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SIDMAN -- Central Cambria overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit by scoring two goals in the second half to knock off Forest Hills, 2-1, in the District 6 Class 2A girls soccer quarterfinals on Thursday.
Kaydence Sinclair tied the game on an assist from Adrianna Wanyo, and Marjwok Ohja knocked in the game-winner on an assist from Mandi Cavazza.
Kendyl Papcunik had scored for Forest Hills, which was the No. 3 seed. The team tied, 3-3, during the regular season.
Central Cambria, the sixth seed, hosts No. 7 Bald Eagle Area on Monday in the semifinals.
SCORE BY HALVES
Central Cambria 0 2 -- 2
Forest Hills 1 0 -- 1
First Half: FH--Papcunik (Bopp), 9:15.
Second Half: CC--Sinclair (Wanyo), 25:37. CC--Ohja (Cavazza), 12:05.
Records: Central Cambria (8-9-2); Forest Hills (7-8-3).
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Tyrone bows out
TYRONE -- Tyrone was knocked out of the District 6 Class 3A playoffs with a 27-25, 25-23, 25-18 first-round loss to River Valley.
Tyrone finished the season at 8-9, while River Valley advanced to play at top-seeded Richland on Monday in the quarterfinals.
"It's been a season of ups and downs,'' Tyrone coach Alesha Weaver said. "We have a very young team, but they are going to do great things in the next few years as they continue to grow and get better. It's sad to see the season end, but now we prep for next year.''
Lily Rossman had 11 kills for the Lady Eagles, Addalee Marshall and Maci Day-Walk each had 10 digs, Amaya Martin had 16 assists, Jocelyn Ciampoli had six kills and 17 digs, Rayna McClellan contributed six kills and four aces, and Lola Woomer added five blocks.
SERVICE POINTS
TYRONE: McClellan 12, Woomer 7, Martin 6, Ciampoli 3, Marshall 3, Ettarro 1.
Records: River Valley (10-8); Tyrone (8-9).
NBC advances
LOYSBURG -- Northern Bedford opened play in the District 5 Class 1A girls volleyball quarterfinals by defeating Rockwood, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21, 25-17.
"This was the first time we have won our first-round playoff game in a long, long time,'' Northern Bedford coach Shalonne Sipes said. "Every year the girls set some team goals, and the seniors have had this goal written down for the past three-to-four years. They finally achieved their goal tonight.
Amberly Detterline and Ava Sipes led the way with 14 kills each, Hadassah Brockus delivered 11 kills and two blocks, Grace Dainty had 11 kills and 17 digs, Chloe White collected 16 service points, and Callie Miller had 47 assists.
Northern Bedford now plays at No. 2 seed Meyersdale next Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the semifinals.
"Now we look ahead to Round 2 and will work on fixing some of our problem areas over the next couple of days to prepare for Meyersdale,'' Sipes said. "Our next goal is to make the D5 1A finals, so we'll celebrate the win tonight and then get back to work tomorrow.''
SERVICE POINTS
NORTHERN BEDFORD: White 16, Miller 8, Detterline 7, Sipes 7, Dainty 6, Martin 6.
Records: Rockwood (3-18); Northern Bedford (14-7).
ICE HOCKEY
CC tops Hollidaysburg
EBENSBURG -- Central Cambria evened its record at 2-2 with a 6-3 victory over Hollidaysburg in varsity ice hockey action at North Central Recreation Center Ice Rink.
Hollidaysburg fell to 1-2. No details were reported to the Mirror.