BOYS: Friday, Forbes Road edges Fannett-Metal, 63-61
HUSTONTOWN - In a Sideling Hill/Inter-County Conference boys basketball game that was close the whole way, the host Forbes Road Cardinals held on at the end.
Forbes Road earned 63-61 victory over Fannett-Metal with a balanced attack making a difference.
“It was a very intense game from the beginning to the end,” FR coach Trent Black said. “I thought both teams played hard.”
The Cardinals (4-7, 2-5 SHL, 2-3 ICC) put four players in double figures - Aaron Schepis (17), Matt Brown (16), Brycen Hohman (14) and Grayson Hall (12), although only one other player scored.
For the Tigers (2-8, 1-5 SHL, 1-4 ICC), Mikell McGee fired in 28 points, Lucas Wingert had 12 and Layton Hoffmann 10.
Black said, “I was pleased with how we battled back after we got behind and were able to defend our home court. It was a big win for us.”
Both teams hit 22 field goals. F-M sank only 16 of 30 free throws, while Forbes Road made 18 of 27.
Forbes Road 63, Fannett-Metal 61
Fannett-Metal (61)
Mikell McGee 10-23 7-9 28, Lucas Wingert 4-9 4-6 12, Layton Hoffmann 5-11 0-4 10, Colby Adams 2-4 5-8 9, Sawyer Rosenberry 1-4 0-3 2, Austin Raymer 0-3 0-0 0, Timber Brookens 0-1 0-0 0. Totals — 22-55 16-30 61.
Forbes Road (63)
Aaron Schepis 7-14 2-2 17, Matt Brown 4-11 8-12 16, Brycen Hohman 6-13 2-5 14, Grayson Hall 4-8 3-5 12, Michael Fleck 1-5 2-3 4, Jackson Chilcote 0-1 0-0 0, Talon Blair 0-1 0-0 0. Trey Kennedy 0-0 0-0 0, . Totals — .
Fannett-Metal _ 17 _ 13 _ 18 _ 10 _ — _ 61
Forbes Road _ 14 _ 12 _ 15 _ 8 _ — _ 63
3-point goals — FM 1-3 (McGee), FR 1-9 (Schepis).
JV score — Fannett-Metal 36, Forbes Road 28. Colby Adams scored 12 for F-M and Talon Blair led the Cardinals with 8.
James Buchanan 62, Boiling Springs 46 >> James Buchanan continued its recent surge by outscoring Boiling Springs 39-22 in the second and fourth quarters combined in their Mid Penn Colonial Division game.
“We keep getting better, and that’s what we’re looking for,” JB coach Larry Strawoet said. “It was a good overall team effort and it’s nice to get our second road win of the week.”
The Rockets (8-4, 4-2 MPC) placed five players in double figures. Jared Pine tied his career high with 13 points, and Gage Piper, Zach Vosburg, Toby Sowers and Ryan Hege each posted 10.
Hege (14) and Vosburg (11) led JB’s board work and Pine added four assists.
James Buchanan 62, Boiling Springs 46
James Buchanan (62)
Jared Pine 6 0-3 13, Kyle Buchanan 2 1-3 5, Gage Piper 2 4-4 10, Zach Vosburg 2 6-8 10, Toby Sowers 4 1-3 10, Hunter Sowers 1 0-0 2, Ryan Hege 4 2-6 10, Owen Stoner 1 0-0 2, Ryan Wassil 0 0-0 0, Hunter Reath 0 0-0 0, Justin Helman 0 0-0 0, Cody Tacker 0 0-0 0, Kelby Friese 0 0-0 0. Totals — 22 14-27 62.
Boiling Springs (46)
Breon 4 5-7 13, Malone 1 4-6 7, Goshorn 1 4-6 7, Dockens 1 0-0 2, Edwards 3 2-3 8, Hacker 3 0-0 7, Bowers 3 0-0 9. Totals — 15 11-16 49.
J.Buchanan _ 12 _ 19 _ 11 _ 20 _ — _ 62
Boiling Spr. _ 11 _ 10 _ 13 _ 12 _ — _ 46
3-point goals — JB 4 (Piper 2, Pine, T.Sowers), Boil 6 (Bowers 3, Malone, Goshorn, Hacker).
JV score — James Buchanan 36, Boiling Springs 35. Kelby Friese led the Rockets with 9 points.
Greencastle 69, Northern York 47 >> Greencastle-Antrim got out to a good start and never let Northern York back into the Mid Penn Colonial Division game.
The Blue Devils (8-2, 5-1 MPC), who have won seven straight, led by 10 after the first quarter.
“We didn’t have a good start on Tuesday, but we finished strong. We wanted to have a good start tonight and we did,” G-A coach Gary Martin said. “I was happy with our halftime lead, and then we won the third quarter big (23-10) so we could rest our starters for our game tomorrow.”
Casey Hoover led the Blue Devils with 17 points, and he was followed by Brandon Stuhler with 14, Spencer Meyers with 10 and Ian Gelsinger with nine. Stuhler also had seven steals.
