That 18-point flurry was part of a 31 point third quarter for the Red Raiders who imposed the mercy rule there. James Godley scored a career-high 10 points and Damaj Stewart Williams also had 10, while Jace Hanford added nine.

Jersey Shore fell shy at home against Shamokin, 66-53. Khani McCray scored 14 for the Bulldogs while Jacob Lorson scored 11 and Landon Lathan chipped in 10.

Daiton Thompson scored 28 points in three quarters and St. John Neumann won its second straight game, thumping Benton, 76-34. The Knights scored 74 points in the first three quarters with Legend Dillard going for 18 and Jahki Brister 16. They both also did all their damage in the first three quarters. Neumann built a 53-20 halftime lead and topped 70 points for a second consecutive game.

Five players scored at least seven points and four reached double figures as Loyalsock won at Hughesville, 69-37. Brecken Gusick matched for game-high honors with 17 points, Braydon Cioffi scored 15, Saoj Jones 11, Issac Blackwell 10 and Ronnie Emery seven. The Lancers drained nine 3-pointers as well.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent South's Ayla Minier competes against Northeast Bradford.

Gavin Knarr scored 17 for Hughesville and made three steals, Alex Schultz had eight rebounds and Evan Mackenzie eight points with five boards.

Warrior Run became the first area team to clinch a playoff spot, playing stifling defense and defeating Mifflinburg, 55-27 in a battle of last year’s HAC-III co-champions. The Defenders (11-1, 3-0) did not allow a first quarter point and built a 37-12 halftime lead.

James Keifer and Landon Polcyn both scored 15 points with Polcyn adding four assists. Aiden McKee grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked seven shots as Warrior Run won its fourth straight game.

South Williamsprot beat CMVT, 64-35, as a trio of Mounties were in double figures. Levi Butler scored 16 points for South Williamsport, Bobby Regan had 13 and Andrew Walter added 10.

Sullivan County defeated Muncy, 60-53, to hand the Indians their fourth loss of the year. Tucker Blasi led the Griffins with 19 points. Muncy was led by Dominic Guardini’s 25 and Jaxton Frantz’s 14.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent South's Abigail Holbrook competes against Northeast Bradford.

A 19-point fourth quarter helped Sullivan County secure the home win.

North Penn-Mansfield defeated rival North Penn-Liberty, 52-37. Jason Harer scored 21 for Mansfield while Andy Hermansen added 12. Liberty was led by Evan McTish’s 13 points.

• Williamsport’s girls basketball team came up just shy against Tyrone, falling 31-27. The Millionaires held a 27-24 lead going into the fourth quarter, but Williamsport couldn’t score in the final stanza en route to the loss.

Mikayla Cerami led Williamsport wtih nine points and both Laylah Martin and Jaelynn Helmrich scored six each.

South Williamsport fell to Northeast Bradford, 48-37. The Mounties had a trio of players record double figures, however, in Abigail Holbrook’s 14, Ella Moore’s 12 and Carly Quimby’s 11.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent South's Abigail Holbrook competes against Northeast Bradford.

North Penn-Mansfield defeated Northern Potter in a close game, 55-54. Kameron Lightner had a 27-point, 16-rebound double-double with three steals. Maddy McNamara scored 11 with four assists and three steals as Elaina Shaw had five points, six rebounds, six steals and two assists.

A 39-point second half propelled North Penn-Mansfield to an exciting 55-54 win over Northern Potter. Kameron Lightner had a monster game with 27 points while Maddie McNamara scored 11.

Cowanesque Valley cruised past Galeton, 38-18, thanks to holding the Tigers to just four first-half points. Starr Ordway scored 18 points to lead the Indians and Jaylynn Anderson added nine.

• The Mansfield University women’s basketball team competed in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action against Millersville University, falling 69-64. Katie Sheeler led the red and black with five rebounds and 32 points notching her 1,000th career point, where she is the 19th player in program history to accomplish.

Jenna Kasmierski backed her up with 11 points and six rebounds. The Mounties (2-12, 0-7 PSAC) got the ball rolling early in the first quarter going with a 10-4 run on the hot hand of Sheeler.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent South's Carly Quimby competes against Northeast Bradford.

Millersville (6-7, 2-5 PSAC) answered the pressure with a sequence of their own to end the quarter down, 17-12.

• The Mansfield University men’s basketball team competed in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action against Millersville University, with the Marauders taking the win 82-62.

Sterling Scott tied his career high points collecting 25, four steals, five rebounds and one assist. JuJu Pagan and Nasir Brown added 11 points each.

