Brecken Gusick scored a career-high 21 points and Loyalsock turned a one-point halftime deficit into a 62-51 win at two-time defending District 4 Class AAAA champion Danville. The Lancers (2-1) turned the game around with a 21-7 third quarter run. Isaac Blackwell and Jalil Coates each scored 10 for Loyalsock and Saoj Jones and Braydon Cioffi had eight each.

Parker Bennett scored 14 points and both Damaj Stewart Williams and Ethan Tupper added nine as Montgomery held off a CMVT rally and won, 42-38. The Red Raiders built a 35-20 lead entering the fourth quarter and Bennett had eight points as Montgomery built a 10-point first quarter advantage.

Gavin Knarr scored 15 points, dealt four assists and made three steals in Hughesville’s 55-40 loss at Central Columbia. Alex Schultz had 11 points and seven rebounds, while Jonah Heiney scored seven points. The Spartans built a 25-23 halftime lead before Central rallied in the second half.

Ashtyn Burdick scored 13 points, dealt five assists and made four steals in Cowanesque Valley’s 67-34 loss at defending District 4 Class AAA champion Troy. Levi Stahli dealt five assists, and Josh Teague had seven points with six rebounds.

In girls’ basketball, Montgomery opened its season with a hard-fought 39-36 win against Montgomery. Five freshman played significant minutes, and Paige Winters scored 16 points as Montgomery heated up after the game was tied, 12-12 at halftime. Six players scored for the Red Raiders and Rihanna Arrendondo added nine points.

Starr Ordway scored 12 points and Jaylynn Anderson seven, but Troy made eight 3-pointers and defeated Cowanesque Valley, 60-23.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Loyalsock 62, Danville 51

LOYALSOCK (62)

Saoj Jones 3 2-2 8, Ryan Lingg 2 0-0 5, Isaac Blackwwell 4 2-5 10, Jalil Coates 5 0-0 10, Brecken Gusick 7 6-7 21, Braydon Cioffi 2 3-6 8. Totals 23 11-20 62.

DANVILLE (51)

Cool 2 1-2 7, Kingery 11 4-6 30, Pryce 1 0-0 2, Mutchler 1 1-2 3, Dudinskie 3 0-0 7. Totals 19 8-10 51.

Loyalsock 10 15 21 16–62

Danville 13 13 7 18–51

3-pointers: Loyalsock 5 (Jones 2, Lingg, Gusick, Cioffi); Danville 7 (Kingery 4, Cool 2, Dudinskie).

Records: Loyalsock 2-1. Danville 1-2.

Montgomery 42, CMVT 38

CMVT (38)

Myles Koser 1 1-4 3, Jacob Mitzel 1 0-0 3, Andrew Molick 4 0-2 11, Wayne Boldsworthy 2 1-2 5, Isaiah Carr 1 0-0 2, Nathaniel Demko 3 6-7 12, Carter Makar 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 8-15 38.

MONTGOMERY (42)

Greg Drake 1 0-0 3, Damaj Stewart Williams 3 2-2 9, Parker Bennett 5 3-3 14, Dillon Johnson 2 0-0 4, Jace Hanford 0 3-4 3, Ethan Tupper 4 0-0 9. Totals 15 8-9 42.

CMVT 4 7 9 18–38

Montgomery 14 6 15 7–42

3-pointers: CMVT 4 (Molick 3, Mitzel); Montgomery 4 (Drake, Stewart Williams, Bennett, Tupper).

Records: Montgomery 1-2.

Central Columbia 55, Hughesville 40

HUGHESVILLE (40)

Jonah Heiney 3 1-2 7, Gavin Knarr 6 3-5 15, Malachi Flowers 1 0-0 2, Evan Mackenzie 2 0-2 5, Alex Schultz 4 3-4 11. Totals 15 7-13 40.

CENTRAL (55)

J. Beagle 2 0-0 5, N. Beagle 4 0-0 9, Huber 8 0-0 16, Roesch 2 0-0 5, Nowak 10 0-2 20. Totals 26 0-2 55.

Hughesville 13 12 6 9–40

Central 13 10 16 16–55

3-pointers: Hughesville 1 (Mackenzie); Central 3 (J. Beagle, N. Beagle, Roesch).

Records: Hughesville 2-2. Central 2-1.

Troy 67, Cowanesque Valley 34

CV (34)

Parker Lee 3 1-1 7, Reed Vargeson 1 0-0 2, Josh Teague 3 0-0 7, Levi Stahli 1 1-2 3, Ashtyn Burdick 5 0-0 13, Carsyn Kemp 0 2-2 2. Totals 13 4-5 34.

TROY (67)

Josiah Pesesky 1 3-4 6, Pryor Teribury 2 0-0 5, Spencer Martin 2 0-0 4, James Roy 2 0-0 4, Trey Teribury 10 4-4 28, Landon Cole 2 0-0 4, Cameron Morey 2 2-4 6, Evan Allen 3 0-0 6, Aiden Lawrence 1 2-2 4. Totals 24 11-14 67.

CV 9 11 9 5–34

Troy 18 19 18 8–67

3-pointers: CV 4 (Burdick 3, Teague); Troy 5 (T. Teribury 4, P. Teribury).

Records: CV 0-2. Troy 2-1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Montgomery 39, CMVT 36

CMVT (36)

Ava Gereshico 0 2-2 2, Clara Gruyer 2 2-6 4, Taylor Nevius 5 2-4 17, Madison Roth 1 0-0 2, Piper Karcher 2 7-15 11. Totals 10 13-27 36.

MONTGOMERY (39)

Aubrey Hetner 2 0-0 4, Autumn Taylor 1 1-1 3, Miranda Staggert 1 1-2 3, Paige Winters 5 5-7 16, Reagan Troxell 0 1-2 1, Rihanna Arrendondo 3 3-5 9. Totals 12 11-17 39.

CMVT 7 5 9 15–36

Montgomery 4 8 15 12–39

3-pointers: CMVT 5 (Nevius 5); Montgomery 1 (Winters).

Records: Montgomery 1-0.

Troy 60, Cowanesque Valley 23

TROY (60)

Haidyn Watson 2 1-2 6, Jazmyn Frisbie 0 2-2 2, Raelyn Woodward 6 1-2 15, Kyli Oldroyd 1 0-0 2, Izzy Renzi 2 0-0 5, Giana Renzi 6 0-0 18, Kyah Renzo 4 0-0 8, Emma Mickley 3 0-2 6. Totals 24 4-6 60.

CV (23)

Jaylynn Anderson 3 0-2 7, Starr Ordway 4 2-4 12, Arianna Cary 1 1-2 3, Reagan Neally 0 1-2 1, Taylor Eldridge 0 0-0 0. totals 8 4-10 23.

Troy 26 25 5 4–60

CV 8 2 4 9–23

3-pointers: Troy 8 (G. Renzi 4, Woodward 2, Watson, I. Renzi); CV 3 (Ordway 2, Anderson).

Records: CV 0-2. Troy 1-1.