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Williamsburg downs Titans WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg boys basketball team improved to 4-2 Monday night, thanks to a 55-50 win over Tussey Mountain in high school play. Preston Isenberg’s 19 points were tops for the Blue Pirates, who led 32-25 at halftime. Jesse Brumbaugh added 15 points to go with 12 from Logan Brantner. Tussey (2-4) got 18 points from Landon Myers. Tussey Mountain (50): Stoudnour 2 0-0 4, Chilcote 3 0-0 7, Traxler 3 2-4 8, Hall 2 1-1 5, Myers 8 2-3 18, Garner 3 0-0 6, Gambol 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 22 5-8 50. WILLIAMSBURG(55): Brumbaugh 5 2-4 15, Brantner ...

Ruggery’s aggressiveness points BG to victory

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com MARTINSBURG — Last season as a freshman, guard/forward Morgan Ruggery was a big part of the Bishop Guilfoyle Academy PIAA Class 1A girls basketball championship team. That figures to be the case with Ruggery for the next three seasons, as ...

CC avenges loss to Panthers

By Matt Michelone For the Mirror CRESSON — Both of the Central Cambria and Penn Cambria girls basketball teams had trouble shooting for much of their Friday night LHAC match up. Each of the defenses held their opponent to prolonged scoring droughts at times. A couple of them as many as five minutes if not more. The Lady Red Devils, though, found their grove in the second quarter on offense and locked things down defensively — especially in the third quarter — en route to a 41-34 triumph over the Lady Panthers at the Penn Cambria gym. Central Cambria got separation in part ...

Pirates top Knights

HOUTZDALE — Williamsburg ran out to a 12-point lead after three quarters of play, and despite being outscored in the fourth stanza, the Blue Pirates were able to hold off Moshannon Valley in a 50-45 victory Friday in high school boys basketball. Logan Brantner fronted Williamsburg with 15 points, while Jesse Brumbaugh tossed in 11. WILLIAMSBURG (50): Brumbaugh 4 1-2 11, Brantner 6 2-3 15, Parks 1 0-0 2, Reffner 3 0-0 8, Isenberg 3 0-2 7, Mock 0 0-0 0, Uplinger 1 0-0 3, Harker 0 4-6 4. Totals – 18 8-13 50. MOSHANNON VALLEY (45): Kephart 2 2-2 6, Hansel 0 2-3 2, Reifer 1 5-5 7, ...

Gerwert’s big game helps Bellwood-Antis edge Penns Valley

SPRING MILLS — Lilly Gerwert knocked down four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 29 points, pulled down eight rebounds, blocked five shots and came up with four steals as Bellwood-Antis used a strong fourth quarter to get by Penns Valley, 54-52, in high school girls basketball on Friday. B-A, which trailed 36-25 after three quarters, used a 29-16 scoring outburst in the final stanza to claim the win. Cacciotti also reached double figures for the Lady Blue Devils, with 10 points, while also claiming six rebounds and dishing out four assists. BELLWOOD-ANTIS (54): Clapper 3 1-2 7, ...

Heating up quickly: Early outside shooting sets tone for Marauders

Bishop Guilfoyle Academy opened Thursday’s matchup between undefeated high school boys basketball teams by scoring 11 of the first 12 points, and the Marauders drilled seven 3-pointers in the first quarter alone to build a cushion that was never seriously threatened in a 69-60 win over ...