The Mountaineers (1-12, 0-7 PSAC) traded baskets early as Scott set the tone by attacking the rim and knocking down shots from the perimeter. Scott scored consistently in the opening half, helping the Mounties stay within striking distance, while Brown and Pagan added timely baskets to keep them close through the first 20 minutes.

• Penn College’s wrestling team posted a 2-1 record at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Duals on Saturday, besting Pitt-Bradford 37-13 and Alfred State 32-18, and losing to Penn State Behrend 24-20. The Wildcats are now 5-5 overall and end 3-1 in the conference, having beaten Penn State Altoona earlier in the season.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent South's Ayla Minier competes against Northeast Bradford.

Three Penn College wrestlers, Blake Dergham at 133 pounds, Chase Shaner at 141 and Carter Davis at 165, finished the day with 3-0 records. Shaner decked his Pitt-Bradford opponent in 18 seconds. Also, Harris Keares at 125, David M’Balla at 157, and Nic Brotzman at 285 all ended 2-1, with Brotzman recording two falls.

Against Pitt-Bradford, Keares started the match with a tech fall at 125 pounds, Dergham topped his opponent, 7-0 and Shaner picked up an 18-second fall to give the Wildcats 14-0 lead. After a Panthers decision at 149, M’Balla earned a pin in 3:29 at 157 pounds and Davis posted a tech fall in 4:25 at 165. Cole Shupp (184) and Tyler Prince (197) both collected forfeits.

Against Penn State Behrend, the Lions and Wildcats traded decisions at 125 and 133 pounds before Shaner posted a 17-5 major decision over Cole Neil, ranked fifth in NWCA Region 2. M’Balla earned a 16-6 major decision and Davis grinded out a 7-4 victory over Steffan Lynch for a 14-9 lead but the Lions rattled off two falls and an overtime win at 184 to seal the victory despite a Brotzman pin at 285.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Montgomery 79, Northwest 41

NORTHWEST (41)

Jayden Camillo 7 1-2 19, Marcus Fath 4 1-2 12, Emmitt Evans 0 0-2 0, Brandon Remphrey 4 0-0 8, Cooper Crawford 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 2-8 41.

MONTGOMERY (79)

Cam wilver 1 0-0 2, Damaj Stewart Williams 4 2-4 10, Parker Bennett 16 7-9 41, Dillon Johnson 1 0-0 2, Jace Hanford 3 3-7 9, James Godley 4 0-0 10, Brody Denton 1 0-0 2, Hayden Denton 1 0-0 3. Totals 31 12-20 79.

Northwest 4 13 16 8–41

Montgomery 25 12 31 11–79

3-point goals: Northwest 7 (Camillo 4, Fath 3); Montgomery 5 (Bennett 2, Godley 2, H. Denton).

Records: Montgomery 4-8.

Shamokin 66, Jersey Shore 53

SHAMOKIN (66)

Paul 3 5-6 11, Kokinski 2 1-1 6, Schfoyer 7 5-6 20, Steinhart 3 2-2 8, Walsh 1 2-2 5, Leffler 1 0-0 2, Kaletja 4 0-0 8, Glover 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 15-17 66.

JERSEY SHORE (53)

Carson Watkins 3 0-0 6, Khani McCray 5 0-2 14, Kahl Herlan 0 0-0 0, Landon Lathan 4 2-4 10, Jacob Lorson 3 5-5 11, Breylon Guerrero 0 1-2 1, Ty Mcdermit 3 0-0 6, Tucker Hanna 2 1-1 3. Totals 20 9-14 53.

Shamokin 19 19 18 10 — 66

Jersey Shore 16 12 11 14 — 53

3-point goals: Shamokin 3 (Walsh 1, Schfoyer 1, Kokinski 1), Shore 4 (McCray 4).

JV score: Shore, 57-27. High scorer: Wyatt Stroup, JS, 9.

Loyalsock 69, Hughesville 37

LOYALSOCK (69)

Saoj Jones 4 2-2 11, Ronnie Emery 2 1-2 7, Isaac Blackwell 4 1-2 10, Grayson Eichensehr 1 0-0 3, Jalil Coates 3 0-2 6, Brecken Gusick 6 3-4 17, Braydon Cioffi 5 3-5 15. Totals 22 10-17 69.

HUGHESVILLE (37)

Everett Shander 1 0-0 3, Jonah Heiney 1 0-0 2, Gavin Knarr 6 3-4 17, Evan Mackenzie 3 0-2 8, Alex Schultz 3 0-0 6, Tyson Harrington 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 4-8 37.

