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Bishop Guilfoyle secured the top seed in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference playoffs with a 72-51 win over Westmont Hilltop at the Pleasant Valley gym on Monday night in high school boys basketball action.
Patrick Haigh's 18 points were tops for Guilfoule (18-4), which led 29-16 at halftime. Karson Kieswetter added 14 points to go with 13 points from Caio Machado.
WESTMONT HILLTOP (51): Heider 0 0-0 0, Crocco 9 1-1 21, Spencer 3 2-2 8, Brownlee 5 2-2 12, Sweeney 0 1-2 1, Louder 0 0-0 0, Buday 2 0-0 4, Rupert 1 0-0 2, Cox 1 0-0 3, Miller 0 0-0 0, Weslager 0 0-0 0, Rhoades 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 21 7-8 51.
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (72): P. Haigh 7 2-2 18, Kieswetter 5 0-0 14, Hettinger 1 0-0 2, Woolridge 2 2-2 6, J. Haigh 3 0-0 8, Beauchamp 0 0-0 0, Foor 0 0-0 0, Ruggery 0 0-0 0, Kissell 2 0-0 5, Tr. Rehm 2 0-0 6, Ty. Rehm 0 0-0 0, Robertson 0 0-0 0, Machado 5 0-0 13. Totals -- 27 4-4 72.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Westmont Hilltop 6 10 20 15 -- 51
Bishop Guilfoyle 14 15 22 21 -- 72
3-point goals: Westmont Hilltop 2 (Crocco 2); Bishop Guilfoyle 14 (P. Haigh 2, Kieswetter 4, D Haigh 2, Kissell, Tr. Rehm 2, Machado 3).
Records: Westmont Hilltop (5-15, LHAC 3-13); Bishop Guilfoyle (18-4, LHAC 16-2)
JV: Bishop Guilfoyle, 63-53. High scorers--Tr. Rehm, BG, 23; Weslager, WH, 13.
Central shines
JOHNSTOWN -- Central broke open a close game with a 23-9 edge in the third quarter in beating Johnstown, 64-53.
Tyrell Rolle and Seth Bean each scored 14 points for the Scarlet Dragons, who head to the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference playoff with an 18-4 overall record. Eli Lingenfelter scored 13, and Hunter Smith had 11.
CENTRAL (64): Lingenfelter 6 0-0 13, Smith 5 0-0 11, Rolle 5 0-0 14, Bean 7 0-0 14, Daugherty 4 1-1 9, 1 0-0 3, Tingling 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 28 2-2 64.
JOHNSTOWN (53): Tisinger 2 0-0 5, N. Collins 5 4-4 17, Reed 2 0-0 4, Malcolm 3 0-0 6, J. Collins 5 0-1 13, Stalworth 3 2-2 8. Totals -- 20 6-7 53.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central 9 14 23 18 -- 64
Johnstown 7 15 9 22 -- 53
3-point goals: Central 6 (Rolle 4, Lingenfelter, Muthler); Johnstown 7 (N. Collins 3, J. Collins 3, Tisinger).
Records: Central (18-4, 14-4 LHAC); Johnstown (7-14, 5-12 LHAC).
JV: Johnstown, 51-47. High scorers--Stalworth, J, 16; Butler, C, 15.
PC downs CC
EBENSBURG -- Easton Semelsberger scored 17 points to lead Penn Cambria (18-4) to an 80-57 win over Central Cambria.
Zach Grove added 15 points for the Panthers -- up 19-9 after one quarter -- to go with 12 from Garrett Harold and 11 points from Vinny Chirdon.
Central Cambria (6-16) got 15 points from Hobbs Dill while Daric Damchanko added 14 points.
PENN CAMBRIA (80): Semelsberger 6 0-0 17, Grove 7 0-1, 15, Gar. Harold 5 2-3 12, Chirdon 4 0-0 11, McCarthy 4 0-1 8, Reese 3 0-0 7, Murphy 2 0-0 4, Gav. Harold 1 0-0 2, Lattermen 2 0-2 4. Totals -- 34 2-7 80.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (57) Dill 5 2-4 15, Danchanko 7 0-0 14, Koss 4 0-0 8, Little 2 1-1 6, Wyrwas 2 0-0 5, Ford 2 0-0 6, Snyder 1 1-1 3, Westrick 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 23 4-6 57.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Penn Cambria 19 16 27 18 -- 80
Central Cambria 9 13 18 17 -- 57
3-point goals: Penn Cambria 10 (Semelsberger 5, Chirdon 3, Reese, Grove); Central Cambria 7 (Dill 3, Ford 2, Little).
Records: Penn Cambria (18-4, LHAC 14-4); Central Cambria (6-16, LHAC 6-12).
JV: Penn Cambria, 58-51. High scorers--Chirdon, PC, 26.
BC triumphs
EBENSBURG -- A 19-7 second-quarter showing lifted Bishop Carroll to a 64-52 win over Forest Hills.
The Huskies (12-9) got 18 points from Luke Repko and 11 points from Spencer Myers in a game they led at the break, 32-17.
FOREST HILLS (52): Pasquerilla 7 0-0 16, Brezovec 3 0-0 6, McGough 4 5-5 15, Miller 3 5-8 11, Poldiak 0 0-0 0, Myers 0 0-0 0, Weinzeril 1 0-0 2, Tokarsky 0 0-0 0, Martinage 1 0-0 2 Totals -- 19 10-13 52.
