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Lady Mustangs rally behind Bednarski’s 33

PORTAGE — Kendall Bednarski poured in 33 points to help Portage overcome a 35-22 halftime deficit in beating Conemaugh Township, 49-46, in Heritage Conference high school girls basketball action on Wednesday. Liana Bagby added 12 points for the Lady Mustangs. Ava Byer scored 14 for Township. CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP (46): Wiley 3 0-2 6, Kordell 3 1-2 8, Fetterman 2 0-0 5, Byer 5 2-4 14, Seibert 1 0-0 3, Black 0 0-2 0, Moser 1 0-2 2, Hagan 0 0-0 0, Dull 0 0-0 0, McCann 4 0-2 8. Totals — 19 3-14 46. PORTAGE (49): Noll 0 0-0 0, Myher 0 0-0 0, C. Burkett 0 4-8 4, Bagby 4 4-9 12, ...

Scarlet Dragons win; Marauders, Tigers roll

CLEARFIELD — Central took control of the game in the third quarter and then held off Clearfield in a 54-51 victory in high school boys basketball action on Wednesday night. Mason Byler scored a team-high 23 points, and Eli Muthler added 19 points for the Scarlet Dragons, who improved to 12-4 overall. CENTRAL (54): E. Muthler 7 2-3 19, J. Muthler 0 0-0 0, Black 3 1-3 7, Byler 8 1-1 23, Lingenfelter 1 0-0 2, Hoover 0 0-0 0, Dickson 0 0-0 0, Bassler 1 0-0 3. Totals — 20 4-7 54. CLEARFIELD (51): Collins 1 0-0 2, Patrick 8 7-8 25, Lynch 0 0-0 0, C. Kaskan 2 2-2 6, Glunt 6 2-3 16, J. ...

CC stubs toe in loss to McCort

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com EBENSBURG — The Central Cambria girls basketball team entered Tuesday’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference showdown against Bishop McCort Catholic winners of five of its last six games. The recent hot streak had the Lady Devils in the No. 2 position in the District 6 Class 3A playoff field behind only unbeaten River Valley. But the Lady Crushers gave Central Cambria a reminder how fickle success can be this time of the year with a lopsided 58-41 victory. “We told them we’d rather be challenged by a very good basketball team ...

Kochara keys NBC in victory over SF

WARFORDSBURG — Alex Kochara knocked down four shots from 3-point range and led all scorers with 22 points as Northern Bedford routed Southern Fulton, 61-38, in boys high school basketball on Tuesday. Wesley Horsh (11 points) and Nate Eckenrode (10) also reached double figures for the Black Panthers. NORTHERN BEDFORD (61): Norwood 1 0-0 3, Horsh 4 3-4 11, Kochara 6 6-7 22, Lloyd 0 0-0 0, Eckenrode 4 0-2 10, Foor 3 3-4 9, Schleinkofer 0 0-0 0, Cottle 2 0-0 6, O’Brian 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Ritchey 0 0-0 0, Love 0 0-0 0, Zellers 0 0-0 0, Imler 0 0-0 0, Britt 0 0-0 0, Baas 0 0-0 0. ...

Big first quarter sparks Williamsburg to win

WILLIAMSBURG — Williamsburg came out and grabbed a 17-point lead after one quarter of play, and then put the game away in the third quarter of a 64-18 win over Northern Bedford Tuesday night in girls high school basketball. The Lady Blue Pirates, which led 22-5 after the first, received a game-high 26 points from Levada Gorsuch, while LeeAnna Royer and Grace Colbert registered 11 points each. Alyssa Yeatts and Amberlyn Detterline led the Lady Panthers with seven points apiece. NORTHERN BEDFORD (18): Baker 0 0-0 0, Love 0 0-0 0, A. Yeatts 3 1-2 7, Detterline 2 3-4 7, Be. Gable 1 ...

Balance helps Eagles pick up road victory

MILL HALL — Tyrone found itself down by six at the half but used a strong showing in the second half to pull out a 70-67 win over Central Mountain Monday in boys high school basketball. Sam Crilly led the way for the Golden Eagles with 24 points, while Andrew Escala and Kendall Lehner tallied 12 each and Eli Woomer tossed in 11. Tyrone outscored Central Mountain 37-28 over the final two quarters. TYRONE (70): Crilly 9 4-8 24, A. Walk 1 0-0 2, Escala 5 1-2 12, Lehner 6 0-0 12, Woomer 4 0-0 11, A. Emigh 3 1-4 7, Hamer 1 0-0 2, M. Emigh 0 0-0 2, Parsons 0 0-0 0, Oakes 0 0-0 0. ...