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MARTINSBURG -- Central slipped past Clearfield, 46-38, in high school boys basketball action on Wednesday to improve its record to 16-3.

Eli Muthler led the Scarlet Dragons with 17 points, and Hunter Smith scored 11.

CLEARFIELD (38): Collins 5 0-0 12, Maines 1 0-0 2, Patrick 4 0-0 11, Lopez 1 0-0 2, Way 3 0-0 8, Broad 1 0-0 3. Totals - 15 0-0 38.

CENTRAL (46): Smith 3 4-4 11, Muthler 5 4-4 17, Butler 2 0-0 5, Garver 1 1-2 4, Albright 2 1-2 5, Byler 1 0-0 2, Bettwy 1 0-0 2, Long-Yarrison 0 0-2 0. Totals - 15 10-14 46.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Clearfield 6 8 16 8 -- 38

Central 7 19 6 11 -- 46

3-point goals: Clearfield 8 (Patrick 3, Way 2, Collins 2, Broad); Central 6 (Muthler 3, Smith, Butler, Garver).

Records: Clearfield (4-13); Central (16-3).

JV: Central, 44-33. High scorers--Heuston, CE, 11; Lanager, CL, 10.

Tyrone wins

TYRONE -- Sam Crilly delivered 20 points, and Tyrone pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 67-60 win over Penns Valley.

Andrew Escala scored 14 points for the Golden Eagles, now 11-6, Kendall Lehner scored 13, and Eli Woomer scored 12.

Fletcher Ironside led the Rams with 30 points.

PENNS VALLEY (60): F. Ironside 11 7-9 30, C. Ironside 2 0-1 5, Webster 0 0-0 0, Romig 5 0-0 11, Althouse 4 2-2 10, Potel 1 0-0 2, Niewinski 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 24 9-12 60.

TYRONE (67): Crilly 6 3-4 20, Escala 6 1-2 14, Walk 2 0-0 4, Lehner 6 1-2 13, Crowell 2 0-0 4, Ronan 0 0-2 0, Woomer 4 0-0 12. Totals -- 26 5-10 67.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Penns Valley 13 17 14 16 -- 60

Tyrone 9 19 16 23 -- 67

3-point goals: Penns Valley 3 (F. Ironside, C. Ironside, Romig); Tyrone 10 (Crilly 5, Woomer 4, Escala).

Records: Penns Valley (9-9); Tyrone (11-6).

JV: Penns Valley, 41-24. High scorers--Most, PV, 10; A. Emigh, T, 6.

PC routed

CRESSON -- Donte Tisinger scored 25 of his game-high 27 points in the first half as Johnstown cruised past Penn Cambria, 63-38.

The Panthers were held to just five points in the first quarter.

Brandon Rabish and Gavin Harrold each scored 10 points for Penn Cambria.

JOHNSTOWN (63): Collins 3 4-6 10, Tisinger 11 3-5 27, Dixon 3 0-0 6, Am. Robinson 4 1-3 9, Braswell 3 0-2 6, Alberta 1 0-0 3, Armstrong 1 0-2 2, Ashcom 0 0-0 0, Carr 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 26 8-18 63.

PENN CAMBRIA (38): McDermott 1 0-0 2, E. Semelsberger 3 0-0 8, Harrold 5 0-2 10, Farabaugh 0 0-0 0, Rabish 3 2-4 10, Gibbons 1 3-4 5, Plunkett 0 0-0 0, Lilly 0 0-0 0, Cherico 0 0-0 0, Strittmatter 0 0-0 0, L. Semelsberger 0 0-0 0, Tremel 1 0-0 3. Totals -- 14 5-10 38.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Johnstown 22 18 16 7 -- 63

Penn Cambria 5 9 13 11 -- 38

3-point goals: Johnstown 3 (Tisinger 2, Alberter); Penn Cambria 5 (E. Semelsberger 2, Rabish 2, Tremel).

Records: Johnstown (16-2); Penn Cambria (9-9).

JV: Penn Cambria, 49-31. High scorers--Strittmatter, PC, 10; Au. Robinson, J, 15.

CC now at .500

EBENSBURG -- Central Cambria evened its overall record at 8-8 with a 53-40 victory over Bedford.

