Dylan Hoover’s free throws lift Central Scarlet Dragons over Huntingdon Bearcats
HUNTINGDON — Dylan Hoover made two free throws with 5.5 seconds left to lift Central to a 46-45 win over Huntingdon Monday night in a rematch of the District 6 Class 4A boys basketball championship game won by the Scarlet Dragons last spring.
Jacob Heuston scored a game-high 18 points for Central, and Hoover finished with 13 points. Kobe Carthen led the Bearcats with 15 points.
CENTRAL (46): Muthler 1 3-4 5, Heuston 6 4-6 18, Hoover 5 2-2 13, Beltz 2 0-0 4, Kasun 3 0-0 6, Decker 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 0 0-0 0. Totals — 17 9-12 46.
HUNTINGDON (45): Morris 4 0-0 12, Carthen 7 1-1 15, Guisler 4 0-1 10, Lane 1 0-0 2, Rutter 0 0-0 0, Sullivan 2 0-0 6, Anders 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 1-2 45.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central 15 11 9 11 — 46
Huntingdon 9 7 13 16 — 45
3-point goals: Central 3 (Heuston 2, Hoover); Huntingdon 8 (Morris 4, Guisler 2, Sullivan 2).
Records: Central (4-1); Huntingdon (3-4).
JV: Huntingdon, 48-45. High scorers–Kasun, C, 15; Humphrey, H, 13.
Tigers roll
BELLEFONTE — Hollidaysburg jumped out to a 25-7 lead after one quarter and extended it to 45-22 at the half in routing Bellefonte, 75-38.
J.J. Stultz led the Golden Tigers with 15 points, Kasen Metzger scored 14, and Vince Albarano added 13.
HOLLIDAYSBURG (75): Wolfe 1 2-2 5, Albarano 6 1-1 13, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Stultz 7 0-0 15, Frazier 3 0-1 7, Delerme 1 3-4 5, McDade 2 3-4 8, Steiner 0 0-0 0, Metzger 5 3-4 14, Zimmerman 2 2-2 6, Padamonsky 1 0-0 2, Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals — 28 14-18 75.
BELLEFONTE (38): Pilser 0 0-0 0, Jones 1 0-0 2, Coons 6 4-4 18, Servant 6 1-2 13, Huntsinger 0 0-0 0, Fortney 1 0-0 3, Summers 1 0-0 2, Gibson 0 0-0 0, Gramley 0 0-0 0. Totals — 15 5-6 38.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Hollidaysburg 25 20 17 13 — 75
Bellefonte 7 15 9 7 — 38
3-point goals: Hollidaysburg 5 (Wolfe, Stultz, Frazier, McDade, Metzger); Bellefonte 3 (Coons 2, Fortney).
Records: Hollidaysburg (3-2); Bellefonte (1-6).
JV: Hollidaysburg, 54-18. High scorers–Rhodes, H, 15; Pilser, B, 8.
JV now 6-1
MORRISDALE — Jett Rand (24 points) and Kyler Spurlin (23 points) combined for 47 points to power Juniata Valley to its sixth win in seven games, beating West Branch, 75-61.
Joe Lecrone contributed 18 points and 18 rebounds for the Green Hornets.
JUNITATA VALLEY (75): Rand 10 4-6 24, Cook 2 3-4 7, Spurlin 9 3-4 23, Lecrone 6 4-7 18, Scalia 0 1-2 1, T. Norris 1 0-0 2, Hoffmaster 0 0-0 0, Castaneda 0 0-0 0, Glenny 0 0-0 0. Totals — 28 15-23 75.
WEST BRANCH (61): McGonigal 7 1-2 20, Kephart 3 2-3 8, Ea. Emigh 7 4-10 18, Lannen 0 0-0 0, Ev Emigh 1 0-0 2, Hudson 1 1-2 3, Gibson 2 5-6 10. Totals — 21 13-23 61.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Juniata Valley 21 18 21 15 — 75
West Branch 9 23 15 14 — 61
3-point goals: Juniata Valley 4 (Lecrone 2, Spurlin 2); West Branch 6 (McGonigal 5, Gibson).
Records: Juniata Valley (6-1); West Branch (1-4).
JV: Juniata Valley, 62-38. High scorers–T. Norris, JV, 18.
Altoona downed
MECHANICSBURG — Despite outscoring Cumberland Valley in the second half, Altoona fell to the Eagles, 73-64.
Ethan Hicks scored 15 points, Chris Wagner added 14 points and Cody Chathams chipped in with 12 points for the Mountain Lions, who fell to 1-7.
