Helton paces Guilfoyle boys over Richland
H.S. boys basketball
JOHNSTOWN — Junior Will Helton led the way with 18 points to help Bishop Guilfoyle move to 2-0 with a 59-50 win over Richland in high school boys basketball action on Wednesday.
Michael Montecalvo scored 14 points, and Jessiah Witherspoon scored 12 for BG, which played without injured Luke Ruggery for the second straight game.
Collin Instone scored 19 for Richland.
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (59): K. Ruggery 2 2-2 8, Witherspoon 5 1-1 12, Montecalvo 4 3-4 14, Woolridge 2 0-0 2, Helton 6 2-4 18, Kenner 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-1 0, Yanoshak 1 1-2 3. Totals — 20 9-14 59.
RICHLAND (50): Instone 7 5-8 19, Hauser 4 3-4 14, Sloane 0 0-0 0, Burke 2 2-4 6, Batche 1 1-1 3, Bailey 1 1-2 3, Levarda 2 0-0 5. Totals — 17 12-19 50.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bishop Guilfoyle 16 11 18 14 — 59
Richland 8 7 27 8 — 50
3-point field goals: Bishop Guilfoyle 10 (K. Ruggery 2, Witherspoon, Montecalvo 3, Helton 4). Richland 4 (Hauser 3, Levarda).
Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (2-0); Richland (0-1).
JV: Bishop Guilfoyle, 39-35. High scorers–Luke Adams, BG, 14; Ben Wolf, R, 10.
Bishop Carroll 63
Cambria Heights 38
EBENSBURG — Carson Ertter scored 16 points to lead all scorers for Bishop Carroll in a win over Cambria Heights in Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference action.
Liam Wholaver led Cambria Heights with 14 points on six field goals, including two from 3-point range. Carroll’s Scott Semelsberger had four of the Huskies’ five total buckets from beyond the arc.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (38): Wholaver 6 0-1 14, N. Lamb 2 0-0 4, Maul 2 2-4 6, Farabaugh 0 0-0 0, P. Lamb 2 0-0 4, L. Lamb 5 0-0 10, Lieb 0 0-1 0. Totals — 17 3-6 38.
BISHOP CARROLL (63): Ertter 6 4-8 16, Karlheim 2 0-2 4, McDannell 3 4-6 10, Semelsberger 5 0-1 14, Burk 1 5-6 7, H. Rodkey 2 0-2 4, Gottshall 1 2-2 5, Kilraine 2 1-2 5. Totals — 22 16-29 63.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Cambria Heights 8 16 4 10 — 38
Bishop Carroll 18 13 19 15 — 63
3-point goals: Cambria Heights 2 (Wholaver 2); Bishop Carroll 5 (Semelsberger 4, Gottshall 1).
Records: Cambria Heights (0-1); Bishop Carroll (1-1).
JV: Bishop Carroll, 56-13. High scorer–Kilraine, BC, 18.
Central Cambria 52
Chestnut Ridge 37
EBENSBURG — Central Cambria started with three 3-pointers from Ben Young and finished the quarter up 23-4 en route to a win over Chestnut Ridge.
Nick Knopp registered a double-double for the Red Devils, getting 12 points and 10 rebounds.
CHESTNUT RIDGE (37): I. Little 1 1-2 3, Clapper 0 0-0 0, Felix 4 0-0 8, N. Hillegoss 3 2-4 8, E. Whysong 1 1-2 3, M. Whysong 3 0-0 7, Pfister 1 1-2 3, J. Hillegass 1 1-2 3, H. Little 1 0-0 2. Totals — 15 6-12 38.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (52) Knopp 5 1-2 12 , Melnyk 1 2-2 4 , Garzarelli 2 0-0 4 , Young 7 1-2 19, Seymour 2 0-0 5, Tsikalas 1 0-0 2, Walwro 0 0-0 0, Beecher 0 0-0 0, Persio 2 0-0 6, Balsinger 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 4-6 52.
Score by Quarters
Chestnut Ridge 4 12 10 11 — 37
Central Cambria 23 13 12 4 — 52
3-point field goals: Chestnut Ridge 1 (M. Whysong); Central Cambria 8 (Young 4, Persio 2, Knopp, Seymour).
Records: Chestnut Ridge (0-1); Central Cambria (2-1).
JV: Central Cambria, 44-39. High scorer–Brian Walwro, CC, 18
Huntingdon 72
Philipsburg-Osceola 41
HUNTINGDON — Nick Rigby was 5-of-7 at the free throw line and had eight field goals for 25 total points, a game-high, as Huntingdon ran away from Philipsburg-Osceola in Mountain League action.
The Bearcats (3-0) also had big nights from Jackson Ritchey, who scored 14 points, Nick Gearhart with 12, and Andrew Miller, who scored 11 points.
Kaleb Richardson led Philipsburg in scoring with 10 points as the Mounties fell to 1-2.
