Hughesville was led by Paul Rogan and Alex Schultz who both scored eight points. Mifflinburg saw three players record double figures in Jackson Griffith (160), Simon Snook (12) and Cole Riebsome (11).

A nine-point second quarter hurt Montoursville as Mount Carmel outscored the Warriors by 11 in the second en route to a 59-50 win.

Montoursville led 17-13 after the first quarter, but the 20-9 edge for Mount Carmel in the second gave the Red Tornadoes a 33-26 lead which Mount Carmel held onto.

Shea Ulmer led Montoursville with 16 points as four players were in double figures. Kingston Fisher scored 12, Elijah Eck scored 10 and Jimmy Mussina added 10.

BRIAN HOLTZAPPLE/Special to the Sun-Gazette Hughesville's Gavin Knarr shoots against MIfflinburg's Cole Reibsome.

Lewisburg came up just shy against Central Columbia, 58-51. The Green Dragons had three players record double digits with Tai Britto’s 16 points, Nazir Meredith’s 12 and Cooper Mowry’s 10.

Parker Bennett scored a game-high 18 points and Montgomery used a big second quarter to defeat Canton, 44-35. Bennett scored 10 points in that second quarter when the Red Raiders (12-6) turned a three-point deficit into a 28-17 halftime lead. Hayden Wilt added nine points and Brady O’Rourke eight, while going 6 for 6 at the foul line. Ben Fitch scored 16 for Canton (7-13) and Talin Williams 11.

Cooper Wilkins scored 14 points and Landon Polcyn added eight points, six rebounds and four assists, but Southern Columbia rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit and defeated Warrior Run, 47-42. Combined with Mifflinburg’s win against Hughesville, the Defenders (15-4, 8-2) will share the HAC-III crown with Mifflinburg. Warrior Run can earn the league’s berth in the HAC Tournament, however, if it wins one its final two conference games.

Saoj Jones scored 12 points and Isiah Jennings 11 but Loyalsock could not hold onto a six-point fourth quarter lead at Bloomsburg, dropping a 50-49 heartbreaker. Freshman Brecken Gusick also was in double figures with 10 points. Loyalsock (6-14) had stormed back after trailing 15-4 entering the second quarter.

• Williamsport was held to single digits in both the third and fourth quarters as State College pulled away en route for a 79-41 win in girls basketball at the Magic Dome against the Millionaires.

BRIAN HOLTZAPPLE/Special to the Sun-Gazette Paul Ragan competes against Mifflinburg during Monday's game.

Nadirah Tutler was the only double-digit scorer for the Millionaires. Khamya Moate scored nine and Jaelynn Helmrich added seven.

North Penn-Liberty held off Meadowbrook Christian at home en route to a 28-25 win. Haley Litzelman posted another double-double with 14 points and 17 rebounds and added four steals. Kaylee Graham had seven points and four steals.

Liberty also saw Kendall Graham score seven points, grab three rebounds and dish out three assists. Meadowbrook Christian was led by Maddy Fasnacht’s 15 points.

• Montoursville graduate Lily Saul broke the University of Rhode Island indoor 800 record with a time fo 2:05.40. The former Warrior track standout currently leads the Atlantic-10 in the 800 and 1,000. She holds two school records as she also broke the 600 previously.

BOYS BASKETBALL

BRIAN HOLTZAPPLE/Special to the Sun-Gazette Hughesille's Alex Schultz plays against Mifflinburg's Brady Morgan during Monday's game.

Mifflinburg 63,

Hughesville 37

HUGHESVILLE (37)

Carson Stackhouse 0 0-0 0; malachi Flowers 0 0-0 0; Ithel Miley 1 2-2 4; Brady Morgan 2 0-0 5; Michael Fuller 0 0-0 0; Paul Rogan 4 0-0 8; Gavin Knarr 1 3-5 6; Evan Mackenzie 1 0-2 3; McKelvey Brink 0 0-0 0; Alex Schultz 4 0-0 8; Gage Webb 1 0-0 2; Kevin Bobak 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 6-11 37.

MIFFLINBURG (63)

Rem Noll 2 0-0 4; Jack Marr 0 0-0 0; Jackson Griffith 6 2-2 16; Chad Martin 3 0-0 9; Warrick Beachey 1 0-0 2; J.P. Marr 2 0-0 5; Simon Snook 6 0-2 12; Cole Riebsome 4 2-2 11; Grady Brubaker 0 0-0 0; Luke Brubaker 0 0-0 0; Liam Casilla 1 0-0 2; ChaceAikey 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 4-6 63.

Hughesville 6 10 13 7 — 37

Mifflinburg 11 21 16 15 — 63

3-point goals: Hughesville 2 (Morgan 1, Knarr 1), Mifflinburg 7 (Martin 3, Griffith 2, Marr 1, Reibsome 1).

