Central Mountain erased an 11-point third quarter deficit and tied the game after trailing by three in the final 20 seconds of regulation. Noah Wells scored 19 points, Darius Shade 15 and Carson Couturiaux 11.

Three players scored in double figures and Landon Lathan dealt nine assists, helping Jersey Shore win at East Juniata, 63-48. The Bulldogs (9-10) won their third straight game as Khani McCray scored 13 points, Jake Lorson had 12 and Breylan Guerrero 10. Lorson and Guerrero both grabbed six rebounds and Lathan scored nine points.

After going into halftime tied at 13-13, Bald Eagle Area boys basketball would kick it up a notch in the second half. In a game where offense was at a premium, the Eagles used a 19-12 second half to overcome Bellwood-Antis, 32-25, winning their second in a row.

James Cowan did much of the heavy-lifting for Bald Eagle, compiling 15 of the team’s 32 points on the night – six of which came in the fourth quarter. Jayden Yeaney added seven – six in the second half – while Luke Hosband scored five points and Kane Wolf converted a trey.

Penns Valley boys basketball fell to Hollidaysburg, 70-57, at home on Wednesday night to drop to 12-7 on the season. The Rams were led by three double-figure scorers, with Fletcher Ironside leading the way with 15 points, Noah Patel scoring 13 and Spencer Althouse adding ten.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Central Mountain 72, St. John Neumann 63, OT

NEUMANN (63)

Daiton Thompson 13 9-11 38, Legend Dillard 3 2-2 8, Zaidyn Diehl-Romano 1 0-0 2, Avery Taddeo 1 0-0 2, Kane Meixel 2 0-1 4, Jahki Brister 4 1-6 9. Totals 24 12-20 63.

CENTRAL MOUNTAIN (72)

Blake Walker 4 0-0 9, Isah Dorman 3 1-2 7, Darius Shade 6 1-2 15, Carson Couturiaux 4 3-8 11, Noah Wells 7 5-6 19, Calen Hunter 3 1-2 7, Collin Confer 2 0-0 4. Totals 29 11-20 72.

Neumann 15 18 14 13 3–63

C Mountain 13 13 17 17 12–72

3-pointers: Neumann 3 (Thompson 3); Central Mountain 3 (Shade 2, Walker).

Records: Central Mountain 6-13. Neumann 11-9.

Jersey Shore 63, East Juniata 48

JERSEY SHORE (63)

Mazden Lupton 1 0-0 2, Khani McCray 6 0-0 13, Jacob Lorson 4 4-6 12, Breylan Guerrero 5 0-0 10, Ty McDermit 4 0-0 8, Tucker Hanna 3 0-0 6, Carson Watkins 1 1-2 3, Landon Lathan 3 2-2 9. Totals 26 7-10 63.

EAST JUNIATA (48)

Eric Nipple 1 0-0 3, Sam Kopnacki 6 0-0 15, Levi Auker 1 0-0 2, Silas Strickhouser 3 2-2 8, Chase Hoffman 3 0-0 6, Wrett Smith 4 4-6 14. Totals 18 6-8 48.

Jersey Shore 14 18 14 17–63

East Juniata 9 7 15 17–48

3-pointers: Jersey Shore 2 (McCray, Lathan); EJ 6 (Kopnacki 3, Smith 2, Nipple).

Records: Jersey Shore 9-10.

Bald Eagle Area 32, Bellwood-Antis 25

BELLWOOD-ANTIS (25)

Jackson Dorminy 3 2-2 10; Curtis Shedlock 3 0-2 7; Martin Fatzinger 1 0-0 2; Quinn Leeper 1 0-0 3; Brendan McNelis 1 0-0 3. Totals 9 2-4 25.

BALD EAGLE AREA (32)

Luke Hosband 2 1-2 5; Kane Wolf 1 0-0 3; James Cowan 7 1-6 15; Wade Habovick 1 0-0 2; Jayden Yeaney 3 1-4 7. Totals 14 3-12 32.

Bellwood-Antis 6 7 8 4 – 25

Bald Eagle Area 8 5 10 9 – 32

Three-pointers: Bald Eagle 1 (Wolf); Bellwood-Antis 5 (Dorminy 2, Shedlock, Leeper, McNelis).