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SAXTON -- Tussey Mountain limited Claysburg-Kimmel to single digit scoring efforts in each quarter, a defensive effort that was appropriate for head coach Todd Gates as he reached the 300-win milestone with a 53-15 triumph Thursday night in high school girls basketball action.
"It's just a testament to all the good people I have had helping me," Gates said. "I have had a lot of good people going through this program, and there's been a lot of hard work by a lot of people. It was never a goal. It was never anything I was looking to try and accomplish, but now that I have done it, it's quite an honor and quite a milestone."
Gates' teams have always been known for their defensive efforts, often with full-court pressure.
The Lady Titans have won four District 5 championships under Gates, three in 1A (2009, 2010, 2015) and one in 2A (2014).
"First and foremost was our first District 5 championship when we beat Berlin in double overtime," Gates said. "That by far stands out as the biggest hurdle we crossed, and that's when we realized we were pretty good. A couple of those years, we had some big wins in state playoff games and created a lot of good memories."
Karah Husick led Tussey Mountain Thursday with 13 points, Cara Benton added 12 points and Aubree Weaver scored 11 points as the Lady Titans improved to 10-5.
"Our focus is to make the girls better people, and we don't worry about winning the basketball games," Gates said. "We try to get the most out of them in the classroom as citizens, and that reflects back to a winning attitude on the basketball court."
Gates is now 300-141 in his career.
Claysburg-Kimmel got eight points from Bella Francona and fell to 4-12.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (15): Bush 0 0-0 0, B. Francona 3 1-4 8, Tipton 1 0-2 3, Bush 1 2-4 4, A. Francona 0 0-0 0, Feathers 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 5 3-10 15.
TUSSEY MOUNTAIN (53): Sheeder 2 0-0 6, Gabrielson 1 0-0 3, Mills 0 0-0 0, Benton 4 3-4 12, Hall 0 0-0 0, Husick 5 2-4 13, Weaver 4 0-0 11, Weyandt 2 2-4 6, Horton 0 2-4 2. Totals -- 18 9-16 53.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Claysburg-Kimmel 5 2 5 3 -- 15
Tussey Mountain 9 19 14 11 -- 53
3-point goals: Claysburg-Kimmel 2 (B. Francona, Tipton); Tussey Mountain 8 (Weaver 3, Sheeder 2, Gabrielson, Benton, Husick).
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (4-12); Tussey Mountain (10-5).
Central cruises
MARTINSBURG -- Bralyn Ellis led three Central players in double figures with 15 in a 70-49 win over Bald Eagle Area.
Megan Diehl tallied 13 points and Marah Dickson added 11 for the Lady Dragons.
CENTRAL (70): Diehl 4 2-2 13, Dickson 3 2-2 11, Knepp 4 0-0 9, Ellis 6 2-6 15, Benton 3 0-0 7, Poet 2 0-2 5, Boyles 2 2-2 2, M Rhykerd 2 0-0 4, A. Imes 0 0-0 0, Ripka 2 0-0 4, Scott 0 0-0 0. Totals — 26 8-14 70
BALD EAGLE AREA (49): Boone 2 4-5 8, Habouick 1 0-0 2, Perry 3 2-2 8, Thompson 5 7-12 19, Burns 4 0-0 10, Housel 1 0-0 2, Eveleth 0 0-0 0, Walk 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Hacker 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 16 13-19 49
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central 11 24 19 16 -- 70
Bald Eagle Area 12 6 17 13 -- 49
3-point goals: Central 10 (Diehl 3, Dickson, 3, Ellis, Knepp, Poet, Benton); Bald Eagle Area 4 (Thompson 2, Burns 2).
Records: Central (9-9); Bald Eagle Area (6-9).
JV: Central won 48-2. High scorers -- Imes, C, 12; Housel, BEA, 2.
Kirsch shines
NORTHERN CAMBRIA -- Sienna Kirsch amassed a game-high 34 points in leading Cambria Heights to a 66-36 win over Northern Cambria.
Gracey Vinglish tallied 19 for the Lady Highlanders which improved to 7-8.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (66): Kirsch 15 4-4 34, Gaida 1 0-0 3, Vinglish 9 1-4 19, Dutko 3 0-0 8, Rogal 0 0-0 0, Bender 0 0-0 0, Karlheim 0 0-0 0, Nelen 0 0-0 0, Lamb 1 0-0 2. Totals — 29 5-8 66.
