BOYS: Saturday, Waynesboro edges JB, 54-53
WAYNESBORO - Cameron Keck banked in the game-winning shot with less than 15 seconds left to lift Waynesboro to a victory over James Buchanan in a tightly-contested boys basketball game Saturday night.
The Indians prevailed 54-53 in the Mid Penn Colonial Division scrap. Waynesboro (5-13, 4-7 MPC) continued a late-season surge with its fourth win in the last six games.
"The guys never gave up on each other or the staff and kept fighting," 'Boro coach Tom Hoffman said. "We're scoring better and that has helped. It's been a nice turnaround - we're 5-5 in our last 10 games."
The Rockets (11-8, 5-6 MPC) are going the other direction, falling for the fourth straight game on the heels of a five-game win streak.
Keck poured in 19 points to pace the Indians, including 10 in the third period, while Kyle Hoffman added 14 and Mitch Neterer had nine.
The Rockets took the lead, but on the Indians' next possession, Keck drove into the lane, got bumped, but still pulled up and banked his shot off the glass. JB missed a shot and Waynesboro's Ogo Akamelu grabbed the rebound. He missed a 1-and-1 free throw and the Rockets' Cody Tacker was a little long on a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer.
For James Buchanan, Ryan Hege scored 14 points and Tacker added 10. Tacker scored seven points in the fourth quarter.
Hoffman said, "We broke out to a 7-0 lead, but then they tied it up. We might have had one more lead of seven, but for the most part it was back-and-forth with neither team ahead by more than four points. There were a lot of lead changes."
Waynesboro 54, James Buchanan 53
James Buchanan (53)
Jared Pine 3 0-0 8, Kyle Buchanan 3 0-0 7, Gage Piper 2 0-0 5, Zach Vosburg 2 0-1 4, Toby Sowers 0 0-0 0, Hunter Sowers 2 1-2 5, Cody Tacker 3 1-2 10, Ryan Hege 6 2-2 14. Totals — 21 4-7 53.
Waynesboro (54)
Kyle Hoffman 4 5-7 14, Mitch Neterer 4 0-0 9, Cameron Keck 6 4-6 19, Ogo Akamelu 2 0-1 4, Dakota Rhyne 3 2-2 8, Logan Weibley 0 0-0 0, Evan Hine 0 0-0 0. Totals — 19 11-16 54.
J.Buchanan _ 14 _ 12 _ 15 _ 12 _ — _ 53
Waynesboro _ 13 _ 16 _ 14 _ 11 _ — _ 54
3-point goals — JB 7 (Tacker 3, Pine 2, Buchanan, Piper), Way 5 (Keck 3, Hoffman, Neterer).
Southern Fulton 61, Chestnut Ridge 54: Less than 24 hours after a tense win over its rival McConnellsburg, Southern Fulton traveled to Chestnut Ridge and earned a hard-fought victory over the Lions to put a tight hold on the Sideling Hill League lead.
The Indians (15-3, 12-1 SHL) will win the title if it can win its last three league games.
“It was a really good game; neither team led by more than seven points,” SF coach Kent Hendershot said.
Dylan Gordon was impressive for Southern Fulton, scoring 26 points, taking down 10 rebounds and helping with five assists.
“Dylan had a tremendous game, and the supporting cast was solid,” Hendershot said. “That made for a really nice road win against a quality team.”
Also for the Indians - who sank 11 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter and 14 of 17 for the game - Zach Clark scored 10 points, Trent Rider had nine and Carl Potter made six assists.
Jay Grubb led the Lions with 17 points, but he had only two after halftime.
Southern Fulton 61, Chestnut Ridge 54
So. Fulton (61)
Carl Potter 2 2-2 6, Zach Clark 4 0-0 10, Dylan Gordon 9 7-8 26, Trent Rider 4 1-2 9, Branden Lynch 1 0-1 2, Owen Hawkins 1 4-4 6, Logan Beatty 1 0-0 2. Totals — 22 14-17 61.
Chestnut Ridge (54)
Trey Cooper 1 0-0 3, Logan Cooper 3 0-0 9, John Deaner 1 0-0 2, Noah Dillow 5 0-1 12, , E.J. Jackson 0 2-2 2, Jay Grubb 7 3-6 17, Matt Monko 3 1-1 9. Totals — 20 6-10 54.
So. Fulton _ 16 _ 14 _ 11 _ 15 _ — _ 61
Chestnut Ridge _ 15 _ 17 _ 11 _ 11 _ — _ 54
3-point goals — SF 3 (Clark 2, Gordon), CR 8 (L.Cooper 3, Dillow 2, Monko 2, T.Cooper).
Shalom Christian 71, Cumb. Valley Christian 36: Shalom Christian really got things rolling in a 30-point second quarter and ran away with a 71-36 victory over Mason-Dixon Christian Conference rival Cumberland Valley Christian on Saturday.
The Flames (14-4, 8-1 MDCC), winners of five straight, led 16-5 after one period, then really poured it on in the second, with a 30-8 bulge. Jonah Stains scored 1`6 of his 26 points in the second quarter, and Cameron Roseman added eight of his 16 points.
Micah Lehman also scored 10 points for the Flames.
Shalom coach Danley Shank said, “The guys played with more energy and were able to start strong and use that momentum to build the lead in the first half. We were able to create some offense with our defense for some open looks in that second quarter.
“We were also able to get some contributions from guys off the bench.”
