GIRLS: Friday, Trojans fall to CD East
CHAMBERSBURG - The Chambersburg girls basketball team has started many of its games with a competitive fire, only to have it quickly burn out in the second half.
Friday was no different as the Lady Trojans fell to Central Dauphin East in a Mid Penn Commonwealth division matchup, 75-34, leaving Chambersburg still in the hunt for its first division win.
Chambersburg (1-18, 0-13 MPC) kept pace with CD East in the first quarter, ending the first eight minutes trailing by just four points, but the offense dried up in the remaining frames, as the Trojans scored no more than eight points in any of the final quarters.
"We played a really good first quarter, then we got into foul trouble and got a little bit tired," Chambersburg coach Barry Purvis said. "But we played a very good first quarter against a good team and I'm happy about that."
Chambersburg's leading scorer Lindsay Embly got into foul trouble early, committing her fourth foul late in the first quarter, keeping her off the court for the entire second half.
The Panthers had 11 point scorers, led by Justyn Robers who scored 20 points, including an 8-for-11 performance from the foul line.
Liz Bishop led Chambersburg with nine points, which tied her season high output, all from 3-point shots in the first quarter.
CD East 75, Chambersburg 34
CD East (75)
Marissa Butts 4 1-1 11, Jerra Stokes 2 0-0 5, Autumn Royer 2 1-2 5, Jada Pettis 3 0-0 6, Jessica Rawls 4 0-0 8, Alyse Rawls 1 2-2 4, Olivia Macedo 2 0-0 4, Tiaria Little 3 0-1 8, Justyn Roberts 6 8-11 20, Alley Sneeringer 1 1-1 3, Annbrielle Green 0 1-4 1. Totals — 28 14-22 75.
Chambersburg (34)
Olivia Sommers 1 0-0 2, Monica Henderson 1 1-1 3, Shayla Corwell 1 0-0 2, Camryn Greenlee 2 0-1 4, Madison Whitfield 0 0-0 0, Shadai Joyner 1 0-0 2, Liz Bishop 3 0-0 9, Lindsay Embly 0 2-6 2, Suzy Anzalone 0 0-0 0, Alexis Sherman 2 0-0 4, Taylor Vrabel 3 0-1 6. Totals — 14 3-9 34.
CD East _ 17 _ 24 _ 17 _ 17 _ — _ 75
Chambersburg _ 13 _ 6 _ 7 _ 8 _ — _ 34
3-point goals — CDE 5 (Little 2, Butts 2, Stokes), Chbg 3 (Bishop 3).
JV score — CD East 46, Chambersburg 20. Ashley Adams led the Lady Trojans with 9 points.
Greencastle-Antrim 68, Big Spring 37: The Greencastle-Antrim Lady Blue Devils are stepping up their game at the right time, with Jenay Faulkner leading the way in a Mid Penn Colonial Division win over Big Spring.
Faulkner shot the lights out of Big Spring’s gym, shooting 7-of-8 from beyond the arc, and 8-of-9 from the field, scoring 24 total points on nine shots.
“She is super efficient,” Greencastle coach Mike Rhine said. “For a person who is known for scoring, getting one point for each shot taken is a good night, but she was off-the-chart efficient tonight.”
Faulkner’s seven 3-pointers only ties her season high, and aided the Blue Devils (16-1, 9-1 MPC) in breaking a school record for most 3-point shots in one game as the Blue Devils drained 14.
Greencastle put five scorers in double-figures, with Madison Sweitzer and Lydia Crist each scoring career-highs with 10 and 13 points, respectively. Hannah Crist scored 11 while Meghan Hirneisen had 10 to round out Greencastle’s top scorers.
Hannah Crist also had eight assists and six steals, while Sweitzer had four boards and five steals for the Blue Devils.
Greencastle 68, Big Spring 37
Greencastle (68)
Hannah Crist 5 0-0 11, Madison Sweitzer 4 1-2 10, Meghan Hirneisen 4 0-0 10, Lydia Crist 5 0-0 13, Jenay Faulkner 8 1-2 24, Morgan Wagaman 0 0-0 0, Ashley True 0 0-0 0, Hannah Haley 0 0-0 0, Heidi Schanzenbacher 0 0-0 0 Totals — 26 2-4 68.
Big Spring (37)
Marissa Emlet 1 0-0 2, Megan Emlet 2 1-1 6, Madison Bishop 2 0-0 5, Emily Franklin 1 0-0 2, Madison Colyer 1 1-2 3, Olivia Fry 4 0-0 8, Hannah Swenski 5 1-1 11. Totals — 16 2 3-4 37.
Greencastle _ 16 _ 17 _ 25 _ 10 _ — _ 68
Big Spring _ 6 _ 3 _ 9 _ 19 _ — _ 37
3-point goals — GA 14 (Faulkner 7, L.Crist 3, Hirneisen 2, H.Crist, Sweitzer), BS 2 (M.Emlet, Bishop).
JV score — Big Spring 30, Greencastle 24. Lydia Crist led the Blue Devils with 10 points.
Boiling Springs 47, Shippensburg 40: Shippensburg suffered another Mid Penn Colonial Division setback, this time at the hands of first-place Boiling Springs.
The Lady Hounds (6-12, 5-6 MPC) played a strong second half, but after scoring only 10 points in the first half, it was too little, too late.
For the third game in a row, Kara Newell led Ship’s scoring with 13 points, and she was the only Hound to finish in double figures. Shannon Staver contributed eight points, all which came in the fourth quarter.
