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Strong start key for Tigers

​By Ron Musselman For The Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg boys basketball team got a slam dunk to start Wednesday night’s game from Mason Goodman, off a nifty feed along the baseline from Jake Hileman. “That’s the first time I ever started a game with a dunk,” Goodman said, smiling. Goodman’s slam, his fifth of the year, got the Golden Tigers off to a fast start in their Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference East Division matchup against Penns Valley. In the end, host Hollidaysburg’s height advantage wore down the much smaller Rams and helped them secure ...

Haigh leads Marauders to LHAC victory at home

By Kevin Petrochko For the Mirror The offensive firepower of the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders boys basketball team propelled it to its seventh win of the season on Wednesday night against the Bellefonte Red Raiders, 76-49, at the Pleasant Valley Gymnasium. Junior Jude Haigh racked up 28 points, including 12 points from beyond the arc, to lead the Marauders (7-2) to the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference victory. “My teammates,” Haigh said. “All credit to them. They did all the work and found me open shots.” Marauders coach Ryan Lestochi knows how important Haigh’s presence ...

Krull sparks Lady Lions in win

MECHANICSBURG — Jaiden Krull scored a game-high 12 points to lead Altoona to a 39-26 victory over Cumberland Valley and help the Lady Lions improve to 8-3. Cumberland Valley held a one-point lead after a quarter, but Altoona took the second quarter, 10-2, to take control. ALTOONA (39): M. Eyer 2 2-4 8, Nguyen-Moore 0 0-0 0, Wilt 2 1-3 6, R. Eyer 1 0-0 3, Hollabaugh 1 1-2 3, Cogan 1 2-4 4, Harpster 1 0-0 3, Krull 6 0-1 12. Totals — 14 6-14 39. CUMBERLAND VALLEY (26): Basehore 1 0-0 3, Movl 1 0-0 3, Lawlor 0 0-0 0, Hill 0 0-0 0, Manns 4 1-2 11, Golalic 1 1-2 4, Dwyer 1 3-4 5, ...

Bulldogs pick it up in second half

CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel trailed by four at the half but outscored Everett by 10 in the second half to come away with a 48-42 victory. Brayden Haney buried three 3-pointers and totaled 19 points, while Elias Ritchey registered 18 and knocked down a pair of free throws with 18.4 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs, now 6-4, a three-possession lead. Evan Leasure’s 14 points topped the Warriors, which fell to 5-5. EVERETT (42): Hicks 3 3-4 9, D. Bell 2 0-0 6, Leasure 7 0-0 14, Richards 3 0-0 8, Whisel 1 0-0 3, Harman 1 0-4 2, Whitfield 0 0-0 0, Spade 0 0-3 0. Totals — 17 ...

Big second quarter lifts Williamsburg

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com BELLWOOD — The Bellwood-Antis and Williamsburg girls basketball programs have played many great games in their history, meeting at least twice a year in the Inter-County Conference and even dating back to Juniata Valley League play. On Tuesday night, the two schools met for the first time as non-conference opponents with Bellwood’s offseason move to the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference. The Lady Blue Pirates flexed their defensive muscles in the second quarter — coming up with six steals and forcing plenty of rushed shots — ...

Eagles do just enough to get win

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com TYRONE — Friday night’s Reliance Bank Kiwanis Club Boys’ Basketball Tournament championship had the perfect mix of everything for Tyrone and Penn Cambria. Extended runs, huge turnovers, and huge points that helped swing the game for much of ...