By Ron Musselman For The Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg’s inaugural Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference girls basketball semifinal game Thursday night didn’t turn out the way the Lady Tigers had hoped. LHAC West Division runner-up Forest Hills hit eight 3-pointers in the ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com JOHNSTOWN — The District 6 Class 4A boys basketball championship game is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 27 at Mount Aloysius. Central got the opportunity to look at how much it needs to improve by that date in a 49-23 loss to Johnstown Thursday night in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference semifinals. The Scarlet Dragons, who lost to the Trojans by five in the regular season and in last year’s district final, will most likely see Johnstown again in 11 days as the teams are the top two seeds in 4A by a large margin. “They played ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com PORTAGE — Portage knew it dodged a bullet in the first half of its season-finale against Central Cambria as the Red Devils made just 5-of-31 shots from the field. CC came storming back to get within five after the break, but the Mustangs buckled down, got the lead back to 15, and then hit enough free throws down the stretch to pull out a 60-51 victory on Wednesday night at Len Chappell Gymnasium. “In the first half, I think we played pretty solid — especially defensively — holding them (Central Cambria) to 13 points,” Portage ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com ALEXANDRIA — Juniata Valley’s girls basketball team has struggled with slow starts and early turnovers this season, but Tuesday night the Lady Hornets flipped the script on visiting Northern Bedford. Led by Maddie Hopsicker’s defensive effort and Anna Taylor’s offensive outburst, Juniata Valley picked up its best win of the season, 64-37, over the Lady Panthers, who will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming District 5 Class 1A playoffs and finished the regular season 14-8. “I think this is the best we have played, and it was ...
PATTON — Cambria Heights dominated Ferndale in its regular-season finale on Tuesday night with a 55-18 victory in high school girls basketball action. Sienna Kirsch led the Lady Highlanders, who jumped out to a 19-0 lead after one quarter, with 20 points. Kinley Rogal scored 17 points ...
FLINTON — Charlie Mattas poured in 26 points to help Juniata Valley top Glendale, 71-60, in high school boys basketball action on Tuesday. Jett Rand contributed 16 points for Valley, which finished the regular season at 16-6, and Chris Deihl scored 14. Joey Kitko scored 22 points for Glendale, Connor Potutschnig scored 16, and Landen McGarvey had 11. JUNIATA VALLEY (71): Deihl 4 4-4 14, Robinson 3 1-2 7, Chavez 1 0-0 2, Rand 7 0-0 16, Mattas 9 5-9 26, Beck 1 0-0 2, Cook 0 0-0 0, LeCrone 0 2-2 2, Scalia 0 2-2 2, Norris 0 0-0 0. Totals — 25 14-19 71. GLENDALE (60): Potutschnig ...
