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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 50.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bedford 3 10 13 16 -- 42
Central 10 20 9 11-- 50
3-point goals: Bedford 8 (Swaim 3, Taylor 3, Tedrow 2); Central 5 (Long-Yarrison 2, Bettwy, Smith, Byler).
Records: Bedford (1-4); Central (5-0).
JV: Central, 44-28. High scorers--Heuston, C, 10; Toppee, B, 6.
Glendale falls
WESTOVER -- Harmony overcame a five-point deficit heading into the second quarter and knocked off Glendale, 63-50.
Connor Potutschnig led the Vikings with 19 points, and Landen McGarvey scored 18.
GLE NDALE (50): Potutschnig 8 1-2 19, Lukehart 1 0-2 2, Kitko 1 1-4 4, Eckenrode 0 2-4 2, McGarvey 7 2-2 18, Frowner 1 1-2 3, Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Hoopsick-Bell 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 19 7-16 50.
HARMONY (63): Bracken 4 8-12 16, Rowles 4 0-1 9, Sword 0 0-0 0, Doland 3 0-1 6, Pearce 1 0-0 2, B. Hagens 1 1-2 3, B. Hagens 5 2-3 13, Maseto 3 0-0 8, Bailey 3 0-0 6. Totals -- 24 11-19 63.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Glendale 12 6 12 20 -- 50
Harmony 7 16 18 22 -- 63
3-point goals: Glendale 5 (Potutschnig 2, McGarvey 2, Kitko); Harmony 4 (Maseto 2, Rowles, B. Hagens).
NBC loses
WARFORDSBURG -- Northern Bedford fell behind early and was never able to recover in a 57-28 loss to Southern Fulton.
Caden Troy was the lone Black Panther to reach double figures with 11.
Ethan Mellott fronted the Indians with 15 points, while Hunter Ward recorded 13.
NORTHERN BEDFORD (28): Norwood 1 0-0 3, Horsh 2 2-4 6, Wadel 2 0-3 6, Eckenroad 1 0-0 2, Foor 0 0-0 0, Cottle 0 0-0 0, Musselman 0 0-0 0, Lloyd 0 0-0 0, Crooks 0 0-0 0, Conley 0 0-0 0, Imler 0 0-0 0, Troy 3 3-4 11. Totals - 6 5-11 28.
SOUTHERN FULTON (57): E. Mellott 6 3-5 15, Ward 6 0-0 13, Burger 3 1-1 7, Hendershot 2 0-0 4, Stotler 2 0-0 4, Carpenter 1 0-0 2, Cain 2 0-0 5, Mann 3 1-2 7, Price 0 0-0 0, Ritz 0 0-0 0, G. Mellott 0 0-0 0, Fischer 0 0-0 0. Totals - 25 5-8 57.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Northern Bedford 10 5 7 6 — 28
Southern Fulton 18 16 8 15 — 57
3-point goals: Northern Bedford 5 (Wadel 2, Troy 2, Norwood); Southern Fulton 2 (Ward 1, Cain 1).
Records: Northern Bedford (1-5); Southern Fulton (3-1).
JV: Southern Fulton won 45-5. High scorers - Troy, NB, 4; Mann, SF, 11.
Bad 4th for Portage
JOHNSTOWN -- Trailing by five, Portage was outscored by 10 points in the final quarter of an 81-65 loss against Conemaugh Valley.
The Mustangs, dropping their first contest of the year, received 18 points from Trae Kargo, 14 from Bode Layo and 12 more from Owen Gouse.
The Blue Jays got a game-high 28 points from Jeremy Dietz, 20 from Landon Percinsky and 13 by Bryton Yackulich to stay unbeaten through seven games.
PORTAGE (65): Kunko 1-4-4-7, Kargo 7-3-4-18, Gouse 4-3-6-12, Layo 7-0-0-14, Z. Hodge 4-0-0-8, E. Hodge 2-2-2-6, McCoy 0-0-0-0, Slanoc 0-0-0-0. Totals - 25-12-16-65.
CONEMAUGH VALLEY (81): Yackulich 5-3-4-13, Henry 3-0-0-7, Percinsky 8-2-2-20, Dietz 9-9-12-28, Miller 2-0-0-4, Weimer 0-0-0-0, Masser 4-0-0-9, Toth 0-0-0-0. Totals - 31-14-20-81.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 17 19 17 12 - 65
Conemaugh Valley 19 19 21 22 - 81
3-point goals: Portage 3 (Kunko, Kargo, Gouse); Conemaugh Valley 5 (Percinsky 2, Henry, Dietz, Masser).
Records: Portage (3-1); Conemaugh Valley (7-0).
CH drops fifth
PATTON -- Cambria Heights was outscored by 11 points in the game-changing second quarter as United won, 66-55.
Isaac Weiland scored a game-high 20 points for Heights, while Parker Farabaugh added 10.
Carter Payne's 19 points led the Lions, while Isaac Worthington tallied 18 and Connor Darr registered 16.
UNITED (66): I. Worthington 6 2-2 18, D. Worthington 3 1-2 7, McGinnis 0 0-0 0, Darr 7 2-2 16, Stiffler 0 0-0 0, Burkett 1 0-0 2, Payne 6 4-4 19, Felix 1 0-0 2, Montgomery 1 0-0 2. Totals - 25 7-10 66.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (55): Garrison 2 0-0 5, Farabaugh 4 0-0 10, Weiland 8 4-7 20, Nelen 3 1-3 7, Yeckley 2 0-0 5, Abrams 1 0-0 3, Nagel 1 0-0 3, Baker 0 0-0 0, Lobick 1 0-0 0, Ivory 0 0-0 0, Leamer 0 0-0 0. Totals - 22 5-10 55.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
United …………………………. 12 19 16 19 - 66
Cambria Heights…………….11 8 19 17 - 55
3-point goals: United 7 (I. Worthington 4, Payne 3); Cambria Heights 6 (Farabaugh 2 Garrison, Abrams, Nagel, Yeckley).
JV: Cambria Heights, 42-39. High scorers - Abrams, CH, 14; Beurer, U, 10.
Records: Cambria Heights (1-5); United (4-1).
BCC defeated
HUNTINGDON -- Blair County Christian suffered a 54-44 loss to Huntingdon Christian.