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MARTINSBURG -- Leading by one after the opening quarter, Central won the middle two quarters convincingly to pull away from Bellwood-Antis for a 48-28 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference victory Monday night in high school boys basketball action.
Eli Muthler led three Scarlet Dragons in double figures with 15, while Nick Garver recorded 13 and Brady Albright contributed 12.
Chance Schreier's 11 points was high for the Blue Devils.
BELLWOOD-ANTIS (28): H. Schreier 2 0-0 4, C. Schreier 4 0-0 11, Shanafelt 1 0-0 2, Bardell 1 0-0 3, Caracciolo 2 0-0 4, Cacciotti 1 0-0 2, Shedlock 1 0-0 2, Totals - 12 0-0 28. .
CENTRAL (48): H. Smith 1 1-2 3, Muthler 6 1-2 15, Butler 0 0-0 0, Garver 4 1-2 13, Albright 6 0-0 12, Long Yarrison 0 3-4 3, Bettwy 0 0-0 0, Byler 0 0-0 0, Bassler 0 0-0 0, Hoover 0 0-0 0, D. Smith 0 0-0 0, Heuston 0 0-0 0, Sparks 0 0-0 0, LIngenfelter 1 0-0 2. Totals - 18 6-10 48.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bellwood-Antis 6 8 9 5 — 28
Central 7 14 16 11 — 48
3-point goals: Bellwood-Antis 4 (H. Schreier 3, Bardell); Central 6 (Garver 4, Muthler 2).
Records: Bellwood (4-13); Central (15-3).
JV: Bellwood-Antis won 41-38. High scorers - Martin Fatzinger, BA, 13; Christian Heuston, C, 10.
Tigers roar
BELLEFONTE -- Leading by eight at the half, Hollidaysburg used a big third quarter to pull away from Bellefonte in earning a 77-50 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference victory.
Cole Walters knocked down six 3-pointers and totaled 24 points to lead the Golden Tigers, while Jake Hileman delivered 12, Kasen Metzger tallied 11 and Leyton Weimert added 10.
HOLLIDAYSBURG (77): Goodman 0 3-5 3, Albarano 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 3 0-0 6, Hileman 5 2-2 12, Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Weimert 5 0-0 10, Metzger 4 3-3 11, Walters 9 0-0 24, Kirsch 0 2-2 2, Snyder 0 0-2 0, Holsopple 1 0-0 2, Sral 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0. Allen 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0. Totals - 29 11-16 77.
Bellefonte (50): Hamilton 1 1-2 3, Vancas 4 0-0 12, Cox 2 0-0 4, Wertz 0 0-0 0, McConnell 6 0-0 14, Hattorman 3 0-0 6, Tomassacci 1 0-0 3, Carman 2 2-2 6. Totals - 20 3-4 50.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Hollidaysburg 19 17 19 22 - 77
Bellefonte 16 12 5 17 - 50
3-point goals: Hollidaysburg 8 (Walters 6, Steiner 2); Bellefonte 7 (Vancas 4, McConnell 2, Tomassacci).
Records: Hollidaysburg (12-4); Bellefonte (5-12).
JV: Hollidaysburg won 55-47. High scorer - Ben Zimmerman, H, 16.
Mustangs win
RURAL VALLEY -- Portage used a strong first half to grab an eight-point lead it wouldn't relinquish in earning a 45-38 win over West Shamokin in Heritage Conference action.
Bode Layo's 13 points led the Mustangs, while Brennan Kunko also reached double figures with 10.
Brayden Rodgers had 11 points to pace the Wolves, while Ezra Oesterling came up with 10.
Portage (45): Kunko 4 0-0 10, Kargo 2 0-0 6, Gouse 2 0-0 5, Layo 4 5-6 13, Z. Hodge 2 0-0 4, E. Hodge 2 0-0 4, McCoy 1 0-0 3. Totals - 17 5-6 45.
WEST SHAMOKIN (38): Rodgers 5 1-2 11, A. Talmadge 3 0-2 8, E. Oesterling 4 0-0 10, B. Talmadge 1 0-0 3, Klonowski 2 0-0 4, John's 1 0-0 2. Totals - 16 1-4 38.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 8 16 12 9 - 45
West Shamokin 5 11 12 10 - 38
3-point goals: Portage 6 (Kunko 2, Kargo 2, Gouse, McCoy); West Shamokin 5 (A. Talmadge 2, Oesterling 2, B. Talmadge).
Records: Portage (10-7); West Shamokin (10-9).
JV: Portage won 36-34: High scorers - Walker, P, 13; Barrett, WS, 17.
