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Altoona rolls; B-A beats Central

Altoona broke out to a 16-2 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, routing Central Dauphin East, 60-19, on Monday night in high school girls basketball at Altoona Fieldhouse. Lanie Wilt led the Lady Lions, now 12-3 overall, with 17 points, Melana Eyer scored 14, and Zaelinh Nguyen-Moore and Raylin Eyer each added nine points. CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST (19): Marmado 0 0-0 0, Douglas 1 0-2 2, Brown 0 0-0 0, Hoover 0 0-0 0, Garner 0 0-0 0, Townsend 1 0-0 2, Barket 1 0-0 3, McCarthy 0 0-0 0, Spann 5 1-1 11, Davis 0 1-2 1, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Stuart 0 0-2 0, Walker 0 0-0 0. Totals ...

Penn Cambria earns victory over Bisons

BEDFORD — Caden Gibbons scored 15 points, and Landon Semelsberger added 14 points to help Penn Cambria defeat Bedford, 64-52, in high school boys basketball action on Monday. A.J. Koontz led the Bisons with 14 points, and Jacob Wilson added 12 points. PENN CAMBRIA (64): McDermott 4 0-0 8, E. Semelsberger 1 3-4 6, Harrold 0 0-0 0, Farabaugh 2 0-0 6, Rabish 3 0-0 7, Gibbons 4 4-9 15, Plunkett 0 0-2 0, Lilly 2 2-2 6, Cherico 0 0-0 0, Strittmatter 1 0-0 2, L. Semelsberger 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 0-0 0, Tremel 0 0-0 0, Nadolosky 0 0-0 0. Totals — 22 11-19 64. BEDFORD (52): Wilson 4 2-5 12, ...

Marauders down Golden Tigers at Jaffa Shrine

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic and Hollidaysburg largely played a balanced first half Saturday night during the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference boys basketball matchup at the Jaffa Shrine. However, the Marauders’ offense found its groove fast ...

This week’s games to watch

High school boys basketball MONDAY Bishop Carroll at North Star, 7 Notable: North Star has been having a solid season, but Huskies usually play pretty well when they go outside the LHAC. Forest Hills at Portage, 7:15 Notable: Portage will need to play its best game of the season to win this one, but it would do a lot for the Mustangs’ confidence. TUESDAY Harrisburg at Altoona, 6:30 Notable: Cougars are down this year, and the Mountain Lions played with them early in the first meeting before collapsing. Tyrone at Hollidaysburg, 7:30 Notable: These two teams are both ...

Central girls triumph

MARTINSBURG — The Central High School girls basketball team evened its record at 8-8 with a 46-32 win over Johnstown on Saturday. Bralyn Ellis led the Lady Dragons with 13 points, and MacKenzie Rhykerd scored 11. JOHNSTOWN (32): Thomas 2 5-8 11, Reed 1 2-6 4, Tisinger 2 4-8 8, Hardison 1 1-2 4, White 2 0-0 5, Young 0 0-0 0, Kelly 0 0-2 0. Totals — 8 12-26 32. CENTRAL (46): Diehl 2 0-2 5, Dickson 0 2-2 2, Knepp 3 1-2 7, Ellis 4 4-7 13, Benton 1 2-2 4, Poet 1 0-1 2, Boyles 1 0-0 2, Rhykerd 3 5-6 11. Totals — 15 14-22 46. SCORE BY QUARTERS Johnstown 8 8 8 8 — ...

BG hosting twinbill at Jaffa Shrine

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com For the second year in a row, Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic will host a girls-boys basketball doubleheader at the Jaffa Shrine Saturday afternoon. The Lady Marauders, currently the top seed in the District 6 Class 1A playoff rankings, will take on ...