Bre Nixon scored 20 of her career-high 24 points over the final three quarters and St. John Neumann rallied from a second quarter deficit to defeat Montgomery, 56-38. The Knights dressed only six players and one fouled out, but they outscored Montgomery, 33-18 in the second half. Nixon finished strong with 10 fourth quarter points and Kallee Johnson added 13 and Kaydance Meixel 10. Rihanna Arrendondo scored a career-best 15 for Montgomery and Aubrey Hamm had eight.

Alaina Dadzie scored 32 points in three quarters and Loyalsock dominated the first half as it routed Bloomsburg, 51-19 on the road. The Lancers (13-6, 7-3 HAC-III) built a 20-4 first quarter lead, pushed it to 23 by halftime and won their second straight. Dadzie scored 21 first-half points and added seven rebounds. Jaekairah Harden had 11 points and four steals and Madison Perry five points with four assists and four steals.

Emma McCormick scored a career-high 16 points, while producing seven rebounds and four steals, helping Muncy defeat Bucktail, 50-24. Ava Eyer scored 15 points and Alexis McKeta filled the stat sheet with seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals as Muncy (17-1) won its seventh straight game and snapped Bucktail’s three-game winning streak. Anna Zalonis had eight points and six rebounds and Rosie Zalonis seven assists. Kendall Wagner scored 13 for Bucktail (11-8).

Hughesville played strong defense and limited surging Mount Carmel to eight field goals, closing out its HAC-III season undefeated with a 41-24 win on the road. Maddie Smith scored 16 points and Vivian Draper. The Spartans (18-2, 10-0) used a 15-6 second quarter run to build a 10-point halftime lead and finished strong with a 14-7 flurry in the fourth.

Haley Litzelman became North Penn-Liberty’s all-time leading girls’ scorer, collecting her 15th double-double with 30 points and 12 rebounds in a 40-34 loss against Williamson. Litzelman needed seven points to break the record and now has 1,277. She also made seven steals and blocked three shots. Freshman Serena Boiywo added 11 rebounds. Bailey Snyder scored 17 points for Williamson and Olivia Nolan 14.

Carrie King scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made five steals as Milton won its third game in four nights, defeating Shamokin, 59-39. Hayden Snyder scored a career-high 16 points and the Black Panthers (10-8, 5-2 HAC-II) built a 35-17 halftime lead. Liz Schrock added nine points, seven rebounds and five blocks.

Three players reached double figures, helping power Cowanesque Valley to a 46-18 win at Sayre. Jaylynn Anderson and Starr Ordway each scored 11 and Addy Lanzo added 10. The Indians broke things open with a 16-5 third quarter run, building a 20-point lead.

Kameron Lightner generated her 15th double-double, going for 10 points and 18 rebounds in North Penn-Mansfield’s 25-23 loss against Athens. Julia Kaczynski and Elaina Shaw both had 11 rebounds for the Tigers (11-8). North Penn-Mansfield struggled at the foul line, going 5 of 19.

Teagan Osunde scored 10 points and Lauren Schwartz grabbed 10 rebounds for Lewisburg in its 64-34 loss at undefeated Central Columbia. Quinlan Blake scored 21 points for the Blue Jays and Abby Welkom added 16 as they improved to 20-0.

Sullivan County played outstanding defense and Eva Fresno scored 13 points but Sullivan County struggled to get its offense going in a 22-18 loss against Northumberland Christian.

Kya Lawton scored eight points for Wellsboro and Kate Bryant six but Wyalusing erupted for 44 points in the middle quarters and defeated Wellsboro, 62-21. Four players score in double figures for Wyalusing.

• The Sullivan County boys kept grinding despite playing their fourth game in five nights, defeating Northumberland Christian, 43-32 for their sixth straight win. Lucas King scored 15 points and Colin King had 10, along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Tucker Blasi scored eight points with four assists and Sullivan allowed just 18 points in the first three quarters.

• In unified bocce, Muncy beat Mifflnburg’s 1 team, 8-5, and Mifflinburg’s 2 team, 10-5, for a sweep.

Jersey Shore and Williamsport competed as well.

The Williamsport 1 team beat Jersey Shore’s 1 team, 6-4, and lost to Jersey Shore’s 2 team, 6-4. Jersey Shore’s 1 team beat Williamsport’s 2 team, 9-2. Williamsport’s 2 team beat Jersey Shore’s 2 team, 9-1.

In the Heartland West standings, Warrior Run ended as the No. 1 seed with a 1-4 record. Mifflinburg’s 2 team and shares the No. 2 seed with a 7-3 record, Central Mountain went 7-3 to secure the No. 2 seed as well. Jersey Shore’s No. 1 team is the fourth seed (6-3) and Williamsport’s No. 1 team is the fifth seed. Jersey Shore’s No. 2 team is the sixth seed and South Williamsport’s No. 2 team is the seventh seed.