Grady Snyder led the way for the Red Devils with 23 points, Connor Serenko scored 11, and Brayden Swope had 10.

BEDFORD (40): Wilson, 2 2-5 6, Swaim 3 3-6 9, Ruffley 2 0-0 4, C. Taylor 2 2-2 8, Koontz 1 4-6 6, Horne 0 2-3 2, O. Taylor 2 0-0 5. Totals -- 12 13-22 40.

CENTRAL CAMBRIA (53): Snyder 8 4-6 23, Serenko 4 2-6 11, Swope 3 1-2 10, Iacono 1 0-0 3, Dill 1 0-0 2, Ray 1 0-0 2, Burkett 1 0-0 2, Muldoon 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 18 9-18 53.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bedford 6 6 17 11 -- 40

Central Cambria 10 20 10 13 -- 53

3-point goals: Bedford 3 (C. Taylor 2, O. Taylor); Central Cambria 8 (Snyder 3, Swope 3, Sernko, Iacono).

Records: Bedford (3-15); Central Cambria (8-8).

JV: Central Cambria, 44-41. High scorers--Isaac Bradley, CC, 16.

WH tops Carroll

EBENSBURG -- Westmont Hilltop improved to 14-4 overall with a 63-51 win over Bishop Carroll.

Max Oravec and Jace Casses each scored 16 for BC.

WESTMONT HILLTOP (63): Sweeney 0 0-0 0, Craig 7 0-0 17, Crocco 4 4-4 14, Miller 2 0-2 4, Wesner 1 4-4 6, Brownlee 7 4-7 18, Weslager 1 0-0 2, Cohan 1 0-0 2. Totals - 23 12-17 63.

BISHOP CARROLL (51): Repko 2 3-6 7, Oravec 7 0-0 16, Alexander 2 0-0 6, Tremel 2 0-0 5, Casses 7 0-0 16, Sekerak 0 1-2 1, Becquet 0 0-0 0. Totals - 20 4-8 51.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Westmont Hilltop 13 13 18 19 -- 63

Bishop Carroll 15 10 15 11 -- 51

3-point goals: Westmont Hilltop 5 (Craig 3, Crocco 2); Bishop Carroll 7 (Alexander 2, Casses 2, Oravec 2, Tremel).

Records: Westmont Hilltop (14-4); Bishop Carroll (10-7).

JV: Westmont Hilltop, 70-37. High scorers--Weir, WH, 17; Myers, BC, 15.

Altoona now 1-16

HARRISBURG -- In a game in which Central Dauphin went 28-of-47 from the foul line, Altoona lost to the Rams, 77-49, to fall to 1-16.

The Mountain Lions, down 41-16 at halftime, got 14 points from Roan Greaser. Central Dauphin (15-5) was led by Wayne Fletcher II with 18 points.

ALTOONA (49): Walker 3 0-0 8, LaRocco 0 0-0 0, Polito 1 0-0 3, Sankey 0 0-0 0, Greaser 5 2-3 14, Crawford 3 0-0 6, Herr 0 0-0 0, Lowery 4 1-2 9, Corso 0 0-0 0, Owulade 1 0-0 2, Hicks 1 4-6 6, Simendinger 0 1-2 1. Totals -- 18 8-13 49.

CENTRAL DAUPHIN (77): Easter 2 9-12 13, Fletcher II 7 4-7 18, Bridges 2 3-4 7, Fried 4 1-2 12, Roberts 1 0-0 2, Starling 1 2-2 6, Chase 1 3-4 5, Franz 0 3-6 3, Wright 3 0-0 6 . Totals -- 23 28-47 77.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Altoona 9 7 20 13 -- 49

Central Dauphin 20 21 15 21 -- 77

3-point goals: Altoona 5 (Walker 2, Polito, Greaser 2); Central Dauphin 1 (Fried).

Records: Altoona (1-16); Central Dauphin (15-5).

JV: Central Dauphin, 54-43. High scorers--Hicks, A, 17; Sucheski, CD, 17.

C-K beaten

CLAYSBURG -- Claysburg-Kimmel was blown out from the get-go in a 66-42 loss to McConnellsburg.