For CV Christian, Jesus Pena was the top scorer with 12 points.
Shalom 71, CV Christian 36
CV Christian (36)
Rey Chen 0 2-2 2, Aaron Johnson 1 0-1 2, Jackson Park 2 1-4 5, David Bolich 2 2-4 6, Daniel Vandersleen 1 0-0 2, Jesus Pena 3 4-4 12, Spencer Propst 0 0-0 0, Jim Bolich 0 0-0 0, Christian Hott 0 0-0 0, Noah Eckert 2 3-4 7. Totals — 11 12-19 36.
Shalom Christian (71)
Logan Martin 1 0-0 3, Connor Tiedemann 0 0-0 0, Chase Martin 0 0-0 0, Barrett Eshbaugh 2 1-2 5, Coby Roseman 0 0-0 0, Travis West 0 0-0 0, Jerry Min 0 2-2 2, Cameron Roseman 5 6-7 16, Josh Coldsmith 3 0-0 6, Michael Fagan 0 0-0 0, Jacob Nicholas 1 1-3 3, Jonah Stains 9 7-9 26, Micah Lehman 4 2-4 10. Totals — 25 19-27 71.
CV Christian _ 5 _ 8 _ 12 _ 11 _ — _ 36
Shalom _ 16 _ 30 _ 13 _ 12 _ — _ 71
3-point goals — CVC 2 (Pena), SC 2 (L.Martin, Stains).
Fannett-Metal 79, Carson Long 58: Fannett-Metal trailed by a point after one quarter, but outscored Carson Long 25-9 in the second period to take control and win a non-league contest.
“We started out slow, but in the second we started to create some turnovers, which led to easy fast break points,” Tigers coach Greg Best said. “The team played hard all week and it was nice to end it on a winning note.”
Mikell McGee racked up 33 points for F-M (5-13), which has won three of its past five games. He hit six 3-pointers and added four assists and four steals.
Also for Fannett-Metal, Layton Hoffman had 17 points, six assists and four steals, Lucas Wingert scored 11 points and Sawyer Rosenberry had eight points and 12 rebounds.
Fannett-Metal 79, Carson Long 58
Carson Long (58)
Taj Smith 1 0-0 3, Nazir Johnson 3 0-0 6, Brady Kyle 9 5-9 25, Tyler Willis 3 3-4 10, Markhel Diejuste 2 1-2 5, Alfonso Migliarini 4 0-0 9. Totals — 22 9-15 58.
Fannett-Metal (79)
Layton Hoffmann 6 2-4 17, Mikell McGee 13 1-2 33, Lucas Wingert 5 1-2 11, Sawyer Rosenberry 4 0-2 8, Timber Brookens 1 0-0 2, Colby Adams 2 2-4 6, Austin Raymer 0 0-0 0, Dylan Seibert 0 0-0 0, Frank Ryder 1 0-0 2, Brandon Winegardner 0 0-0 0, Nevin Rosenberry 0 0-0 0, Wes Moats 0 0-0 0. Totals — .
Carson Long _ 13 _ 9 _ 15 _ 21 _ — _ 58
Fannett-Metal _ 12 _ 25 _ 25 _ 17 _ — _ 71
3-point goals — CL 5 (Kyle 2, Smith, Willis Migliarini), FM 9 (McGee 6, Hoffmann 3).
JV score — Fannett-Metal 49, Carson Long 26. Colby Adams scored 14 points for F-M.
Hill 71, Mercersburg 49: Mercersburg Academy could not contain the Hill School in the third quarter of a Mid-Atlantic Prep League game and fell to the Blues.
After the Blue Storm kept the game close through the first half, Hill came out of the break firing, starting the second half on a 12-0 run. Hill outscored Mercersburg 25-7 in the third frame.
"We just couldn't maintain the level of focus after the first half,” Mercersburg coach Sean Crocker said. “Hill out-executed us, out-hustled us and probably out-coached us. We need to get better at facing pressure in the half court to be competitive with great teams like Hill."
Luka Sevaljevic led the Storm with 18 points, followed by Carlos Austin with 10.
Hill had 12 players score, with Bryce Allen leading with 17.
Hill 71, Mercersburg 49
Hill (71)
DaQuan Morris 2 2-3 6, Bryce Allen 7 3-4 17, Seth Stankiewski 1 0-0 3, Jay Carter 1 0-0 2, Chase Audige 3 0-0 7, Ethan Norton 1 3-4 5, Mac Gallagher 2 0-0 4, Jack Woepke 1 0-0 3, Jonas Stakelianus 5 0-0 10, Solo Ruddell 4 2-2 10, Justin Addinsuo 0 2-2 2. Totals — 28 12-15 71.
Mercersburg (49)
Carlos Austin 4 2-2 10, Victor Burgess 0 0-0 0, Miles Hearon 1 0-0 3, Eli Riley 4 1-3 9, Colin Adams 0 0-0 0, Daniel Bowes 1 0-0 3, Elliot Hicks 3 0-0 6, Luka Sevaljevic 6 5-5 18. Totals — 19 8-10 49.
Hill _ 19 _ 8 _ 25 _ 19 _ — _ 71
Mercersburg _ 12 _ 10 _ 7 _ 20 _ — _ 49
3-point goals — Hill 3 (Stankiewski, Audige, Gallagher), Merc 3 (Hearon, Bowes, Sevaljevic).