Montgomery played its best game this season and seniors Faith Persing and Taylor McRae each produced double-doubles on senior night as the Red Raiders thumped Bucktail, 47-17, in girls basketball on Friday night.

Persing scored 16 points and made 10 steals while McRae had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Montgomery avenged a previous defeat and stormed out to a 19-1 first-quarter lead which grew to 34-10 by halftime. Falin Reynolds added nine points for Montgomery while Makenzie Wagner scored 10 for Bucktail.

Jersey Shore freshman Peyton Dincher scored a career-high 29 points and drained five 3-pointers as Jersey Shore defeated rival Central Mountain, 50-30. Dincher’s 29 points are the most by an area player in a game this season and helped Jersey Shore improve to 8-6. Cailyn Schall added six points and the Bulldogs led 50-26 after 3 quarters. Kiahna Jones scored 13 for Central Mountain.

South Williamsport freshman Lacey Kriebel also was feeling it from long-range, hitting four 3-pointers and scoring a career-high 17 points to help South Williamsport defeat St. John Neumann, 60-39. South finished with seven 3-pointers and had balanced scoring with Piper Minier (14) and Claudia Green (13) also reaching double figures. The Mounties (13-2, 10-0) scored 34 first-half points and stayed undefeated in the Mid-Penn.

Breanna Bobak scored 15 points and Hughesville played strong defense as it defeated Montoursville, 43-25. Bobak came back strong after missing the last three games and freshman Ava Snyder scored 10 points. Alli Anstadt added seven while Sydnie Stone and Alaina Marchioni each scored six for Montoursville.

Behind a game and career-high 19 points from Sydney Bolinsky, Lewisburg defeated Danville, 53-25. Sophie Kilbride made four steals, six assists and eight rebounds, in addition to scoring 10 points. Bolinsky, Maddie Materne and Keeley Baker all had five rebounds each for the Green Dragons (7-9).

• Penn College narrowly fell to Gallaudet, 68-65, in men’s basketball United East action. The win gave Gallaudet its first victory as Penn College fell to 4-11 overall and 4-4 in the league.

Gavin Barrett led Penn College with 15 points while adding five rebounds. Corey Blackwell came up just shy of a double-double as he scored 10 and grabbed seven rebounds.

Gallaudet was led by Lance Wood’s 23 points and 13 rebounds.

• Penn College lost a close United East contest to Gallaudet, 50-45, in women’s basketball. Rachel Teats led Penn College with 18 points and Kayleigh Miller added eight. Jersey Shore graduate Aubrey Stetts and Loyalsock graduate Cassi Kuhns each scored six points apiece.

Gallaudet was led by Cassidy Perry’s 14-point, 15-rebound double-double.

The Wildcats (4-11) held an 11-5 lead after the first quarter, but Gallaudet took a 19-18 lead into the half.

• As the Warriors get ready to kick off the spring portion of the 2021-22 season, the Lycoming College women’s tennis team was selected to finish seventh in the MAC Freedom Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Preseason Poll.

With 12 votes each, the Warriors are tied with King’s for seventh in the poll. Stevens (45) is selected to finish first with four first-place votes. Wilkes (42) with two first-place votes, Misericordia (37) with one first-place vote, DeSales (34) with a first-place vote, Arcadia (22) and FDU-Florham (20) round out the eight-team poll.

The Warriors completed the fall season with a 3-4 overall record. Freshman Rei Saar, a Montoursville graduate, led the team with an 11-1 singles record, going 7-0 in dual meets at the No. 5 singles position, and was on a nine-match winning streak at the end of the fall.

• The Lycoming men’s tennis team was selected to finished seventh in the MAC Freedom Tennis Coaches’ Preseason poll

The Warriors received 17 votes in the poll. Stevens (49) was the unanimous selection to finish first with seven first-place votes. Wilkes (40), FDU-Florham (35), DeSales (33), Arcadia (22) and King’s (20) round out the top six placements. Misericordia (8) finishes off the poll.

Under 11th-year coach LeRoy Bear, the Warriors finished the fall session with a 2-3 record after defeating Albright College, 8-1, in their last meet of the fall. Senior Casey Haas, a Montoursville graduate, and junior Jason Anderson tied to lead the Warriors in singles wins, each posting a 3-4 record. Sophomore Luke Leach, a Wellsboro graduate, led the men with a 4-5 doubles record.

• The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its All-Academic team and individual lists and the Lock Haven University women’s cross country team received team honors, while three student-athletes were honored with individual All-Academic awards.

