High School Boys

Chestnut Ridge Tournament

Shade 65

Ligonier Valley 51

NEW PARIS – Ryan Fyock scored 32 points, and Wade Walker added 14 as Shade defeated Ligonier Valley in the opener of the Chestnut Ridge Tournament. Anthony Tutino led Ligonier with 14 points.



Chestnut Ridge 56

Forest Hills 47

NEW PARIS – Beau Bosch and Brad Hengst each netted 15 points as host Chestnut Ridge beat Forest Hills in the second contest of the Lions’ tournament. Neil Wysocki had 13 points for the Rangers.



Homer-Center Tournament

Westmont Hilltop 61

Derry Area 46

HOMER CITY – The Hilltoppers’ Quentin Brandon scored a game-high 30 points, pulled down nine rebounds and had five steals as Westmont downed Derry Area. Joe Glennon added 10 points and seven assists in the win.

The Trojans’ Zach Wisneski had 14 points as teammate Jeremy Hauser scored a dozen.



Kittanning Tournament

Cambria Heights 62 Riverview 54

KITTANNING – Isaac Vescovi scored 30 points, and Nathan Bearer had 19  points as Cambria Heights opened with a win over Riverview in the Kittanning Tournament.

Vescovi made eight of Heights’ 12 3-point field goals. Riverview’s Corey Bickert had a game-high 32 points.





Pine Grill Roundball Classic

Tussey Mountain 57    Northern Cambria 50

SOMERSET – Adam Polites scored 13 points and had six assists, and Jeff Hogan tallied 13 points but Northern Cambria fell to Tussey Mountain in the Pine Grill Roundball Classic.

Nick Lee scored 13 points for the Colts, and Josh Bonatesta grabbed six rebounds. Eric Husick led Tussey with 18 points, and Luke Zelmko had 15.



Somerset 77

Windber 27

SOMERSET – Brent Barron scored 16 points, and Eddie Buck had 14 as Somerset defeated Windber in the Pine Grill Roundball Classic.

Justin Harshbarger and Jake Close each netted 10 points for the Golden Eagles. Joe Pipon led Windber with eight points.



Non-Tournament

Berlin 57

Richland 40

BERLIN – Kyle Cooney scored 20 points and Drew Glotfelty added 19 points as host Berlin defeated Richland.

The Mountaineers used a 21-10 second quarter advantage to build a 34-16 halftime lead.

Richland’s Matt Shaffer tallied 14 points and Kyle Flick had 13 points.



Southern Fulton 45 Shanksville 38

SHANKSVILLE – Noah Smart scored 14 points, and Seth Hall had 13 points as Southern Fulton beat host Shanksville.

Shanksville’s Carter Slade had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Jake Duppstadt had 11 points.  



High School GIRLS

Forest Hills Tournament

Everett 66

North Star 59 OT

SIDMAN – The Warriors caught up with North Star in the fourth quarter and edged the Cougars in overtime to advance to tonight’s championship.

Bailey Morral led Everett with 25 points while teammates Alexa Phipps and Logan Braillier scored 13 and 12 points respectively.

The Cougars’ Bradie Rhoades tallied 25 points and collected 18 boards while Amanda Lohr scored 19.  



Forest Hills 83

Northern Cambria 15

SIDMAN – Casey Gallaher’s 20 points led the way for the host Rangers as they topped Northern Cambria. Becky Bard tallied a double-double with 12 points and 11 steals while Marlee Zubek scored 14 points.





Homer-Center Tournament

Cambria Heights 40    Meyersdale 36

HOMER CITY – Lindsey Kosicky’s 18 points and 15 rebounds led the Highlanders to a narrow win over Meyersdale. The Red Raiders, who were led by Megan Gnagey’s 12 points, nearly overcame a nine-point deficit entering the fourth by outscoring Cambria Heights 9-2 in the frame.

 

Marion Center Tournament

Westmont Hilltop 58

Central 41

MARION CENTER – Erin Rodgers scored 18 points and made seven steals as Westmont Hilltop defeated Central in the first round of the Marion Center Tournament.

Gina Rievel had 13 points, and Bridget Sheehan had 11 points for the Hilltoppers. Sarabeth Been led Central with 13 points.

Westmont will face Marion Center at 1 p.m. today in the championship game of the tournament.



Art Burkett Tournament

Penn Cambria 72

Harmony 11

PORTAGE – Penn Cambria belted Harmony in the opener of the Art Burkett Tournament. The Lady Panthers raced out to a 22-2 first quarter lead and cruised from there. They held a 50-6 edge at the intermission.

Emily Roberts and Brianna Mulhern paced Penn Cambria (1-0) with 14 points apiece. Sarah Roberts added 13 points and Tori Shingler dumped in 12. Briana Kearney had 10 points for the winners.

The Lady Owls (0-1) failed to get a player into double digits.



Portage 64

Purchase Line 21

PORTAGE – Olivia McCabe had 20 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks to lead Portage past Purchase Line.

Teammate Emily Chobany added 17 points, six steals and four assists.



WAABA Tournament

Richland 60

Ligonier Valley 59

WINDBER – Sarah Pfeil scored 18 points, Katie Gehlmann had 15, and Kaija Holtzman added 13 as Richland edged Ligonier Valley in the WAABA Tournament.

The Rams tallied 32 points in the decisive fourth quarter to overcome a 42-28 deficit through three quarters. Holtzman had eight rebounds, Pfeil had seven boards, and Gehlmann had six.

Ligonier Valley’s Kyra Ludwig and Kristen Gabelt each scored 17 points for the Rams. Maddy Grimm netted 11 points.



Windber 51

Ferndale 29

WINDBER – Cheyenne Feathers scored a game-high 20 points and added five steals to lead Windber past Ferndale.

The Ramblers, who had 11 different players score, will face Richland in tonight’s title game.

Elizabeth Chobany scored 15 points for Ferndale, which will play Ligonier Valley in the consolation.

 

Non-Tournament

 

Cambria Co. Christian 66

Centre County Christian 38

STATE COLLEGE ­– The Panthers’ Alexis Wolfe poured in 30 points, issued eight assists and registered seven steals in a win over Centre County Christian.

Natalie Sokira scored 24 points and had 16 rebounds in the win while Lauryn Maykovich added 10 points in the win.

Rachel Campbell scored 18 points for the Bulldogs while teammate Becky Maholic scored 14.  



Greater Johnstown 47  United 32

Clare Svirsko scored 12 points to lead a balanced Johnstown scoring output in a season-opening victory over United at Doc Stofko Gymnasium.

Tashayla Smith grabbed 10 rebounds for the Trojans, who had five players scored seven or more points.

Julie Snyder led United with a game-best 23 points and 13 rebounds.