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BLAIRSVILLE -- Strong performances in the second and fourth quarters helped Portage pull away from River Valley in a 73-61 win Tuesday night in boys high school basketball.
Bode Layo led four Mustangs in double figures with a game-high 24 points, while Trae Kargo delivered 16, Owen Gouse collected 13 and Zach Hodge contributed 10.
PORTAGE (73): Kargo 5 3-4 16, Layo 11 2-3 24, Gouse 6 1-2 13, Z. Hodge 5 0-0 10, E. Hodge 1 4-6 6, McCoy 1 0-0 2, Slanoc 1 0-0 2, Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Kick 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 30 10-15 73.
RIVER VALLEY (61): Persichetti 6 0-1 12, Reed 5 0-0 13, McDowell 5 0-0 10, N. Mortimer 2 6-6 10, Pynos 5 0-0 13, Reilly 0 1-2 1, Shannon 0 0-0 0, Doaic 1 0-0 2, Brezinski 0 0-0 0, T. Mortimer 0 0-0 0, Twincheck 0 0-0 0, Dinger 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 24 7-8 61.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 12 19 27 15 -- 73
River Valley 15 8 30 8 -- 61
3-point goals: Portage 3 (Kargo 3); River Valley 6 (Reed 3, Pynos 3).
Records: Portage (9-3); River Valley (7-9).
JV: Portage won 27-22. High scorers--Caldwell, P, 7; Brezinski, RV, 7.
Glendale victorious
WESTOVER -- David Frowner registered 12 points and Joey Kitko added 10 for Glendale in a 39-38 win over Harmony.
Bears beaten
JOHNSTOWN -- Charlie Lohsl's game-high 19 points weren't enough for Great Commission in a 43-34 loss to Johnstown Christian.
GREAT COMMISSION (34): Lohsl 7 1-2 19, Rodgers 3 1-2 7, Miller 1 2-2 5, E. Best 1 0-0 3. Totals -- 12 4-8 34.
JOHNSTOWN CHRISTIAN (43): Taylor 4 3-4 13, Harr 5 0-3 11, DiGuardi 4 1-1 10, Yoder 1 0-0 3, Sorg 1 0-0 2, Coleman 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 17 4-8 43.
3-point goals: Great Commission 6 (Lohsl 4, Miller, E. Best); Johnstown Christian 5 (Taylor 2, Harr, DiGuardi, Yoder).
Records: Great Commission (10-4).
JV: No game.