Levi Butler put together a dazzling display in his first game this season, scoring a career-high 43 points as South Williamsport defeated Canton, 80-27 on the road Wednesday night. Butler scored 25 first quarter points and had 41 by the third quarter. He also hit seven of the team’s 10 3-pointers. It is the most points scored by a South player in the 2000s. Chance Quimby added 10 points with four assists, Neeko Bowen scored seven points and South built a 38-7 first quarter lead.

Jersey Shore also got off to a blistering start in its season opener Wednesday, scoring 36 first quarter points and 59 by halftime in a 75-34 win against CMVT. Khani McCray scored a career-high 16 points and added five assists and three steals. Carson Watkins scored 15 points and Ty McDermit 14 points with three steals. Nine Bulldogs scored and Tucker Hanna had eight points.

Jaxton Frantz erupted for a career-high 28 points, adding five rebounds, three assists and three steals while helping Muncy thump East Juniata, 65-36 in its season opener. Frantz also drained five 3-pointers. Dylan Mausteller scored 11 points, dealt four assists and made four steals. Dominic Guardini had 10 rebounds with five assists and all nine Indians scored.

Loyalsock fought back from a nine-point fourth quarter deficit but lost its season opener, 56-52 at Central Columbia in coach Ryan Cioffi’s debut. The Lancers scored 26 fourth quarter points and Braydon Cioffi scored a game-high 14 points. Jalil Coates scored eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter and Saoj Jones and Isaac Blackwell each had nine points.

In girls’ basketball, Carrie King produced a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, but Northwest pulled away in the second half and defeated Milton, 40-27. Liz Shrock grabbed nine rebounds for the black Panthers in their season opener, while Lainey Snyder scored 10 points.

Bre Nixon scored seven points and Kallee Johnson six, but Benton built a 19-point fourth quarter lead and defeated St. John Neumann, 42-22. The Knights outscored Benton, 18-10 in the second half.

Boys Basketball

South Williamsport 80, Canton 27

SOUTH (80)

Bobby Regan 2 0-3 4, Samir Moy 2 0-1 4, Neeko Bowen 3 0-3 7, Jax Miller 0 0-1 0, Kyree Moy 1 1-4 3, Chance Quimby 3 2-210, Levi Butler 16 4-7 43, Jack Carithers 1 0-1 3, Jaymes Carpenter 2 0-2 4, Kasim Davenport 0 2-2 2. Totals 30 10-25 80.

CANTON (27)

Drew Horton 0 0-1 0, Monte Whitehead 3 0-2 6, Ryder Route 4 0-2 11, Teyton Thompson 1 1-2 3, Jack Whitehead 2 0-0 5, Cooper Jennings 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 1-7 27.

South 38 17 17 8–80

Canton 7 17 4 2–27

3-pointers: South 10 (Butler 7, Quimby 2, Bowen); Canton 4 (Route 3, J. Whitehead).

Records: South 1-0. Canton 0-1.

Jersey Shore 75, CMVT 34

Shore 36 23 10 6–75

CMVT 9 15 2 8–34

CMVT (34)

Elijah Treon 1 0-0 3; Myles Koser 3 0-0 6; Myles Koser 3-6; Jacob Mitzer 1 0-0 3; Andrew Molick 3 0-0 8; Wayne Goldsworthy 4 0-0 8; Isiah Carr 0 0-2 0; Eli Torres 2 0-0 6; Paul D’Angelo 0 0-2 0. Totals 14 0-4 34.

JERSEY SHORE (75)

Carson Watkins 6 2-2 15; Mazden Lupton 1 0-0 2; Khani McCray 6 4-6 16; Kaihl Harlan 2 0-0 4; Orrin Pennycoff 1 0-0 3; Jacob Lorson 1 2-2 4; Breylon Guerrero 4 0-0 8; Ty McDermit 6 1-1 14; Tucker Hanna 4 0-2 8. Totals 31 7-13 75.

