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Lady Marauders earn another win

HUNTINGDON — Bishop Guilfoyle won every quarter against Huntingdon en route to a 71-45 victory on Tuesday night in girls high school basketball action. The Lady Marauders, who improved to 17-2, led 53-38 going into the final frame. Anberlyn Petrecca paced four Lady Marauders in double figures with 17 points, while Hannah Homan tallied 14, Maurie Querry totaled 12 and Morgan Ruggery posted 10. Lilly Fiscus led Huntingdon (8-10) with 25 points. BISHOP GUILFOYLE (71): Williams 3 0-0 8, Querry 4 2-2 12, Ruggery 4 2-2 10, Petrecca 8 1-2 17, Haigh 3 1-3 8, Yeskey 1 0-0 2, Gofus 0 0-2 ...

Lady Lions get tough defensively

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Altoona Area girls basketball coach Chris Fleegle thinks his team could have a very special season this year, but the barometer of success always begins by beating your rival. Thanks to some clutch play down the stretch, check that off the to-do list. Altoona held ...

Bell ignites Hollidaysburg in second half

HOLLIDAYSBURG — For the first half of Monday’s Blair County high school boys basketball rivalry game between Altoona and Hollidaysburg, anyone in the gymnasium who had not been following either team this season would have thought it was the Mountain Lions gearing up for a playoff ...

Valley pushes Lady Pirates to the limit in ICC loss

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com ALEXANDRIA — With the District 6 high school basketball playoffs looming right around the corner, most teams are looking for hotly-contested, hard-fought games to wrap up the regular season and provide a tune-up for the postseason. In that sense, both the Williamsburg and Juniata Valley girls basketball teams got the matchup they were looking for Monday night. After leading only 32-28 after three quarters, Williamsburg gained some separation in the fourth quarter, building an 11-point lead early in the period and staving off Valley, ...

Lady Blue Devils knocked off at home

BELLWOOD — Lily Fiscus scored a game-high 25 points Monday night to lead the Huntingdon Area High School girls basketball team past Bellwood-Antis, 53-42. The Lady Blue Devils, who trailed 23-18 at halftime, got 13 points from Lilly Gerwert and 11 points from Leigha Clapper as they fell to 9-11. Huntingdon (8-9) also got 10 points from Isadore Kazmarski. HUNTINGDON (53): Fiscus 9 5-8 25, Royer 0 0-0 0, Orenshaw 3 2-4 9, Fox 1 1-2 3, Kazmarski 3 4-4 10, Walters 2 0-2 6, Fisher 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 12-20 53. BELLWOOD-ANTIS (42): Clapper 4 1-1 11, Gerwert 3 6-10 13, Norton 0 0-0 ...

Penns Manor able to hold off pesky Heights in Heritage semifinals

By Rick Weaver For The Mirror PATTON — Cambria Heights coach Eric Thomas knew the Highlanders had a tough task at hand. The Highlanders fell behind early, and never fully recovered in their 54-40 loss against Penns Manor in the Heritage Conference girls’ basketball semifinal Monday night before a boisterous crowd at Cambria Heights High School. Penns Manor faces undefeated River Valley in the title game at 6 p.m. Friday at IUP. The Highlanders have two games remaining before the start of the District 6 Class 3A tournament. One of the Comets’ goals was to take away the ...