Semelsberger shines
CRESSON -- Easton Semelsberger scored 16 points to lead Penn Cambria to a 63-43 win over Somerset.
Carter McDermott notched 11 points and nine rebounds, while Gavin Harrold had eight points and nine board.
Dom Heiple led all scorers with 17 points for the Eagles, while Aiden Roby finished with 14.
SOMERSET (43): Heiple 7 3-5 17, Platt 2 1-2 7, Nicklow 1 1-2 3, Roby 6 1-1 14, Bowers 1 0-2 2, Antram 0 0-0 0, Hagans 0 0-0 0, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Loeffert 0 0-0 0. Totals - 17 5-12 43.
PENN CAMBRIA (63): McDermott 5 1-1 11, E. Semelsberger 6 1-2 16, Harrold 4 0-0 8, Farabaugh 0 0-0 0, Rabish 2 0-0 5, Gibbons 2 0-0 5, Plunkett 0 2-4 2, Lilly 0 0-0 0, Cherico 2 0-0 5, Strittmatter 1 0-0 2, L. Semelsberger 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Tremel 2 2-2 7, Rice 1 0-0 2, Nadolsky 0 0-0 0. Totals - 25 6-9 63.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Somerset 11 6 14 12 - 43
Penn Cambria 20 20 14 9 - 63
3-point goals: Somerset 3 (Platt 2, Roby); Penn Cambria 7 (E. Semelsberger 3, Rabish, Gibbons, Cherico, Tremel).
Records: Somerset (1-17); Penn Cambria (9-8).
JV: Penn Cambria won 58-32. High scorers - Roby, Antram, S, 10 each; L. Semelsberger, PC, 12.
Pirates falter
MCCONNELLSBURG -- Williamsburg found itself in a 12-point hole after one quarter that it was unable to climb out of in suffering a 66-50 setback to McConnellsburg.
Evan Zehner paced the Blue Pirates with 12 points, while Jesse Brumbaugh notched 10.
Dom Jefferson led all scorers with 24, while Shaffer Early recorded 16 and Brayden Ramsey tacked on 15 for the Spartans.
WILLIAMSBURG (50): Brumbaugh 4 0-2 10, Brantner 3 2-5 8, Parks 1 0-0 3, Isenberg 1 1-2 4, Zehner 4 3-3 12, Reffner 3 1-2 8, Houck 1 0-0 2, Uplinger 1 0-0 3. Totals — 18 7-14 50.
MCCONNELLSBURG (66): Mellott 3 2-5 9, Jefferson 11 1-3 24, Ramsey 6 2-2 15, Early 6 3-4 16, Glenn 1 0-0 2. Totals — 27 8-14 66.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Williamsburg 10 11 11 18 - 50
McConnellsburg 22 16 12 16 - 66
3-point goals: Williamsburg 7 (Brumbaugh 2, Parks, Isenberg, Zehner, Reffner, Uplinger); McConnellsburg 4 (Mellott, Jefferson, Ramsey, Early).
Records: Williamsburg (12-4); McConnellsburg (14-2)
JV: McConnellsburg won 50-34. High scorers- Zehner 13, W; Marpo, 16 M
Best leads Bears
JOHNSTOWN -- Elijah Best scored a team-high 25 points -- 21 of them coming on seven 3-pointers -- to lead Great Commission over Johnstown Christian, 65-41.
The Bears, up 37-19 at halftime, also got 10 points from Alex Guise and 10 steals from Landyn Summers.
GREAT COMMISSION (65): Gibbons 2 5-7 9, Fleck 2 0-0 4, Best 9 0-0 25, Lohsl 4 0-2 9, Summers 2 0-2 4, Guise 4 0-0 10, Hileman 1 0-0 2, Palazzi 0 2-2 2, Lawson 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 24 7-13 65.
JOHNSTOWN CHRISTIAN (41): Pilaric 9 4-6 27, Williams 3 0-2 6, Taylor 2 1-2 5, Yoder 1 0-2 3. Totals -- 15 5-12 41.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Great Commission 22 15 10 18 -- 65
Johnstown Christian 9 10 9 13 -- 41
3-point goals: Great Commission 9 (Lohsl, Guise 2, Best 7). Johnstown Christian 6 (Pilaric 5, Yoder)
Records: Not reported
JV: No game
Heights defeated
BLAIRSVILLE -- Dom Speal scored 20 points, including the 1,000th of his career, to help River Valley top Cambria Heights, 56-39. No statistics were reported to the Mirror.
JV: River Valley, 30-19.