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Bellefonte's cross country teams wrapped up their dual meet season in style at Central, competing against Central, Penn Cambria and Somerset.
The boys put on a dominant display, sweeping all three opponents by beating Somerset (16-37), Central (15-50) and Penn Cambria (15-50).
Jonathan Gasper led Bellefonte by taking first overall in 17:22, just five seconds shy of the course record. Bellefonte's top seven runners took complete control of the race by taking first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and 11th overall.
Maverick Muchmore was second in 18:30, Bowen Williams was third in 18:50, Carson Fritchman was fourth in 18:55, Grady Stringer was sixth in 19:32, Ethan Karmelita was seventh in 19:41 and Wes Barefoot was 11th in 21:26.
Bellefonte also saw Braeden Strom run a 21:54, Kaiden Musser run a 22:30, Blaise Adams run a 23:07, Brent Eisenhower run a 23:46 and Seth Muchmore finish in 25:42.
On the girls side, the Red Raiders beat Central (15-50) and Penn Cambria (18-37) but fell to Somerset (23-32). Alissa Kyte-Yech set the pace for the team by crossing the line in second in 23:49, closely followed by teammate Haddie Lutz (23:57).
Bellefonte's other top finishes were Aaylynn Cernuska, who ran a 26:51, Emma Crater (26:53), Molly Showers (28:14) and Addy Zanzalari 928:20).
Bellefonte now pivots to the postseason with the upcoming Laurel Heartland Athletic Conference championship meets taking place in Portage on Wednesday, Oct. 21before the District 6 championships are on Saturday, Oct. 31.
• Lewisburg defeated Jersey Shore, 3-0 (25-9, 25-9, 25-9). Claire Chandler had 19 assists, seven aces and a kill, Ella Vance had six kills, three aces and a block and Leila Bronner posted five kills with three aces. Maya Bronner had four aces, three kills and a block. Penelope Voneida had five kills, Addison Putman had three aces, Aaliyah Bleich had an ace and Brooke Leauber recorded a kill.
Statistics for Jersey Shore were not made available.
• Dylan Hensler recorded a hat trick to help Jersey Shore secure a 4-2 win against South Williamsport. Tanner Packard and Spencer Beatty both had goals for the Mounties and Ezra Paulhamus, Gabe Welshans and Luke Sarge all had assists.
• In girls soccer, Bald Eagle Area suffered a 6-0 loss to Bishop Guilfoyle. Bald Eagle Area was out-shot in the loss, 26-10, as Cami Walker recorded 20 saves in goal for the Eagles. The loss drops Bald Eagle Area to 6-9-1.
"Bishop Guilfoyle is a good team and we kept with them for the first half. We had quite a few scoring chances, but just couldn't seem to punch one in," Bald Eagle Area coach Jared Moore said. "The girls did well with possession, but Bishop Guilfoyle has a really great forward who is very dynamic and challenging to stop."
Sadie Schall had two goals in Jersey Shore’s 4-0 win against Shamokin. Liz Hollick and Nora Withey both scored, Withey’s goal coming off a penalty kick. Kaia Notevarp recorded four saves for the shutout victory.
• Central Mountain girls tennis split a doubleheader against Shikellamy, winning the first match, 3-2, while dropping the next by the same score. With that, the Wildcats finished the season with an 11-5 dual record including district play.
In the team’s 3-2 win, the Wildcats swept doubles, and Lucy Walker picked up a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win on Singles Court 1. Each Wildcat duo needed three sets to secure the match in thrilling fashion, with Kassie Williams and Tess Akeley winning 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 and Kylee Markle and Erin Thompson winning 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5).
Walker finished the doubleheader 2-0 on Singles Court 1, dropping just seven games combined and winning all four sets. And Williams and Akeley did the same, closing with a straight-set victory of 6-3, 6-2 in the second match.
BOYS SOCCER
Jersey Shore 4, South Williamsport 2
JS--Dylan Hensler (Ezra Paulhamus), 4:41. JS--Hensler (Gabe Welshans), 14:46. JS--Hensler (Ben Gill), 21:16. SW--Tanner Packard, 24:55. JS--Hensler (Luke Sarge), 12:18. SW--Spencer Beatty, 26:00.
Shots: JS 18, SW 7. Corners: JS 4, SW 4. Saves: JS 5 (Aiden Lape 2, Kaleb Greiner 3), SW 14 (Kaiden Paulhamus).
GIRLS SOCCER
Bishop Guilfoyle 6, Bald Eagle Area 0
(goals not available)
Shots: BEA 10, BG 26. Corners: BEA 1, BG 3. Saves: BEA 20 (Cami Walker), BG 10 (C. Rumfola).
Records: Bald Eagle Area (6-9-1). Next game: Bald Eagle Area at Central, Monday.
Jersey Shore 4, Shamokin 0
JS--Liz Hollick. JS--Sadie Schall. JS--Schall. JS--Nora Withey (penalty kick).
Saves: JS 4 (Kaia Notevarp).
GIRLS TENNIS
Central Mountain 3, Shikellamy 2
SINGLES
1. Lucy Walker (CM) def. Camryn Marlow (S), 6-1, 6-2. 2. Mariela Lainez (S) def. Lane Walker (CM), 1-6, 6-2, 6-1. 3. Kallie Fisher (S) def. Meilen Talbot (CM), 6-1, 6-1.
DOUBLES
1. Kassie Williams/Tess Akeley (CM) def. Izzie Kremer/Aiyanah Reid (S) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. 2. Kylee Markle/Erin Thompson (CM) def. Adrianna McCollum/Ava Bonaventura (S) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5).
Shikellamy 3, Central Mountain 2
SINGLES
1. Lucy Walker (CM) def. Camryn Marlow (S), 6-2, 6-2. 2. Mariela Lainez (S) def. Lane Walker (CM), 6-3, 6-1. 3. Kallie Fisher (S) def. Meilen Talbot (CM), 6-4, 6-4.
DOUBLES
1. Kassie Williams/Tess Akeley (CM) def. Izzie Kremer/Aiyanah Reid (S), 6-3, 6-2. 2. Adrianna McCollum/Ava Bonaventura (S) def. Kylee Markle/Erin Thompson (CM) 6-2, 6-1.