As a team the Bald Eagles posted a 3.334 cumulative GPA and placed fifth at the 2022 Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships, including two All-Region performers in Cadie Kiser and Morgan Perry.

LHU placed three runners on the prestigious list. Kiser, Perry and Elaina Klinger.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Montgomery 47, Bucktail 17

BUCKTAIL (17)

Julie Green 1 1-2 3, Emma Poorman 0 0-3 0, Raileigh Isaacs 1 2-4 4, Makenzie Wagner 4 2-7 10, Kayla Probert 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 5-16 17.

MONTGOMERY (47)

Shelby McRae 2 2-2 6, Taylor McRae 6 1-2 13, Summer Drick 1 0-0 2, Falin Reynolds 3 3-4 9, Faith Persing 7 2-2 16, Jenna Waring 0 1-2 1. Totals 19 9-12 47.

Bucktail 1 9 5 2 — 17

Montgomery 19 15 11 2 — 47

Records: Montgomery (5-11), Bucktail (6-8).

Jersey Shore 50, Central Mountain 30

JERSEY SHORE (50)

Peyton Dincher 12 0-0 29, Rayne Herritt 0 0-2 0, Cailyn Schall 3 0-0 6, Devon Walker 1 1-2 3, Sophia Kauffman 0 1-2 1, Jocelyn McCracken 2 0-0 4, Celia Shemory 2 0-0 5, Rachel Lorson 2 0-0 5. Totals 21 2-6 50.

CENTRAL MOUNTAIN (30)

M. Wheeler 1 0-0 2, M. Kopysciansky 1 0-0 3, D. Kelley 1 1-4 3, T. Madea 0 1-2 1, T. Doyle 1 0-0 2, A. Doyle 1 0-0 2, R. Doyle 2 0-0 4, K. Robinson 0 0-1 0, K. Jones 5 0-0 13. Totals: 12 2-7 30.

Jersey Shore 15 17 18 0 — 50

Central Mountain 9 11 6 4 — 30

3-point goals: Jersey Shore 6 (Peyton Dincher 5, Rachel Lorson 1), Central Mountain 4 (K. Jones 3, M. Kopysciansky 1).

South Williamsport 60, St. John Neumann 39

SOUTH (60)

Abby Akers 0 2-2 2, Payden Mathieson 1 0-0 2, Lacey Kriebel 6 1-2 17, Claudia Green 5 2-7 13, Piper Minier 6 1-2 14, Sofia Casella 3 0-0 6, Aleigha Rieppel 2 1-2 6. Totals 23 7-15 60.

NEUMANN (39)

Lily Reid 5 0-0 13, Michelle Pierce 3 0-1 6, Lizzie Weller 0 0-2 0, Gigi Parlante 4 2-5 10, Sheiana Tutler 5 0-0 10. Totals 17 2-8 39.

South 19 15 16 10 — 60

Neumann 7 12 9 11 — 39

3-pointers: South 7 (Kriebel 4, Green, Minier, Rieppel); Neumann 3 (Reid 3).

Records: South 13-2, 10-0 Mid-Penn. Neumann 6-9, 5-7.

JV Score: South 35-8

High Scorers: Alizabeth Schuler, S, 13; Zoe Threeton 10

Hughesville 43, Montoursville 25

MONTOURSVILLE (25)

Alaina Marchioni 1 4-8 6, Shaynne Klemick 2 0-0 5, Nyla Kutney 2 0-0 5, Maddie Labatch 1 1-2 3, Sydnie Stone 2 1-2 6. Totals 8 6-12 25.

HUGHESVILLE (43)

Hailey Poust 2 0-0 5, Ava Snyder 4 1-1 10, Breanna Bobak 6 0-0 15, Alli Anstadt 3 1-3 7, Grace Pysher 1 0-2 3, Kayleigh Rooker 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 2-6 43.

3-point golas: Montoursvilld 3 (Klemick, Kutney, Stone); Hughesville 7 (Bobak 3, Poust, Snyder, Pysher).

JV score: Hughesville 28-27 (OT)

Records: Hughesville (8-8), Montoursville (2-13).

Lewisburg 53, Danville 25

LEWISBURG (53)

Maddie Materne 3 0-0 7, Sydney Bolinsky 9 1-4 19, Jillie Donner 0 1-2 1, Caroline Blakeslee 2 0-0 4, Elsa Fallon 1 0-0 2, Maria Bozella 2 0-0 4, Sophie Kilbride 5 0-0 10, Erin Lowthert 1 0-0 2, Anna Baker 1 0-0 2, Keeley Baker 10-0 2. Totals: 25 2-6 25.

