Hughesville overcame a 15-4 first-quarter deficit to defeat Central Columbia on Friday night, 47-43. The Spartans cut eight points off the deficit by halftime and won the second half by seven. Tristan Jeffreys and Fred Newhart each scored 11 points for the Spartans.
Jersey Shore broke open a four-point halftime game with a 22-9 advantage in the third quarter during a 66-46 win over Shamokin. Eric Huling led the Bulldogs with 23 points.
Zach Ashford's 16 points helped lead Bloomsburg to a 65-30 victory over Montgomery.
Lewisburg's Travis Conrad scored 23 points and the Green Dragons defeated Mount Carmel, 46-36. The Green Dragons moved to 5-0.
Wellsboro's Jordan Jackson and Mike Pietropola combined for 37 points and the Green Hornets defeated Athens, 55-49.
Tim Bassett recorded 12 rebounds and 16 points as Canton rolled past Williamson, 70-45.
Dallas Dziuba had 12 rebounds and 10 points to help lead Mansfield to a 74-52 win over Troy. Reece Correll also had a big game for the Tigers, scoring 20 points and nabbing five steals.
Pierce Ranck scored 26 points and shot 10 of 11 from the free throw line in Montoursville's 57-46 victory over Warrior Run. The Warriors were also helped by solid defensive performance.
In girls basketball, Maria Morgan scored a career-high 42 points and nearly helped Bucktail make a huge comeback before it lost 85-74 at Millville. Morgan scored 21 points in the third quarter when the Bucks cut a 20-point halftime deficit to one. Sophomore Meridith Blessard added a career-high 25 points.
Boys basketball
Wellsboro 55,
Athens 49
Wellsboro (55)
Joe Doganiero 2 1-2 6, Jordan Jackson 7 4-9 18, Matt Reese 1 2-5 4, Dylan Prough 1 2-3 4, Mike Pietropola 6 1-2 19, Kieron Smethers 2 0-2 4. Totals: 19 10-23 55.
Athens (49)
Jake Canfield 0 0-0 0, Luke Wright 0 0-0 0, Jared Priestar 0 0-0 0, Garrett Clark 10 3-5 23, Ray McDougan 7 1-2 16, Fred Horn 0 0-0 0, Robert Fauder 0 0-0 0, Brad Sampson 2 0-0 4, Brandon Sauder 2 0-0 4, Curt Moore 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 4-7 49.
Wellsboro6 19 13 17 - 55
Athens9 14 10 16 - 49
3-point goals: Wellsboro 5 (Dogganiero, Pietropola 4); Athens 1 (McDougan).
JV score: Athens 48-39.
Top scorer: Dawson Prough, W, 20.
Records: Wellsboro 7-0. Next: Wellsboro at Montoursville Christmas Tournament (Dec. 27).
Hughesville 47, Central 43
Central (43)
Jarod Flick 1 3-3 5, CJ Hollister 0 2-2 2, Dylan Hine 3 6-6 12, Dylan Brandon 1 0-0 3, Derrick Duttry 3 0-0 6, Eric Beaver 0 0-0 0, Payton Aucker 5 2-3 13, Garratt Barrett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 13-14 43.
Hughesville (47)
Tristan Jeffreys 4 2-3 11, Brandon Fortin 0 2-3 2, Fred Newhart 5 0-0 11, Ty Stugart 4 1-1 9, Sean Poust 2 0-0 5, Austin Benedict 1 0-0 2, Tyler Mitcheltree 1 2-2 5, Kamaal Burkholder 0 0-0 0, Jeremiah McCarty 0 0-0 0, Nate Hans 0 0-0 0, Sadiq Burkholder 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 7-9 47.
Central15 9 8 11 - 43
Hughesville 4 17 9 17 - 47
3-point goals: Central 2 (Brandon, Aucker); Hughesville 4 (Jeffreys, Newhart, Poust, Mitcheltree).
JV score: Central 55-46.
Top scorer: Clint Snyder, H, 13.
Records: Hughesville 4-2, 1-1 HAC-II. Next: Hughesville at Sullivan County, Fri.
Jersey Shore 66, Shamokin 46
Shamokin 46
Julian Deitrick 0 5-5 5, Tucker Yost 0 2-2 2, Jake Weaver 3 0-0 7, Dan Delbaugh 3 1-3 9, Austine Stine 5 5-6 16, Eric Taylor 0 1-2 1, Kevin Carsto 2 2-4 6. Totals 13 16-25 46
Jersey Shore 66
Eric Huling 6 7-9 23; Tyler Fulkrod 3 2-5 8, Clay Newton 1 0-0 2, Brody Smith 4 6-6 15, Tevin Fulkrod 1 0-0 2, Cody Confair 5 1-1 12, Zach Miller 1 0-0 2, Jeff Dincher 0 2-4 2. Totals 21 18-25 66.
Shamokin 13 11 9 13 - 46
Jersey Shore 16 12 22 16 - 66
Records: Jersey Shore 2-3, 1-1 in HAC-I; Shamokin 1-4, 0-3I.
Next: Jersey Shore vs. Lewisburg at Montoursville Holiday Tournament, Dec. 27.
Lewisburg 46,
Mount Carmel 36
Mount Carmel (36)
Rob Varano 1 2-2 4; Elijah Duran 2 1-2 5; Ray Heromin 1 0-0 3; Tyler Kwiatkoski 5 0-0 10; Ben Scicchitano 4 0-0 12; Zack Wasilewski 1 0-0 2, Bobby Beierschmitt 0 0-0 0, Zack Tocyloski 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 3-4 36.
