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Crilly helps Golden Eagles pick up victory No. 7

TYRONE — Tyrone got 20 points from Sam Crilly and cruised past Huntingdon, 68-39, to improve its record to 7-4 in high school boys basketball on Monday. Kendall Lehner added 12 points, and Andrew Escala chipped in with 11 points for the Golden Eagles. HUNTINGDON (39): Foster 2 0-0 4, Boyer 2 0-0 5, Susko 4 0-0 8, Alexander 0 0-0 0, Rutter 4 1-2 9, Chrysler 2 0-0 4, Moore 1 0-1 2, Norris 1 2-2 5, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, Bryson 1 0-0 2, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Morris 0 0-0 0. Totals — 17 3-5 39. TYRONE (68): Crilly 6 4-4 20, Escala 5 0-0 11, Walk 2 3-4 7, Lehner 5 2-3 12, Crowell 0 0-0 0, Ronan ...

B-A makes most of its 3s

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com BELLWOOD — Two high school girls basketball teams with plenty of recent success at both the district and state level met Monday night trying to find themselves under new head coaches. The difference in Bellwood-Antis’ 53-35 victory over ...

BC rifle falls short on tiebreaker

GALLITZIN — Meyersdale defeated Bishop Carroll, in high school rifle action at the Gallitzen Sportsmens Club Monday afternoon. Both teams finished regulation play at 1,245-1,245 but Meyersdale won, using an integer scoring system where anything 10.3 and above is noted and used as a tiebreaking value. The Red Raiders had the most Major 10s, also called an “inner” score in rifle competition. Karli Schoop led the Huskies with a 256, followed by Seth Cunningham’s 253. Meyersdale was led by Bryson Hetz (254) and Sam Mason (251). MEYERSDALE (1,245): Hez 254, Mason 251, Smith 249, ...

This week’s games to watch

High school boys basketball MONDAY Bishop Guifoyle at Bishop McDevitt, 7:30 Notable: Marauders challenging themselves out of LHAC again with road test against solid team from higher classification. Chestnut Ridge at Penn Cambria, 7:15 Notable: Penn Cambria has been struggling after a hot start. A win over the Lions would be a big boost for the stretch run. Hollidaysburg at Central, 7:30 Notable: Golden Tigers and Scarlet Dragons among the teams trying to compete with Johnstown and BG for top tier of LHAC. United at Portage, 7:15 Notable: Rematch of last year’s ...

Lady Marauder freshmen deliver in win over Carroll

By Jamie Eichenlaub For the Mirror Bishop Guilfoyle girls basketball coach Kristi Kaack feels that “anyone can step up on any given night” to spark the Lady Marauders. On Friday night, the freshmen duo of Anderlyn Petrecca and Morgan Ruggery filled that role to help keep the team’s ...

Too many BG shooters for BC to shut down

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com EBENSBURG — Throughout the first quarter of Friday night’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup, the Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic and Bishop Carroll Catholic boys’ basketball teams looked like they were about to put on quite a shooting display. Both defenses took center stage in the second quarter before BG found its shooters touch again in the second half as they pulled away for a 72-41 rout over the Huskies. “We want to be good on the backside, be aggressive on the ball,” Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic coach Ryan Lestochi ...