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Lady Marauders’ defense shuts down BEA in 2nd half

Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic outscored Bald Eagle Area, 28-3, in the third quarter and raced to a 67-16 victory in high school girls basketball on Wednesday at the Pleasant Valley Gymnasium. Freshman Maurie Querry led the Lady Marauders with 17 points, and sophomore Alana Lightner and freshman Morgan Ruggery each scored 12 points. BALD EAGLE AREA (16): Boone 2 0-2 4, Habovich 0 0-0 0, Perry 0 0-0 0, Thompson 2 0-0 6, Burns 2 0-0 6, Walk 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 6 0-2 16. BISHOP GUILFOYLE (67): Homan 1 0-0 3, Querry 7 0-0 17, Ruggery 4 2-4 12, Yeskey 2 0-0 4, Lightner 4 4-4 12, Petrecca 2 ...

Gorsuch, Pirates get easy victory

WILLIAMSBURG — Senior Rowan Gorsuch poured in 29 points to help Williamsburg roll past Mount Union, 74-54, in high school boys basketball action on Wednesday. Ethan Reffner scored 17 for the Blue Pirates, now 2-0, and Sam Parks scored 10. MOUNT UNION (54): Danish 4 2-6 13, Shawver 5 2-6 13, Francis 4 0-0 10, Collins 4 0-0 8, Showers 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Bilger 5 0-4 10, Ranck 0 0-0 0, Boozel 0 0-0 0, Brumbaugh 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 22 4-13 54. WILLIAMSBURG (74): Gorsuch 14 0-2 29, Brumbaugh 3 0-1 7, Logan 3 1-2 7, Parks 4 2-4 10, Isenberg 1 0-0 2, Zehner 1 0-0 2, Reffner 8 0-1 ...

Trojans display prowess vs PC

By Brad Rosemas For the Mirror JOHNSTOWN — Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference foes Penn Cambria and Greater Johnstown were locked in a dogfight for the majority of the first quarter of Tuesday night’s matchup. Johnstown led by just four points with two minutes remaining in the frame, but it was then the veteran Trojans took over. The Trojans followed by scoring 28 of the next 30 points to blow open the contest en route to a 70-40 victory over the Panthers inside Doc Stofko Gymnasium. “We talked about that run,” Penn Cambria coach Jim Ronan said. “We had to keep it ...

Lady Lions top Mt. Lebanon

PITTSBURGH — Leading by one at the half, Altoona outscored Mount Lebanon by 11 in the third quarter en route to a 60-45 victory in high school girls basketball on Tuesday. Melana Eyer totaled 20 points to lead all scorers, while Lanie Wilt tossed in 14 for the 1-2 Lady Lions. Payton Collins fronted the Lady Blue Devils with 16. ALTOONA (60): M. Eyer 8 1-1 20, Nguyen-Moore 3 3-3 9, Wilt 3 8-11 14, R. Eyer 1 0-0 3, Hollabaugh 2 0-0 4, Harpster 0 0-0 0, Krull 5 0-0 10. Totals: 22 12-15 60. MOUNT LEBANON (45): Shea 0 2-2 2, Donoghue 0 0-0 0, Green 0 0-0 0, P. Collins 4 4-5 16, R. ...

Tigers, BG chalk up victories

BELLWOOD — Hollidaysburg had four players score in double figures in a dominating 65-38 win over Bellwood-Antis in high school boys basketball on Tuesday. Leyton Weimert led the Tigers with 15 points, Brady Steiner recorded 13, while Mason Goodman and Carson Rhodes each had 10. Caraccio buried five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points for B-A. HOLLIDAYSBURG (65): Goodman 3 3-3 10, Albarano 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 4 0-0 10, Steiner 4 3-3 13, Hileman 3 1-2 8, Weimert 6 3-3 15, Metzgar 1 1-2 3, Walters 2 0-0 6, Snyder 0 0-0 0, Holsopple 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 11-13 65. ...

Tigers outlast rival Mountain Lions to win opener

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — Altoona returns only one starter from last season, and the Mountain Lions are breaking in a lot of first-year underclassmen on the basketball court this winter. Hollidaysburg is a seasoned, senior-laden team with five returning ...