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CRESSON -- Central Cambria trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter but was able to outscore Penn Cambria by seven to come away with a 62-56 win in high school boys basketball on Thursday.
Brayden Swope accounted for a team-high 18 points to lead the Red Devils, while Connor Serenko and Grady Snyder recorded 16 each.
Easton Semelsberger paced all scorers with 21 points, while Brandon Rabish added 11 for the Panthers.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (62): Serenko 6 1-2 16, Snyder 5 5-8 16, Dill 0 0-0 0, Iacano 3 1-4 9, Swope 5 5-6 18, Ray 0 0-0 0, Muldoon 1 1-2 3. Totals: 20 13-22 62.
PENN CAMBRIA (56): McDermott 1 7-8 9, E. Semelsberger 8 3-8 21, Harrold 2 1-3 5, Farabaugh 2 2-2 6, Rabish 3 4-7 11, Gibbons 1 0-0 2, Plunkett 1 0-0 2, Lilly 0 0-0 0, Cherico 0 0-0 0, Strittmatter 0 0-0 0, L. Semelsberger 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 17-28 56.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central Cambria 12 14 13 23 - 62
Penn Cambria 15 11 14 16 - 56
3-point goals: Central Cambria 9 (Sweeney 3, Sorenko 3, Iacano 2, Snyder); Penn Cambria 3 (E. Semelsberger 2, Rabish).
Records: Central Cambria (4-4); Penn Cambria (3-4).
JV: Penn Cambria won 54-36. High scorers - Dietz, CC, 10; L. Semelsberger, PC, 9.
Bad quarter hurts Devils
SPRING MILLS -- Bellwood-Antis managed just one point and were outscored by 10 in the second quarter of a 63-53 loss to Penns Valley.
Anthony Caracciolo was the lone Blue Devil to reach double figures with 17.
Fletcher Ironside notched 21 points to lead all scorers for the Rams, while Spencer Althouse tossed in 12.
BELLWOOD (43): Caracciolo 6 1-2 17, C. Schreier 1 0-1 2, Shanafelt 0 0-0 0, Bardell 3 1-2 9, H. Schreier 1 3-4 6, Cacciotti 0 0-0 0, Dickinson 1 0-0 2, Fatzinger 0 0-0 0, Gibbons 0 0-0 0, Dorminy 3 0-0 7. Totals — 15 5-9 43.
PENNS VALLEY (53): F. Ironside 6 8-12 21, C. Ironside 1 0-0 2, Webster 2 0-0 4, Romig 3 2-2 8, Althouse 4 4-5 12, Patel 0 2-4 2, Niewinski 2 0-2 4.Totals — 18 16-25 53.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bellwood 14 1 12 16 -- 43
Penns Valley 12 11 14 16 -- 53
3-point goals: Bellwood 8 (Caracciolo 4, Bardell 2, H. Schreier, Dorminy); Penns Valley 1 (F. Ironside)
Records: Bellwood (2-3); Penns Valley (1-6).
JV: Penns Valley won 46-38. High scorers– Gibbons, BA, 16; Fetterolf, PV, 10.
Tigers crush Clearfield
CLEARFIELD -- Hollidaysburg jumped all over Clearfield right from the start and cruised to a 66-36 win.
Mason Goodman led four Golden Tigers in double figures with 13 points, while Cole Walters tallied 11, and Jake Hileman and Kasen Metzger recorded 10 apiece.
Braison Patrick's 11 points fronted the Bison.
HOLLIDAYSBURG (66): Goodman 6 1-1 13, Albarano 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 3 1-3 7, Steiner 1 0-0 3, Hileman 4 2-3 10, Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Weimert 2 2-2 6, Metzgar 5 0-0 10, Walters 3 2-2 11, Kirsch 2 0-0 4, Snyder 0 0-0 0, Holsopple 3 0-0 6, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Sral 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0. Totals – 27 8-11 66.
CLEARFIELD (36): Collins 2 0-0 5, Meaines 2 2-2 8, Patrick 5 0-0 11, Lopez 2 2-2 7, Brood 1 0-0 3, Lynch 1 0-0 2, Totals. 13 4-4 36.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Hollidaysburg 21 18 19 8 -- 66
Clearfield 10 9 3 14 -- 36
3-point goals: Hollidaysburg 4 (Walters 3, Steiner); Clearfield 6 (Meaines 2, Collins, Patrick, Lopez, Way).
