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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 26.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (49): Haney 8 1-2 20, Ritchey 3 1-4 7, Treon 3 3-6 9, Simpson 1 0-0 2, Cory Walter 4 1-4 9, Napolitano 1 0-2 2, Douglas 0 0-0 0, Potter 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 6-18 49.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Southern Huntingdon 5 4 6 11 -- 26
Claysburg-Kimmel 10 15 15 9 -- 49
3-point field goals: Southern Huntingdon none; Claysburg-Kimmel 3 (Haney 3).
Records: Southern Huntingdon (2-2); Claysburg-Kimmel (3-1).
JV: Southern Huntingdon won 50-12. High scorers — Rowdy Grissinger, SH, 13; Erik Potter, CK, 4.
Pirates outlasted
MORRISDALE -- Williamsburg lost its first game, 97-81, to an undefeated West Branch team.
The Blue Pirates (3-1) got 41 points from Rowan Gorsuch in a game they trailed at the break, 44-37. Teammate Sam Parks added 18 points to go with 10 from Logan Brantner.
West Branch (4-0) was led by Isaac Tiracorda's 21 points.
WILLIAMSBURG (81): Gorsuch 18 5-7 41, Brumbaugh 1 3-4 5, Brantner 4 2-3 10, Parks 6 5-7 18, Isenberg 0 0-0 0, Zehner 1 3-5 5, Reffner 1 0-0 2, Houck 0 0-0 0, Keith 0 0-0 0, Mock 0 0-0 0, Uplinger 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 31 18-26 81.
WEST BRANCH (97): Colton 7 0-0 19, Evans 6 0-0 12, Z. McMonigal 4 0-0 10, Koleno 7 3-3 18, Tiracorda 9 3-6 21, D. McMonigal 5 0-0 13. E. Emigh 1 0-0 3. Totals -- 39 6-9 97.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Williamsburg 16 21 21 23 -- 81
West Branch 19 25 24 29 -- 97
3-point goals: Williamsburg 1 (Parks); West Branch 13 (Colton 5, Z. McMonigal 3, Koleno, D. McMonigal 3, E. Emigh).
Records: Williamsburg (3-1); West Branch (4-0).
JV: Williamsburg, 42-38. High scorers--Zehner, W, 13; Emigh, WB, 19.
Glendale posts win
HOUTZDALE -- Glendale knocked off Moshannon Valley, 51-45.
Connor Potutschnig scored 15 points for the Vikings, Joey Kitko scored 14, and Landen McGarvey scored 11.
GLENDALE (51): Potutschnig 2 11-16 15, Lukehart 1 1-2 3, Kitko 5 2-4 14, Eckenrode 1 2-6 5, McGarvey 3 4-6 11, Frowner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 20-34 51.
MOSHANNON VALLEY (45): Beish 2 1-4 5, Merrick 1 0-0 2, Kephart 4 2-4 14, Hansel 3 0-1 7, Comer 4 0-1 8, Z. Reifer 2 2-2 7, Weakland 1 0-0 2, Cervenak 0 0-0 0, Mills 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 5-12 45.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Glendale 12 14 7 18 -- 51
Moshannon Valley 11 10 12 12 -- 45
3-point goals: Glendale 4 (Kito 2, Eckenrode, McGarvey); Moshannon Valley 6 (Kephart 4, Hansel, Z. Reifer).
Northern downed
McCONNELLSBURG -- Northern Bedford fell to 1-4 as undefeated McConnellsburg won, 61-31.
The Panthers got 13 points from Wesley Horsh. McConnellsburg (4-0) got 20 points from Dominic Jefferson.
NORTHERN BEDFORD (31): Norwood 1 0-0 2, Horsh 4 5-11 13, Wadel 1 0-0 2, Eckenroad 3 0-5 6, Food 0 0-0 0, Cottle 1 0-0 3, 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 2 0-0 5. Totals -- 12 5-16 31.
McCONNELLSBURG (61): Mellott 3 2-2 8, Jefferson 6 6-9 20, Gress 3 1-3 7, Early 3 1-2 8, Hoyt 6 1-2 16, Hall 1 0-0 2, Richards 0 0-0 0, Alexander 0 0-0 0, Clevinger 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 22 11-18 61.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Northern Bedford 9 10 9 3 -- 31
McConnellsburg 22 4 25 10 -- 61
3-point goals: Northern Bedford 2 (Cottle, Troy); McConnellsburg 6 (Jefferson 2, Hoyt 3, Early).
Records: Northern Bedford (1-4); McConnellsburg (4-0).
JV: McConnellsburg, 68-15. High scorers--Troy, NBC, 6; Hall, M, 17.
