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Local roundup: Bald Eagle boys basketball falls to Penn Cambria at home, 66-40

Rough first and third quarters put Bald Eagle Area boys basketball in a bind it couldn't overcome on Friday, as it fell to Penn Cambria, 66-40, at home. The team fell behind 19-10 through one. And after putting together a strong second, it was outscored 22-6 through the third. James Cowan led the Eagles with 12 points, and Jayden Yeaney added eight, with no other BEA player scoring more than five on the night. Jersey Shore lost to Shikellamy, 64-54. Carson Watkins scored 16 points for the Bulldogs, Tucker Hana scored 14 and Jacob Lorson added 13. A seven-point second quarter hurt Jerey ...

Lock Haven men’s basketball falls to Shippensburg

SHIPPENSBURG — The Lock Haven men’s basketball team (7-12, 3-9 PSAC) fell on the road to Shippensburg (10-9, 4-8 PSAC) 85-69 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East contest on Thursday night. Luke Kennevan led Lock Haven with a team-high 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor while adding five rebounds. Dyllon Scott joined him in double figures with 14 points, knocking down three 3-pointers and grabbing four boards. Blake Deegan added nine points and a team-best seven rebounds and Devon Nelson chipped in eight points off the bench. Shippensburg used a hot-shooting ...

Central Mountain girls shine late, beat Midd-West to cap five-game skid

MILL HALL – After showing progress in its rivalry bout against Jersey Shore last Friday, Central Mountain girls basketball saw said progress encounter an obstacle over the weekend. With school closed due to weather, practice and preparation grounded to a halt, as its chances of building ...

LHU women’s hoops sinks Ship behind sharp shooting, wins seventh straight

SHIPPENSBURG – The Lock Haven women’s basketball team used an impressive start to propel itself to a dominant 81-50 road win over Shippensburg in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action on Thursday night. The Bald Eagles kept it rolling on Thursday night and improved to 13-5 overall and 9-3 in the PSAC. Lock Haven is now 7-0 vs. Eastern Division opponents. The Haven’s last five wins have all come by double figures. Lock Haven jumped out to a seven-point lead through the first quarter before extending it to 44-27 at the half. Another 20-spot in the third frame widened ...

Local roundup: Strong defense, second quarter propel Shore girls past Danville on road

On Wednesday night, strong defense across the board, a fast second quarter and two double-figure outings propelled the Jersey Shore girls basketball team to a 44-29 win over Danville on the road. The Bulldogs outscored Danville 16-5 through the second quarter and never allowed the Ironmen to score over nine points in a quarter. Sadie Schall and Gracelyn Frantz each contributed 11 points to lead the way while six Shore players converted multiple field goals. In boys basketball, how it played out the gate and out the break was the difference for Penns Valley. The Rams scored just five ...

Strong start propels Jersey Shore girls basketball past Midd-West on road

MIDDLEBURG – In its second game in the same number of days, the Jersey Shore girls basketball team certainly got the ball rolling early. It used an 18-1 run through the first quarter’s entirety to propel itself forward, never looking back on its way to a 44-23 win over Midd-West on the road Thursday. Marlee Lehman added another bullet point to her successful campaign, scoring 13 points to lead the Bulldogs. Leena Loomis contributed nine to follow her up, Avery Depasqua added eight behind two triples and Shore posted two more double-figure quarters before getting the reserves more ...