Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Juniata Valley's Nate Rodkey (right) is greeted by Blake Harbst after both score on a Elijah Johns 2-RBI single to tie the game in the top of the seventh inning.

Juniata Valley tied its game against Williamsburg in the top of the seventh inning on a two-run single by Elijah Johns, and the Green Hornets won it, 4-3, in the top of the eighth inning on an error in the first round of the Curve Invitational at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Thursday morning.

Blake Harbst threw three scoreless innings in relief of Kyler Spurlin, who had two hits, to earn the win for Juniata Valley.

Ethan Reffner and Konner Harker each had two hits and an RBI for the Blue Pirates.

In another first round game, Northern Bedford topped Curwensville, 13-3, in five innings.

Nevin Lloyd, Jordan Free and Zach Bowers each drove in two runs for the Black Panthers.

Northern Bedford and Juniata Valley will meet in the semifinals today.

JUNIATA VALLEY 4, WILLIAMSBURG 3

JUNIATA VALLEY (4): Scalia ss 402, Johns 2b 402, Spurlin p 402, Dick 1b 300, Wright c 200, Mease c 000, Hess rf 411, Boyd dh 200, Smith lf 200, Harpster 3b 200, Harbst p 120, Rodkey cf 411. Totals — 32-4-8.

WILLIAMSBURG (3): Neri cf 300, Clark c 500, McCall 1b 311, Reffner p 412, Lower 2b 210, Harker ss 402, Brumbaugh 3b 401, McGregor lf 301, Carper rf 200, Shock rf 201. Totals — 32-3-8.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Juniata Valley 010 000 21–4 8 3

Williamsburg 010 020 00–3 8 2

E–Wright 2, Harpster, Harker, Lower. 2B–Reffner, Hess. RBI–Harker, Reffner, Johns 2. WP–Harbst. LP–Harker. SO–Spurlin 6, Harbst 2, Reffner 3, Harker 2. BB–Spurlin 4, Harbst 1, Reffner 4.

NBC 13, CURWENSVILLE 3

CURWENSVILLE (3): Butler cf 311, Finn 2b 100, Neiswender p 100, Hoyt c 200, McDermott dh 200, Perks rf 201, Best ss 200, Pierce 3b 200, Nelen lf 200. Totals — 17-3-2.

NORTHERN BEDFORD (13): Feathers p 420, Free ss 221, Kagarise 2b 321, Snider dh 410, Watson 1b 322, Bowers lf 301, Swanseen 3b 210, Weitzel c 200, Zellers ph 000, Lloyd rf 212. Totals — 25-13-7.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Curwensville 000 30X X– 3 2 4

Northern Bedford 504 04X X–13 7 0

E–Butler 2, Finn, Best. 2B–Perks, Bowers. 3B–Watson. RBI–Free 2, Bowers 2, Lloyd 2, Watson, Kagarise, Perks 2, Hoyt. WP–Feathers. LP–Neiswender. SO–Feathers 7, Neiswender 5, Passmore 3. BB–Neiswender 4, Passmore 3, Feathers 2.

Records: Curwensville (7-5); Northern Bedford (7-5); Juniata Valley (8-3); Williamsburg (5-7).

B-A edges Mo Valley

HOUTZDALE — Chase Plummer was 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead Bellwood-Antis to a 3-2 win over Moshannon Valley.

Killian Worthing added a hit and an RBI and was also the winning pitcher, allowing two runs on five hits.

Rocco Reifer and Gavin Lovell had two hits for Moshannon Valley.

BELLWOOD-ANTIS (3): Dorminy cf 410, McConnell 3b 400, Swogger c 300, Plummer 2b 322, Sneath dh 301, Worthing p 201, Shedlock 1b 200, Partner lf 200, Bardell ss 300, Gibbons cr 000. Totals — 26-3-4.

MOSHANNON VALLEY (2): Kephart p 411, Abernethy ss 311, R. Reifer c 402, Cevernak rf 300, Smith 1b 400, Tekely 1b 000, Lovell 3b 402, Clark pr 000, Dunlap 2b 100, Dunsmore lf 300, Reifer ph 100, Mital cf 400. Totals — 31-2-6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Bellwood-Antis 011 001 0–3 4 4

Moshannon Valley 200 000 0–2 6 5

2B–Plummer. 3B–Kephart. RBI–Plummer, Worthing, Partner, Abernethy, Lovell. WP–Worthing. LP–Kephart. SO–Kephart 7, Worthing 3, Shedlock 2. BB–Kephart 2, Worthing 4, Shedlock 1.

