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December 21, 2011

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Hollidaysburg 56

Johnstown 51

HOLLIDAYSBURG – Alkwan Williams scored 18 points and Phillip Madison added 15 as Johnstown fell short on opening night of the Golden Tiger Roundball Classic.

Dwight Andrews scored 10 ponts for Johnstown.

Jarrett Shannon led Hollidaysburg with 20 points.

The Trojans will meet James Wood of Virginia at 4:30 p.m. today.

Cambria Heights 62

Bedford 43

BEDFORD – Isaac Vescovi scored

28 points and Nathan Bearer had 22 to lead Cambria Heights.

Tyler Black’s 15 points led the hosts, who got 11 from Brad Swartz.

Bishop McCort 69

Central Cambria 38

Nemo Trexler’s double-double paved the way for the Crimson Crushers’ home win over Central Cambria. Trexler led his squad with 14 points and 12 rebounds while Billy Hipp scored 13 and Jerqual Wilson scored 12.

Ed Maruca and Collin Russell each had

11 points for the Red Devils.

Penn Cambria 60

Richland 51

The Panthers overcame a six-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter by outscoring Richland 24-9 to secure a Laurel Highlands win.

A.J. Leahey torched the nets for 32 points in the win.

Kyle Flick led a trio of Rams in double-figure scoring with 18 points, Zach Solarczyk tallied 16 and Zach Hanley added

13 for the hosts.

Westmont 57

Bishop Guilfoyle 42

Quentin Brandon’s 23 points and

12 rebounds led the way for Westmont, which got 14 points from Joe Glennon and 10 by Stephen Flick.

Tai Irwin’s 11 points topped the visitors.

Girls

Central Cambria 46

Cambria Heights 41

PATTON – The Red Devils outscored Cambria Heights 27-16 in the second half to overtake the hosts in a Laurel Highlands clash.

Taylor King-Brothers and Bri Wasser each scored 13 for Central Cambria while Katie Bracken pitched in 11 points.

Lindsey Kosicki’s 23 points paced the Highlanders.

Conemaugh Township 61

Berlin Brothersvalley 43

DAVIDSVILLE – Carly Baer’s 21-point effort boosted the Indians as they topped Berlin in a battle of WestPAC unbeatens. Katie Reckner supplied 18 points and 15 rebounds for Conemaugh Township. Lyndy Baer distributed seven assists in the win.

Shelby Coughenour scored 14 points and Laura Etris added 12 more for the Mountaineers.

Homer-Center 57

Northern Cambria 20

HOMER CITY – Maggie McLaughlin and Katelyn Skinner scored 17 and 15 points, respectively, to lead Homer-Center.

Gabby Pizur’s 12 points topped the Colts.

Conemaugh Valley 54 Meyersdale 32

Conemaugh Valley got 12 points from Jamie Cekada and 11 by Jen Percinsky on its way to victory over visiting Meyersdale.

Abby Stahl led the Red Raiders with 15.

Carly Gruss had six rebounds and four assists for the Blue Jays while Percinsky and Cekada also had four assists each.

Penn Cambria 51

Johnstown Christian 21

HOLSOPPLE – Penn Cambria raced out to an early lead and rolled to an easy 30-point win over host Johnstown Christian.

Brianna Kearney paced the winners with 19 points. She was the lone player to reach double figures. With the victory, the Panthers improved to 4-2.

Ligonier Valley 62

United 17

LIGONIER – Kristen Gabelt scored 19 points and Stephanie Heming had 10 to go with 14 rebounds in leading Ligonier Valley.

Maddy Grimm had five rebounds, six steals and five assists for the Rams, who got three rebounds, two steals and three assists from Kyra Ludwig.

Portage 67

Shade 44

PORTAGE – Emily Chobany scored

22 points, grabbed eight steals and gave out six assists to lead Portage.

Olivia McCabe had 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Mustangs, while Paisley Zatek made eight steals.

Becka Muha’s game-high 25 points led Shade.

Windber 68

Shanksville 41

WINDBER – Jill Penatzer had 16 points to lead four double-digit efforts for Windber.

Nicole Vasas scored 12 for the Ramblers while Cheyenne Feathers and Ongie Null added 10 each. Feathers also had 11 assists and five steals while Penatzer and Vasas had six steals each.

Kaya Stockenus and Kayla Maust led Shanksville with 18 and 15 points, respectively.

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