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Basketball

High School Basketball games to watch

This week’s games to watch BOYS MONDAY Altoona at State College, 7:30 Notable: Altoona is coming off a win over Harrisburg but lost to Little Lions, 73-29, on Dec. 10. Clearfield at Central, 7:30 Notable: Tough test for Dragons vs. unbeaten Bison team with two 1,000-point scorers (Ev ...

Tyrone girls top Williamsport

WILLIAMSPORT — Tyrone held Williamsport scoreless in the fourth quarter and rallied past the Lady Millionaires for a 31-27 win Saturday in high school girls basketball. Lola Woomer led the Lady Eagles with nine points, and Tyrone improved to 7-4. TYRONE (31): L. Woomer 3 2-2 9, Woodring 1 ...

Jim Swaney’s Bellwood-Antis Lady Devils defeated at Bishop Guilfoyle

In 2020, it looked like a Kristi Kaack-led Bishop Guilfoyle girls basketball team was on track to meet a Jim Swaney-led Bellwood-Antis team in the PIAA Class 2A championship game before the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the rest of the postseason. Kaack and Swaney’s coaching ...

Williamsburg Blue Pirates get best of rival Juniata Valley Hornets

WILLIAMSBURG — Juniata Valley boasted a very significant individual accomplishment, but Williamsburg earned the overall bragging rights by ruling the Inter-County Conference North Division boys basketball showdown between the two schools Friday night at the Williamsburg High School ...

Plenty of depth for Williamsburg in win over Juniata Valley

ALEXANDRIA — It’s no secret Williamsburg is a small school, but this season, its girls basketball team is blessed with much more depth than usual. The Lady Blue Pirates have been excellent over the past decade, making a pair of PIAA semifinals and winning a District 6 Class 1A championship ...

No complaints in Hollidaysburg’s win

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg boys basketball coach Brad Lear considers himself a perfectionist, even on the days where it doesn’t look like there’s a lot to worry about. “I just always feel like we can play better,” Lear said. “I guess that’s a good thing. You don’t want to ...