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Central edges Westmont, welcomes back 1995 D6 champs

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Courtesy photo Central honored its 1995 District 6 boys and girls basketball championship teams on Friday night in Martinsburg.

MARTINSBURG -- Central trailed by three heading into the final frame but got a six-point scoring edge to pull out a 56-53 win over Westmont Hilltop in high school boys basketball action on Friday night.

Eli Muthler pumped in a game-high 22 points to lead the Scarlet Dragons, who trailed 38-35 after three quarters of play, while Kyle Klotz contributed 10.

Central honored both its 1995 District 6 boys and girls teams.

WESTMONT HILLTOP (53): Kohan 9 1-3 19, Sweeney 0 2-2 2, Craig 2 0-1 5, Miller 3 0-0 8, Wesner 7 0-0 19, Bowles 0 0-0 0, Webb 0 0-0 0. Totals - 21 4-7 53.

CENTRAL (56): E. Muthler 9 2-4 22, Byler 2 0-0 4, Klotz 3 2-4 10, Black 3 0-0 6, J. Muthler 1 6-7 8, Lingenfelter 2 0-0 6, Bassler 0 0-0 0. Totals - 20 10-15 56.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Westmont Hilltop 12 16 10 15 - 53

Central 13 8 14 21 - 56

3-point goals: Westmont Hilltop 7 (Wesner 5, Miller 2); Central 6 (E. Muthler 2, Lingenfelter 2, Klotz 2).

Records: Westmont Hilltop (15-4); Central (13-4).

JV: No game

CC downs Bellwood

EBENSBURG -- Bellwood-Antis led Central Cambria by two at halftime, but the Red Devils had a five-point scoring advantage in the second half en route to a 41-38 victory.

Grady Snyder poured in 15 points for CC, while JD Brouse added 11.

Colin McClellan knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and delivered 10 points for the Blue Devils.

BELLWOOD-ANTIS (38): H. Schreier 3 0-1 6, Mayes 2 0-0 4, Simmons 0 0-0 0, Gibbons 2 2-7 7, Fatzinger 3 2-2 9, McClellan 4 0-1 10, Leeper 0 0-0 0, Bardell 0 0-0 0, Litzinger 0 0-0 0. Totals - 15 4-11 38.

CENTRAL CAMBRIA (41): Snyder 4 7-11 15, Swope 1 2-3 4, Burket 2 0-0 5, Brouse 4 3-4 11, Bradley 1 0-0 3, Pittsinger 1 0-0 3. Totals - 13 12-18 41.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Bellwood-Antis 11 13 5 9 - 38

Central Cambria 13 9 9 10 - 41

3-point goals: Bellwood-Antis 4 (McClellan 2, Gibbons, Fatzinger); Central Cambria 3 (Burket, Bradley, Pittsinger).

Records: Bellwood-Antis (0-18); Central Cambria (11-6).

JV: Central Cambria won 60-39. High scorers--Leeper, BA, 9; Kutchman, CC, 18.

PC triumphs

HUNTINGDON -- Gavin Harrold collected 18 points, six rebounds, three steals and three assists for Penn Cambria in a 59-51 victory over Huntingdon.

Trailing by one at the half, the Panthers outscored the Bearcats, 30-21 in the second half to create separation.

Landon Semelsberger recorded 13 points for PC, while Caden Gibbons pulled down 14 rebounds.

PENN CAMBRIA (59): Harrold 7 0-1 18, Gibbons 1 1-2 4, Rabish 1 4-6 6, Strittmatter 0 0-0 0, Lilly 1 2-4 4, Semelsberger 4 3-4 13, Jones 2 0-0 4, Hite 2 4-8 8, Farabaugh 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 19 14-25 59.

HUNTINGDON (51): Boyer 3 7-13 14, Guisler 2 1-3 6, Alexander 2 0-0 6, Rutter 5 1-6 11, Susko 1 0-0 3, Moore 1 2-6 5, Carthen 0 0-0 0, Lane 3 0-0 6. Totals -- 17 11-28 51.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Penn Cambria 13 16 15 15 -- 59

Huntingdon 10 20 12 9 -- 51

3-point goals: Penn Cambria 7 (Harrold 4, Semelsberger 2, Gibbons); Huntingdon 6 (Alexander 2, Boyer, Guisler, Susko, Moore).