Records: Bellwood-Antis (6-7); Moshannon Valley (5-6).

Central cruises

EBENSBURG — Central downed Bishop Carroll Catholic, 16-0, in three innings with the help of two hits and four RBIs from Mason Sparks.

Cody Clapper had two hits and three RBIs, and Adam Loucks also drove in three runs for Central.

CENTRAL (16): Sparks 1b 412, McNichol c 311, Dilling ss 110, Clapper 3b 322, Porecca dh 110, Loucks cf 321, Muthler rf 120, Robison lf 221, Beltz 2b 131, Moushlian cr 010. Totals — 19-16-8.

BISHOP CARROLL (0): Myers 2b 200, Shedlock c 100, Klatt ph 100, Holtz p 101, Houser ph 100, Gillin 3b 100, Tremel ss 100, P. Phillips lf 101, Resick 1b 100, Conner rf 000, J. Phillips cf 100. Totals — .

SCORE BY INNINGS

Central 079 XXX X–16 8 0

Bishop Carroll 000 XXX X– 0 2 3

2B–Clapper, Sparks, McNichol. RBI–Sparks 4, Clapper 3, Loucks 3, Dilling 2, Beltz 2, Robison, McNichol. WP–Mellott. LP–Holtz. SO–Mellott 5. BB–Mellott 1, Holtz 6, Tremel 3, Gillin 1.

Records: Central (5-7); Bishop Carroll (2-9).

C-K cruises

CLAYSBURG — Gavin Treon had three hits and six RBIs to lead Claysburg-Kimmel to a 17-2 win over Glendale.

Dustin Slowik tripled among his three hits, and winning pitcher Brayden Haney had two hits, two RBIs and scored twice for C-K.

GLENDALE (2): Ammerman c 311, Shaw cf 210, Hamilton ss 300, Kaufman p 000, Weld 3b 201, Jenkins lf 100, Taylor dh 200, Neibauer rf 201, Rhodes 2b 100, Wagner cr 000. Totals — 16-2-3.

CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (17): Campagna c 201, Haney ss 322, Treon cf 433, Slowik 2b 323, Knisely 3b 210, Soler rf 310, Fee lf 211, Lehman dh 121, Cox p 121, Tremmel cr 030. Totals — 21-17-12.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Glendale 10 1 0XX X– 2 3 3

Claysburg-Kimmel ..10(11) 5XX X–17 12 1

E–Knisely, Shaw, Hamilton, Noel. 2B–Ammerman, Lehman, Treon. 3B–Slowik. RBI–Hamilton, Jenkins, Treon 6, Knisely 2, Campagna 2, Haney 2, Slowik, Fee. WP–Haney. LP–Kaufman. SO–Kaufman 1, Haney 4, Cox 2. BB–Cox 2, Kaufman 3, Noel 1.

Records: Glendale (2-11); Claysburg-Kimmel (10-4).

BG wins first

Griffen Chwatek drove in three runs and tripled, and Jesse Georgiana had two hits, including a double, and scored three runs to lift Bishop Guilfoyle Academy to its first win of the season, 7-4, over Johnstown at Vets Field.

Heston Murphy went 5ª innings and allowed no runs to earn the win for BG.

JOHNSTOWN (4): Kobal cf 300, Felosky p 410, Hill 1b 311, Dunbar dh 200, Beam c 301, Jordan 3b 401, Burkhart 2b 300, Fetzer lf 311, Cornelius rf 110. Totals — 26-4-4.

BISHOP GUILFOYLE (7): Farabaugh cf 421, Marasco ss 401, Georgiana 2b 332, Cacciotti rf 321, Chwatek rf 402, Lechner 1b 101, Hofer dh 401, Knorr lf 200, Walters c 300. Totals — 28-7-9.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Johnstown 000 000 4–4 4 1

Bishop Guilfoyle 210 202 X–7 9 1

2B–Georgiana. 3B–Chwatek. RBI–Beam 2, Chwatek 3, Lechner, Cacciotti, Georgiana, Marasco. WP–Murphy. LP–Felosky. SO–Felosky 3, Dunbar 2, Murphy 8, Imler 1. BB–Dunbar 4, Felosky 1, Murphy 5, Imler 2.

