Jan 18, 2025
01/17/25 Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski / Portage head coach Travis Kargo congratulates his son Trae Kargo on his 1,000th point.
PATTON — Portage’s Trae Kargo needed eight points heading into Friday night’s game against Cambria Heights to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career.
The senior delivered 14 points, in addition to eight assists, for the game and went over the coveted mark as the Mustangs cruised to a 60-37 victory in high school boys basketball.
Owen Gouse’s 24 points led all scorers for Portage, which improved to 10-3.
Isaac Weiland fronted the Highlanders with 14 points.
PORTAGE (60): Kargo 5 0-0 14, Layo 1 0-0 2, Gouse 10 2-4 24, Z. Hodge 3 3-4 9, E. Hodge 2 0-2 4, McCoy 2 1-2 5, Slanoc 1 0-0 2, Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Kick 0 0-0 0, Bobolsky 0 0-0 0, Ciokota 0 0-0 0. Totals — 24 6-12 60.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (37): Abrams 2 0-2 4, Nelen 2 0-0 5, Weiland 4 5-6 14, Nagel 2 0-0 4, Baker 0 0-0 0, Jasper 2 0-0 4, Clawson 1 4-5 6, Lobick 0 0-0 0, Ivory 0 0-0 0, Farabaugh 0 0-0 0, Kubat 0 0-0 0. Totals — 13 9-13 37.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Portage 20 16 9 15 — 60
Cambria Heights 10 12 6 9 — 37
3-point goals: Portage 6 (Kargo 4, Gouse 2); Cambria Heights 2 (Weiland, Nelen).
Records: Portage (10-3); Cambria Heights (3-11).
JV: Portage won 42-28. High scorers–Bobolsky, Simala, P, 8 each; Deyarmitt, CH, 11.
Williamsburg rolls
BOALSBURG — Williamsburg opened up a 19-5 first-quarter lead and didn’t look back in a 57-37 victory over Saint Joseph’s Academy.
Sam Parks and Ethan Reffner each scored 12 points for the Blue Pirates, who improved to 9-5, and Logan Brantner scored 11.
WILLIAMSBURG (57): Brumbaugh 2 0-0 4, Brantner 4 2-2 11, Parks 6 0-0 12, Reffner 5 0-0 12, Isenberg 3 0-0 6, Zehner 1 2-4 4, Uplinger 1 0-0 3, Becker 0 2-2 2, Corl 0 0-0 0, Barroner 0 0-0 0, Harker 0 2-4 2. Totals — 22 9-14 57.
SAINT JOSEPH’S (37): Bowen 3 2-2 11, Cadman 6 0-0 15, James 0 1-2 1, Luckovich 1 0-0 2, Miller 1 0-0 3, Gigante 2 1-4 5. Totals — 13 4-8 37.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Williamsburg 19 13 12 13 — 57
Saint Joseph’s 5 9 16 7 — 37
3-point goals: Williamsburg 4 (Reffner 2, Brantner, Uplinger); Saint Joseph’s 7 (Bowen 3, Cadman 3, Miller).
Records: Williamsburg (9-5); Saint Joseph’s (8-5).
JV: Williamsburg, 57-28. High scorers–Barroner, W, 13; Long, SJ, 12.
C-K buries 17 treys
ROCKWOOD– According to coach Mike Harris, Claysburg-Kimmel knocked down a school-record 17 3-pointers en route to an 86-55 victory over Rockwood.
Blake Kulick canned eight treys and totaled a career-high 26 points, Brayden Haney finished with 17, Christian Treon had 12, while Paydden Knisely and Gavin Treon came through with 10 points apiece for the Bulldogs, who have won four straight.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (86): Haney 7 0-0 17, Kulick 9 0-0 26, C. Treon 4 1-2 12, Knisely 4 0-0 10, Cory Walter 2 1-3 7, G. Treon 4 0-0 10, Bass 1 0-1 2, Cole Walter 0 0-0 0, Conrad 0 0-0 0, Dively 0 0-0 0, Fee 1 0-0 2, Mock 0 0-0 0. Totals — 32 2-6 86.
ROCKWOOD (55): Ritenour 9 0-0 25, Adams 2 0-0 5, Fazenbaker 7 1-2 16, Leeferink 1 2-2 4, Svonavec 1 0-0 2, Manescu 1 0-0 3. Totals — 21 23- 55.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Claysburg-Kimmel 20 20 27 19 — 86
Rockwood 22 7 14 12 — 55
3-point goals: Claysburg-Kimmel 17 (Kulick 8, Haney 3, C. Treon 2, Knisely 2, G. Treon 2); Rockwood 10 (Ritenour 7, Adams, Fazenbaker, Manescu.
