HARRISBURG — Altoona jumped out to a 36-11 halftime advantage and went on to down Harrisburg, 55-36, in high school girls basketball action on Wednesday.

Zaelinh Nguyen-Moore led a balanced attack for the Lady Lions, now 16-4, with 12 points, and Brionna Hudson scored 11.

ALTOONA (55): Cuspert 1 1-2 3, Nguyen-Moore 5 2-2 12, Hudson 4 3-4 11, Heyward 2 0-0 6, Eyer 3 0-0 9, Cogan 1 4-4 6, Harpster 1 0-0 3, Potts 0 0-0 0, Stadtmiller 0 0-0 0, Harzbecker 0 0-0 0, Williams 0 1-2 1, Beck 1 0-0 2, Lantzy 1 0-0 2. Totals — 19 11-14 55.

HARRISBURG (36): Harrison 1 3-6 5, Steiger 2 0-2 6, Gray 4 0-1 8, Griffin 2 1-2 5, Sampton 4 2-2 10, Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals — 14 6-13 36.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Altoona 17 19 12 7 — 55

Harrisburg 2 9 10 15 — 36

3-point goals: Altoona 6 (Eyer 3, Heyward 2, Harpster); Harrisburg 2 (Steiger 2).

Records: Altoona (16-4); Harrisburg (8-9).

JV: Altoona, 34-28. High scorers–Harzbecker, A, 9; Nickens, H, 10.

Heights triumphs

SOMERSET — Cambria Heights knocked off Somerset, 60-50, to improve to 13-9.

Valley rolled

ALEXANDRIA — Juniata Valley fell behind 35-21 at halftime en route to a 76-36 loss to Saint Joseph’s.

The Lady Hornets (12-7) got 13 points and 11 rebounds from Anna Taylor. Teammate Mazzy Hartman added 11 points.

Naomi Crispin led St. Joe’s (19-2) with 21 points, followed by Lauren Himes with 20 and Alexia Luckovich with 15 points.

Himes, an Altoona native, went over 1,000 career points Tuesday in a win over East Juniata and has made 251 career 3-pointers.

SAINT JOSEPH’S (76): Luckovich 7 0-0 15, Crispin 9 0-0 21, Cunningham 4 0-0 8, Yartz 4 0-0 8, Chappell 1 0-0 2, Fetzer 1 0-0 2, Himes 8 0-0 20. Totals — 34 0-0 76.

JUNIATA VALLEY (36): Walters 3 0-0 8, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Taylor 5 1-2 13, Hartman 3 5-6 11, Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals — 13 6-8 36.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Saint Joseph’s 23 12 25 16 — 76

Juniata Valley 14 7 10 5 — 36

3-point goals: Saint Joseph’s 8 (Luckovich, Crispin 3, Himes 4); Juniata Valley 4 (Walters 2, Taylor 2).

Records: Saint Joseph’s (19-2); Juniata Valley (12-7).

JV: No game.

CC edged by FH

SIDMAN — Forest Hills snapped Central Cambria’s 13-game win streak on Tuesday night, 48-47.

Morgan Gdula scored 12 points for Forest Hills, and Katie George scored 22 for Central Cambria.

CENTRAL CAMBRIA (47): Long 2 1-2 6, George 7 6-8 22, Ruddek 1 2-2 4, Matlin 0 0-0 0, Hite 0 0-0 0, Alexander 1 0-0 3, Grimaldi 2 0-0 5, Snyder 3 0-0 7. Totals — 16 9-12 47.

FOREST HILLS (48): Gdula 4 4-7 12, Maul 1 1-2 3, Pcola 3 2-2 9, Lashinsky 4 0-0 9, Myers 2 0-2 4, Baumgardner 3 0-0 7, Carpenter 2 0-0 4. Totals — 19 7-13 48.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Central Cambria 14 9 10 14 — 47

Forest Hills 12 5 17 14 — 48

3-point goals: Central Cambria 6 (George 2, Long, Grimaldi, Snyder, Alexander); Forest Hills 3 (Pcola, Lashinsky, Baumgardner).

Records: Central Cambria (16-4); Forest Hills (14-7).