Loyalsock 17 15 19 18–69

Hughesville 11 5 13 8–37

3-point goals: Loyalsock 9 (Emery 2, Gusick 2, Cioffi 2, Jones, Blackwell, Eichensehr); Hughesville 5 (Knarr 2, Mackenzie 2, Shaner).

Records: Loyalsock 9-3, 2-1 HAC-III. Hughesville 5-8, 0-3.

Warrior Run 55, Mifflinburg 27

WARRIOR RUN (55)

Carter Sheesley 1 0-0 3, James Keifer 6 0-0 15, Carter McCormick 0 3-4 3, Aiden Mckee 3 1-2 7, Landon Polcyn 6 2-2 15, Ethan Balzer 3 2-2 8, Cayden Robinson 1 1-2 3, Aiden Foreman 0 1-2 1. Totals 19 10-14 55.

MIFFLINBURG (27)

Jackson Marr 1 0-0 2, Jackson Griffith 3 3-4 10, Chad Martin 1 2-4 5, John Parker Marr 1 2-4 5, Grady Brubaker 2 0-0 4, Chase Yoder 0 0-4 0, Liam Casella 1 0-0 2, Hunter Bolick 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 5-12 27.

Warrior Run 16 21 3 15–55

Mifflinburg 0 12 5 10–27

3-point goals: Warrior Run 4 (Keifer 3, Polcyn); Mifflinburg 2 (Griffith, Martin).

Records: Warrior Run 11-1, 3-0 HAC-III.

South Williamsport 64, CMVT 35

SOUTH (64)

Bobby Regan 6 0-0 13, Andrew Walter 4 1-1 10, Samir Moy 2 1-2 5, JUdah Butler 0 0-0 0, Neeko Bowen 2 1-4 7, Jax Miller 0 0-0 0, Chance Quimby 3 1-2 8, Kaiden Paulhamus 0 0-0 0, Nate Miller 0 0-0 0, Levi Butler 5 4-5 16, Jaymes Carpenter 3 0-0 6, K. Davenport 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 10-15 64.

CMVT (35)

Elijah Treon 0 0-02 0, Miles Lear 4 1-1 10, Nathaniel Deacho 5 4-6 15, Jacob Mitzel 1 0-0 2, Carter Morgan 0 0-2 0, Isaiah Carr 1 0-0 2, Eli Torres 2 2-2 6, Cam Digouette 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-19 35.

South 22 17 15 10 — 64

CMVT 4 8 19 4 — 35

3-point goals: South 6 (Bowen 2, QUimby 1, Butler 1, Walter 1, Regan 1), CMVT 2 (Deacho 1, Lear 1).

Sullivan County 60, Muncy 53

MUNCY (53)

Gavin Barrows 1 0-0 3, Carter Feigles 1 0-0 3, Kyran Lisembee 3 0-0 6, Jaxton Frantz 5 3-3 14, Bohdy Thomas 0 0-0 0, Dominic Guardini 9 5-6 25, Dylan Mausteller 0 0-0 0, Caleb Beaver 0 0-0 0, NIxon Lamper 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 8-11 53.

SULLIVAN (60)

Tucker Blasi 8 2-4 19, Lucas King 2 4-6 9, Colin KIng 4 0-0 8, Ryan Murray 2 0-2 4, Jaiden Moore 4 1-2 9, Carter Blasi 0 0-0 0, Caleb Sweigart 0 0-0 0, Dom Marotti 0 2-2 2, Cayden Smithkors 4 1-3 9. Totals 24 10-19 60.

Muncy 13 12 18 10 — 53

Sullivan County 12 14 15 19 — 60

3-point goals: Muncy 5 (Guardini 2, Frantz 1, Feigles 1, Barrows 1), Sullivan 2 (L. King 1, Blasi 1).

JV score: Muncy, 54-43. HIgh scorer: Jermain Morgan, M, 16.

Records: Muncy (10-4).

N.P.-Mansfield 52, N.P.-Liberty 37

NPL (37)

Brody Grinnell 2 0-0 4, Conner Lewis 3 2-2 8, Luke Kreger 0 3-6 3, Sudan Benner 2 0-0 4, Evna McTish 4 5-7 13, Landon Mattern 2 0-0 5. Totals 13 10-15 37.

