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JOHNSTOWN -- Claysburg-Kimmel trailed by nine at halftime, used a run to open the second half but, despite taking a brief lead in the third, the Bulldogs suffered a 55-51 loss to Homer-Center on the first day of play at the Dick Rigby Memorial Holiday Tournament played at Ferndale Elementary School.
Brayden Haney registered 23 points and Aidan Simpson tallied 13 for C-K, which went just 2-for-15 from the foul line as a team.
Angelo Alexander totaled 17 to lead the Wildcats.
Claysburg will play Meyersdale, a 53-36 loser to Ferndale, in today's consolation at 3 p.m.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (51): Haney 9 1-3 23, Ritchey 3 0-6 7, Treon 1 0-0 3, Simpson 6 1-2 13, Cory Walter 2 0-4 5, Napolitano 0 0-0 0, Douglas 0 0-0 0, Knisely 0 0-0 0, Potter 0 0-0 0, Dively 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 21 2-15 51.
HOMER-CENTER (55): Alexander 5 7-10 17, Siani 2 3-6 8, Budner 1 1-2 3, Voyda 2 1-1 5, C. Palmer 2 0-0 4, Coy 2 2-2 7, Dunn 2 2-2 7, Hurd 1 0-0 2, Jax. Arone 0 0-0 0, Kormack 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 18 16-23 55.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Claysburg-Kimmel 11 10 16 14 -- 51
Homer-Center 14 16 9 16 -- 55
3-point field goals: Claysburg-Kimmel 7 (Haney 4, Ritchey, Treon, Cory Walter); Homer-Center 3 (Siani, Coy, Dunn).
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (4-4); Homer-Center (3-7).
JV wins tourney
HUNTINGDON -- Juniata Valley defeated Huntingdon, 73-54, to win the Huntingdon Lions Club Tournament championship game at Juniata College.
The Green Hornets, now 8-2, led by just two at halftime but pulled away by taking the fourth quarter, 14-4. No further details were reported to the Mirror.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Juniata Valley 23 18 18 14 -- 73
Huntingdon 21 18 11 4 -- 54
Records: Juniata Valley (8-2).
Altoona routed
ALLISON PARK -- Altoona lost, 71-34, to host Hampton in the first round of the Hampton Christmas Classic. The Mountain Lions will play North Hills, which lost to Grove City in the other first round game, today in the consolation game.
No details were reported to the Mirror.