The Chambersburg Trojan girls held a strong Central Dauphin team to 37 points, but couldn't provide enough offense to take advantage of it in a 37-23 Mid Penn Conference Commonwealth Division basketbal loss Thursday night at CASHS Field House.

The Lady Trojans held a one-point lead at halftime. But CD outscored Chambersburg by 11 in the third quarter and never looked back.

Trojan coach Anthony Rose said, "I thought we played well defensively. We played aggressively. We boxed out really well under the box and forced Central Dauphin to take some shots I'm sure they didn't want to settle for."

Cayla Salmon led Chambersburg (6-12, 4-10 MPC Commonwealth) with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Jade Flory contributed 4 assists.

Rose said, "Offensively, we just couldn't get the ball to drop. We left some scoring opportunities on the court."

For Central Dauphin (14-5, 11-3), Alyssa Thomas led with 16 points.

The game scheduled for Saturday at Hollidaysburg has been postponed because of the impending snowstorm.

Central Dauphin 37, Chambersburg 23

CENTRAL DAUPHIN

Alyssa Thomas 6 4-7 16, Kate Bassett 2 2-2 6, Dunn 2 1-1 5, Sarah Dowhower 1 2-3 4, Beaver 2 0-0 4, Scott 1 0-0 2, Noss 0 0-2 0. Totals 14 9-15 37.

CHAMBERSBURG

Cayla Salmon 5 1-2 11, Torrie Thomas 3 0-0 7, Brittany Hickey 1 0-0 3, Brooklyn Shearer 1 0-0 2, Jen Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Lexi Lentz 0 0-0 0, Jade Flory 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 1-2 23.

Central Dauphin 4 6 13 14 -- 37

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Chambersburg 8 3 4 8 -- 23

3-point shots -- Chbg 2 (Thomas, Hickey). Shooting -- Chbg 10-34 (26.5%). Rebounds -- Chbg 25 (Salmon 7). Assists -- Chbg 7 (Flory 4). Steals -- Chbg 4 (Salmon 2, Hickey 2). Turnovers -- Chbg 19. Blocked shots -- Chbg 5 (Salmon 2, Thomas 2).

JV: Central Dauphin 35, Chambersburg 15. Marshay Ryan led the Trojans in scoring.

Next game: Monday, at home vs. Shippensburg, 7:30.

NON-LEAGUE

Shippensburg 65, Littlestown 25

Thursday, at Shippensburg

Non-league game

Shippensburg ran out to a huge lead against Littlesown ... The Lady Hounds led 14-5 after the first quarter and 40-12 at halftime ... The Hounds shot 48% from the field and 75% from the foul line ... "We shot the ball very well," Ship coach Megan Carr said. "Especially from the line. Any time you do that, you'll win most of your games. It was nice to see Mackenna Kelley shoot the ball well. She shot like I thought she could shoot it. All nine of our varsity players scored. We got very nice bench production." ... Aunjel Van Brakle posted a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) to lead the Hounds (12-4) ... Kelley (13) and Jenna Parson (13) each reached double figures for Ship.

Shippensburg 65, Littlestown 25

LITTLESTOWN

Brianne Hall 3 1-2 7, Kelsey Wantz 3 2-2 9, Samantha Henry 2 1-2 5, Ashley Hernando 0 2-2 2, Bridget Levitt 1 0-0 2, Courtney Price 0 0-2 0. Totals 9 6-10 25.

SHIPPENSBURG

Megan Baer 2-5 3-5 7, Mackenna Kelley 3-6 5-6 13, Jenna Parson 6-11 0-0 13, Aunjel Van Brakle 3-7 5-5 12, Kayla Baer 4-5 0-0 8, Caren Lauffer 1-4 0-0 2, Hailey Lyman 2-2 1-2 5, Jess Heckman 1-5 1-2 3, Danielle Lovett 1-3 0-0 2, Jess Weltz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-48 15-20 65.

Littlestown 5 7 5 8 -- 25

Shippensburg 14 26 17 8 -- 65

3-point shots -- Litt 1 (Wantz); Ship 4 (Kelley 2, Parson, Van Brakle). Shooting -- Ship 48%. Rebounds -- Ship 36 (Van Brakle 10). Assists -- Ship 12 (Megan Baer 4). Steals -- Ship 15 (Baer 4). Turnovers -- Ship 16. Blocked shots -- Ship 6 (Kayla Baer 2).

JV: Shippensburg 41, Littlestown 35. Courtney Craig led Ship with 12 points.