Boiling Springs 47, Shippensburg 40
Boiling Springs (47)
Marrisa Armolt 2 7-10 11, Madison Hughes 2 2-2 7, Alyssa Brady 0 2-3 2, Meghan Williams 3 0-0 6, Lauryn Stauffer 2 1-4 5, Madison Hemler 1 0-0 2, Maddy DeCou 6 2-4 14. Totals — 16 14-23 47.
Shippensburg (40)
Kara Newell 4 2-4 13, Maddie Bender 0 2-3 2, Liz Logan 1 2-4 4, Rachel Kline 1 0-0 3, Kayleen Sydnor 2 0-0 5, Amber Orndorff 1 0-0 3, Shannon Staver 2 4-4 8, Mariah Martin 0 2-3 2. Totals — 11 12-18 40.
Boiling Spr. _ 8 _ 10 _ 14 _ 15 _ — _ 47
Shippensburg _ 5 _ 5 _ 14 _ 16 _ — _ 40
3-point goals — Boil 1 (Hughes), Ship 6 (Newell 3, Kline, Sydnor, Orndorff).
Forbes Road 54, Belleville Mennonite 28: The Forbes Road Cardinals took home their third straight victory in a non-league game against Belleville Mennonite.
Forbes Road had a good day all around, with three double-figure scorers, including two double-doubles, to go along with a solid defensive effort to push the Cardinals back to .500 at 8-8.
McKenzie Gelvin and Mina Wilt each earned double-doubles, scoring 13 and 15 points, respectively. Both ended the game with 10 steals each. Gelvin also had seven rebounds. Maddie Miller also scored a career-high 15 points, while Malea Truax scored nine points.
“We forced a lot of turnovers tonight, and that was the difference,” Forbes Road coach Jeff Gelvin said. “With three girls in double figures, and one with nine, we were pretty balanced in our scoring and our defense got us started.”
Forbes Road 54, Belleville Menn. 28
Forbes Road (54)
Mina Wilt 4 3-6 15, Malea Truax 4 0-0 9, McKenzie Gelvin 6 0-0 13, Courtney Schoen 1 0-0 2, Maddie Miller 7 0-0 15, Mara Broadwater 0 0-0 0. Totals — 24 3-6 54.
Belleville Menn. (28)
Mollie Morgan 3 0-1 6, Grace Peachey 6 3-3 15, Melissa Yoder 1 1-2 3, Alexis Peachey 2 0-0 4. Totals — 12 4-6 25.
Forbes Road _ 9 _ 12 _ 13 _ 20 _ — _ 54
Belleville Menn. _ 8 _ 6 _ 8 _ 6 _ — _ 28
3-point goals — FR 3 (Truax, Gelvin, Miller).
Shalom Christian 50, Heritage Academy 47: Only four players scored for Shalom Christian, but all four finished in double figures and it was just enough to squeak by Heritage in a Mason-Dixon Christian Conference game.
Brooke Emge scored the most points for the Flames (13-1, 8-0 MDCC) with 14, while Lydia Harris, Lexy Poe and Brooke Kuhns had 13, 12 and 11, respectively. Kuhns capped off a double-double with 11 rebounds, and Poe was all over the stat sheet, finishing with seven boards, seven steals and three assists.
Shalom led by 10 points heading into the final quarter but had to hold off Heritage, which scored 16 points in the last eight minutes, to ensure the win.
Shalom 50, Heritage 47
Shalom Christian (50)
Brooke Kuhns 4 3-4 11, Lexy Poe 5 0-0 12, Lydia Harris 6 0-1 13, Brooke Emge 4 4-6 14, Kylie Eby 0 0-0 0, Paige Hoover 0 0-0 0, Lauren Stains 0 0-0 0. Totals — 19 7-11 50.
Heritage (47)
Chloe Prejean 5 0-0 10, Leanna Shank 4 0-0 9, Maelyone Patey 3 0-0 6, Mikaylah Hay 9 1-2 19, Carrie Fisher 1 0-0 3 Totals — 22 1-2 47.
Shalom Chr. _ 15 _ 6 _ 20 _ 9 _ — _ 50
Heritage _ 8 _ 9 _ 14 _ 16 _ — _ 47
3-point goals — SC 5 (Emge 2, Poe 2, Harris), Her 2 (Shank, Fisher).
Faith Christian 54, Cumb. Valley Christian 32: Cumberland Valley Christian dropped a Mason-Dixon Christian Conference game to Faith Christian after a slow start, scoring just three points in the first quarter.
After a 10-point first half the Flames rebounded, scoring 16 in the third quarter, but it wasn’t enough to overcome their deficit.
Loryn Sanders and Maddie Keck led CVC with 14 points each. Keck finished the day with a double-double, adding 14 rebounds.
Faith 54, CV Christian 32
CV Christian (32)
Maddie Keck 6 2-4 14, Loryn Sanders 3 7-10 14, Tori Stouffer 0 0-0 0, Imani Harper 1 0-0 2, Jessie Morrow 1 0-0 2, Kaitlyn Provard 0 0-0 0, Isabel Beard 0 0-0 0, Tahra Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Taylor Heck 0 0-0 0. Totals — 11 9-14 32.
Faith (54)
Ally Romine 10 5-8 25, Carolyn Castle 5 2-2 12, Madeline Samsell 1 0-0 2, Kourtney Prepeski, Sarah Sairs 5 0-0 10, Belle Broun 1 0-0 2. Totals — 23 7-10 54.
CV Christian _ 3 _ 7 _ 16 _ 6 _ — _ 32
Faith Chr. _ 17 _ 11 _ 14 _ 12 _ — _ 54
3-point goals — CVC 1 (Sanders), FC 1 (Prepeski).