Mount Carmel 59,

Montoursville 50

MONTOURSVILLE (50)

Jimmy Mussina 4 0-0 10; Brennan Imbro 0 0-0 0; Shaw Simpson 0 0-2 0; Shea Ulmer 7 0-0 16; Todd Crawford 1 0-0 2; Elijah Eck 4 0-0 10; Zach Neill 0 0-0 0; Kingston Fisher 4 4-4 12. Totals 20 4-6 50.

MOUNT CARMEL (59)

Chase Balichik 5 3-5 14; Matt Balichik 4 0-0 9; Jude Lazicki 8 3-3 19; Jaylen Delaney 3 1-2 7; Tait Adams 0 0-0 0; Michael Kaleta 0 0-0 0; Noah Shimko 5 0-0 10; Jagr Delaney 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 7-10 59.

Montoursville 17 9 13 11 — 50

Mount Carmel 13 20 14 12 — 59

3-point goals: Montoursville 6 (Mussina 2, Ulmer 2, Eck 2), MCA 2 (C. Balichik 1, M. Balichik 1).

JV score: Montoursville 58-45. High scorers: J. Houseknecht, Mtv, 17; A. Shearer, Mtv, 17.

Central Columbia 58,

Lewisburg 51

LEWISBURG (51)

C. Mowry 3 2-2 10; J. Walker 0 0-0 0; T. Britto 5 3-4 16; Leon Tucker II 0 0-0 0; G. Pawling 1 0-0 2; N. Meredith 6 0-1 12; N. Mabry 1 0-0 2; R. Jemama 3 3-4 9. Totals 18 5-11 51.

CENTRAL (58)

Beagle 2 2-2 8; Bowman 0 1-2 1; Humphrey 1 5-6 8; Huber 4 2-2 13; A. Raesch 9 1-4 23; M. Roesch 1 2-2 4; Nowak 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 14-20 58.

Lewisburg 13 7 16 15 — 51

Central Columbia 8 14 16 20 — 58

3-point goals: Lewisburg 5 (Britto 3, Mowry 2), Central 10 (A. Roesch 4, Huber 3, Beagle 2, Humphrey 1).

JV score: Lewisburg 41-21. High scorers: R. Powell, L, 10; Nowak, CC, 11.

Central Mountain 54,

Shikellamy 50

SHIKELLAMY (50)

Owen Elliott 0 0-0 0; Xavier Fashaw 1 0-0 3; Asher Moyer 5 6-6 16; Alex Peifer 2 2-2 7; Hunter Biddle 1 0-0 3; Corbin Stahl 3 0-0 7; Justin Zeigler 2 0-0 4; Charlie Walter 2 2-4 6; Maddox Hoover 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 10-12 50.

CENTRAL MOUNTAIN (54)

Blake Walker 2 2-4 6; Max Verrelli 2 2-2 7; Hunter Hoy 6 10-11 23; Caleb Mahoney 0 1-2 1; Jeremy Reese 0 0-0 0; Noah Wells 4 5-7 14; Isah Dorman 0 0-0 0; Darius Shade 1 0-0 3. Totals 15 20-26 54.

Shikellamy 11 7 14 18 — 50

Central Mountain 15 5 15 19 — 54

3-point goals: Shikellamy 4 (Stahl 1, Biddle 1, Peifer 1, Fashaw 1), CM 4 (Shade 1, Wells 1, Hoy 1, Verrelli 1).

Montgomery 44, Canton 35

CANTON (35)

Monte Whitehead 2 0-2 4, Ben Fitch 5 4-5 16, Rylan Wesneski 1 0-2 2, Talin Williams 4 3-4 11, Quincy Wesneski 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 7-13 35.

MONTGOMERY (44)

Hayden Wilt 4 1-2 10, Damaj Stewart-Williams 1 3-6 5, Parker Bennett 7 2-2 18, Ethan Tupper 1 0-0 3, Brady O’Rourke 1 6-6 8. Totals 14 12-16 44.

Canton 9 8 7 11–35

Montgomery 6 22 2 14–44

3-point goals: Canton 2 (Fitch 2); Montgomery 4 (Bennett 2, Wilt 1, Tupper 1).

Records: Montgomery (12-6), Canton (7-13).

Southern Columbia 47,

Warrior Run 42

WARRIOR RUN (42)

Griff Harrington 3 0-0 6, James Keifer 1 1-2 4, Gavin Gorton 1 0-0 3, Cooper Wilkins 3 5-6 14, Aiden McKee 2 0-2 5, Landon Polcyn 3 1-2 8, Ethan Balzer 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 7-12 42.

