Three-point field goals were certainly flying last Monday.
In the Westmont Hilltop boys game at Bedford, there were 15 treys by the two teams, 10 by the Hilltoppers including seven from Joe Glennon.
The Penn Cambria-Cambria Heights girls overtime game featured nine 3-pointers while the Windber girls had nine themselves in a win over Shade.
But the top bombadiers of that evening were in Cresson with Greater Johnstown and Penn Cambria combining for 21 3-pointers, including the gamewinner by the Trojans’ Phillip Madison at the buzzer.
The philosophies are interesting regarding the 3-point shot.
Coaches say they instruct their players to try to go down low for the layup, a much higher percentage shot than the trey, but with the option to then kick it back out for the 3-pointer.
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Midpoint maneuverings: Heading into the second half of the season, teams are settling into conference play.
In the Laurel Highlands boys standings prior to Monday’s games, it was quite crowded at the top of Section I with Bishop Guilfoyle, Penn Cambria, Bishop Carroll and Cambria Heights all at 2-1. In Section II, Johnstown is 3-0 while Bishop McCort and Westmont Hilltop are both 2-1.
In the LHAC girls standings prior to Monday, Bishop Guilfoyle and Penn Cambria are both tied at 3-0 in Section I with Forest Hills right behind at 2-1. Westmont Hilltop holds the top spot in Section II at 3-0 with Bishop McCort, Richland and Bedford all 2-1.
In the WestPAC North girls standings as of Jan. 12, Conemaugh Township tops the field at 5-0 with Windber and Conemaugh Valley just behind, both at 3-1 while Portage is 2-2.
In the South, Berlin is 5-0 followed by Shanksville at 3-1 with Meyersdale at 3-2 and Rockwood 2-2.
In the WestPAC North boys rankings Conemaugh Valley is 4-0 with Conemaugh Township at 3-1, Portage at 3-2 and North Star at 2-2 as of Jan. 12.
In the WestPAC South, Shanksville leads the way at 5-0, followed by Shade at 4-1, Rockwood at 3-2 and Berlin at 3-3.
In the girls Heritage standings, Blairsville tops the pack at 7-1 with Homer-Center and Ligonier Valley right behind at 5-1. In the Heritage boys standings, Northern Cambria is unbeaten and on top at 6-0 followed by Ligonier Valley at 4-1, Marion Center at 4-3 and Blairsville at 5-3.
In the Sideling Hills standings, Chestnut Ridge’s boys are 8-0 and Southern Fulton’s girls are 5-0.
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Omission: Windber junior defensive lineman Shane Almodovar was inadvertently omitted from last week’s list of Pennsylvania Football News Class A all-stars.
Almodovar was an honorable mention selection.
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Cory Isenberg | At area high schools, the 3-pointers were flying
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CORY ISENBERG | Postseason action heating up
With conference track and field championships decided, district championships in 5 and
6 are set for this week.
On Tuesday, the District 6-AA meet is scheduled for Altoona’s Mansion Park while the District 5 Class AA meet will be held on Wednesday at Northern Bedford County High School. -
CORY ISENBERG| A long night at Mansion Park
The final 1600 relay races had run, trophies had been awarded and the stands were nearly empty except for a few remaining reporters Friday night at Altoona’s Mansion Park.
The 63rd annual West-Central Coaches Track and Field Invitational was complete for the most part except for one last event. -
CORY ISENBERG| Area competitors do well at Shippensburg
The 86th annual Jack Roddick Shippensburg University High School Track and Field Invitational was held on Saturday and several area participants had quality performances at the event.
In Class AA, Forest Hills senior Sam Deitle won the high jump competition with a leap of 5 feet while Bedford senior Carrie Baker was third in the pole vault (10-6) and sixth in the 800.
Bisons’ teammate Kaitlyn Lippencott was fifth in the triple jump and Bedford’s 400 relay and 1600 relay were both eighth. -
CORY ISENBERG| First-round games had their drama
Six teams from the area advanced to the Round of 16, the sweet 16 if you will, in the PIAA basketball playoffs.
The first round featured some dramatic moments for many teams over the weekend, but especially for the Shade boys and the Conemaugh Valley girls. -
CORY ISENBERG| Lasky part of Daytona victory
Johnstown native Justin Lasky removed a major item from his personal bucket list this past Saturday.
The Bishop McCort graduate was part of the winning team in the DRIVE4COPD 300-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Daytona International Speedway. -
Cory Isenberg | Crunch time for area hoop teams
The regular season winds down this week with conference championships for the Laurel Highlands and WestPAC set for Saturday and district playoffs to follow.
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Cory Isenberg | At area high schools, the 3-pointers were flying
Three-point field goals were certainly flying last Monday.
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Cory Isenberg | Area has plenty of all-stars
All-star teams in any sport always seem to provide plenty of fodder for discussion among the masses (especially when you can do so anonymously on any kind of message board).
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CORY ISENBERG| Experience is payoff in tournaments
The reasons for high school basketball teams to play in holiday tournaments are as varied as the teams themselves.
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CORY ISENBERG | Underdogs shine in District 6 basketball playoffs
It was tough to be a top seed in the District 6 basketball playoffs last week while in the District 5 playoffs, the teams fell right into line with their seedings.
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