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Red Devils complete comeback vs rivals

CRESSON — Central Cambria trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter but was able to outscore Penn Cambria by seven to come away with a 62-56 win in high school boys basketball on Thursday. Brayden Swope accounted for a team-high 18 points to lead the Red Devils, while Connor Serenko and Grady Snyder recorded 16 each. Easton Semelsberger paced all scorers with 21 points, while Brandon Rabish added 11 for the Panthers. CENTRAL CAMBRIA (62): Serenko 6 1-2 16, Snyder 5 5-8 16, Dill 0 0-0 0, Iacano 3 1-4 9, Swope 5 5-6 18, Ray 0 0-0 0, Muldoon 1 1-2 3. Totals: 20 13-22 ...

Lady Eagles battle back to rally past Bishop Carroll Catholic

TYRONE — Tyrone outscored Bishop Carroll by six in the fourth quarter to turn a three-point deficit into a 37-34 victory in high school girls basketball on Thursday. Laney Woomer’s 18 points were a game-high for the Lady Eagles, now 2-4. Ava Pablic had nine points to lead the balanced Lady Huskies, now 2-5. BISHOP CARROLL (34): Detauter 0 0-0 0, Laughard 3 1-2 7, Pablic 3 0-0 9, Golden 0 0-0 0, Heinrich 2 2-6 6, Ad. Myers 2 2-2 6, Dziabo 1 0-0 2, Av. Myers 1 0-0 2, L. Myers 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 10 5-11 34. TYRONE (37): Corl 0 1-2 1, Paul 1 0-0 3, Greene 3 1-2 7, Woomer 7 1-1 ...

Lady Mustangs continue to shine

PATTON — The Portage Area High School girls basketball team boasts plenty of experience as well as talent this season. The Lady Mustangs are unbeaten so far this season, and they have all five starters — all seniors — returning from last year’s team that won 17 games. Portage is ...

BG delivers late to edge Lady Pirates

Two of the top Class 1A girls basketball teams in District 6, Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic and Williamsburg, squared off Tuesday night at the Pleasant Valley gymnasium in a matchup that did not disappoint, and which held the kind of playoff-type suspense that the odds favor will be revisited by ...

Mustangs show improvement in 2nd half

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com PORTAGE — Portage and Cambria Heights find themselves in similar situations in regards to not being as experienced as they’ve been in the past. Both coaches agree that they’ve got a long way to go but are already seeing progress made in the early going. On Tuesday night, the Mustangs and Highlanders met at the Len Chappell Gymnasium in a Heritage Conference battle that went back-and-forth at times and was tied midway through the third. That’s when the returning experience of Portage won out as it closed the contest in a ...

Altoona girls hand CD its first setback

HARRISBURG — The Altoona Area High School girls basketball team handed Central Dauphin its first loss of the season with a 46-35 victory on Tuesday night. Lanie Wilt led the way with 21 points. The Lady Lions improved to 4-3 while Central Dauphin fell to 5-1. Melana Eyer added 10 points for Altoona. ALTOONA (46): Cuspert 0 0-0 0, M. Eyer 4 1-2 10, Nguyen-Moore 1 0-0 2, Wilt 7 4-5 21, R. Eyer 2 0-0 6, Hollabaugh 0 0-0 0, Berardinelli 0 0-0 0, Cogan 0 0-0 0, Harpster 1 0-0 3, Krull 2 0-0 4, Knorr 0 0-0 0. Totals — 17 5-7 46. CENTRAL DAUPHIN (35): Sebrot 0 0-0 0, Matthews 2 ...