From Mirror reports

Craig Sellers, who had previously coached at Huntingdon, stepped down as the varsity girls basketball coach at Southern Huntingdon following the team’s 65-60 overtime loss to Williamsburg on Thursday, Jan 2.

“Coach Sellers did resign on Friday,” confirmed Southern Huntingdon athletic director Tracy Cornelius in an email after being asked if Sellers had stepped down. “He was tired of being yelled at by parents over playing time.”

Southern Huntingdon is 8-3.

There were accounts sent to the Mirror that Sellers had suffered more than just verbal abuse from parents, but Cornelius said that was not true.

“He did not have anything thrown at him, but he was allegedly given grief after games by parents several times over the past two weeks, the most recent being the game at Williamsburg on Thursday,” Cornelius said. “He simply told me, ‘it isn’t worth it.'”

Shawn Young, who had been serving as Sellers’ assistant, has been appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season according to Cornelius.

Hudson sparks AAHS

HARRISBURG — Brionna Hudson poured in a game-high 27 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and came up with eight steals to lead Altoona to a 74-29 blow out victory over Harrisburg.

The Lady Lions, which led 38-10 after one quarter, got double-digit efforts from Melana Eyer (16 points), Raylin Eyer (11) and Lanie Wilt (10).

ALTOONA (74): M. Eyer 6 2-2 16, Nguyen-Moore 0 1-2 1, Hudson 11 4-5 27, Beck 0 1-2 1, Wilt 3 4-4 10, R Eyer 4 0-0 11, Cogan 0 2-2 2, Beltz 2 0-0 4, Lantzy 0 0-0 0, Williams 0 0-0 0, Neuner 0 0-0 0, Harpster 1 0-0 2, Wagner 0 0-0 0. Totals – 27 14-17 74.

HARRISBURG (29): Harrison 1 0-2 2, Cofield 3 0-3 6, Grey 5 2-4 13, Swigneit 2 0-0 5, Brown 1 0-2 2, Jons 0 1-2 1. Totals – 12 3-13 29.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Altoona 38 20 11 5 – 74

Harrisburg 10 7 6 6 – 29

3-point goals: Altoona 8 (M. Eyer 3, Beck, Wilt, R. Eyer, Harpster, Neuner); Harrisburg 1 (Mellish).

Records: Altoona (11-2); Harrisburg (1-10).

JV: Harrisburg won 44-30. High scorers – Beck , A, 17; Gray, H, 18.

Trio leads Hollidaysburg

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Clare Padamonsky scored 12 points while Lauren Stevenson and Alissa Heim added 11 and 10 points, respectively, in Hollidaysburg’s 59-16 win over Bellefonte.

The Lady Tigers, up 30-4 after one quarter, improved to 10-1.

BELLEFONTE (16): Brown 0 0-0 0, J. Lose 0 0-0 0, Jasseh 0 0-0 0, Cotter 2 0-0 4, A. Lose 0 0-0 0, Santostefano 1 0-0 2, Sampsel 1 0-0 3, A. Herr 1 0-0 2, E. Herr 0 0-0 0, Fravel 2 1-1 5, Masullo 0 0-0 0, Fetzer 0 0-0 0. Totals — 7 1-2 16.

HOLLIDAYSBURG (59): Heim 4 2-3 10, Stevenson 5 0-0 11, Vent 4 0-0 9, Padamonsky 6 0-2 12, Sidney 2 0-0 5, Weimert 3 0-0 6, Lear 1 0-0 2, Bailey 0 0-0 0, Gearhart 1 0-0 2, Steiner 1 0-0 2, Hayer 1 0-0 2, Leighty 0 0-0 0, Basenback 0 0-0 0, Buffone 0 0-0 0. Totals — 27 2-5 59.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bellefonte 4 3 4 5 — 16

Hollidaysburg 30 17 4 8 — 59

3-point goals: Bellefonte 1 (Sampsell); Hollidaysburg 3 (Sidney, Stevenson, Vent).

Records: Bellefonte (1-7); Hollidaysburg (10-1).

JV: Hollidaysburg, 28-17. High scorers–Hayer, Basenback, H, 7 each.

Heights struggles

MARION CENTER — Cambria Heights trailed by just four after one quarter but managed just two points in the second en route to a 55-34 loss to Marion Center.

Sienna Kirsch was the lone Lady Highlander in double figures with 16 points.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (34): Kirsch 6 4-8 16, Vinglish 3 2-3 9, Rogal 0 0-2 0, Bender 0 1-2 1, Dutko 2 1-2 6, Karlheim 1 0-0 2. Totals – 12 8-17 34.

MARION CENTER (55): A. Ruddock 3 1-2 7, Haggerty 3 0-0 6, Shadle 3 2-2 9, Maci Miller 6 3-4 17, Black 3 3-4 9, Silvis 1 0-0 2, Zamborsky 2 0-2 5. Totals – 21 9-12 55.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Cambria Heights 13 2 5 14 – 34

Marion Center 17 15 11 12 – 55

3-point goals: Cambria Heights 2 (Dutko,Vinglish); Marion Center 4 (Miller 2, Shadle, Zamborsky).

Records: Cambria Heights (8-5); Marion Center (13-3).

JV: Marion Center won 26-15.

Dragons defeated

HUNTINGDON — Central was tied after three quarters of play, but Huntingdon won the final stanza by five points to hand the Lady Dragons a 45-40 loss.

Marah Dickson had eight points to lead Central.

CENTRAL (40): Dickson 2 2-3 8, L. Imes 2 0-3 4, Benton 2 0-0 5, Poet 2 2-6 7, Rhykerd 1 0-0 2, A. Imes 2 3-4 7, Long 2 1-2 7. Totals – 13 8-17 40.

HUNTINGDON (45): Fiscus 10 5-5 27, Royer 1 3-4 5, Orenshaw 2 2-4 6, Fox 0 0-0 0, Kazmarski 3 0-0 6, Walters 0 0-0 0, Fisher 0 1-2 1. Totals – 16 11-15 45.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Central 5 17 12 6 – 40

Huntingdon 16 10 8 11 – 45

3-point goals: Central 6 (Dickson 2, Long 2, Benton, Poet); Huntingdon 2 (Fiscus 2).

Records: Central (1-9); Huntingdon (5-4).

JV: No report.

Blue Devils fall

BELLWOOD — Bellwood-Antis lost every quarter but stayed within striking distance throughout before Clearfield pulled away enough to hand the Lady Blue Devils a 68-60 loss.

Lilly Gerwert’s 21 points were tops for Bellwood, while Isabella Sloey tacked on 11.

CLEARFIELD (68): Diehl 7 6-8 20, E. Helsel 9 3-4 24, Glunt 0 10-12 10, M. Helsel 5 0-0 11, Hudson 1 0-0 3. Totals –22 19-24 68 .

BELLWOOD-ANTIS (60): Clapper 4 0-0 8, Gerwert 8 3-4 21, Norton 3 0-0 6, Cacciotti 3 0-0 7, Sweigert 0 1-2 1, Sloey 5 1-2 11, Turek 2 0-0 4, Plummer 1 0-0 2. Totals –26 5-8 60 .

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Clearfield 15 18 14 21 — 68

Bellwood-Antis 14 14 12 20 — 60

3-point goals: Clearfield 5 (E. Helsel 3, Hudson, M. Helsel); Bellwood-Antis 3 (Gerwert 2, Cacciotti).

Records: Clearfield (5-3); Bellwood-Antis (8-4).

JV: Bellwood-Antis won 35-26. High scorers–E. Helsel, C, 13; Sloey, B, 10