HUNTINGDON (72): Ritchey 6 1-2 14, Gearhart 5 2-4 12, Lane 1 0-0 2, Sulesky 1 0-0 2, Rigby 8 5-7 25, Cooper 0 0-0 0, Miller 5 0-0 11, Brindle 2 0-0 6, Poorman 0 0-2 0, Harman 0 0-0 0, Ramirez 0 0-0 0, Via 0 0-0 0, Hood 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals– 28 8-17 72.
PHILIPSBURG (41): Jones 1 2-3 5, Depto 0 0-0 0, Doyle 1 0-0 3, Richardson 5 0-1 10, Slogosky 1 0-0 3, Taylor 0 0-0 0, R. Whitehead 6 0-0 12, Scalzo 1 1-2 3, J. Whitehead 1 0-0 2, Kephart 0 0-0 0, Soltis 0 3-6 3, Frank 0 0-0 0, Grubb 0 0-0 0. Totals– 16 6-12 41.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Huntingdon 26 33 9 4 — 72
Philipsburg 12 8 6 15 — 50
3-point goals: Huntingdon 8 (Rigby 4, Brindle 2, Miller, Ritchey); Philipsburg 3 (Jones, Doyle, Slogosky)
Records: Huntingdon (3-0); Philipsburg (1-2).
JV: Huntingdon 57, Philipsburg 37. High scorers–Darin Harmin, H, 20; Tristain Doyle, PO, 16
Hempfield 50
Hollidaysburg 37
GREENSBURG — Hempfield handed Hollidaysburg its first loss behind 16 points from Marc McCarthy and 10 from Drew Coletta.
Jaden Delerme led the Golden Tigers with 21 points.
HOLLIDAYSBURG (37): Batzel 1 0-2 2, Delerme 7 7-9 21, Barton 0 0-0 0, Servello 1 0-0 2, Holsopple 2 0-0 4, Stevenson 2 1-1 5, Chaney 0 0-0 0, Yeager 0 0-0 0, Gildea 1 0-0 3, Kratzer 0 0-0 0. Totals — 13 8-12 37.
HEMPFIELD (50): Coletta 3 3-3 10, Hipps 1 1-2 3, Hosni 1 0-1 2, McCarthy 6 2-2 16, Urbani 0 0-0 0, Gaffney 3 0-0 7, Nicholls 0 2-2 2, Zilli 2 1-2 6, Brose 2 0-1 4. Totals — 18 9-13 50.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Hollidaysburg 6 8 8 15 — 37
Hempfield 15 9 13 13 — 50
3-point field goals: Hollidaysburg 1 (Gildea); Hempfield 5 (McCarthy 2, Coletta, Gaffney, Zilli).
Records: Hollidaysburg (2-1); Hempfield (3-1).
JV: Hempfield, 53-30. High scorer–Gildea, H, 11.
Harmony 48
Moshannon Valley 43
WESTOVER — Daniel Rorabaugh scored 20 points to help Harmony edge Moshannon Valley.
Alex Kitko led Mo Valley with 16 points, and Joe Bacher had 13.
HARMONY (48): Rorabaugh 5 9-10 20, Dubyak 0 5-6 5, Westover 5 3-4 13, McGarvey 1 1-3 3, Schneider 0 0-0 0, Rowles 2 2-3 6, Elias 0 0-0 0. Totals — 13 20-26 48.
MOSHANNON VALLEY (43): A. Kitko 5 6-6 16, Matchock 3 0-0 6, Murawski 0 0-0 0, Bacher 5 3-8 13, Butler 0 0-0 0, Reed 1 1-2 3, M. Kitko 1 1-2 3, Clarkson 0 0-0 0. Totals — 15 11-18 43.
3-point field goals: Harmony 3 (Rorabaugh 3); Moshannon Valley 3 (A. Kitko 2 M. Kitko).
JV: Harmony, 38-31.
West Branch 59
Glendale 50
FLINTON — Larry Cowder poured in 28 points to help West Branch down Glendale in the Vikings’ season opener.
Sophomore Ryan Sinclair led Glendale with 18 points, Josh Potutschnig scored 14, and J.J. Kitko scored 13.
WEST BRANCH (59): Guerra 1 1-2 3, Cowder 9 8-11 28, Flick 1 5-6 7, Guteriez 1 0-3 2, Arnold 0 0-0 0, Eboch 2 0-1 6, Kolesar 4 1-2 13, Bellomy 0 0-0 0, Rothrak 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 15-26 59.
GLENDALE (50): Jasper 1 1-2 3, Potutschnig 4 4-5 14, Blake 0 0-1 0, Smeal 1 0-0 2, Sinclair 8 2-6 18, J.J. Kitko 5 3-6 13. Totals — 19 10-21 50.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
West Branch 11 19 11 18 — 59
Glendale 17 12 11 10 — 50
3-point goals: West Branch 8 (Cowder 2, Eboch 2, Kolesar 4) Glendale 2 (Potutschnig 2).
Records: West Branch (1-2); Glendale (0-1).
JV: West Branch, 44-22; High scorers–Rothrock, WB, 15; Ja. Kitko, G, 12.
Elsewhere:
n Tyrone fell to Bellefonte, 50-43, and Bedford beat Penn Cambria, 80-45. No information on those games were reported to the Mirror.
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