CHRISTA CONFAIR/Special to the Sun-Gazette Warrior Run's Aiden McKee grabbed his 1,000th rebound on Friday in the Defenders' 63-27 win vs. Loyalsock.

Aiden McKee joined an elite fraternity Friday night, grabbing his 1,000th career rebound as Warrior Run routed Loyalsock, 63-27. McKee now has topped both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. He also produced his 11th double-double, going for 11 points and six blocks. McKee needed one rebound to reach 1,000 entering the game and now has 1,014. Ethan Balzer had a big game, scoring 24 points and adding six boards. James Keifer had nine points and six assists and Warrior Run (16-1, 7-0 HAC-III) won its ninth straight game, breaking things open by outscoring Loyalsock, 35-11 in the middle quarters. Jalil Coates led the Lancers (11-6, 3-4) with nine points.

St. John Neumann put on an offensive show and became the first area team in three years to reach 100 points, downing Bucktail, 100-62. Daiton Thompson produced the 4th highest point total in Neumann history, erupting for 48, while Jahki Brister scored a career-high 31. Those two did most of their damage in the first three quarters as Neumann built an 85-52 lead. The Knights (11-6, 4-2 Mid-Penn) won their eighth straight game and scored 63 points in the middle quarters to break things open. Thompson and Hill also each drained three 3-pointers. Gavin Pick had a big night for Bucktail, scoring a career-high 31 points and freshman Corbin Pentz added 17.

Hughesville put together a dominant second half, scoring 43 points and turning a five-point halftime deficit into a 60-49 win against Bloomsburg. The Spartans outscored Bloomsburg, 43-27 in the second half and Gavin Knarr scored 10 of his game-high 23 points during a 22-6 third quarter run. Evan Mackenzie scored a career-high 16 points and added five rebounds, while Alex Schultz had a double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and four steals. Knarr also had four assists.

Montoursville started strong and Shea Ulmer scored 23 points in a 62-43 win against Central Columbia. The Warriors (13-5, 5-2 HAC-II) opened the game on a 23-10 run and Ulmer scored 20 points through the first three quarters, also hitting five 3-pointers. Elijah Eck scored 10 points and was one of eight players who scored. That included Carson Menne who had seven points off the bench.

Lewisburg defeated Milton, 68-28. Cooper Mowry scored 17 points, Leon Tucker scored 16 and Cortland Michaels and Nazir Meredith scored 11 each.

Wellsboro defeated Cowanesque Valley in NTL action, 54-47. Colin Fletcher scored 22 for the Green Hornets and Griffin Morral and James Doughtie both scored eight. Josh Teague scored 13 for Cowanesque Valley and Levi Stahli and Ashtyn Burdick each chipped in nine.

• North Penn-Liberty suffered a 39-36 loss to Meadowbrook Christian. Haley Litzelman had a 16-point, 10-rebound, six-assist, five-steal, three-block double-double while Kendall Graham and Victoria McTish both had seven points apiece. Meadowbrook saw Maddy Fasnacht score 20.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Warrior Run 63, Loyalsock 27

LOYALSOCK (27)

Saoj Jones 2 1-2 5, Isaac Blackwell 1 0-0 2, Jalil Coates 4 0-0 9, Brecken Gusick 3 0-0 8, Braydon Cioffi 1 0-0 3. Totals 11 1-2 27.

WARRIOR RUN (63)

Carter Sheelsey 1 2-3 5, James Keifer 4 0-0 9, Clayton Skokoski 1 0-0 3, Carter McCormick 0 2-2 2, Aiden McKee 5 1-2 11, Landon Polcyn 3 0-0 7, Ethan Balzer 11 2-4 24. Totals 25 7-11 63.

Loyalsock 10 2 9 6–27

Warrior Run 14 16 19 14–63

3-pointers: Loyalsock 4 (Gusick 2, Coates, Cioffi); Warrior Run 4 (Sheesley, Keifer, Skokoski, Polcyn).

Records: Warrior Run 16-1, 7-0 HAC-III. Loyalsock 11-6, 3-4.

St. John Neumann 100, Bucktail 62

BUCKTAIL (62)

Gavin Pick 12 7-9 31, Aiden Ditty 2 1-3 5, Teagan Stone 1 0-0 2, Mavis Robinson 2 0-0 5, Corbin Pentz 6 4-4 17. Totals 24 12-16 62.

NEUMANN (100)

Daiton Thompson 19 7-8 48, Conner Haswell 1 2-2 5, Legend Dillard 3 1-2 7, Zaidyn Diehl Romano 1 1-1 3, Avery Taddeo 1 1-1 3, Kane Meixel 1 1-2 3, Jahki Brister 13 2-3 31. Totals 39 15-19 100.

Bucktail 15 17 20 10–62

Neumann 22 30 33 15–100

3-pointers: Bucktail 2 (Robinson, Pentz); Neumann 7 (Thompson 3, Brister 3, Haswell).