Records: Johnstown (1-13); Bishop Guilfoyle (1-9).

PC loses

SOMERSET — Somerset defeated Penn Cambria, 10-4, despite a two-run single by Drake Talko that gave the Panthers a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

PENN CAMBRIA (4): Davison ss 411, Himmer 3b 400, Gibbons p 311, Vinglish c 200, Talko 2b 302, Latterner cf 200, Eckenrode p 100, Price 1b 200, B. Mento 1b 000, N. Jones 1b 000, C. Gides lf 100, B. Jones 3b 201, G. Gides rf 200. Totals — 26-4-5.

SOMERSET (10): Flower 3b 322, Stoy ss 401, Wilmotte 1b 300, Reese 3b 402, Hagans rf 310, Stephens lf 422, Means cf 210, Hagans ph 101, Anderson rf 220, Harmon 2b 110. Totals — 27-10-8.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Penn Cambria 200 011 0– 4 5 2

Somerset 101 530 X–10 8 1

E–Davison 2, Halverson. 2B–Flower, Talko. RBI–Talko 2, Flower 3, Harmon 2, Anderson, Wilmotte, Stoy. WP–Reese. LP–Gibbons. SO–Reese 7, Hagans 5, Gibbons 4, Himmer 2, Eckenrode 2. BB–Reese 2, Hagans 1, Himmer 4, Gibbons 3, Eckenrode 1.

Records: Penn Cambria (5-7).

Portage triumphs

JOHNSTOWN — Tyson Burkett and Brayden Ciokota both homered to help Portage defeat Conemaugh Valley, 11-9, in a slugfest.

The Mustangs broke an 8-8 tie in the top of the seventh inning with three runs, which came on the homers.

PORTAGE (11): Berardinelli c 320, E. Slanoc cf 321, O. Slanoc 2b 411, Shuniak dh 412, Sciko p 300, Gathers lf 411, Burkett ss 422, Klein 1b 312, Koban rf 200, Phillips rf 000, Ciokota c 111. Totals — 31-11-10.

CONEMAUGH VALLEY (9): Stiffler cf 430, Fields p 221, Buchan 2b 202, Masser 3b 220, Brown c 311, Toth lf 411, Blough rf 400, Weimer 1b 301, Kichler 1b 000, Palmer ss 400. Totals — 28-9-6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Portage 002 132 3–11 10 6

Conemaugh Valley 004 301 1– 9 6 1

E–Ciokota, Berardinelli, Strittmatter, Klein, O. Slanoc, Burkett, Brown. 2B–Brown, Burkett, O. Slanoc, Klein, Shunaik. HR–Burkett, Ciokota. RBI–Ciokota 2, Gathers 2, Shuniak 2, O. Slanoc 2, Berardinelli, Burkett, Klein, Brown 2, Weimer, Masser, Buchan, Fields. WP–Berardinelli. LP–Buchan. SO–Fields 9, Buchan 3, Stiffler 1, Sciko 5, Bernardinelli 2. BB–Fields 5, Stiffler 1, Sciko 1, Strittmatter 1, Berardinelli 1.

Records: Portage (7-5); Conemaugh Valley (7-7).

Heights falls

PATTON — Cambria Heights’ Carson Lobick and Nolan Clawson hit solo home runs, but it wasn’t enough as United topped the Highlanders, 6-3.

UNITED (6): Worthing 3b 310, James p 423, Felix c 211, Darr ss 311, McGinnis cf 210, Butler lf 400, Warrington 1b 301, Howe rf 300, Darr 2b 300. Totals — 27-6-6.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (3): Dutko 2b 411, Lobick 1b 412, Lewis c 200, Swander p 300, Clawson ss 311, Snyder cf 301, Gwizdak 3b 301, Thomas dh 200, Orosz rf 300. Totals — 27-3-6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

United 102 030 0–6 6 3

Cambria Heights 100 011 0–3 6 2

E–Orosz, Thomas, Darr, McGinnis, Felix. 2B–James 2. HR–Lobick, Clawson. RBI–Lobick, Clawson, Warrington, Butler, Darr, Felix. WP–James. LP–Swander. SO–Swander 8, Clawson 2, James 5, Darr 3. BB–James 4, Swander 3, Gwizdak 1.

Records: Cambria Heights (7-7); United (5-9).