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Lady Tigers hold off upset-minded Devils

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Down 30-23 at halftime, the Hollidaysburg girls basketball team battled back to beat Central Cambria, 53-46, in high school action Wednesday night. Hollidaysburg, which improved to 15-0, outscored the Lady Red Devils (8-8), 18-10 in the third quarter and 12-6 in the final frame. Bella Vent scored 27 points to spark the victory. Teammates Clare Padamonsky and Makenna Weimert each added 12 points. Central Cambria got 12 points from Keira Link to go with 11 from Alaina Sheehan. CENTRAL CAMBRIA (46): Al. Sheehan 3 2-2 11, Ab. Sheehan 1 3-4 5, Kudlaweic 0 0-0 0, Barra ...

Well-rounded Central wins big

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com BELLWOOD — While the Central defense was executing its game plan to perfection, the offense was following suite on Wednesday night against Bellwood-Antis. The Scarlet Dragons held the Blue Devils scoreless for 12-and-a-half minutes while racking up 23 unanswered points of their own. The run allowed Central to take complete control of the contest as it captured a 54-25 victory over Bellwood in Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference action. “We played great defense, but if you can’t score then it makes it hard to win,” Central ...

Guilfoyle brings home victory No. 11

HUNTINGDON — Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic opened up a 44-14 halftime advantage and put it in cruise control in the second half in a 67-30 win over Huntingdon in high school boys basketball action on Wednesday. Jude Haigh scored 11 points for the Marauders (11-2), and Jake Kissell scored 10. BISHOP GUILFOYLE (67): Lestochi 4 0-0 8, Consiglio 4 0-0 8, Haigh 5 0-0 11, Tr. Rehm 3 0-0 6, Gates 3 2-2 8, J. Kissell 4 1-1 10, C. Kissell 0 0-0 0, T. Ruggery 0 1-2 1, Foor 2 0-0 4, K. Ruggery 3 0-0 6, Robertson 1 0-0 2, Okonak 1 0-0 3, Ty. Rehm 0 0-0 0. Totals — 30 4-5 67. HUNTINGDON (30): ...

Mountain Lions pick up first win of year

Altoona’s Josh Lowery has been dealing with a preseason hip injury that has kept him out of the varsity lineup until Tuesday night. The 6-foot-2 sophomore forward made the most of his opportunity. And it just happened to coincide with the Mountain Lions’ first victory of the ...

Tigers pull away in 4th for victory

​By Ron Musselman For The Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — Through the first three quarters Tuesday night, the Hollidaysburg and Tyrone boys basketball teams were locked into a back and forth battle. There were 10 lead changes and seven ties during that 24-minute stretch. The host Golden Tigers finally were able to pull away in the fourth quarter and escaped with a 64-53 victory over the Golden Eagles in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference game. Hollidaysburg (10-4, 8-3 LHAC) benefitted from a 19-11 edge in the decisive final eight minutes against Tyrone (8-6, 6-5 LHAC), which ...

Silver lining found by Blue Pirates in defeat

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com WILLIAMSBURG — Williamsburg gave West Branch, the current top seed in the District 6 Class 2A boys basketball playoff rankings, all it could handle Tuesday night. The Warriors came out on top, 76-68, with some big shots by Owen Koleno down the stretch, but the Blue Pirates left their gym with plenty of positives to build on heading into the final stretch of the regular season. Williamsburg senior Rowan Gorsuch scored 19 points and had 15 rebounds, but he got plenty of help from Jesse Brumbaugh, who drilled seven 3-pointers to finish ...