SOUTHERN (47)

Nate Gallagher 4 5-8 14, William Swank 2 4-4 9, Jacob Gehret 2 0-0 5, Ben Gehret 1 2-2 4, Anthony Martino 2 0-1 4, Jace Malakoski 1 0-0 3, Braydon Griscavage 4 0-0 8. Totals 16 11-15 47.

Warrior Run 15 15 2 10–42

Southern 12 9 11 15–47

3-point goals: Warrior Run 7 (Wilkins 3, Keifer, Gorton, McKee, Polcyn); Southern 4 (Gallagher, Swank, J. Gehret, Malacoski).

Records: Warrior Run (15-4, 8-2 HAC-III), Southern (11-8, 7-3).

Bloomsburg 50, Loyalsock 49

LOYALSOCK (49)

Jalil Coates 3 3-5 9, Brecken Gusick 4 0-0 10, Isiah Jennings 4 3-6 11, Isaac Blackwell 1 0-0 2, Cadyn Plank 2 0-0 5, Saoj Jones 5 2-7 12. Totals 19 8-18 49.

BLOOMSBURG (50)

Dom Rosini 1 1-2 3, Liam Witkowski 4 4-8 15, Nate LaBuda 2 0-0 4, Katrell Butler 9 0-2 18, Brady Horn 0 1-2 1, Isaiyah Hamilton 3 0-0 6, Wyatt Brocious 1 1-2 3. Totals 20 7-16 50.

Loyalsock 4 12 22 11–49

Bloomsburg 15 4 13 18–50

3-point goals: Loyalsock 3 (Gusick 2, Plank).

Records: Bloomsburg 11-8. Loyalsock 6-14.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

State College 79,

Williamsport 41

STATE COLLEGE (79)

D. Mobley 5 5-5 16; J. Hawbaker 3 0-2 8; M. Whitehurst 3 2-2 9; A. Bechlel 4 2-3 13; M. Roan 1 2-4 4; Sh. Wilson 2 0-2 4; C. Irmak 1 0-0 3; Si. Wilson 5 0-0 11; L. Tate 5 0-0 10; T. Risha 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 11-18 79.

WILLIAMSPORT (41)

Makayla Cerami 0 0-0 0; Katelyn Solomon 0 0-0 0; Kinsley Cannode 0 0-0 0; Zaelana Minor 1 0-0 2; Ella Ballard 1 0-0 3; Jaelynn Helmrich 2 3-6 7; Nadirah Tutler 7 3-7 17; Khamya Moate 4 0-0 9; ISabelle Campbell 1 1-2 3. Totals 16 7-15 41.

State College 25 18 17 19 — 79

Williamsport 14 11 9 7 — 41

3-point goals: State College 9 (Bechlel 3, Hawbaker 2, Mobley 1, Whitehurst 1, Irmak 1, Si. Wilson 1), Williamsport 2 (Moate 1, Ballard 1).

North Penn-Liberty 28,

Meadowbrook Christian 25

MEADOWBROOK (25)

Emma George 0 0-0 0; Cassidy Miller 2 0-0 4; Grace Ask 0 0-0 0; Maddy Fasnacht 4 5-8 15; Faith Lubold 1 0-0 2; Hannah Millett 0 0-0 0; Lauren Dugan 0 0-0 0; Megan Reed 2 0-0 4; Kaylee Ward 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 5-8 25.

NPL (28)

Kaylee Graham 3 1-2 7; Ciara Kieser 0 0-0 0; Haley Litzelman 5 4-6 14; Kendall Graham 3 0-0 7; Olivia Smith 0 0-0 0; Eden Forgeng 0 0-0 0; Tierney Edler 0 0-0 0; Jaci Fairchild 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 5-8 28.

Meadowbrook 11 2 8 4 — 25

NP-Liberty 6 4 6 12 — 28

3-point goals: Meadowbrook 2 (Fasnacht 2), NPL 1 (Ke. Graham 1).

Oswayo Valley 30,

Cowanesque Valley 25

CV (25)

Cassidy Andreann 1 0-0 2; Starr Ordway 1 0-0 3; Ashley Woodring 2 4-6 8; Ella Churchill 3 1-2 7; Lily Vargeson 1 3-4 5; Jessie Quick 0 0-2 0. Totals 8 8-14 25.

OSWAYO (30)

C. Austin-Koch 4 3-7 11; S. Mesler 1 0-0 2; E. West 4 1-2 9; R. Thompson 1 2-4 4; S. Kamenda 0 0-0 0; M. Manning 1 2-4 4; J. Fleischman 0 0-0 0; Aubrey Resig 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 8-17 30.

Oswayo Valley 4 3 12 11 — 30

Cowanesque 7 2 4 12 — 25

3-point goals: CV 1 (Ordway 1).