The Heartland West league championships are scheduled for Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at Jersey Shore. The Heartland East league championships are Feb. 24 at 3:30 p.m. at Central Columbia and the NTL league championships are Feb. 23 at 3:30 p.m. at Williamson.

The Heartland East and Heartland West champion and runners-up advance to the regional tournament in State College on March 3, as does the Northern Tier champion. The state tournament is scheduled for March 18-19 in Hershey and the top eight total teams qualify for the state tournament.

• Hughesville suffered a 51-17 loss in boys wrestling action on Tuesday. Landon Puderbach of Hughesville had a pin in the first period at 152 pounds over Keaton Brokenshire in 1:48. At 172, Kile Hartman secured a 16-1 tech fall win against Brady Thomas.

At 285, Colton Woolever of Hughesville pinned Mark Brown in 1:56.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

St. John Neumann 56, Montgomery 38

NEUMANN (56)

Kaydance Meixel 3 4-6 10, Kallee Johnson 5 2-6 13, Brooklyn Clabaugh 2 1-2 5, Emily Moyle 0 0-0 0, Savana Smith 2 0-0 4, Bre Nixon 8 5-5 24. Totals 20 12-19 56.

MONTGOMERY (38)

Aubrey Hamm 4 0-2 8, Briana Staggert 2 1-2 7, Rihanna Arrendondo 6 2-7 15, Maddie Hamm 2 1-3 5, Addy Bren 0 0-2 0, Deitrich 0 3-6 3. Totals 14 7-22 38.

Neumann 7 16 17 16–56

Montgomery 9 11 8 10–38

3-pointers: Neumann 4 (Nixon 3, Johnson); Montgomery 3 (Staggert 2, Arrendondo).

Records: Neumann 4-14. Montgomery 2-14.

Loyalsock 51, Bloomsburg 19

LOYALSOCK (51)

Madison Perry 2 0-0 5, Jillian Kennedy 1 0-0 3, Addie Bastian 0 0-2 0, Jaekairah Harden 3 4-6 11, Alaina Dadzie 13 5-5 32, Maddie Wertz 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 9-13 51.

BLOOMSBURG (19)

Rosini 1 0-0 2, Zentner 1 6-6 8, Maclay 2 0-0 4, Vashi 1 0-0 3, Flook 1 0-0 2. 6 6-6 19.

Loyalsock 20 16 15 0–51

Bloomsburg 4 9 2 4–19

3-pointers: Loyalsock ; Bloomsburg 1 Vashi).

Records: Loyalsock 13-6, 7-3 HAC-III.

Hughesville 41, Mount Carmel 24

HUGHESVILLE (41)

Kylie Temple 0 0-0 0, Maddie Smith 6 4-4 16, Kendall Hamm 1 0-0 3, Casey Schultz 0 0-2 0, Allyssa King 1 4-6 7, Anna Easton 2 2-2 6, Vivian Draper 3 2-2 9. Totals 13 12-16 41.

MOUNT CARMEL (24)

Arianna Adams 1 0-0 3, Tessa Fourspring 0 1-3 1, Hannah Fourspring 1 2-6 4, Brooklyn Torres 2 0-0 5, Bella Hudick 0 1-2 1, Rita Paulson 3 1-2 7, Samantha Siegrist 1 1-2 3. Totals 8 6-14 24.

Hughesville 6 15 6 14–41

Mount Carmel 5 6 6 7–24

3-pointers: Hughesville 3 (Hamm, King, Draper); Mount Carmel 2 (Adams, Torres).

Records: Hughesville 18-2, 10-0 HAC-III. Mount Carmel 14-6.

Muncy 50, Bucktail 24

BUCKTAIL (24)

Eva Sockman 3 2-3 9, Kelsie Wagner 1 0-1 2, Kendall Wagner 4 5-8 13, Olivia Henderson 0 0-0 0, Arionna Winkelman 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 7-12 24.

MUNCY (50)

Emma McCormick 7 0-0 16, Ava Eyer 7 0-0 15, Anna Zalonis 3 0-1 8, Alexis McKeta 1 2-4 4, Rosie Zalonis 1 1-1 3, Rachel Paulhamus 1 0-0 2, Abby Neidermyer 0 2-2 2. Totals 20 5-8 50.

Bucktail 5 11 3 5–24

Muncy 16 12 14 8–50

3-pointers: Bucktail 1 (Sockman); Muncy 5 (McCormick 2, A. Zalonis 2, Eyer).

Records: Muncy 17-1. Bucktail 11-8.

Williamson 40, North Penn-Liberty 34

WILLIAMSON (40)

Bailey Snyder 5 7-8 17, Olivia Nolan 7 0-0 14, Alexis Sprague 2 0-2 5, Kenna Thomas 0 0-2 0, Jocelyn Colegrove 1 2-4 4. Totals 15 9-16 34.