Central now 4-0
WESTOVER -- Eli Muthler led the way with 22 points to help Central roll past Harmony, 70-40, and improve its record to 4-0.
Brady Albright scored 12 points for the Dragons, and Mason Byler scored 10.
CENTRAL (70): H. Smith 2 0-0 4, Muthler 8 0-0 22, Garver 3 0-0 6, Albright 6 0-1 12, Long-Yarrison 4 0-0 9, Bettwy 1 1-2 4, Klotz 1 0-0 3, Byler 3 2-2 10, D. Smith 0 0-0 0, Sparks 0 0-0 0, Lingenfelter 0 0-0 0, Heuston 0 0-0 0, Hoover 0 0-0 0, Member-Meneh 0 0-0 0, Beltz 0 0-0 0. Totals - 28 3-5 70.
HARMONY (40): Bracken 8 4-7 20, Rowles 2 0-0 5, Pearce 2 1-2 6, Bryson Hagens 1 0-0 2, Brady Hagens 1 1-2 3, Masero 1 1-2 3. Totals -- 15 7-13 40.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central 22 21 20 7 -- 70
Harmony 10 8 9 11 --40
3-point goals: Central 11 (Muthler 6, Byler 2, Long-Yarrison, Bettwy, Klotz); Harmony 3 (Rowles, Pearce, Masero).
Records: Central (4-0); Harmony (1-5).
JV: Central, 49-19. High scorers--Lingenfelter, C, 20; Hagens, H, 8.
Portage unbeaten
PORTAGE -- Despite getting outscored, 23-22, in the fourth quarter, Portage did more than enough early on to beat Penns Manor, 77-68, to improve to 3-0.
Trae Kargo led a balanced attack with 23 points for the Mustangs, who were up, 21-14, after one quarter. Owen Gouse added 16 points to go with 13 each from Bode Layo and Brennan Kunko.
Carter Smith's 23 points were tops for the Comets.
PENNS MANOR (68): Smith 11 0-0 23, Lieb 6 0-1 13, Polenik 8 1-4 19, Kuzemchak 2 2-4 7, Cooper 1 0-2 2, Voytek 2 0-0 4, Depp 0 0-0 0, Grimaldi 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 30 3-11 68.
PORTAGE (77): Kunko 4 3-4 13, Kargo 8 5-8 23, Gouse 6 4-7 16, Layo 6 1-3 13, Z. Hodge 2 1-2 5, E. Hodge 2 0-0 5, McCoy 1 0-0 2, Slanoc 0 0-0 0, Caldwell 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 29 14-24 77.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Penns Manor 14 19 12 23 -- 68
Portage 21 15 19 22 -- 77
3-point goals: Penns Manor 5 (Polenik 2, Smith, Cooper, Kuzemchak); Portage 5 (Kunko 2, Kargo 2, E. Hodge).
Records: Penns Manor (1-4); Portage (3-0).
JV: Portage, 35-24. High scorers--Slanoc, Gathers, P, 9 each.
Heights prevails
PATTON -- A 19-9 second-quarter showing, coupled with a 15-0 fourth-quarter advantage, helped lift Cambria Heights to a 68-33 win over Purchase Line.
Stephen Nelen led the Highlanders with 18 points, followed by Isaac Weiland with 17 points. Parker Farabaugh added 12 points.
PURCHASE LINE (33): Kauffman 0 0-0 0, Misko 1 0-0 3, Mountain 3 1-3 8, Perruso 4 0-0 10, Small 2 2-2 7, Brooks 0 3-4 3, Boring 0 0-0 0, Butterbaugh 0 0-0 0, Layden 0 0-0 0, Stein 1 0-2 2. Totals -- 11 6-11 33.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (68): Garrison 4 0-0 9, Farabaugh 4 0-0 12, Weiland 6 5-7 17, Nelen 8 0-0 18, Yeckley 1 0-0 2, Abrams 3 1-2 8, Nagel 0 0-0 0, Baker 0 0-0 0, Bender 0 0-0 0, Lobick 0 0-0 0, Kubat 0 0-0 0, Ivory 0 0-0 0, Lemur 1 0-0 2, Douthitt 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 27 6-9 68.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Purchase Line 12 9 12 0 -- 33
Cambria Heights 15 19 19 15 -- 69
3-point goals: Purchase Line 5 (Misko, Mountain, Perruso 2, Small); Cambria Heights 8 (Farabaugh 4, Garrison, Nelen 2, Abrams).
JV: Cambria Heights, 37-25. High scorers--Abrams, CH, 11; Butterbaugh, PL, 7.