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Lady Blue Devils rally to earn victory over rivals

BELLWOOD — Bellwood-Antis overcame a 47-40 deficit to begin the fourth quarter and squeaked past Tyrone, 55-51, in high school girls basketball action on Monday night. Lilly Gerwert led the Lady Devils with 17 points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots, Chloe Hammond scored 11 points and had five assists, Leigha Clapper scored 10 points, and Lainey Quick added seven rebounds and four assists. Bree Paul drilled six 3-pointers for 18 points to lead the Lady Eagles, Laney Woomer scored 14 points, and Amariah Sprankle scored 11 points. TYRONE (51): Paul 6 0-0 18, Greene 4 0-0 8, ...

This week’s games to watch

High school boys basketball MONDAY Somerset at Bishop Carroll, 7:15 Notable: Bishop Carroll Catholic senior Luke Repko needs just 17 points to reach 1,000 for his career. TUESDAY Bishop Carroll at Central Cambria, 7:15 Notable: Game was snowed out last week and is important to both squads trying to improve their playoff positioning. WEDNESDAY Bellwood-Antis at Tyrone, 7:30 Notable: Blue Devils have lost some close games lately and a win over the Golden Eagles would mean a lot to B-A. Richland at Penn Cambria, 7:15 Notable: If Panthers are going to make the District ...

Mid-Penn mark still perfect for Lady Lions

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com STATE COLLEGE — Altoona Area High School girls basketball coach Chris Fleegle said that he has emphasized to his team the importance of starting each half of a game strong. Altoona certainly took heed Friday night. Using a strong first quarter that it carried, 14-6, and dominating the third quarter, 11-2, Altoona remained unbeaten in the Mid-Penn Conference at 7-0 and hiked its overall record to 10-3 with a 46-36 victory over State College at the State College North Gymnasium. “Starting each half strong is something that I’ve ...

Blue Devils shine on special night

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com BELLWOOD — With a larger-than-usual crowd on hand to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1973-1974 Bellwood-Antis boys basketball team’s 22-0 regular season, the current group of Blue Devils were inspired to put on their best performance of ...

B-A’s ’73-’74 team honored in crowded house

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com BELLWOOD — It wasn’t in the same gym as 50 years ago, but Friday night there were plenty of conversations that echoed those from a half century ago as members of the Bellwood-Antis 1973-1974 boys basketball team that went 22-0 in the regular ...

Muthler’s 23 enough to get Central victory

HUNTINGDON — Central knocked off Huntingdon, 59-47, in high school boys basketball action on Friday night behind 23 points from Eli Muthler. Hunter Smith scored 12 points, and Nick Garver scored 11 for the Scarlet Dragons, who improved to 11-2. Ty Boyer led Huntingdon with 14 points. CENTRAL (59): Smith 4 3-4 12, Muthler 6 9-12 23, Butler 0 3-4 3, Garver 4 1-2 11, Long-Yarrison 3 1-2 7, Bettwy 1 0-0 3, Klotz 0 0-0 0, Byler 0 0-0 0, D. Smith 0 0-0 0, Sparks 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 17-24 59. HUNTINGDON (47): Foster 5 0-0 12, Boyer 5 2-4 14, Susko 2 0-0 4, Alexander 3 0-0 9, Rutter ...