Records: Neumann 11-6, 4-2 Mid-Penn. Bucktail 6-9, 0-5.

Montoursville 62, Central Columbia 43

CENTRAL (43)

Jacob Beagle 1 0-0 2, Nolan Beagle 6 1-1 15, Finley Huber 2 5-5 9, Max Roesch 5 3-4 15, Christian Nowak 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 9-10 43.

MONTOURSVILLE (62)

Cam Cintron 3 0-0 6, Jay Houseknecht 2 0-0 5, Isaac Erlandson 3 0-0 6, Shea Ulmer 8 2-4 23, Brennen Imbro 1 1-1 3, Carson Menne 2 3-3 7, Elijah Eck 4 1-3 10, Kingston Fisher 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 7-11 62.

Central 10 9 5 19–43

Montoursville 23 12 10 17–62

3-pointers: Central 4 (N. Beagle 2, Roesch 2); Montoursville 7 (Ulmer 5, Houseknecht, Eck).

Records: Montoursville 13-5, 5-2 HAC-II.

Hughesville 60, Bloomsburg 49

BLOOMSBURG (49)

Hamilton 6 1-4 13, Brosious 3 0-1 8, Holbert 4 2-2 9, Munson 2 2-2 6, Smith 2 0-0 5, LaBuda 3 1-3 7, Dube 0 1-2 1. Totals 20 5-14 49.

HUGHESVILLE (60)

Everett Shaner 1 2-2 4, Jonah Heiney 1 0-0 3, Gavin Knarr 6 9-11 23, Malachi Flowers 1 0-0 2, Evan Mackenzie 5 4-8 16, Alex Schultz 6 1-3 12. Totals 19 16-24 60.

Bloomsburg 9 13 6 21–49

Hughesville 9 8 22 21–60

3-pointers: Bloomsburg 4 (Brosious 2, Holbert, Smith); Hughesville 5 (Knarr 2, Mackenzie 2, Heiney).

Records: Hughesville 6-12.

Lewisburg 68, Milton 28

MILTON (28)

Wilson 0 0-0 0, Harris 1 0-0 2, Souder 0 0-0 0, Brown 4 0-0 9, Humphrey 3 0-0 6, Santos 3 1-1 7, O’Rourke 1 0-0 3. Totals 12 1-1 28.

LEWISBURG (68)

Michaels 4 3-3 11, Mowry 5 3-4 17, Walker 2 1-1 5, Tucker 7 0-0 16, Meredith 5 1-3 11, R. Jemama 4 0-0 8, Ali 0 0-2 0. Totals 28 8-13 68.

Milton 5 6 8 9 — 28

Lewisburg 26 16 20 6 — 68

3-point goals: Milton 2 (Brown 1, O’Rourke 1), Lewisburg 4 (Mowry 2, Tucker 2).

JV score: Lewisburg, 36-25. High scorers: Hayden Heid, L, 10; Kam Wilson, M, 8.

Wellsboro 54, Cowanesque Valley 47

WELLSBORO (54)

Gideon Lawton 1 3-6 5, RJ Doughtie 0 0-0 0, Colin Fletcher 6 7-7 22, Griffin Morral 3 2-3 8, Kody Enck 0 0-0 0, Jonathan Carl 2 3-4 7, Keegan VanZile 0 0-0 0, James Doughtie 3 2-4 8, Marek Mascho 1 1-2 4. Totals 16 18-26 54.

CV (47)

Parker Lee 2 1-2 5, Reed Vargeson 6-9 6, Jacob Johnson 0 2-2 2, Josh Teague 5 0-0 13, Levi Stahli 2 4-6 9, Ashtyn Burdick 4 1-1 9, Trevin Hollenbach 0 0-0 0, Carsyn Kemp 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 14-20 47.

Wellsboro 20 14 7 13 — 54

CV 13 8 9 17 — 47

3-point goals: Wellsboro 4 (Fletcher 3, Mascho 1), CV 5 (Teague 4, Stahli 1).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Meadowbrook Christian 39, N.P.-Liberty 36

NPL (36)

Colette Frey 0 0-2 0, Serena Boiywo 0 0-0 0, Victoria McTish 3 1-2 7, Haley Litzelman 6 3- 16, Kendall Graham 3 0-0 7, Scarlett Graham 3 0-0 6. Totals 15 4-8 36.

MEADOWBROOK (39)

Addisyn Wolfe 4 -0 9, Chloe Miller 0 0-0 0, Maddy Fasnacht 7 4-6 20, Kaylee Ward 2 0-0 5, Lauren Dugan 0 0-0 0, Megan Reed 2 0-0 4, Grace Ask 0 1-2 1, Faith Lubold 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-8 39.

NP-Liberty 13 6 9 8 — 36

Meadowbrook 13 10 5 11 — 39

3-point goals: NPL 2 (Litzelman 1, K. Graham 1), Meadowbrook 4 (Fasnacht 2, Wolfe 1, Ward 1).