NPL (34)

Colette Frey 0 0-0 0, Serena Boiywo 0 0-0 0, Victoria McTish 0 0-0 0, Haley Litzelman 9 9-11 30, Kendall Graham 0 4-5 4, Scarlett Graham 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 13-16 34.

Williamson 9 15 7 9–40

NPL 13 6 4 11–34

3-pointers: Williamson 1 (Sprague); NPL 3 (Litzelman 3).

Records: Williamson 7-12. North Penn-Liberty 7-11.

Milton 59, Shamokin 39

SHAMOKIN (39)

Gianna Vienna 0 1-2 1, Ava Bonshock 4 3-4 11, Maura Bellis 3 2-4 8, Peyton Rapp 1 1-3 5, Gabby Venna 2 0-0 6, Sophia Montgomery 1 0-1 2, Alex Shipe 2 0-0 6. Totals 13 7-14 39.

MILTON (59)

Hayden Snyder 6 3-6 16, Carrie King 7 9-10 25, Lainey Snyder 0 0-0 0, Camryn Hoover 0 0-0 0, Liz Schrock 2 5-7 9, Jaslene Holder 2 2-4 6, Courtney Bertin 1 0-0 3. Totals 18 19-27 59.

Shamokin 11 6 12 10–39

Milton 17 18 13 11–59

3-pointers: Shamokin 4 (Ga. Venna 2, Shipe 2); Milton 4 (King 2, H. Snyder, Bertin).

Records: Milton 10-8, 5-2 HAC-II.

Athens 25, North Penn-Mansfield 23

ATHENS (25)

McKenna Jarvis 2 2-4 6, Alexis Mayo 1 1-2 3, Alissa Vough 1 1-2 3, Ava Hughes 2 0-0 4, Brielle Mayo 1 0-0 2, Addison Kemp 0 1-4 1, Megan Morgan 3 0-0 6. Totals 10 5-12 25.

NPM (23)

Maddy McNamara 0 1-4 1, Kameron Lightner 4 2-5 10, Addi Lehman 2 0-1 4, Julia Kaczysnki 2 0-4 4, Elaina Shaw 1 2-5 4. Totals 9 5-19 23.

Athens 8 7 6 4–25

NPM 7 5 7 4–23

Records: North Penn-Mansfield 11-8. Athens 9-10.

Central Columbia 64, Lewisburg 34

LEWISBURG (34)

India Walker 3 0-0 7, Ava Motto 1 0-0 2, Teagan Osunde 2 6-6 10, Lauren Schwartz 1 2-6 4, Addy Shedleski 2 3-4 9, Adelle McNamara 1 0-0 3. Totals 10 11-16 34.

CENTRAL (64)

Jada Tucker 3 2-2 8, Jude Flick 2 2-2 6, Quinlan Blake 8 3-3 21, Kayla Poust 3 1-4 8, Lily Huber 0 2-4 2, Abbie Schlicther 1 1-4 3. Totals 22 13-21 64.

Lewisburg 7 8 11 8–34

Central 13 10 23 18–64

3-pointers: Lewisburg 4 (Shedleski 2, Walker, McNamara); Central 7 (Welkom 4, Blake 2, Poust).

Records: Central 20-0. Lewisburg 8-10.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Sullivan County 43, Northumberland Christian 32

NORRY (32)

Chase Conner 1 0-2 2, Noah Conner 0 2-2 2, Michael Castine 5 1-3 11, Gavin Birkett 1 0-0 2, Ethan Bennett 6 1-1 15. Totals 13 4-8 32.

SULLIVAN (43)

Tucker Blasi 2 2-2 8, Lucas King 5 2-2 15, Colin King 4 2-4 10, Ryan Murray 0 2-2 2, Dom Marotti 2 0-0 5, Cayden Smithkors 1 1-2 3. Totals 14 9-12 43.

Norry 4 6 8 14–32

Sullivan 9 14 8 12–43

3-pointers: Norry 2 (Bennett 2); Sullivan 6 (L. King 3, Blasi 2, Marotti).

Records: Sullivan County 18-3.

BOYS WRESTLING

Benton 51, Hughesville 17

107: Korben Collae (B) pinned Kellen Smith, 0:29. 114: Kaleb Collae (B) pinned Joseph Laubacher, 0:21. 121: Samuel Cumberland (B) tech fall Hunter Stevens, 18-3, (n/a). 127: Double forfeit. 133: Gunner Sternhagen (B) pinned Finn Styron, 0:47. 139: Caiden Shuckers (B) pinned Ethan Wodrig, 5:23. 145: Daniel Sleiman (B) maj. dec. Brogan Sherwood, 16-8. 152: Landon Puderbach (H) pinned Keaton Brokenshire, 1:48. 160: Ryder Wilson (B) by forfeit. 172: Kile Hartman (H) tech fall Brady Thomas, 16-1, (n/a). 189: Zachary Wolfe (B) by forfeit. 215: Colton Smith (B) by forfeit. 285: Colton Woolever (H) pinned Mark Brown, 1:56.