DANVILLE (25)

Lucy Pickle 1 0-0 2, Grace Everett 1 0-0 2, Theresa Amarante 1 0-0 3, Ella Dewald 4 3-5 14, Maddie Savers 1 0-0 2, Hannah Flick 1 0-0 2, Breece Wilson 0 0-2 0. Totals: 9 3-7 25.

Lewisburg 15 13 8 17 — 53

Danville 10 8 2 5 — 25

3-point goals: Lewisburg 1 (Maddie Materne), Danville 4 (Ella Dewald 3, Theresa Amarante 1).

Records: Lewisburg (7-9).

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Gallaudet 68, Penn College 65

PCT (4-11, 4-4 UE)

Gavin Barrett 6-14 3-7 15; Corey Blackwell 5-11 0-0 10; Will Sulesky 2-10 5-7 9; James Ross 4-8 0-0 9; Jesse White 2-5 3-4 7; Rees Watkins 2-5 1-2 6; Chris Coyne 2-5 1-2 5; Nouhamadou Diallo 1-2 0-0 3; Max Jackowsky 0-1 1-2 1; Chris Cespedes 0-1 0-0 0; Cade Cavanaugh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-62 14-24 65.

GALLAUDET (1-14, 1-7 UE)

Lance Wood 7-10 9-11 23; Shannon Cotto 4-11 2-5 13; Rory Lewis 3-15 4-4 12; Malosi Viena 3-8 1-1 8; Brandon Chung 4-7 0-2 8; Enow Otto Jr. 1-1 0-0 2; Alex Antsiferov 1-5 0-0 2; Jake Schwall 0-2 0-0 0; Shawn Daniels 0-0 0-0 0; Esteban Kovacs 0-1 0-0 0; Wilford Troup 0-1 0-0 0; Trevor Sterken 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-62 16-23 68.

Halftime: Gallaudet 42-31. 3-point goals: PCT 3-19 (Diallo 1-1, Watkins 1-1, Ross 1-4, White 0-1, Coyne 0-2, Barrett 0-2, Sulesky 0-2, Blackwell 0-6), Gallaudet 6-25 (Cotto 3-5, Lewis 2-11, Viena 1-4, Chung 0-1, Antsiferov 0-1, Schwall 0-1, Kovacs 0-1, Troup 0-1). Fouled out: PCT-Coyne; Gallaudet-Otto Jr. Rebounds: PCT 43 (Coyne 8), Gallaudet 43 (Wood 13). Assists: PCT 9 (Sulesky 3), Gallaudet 21 (Otto Jr. 5). Technical fouls: PCT-none; Gallaudet-none. Total fouls: PCT 21, Gallaudet 21.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Gallaudet 50, Penn College 45

PCT (4-11, 3-5 UE)

Rachel Teats 7-17 1-2 18; Kayleigh Miller 2-9 2-2 8; Aubrey Stetts 3-8 0-0 6; Cassi Kuhns 3-6 0-0 6; Maci Ilgen 1-3 1-2 3; Bell HItesman 1-6 0-0 2; Julie Anthony 1-1 0-0 2; Emily Pardee 0-1 0-0 0; Makaya Shadle 0-0 0-0 0; Kassidi Lenhart 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-53 4-6 45.

GALLAUDET (8-7, 6-2 UE)

Cassidy Perry 5-12 4-8 14; Emelia Beldon 3-8 6-7 12; Malia Zornoza 4-14 2-2 10; Sunita Schmidjorg 2-9 2-2 6; Serenity Fry 1-3 0-0 2; Hannah Puent 1-5 1-2 3; Shayla Rochette 1-3 1-1 3. Totals 17-54 16-22 50.

PCT 11 7 14 13 — 45

Gallaudet 5 14 17 14 — 50

3-point goals: PCT 5-17 (Teats 3-8, Miller 2-8, Lenhart 0-1), Gallaudet 0-6 (Schmidjorg 0-3, Zornoza 0-2, Beldon 0-1). Fouled out: PCT-none; Gallaudet-none. Rebounds: PCT 35 (Stetts 7), Gallaudet 37 (Perry 15). Assists: PCT 13 (Miller 5), Gallaudet 8 (Schmidjorg 3, Beldon 3). Technical fouls: PCT-none; Gallaudet-none. Gallaudet-none. Total fouls: PCT 19, Gallaudet 15.