The Bulldogs, who were outscored 22-2 in the first quarter, allowed a total of 12 3-pointers for the game.

Drew Mellott buried seven of those triples for the Spartans for 25 points.

Dom Jefferson recorded 13 points for 15-2 McConnellsburg.

Brayden Haney had 16 for Claysburg-Kimmel.

MCCONNELLSBURG (66): Mellott 9 0-2 25, Jefferson 5 1-3 13, Ramsey 3 3-4 11, Early 3 4-5 10, Glenn 1 0-0 3, Gress 2 0-1 4, Hall 0 0-0 0, Richards 0 0-0 0, Clevenger 0 0-0 0, Alexander 0 0-2 0, Marpoe 0 0-0 0. Totals - 23 8-17 66.

CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (42): Haney 5 3-6 16, Ritchey 4 1-2 9, Napolitano 1 0-0 2, Simpson 0 2-2 2, Walter 1 1-2 3, Treon 3 0-0 8, Bass 1 0-0 2, Douglas 0 0-0 0, Potter 0 0-0 0. Totals - 15 7-12 42.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

McConnellsburg 22 10 17 17 -- 66

Claysburg-Kimmel 2 9 18 13 -- 42

3-point field goals: McConnellsburg 12 (Mellott 7, Jefferson 2, Ramsey 2, Glenn); Claysburg-Kimmel 5 (Haney 3, Treon 2).

Records: McConnellsburg (15-2); Claysburg-Kimmel (9-8).

JV: McConnellsburg, 46-11. High scorers-Kaden Marpoe, M, 10; Landon Douglas, CK, 4.

TM tops Pirates

SAXTON -- Williamsburg came up short to Tussey Mountain, 65-60, and fell to 12-5 overall.

Christian Santa Maria led the Titans, now 11-5, with 17 points.

Rowan Gorsuch connected for 18 points for Williamsburg, Logan Brantner scored 17, and Preston Isenberg added 13.

WILLIAMSBURG (60): Gorsuch 8 2-4 18, Brumbaugh 1 2-2 4, Brantner 6 2-2 17, Parks 2 1-2 5, Isenberg 5 0-0 13, Zehner 0 0-0 0, Reffner 0 3-4 3, Uplinger 0 0-0 0. Totals — 22 10-14 60.

TUSSEY MOUNTAIN (65): Barnett 4 0-0 9, Santa Maria 6 4-5 17, Garner 1 0-0 3, Kormanski 3 6-8 12, Stoudnor 4 0-0 8, Johnston 0 1-2 1, Hall 6 0-0 14, Chilcote 0 1-2 1, Traxler 0 0-0 0. Totals — 24 12-17 65.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Williamsburg 11 16 6 27 -- 60

Tussey Mountain 16 15 13 21 -- 65

3-point goals: Williamsburg 6 (Isenberg 3, Brantner 3); Tussey Mountain 5 (Hall 2, Garner, Santa Maria, Barnett).

Records: Williamsburg (12-5); Tussey Mountain (11-5).

JV: Tussey Mountain, 39-28. High scorers--Johnston, TM, 11; Houck, W, 10.

Glendale loses

BOSWELL -- Glendale lost to North Star, 56-45, on Tuesday night.

Joey Kitko fronted the Vikings with 14 points.

GLENDALE (45): Potutschnig 5 2-3 13, Lukehart 0 0-0 0, Kitko 5 3-4 14, McGarvey 5 0-0 12, Eckenrode 2 0-0 4, Frowner 1 0-0 2, Hoopsick-Bell 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 18 5-7 45.

NORTH STAR (56): Weimer 7 4-4 21. Smith 1 6-12 8, Retassie 5 4-5 15, Griffith 3 0-0 6, Sheehan 0 0-0 0, Berry 2 1-3 6, Durst 0 0-2 0. Totals -- 18 15-26 56.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Glendale 15 9 6 15 -- 45

North Star 9 9 16 22 -- 56

3-point goals: Glendale 3 (McGarvey 2, Potutschnig); North Star 5 (Weimer 3, Retassie, Berry).

Records: Glendale (6-12); North Star (13-5).

JV: North Star won 38-34, OT. High scorers--David Frowner, G, 13; Noah Maurer, NS, 17.

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