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HOMER CITY — LeAnna Royer scored 25 points to lead Williamsburg to a 57-22 win over Homer-Center, which played for the PIAA Class 2A championship last season, in the Lady Pirates opener Friday night in high school girls basketball.
Anastasia Ranalli added 10 points for Williamsburg.
WILLIAMSBURG (57): Bilger 0 0-0 0, G. Colbert 2 0-0 4, R. Prough 1 0-0 3, Royer 9 4-7 25, C. Carper 0 0-0 0, Gorsuch 4 0-0 8, A. Colbert 0 0-0 0, Frye 1 0-0 2, Alexander 0 0-0 0, L. Prough 1 3-4 5, Ranalli 4 2-2 10. Totals — 22 9-13 57.
HOMER CENTER (22): Fabin 4 1-2 11, Kerr 1 0-2 2, Arone 0 0-2 0, Palmer 1 0-0 3, Marshall 2 0-0 4, Block 0 0-0 0, Newhouse 0 0-0 0, Cook 0 0-0 0, Rowland 0 0-0 0, Birchall 0 0-0 0, Voyda 0 2-2 2. Totals — 8 3-10 22.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Williamsburg 15 17 14 11 — 57
Homer Center 12 2 7 1 — 22
3-point goals: Williamsburg 4 (Royer 3, R. Prough); Homer Center 3 (Fabin 2, Palmer).
Records: Williamsburg (X-X); Homer Center (0-1).
JV: Williamsburg, 42-11. High scorers–Alexander, W, 12; Voyda, HC, 10.
Glendale downed
NANTY GLO — Kristin Szymusiak drilled seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lift Blacklick Valley past Glendale, 60-33.
Sophia Leiden scored 12 points, and Madison Peterson added 11 points for the Lady Vikings.
GLENDALE (33): Peterson 5 1-2 11, McMIllon 1 0-2 3, Matish 0 2-2 2, Leiden 6 0-0 12, Krepps 0 0-0 0, Simmers 1 2-2 5, Sahm 0 0-0 0. Totals — 13 5-8 33.
BLACKLICK VALLEY (60): Neorich 1 0-0 2, Bardell 1 1-2 4, Szymusiak 10 1-1 25, Fatula 1 0-0 3, Killinger 5 1-3 10, Mouvey 4 0-0 8, Kelley 2 0-0 4, Gailey 1 0-0 3. Totals — 23 3-6 60.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Glendale 11 8 5 9 — 33
Blacklick Valley 19 14 19 8 — 60
3-point goals: Glendale 2 (Simmers, McMillon); Blacklick Valley 7 (Szymusiak 4, Fatula, Gailey, Bardell).
Records: Glendale (0-1); Blacklick Valley (1-0).
Valley falls
HUNTINGDON — Anna Taylor scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds, but Huntingdon outshot Juniata Valley at the line, and the Lady Hornets fell, 41-33.
Maddie Hopsicker added 10 points for the Lady Hornets.
JUNIATA VALLEY (33): Hopsicker 4 2-4 10, Foster 0 0-0 0, Russell 2 0-2 7, Taylor 2 5-10 12, Watson 1 2-6 4, Sunderland 0 0-0 0, Harman 0 0-0 0. Totals — 9 9-22 33.
HUNTINGDON (41): Borger 1 3-4 8, Lynn 1 0-0 5, Guisler 0 0-2 0, Querry 1 3-6 5, Fiscus 4 10-13 18, Fox 2 0-0 4, Orenshaw 0 1-2 1. Totals — 9 17-27 41.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Juniata Valley 10 2 13 8 — 33
Huntingdon 11 14 3 13 — 41
3-point goals: Juniata Valley 2 (Russell, Taylor); Huntingdon 2 (Borger, Querry)
Records: Juniata Valley (0-1); Huntingdon (1-0)
Lady Lions fall short
PITTSBURGH — Altoona fell behind 13-7 in the first quarter en route to a 48-46 loss at North Allegheny.
The Lady Lions, down 22-19 at the break, got 17 points from Lanie Wilt. Teammate Melana Eyer added 13 points.
Altoona continues play Saturday at 11 a.m. back at North Allegheny High School against Greensburg Central Catholic.
ALTOONA (46): M. Eyer 5 2-2 13, Nguyen-Moore 2 0-2 4, Wilt 6 1-2 17, R. Eyer 0 0-0 0, Hollabaugh 3 0-0 6, Harpster 0 0-0 0, Krull 3 0-0 6. Totals — 19 3-6 46.
NORTH ALLEGHENY (48): Skewers 0 0-0 0, McConnell 5 2-5 13, Henderson 4 3-3 14, Balouris 0 1-2 1, Betz 4 1-2 9, Helinger 2 2-2 6, Pingpank 2 1-1 5. Totals — 17 10-15 48.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Altoona 7 12 14 13 — 46
North Allegheny 13 9 14 12 – 48
3-point goals: Altoona 5 (Wilt 4, M. Eyer); North Allegheny 4 (McConnell, Henderson 3).
Records: Altoona (0-1), North Allegheny (1-0)
BC moves on
EBENSBURG — Caroline Golden scored 14 points, Tatum Laughard added 12 points and Ava Pablic scored 10 as Bishop Carroll Catholic cruised past West Shamokin, 59-34, in the first round of its own tournament.
The Lady Huskies play Marion Center, a 49-30 winner over Central in the first round, in Saturday’s title game.
WEST SHAMOKIN (34): Young 0 0-0 0, Talmadge 2 0-0 6, Keirn 0 1-2 1, Jordan 7 3-9 17, Stewart 1 0-4 2, McIlwain 2 1-1 6, George 1 0-0 2. Totals — 10 4-15 34.
BISHOP CARROLL (59): Delauter 2 2-2 7, Laughard 3 1-1 12, Pablic 3 3-5 10, C. Golden 5 3-5 14, Heinrich 2 0-2 2, Ad. Myers 4 0-0 8, Dziabo 1 0-2 2, Av. Myers 1 0-0 3, L. Myers 1 0-0 2, M. Golden 0 0-0 0, Sirsikar 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 9-16 59.
3-point goals: West Shamokin 2 (Talmadge 2); Bishop Carroll 4 (Delauter, Laughard, C. Golden, Av. Myers).
Records: West Shamokin (0-1); Bishop Carroll (1-0).
Heights loses
BLAIRSVILLE — Ava Persichetti scored a game-high 25 points to lead River Valley to a 57-43 win over Cambria Heights in the first round of the River Valley Tournament.
Sienna Kirsch led the Lady Highlanders with 22 points. Cambria Heights will play Richland in the consolation game Saturday.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (43): Kirsch 9 4-7 22, Gaida 1 3-4 5, Vinglish 3 1-2 8, Dutko 0 4-7 4, Rogal 2 0-0 4, Bender 0 0-0 0, Conrad 0 0-0 0. Totals — 14 12-20 43.
RIVER VALLEY (57): Persichetti 8 6-8 25, Stoats 5 0-0 13, R. Kitner 4 6-7 8, Foust 2 4-10 8, K. Kitner 1 0-0 3. Totals — 16 16-25 57.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Cambria Heights 12 8 11 12 — 43
River Valley 13 20 18 6 — 57
3-point goals: Cambria Heights 1 (Vinglish); River Valley 6 (Persichetti 3, Stoats 3).
Records: Cambria Heights (0-1); River Valley (1-0).