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C-K finishes 2nd

JOHNSTOWN — The Claysburg-Kimmel High School girls basketball team fell, 55-43, in the championship game of the Ferndale Tournament to the hosts on Saturday. Bailey Tipton scored 19 points, and Bella Francona added 13 points for the Lady Bulldogs. CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (43): Bush 4 0-0 8, B. Francona 5 0-2 13, Tipton 7 0-0 19, A. Francona 1 1-2 3. Totals — 17 1-4 43. FERNDALE (55): Chatman 11 4-5 30, Sechrengost 5 0-0 10, Macoh 2 0-0 5, Barley 2 4-5 8, Riffle 1 0-0 2. Totals — 21 8-10 55. SCORE BY QUARTERS Claysburg-Kimmel 6 22 8 7 — 43 Ferndale 16 15 9 15 — ...

Defense fuels Golden Eagles’ rout

TYRONE — Tyrone is averaging more than 70 points per game very early this boys basketball season, but Golden Eagles coach Luke Rhoades says the key to that offense is actually the defense. Tyrone provided an example of that in the first quarter of Friday’s 76-42 win over Bishop Carroll ...

BC coach happy with early returns

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com EBENSBURG — Veteran coach John Strittmatter is in the first year of his second tenure overseeing the Bishop Carroll Catholic girls basketball program, and he has also been the head coach of the school’s boys basketball program. If the Lady Huskies shoot the ball and play defense as well all this season as they did Friday night, Strittmatter’s return to the bench will be a very enjoyable one. Led by sophomore Ava Pablic’s game-high 22 points, Carroll made 50 percent of its floor shots (22 of 44) Friday, including nine 3-point ...

Gerwert powers Bellwood to win

SOMERSET — Lilly Gerwert posted a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds for Bellwood-Antis in a 61-53 victory over Somerset Friday night in girls high school basketball. Jenna Norton registered 14 points and Leigha Clapper hit for 12 for B-A. BELLWOOD-ANTIS (61): Clapper 4 2-2 12, Gerwert 9 7-8 26, Norton 7 0-0 14, Sweigert 0 2-2 2, Cacciotti 1 1-2 4, Sloey 1 1-2 3, Turek 0 0-0 0, Waite 0 0-0 0, Campbell 0 0-0 0, Plummer 0 0-0 0. Totals — 22 13-16 61. SOMERSET (53): Stanton 6 1-1 17, Baumgardner 1 0-0 3, Housley 6 12-14 25, Re. Holmes 2 0-2 4, Ri. Holmes 1 1-4 3, Martin ...

2024-25 Tigers can learn and win, too

By Matt Michelone For the Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — Starting over was something Hollidaysburg boys basketball coach Brad Lear knew the Golden Tigers were going to have to do this season. They lost every starter from last year’s team that made it to the District 4-6 Class 5A championship and returned only three letterman from that squad. During the first two games, though, they’re showing early signs of coming together as on Friday night in a back-and-forth affair, they pulled away in the fourth for the 65-54 win over Chestnut Ridge in Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference ...

Horsh has career night for NBC in road victory

ROCKWOOD — Wesley Horsh’s career-high 31 points lifted Northern Bedford to its first win of the year in a 56-30 defeat of Rockwood Friday night in high school basketball play. The Black Panthers outscored the Rockets 36-19 in the middle quarters. NORTHERN BEDFORD (56): Norwood 2 0-0 5, Horsh 12 5-7 31, Kochara 3 0-0 8, Lloyd 1 2-2 4, Eckenroad 2 1-2 8, Foor 0 0-0 0, Schleinkofer 0 0-0 0, Cottle 0 0-0 0, O’Brian 0 0-0 0, Imler 0 0-0 0, Crooks 0 0-0 0, Ritchey 0 0-0 0, Love 0 0-0 0, Zellers 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Britt 0 0-0 0, Baas 0 0-0 0. Totals – 20 8-11 56. ROCKWOOD ...