ALTOONA (64): Shields 2 1-2 5, Wagner 5 3-4 14, Chathams 4 3-4 12, E. Hicks 5 1-2 15, Pfeffer 3 1-2 8, Coldwell 1 0-0 2, D. Hicks 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 11-16 64
CUMBERLAND VALLEY (73): O’Brien 4 1-2 12, Welsh 3 0-1 6, Comstack 3 5-6 13, Lang 1 1-1 3, Shah 1 0-0 3, Diehl 4 1-2 13, Scott 2 1-4 5, Parson 8 2-4 18. Totals — 26 11-20 73.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Altoona 14 17 17 16 — 64
Cumberland Valley 20 25 14 14 — 73
3-point goals: Altoona 7 (Wagner, Pfeffer, Chathams, E. Hicks 4); Cumberland Valley 10 (Comstack 2, O’Brien 3, Diehl 4, Shah)
Records: Altoona (1-7); Cumberland Valley (4-2).
JV: Cumberland Valley, 54-49. High scorers: Cochran, A, 22; Scott, CV, 25.
Devils fall short
CLEARFIELD — Down 56-36 heading to the final quarter, Bellwood-Antis showed no let-up and ended up losing by just four points, 64-60, to Clearfield.
Braison Patrick led Clearfield with 27 points, and Jackson Dorminy scored 25 for Bellwood.
BELLWOOD-ANTIS (60): Dorminy 8 3-6 25, Gibbons 1 0-2 2, Shedlock 1 2-2 5, McClellan 4 2-2 12, Leeper 2 0-0 5, McConnell 0 1-2 1, Worthing 0 0-0 0, McNelis 0 0-2 0, Shanafelt 0 0-0 0, Litzinger 0 0-0 0, Gonzales 1 0-0 3. Totals — 20 8-16 60.
CLEARFIELD (64): Collins 1 0-0 2, Ev. Maines 6 4-6 19, Patrick 9 4-11 27, Kaskon 2 0-2 4, Rumfala 2 0-0 4, Ea. Maines 1 0-0 3, Broad 1 1-2 3. Totals — 22 9-21 64.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bellwood-Antis 7 14 15 22 — 60
Clearfield 20 16 20 8 — 64
3-point goals: Bellwood-Antis 12 (Dorminy 6, McClellan 2, Shedlock, Mayes, Leeper, Gonzales); Clearfield 8 (Ev. Maines 3, Patrick 5).
Records: Bellwood-Antis (3-4); Clearfield (6-0).
JV: Bellwood-Antis, 52-47. High scorers–Gonzales, BA, 11; Maines, C, 13.
GCS now 5-0
CLYMER — Great Commission School improved to 5-0 with a 47-24 victory over Calvary Baptist Academy of Clymer.
Elijah Best led the Bears with 13 points, and Alex Guise scored 10.
GREAT COMMISSION (47): E. Best 5 1-2 13, Guise 4 1-2 10, Hileman 2 0-0 5, Bickings 2 0-0 4, Grissinger 2 0-0 4, Lohsl 2 0-0 4, Miller 1 1-2 3, Z. Best 1 0-0 2, Palazzi 1 0-0 2. Totals — 20 3-6 47.
CALVARY BAPTIST CLYMER (24): N. Petrovich 3 0-0 6, M. Petrovich 2 0-0 5, Rattigan 2 0-0 5, Nicholson 2 0-0 4, Smith 1 0-0 2, Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals — 11 0-0 24.
3-point goals: Great Commission 4 (E. Best 2, Guise, Hileman); Calvary Baptist Clymer 2 (M. Petrovich, Rattigan).
Records: Great Commission (5-0, 3-0 ACAA).
Heights soars
PATTON — Cambria Heights edged Moshannon Valley, 62-57, on the strength of double-digit scoring efforts from Braden Farabaugh (14), Nolan Clawson (11), Brayden DeArmitt (11) and Levi Kline (10).
MOSHANNON VALLEY (57): Hansel 3 0-0 8, Mells 3 1-3 8, Washell 5 3-7 13, T. Canner 7 1-6 15, Reefer 1 0-0 3, Cevenak 0 0-0 0, B. Canner 2 2-2 8. Totals — 21 7-18 57.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (62): Clawson 4 2-3 11, Ivory 3 0-0 7, Lobick 1 2-4 4, Farabaugh 4 4-9 14, L. Kline 4 1-2 10, DeArmitt 3 3-4 11, Kubat 1 2-2 4. Totals — 20 14-24 62.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Moshannon Valley 12 15 13 21 — 57
Cambria Heights 16 5 20 17 — 62
3-point goals: Moshannon Valley 6 (Hansel 2, Canner 2, Mells, Reefer); Cambria Heights 7 (DeArmitt 2, Farabaugh 2, L. Kline, Ivory, Clawson).