Next game: Today, at Waynesboro, 7:30.

SIDELING HILL

Forbes Road 42

McConnellsburg 36

Thursday, at McConnellsburg

Sideling Hill League game

McConnellsburg's furious comeback came up just short against Forbes Road ... The Cardinals (6-12, 4-8 SHL), who snapped a 5-game losing skid, were in control at halftime after outscoring the Spartans 23-4 in the second quarter ... Kaili Hockensmith and Jess Gearhart each scored 8 of their 10 points in the second period ... But McConnellsburg (1-17, 1-11 SHL) chipped away, using a 16-4 fourth-quarter rally to make things interesting ... "We let it get away in the second quarter," Spartans coach Dave Pollock said. "But we kept chipping away. Nikki Fleming had seven of her nine points in the fourth. It was just too little, too late. But I thought it was a step in the right direction." ... Santana Ramsey topped the Spartans with 10 points and Casey Pollock grabbed 12 rebounds.

Forbes Road 42, McConnellsburg 36

FORBES ROAD

Kaili Hockensmith 4 1-3 10, Steph Worthing 1 1-2 3, JessGearhart 5 0-0 10, Sammie Clippinger 2 1-2 6, Corri Parsons 2 0-0 4, Shayla Carmack 2 0-0 6, Chanda Bartholow 1 0-4 3. Totals 17 3-11 42.

McCONNELLSBURG

Nikki Fleming 2 5-9 9, Rachel Porterfield 2 0-0 4, Casey Pollock 0 4-4 4, Becca Hahn 3 0-0 6, Santana Ramsey 5 0-0 10, Valerie Green 1 1-3 3, Nikki McQuade 0 0-0 0, Marleigh Jennings 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 10-16 36.

Forbes Road 8 23 7 4 -- 42

McConnellsburg 8 4 8 16 -- 36

3-point shots -- FR 5 (Carmack 2, Hockensmith, Clippinger, Bartholow). Shooting -- McC 13-63 (20.6%). Rebounds -- McC 30 (Pollock 12). Assists -- McC 6 (Porterfield, Ramsey 2). Steals -- McC 8 (Porterfield 3). Turnovers -- McC 15.

JV: McConnellsburg 48, Forbes Road 44, OT. Nikki McQuade led McConnellsburg with 10 points.

Next game: Forbes: Monday, at home vs. Northern Bedford, 8 ... McC: Monday, at Hyndman, 7:30.

MASON-DIXON C.C.

Cumberland Valley Christian 36

Grace Academy 35

Thursday, at Hagerstown, Md.

Mason-Dixon Christian Conf. game

Cumberland Valley Christian withstood Grace Academy's charge in the fourth quarter to earn the win ... The Blazers trailed 11-8 after the first quarter, but built a 28-20 lead heading into the fourth quarter ... "We got killed in the first and fourth quarters," CVC coach Jeremy Smith said. "It was a very ugly, physical game. We hung tough and were able to pull out the victory. There's definitely a lot of things we're going to work on in practice on Monday." ... Christine Walker scored 12 points to lead the Blazers (12-8, 8-5 MDCC) ... Kendra Myers scored 10 points for CVCS.

CV Christian 36, Grace Academy 35

CV CHRISTIAN

Kendra Myers 4 2-3 10, Heather Shover 1 0-0 2, Kelsey McHugh 3 0-3 6, Christine Walker 5 2-2 12, Kayla Kipe 1 0-0 2, Kacie Marsh 1 0-1 2, Morgan Keck 1 0-0 2, Karie Kalathas 0 0-0 0, Sarah Rich 0 0-0 0, Emily Ocker 0 0-0 0, Sam Burkholder 0 0-0 0, Long 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 4-9 36.

GRACE

Torrie Akins 0 4-7 4, Victoria Broadwater 5 2-5 14, Kelsey Kuntz 6 2-4 14, Katie Carroll 1 1-3 3. Totals 12 9-19 35.

CV Christian 8 10 10 8 -- 36

Grace 11 4 5 15 -- 35

3-point shots -- Grace 2 (Broadwater 2). Shooting -- CVC 16-43 (37%). Rebounds -- CVC 21 (Marsh 6). Assists -- CVC 1 (Myers). Steals -- CVC 2 (Marsh). Turnovers -- CVC 15. Blocked shots -- CVC 1 (Kipe). Fouled out -- Myers.

Next game: Tuesday, at home vs. Shalom Christian, 6.