CC wrestlers earn road victory
JOHNSTOWN — Central Cambria got pins from Braden Thomas (133-pounds), Jacob Wilson (152) and Jeremy Hajzus (189) in a 46-18 win over Greater Johnstown Thursday night in high school wrestling action.
Burke Niebauer (127) and Blaine O’Farrell (215) got victories by technical fall for the Red Devils.
107-Anslinger, CC, won by forfeit; 114-Vorhauer, CC, won by forfeit; 121-Toronto, GJ, won by forfeit 127-Niebauer, CC, tech. fall Hartfield, 15-0 (3:16); 133-Thomas, CC, pinned Bellringer, 0:19; 139-Harris-Haye, GJ, won by forfeit; 145-Double forfeit.
152-Wilson, CC, pinned Beppler, 3:26; 160-Barrett, GJ, won by forfeit; 172-Double forfeit; 189-Hajzus, CC, pinned Bowser, 1:11; 215-O’Farrell, CC, tech. fall Tisinger, 17-1 (2:46); 285-Bobak, CC, won by forfeit.
Glendale wins
CRESSON — Glendale got four wins by pin and three by decision to come away with a 39-20 victory over Penn Cambria in high school wrestling.
Connor O’Shall (215-pounds), Domanic Kaufman (133), Tanner Ammerman (139) and Ethan Gilbey (145) logged pins for the Vikings.
Nathan Mack (172) won via fall for the Panthers, while Isaac Filak (152) got a technical fall victory.
160-Vereshack, G, dec. Mardula, 7-3; 172-Mack, PC, pinned M. Richards, 5:52; 189-Brink, G, dec. Horning, 7-4; 215-O’Shall, G, pinned Rossman, 1:18; 285-L. Richards, G, dec, Summerville, 5-1; 107-Hursh, PC, dec. Snyder, 3-0; 114-Kohn, G, won by forfeit.
121-Brooks, PC, won by forfeit; 127-Double forfeit; 133-Kaufman, G, pinned Chyr, 3:13; 139-Ammerman, G, pinned Shoemaker, 1:32; 145-Gilbey, G, pinned Farabaugh, 0:29; 152-Filak, PC, tech. fall Storm, 19-4 (1:25).
BOYS BASKETBALL
Portage finds a way
RURAL VALLEY — Portage held a seven-point lead at the half, nine after three, and despite being outscored in the fourth, held off West Shamokin to earn a 54-48 victory in boys high school basketball.
Jacob McCoy paced three Mustangs in double figures with 15 points, while Trae Kargo contributed 14 and Owen Gouse hit for 11.
PORTAGE (54): Kargo 6 0-0 14, Layo 2 3-6 7, Gouse 3 4-4 11, Z. Hodge 0 1-2 1, E. Hodge 2 1-1 6, McCoy 6 3-3 15, Slanoc 0 0-0 0, Caldwell 0 0-0 0. Totals — 19 12-16 54.
WEST SHAMOKIN (48): Rodgers 11 1-1 23, Talmadge 2 2-2 7, Johns 1 0-0 3, Olinger 3 0-0 6, Barrett 4 1-1 9, Oesterling 0 0-0 0, Klonowski 0 0-0 0. Totals — 21 4-4 48.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 19 11 11 13 — 54
West Shamokin 13 10 9 16 — 48
3-point goals: Portage 4 (Kargo 2, Gouse, E. Hodge); West Shamokin 2 (Talmadge, Johns).
Records: Portage (11-4); West Shamokin (13-3).
JV: Portage won 33-25. High scorers–Caldwell, P, 10; Cessna, WS, 9.