Records: Hollidaysburg (6-1); Clearfield (0-7).
JV: Hollidaysburg won 47-28. High scorer - McDade, H, 20.
Hornets pound Saint Joe's
BOALSBURG -- Ronal Chavez led all scorers with 21 points to lead Juniata Valley to an 82-45 win over Saint Joseph's.
Connor Robinson added 17 points and 21 rebounds, and Charlie Mattas had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
JUNIATA VALLEY (82): Deihl 2 2-2 6, Mattas 5 0-0 11, Robinson 6 5-6 17, Rand 6 2-2 15, Chavez 8 3-3 21, Cook 1 1-4 3, Spurlin 0 0-0 0, Lecrone 2 0-0 6, Norris 0 0-0 0, Castaneda 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 31 13-17 82.
SAINT JOSEPH'S (45): Lingle 3 2-2 8, Stamm 4 4-7 15, Kraswitz 3 0-0 8, Duckworth 2 0-2 4, Gigante 0 2-2 2, Welsh 1 0-0 3, Foytack 2 0-0 5. Totals -- 15 8-13 45.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Juniata Valley 22 22 18 20 -- 82
Saint Joseph's 14 11 13 7 -- 45
3-point goals: Juniata Valley 7 (Mattas, Chavez 2, Lecrone 2, Rand, Scalia); Saint Joseph's 7 (Stamm 3, Kraswitz 2, Welsh, Foytack).
Records: Juniata Valley (6-2); Saint Joseph's (0-5).
Portage downed
DAVIDSVILLE -- Portage led Conemaugh Township by one at the half but managed just four points in the third en route to a 71-60 loss to the Indians.
Owen Gouse notched 18 points to lead the Mustangs, while Trae Kargo accounted for 17.
Colin Dinyar registered a game-high 35 points for CT, while Jon Updyke had 25.
PORTAGE (60): Kunko 1 0-0 2, Kargo 7 0-0 17, Gouse 7 3-4 18, Layo 7 0-0 14, Z. Hodge 0 0-0 0, E. Hodge 1 0-0 2, McCoy 2 3-3 7. Totals: 25 6-7 60.
CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP (71): Updyke 10 3-5 25, Dinyar 13 6-7 35, Lohr 1 0-0 3, Matera 4 0-2 8, Stango 0 0-2 0. Totals: 28 9-14 71.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 16 23 4 17 - 60
Conemaugh Township 18 20 17 16 - 71
3-point goals: Portage 4 (Kargo 3, Gouse); Conemaugh Township 6 (Dinyar 3, Updyke 2, Lohr).
Records: Portage (5-2); Conemaugh Township (7-1).
JV: Portage won 44-19. High scorer - Darnell Caldwell, P, 12.
Brantner lifts Pirates over Mo Valley
HOUTZDALE -- Logan Brantner poured in a game-high 27 points to lead Williamsburg to a 64-38 win over Moshannon Valley.
The Blue Pirates, up 38-13 at the half, also received 12 points from Rowan Gorsuch to move to 5-1 on the year.
Micah Beish had eight points to pace the Black Knights.
WILLIAMSBURG (64): Gorsuch 3 6-9 12, Brumbaugh 4 0-2 8, Brantner 10 6-6 27, Parks 3 1-2 7, Isenberg 0 0-0 0, Reffner 1 1-2 3, Zehner 2 0-0 4, Keith 1 0-0 2, Ranalli 0 1-4 1, Uplinger 0 0-0 0, Corl 0 0-0 0. Totals — 24 15-25 64.
MOSHANNON VALLEY (38): Beish 3 2-2 8, Kephart 1 0-2 3, Hansel 1 4-5 7, Conner 3 0-0 6, Evans 2 2-4 6, Reifer 2 0-0 6, Weakland 1 0-2 2, Smeal 0 0-2 0. Totals — 13 8-17 38.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Williamsburg 21 17 13 13 — 64
Moshannon Valley 11 2 12 13 — 38
3-point goals: Williamsburg 1 (Brantner); Moshannon Valley Valley 4 (Reigers 2, Kephart, Hansel).
Records: Williamsburg (5-1); Mo Valley (0-5).
JV: Moshannon Valley won 32-30. High scorers- Reffner 10, W; Conner 14, MV.