NORTHERN CAMBRIA (36): Miller 5 5-5 15, Depetro 1 1-2 3, Fox 3 0-0 6, Olish 1 1-2 4, Te Pala 3 0-0 6, Ta Pala 1 0-0 2, Yuhas 0 0-0 0. Totals — 14 7-9 36.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Cambria Heights 15 18 17 16 — 66
Northern Cambria 7 12 13 4 — 36
3-point goals: Cambria Heights 3 (Dutko 2, Gaida); Northern Cambria 1 (Olish).
Records: Cambria Heights (7-8); Northern Cambria (2-11).
Glendale wins big
CURWENSVILLE -- Madison Peterson poured in a game-high 27 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Glendale to a 47-14 victory over Curwensville.
Brielle McMillon added 14 points for the 5-13 Lady Vikings..
CURWENSVILLE (14): Butler 2 0-0 4, Price 1 1-2 3, Sheredy 0 0-0 0, Wischuck 1 0-0 2, Elensky 0 0-0 0, Hainsey 0 0-0 0, Warren 0 0-0 0, Gaul 0 0-0 0, Peoples 2 0-0 5, Passmore 0 0-0 0. Totals - 6 1-2 14.
GLENDALE (47): Peterson 11 2-2 27, McMillon 5 4-7 14, Leiden 3 0-0 6, Krepps 0 0-0 0, Markel 0 0-0 0. Totals - 19 6-9 47.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Curwensville 7 2 5 0 - 14
Glendale 13 8 13 13 - 47
3-point goals: Curwensville (Peoples); Glendale 3 (Peterson 3).
Records: Curwensville (0-12); Glendale (5-13).
JV: No game
Duo leads Tigers
HUNTINGDON -- Bella Vent and Makenna Weimert combined for 36 points in Hollidaysburg's 47-36 win over Huntingdon.
Vent tossed in a game-high 19, while Weimert recorded 17 as the Lady Golden Tigers remained unbeaten through 16 games.
HOLLIDAYSBURG (47): DiPangrazio 0 0-0 0, Shoemaker 1 0-0 2, Stevenson 0 0-0 0, Vent 5 8-11 19, Padamonsky 2 2-2 6, Sidney 1 0-0 2, Weimert 9 0-3 17, Lear 0 0-0 0, Steiner 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 10-18 47.
HUNTINGDON (36): Borger 2 0-0 5, Lynn 0 0-0 0, Fiscus 5 2-4 15, Kazmarski 4 2-6 10, Querry 1 4-6 6. Totals — 12 8-18 36.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Hollidaysburg 10 16 13 8
Huntingdon 15 10 4 7
3-point goals: Hollidaysburg 1 (Vent); Huntingdon 4 (Fiscus 3, Borger 1).
Record: Hollidaysburg (16-0); Huntingdon (8-7).
JV: Hollidaysburg won 42-28. High scorer - Lear, H, 13.
Eagles soar
TYRONE -- Leading by just four after one quarter of play, Tyrone seized control in the second stanza and never looked back in a 49-16 victory over Philipsburg-Osceola.
Laney Woomer led the Lady Eagles with 11 points, while Alayna Greene and Claire Lehman contributed 10 each.
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (16): Malinich 0 0-2 0, Hughes 0 0-0 0, Warlow 4 1-2 11, Sharrer 0 3-4 3, Gustkey 1 0-0 2, Coyne 0 0-0 0, Warner 0 0-0 0, Peters 0 0-0 0, Muir 0 0-0 0. Totals — 5 4-8 16.
TYRONE (49): Woomer 4 2-3 11, Paul 2 0-0 6, Greene 4 2-2 10, Crowell 0 0-0 0, Parker 4 0-0 8, Lehman 3 3-4 10, Sprankle 0 0-0 0, Newlin 1 0-0 2, Volders 1 0-0 2, Naylor 0 0-0 0, Eades 0 0-0 0, Houck 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 7-9 49.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Philipsburg-Osceola 6 7 3 0 — 16
Tyrone 10 16 14 9 — 49
3-point goals: Philipsburg-Osceola 2 (Warlow 2); Tyrone 4 (Paul 2, Woomer, Lehman).
Records: Philipsburg-Osceola (1-13); Tyrone (4-12).
JV: Tyrone won 43-4. High scorers - Davenport, Warner, PO, 2 each; Naylor, T, 14.
Portage rolls
DAVIDSVILLE -- Portage wasted little time seizing control against Conemaugh Township in cruising to a 62-31 victory.
Jenna Burkett led the 18-1 Lady Mustangs with 16 points, while Ashlyn Hudak and Brooke Bednarski also reached double figures with 14.