BISHOP CARROLL (64): Dumm 3 1-4 7, Amigh 1 2-4 5, Heinrich 3 1-2 7, Myers 5 1-1 11, Smorto 0 0-0 0, Repko 7 2-2 18, Alexander 0 0-0 0, Sekerak 0 0-0 0, Voyda 3 0-0 8, Tremel 1 0-0 2, Oravec 1 0-0 2, T. Golden 0 4-4 4. Totals -- 24 11-17 64.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Forest Hills 10 7 17 18 -- 52
Bishop Carroll 13 19 15 17 -- 64
3-point goals: Forest Hills 4 (Pasquerilla 2, McGough 2), Bishop Carroll 5 (Repko 2, Amigh, Voyda 2).
Records: Forest Hills (2-20, 1-17 LHAC), Bishop Carroll (12-9, 9-8 LHAC).
JV: Bishop Carroll, 46-17. High scorers--Myers, FH, 6; Alexander, BC, 11.
Heights wins
PATTON -- A big second quarter propeled Cambria Heights to a 65-55 victory over Homer-Center.
Caleb Whiteford led the Highlanders with 18 points, Bernie Whiteford scored 13, Quin Mazenko had 13, Nathan Wholaver 12 and Carter Lamb 11.
HOMER-CENTER (55): Arone 2 0-0 5, Zenisek 7 0-0 20, Harper 3 0-0 6, Krejocz 4 2-2 12, Vitalie 1 0-0 2, Palmer 0 2-2 2, Alexander 4 0-0 8. Totals -- 21 4-4 55.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (65): C. Whiteford 7 0-1 18, Wholaver 5 2-7 12, B. Whiteford 4 6-9 14, Lamb 5 1-2 11, Rogal 1 0-0 3, Mazenko 5 1-2 13, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Ford 0 1-2. Total -- 23 12-23 65.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Homer-Center 16 13 13 13 -- 55
Cambria Heights 14 28 12 11 -- 65
3-point goals: Homer-Center 9 (Zensisek 6, Krejocz 2, Arone); Cambria Heights 9 (C. Whiteford 4, Mazenko 2, Rogal).
Records: Homer-Center (3-18, 3-11 Heritage); Cambria Heights (14-7, 9-4 Heritage).
JV: Cambria Heights, 31-27. High scorers--Rogal, CH, 9; Alexander, HC, 13.
B-A falters
SPRING MILLS -- Bellwood-Antis dropped to 10-12 with a 60-46 loss at Penns Valley.
The Blue Devils, down 31-25 at halftime, got 14 points from Brayden Wagner to go with 11 points from Dawson Miller.
BELLWOOD-ANTIS (46): Mallon 1 0-0 3, Wagner 5 0-1 14, Beiswenger 1 2-3 4, Shanafelt 1 2-2 4, Miller 4 0-0 11, Sweigert 3 0-0 8, Gibbons 1 0-0 2, Buss 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 16 4-6 46.
PENNS VALLEY (60): Welshans 5 0-0 13, Romig 1 1-2 3, Culver 1 0-2 2, K. Niewinski 3 4-5 10, Crater 1 0-0 2, C. Niewinski 2 0-0 4, Braucht 11 2-2 26. Totals -- 24 7-11 60.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bellwood-Antis 13 12 14 7 -- 46
Penns Valley 14 17 21 8 -- 60
3-point goals: Bellwood-Antis 10 (Mallon, Sweigert 2, Wagner 4, Miller 3); Penns Valley 5 (Welshans 3, Brauch 2).
Records: Bellwood-Antis (10-12), Penns Valley (10-11).
JV: Penns Valley, 34-32. High scorers--Butler, PV, 16; Caracciolo, BA, 15.
C-K defeated
WILLOW HILL -- Claysburg-Kimmel fell behind 21-2 in the first quarter en route to a 75-47 loss at Fannett-Metal.
The Bulldogs (8-14) got 13 points each from Wyatt Buell and Anthony Sacchitella.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (47): Ritchey 2 2-2 6, Mauk 2 0-0 6, W. Buell 5 1-2 13, Barr 2 0-0 4, Emeigh 1 1-5 3, Francona 1 0-0 2, Sacchitella 5 0-0 13, P. Buell 0 0-0 0, G. Walters 0 0-0 0, Ebersole 0 0-1 0. Totals -- 18 4-10 47.
FANNETT-METAL (75): Hill 6 2-5 18, L. Coffman 3 0-0 8, Appleby 7 11-11 28, Warren 5 2-3 12, Martin 1 0-0 2, Wingert 2 0-0 5, Goshorn 0 0-0 0, J. Coffman 0 0-0 0, Arnold 0 0-0 0, Hostler 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 25 15-19 75.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Claysburg-Kimmel 2 13 19 13 -- 47
Fannett-Metal 21 14 28 12 -- 75
3-point goals: Claysburg-Kimmel 7 (Sacchitella 3, Mauk, W. Buell 2); Fannett-Metal 8 (Hill 4, L. Coffman 2, Appleby, Wingert).
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (8-14, 6-10 ICC); Fannett-Metal (11-10, 9-5 ICC).
JV: Fannett-Metal, 44-30. High scorers -- Buell, R. Ebersole, CK, 8 each; Wingert, FM, 21.