Local sports in brief 01/27/2013

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Local sports in brief 01/27/2013

Anonymous sports@tribdem.com The Tribune-Democrat Sat Jan 26, 2013, 11:58 PM EST

JOHNSTOWN — BASKETBALL

Shanksville boys edge Berlin

BERLIN – WestPAC South leader Shanksville-Stonycreek raced ahead of Berlin Brothersvalley in the fourth quarter to claim a crucial 57-52 victory on Saturday.

The Vikings (13-2) outscored the Mountaineers 20-10 in the final quarter to erase a five-point deficit.

Carter Slade led the Vikings’ charge with 27 points while his teammate Ryan Platt netted 19 points.

Jake Snyder had 22 points to lead Berlin (11-4) and Zac Cooney added 19 more for the hosts.

Shanksville falls to Berlin girls

BERLIN – Erica Craig netted a game-high 16 points to help the Mountaineers trounce 4-13 Shanksville-Stonycreek 71-24.

Aleesa Fieg scored 15 points and Shelby Coughenour added 11 more for Berlin Brothersvalley, which improved to 12-2 with a 7-0 mark in WestPAC South play.

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