PORTAGE (62): J. Burkett 6 2-2 16, Chobany 2 0-0 6, B. Bednarski 4 6-9 14, Hudak 5 0-0 14, Cam. Burkett 2 0-0 5, Noll 1 0-0 2, Bagby 1 0-0 2, Cas. Burkett 0 0-0 0, Myher 0 0-0 0, K. Bednarski 1 0-0 3, Stancovich 0 0-0 0, B. Burkett 0 0-0 0, Irvin 0 0-0 0, Offman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 8-11 62.
CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP (31): Wiley 0 2-4 2, Fetterman 2 0-0 5, McCann 3 0-2 6, Brenneman 2 0-0 5, Kordell 2 0-0 6, Black 0 2-2 2, Shaffer 0 0-0 0, Dull 0 0-0 0, Gunby 1 0-0 2, Seibert 1 0-0 3, Purdy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 4-8 31.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 18 11 20 13 - 62
Conemaugh Twp 5 10 10 6 - 31
3-point goals: Portage 8 (Hudak 4, Chobany 2, K. Bednarski, C. Burkett); Conemaugh Township 5 (Kordell 2, Brenneman, Fetterman, Seibert).
Records: Portage (18-1); Conemaugh Township (5-12).
JV: Portage won 40-14. High Scorers - Britton Myher, P, 14; Amy Shaffer, CT, 6.
CC gets No. 9
EBENSBURG -- Central Cambria improved to 9-8 with a 71-47 win over Somerset.
The Lady Red Devils, who led 42-19 at halftime, got 13 points from Alaina Sheehan, and 11 points each from Ava Barra and Alaina Long. Teammate Aubrey Ruddek added 10 points.
SOMERSET (47): Fletcher 2 0-0 4, Stanton 3 0-2 6, Holmes 4 1-1 9, Housley 7 4-6 18, Baumgardner 2 2-2 6, Boozer 2 0-0 4. Totals -- 20 7-11 47.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (71): Al. Sheehan 5 0-0 13, Ab. Sheehan 3 0-0 7, Lockard 1 0-0 2, Kudlawiec 2 1-2 5, Barra 4 0-1 11, Ruddek 5 0-0 10, Link 4 0-4 8, Long 4 3-4 11, George 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 30 4-11 71.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Somerset 12 7 14 14 -- 47
Central Cambria 24 18 18 11 -- 71
3-point goals: Central Cambria 7 (Al. Sheehan 3, Barra 3, Ab. Sheehan).
Records: Somerset (2-14); Central Cambria (9-8).
JV: Central Cambria, 42-14. High scorers--George, CC, 18.
Pirates explode
HOUTZDALE -- Williamsburg jumped all over Moshannon Valley from the get-go -- leading by 19 after one -- in cruising to a 68-11 win.
Ayla Hileman poured in a game-high 28 points, including five 3-pointers, for the Lady Blue Pirates, while Levada Gorsuch posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds..
WILLIAMSBURG (68): Hileman 11 1-2 28, G. Colbert 0 0-0 0, R. Prough 0 0-0 0, Royer 4 1-1 9, Carper 0 0-0 0, Gorsuch 6 2-4 14, A. Colbert 2 0-0 4, Frye 0 0-0 0, Alexander 1 0-0 2, L. Prough 1 1-2 3, Ranalli 4 0-0 8. Totals - 29 5-9 68.
MOSHANNON VALLEY (11): Wharton 0 1-2 1, Berg 1 0-0 3, Martin 1 0-2 3, McCoy 1 0-0 2, Milhalko 1 0-2 2, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Wagner 0 0-0 0, Switala 0 0-0 0. Totals - 4 1-6 11
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Williamsburg 20 12 15 21 — 68
Mo Valley 1 7 3 0 — 11
3-point goals: Williamsburg 5 (Hileman 5); Moshannon Valley 2 (Berg, McCoy).
Records: Williamsburg (17-1); Moshannon Valley (6-7).
JV: Williamsburg won 51-5. High scorers - G. Colbert, W, 18; Switala, MV, 3.
Pablic leads BC
EBENSBURG -- Ava Pablic registered a game-high 15 points for Bishop Carroll in a 55-33 victory over Richland.
Adelyn Myers also hit double figures for the Lady Huskies with 11 points.
Records: Richland (8-9); Bishop Carroll (7-8).
JV: Bishop Carroll won 41-36. High scorers--Fetchko, R, 17; Olienyk, BC, 14.