Martin said, “We felt we played the way we wanted to against a taller team - we ran the floor and hit our free throws, and our defense continued to be very good.”
Greencastle 69, Northern 47
Northern (47)
Jared Kearns 1 0-0 2, Ryan Heisey 1 1-2 3, Ryan McGill 2 0-0 4, Nick Sacoman 1 0-1 2, Curtis Robinson 1 0-0 2, Michael Ginder 2 0-0 4, Dominik Topper 2 0-2 4, Owen Clendaniel 0 2-2 2, Scott Leifholf 6 0-0 12, Bobby Shelly 2 1-2 5, Jack Walsh 3 0-3 7. Totals — 21 4-7 47.
Greencastle (69)
Brandon Stuhler 4 4-5 14, Spencer Meyers 3 3-4 10, Ben Freeman 2 2-2 8, Sam Sprague 2 2-2 6, Ian Gelsinger 2 4-6 9, Casey Hoover 7 1-1 17, Bryson Robinson 1 1-2 3, Bryan Gembe 1 0-0 2, Matt Lutz 0 0-0 0. Totals — 27 17-22 69.
Northern _ 5 _ 12 _ 10 _ 20 _ — _ 47
Greencastle _ 15 _ 17 _ 23 _ 14 _ — _ 69
3-point goals — NY 1 (Walsh), GA 8 (Stuhler 2, Freeman 2, Hoover 2, Meyers, Gelsinger).
Big Spring 56, Waynesboro 47 >> Big Spring connected on 11 of 19 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off Waynesboro in a Mid Penn Colonial Division game.
The Bulldogs had taken only four free throws in the first three quarters. Jaret Petty and Bryce Ruth scored 15 points each for Big Spring.
Cameron Keck was the only player in double figures for the Indians (1-11, 0-6 MPC) with 13 points. Kyle Hoffman, Mitch Neterer, Jevik Fogelsonger and Ogo Akamelu all scored six points apiece.
Big Spring 56, Waynesboro 47
Big Spring (56)
Ryker Armond 4 2-2 12, Jaret Petty 4 7-10 15, Nick Black 2 1-2 7, Bryce Ruth 6 3-6 15, Derek Sweger 0 0-1 0, Josh Header 2 0-0 4, Peyton Bechtold 1 1-2 3. Totals — 19 14-23 56.
Waynesboro (47)
Kyle Hoffman 2 2-2 6, Jevik Fogelsonger 2 2-2 6, Cal Davis 0 1-2 1, Mitch Neterer 3 0-0 6, Cameron Keck 5 0-3 13, Ogo Akamelu 3 0-3 6, Dakota Rhyne 1 0-0 2, Logan Weibley 1 1-1 3, Evan Hine 1 2-6 4. Totals — 18 8-19 47.
Big Spring _ 11 _ 14 _ 17 _ 19 _ — _ 56
Waynesboro _ 6 _ 17 _ 6 _ 18 _ — _ 47
3-point goals — BS 4 (Armond 2, Black 2), Way 3 (Keck 3).
Shenandoah Valley 60, Shalom Christian 41 >> After starting out slow and having a difficult final quarter, Shalom Christian suffered a Mason-Dixon Christian Conference loss at the hands of Shenandoah Valley.
The Flames (9-4, 4-1 MDCC) scored just four points in the opening quarter, and after catching up to trail by only six heading into the fourth, Shalom got into another slump and scored six points in the final eight minutes.
“We struggled early on making shots and fell behind early in the first quarter,” Shalom coach Danley Shank said. “I thought we were able to get back in the game with our defense and played a pretty good second and third quarter. We can take some good things from this game and also learn from some of the things that we need to do better.”
Jonah Stains stayed on a roll with 21 points.
Shenandoah Valley 60, Shalom 41
Shenandoah Valley (60)
M.Truong 6 3-6 16, E.Truong 9 5-6 27, Kasinski 0 2-2 2, Hotic 3 3-4 9, Sutton 0 1-2 1, Djuric 2 0-0 5. Totals — 20 14-20 60.
Shalom Christian (41)
Connor Tiedemann 0 0-0 0, Chase Martin 1 0-0 2, Barrett Eshbaugh 0 2-2 2, Coby Roseman 0 0-2 0, Travis West 0 0-0 0, Jerry Min 0 0-0 0, Cameron Roseman 2 2-4 8, Josh Coldsmith 0 0-0 0, Jacob Nicholas 0 0-0 0, Jonah Stains 7 6-7 21, Micah Lehman 4 0-2 8. Totals — 14 10-17 41.
Shen. Valley _ 15 _ 14 _ 12 _ 19 _ — _ 60
Shalom Chr. _ 4 _ 18 _ 13 _ 6 _ — _ 41
3-point goals — SV 6 (E.Truong 4, M.Truong, Djuric), SC 3 (Ca.Roseman 2, Stains).