WILLOW HILL — The Northern Bedford girls basketball team jumped out to a 22-3 first-quarter lead Thursday night en route to a 70-16 win over Fannett-Metal in high school play.

NBC (3-1), which led 44-8 at halftime, got 22 points from freshman Ava Verbit to go with 12 points from Amberly Detterline.

NORTHERN BEDFORD (70): Baker 2 2-2 8, Smith 1 0-0 2, A. Yeatts 1 0-0 2, Detterline 5 2-2 12, H. Yeatts 2 0-0 5, Bl. Gable 3 0-0 6, Verbit 6 6-6 22, L. Barton 1 0-0 2, Troy 3 0-2 6, Reasy 0 0-0 0, B. Barton 2 1-2 5, Bollman 0 0-0 0. Totals — 26 11-14 70.

FANNETT-METAL (16): Klairety 3 1-6 7, Hoffman 4 0-4 8, Oclam 0 0-0 0, Warren 0 1-2 1, Varsano 0 0-0 0, Ott 0 0-0 0. Totals — 7 2-12 16.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Northern Bedford 22 22 15 11 — 70

Fannett-Metal 3 5 2 6 — 16

3-point goals: NBC 7 (Baker 2, H. Yeatts, Verbit 4)

Records: Northern Bedford (3-1), Fannett-Metal (0-1)

JV: No game

BOYS

Tigers fall on road

CLEARFIELD — The Hollidaysburg boys basketball dropped to 1-1, falling at Clearfield, 71-59, in high school action.

The Golden Tigers, down 27-21 at halftime, were outscored, 27-20, in the final frame. Vince Albarano led Hollidaysburg with 15 points, followed by Tyson Delerme (13) and Kasen Metzger (10).

Clearfield got 23 points from Braison Patrick to go with 22 points from Evan Maines. Teammate Parker Collins hit four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points.

HOLLIDASYBURG (71): Wolfe 2 1-2 5, Albarano 5 2-2 15, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Stultz 1 4-6 7, Frazier 0 0-2 0, Delerme 4 5-5 13, McDade 0 2-2 2, Steiner 1 0-0 2, Meakins 0 0-0 0, Metzger 2 5-6 10, Zimmerman 1 3-4 5, Padamonsky 0 0-0 0. Totals — 15 23-29 59.

CLEARFIELD (71): Collins 4 0-0 12, Ev. Maines 9 2-3 22, Glunt 3 3-3 9, Patrick 7 7-11 23, T. Kaskan 1 0-0 2, Rumfola 0 0-0 0, Es. Maines 1 0-0 3, Broad 0 0-0 0, Strishock 0 0-0 0, Coudnet 0 0-0 0, Vitullo 0 0-0 0, Gibson 0 0-0 0. Totals — 25 12-17 71.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Hollidaysburg 7 14 18 20 — 59

Clearfield 11 16 17 27 — 71

3-point goals: Clearfield 9 (Collins 4, Ev. Maines 2, Patrick, Glunt, Es. Maines); Hollidaysburg 4 (Wolfe, Albarano, Stultz, Metzger).

Records: Clearfield (1-0), Hollidaysburg (1-1)

JV: Hollidaysburg, 42-29. High scorers–Rhodes, H, 17; Strishock, C, 8.

Portage cruises

MAHAFFEY — Portage improved to 2-1 with a 55-30 win at Purchase Line behind 14 points from Braylin Walker.

The Mustangs, up 24-8 after one, also got 10 points each from Lleshon Walker and Tyson Burkett. Burkett also contributed seven rebounds, six assists and five steals.

Purchase Line (0-1) got nine points from Jacob Stein.

PORTAGE (55): Walker 5 0-0 10, Burkett 5 0-0 10, Walker 6 0-0 14, Caldwell 1 0-0 3, Bobolsky 1 0-0 2, Kiick 3 0-0 8, Gathers 3 0-0 8, Slanoc 0 0-0 0, Regitz 0 0-0 0, Burgan 0 0-0 0, Papcun 0 0-0 0, Mitchuk 0 0-0 0, Allison 0 0-0 0. Totals — 24 0-0 55.

PURCHASE LINE (30): Kauffman 0 2-2 2, S. Prusso 1 1-2 3, J. Stein 3 3-6 9, Lotion 2 1-2 5, Mountain 0 0-0 0, Matko 2 1-1 5, Clawson 0 1-2 1, Engle 0 3-4 3, A. Stein 0 0-0 0, R. Prusso 1 0-0 2, Barley 0 0-0 0, Frantz 0 0-0 0. Totals — 9 12-19 30.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Portage 24 16 12 3 — 55

Purchase Line 8 10 5 7 — 30

3-point goals: Portage 7 (Walker 2, Kick 2, Gathers 2, Caldwell).

Records: Portage (2-1), Purchase Line (0-1)

JV: Portage, 31-28. High scorers–Slanoc, P, 11; Barkey, PL, 7.

Bulldogs defeated

CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel lost 63-52 to McConnellsburg.

Brayden Haney’s 15 points led the Bulldogs, followed by Corey Walter (11) and Christian Treon (10). Hoyt Glenn led McConnellsburg with 21 points followed by 14 from Brayden Ramsey and 11 points each from Shaffer Early and Jace Fletcher.

MCCONNELLSBURG (63): Glenn 7 4-10 21, Ramsey 4 4-9 14, Early 4 2-2 11, Gress 2 0-0 6, Fletcher 4 1-4 11. Totals — 21 11-25 63.

CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (52): Haney 6 2-4 15, Kulick 3 0-0 8, C. Treon 4 2-2 10, G. Treon 4 0-0 8, Cr. Walter 5 1-1 11, Cl. Walter 0 0-0 0, Knisely 0 0-0 0. Totals — 22 5-7 52.

3-point goals: McConnellsburg 10 (Glenn 3, Ramsey 2, Gress 2, Fletcher 2, Early); C-K 3 (Kulick 2, Haney)

Heights downed

PATTON — Cambria Heights dropped its opener, losing 65-44 to Marion Center.

Kamden Rozier led Marion Center (1-0) scored 26 points to go with 12 points from Hayden Fox and 10 points from Alec Brudnock.

The Highlanders, down 25-14 at halftime, got nine points from Travis Kubat.

MARION CENTER (65): Fox 5 0-0 12, Faunt 0 0-0 0, Brudnock 3 4-4 10, Mattis 0 0-0 0, Rozier 9 2-3 26, Pack 2 0-2 5, Brice 0 0-0 0, Bish 3 1-2 8, Ryer 0 0-0 0, Roach 0 0-0 0, Sacco 2 0-1 4. Totals — 24 7-10 65.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (44): Clawson 1 4-4 6, Farabaugh 2 0-0 4, Ivory 2 0-0 5, Lobick 1 0-0 2, Kubat 4 1-1 9, L. Kline 1 2-4 4, M. Kline 2 1-6 5, Dearmitt 2 0-0 6, Dutko 1 0-0 3, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Gwizdak 0 0-0 0, Bradley 0 0-0 0, Velaria 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 8-15 44.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Marion Center 18 7 23 17 — 65

Cambria Heights 11 3 7 23 — 44

3-point goals: Marion Center 10 (Fox 2, Rozier 6, Pack, Bish), Cambria Heights 4 (Dearmitt 2, Ivory, Dutko)

Records: Marion Center (1-0), Cambria Heights (0-1)

JV: Cambria Heights 50-17. High scorers–Dutko, CH, 11; Brice, MC, 7.