H.S. basketball games to watch
High school boys
MONDAY
Portage at West Shamokin, 7:15
Notable: Start of a tough week of games for Mustangs against the current No. 5 seed in D6 Class 3A.
River Valley at Central Cambria, 7:15
Notable: Red Devils are currently in playoff position in 2A and River Valley isn’t, but Panthers aren’t far back of the Devils.
TUESDAY
Blair Co. Christian at Great Commission, 7
Notable: Great Commission has enjoyed the better season so far of the Blair County ACAA rivals.
Williamsburg at West Branch, 7:15
Notable: Blue Pirates lost the first matchup 65-38 at home and will be hoping for a better result vs. top D6 2A seed.
WEDNESDAY
Bellwood-Antis at Central, 7:15
Notable: Teams were tied at 12 following the first quarter in the matchup at Bellwood, but tough spot for B-A team trying for first win.
Hollidaysburg at Tyrone, 7:30
Notable: Key Laurel Highlands game between two teams that both have losses to BG within the section.
Huntingdon at Bishop Guilfoyle, 7:15
Notable: Bearcats are currently the No. 2 seed in Class 4A, but the Marauders will be the favorites in this game.
Northern Cambria at Portage, 7:15
Notable: Colts, currently the No. 4 seed in D6 Class 2A, won first matchup against Portage, currently No. 3 seed in 2A.
FRIDAY
Richland at Bishop Carroll, 7:15
Notable: Huskies need to win as many games as possible to ensure a playoff position in a Class 1A field they may be favorites in regardless of seed.
United at Portage, 7:15
Notable: Mustangs, the No. 3 2A seed enter the week as stated before, won first matchup vs. United, the No. 2 seed entering the week.
SATURDAY
Central at Penn Cambria, 1
Notable: Panthers aren’t having the best season but a game between these two schools in any sport could always end up competitive.
High school girls
MONDAY
Central at Bellwood-Antis, 6:30
Notable: Lady Blue Devils need to stack as many wins as possible up to hang on to a D6 2A quarterfinal home game.
Central Cambria at Forest Hills, 7:15
Notable: This could be the season that Lady Devils knock off Forest Hills, which they have threatened to beat for years.
Tyrone at Hollidaysburg, 7:30
Notable: Probably too big of a challenge for a young Lady Eagles team, but a good showing would be something to build off.
TUESDAY
Blair County Christian
at Great Commission, 5:30
Notable: On the girls side, Blair County Christian has enjoyed the better season in this ACAA rivalry.
Penn Cambria at Bishop Carroll, 7:15
Notable: Bishop Carroll has some impressive wins this year, and the Lady Panthers just played BG tough last week.
WEDNESDAY
Tussey Mountain at Juniata Valley, 6
Notable: Todd Gates has another solid team in Saxton, and the Lady Hornets should be over .500 going into this one.
THURSDAY
Bishop Guilfoyle at Bellwood-Antis, 7:30
Notable: Lady Blue Devils put a scare into BG last season on the road to help propel a playoff run.
FRIDAY
Chambersburg at Altoona, 6:30
Notable: Lady Lions will be celebrating their 1,000th victory in program history by bringing back players and coaches who were part of the wins.
SATURDAY
Bishop Guilfoyle vs. Norwin,
at Seton Hill University, 6
Notable: Lady Marauders get a shot against a much bigger school on a road trip that will help come state playoff time.
Bishop Carroll at Bishop McCort, 5
Notable: McCort is probably the favorite here, but as said earlier, Carroll has some impressive wins. This would be another one.