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Central survives late run vs Bisons

MARTINSBURG — Central saw its 17-point halftime advantage begin to evaporate, but the Scarlet Dragons held off Bedford, 50-42, to improve to 5-0 in high school boys basketball action on Friday. Eli Muthler led Central with 11 points, and Quincy Swaim scored 14 for Bedford. BEDFORD (42): Swaim 5 1-1 14, Rufley 1 3-3 5, Taylor 4 0-0 11, Price 2 0-0 4, Tedrow 2 0-2 6, Koontz 1 0-0 2. Totals — 15 4-6 42. CENTRAL (50): H Smith 1 1-3 4, Muthler 4 3-5 11, Garver 2 3-4 7, Albright 3 0-0 6, Long-Yarrison 3 0-0 8, Bettwy 1 0-0 3, Klotz 1 0-0 2, Byler 4 0-0 9. Totals — 19 7-12 ...

Lady Lions score 24 in first en route to road win

HARRISBURG — Altoona erupted from the outset for a 22-point lead after one quarter against Central Dauphin East en route to a 65-15 victory in high school girls basketball Friday. Melana Eyer buried four 3-pointers and totaled 15 points, while Lanie Wilt and Jaiden Krull recorded 12 apiece to help the Lady Lions even their record at 3-3. ALTOONA (65): Cuspert 1 0-0 3, M. Eyer 4 3-4 15, Nguyen-Moore 1 1-2 3, Wilt 5 0-0 12, R. Eyer 3 0-0 9, Hollabaugh 0 0-0 0, Berardinelli 0 0-0 0, Cogan 0 0-0 0, Harpster 2 0-0 5, Krull 5 2-2 12, Knorr 0 0-0 0, Beltz 3 0-0 6, Alexander 0 0-0 0. ...

Tigers use strong 4th to beat rivals

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — When Altoona and Hollidaysburg meet on the basketball court, more times than not, it’s a close affair that comes down to late-game circumstances. On Thursday night, it took a little bit longer for the contest to tighten up as ...

Marauders return home 4-0

CLEARFIELD — The Bishop Guilfoyle boys high school basketball team improved to 4-0 Thursday night, thanks to a 68-36 win at Clearfield. The Marauders, up 24-14 after one quarter, got 21 points from Jude Haigh to go with 10 points from Trevor Rehm. Braisen Patrick led the Bison (0-5) with 19 points. BISHOP GUILFOYLE (68): Lestochi 4 0-0 9, Haigh 7 2-2 21, Tr. Rehm 5 0-0 10, Gates 3 0-1 6, Consiglio 4 0-0 9, J. Kissell 2 0-1 4, C. Kissell 0 0-0 0, Food 1 0-0 2, T. Ruggery 0 0-0 0, K. Ruggery 2 0-0 5, Ty. Rehm 0 0-0 0, Robertson 0 0-0 0, Okonak 0 0-0 0. Totals — 29 2-4 ...

Claysburg moves to 3-1

CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel jumped out to a 25-point lead after three quarters of play and cruised to a 49-26 victory over Southern Huntingdon in Inter-County Conference East Division high school boys basketball action on Wednesday. Brayden Haney fronted the Bulldogs, now 3-1, with 20 points, while Cory Walter ripped down 11 rebounds. Nick Fields totaled 16 points for the 2-2 Rockets. SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON (26): Gibbons 0 0-0 0, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Trish 2 0-0 4, Griest 1 0-0 2, Fields 7 2-3 16, Grissinger 0 0-0 0, Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Lesley 0 2-2 2, Creswell 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 4-5 ...

Lady Marauders, Blue Devils pick up easy victories

PHILIPSBURG — Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic stayed unbeaten at 4-0 with a 60-20 romp over Philipsburg-Osceola in high school girls basketball action on Wednesday night. Anberlyn Petrecca led the way for BG with 10 points, and Maurie Querry scored 13. Maddy Malinich led P-O with seven points. BISHOP GUILFOYLE (60): Homan 1 0-0 3, Querry 6 0-0 13, Petrecca 8 0-0 19, Yeskey 3 0-0 6, Lightner 1 2-2 4, Gofus 1 0-0 2, Adams 1 0-0 2, Lechner 3 0-0 7, Steward 1 0-0 2, Marasco 0 0-0 0, Ronan 0 0-0 0, Hite 1 0-0 2, Zhang 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 26 2-2 60. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (20): Malinich 2 3-4 7, ...