Lewisburg (46)
Jesse Flannery 2 1-3 6; Travis Conrad 7 3-7 23; Mike Driscoll 1 1-2 3; Erich Kline 2 1-2 5; Sam Allen 4 0-0 8; Nic Costagliola 0 1-4 1, Drew Newcomb 0 0-0 0, Daniel Cole 0 0-0 0, Matt Fedorjaka 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 7-18 46.
Mount Carmel 4 16 7 9-36
Lewisburg 7 19 4 16-46
3-point goals: Mount Carmel 5 (Scicchitano 4, Heromin); Lewisburg 7 (Conrad 6, Flannery).
JV score: Lewisburg 54, Mount Carmel 48.
Top scorers: Fedorjaka, L, 19; Belefanti, MC, 18.
Record: Lewisburg 5-0, 2-0 HAC-II.
Canton 70,
Williamson 45
Williamson (45)
Canyon Black 1 0-0 3, Nick Cevette 0 0-0 0, Shea Daley 1 0-0 2, Troy Adriance, 6 4-4 22, Dalyton Confer 1 0-0 2, Jon Daley 0 0-0 0, Kyle Haight 7 2-2 16. Totals 16 6-6 45
Canton (70)
Eddie Larcom 6 0-0 14, Mason Moore 3 0-0 8, Jesse Lattimer 2 0-0 4, Emett Watson 5 3-4 15, Wes Moore 5 1-2 11, Tim Bassett 7 2-4 16, Dylan Fleet 1 0-0 2, Kerry Moon 0 0-0 0, John Bowman 0 0-0 0, Chris Sheen 0 0-0 0. Totals 39 6-10 70
Williamson 13 10 12 10 - 45
Canton 18 23 12 27 - 70
3-point goals: Williamson 7(Adriance 6, Black); Canton 6 (Larcom 2, Moore 2, Watson 2)
Bloomsburg 65, Montgomery 30
Bloomsburg (65)
Mitch Tombasco 1 0-0 2, Zach Mrozack 2 2-2 6, Tyler Vincent 6 0-0 13, Zach Ashford 6 4-4 16, Colby Clingerman 1 0-0 2, Kevin Gross 3 0-0 6, Colton Hock 4 0-0 8, Dylan Everhart 4 3-4 11, Jack Thellian 0 1-2 1. Totals 27 10-12 65
Montgromery (30)
Colton Harer 3 0-0 7, Corey Kriner 1 0-0 3, Jake Miller 2 1-2 7, Michael Alexander 2 0-0 4, Serge Cole 2 0-0 4, Cody Klees 1 0-0 2, Marcus Bartlett 1 0-0 3. Totals 12 1-2 30
Bloomsburg 14 20 16 15 - 65
Montgomery 12 05 11 02 - 30
3-point goals: Bloomsburg 1 (Vincent); Montgomery ( Harer , Kriner , Bartlett, Miller 2)
Records: Montgomery 0-6
JV score: Bloomsburg won
Mansfield 74, Troy 52
Troy (52)
Brandon Mattock 6 6-9 19, Evan Pauling 5 3-6 16, Thomas Swain 0 0-0 0, Ryan Reeves 2 2-6 6, Chad Cole 4 0-0 8, Jarid Mattocks 0 0-0 0, Gage Burns 1 1-4 3, Sean Mosher 0 0-0 0, Jared Murray 0 0-0 0, Totals 18 12-25 52
Mansfield (74)
Taylor HiIllson 5 7-10 19, Jarrod Burd 0 0-0 0, Brady Andrews 0 0-0 0, Reece Correll 7 3-3 20, Bo Burliegh 4 5-5 14, Dallas Dziuba 3 4-6 10, Chandler Correll 2 0-0 4, Ryan Campbell 0 0-0 0, Bryce Zatarzynski 0 0-0 0, Sam Rotella 3 2-2 8, Totals 24 21-26 74
Troy 15 15 13 09 - 74
Mansfield 24 16 24 10 - 52
3-point goals: Troy 4( Mattocks 1, Pauling 3); Mansfield 5 (Hillson 2, R. Correll 3)
Records: Mansfield 5-2
JV score: Mansfield 92, Troy 16
Top scorer: Brice, M, 36
Montoursville 57, Warrior Run 46
Montoursville (57)
Pierce Ranck 8 10-11 26, Sean O'Malley 2 1-1 5, Matt Krezmer 2 0-0 6, Curtis Miller 2 0-0 4, Quinten Persun 1 1-2 3, Zach Pepperman, 4 1-2 9, Quintin Helm 1 2-2 4, Jalile Best 0 0-0 0, Derrick Evans 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 15-18 57
Warrior Run (46)
Jarod Bender 3 1-2 7, Zach Burrows 3 0-4 9, Calen Foresman 1 0-0 2, Zack Miller 3 3-4 9, Xavier Ortega 3 0-0 7, Lance Peeler 3 4-8 12. Totals 16 8-18 46
Montoursville 16 11 14 16 - 57
Warrior Run 20 06 10 10 - 46
3-point goals: Montoursville 2(Krezmer 2) ; Warrior Run 6 (Burrows 3, Peeler 2, Ortega)
Records: Montoursville 2-4
JV score: Montoursville 60, Warrior Run 30
Top scorer: Calen Ulmer, Montoursville, 12 points
Next Game: Wellsboro at Montoursville Christmas Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 27
JR. High Basketball
Seventh grade
Lewisburg 29, Milton 14
High Scorers: Lewisburg: Host 8; Milton: Lincoln 7