Records: Penn Cambria (9-8); Huntingdon (8-9).

JV: No game.

Pirates top Vikings

FLINTON -- Williamsburg got ahead by five at the half, and that proved to be the difference in knocking off Glendale, 53-48.

The Blue Pirates had four players score in double figures as Logan Brantner led the way with 13, Ethan Reffner and Harker recorded 12 each and Logan Brumbaugh tacked on 10.

Joey Kitko's game-high 17 points paced the Vikings.

WILLIAMSBURG (53): Brumbaugh 3 4-6 10, Brantner 4 4-5 13, Reffner 5 0-0 12, Isenberg 2 1-2 6, Uplinger 0 0-0 0, Becker 1 0-0 2, Barroner 0 0-0 0, Harker 6 0-0 12. Totals -- 20 9-13 53.

GLENDALE (48): McGarvey 3 1-2 8, Kitko 7 2-3 17, Frowner 2 2-5 6, Eckenrode 3 0-0 9, Hoopsick-Bell 1 0-1 2, Hamilton 2 0-0 4, Myers 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 19 5-11 48.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Williamsburg 13 9 13 18 -- 53

Glendale 7 10 12 19 -- 48

3-point goals: Williamsburg 4 (Reffner 2, Brantner, Isenberg); Glendale 5 (Eckenrode 3, McGarvey, Kitko).

Records: Williamsburg (11-7); Glendale (4-14).

JV: Williamsburg won 33-25. High scorers--Becker, W, 16; Smith, G, 8.

Heights beaten

ARMAGH -- Cambria Heights found itself down by 11 after one quarter and by 17 at the half in a 66-45 loss to United.

Isaac Weiland led the Highlanders with 16 points, while Cam Abrams delivered 10.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (45): Abrams 3 2-2 10, Nelen 2 0-0 4, Weiland 5 5-6 16, Jasper 1 0-2 2, Clawson 1 4-4 6, Lobick 1 0-0 2, DeArmitt 1 0-0 3, Farabaugh 1 0-2 2. Totals -- 15 11-16 45.

UNITED (66): Worthington 4 0-0 8, Darr 1 0-0 3, McGinnis 1 0-0 2, Burkett 4 0-0 10, Payne 4 2-2 11, Felix 4 5-7 13, Kordish 6 1-1 16, Chilenski 0 1-2 1, Jelley 1 0-2 2. Totals -- 25 9-14 66.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Cambria Heights 8 12 12 13 -- 45

United 19 18 16 13 -- 66

3-point goals: Cambria Heights 4 (Abrams 2, Weiland, DeArmitt); United 7 (Kordish 3, Burkett 2, Darr, Payne).

Records: Cambria Heights (4-17); United (14-7).

JV: Cambria Heights won 54-30. High scorers--DeArmitt, CH, 17.

Lohsl hits 1,000

Charlie Lohsl celebrated senior night and capped it off by going over 1,000 points for his career with a game-high 28, including six 3-pointers, in Great Commission's 55-26 win over Johnstown Christian at The Wright Place for Kids.

Elijah Best came through with five treys and totaled 17 points for the Bears which knocked down 12 triples as a team.

JOHNSTOWN CHRISTIAN (26): Harr 9 3-6 22, Yoder 1 0-0 2, DiGuardi 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 11 3-6 26.

GREAT COMMISSION (55): Lohsl 8 6-7 28, E. Best 6 0-0 17, Rodgers 2 0-0 4, Guise 1 1-2 4, Summers 1 0-1 2. Totals -- 18 7-10 55.

3-point goals: Johnstown Christian 1 (Harr); Great Commission 12 (Lohsl 6, E. Best 5, Guise).

Records: Great Commission (14-6).

JV: No game.

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