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Poor first half spells doom for JV

ALEXANDRIA — The Juniata Valley girls basketball team fell behind 34-16 in the first half Wednesday night en route to a 54-45 loss to Huntingdon in high school action. Lilly Fiscus led Huntingdon (11-11) with 17 points while teammate Reagan Orenshaw added 14 points. Juniata Valley (12-10) got 19 points from Aubrey Anderson in a game in which the Lady Hornets outscored Huntingdon, 15-3, in the third quarter to cut the deficit to six at 37-31. Kassidy Watson added 13 points to go with 11 from Anna Taylor. HUNTINGDON (54): Fiscus 5 7-10 17, Royer 2 0-2 6, Orenshaw 4 3-4 14, Fox 3 ...

Lady Lions crush undefeated ’Cats in semis

HARRISBURG — The Altoona girls basketball team was looking to play spoiler on Tuesday night against Mechanicsburg in the semifinals of the Mid-Penn Conference playoffs. The Lady Wildcats entered the game perfect through 22 games of the regular season. The Lady Lions took control right ...

CC starts, finishes strong vs. Trojans

EBENSBURG — Central Cambria used a 14-point scoring edge in the first and fourth quarters to capture a 54-43 win over Greater Johnstown Tuesday night in girls high school basketball action. Katie George fronted the Lady Red Devils with 13 points, while Alaina Long registered 10. GREATER ...

Strong start leads Penn Cambria to win

CRESSON — Penn Cambria erupted for 25 points in each of the first two quarters en route to a 29-point lead in the first half of a 78-47 win over Somerset Tuesday night in boys high school basketball action. Brandon Rabish paced three Panthers in double figures with 12 points, while Isaac Strittmatter totaled 11 and Gavin Harrold ended with 10. SOMERSET (47): Bowers 1 0-0 3, Stoy 1 0-2 2, Sherbine 1 2-2 4, Speelman 3 0-0 6, Roby 2 0-1 6, Antram 2 0-0 6, Beener 0 0-0 0, Hagans 4 0-2 9, Means 0 0-0 0, Thompson 3 1-2 9, Feng 0 2-2 2, Hostetler 0 0-0 0. Totals – 17 6-12 47. PENN ...

Eyer tops on the list of treys for winning Altoona girls

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Altoona Area High School celebrated its AAHS Fieldhouse’s 50th anniversary on Monday, and Lady Lions senior Melana Eyer became the record holder for most 3-pointers by any girl who has ever played on the court for that program. Eyer ...

BG duo lead team to victory

SPRING MILLS — Morgan Ruggery and Anberlyn Petrecca recorded 19 points apiece as Bishop Guilfoyle Academy had no trouble handling Penns Valley in a 67-28 victory Monday night in girls high school basketball action. Maurie Querry also reached double figures for the Lady Marauders (20-2), who were up 39-20 at the half, with 10. BISHOP GUILFOYLE (67): Williams 1 0-0 2, Querry 4 1-2 10, Ruggery 7 4-4 19, Petrecca 8 2-5 19, Haigh 2 1-2 6, Gofus 2 0-0 4, Homan 2 0-0 5, Steward 0 0-0 0, Seaman 0 0-0 0. Hite 0 0-0 0, Bennett 0 0-0 0, P. Ronan 1 0-0 2, K. Ronan 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 27 8-13 ...