Boys

Westmont Hilltop 71

Somerset 60

SOMERSET – Westmont Hilltop overcame Somerset’s quick start with a strong second quarter and the Hilltoppers won a back-and-forth LHAC game on the Golden Eagles’ court.

“They came out early and hit three 3’s in the first,” Westmont coach Dave Roman Jr. said. “We made an adjustment on how we were guarding their triple handloffs. I thought we did a great job of bouncing back in that second quarter.”

Somerset (7-5) outscored Westmont 22-15 in the first quarter but Hilltop (10-2) used a 24-12 second-quarter advantage to lead 39-34 at intermission.

“It went back and forth the whole game,” Somerset coach Scott Close said. “Even the third quarter, it was down to a four-point game with them leading. They converted, especially from the foul line, and we did not.

“We gave up some easy buckets in the fourth quarter for them to open it up.”

Westmont’s Quentin Brandon had 18 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. Stephen Flick had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Mike Vliet had 18 points and eight boards. Brady Hamer had six assists, and Joe Glennon had five assists.

“They run that 1-3-1 aggressive halfcourt, sometimes fullcourt (defense),” Roman said. “Our guys did a great job of attacking it. We stuck to the game plan. We made the extra pass. We assisted on 18 of 36 field goals. We did a great job of sharing the ball.”

Somerset’s Jake Close had 21 points. Justin Harshberger and Brent Barron each tallied 11 points for the Eagles.

“It was our inability to score from inside the paint and from the foul line that was the difference in the game,” Close said.

Roman was pleased by his team’s composure.

“We only had eight turnovers against that pressure,” Roman said. “We did a great job of protecting the basketball.”

Westmont will host Bishop McCort on Friday. Somerset hosts Johnstown, also Friday.



Bishop Carroll 54

Bishop Guilfoyle 40

EBENSBURG – Marcus Lee scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Bishop Carroll defeated visiting Bishop Guilfoyle in the LHAC.

Scott Ranck had 12 points for the 8-4 Huskies.

Guilfoyle led 13-10 after one quarter but the game was tied 20-all at intermission.

The Huskies used a 13-5 third-quarter to pull away.

Tai Irwin led 7-5 Guilfoyle with 10 points.



Central Cambria 59

Cambria Heights 50

PATTON – Zach Woodley tallied 22 points, and Josh Bracken had 15 as Central Cambria defeated host Cambria Heights.

Isaac Vescovi led Heights with 20 points. Nathan Bearer had 14 points.

Conemaugh Township 73 Windber 24

DAVIDSVILLE – Josh Burns, Jeff Fisher and Jeremy Sotosky each scored 10 points as host Conemaugh Township defeated Windber.

Fisher and Sotosky each had a team-high five rebounds.

Windber’s Joe Pipon had a team-best five points and five rebounds.

Township posted a 35-14 advantage on the boards. The Indians held Windber scoreless in the third quarter (19-0).



Conemaugh Valley 73

North Star 43

Four Conemaugh Valley players scored in double digits, including Brandon Kendera with 18 points and nine rebounds in a victory over visiting North Star.

Dalton Uncapher had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the 10-2 Blue Jays. Hunter Furman scored 15 points, and Jake Roberts had 12.

Beau Soberdash led North Star with 15 points.



Ferndale 59

Portage 45

Chad Eisenhuth scored a game-high 33 points, including 10 free throws in the fourth quarter of the WestPAC North game, as host Ferndale picked up its first victory.

Carlos Mason added 18 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.

Jake Bryja paced the Mustangs with 16 points while Troy Scoran supplied 11 points.



Penn Cambria 68

Forest Hills 43

SIDMAN - Four Penn Cambria players scored in double figures led by 16 from A.J. Leahey as the Panthers defeated host Forest Hills in a Laurel Highlands Section 1 game.

Joel Myers added 15 points, all 3-pointers, for Penn Cambria, which also got 10 points each from Mac Behe and James Mardula.

Justin Smith topped the Rangers with 13 points while Cody Moss chipped in 11.

Of the Panthers 21 field goals, 10 were 3-pointers.



Johnstown 84

Richland 48

Four Johnstown players scored in double figures led by a game-high 27 points from Dwight Andrews as the Trojans belted visiting Richland in a Laurel Highlands Section 2 encounter.

Johnstown is on top of Section 2 and is 12-1 overall, 8-0 in the LHAC and 4-0 in the section.

Mark Watson had a double-double for the Trojans with 16 points and 15 assists while Alkwan Williams added 14 points and Phillip Madison provided 13 points.

Kyle Flick topped the Rams with 15 points.



Blacklick Valley 60

Harmony 39

WESTOVER - Dalton Cesarz scored a game-high 24 points as the Vikings picked up a non-league road win.

Josh Barzdo added 11 points for Blacklick Valley, which also got 10 points from Johnny Sheesley.

Tyler Tiesi topped the Owls with 11 points.



Shade 75

Rockwood 50

CAIRNBROOK – Ryan Fyock scored 35 points, pulled down nine rebounds and had three steals to lead the Panthers past the Rockets.

While Fyock led the way, Brock Medva also contributed, scoring 14 points as Shade improved to 11-2 on the year.

Rockwood was led by Sam Gary, who scored 12 points. The Rockets are now 9-5.

Girls

Ligonier Valley 60

Northern Cambria 23

NORTHERN CAMBRIA – Kristen Gabelt scored 26 points and had 12 rebounds, four steals and one blocked shot as Ligonier Valley defeated host Northern Cambria in the Heritage Conference.

Maddy Grimm had 15 points, 16 rebounds, three steals and six assists for the Rams. Ashley Delfonso had a team-high nine points for Northern Cambria.



Shanksville 60

Salisbury-Elk Lick 24

SALISBURY – Kayla Maust had 25 points and Kayla Stockenus scored 23 as visiting Shanksville beat Salisbury-Elk Lick.

Alayna Harshberger had 14 points for Salisbury-Elk Lick.



Marion Center 44

United 27

ARMAGH – Marion Center outscored United 15-5 in the second quarter en route to an easy win over the hosts.

Chrissy Yeomans led the visitors with 11 points and seven rebounds as the Stingers improved to 6-5. United was led by Eden Bloom, who scored 13 points. The Lions fell to 3-8.



North Star 50

Ferndale 39

BOSWELL - Three North Star players scored in double figures led by Amanda Lohr with 16 points as the host Cougars defeated Ferndale.

Lohr added six steals for North Star (5-7), which also got 15 points and 11 rebounds from Valerie Bowser along with 12 points and 21 rebounds from Bradie Rhoades.

Elizabeth Chobany topped the Yellow Jackets (1-9) with 12 points while Ashlee Grow added 10.



Berlin 69

Turkeyfoot Valley 30

BERLIN – Laura Etris scored 14 points, and Lauren Short and Shelby Coughenour each had 13 as Berlin beat visiting Turkeyfoot Valley. Brittany Diehl had 10 points for Turkeyfoot Valley.