NPM (52)

Collin Oakes 1 1-2 4, Colton Pellett 0 0-0 0, Patrick Youmans 4 0-0 8, Keaton Manikowski 0 0-0 0, Andy Hermansen 4 2-2 12, Layne CUmmings 2 0-0 4, Kevin Clemnte-Vasquez 2 1-1 3, Jason Harer 9 3-3 21. Totals 22 7-8 52.

NPL 7 9 16 5 — 37

NPM 13 16 9 14 — 52

3-point goals: NPL 1 (Mattern 1), NPM 3 (Hermansen 2, Oakes 1).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tyrone 31, Williamsport 27

TYRONE (31)

R. Woodring 1 0-0 2, L. Woomer 3 2-2 9, T. Harpster 0 0-0 0, R. Crowell 0 0-0 0, B. Parker 3 0-3 6, C. Lehman 2 2-2 7, G. Naylor 0 0-0 0, A. Davis 0 1-2 1, E. Valders 3 0-2 6. Totals 12 5-11 31.

WILLIAMSPORT (27)

M. Cerami 4 1-2 9, K. Solomo 1 0-0 2, K. Cannoae 0 0-2 0, Z. Minor 2 0-1 4, N. Ergy 0 0-0 0, J. Helmrich 3 -0 6, L. Martin 2 2-2 6, C. Fabin 0 0-0 0, P. Pennycoff 0 0-0 0. TOtals 12 3-7 27.

Tyrone 4 11 8 8 — 31

Williamsport 7 8 12 0 — 27

3-point goals: Tyrone 2 (Lehman 1, Woomer 1).

Northeast Bradford 48, South 37

SOUTH (37)

Ayla MInier 0 0-2 0, Ivy Minier 0 0-2 0, Coco Kline 0 0-0 0, Ella Moore 3 4-8 12, Carly Quimby 4 2-2 11, Maddie Reidy 0 0-0 0, Abigail Holbrook 5 2-2 14. Totals 12 8-16 37.

NEB (48)

Leah Beebe 5 2-4 14, Mallorie Maynard 3 2-3 10, Aurelia Kolesar 3 3-6 9, Katrina Russell 2 2-2 6, Kara Dughi 3 0-0 6, Sarah Gray 0 0-0 0, Izzy Kapr 1 1-2 3. Totals 17 10-17 48.

South 8 10 12 7 — 37

NEB 10 15 15 8 — 48

3-point goals: South 5 (Moore 2, Holbrook 2, Quimby 1), NEB 4 (Beebe 2, Maynard 2),

N.P.-Mansfield 55, Northern Potter 54

NP (54)

Randilynn Abbey 1 0-0 2, Myah Kibbe 2 0-0 4, Alanah Luce 0 2-2 2, Kayla Hyde 0 4-4 4, Lilly Steele 9 4-8 22, Kimber Lampman 0 0-0 0, Emma Haynes 3 0-0 6, Harley Thompson 3 1-2 8, Ellaina Martin 0 0-0 0, Taylor Knowles 2 0-3 6. Totals 20 11-19 54.

NPM (55)

M. McNamara 4 2-6 11, K. Lightner 7 13-22 27, A. Lehman 3 0-2 6, J. Kaczynski 2 2-2 6, E. Shaw 2 0-0 5, E. Route 0 0-0 0, A. Rew 0 0-0 0, I. Rew 0 0-0 0, S. Route 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 17-32 55.

Northern Potter 14 14 12 14 — 54

NP-Mansfield 9 7 20 19 — 55

3-point goals: NP 3 (Knowles 2, Thompson 1), NPM 2 (McNamara 1, Shaw 1).

Cowanesque Valley 38, Galeton 18

GALETON (18)

T. Bronkowski 0 1-2 1, Z. Carlson 2 1-4 4, A. Baccardo 0 0-0 0, K. Smith 1 0-0 2, B. Bronkowski 1 0-0 2, C. Hutts 0 0-0 0, E. Stohley 4 0-2 8. Totals 8 2-8 18.

CV (38)

Addy Lanzo 0 0-0 0, Taylor Eldridge 1 0-0 2, Jaylynn Anderson 3 0-0 9, Natalie Grab 0 0-0 0, Starr ORdway 6 3-4 18, Lilah LaBarron 0 1-2 1, Joey Steadman 1 0-0 2, Arianna Cary 1 0-0 2, Reagan Neally 0 0-0 0, Des Stickler 1 0-0 2, Brae Boloda 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 4-6 38.

Galeton 3 1 7 8 — 18

Cowanesque 11 9 11 7 — 38

3-point goals: CV 6 (Ordway 3, Anderson 3).