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (7-9); Rockwood (0-14).
JV: Claysburg-Kimmel won 35-15.
Altoona defeated
HARRISBURG — Altoona stayed with Central Dauphin East for the first quarter but the Mountain Lions couldn’t keep up in a 70-31 loss.
Josh Lowery led Altoona with 15 points.
ALTOONA (31): Greaser 0 0-0 0, Wagner 1 1-2 4, Simendinger 0 0-0 0, Barr 0 0-0 0, E. Hicks 0 0-0 0, D. Hicks 1 1-2 3, White 4 0-2 8, Harrington 0 0-0 0, Pezzi 0 0-0 0, Lowery 5 2-3 15, Diventura 0 0-0 0, Herr 0 1-2 1, Pfeffer 0 0-0 0, Chathams 0 0-0 0, McCloskey 0 0-0 0, Helsel 0 0-0 0. Totals — 11 5-11 39.
CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST (70): Washington 3 0-1 6, Byrd 7 5-6 22, Cooper 5 3-5 15, Chase-Anvyn 5 2-2 14, Moore 1 0-0 2, Chism 2 0-0 4, Grates 2 0-0 4, McGraw 1 0-0 3. Totals — 26 10-14 70.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Altoona 15 6 7 3 — 31
Central Dauphin East 15 20 25 10 — 70
3-point goals: Altoona 2 (Lowery, Wagner); Central Dauphin East 8 (Byrd 3, Cooper 2, Chase-Anvyn 2, McGraw).
Records: Altoona (2-11); Central Dauphin East (4-11).
JV: Central Dauphin East won 48-39. High scorers–McCloskey, A, 8; Kinard, CDE, 9.
Tyrone beats McCort
JOHNSTOWN — Holding a two-point lead at the half, Tyrone exploded in the third for 29 points, while holding Bishop McCort to 14 in a momentum-swinging quarter that led to a 79-59 win.
Sam Crilly nailed three 3-pointers on his way to 21 points, while Andrew Escala delivered 17 and Ashton Emigh finished with 12 for the 10-2 Golden Eagles.
TYRONE (79): Crilly 6 6-6 21, A. Walk 0 0-0 0, Escala 7 2-2 17, Lehner 4 1-2 9, Woomer 3 0-0 7, Adams 2 4-4 8, A. Emigh 4 4-5 12, Hamer 1 0-0 2, M. Emigh 0 0-0 0, Novak 0 0-0 0, Dasher 0 0-0 0, Harpster 1 0-0 3. Totals – 28 17-19 79.
BISHOP MCCORT (59): Schmidt 2 0-0 4, Radkowski 4 0-1 9, Zasadni 1 0-0 2, Dressick 5 1-4 11, Gallaei 4 10-12 18, Neukomer 0 0-0 0, Laugnery 0 0-0 0, Page 4 6-8 14, Smith 0 1-2 1, Forrest 0 0-0 0, Hildebrand 0 0-0 0. Totals – 20 18-27 59.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Tyrone 17 16 29 17 – 79
Bishop McCort 14 17 15 13 – 59
3-point goals: Tyrone 6 (Crilly 3, Escala, Woomer, Harpster); Bishop McCort 1 (Radkowski).
Records: Tyrone (10-2); Bishop McCort 9-5
JV No game.
Central falls short
JOHNSTOWN — Central fell behind by 18 points at the half, and despite a 12-point edge in the second half, the Scarlet Dragons’ comeback bid fell short in a 75-69 loss to Greater Johnstown.
Mason Byler poured in a team-high 23 points for Central, while Eli Muthler finished with 22 and Christian Heuston added 14.
CENTRAL (69): E. Muthler 7 4-6 22, Byler 7 2-2 23, Klotz 0 0-0 0, Black 1 0-0 2, J. Muthler 3 0-0 8, Heuston 4 2-2 14, Lingenfelter 0 0-0 0. Totals – 22 8-10 69.
GREATER JOHNSTOWN (75): Tisinger 3 3-5 10, Robinson 13 0-1 28, Albertrer 1 0-0 3, Braswell 5 2-2 17, Armstrong 2 0-0 6, 1 4-6 6, Robinson 2 0-0 5. Totals – 27 9-14 75.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Central 6 19 28 16 – 69
Greater Johnstown 16 27 19 13 – 75
Records Central (8-3); Greater Johnstown (15-0).
