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High school basketball: This week’s games to watch

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BOYS

TUESDAY

Calvary Christian Huntingdon at Great Commission, 7

Notable: Great Commission is currently unbeaten in the ACAA standings. Calvary Christian has just two losses.

Williamsburg at Northern Bedford, 7:15

Notable: Teams are not in the same ICC division, but Williamsburg has a chance to win its side and NBC is improved this year.

WEDNESDAY

Central at Bishop Guilfoyle, 7:30

Notable: Matchup between the two current top seeds in District 6 Class 3A (BG) and Class 4A (Central).

Clearfield at Hollidaysburg, 7:30

Notable: Golden Tigers need to win this game and beat BG in a later matchup to have a shot at LHAC playoffs.

Penn Cambria at Central Cambria, 7:15

Notable: Penn Cambria currently is in position for a top-four seed in Class 3A. The Devils, their rival, would love to spoil that.

FRIDAY

Westmont Hilltop at Hollidaysburg, 7:30

Notable: The Hilltoppers, along with Forest Hills and BG, are the favorites to win District 6 Class 3A.

Williamsburg at Juniata Valley, 7:15

Notable: Blue Pirates won the first matchup 66-49 and would be in great position to win their section of ICC with a win.

SATURDAY

Bishop Guilfoyle vs. Latrobe at Saint Vincent College, 7:30

Notable: Latrobe has a losing record, but it beat LHAC foe Richland, 70-31, in November.

Hollidaysburg at DuBois, 2:30

Notable: DuBois is 14-2 coming into the week but hasn’t played the level of competition Hollidaysburg has played against.

Williamsport at Altoona, 1:30

Notable: Millionaires lost to Hollidaysburg, 59-58, on Jan. 13 and lost by 16 to State College on Jan. 3.

GIRLS

TUESDAY

Central Cambria at Forest Hills, 7:15

Notable: Central Cambria won the first matchup, and Lady Rangers are having a down year, but they are always dangerous.

Portage at Cambria Heights, 7

Notable: First of two matchups for the Heritage Conference rivals this week as both continue to fight for playoff positioning in 2A (Portage) and 3A (Heights).

Southern Huntingdon at Juniata Valley, 7:15

Notable: Lady Rockets won the first matchup in the Huntingdon Lions tourney and should be a good test for Lady Hornets.

WEDNESDAY

Bishop McCort at Penn Cambria, 7:15

Notable: Critical game for both teams in the Laurel Highlands standings and for Lady Panthers’ pursuit of Class 4A top seed.

Portage at United, 7

Notable: Portage is currently the No. 5 seed in Class 2A and United is No. 6. United won the previous matchup by five.

Tyrone at Juniata Valley, 7

Notable: Non-conference matchup between two teams that each entered the week with 11 victories.

Williamsburg at Saint Joseph’s, 7:15

Notable: Two of likely the top four Class 1A teams in the state (and of course District 6) meet in a measuring stick game.

THURSDAY

Altoona at Central Dauphin, 6:30

Notable: Altoona will try to avenge its only Mid-Penn loss this season and give itself a chance to win the Commonwealth.

Tussey Mountain at Northern Bedford, 6

Notable: Two well-coached teams that are evenly matched and share a rivalry.

FRIDAY

Central Cambria at Clearfield, 6

Notable: Clearfield has some good players and recently defeated Tyrone, and the Lady Devils tend to play everyone close.

Johnstown at Bellwood-Antis, 6

Notable: Johnstown isn’t as good as it was last season, but B-A’s physicality, which has improved under Jim Swaney, will be tested here.

SATURDAY

Bishop Guilfoyle vs. Greensburg Central Catholic, at Saint Vincent College, 1:30

Notable: Greensburg, the defending WPIAL Class 3A champions, are having another solid season.

— Compiled by Michael Boytim

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