JV: Cambria Heights 43-33. High scorer–Levi Kline, CH, 15.
NBC wins in OT
MOUNT UNION — Northern Bedford overcame a five-point deficit heading to the fourth quarter to force overtime, and the Black Panthers edged Mount Union in the extra period, 11-10, to win, 65-64.
Freshman Nevin Lloyd led the Panthers by pouring in 37 points, and Nate Eckenroad scored 12.
NORTHERN BEDFORD (65): N. Eckenroad 5 1-2 12, C. Lloyd 1 1-2 3, L. Cottle 0 2-2 2, N. Lloyd 12 6-6 37, P. Horsh 0 3-4 3, B. Black 0 0-0 0, C. Love 1 0-0 2, E. Miller 2 2-4 6. Totals — 21 15-20 65.
MOUNT UNION (64): Hooper 6 0-2 13, Scott 9 2-5 23, Rank 5 4-6 17, Richards 2 0-0 5, Smith 1 0-0 2, Collins 1 0-0 2, Posey 1 0-0 2. Totals — 25 6-13 64.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Northern Bedford 10 19 13 12 11 — 65
Mount Union 15 11 21 7 10 — 64
3-point goals: Northern Bedford 8 (N. Lloyd 7, Eckenroad); Mount Union 8 (Scott 3, Rank 3, Hooper, Richards).
Records: Northern Bedford (4-4); Mount Union (2-4).
JV: No game.
Panthers topped
SIDMAN — Forest Hills got 22 points from Brandon Gregovich and 20 from Dylan Stohon in an 88-53 win over Penn Cambria.
The Panthers got 18 points from Landon Semelsberger. Caden Gibbons and Brady Jones each added 10 points.
PENN CAMBRIA (53): Gibbons 2 6-6 10, Semelsberger 6 2-2 18, Lilly 2 0-0 4, B. Jones 4 0-1 10, Davison 1 0-0 3, G. Gides 0 0-0 0, Marshall 1 1-2 4, Nadolsky 2 0-0 4, Mallory 0 0-0 0, Himmer 0 0-0 0, Price 0 0-0 0, C. Gides 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 9-11 53.
FOREST HILLS (88): Myers 0 0-0 0, McGough 4 1-2 11, Stohon 9 2-2 20, C. Tokarsky 1 1-2 4, Gramling 2 4-4 10, Gabany 3 2-2 8, Richardson 2 0-0 6, Edmundson 1 3-4 5, B. Gregovich 10 2-4 22, Birch 1 0-0 2. Totals — 33 15-20 88.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Penn Cambria 15 14 16 8 — 53
Forest Hills 25 25 23 15 — 88
3-point goals: Penn Cambria 8 (Semelsberger 4, B. Jones 2, Davison, Marshall); Forest Hills 7 (McGough 2, Gramling 2, Richardson 2, C. Tokarsky).
Records: Penn Cambria (4-2); Forest Hills (7-1).
JV: Penn Cambria, 50-36. High scorers–C. Gides, PC, 14; Gay, FH, 15.
Casses leads BC
EBENSBURG — Jace Casses fired in 30 points to spearhead Bishop Carroll past Portage in a non-league game.
Drew Lucko added 13 points for the Huskies. Llehson Walker scored 11 points for Portage, now 4-4.
PORTAGE (39): L. Walker 4 3-3 11, Burkett 4 0-0 9, B. Walker 0 0-0 0, Caldwell 4 1-2 9, Bobolsky 0 1-2 1, Kick 0 0-0 0, Gathers 0 0-0 0, O. Slanoc 0 0-0 0, E. Slanoc 4 0-3 9. Totals — 16 5-10 39.
BISHOP CARROLL (62): Casses 12 4-8 30, Lucko 5 1-1 13, D. Philips 0 0-0 0, Hirsch 3 0-2 6, Seymour 0 0-2 0, Conner 1 0-0 2, Tremle 1 0-0 3, Hall-Campbell 1 0-0 2, Isaacson 0 0-0 0, Laur 0 0-0 0, Holtz 0 2-2 2, Stohon 0 0-0 0, J. Philips 0 2-2 2. Totals — 23 9-17 62.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 9 11 8 11 — 39
Bishop Carroll 7 23 20 12 — 62
3-point goals: Portage 2 (Burkett, E. Slanoc); Bishop Carroll 5 (Casses 2, Lucko 2, Tremel).
Records: Portage (4-4); Bishop Carroll (4-3).
JV: Bishop Carroll, 53-26. High scorers–Conner, BC, 13; Regitz, Michuk, P, 8 each.