Three-pointers: CMVT 6 (Molick 2, Torres 2, Treon 1, Mitzer 1). Jersey Shore 6 (McCray 3, Watkins 1, Pennycoff 1, McDermit 1).

Record: Jersey Shore 1-0.

Muncy 65, East Juniata 36

EJ (36)

Eric Nipple 1 0-0 2, Jaiden May 2 3-4 7, Ryan Mitchell 1 0-0 3, Sam Kopacki 2 1-2 5, Meyer Ramsey 1 0-0 2, Nathan Carofus 1 1-2 3, Silas Strichhouser 0 2-4 2, Wrest Smith 3 6-6 12. Totals 11 13-20 36.

MUNCY (65)

Bryson Barrows 1 0-0 2, Gavin Barrows 4 0-2 8, Carter Feigles 1 0-0 2, Kyran Lisembee 1 1-1 3, Jaxton Frantz 9 5-5 28, Bohdy Thomas 1 0-0 2, Dominic Guardini 3 1-2 7, Dylan Mausteller 5 0-0 11, Nixon Lamper 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 7-10 65.

EJ 7 9 10 10–36

Muncy 12 16 20 17–65

3-pointers: EJ 1 (Mitchell); Muncy 6 (Frantz 5, Mausteller).

Central Columbia 56, Loyalsock 52

LOYALSOCK (52)

Saoj Jones 4 0-3 9, Ronnie Emery 1 0-0 2, Isaac Blackwell 4 0-0 9, Jalil Coates 4 2-4 10, Brecken Gusick 4 0-0 8, Braydon Cioffi 5 1-2 14.

CENTRAL (56)

Jacob Beagle 1 0-0 2, Noen Beagle 4 3-4 13, Landon Hart 2 0-0 6, Finley Huber 7 6-8 20, Max Roesch 5 2-2 13, Christian Novak 0 2-4 2. Totals 19 13-18 56.

Loyalsock 10 9 7 26–52

Central 12 7 16 21–56

3-pointers: Loyalsock 5 (Cioffi 3, Jones, Blackwell); Central 5 (N. Beagle 2, Hart 2, Roesch).

Records: Central 1-0. Loyalsock 0-1.

Girls Basketball

Benton 42, St. John Neumann 22

SJN (22)

Kallee Johnson 3 0-2 6, Brooklyn Clabaugh 1 1-2 3, Haylee Meixel 2 0-0 4, Savana Smith 0 0-0 0, Bre Nixon 3 1-1 7, Kaydance Meixel 1 0-0 2, Alexa Clabaugh 0 0-0 0, Emiley Moyle 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 2-5 22.

Benton (42)

Malaia Hart 7 4-7 19, Bree Hess 5 2-2 14, Kayana Krall 2 1-4 5, Aubrey Koch 0 0-0 0, Sara Osborne 1 0-0 2, Liz Lyons 1 0-0 2, Maria Fritz 0 0-0 0, Victoria Sleiman 0 0-0 0, Geneva Funk 0 0-0 0, Sophia Peterson 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-13 42.  

SJN          2    2    8  10 – 22 

Benton    21  11  9  1 – 42

3-point goals: SJN 0; Benton 3 (Hess 2, Hart 1)

Record: SJN (0-1)

Northwest 40, Milton 27

NORTHWEST (40)

Ashlyn Hermanofski 1 4-6 6, Ava Ruckle 7 3-6 21, Ali Miner 0 1-2 1, Natalia Ninotti 4 0-0 12, Arheya Williams 0 0-4 0. Totals 11 8-18 40.

MILTON (27)

Jaslene Holder 0 1-2 1, Lainey Snyder 4 2-2 10, Carrie King 6 1-1 14, Liz Schrock 1 0-0 2, Hayden Snyder 0 0-0 0. totals 11 4-5 27.

Northwest 9 12 9 10–40

Milton 6 13 2 6–27

3-pointers: Northwest 8 (Ruckle 4, Ninotti 4); Milton 1 (King).

Records: Northwest 2-1. Milton 0-1.