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Best has big game for Great Commission in defeating Johnstown Christian

Area digest

Elijah Best scored 28 points,including 21 on seven 3-pointers, as Great Commission knocked off Johnstown Christian, 62-33, in boys high school basketball Tuesday at the Wright Place for Kidz.

The Bears, now 11-0, also got 11 points, six assists, six steals and 12 rebounds from Alex Guise.

JOHNSTOWN CHRISTIAN (33): DiGuadi 14, Blough 7, Taylor 4, Coleman 3, Yoder 3, Toney 2.

GREAT COMMISSION (62): E. Best 28, Z. Best 4, Guise 5 0-0 11, Ulrich 8, Rodgers 4, Hileman 2, Bickins 5.

Records: Great Commission (11-0)

AAHS hockey falls

JOHNSTOWN — The Altoona ice hockey team lost 8-3 to Westmont Hilltop in high school action at the 1st Summit Arena at Cambria County War Memorial.

The Mountain Lions, who gave up five goals in the third period, got solo goals from Carter Panick, Parker Mirobelli and Owen Wasovich.

Colby Carlson scored four goals for the Hilltoppers,who outshot Altoona, 33-31.

SCORE BY PERIODS

Altoona 1 1 1 — 3

Westmont Hilltop 1 2 5 — 8

First period: WH-Carlson (Downey), :26; A-Panick (Mirobelli), 8:07

Second period: WH-Downey (Carlson), 6:25; WH-Carlson (Downey), 9:48; A-Mirobelli (unassisted), 16:16.

Third period: WH-Carlson (Downey), :44; WH-Carlson (Hoffman), 5:51; A-Wasovich (unassisted), 11:11; WH-Downey (Carlson), 12:06; WH-Hoffman (Jones, Brant), 13:15; WH-Hoffman, Poorbaugh), 15:36.

BC rifle triumphs

CAIRNBROOK — The Bishop Carroll rifle team improved to 3-4, thanks to a 1,286-1,259 win over Shanksville-Stoneycreek in high school action at the Shade Sportsmen’s Club.

It was a season-high score for the Huskies, who were led by Alena Nagle’s 273 and Jill Schoop’s 268. Both were personal bests this season.

Maliek Ferguson led Shanksville with a 255.

BISHOP CARROLL (1,286): Nagle 273, Schoop 268, Gillen 256, Cunningham 254, Oravec 235

SHANKSVILLE-STONYCREEK (1,259): Ferguson 255, Weaver 252, Brown 252, Sulosky 251, Bozovick 249

Records: Bishop Carroll (3-4)

JV: No match

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