Cambria Heights girls basketball team earns spot in Heritage Conference semifinals
H.S. girls basketball
- Kinley Rogal of Cambria Heights looks for a teammate while being pressured by Portage’s Cassidy Burkett during a high school girls basketball game in Portage on Friday night. Heights won, 49-42, to secure a spot in Tuesday’s Heritage Conference semifinals. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
- Cambria Heights’ Julia Karlheim is defended by Portage’s Skyler Krestar. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Kinley Rogal of Cambria Heights looks for a teammate while being pressured by Portage’s Cassidy Burkett during a high school girls basketball game in Portage on Friday night. Heights won, 49-42, to secure a spot in Tuesday’s Heritage Conference semifinals. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
PORTAGE — Cambria Heights locked up the second seed out of the East Division of the Heritage Conference with a 49-42 win over Portage in a high school girls basketball game Friday that featured the two teams competing for the second spot.
Kinley Rogal paced three Lady Highlanders in doubles figures with 14 points, Lilly Karlheim contributed 13 and Julia Karlheim added 12.
Heights will travel to top-seeded Penns Manor out of the West Division on Tuesday in the Heritage semifinals.
Kendall Bednarski drained three 3-pointers and led all scorers with 20 points for the Lady Mustangs.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (49): Rogal 4 5-6 14, Bender 0 2-4 2, L. Karlheim 5 3-5 13, J. Karlheim 4 3-6 12, Kirsch 3 0-0 8, Adams 0 0-0 0. Totals – 16 13-21 49.

Cambria Heights’ Julia Karlheim is defended by Portage’s Skyler Krestar. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
PORTAGE (42): C. Burkett 0 1-2 1, Myher 2 1-2 6, Bagby 1 0-0 2, Bednarski 7 1-6 21, B. Burkett 0 0-0 0, Irvin 1 1-2 3, Stancovich 0 0-0 0, Krestar 2 0-0 6, Burda 0 3-4 3, Smith 0 0-0 0, A. Burkett 0 0-0 0. Totals – 13 7-16 42.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Cambria Heights 15 11 9 14 – 49
Portage 13 5 16 8 – 42
3-point goals: Cambria Heights 4 (Kirsch 2, J. Karlheim, Rogal); Portage 6 (Bednarski 3, Krestar 2, Myher).
Records: Cambria Heights (12-8 overall, 10-6 Heritage Conference); Portage (12-9, 10-6).
JV: No game.
CC tops Clearfield
CLEARFIELD — Katie George came through with a team-high 25 points for Central Cambria in a 78-61 win at Clearfield.
Rowyn Ruddek tallied 14 points and Delaney Snyder ended up with 10 for the Lady Red Devils, who won all four quarters.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (78): Long 4 0-2 8, George 6 10-10 25, Rowyn Ruddek 6 0-0 14, Camryn Matlin 1 0-0 3, Makenzie Hite 4 0-0 9, Paige Alexander 2 0-0 5, Gianna Grimaldi 2 0-0 4, Delaney Snyder 5 0-0 10. Totals – 30 10-12 78.
CLEARFIELD (61): Dill 14 2-3 31, E. Helsel 6 1-2 14, M. Helsel 1 0-0 3, Hudson 2 0-0 6, Cummings 1 0-0 3, Evilsizor 1 0-0 2. Totals – 25 3-5 61.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central Cambria 13 22 26 17 – 78
Clearfield 7 19 21 14 – 61
3-point goals: Central Cambria 8 (George 3, Ruddek 2, Matlin, Hite, Alexander); Clearfield 8 (Diehl, E Helsel 3, M Helsel, Hudson 2, Cummings).
Records: Central Cambria (15-3); Clearfield (11-5).
Central dominates
MARTINSBURG — Central grabbed a seven-point lead over Chestnut Ridge after the first quarter, and then used the second frame to turn the contest completely in its favor in a 57-34 win.
Marah Diehl tied for game-high honors with the Lady Lions’ Daisy Moyer as both scored 16 points, while the Lady Dragons also got 13 points from Adyson Poet.
CHESTNUT RIDGE (34): Damjanovich 2 0-0 6, Moyer 4 8-10 16, Harbaugh 2 0-2 6, Vent 0 1-4 1, Macintyre 0 0-0 0, Morgart 1 3-4 5, Dufour 0 0-0 0. Totals – 9 12-20 34.
CENTRAL (57): Benton 2 0-0 4, Poet 5 3-4 13, Rhykerd 1 0-0 3, A. Imes 3 3-8 9, Long 3 0-0 7, Diehl 6 4-6 16, Parilla 2 0-0 5. Totals – 22 10-18 57.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Chestnut Ridge 3 7 13 11 – 34
Central 10 21 16 10 – 57
3-point goals: Chestnut Ridge (Damjanovich 2, Harbaugh 2); Central 3 (Rhykerd, Parilla, Long).
Records: Central (8-11).
JV: No game.
Bordack leads GCS
EVERETT — Ava Bordack had a big night for Great Commission with 20 points, seven steals and six blocks in a 61-19 victory over Bedford CIA at the Wright Place for Kidz.
Alexa Hall posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 steals, while Sophia Fleck recorded 11 points for the Lady Bears, now 6-5 overall.
BEDFORD CIA (19): Brennan 0 0-0 0, C. Gorczyca 4 0-1 10, L. Gorczyca 0 1-2 1, Barbee 1 0-0 2, Ochoa 2 1-2 5, Bernacet 0 1-2 1, Nilson 0 0-0 0. Totals – 7 3-7 19.
GREAT COMMISSION (61): Hall 6 1-2 14, M. McConnell 2 0-0 4, Summers 3 0-0 6, Turiano 0 0-0 0, Fleck 5 1-2 11, Miller 2 0-0 4, T. McConnell 0 0-0 0, Wertz 0 0-0 0, Bordack 6 4-4 20, Bickings 1 1-2 3. Totals – 25 7-10 61.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bedford CIA 2 6 3 8 – 19
Great Commission 19 17 25 0 – 61
3-point goals: Bedford CIA 1 (C. Gorczyca); Great Commission 5 (Bordack 4, Hall).