JV: No game.
BC tops Huntingdon
EBENSBURG — Jace Casses drilled five 3-pointers and totaled 37 points to spark Bishop Carroll to a 71-68 win over Huntingdon.
Will Tremel also reached double figures with 13 for the Huskies, which trailed 37-32 at the half but owned a 15-point scoring edge in the third quarter to take the lead.
HUNTINGDON (68): Boyer 2 0-0 6, Moore 4 3-3 13, Guisler 6 0-4 12, Sasko 0 1-2 1, Rutter 6 1-3 13, Alexander 2 0-0 4, Lane 5 1-2 11, Carther 2 4-6 8, Wilson 0 0-0 0. Totals — 27 10-18 68.
BISHOP CARROLL (71): Tremel 4 5-6 13, Casses 14 4-5 37, Becquet 3 0-2 9, B. Walker 1 0-0 2, L. Walker 3 1-3 8, J. Phillips 1 0-0 2, Conner 0 0-0 0, P. Phillips 0 0-0 0, Seymour 0 0-0 0. Totals — 26 10-17 71.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Huntingdon 18 19 13 18 — 68
Bishop Carroll 21 11 27 12 — 71
3-point goals: Huntingdon 4 (Moore 2, Boyer 2); Bishop Carroll 9 (Casses 5, Becquet 3, L. Walker).
Records: Huntingdon (7-7); Bishop Carroll (4-8).
JV: No game.
Bellwood beaten
SIDMAN — Bellwood-Antis got down by 11 points after the opening quarter and never recovered in a 59-24 loss to Forest Hills.
Connor Mayes was the lone Blue Devil to reach double figures with 14.
The Blue Devils fell to 0-13 overall, while Forest Hills improved to 14-1.
BELLWOOD-ANTIS (24): Mayes 4 3-6 14, McClellan 0 0-0 0, Gibbons 1 0-0 2, Simmons 0 0-0 0, Worthing 1 0-0 2, McConnell 0 2-3 2, Bardell 1 0-0 3, Shanafelt 0 0-0 0, Leeper 0 0-0 0. Totals – 7 6-11 24.
FOREST HILLS (59): McGough 3 0-0 8, Stohon 7 4-4 21, Crowel 1 0-0 2, Gramling 5 1-3 14, Richardson 1 1-4 3, Edmondson 2 0-0 5, Gregovich 1 2-2 4, Williamson 1 0-0 2. Totals – 21 8-13 59.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bellwood-Antis 5 13 6 0 – 24
Forest Hills 16 24 14 5 – 59
3-point goals: Bellwood-Antis 4 (Mayes 3, Bardell); Forest Hills 9 (McGough 2, Stohon 3, Gramling 3, Edmondson).
Records: Bellwood-Antis (0-13); Forest Hills (14-1).
JV: Forest Hills won 55-49. High scorers – McConnell, BA, 19; Richardson. FH, 16.
NBC loses at WB
MORRISDALE — Alex Kochara’s 14 points were tops for Northern Bedford in a 57-36 loss to West Branch.
The Black Panthers were down just four at the half but were outscored by 17 in the second half.
JV: West Branch won 34-18. High scorers–Lloyd, NB, 6; Gibson, WB, 12.
Bears downed
DuBOIS — Kyle Rodgers recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds for Great Commission in a 63-47 loss to DuBois Christian.
The Bears’ record fell to 10-5.
GREAT COMMISSION (47): Lohsl 3 0-0 7, Rodgers 8 0-0 18, Summers 1 0-0 2, E. Best 3 0-0 8, Guise 2 0-0 5, Miller 1 1-2 3, Hileman 1 0-0 3. Totals — 19 1-2 47.
DUBOIS CHRISTIAN (63): Kuruvilla 2 0-0 4, Smith 6 3-5 18, Ca. DeLarme 2 0-0 4, Co. DeLarme 5 2-2 12, Hughes 9 0-0 23, Ludwig 1 0-0 2. Totals — 25 5-7 63.
3-point goals: Great Commission 7 (Rodgers 2, E. Best 2, Guise, Hileman, Lohsl); DuBois Christian 9 (Hughes 5, Smith 4).
Records: Great Commission (10-5).
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