 002 003--7 8 1

Juniata Valley 000 300 101--5 8 4

2B--Robinson, Buckley, L. Dick, Hoover . RBI--Gorsuch 2, Brantner, Lower, Buckley 2, Harbst, L. Dick, Robinson. WP--Brantner. LP--Thompson. SO--Long 2, Reffner 3, Brantner 3, Couch 3, Spurlin 7, Thompson 2. BB--Long 2, Reffner, Couch 5, Spurlin, Thompson 3.

Records: Williamsburg (3-4); Juniata Valley (0-5).

CC crushes McCort

JOHNSTOWN -- Central Cambria took control in the fourth inning by scoring eight runs over the last four innings of a 10-4 victory over Bishop McCort.

Grady Snyder led the Red Devils with three hits and two RBIs, while Brayden Blasko and Connor Serenko roped two hits each and Blake Coposky pushed across two runs.

CENTRAL CAMBRIA (10): Snyder ss 503, Black 2b 321, Iacono cf 411, Coposky 1b 401, Russell dh 321, Blasko c 302, Washko lf 400, Serenko 3b 412, Kirsch rf 310, Muldoon cr 030. Totals -- 33 10 11.

BISHOP MCCORT (4): Beppler cf 411, Pfeil ss 220, Delia 3b 301, Radkowski c-1b 301, Preuss 1b-p 200, Zasadni lf 300, Stigers dh-c 200, Jarvis p-rf 200, Gallucci cr 010, Britt cr 000. Totals -- 24 4 4.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Central Cambria 200 321 2--10 11 2

Bishop McCort 102 010 0-- 4 4 3

2B--Blasko, Coposky, Snyder, Beppler, Radkowski. RBI--Snyder 2, Coposky 2, Blasko, Serenko, Delia 2. WP--Wingard. LP--Preuss. SO--Harringer 7, Wingard 2, Jarvis, Preuss 3. BB--Harringer 2, WIngard, Jarvis 2, Preuss 4.

Altoona suspended

With Cedar Cliff leading Altoona, 4-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning, the contest was suspended due to a non-threatening medical situation involving an umpire at Mansion Park.

When play was stopped, the Mountain Lions had a runner on first base with one out. The game is scheduled to be completed on May 8 when Altoona visits Cedar Cliff.

Bearcats do enough for 'W'

TYRONE -- Tyrone out-hit Huntingdon, 8-6, but couldn't take advantage as the Golden Eagles dropped a 6-1 contest.

AJ Coleman came through with two hits for Tyrone, while Brandon McClure accounted for the lone RBI in the bottom of the sixth inning.

HUNTINGDON (6): Mykut cf 400, Foster 2B 310, Wallen rf 310, Steele p 321, G. Woodward 1B 322, B. Woodward c 402, Bryson DH 200, Edmiston ss 100, Miller 3B 200, Sheffield lf 301. Totals — 28 6 6.

TYRONE (1): Coleman p 402, Walk ss 411, Hamer c 301, Parson lf 300, Kustenbauder rf 201, B. McClure 3B 301, Ewing 1B 200, C. McClure 1B 000, Oakes ph 101, Lehner 2b 200, Miller 200 cf, Jones 101, Totals 27 1 8.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Huntingdon 021 001 2--6 6 1

Tyrone 000 001 0--1 8 2

2B--B. Woodward. HR--G. Woodward. RBI--G. Woodward 3, B. Woodward 2, Sheffield, B. McClure. WP--Steele. LP--Coleman. SO--Steele 7, Coleman, B. McClure 2. BB--Coleman 4, B. McClure 2.

Records: Huntingdon (5-3); Tyrone (2-4).

Bowser key in NBC win

CLAYSBURG -- Winning pitcher Josiah Bowser helped his own cause at the plate with two hits and two runs batted in 0to lift Northern Bedford to a 7-2 win over Claysburg-Kimmel.

The Black Panthers, which were able to take advantage of five C-K errors, got four runs as a result of the miscues.

The Bulldogs received two hits from Zach Campagna.

NORTHERN BEDFORD (7): Bowser 1b 411, N. Kochara lf-2b 411, Musselman cf 300, E. Snider ss-3b 411, Bowser p-3b 402, Suter lf 000, A. Kochara 2b-p 200, Watson 3b-c 300, Free rf 200, Dibert rf 110, Kagarise c-2b-p 211, N. Snider cr 020. Totals -- 29 7 6.

CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (2): Z. Campagna 2b-p 312, Slowik 3b-2b 201, M. Campagna c 311, Simpson p-1b 100, Weise lf 000, Douglas 1b-3b 400, Bush lf 100, Furry lf-rf 100, Woods rf 100, Ebersole cf 201, Mowry cf 100, Knisely rf-3b 200, Strayer 101, Haney ss 200, Lehman 100. Totals -- 25 2 6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Northern Bedford 024 100 0--7 6 0

Claysburg-Kimmel 000 001 1--2 6 5

2B--Bowers, Kagarise, Bowser. 3B--E. Snider. RBI--Bowser 2, Bowers, Slowik, Douglas. WP--Bowser. LP--Simpson. SO--Bowser 5, A. Kochara 4, Kagarise, Simpson 6, Z. Campagna 3. BB--Bowser 4, Kagarise 3, Simpson 2, Z. Campagna 4.

Marauders come up short

Bishop Guilfoyle held a two-run lead until Richland put up two in the fifth and the winning run in the top of the seventh in a 4-3 loss at Vets Field.

Kaden Weyandt provided two hits and the lone RBI for the Marauders, while Ryan Hagg added two hits.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Richland 001 020 1--4 9 1

Bishop Guilfoyle 102 000 0--3 4 0

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