GIRLS: Monday, Chambersburg falls just short
CHAMBERSBURG - The Chambersburg Lady Trojans played a close girls basketball game against Dover, but didn’t have quite enough to put it away in a non-league contest Monday night.
The Trojans outscored Dover in two frames, limiting the Eagles to just eight points in the opening quarter. But Dover outscored them 21-7 in the second period to take the lead, and Chambersburg (1-6) could not eliminate the deficit in the final eight minutes.
"We just don't know how to finish the game," Trojan coach Barry Purvis said. "We had chances in the fourth but we couldn't get over the hump."
Chambersburg turned the ball over 19 times, and shot 39 percent from the paint.
Purvis said, "They're so used to not winning games, they make crucial mistakes at crucial times."
Lindsay Embly scored 12 of her 22 points in the third quarter alone for the Trojans. Taylor Vrabel had eight points and Madison Whitfield added seven.
Alaina Reaver led Dover (2-6) with 20 points, including five 3-pointers.
Dover 49, Chambersburg 44
Dover (49)
Julie Fox 4 0-0 9, Alaina Reaver 6 3-4 20, Marissa Coley 1 0-2 2, Tasha Wright 2 0-0 4, Rajah Kind 4 6-8 14. Totals — 17 9-14 49.
Chambersburg (44)
Olivia Sommers 0 0-0 0, Monica Henderson 0 0-0 0, Shayla Corwell 1 1-2 3, Camryn Greenlee 1 0-0 2, Madison Whitfield 3 0-0 7, Shadai Joyner 0 2-2 2, Liz Bishop 0 0-0 0, Lindsay Embly 9 2-4 22, Suzy Anzalone 0 0-0 0, Alexis Sherman 0 0-0 0, Taylor Vrabel 4 0-0 8. Totals — 18 5-8 44.
Dover _ 8 _ 21 _ 10 _ 10 _ — _ 49
Chambersburg _ 14 _ 7 _ 16 _ 7 _ — _ 44
3-point goals — Dov 6 (Reaver 5, Fox), Chbg 3 (Embly 2, Whitfield).
JV score — Chambersburg 34, Dover 20. Ashley Adams and McKayla Small led the Trojans with 8 points each, while Lauren Hocker and Ariana Burke each scored 7.
West Perry 42, James Buchanan 39 >> West Perry outscored James Buchanan 4-1 in overtime to claim a narrow non-league victory.
The Mustangs (6-3) put JB in an 11-5 hole after one period and it took the Rockets (2-4) the next three periods to tie the game up.
“We played hard defense, but we couldn’t get the offense going,” JB coach Jen Lauthers said. “If we had come out firing early, then maybe we don’t go into overtime. We had 13 turnovers in the first half, but definitely took better care of the ball in the second half. The kids played hard and Aspen Anderson did a lot of nice things tonight.”
For the Rockets (2-4), who have lost three straight, Charity Miller scored 16 points and Rachel Martin added 10. Meredith Brown led West Perry with 19.
West Perry 42, James Buchanan 39
West Perry (42)
Haylee Reisinger 1 0-0 2, Meredith Brown 8 3-4 19, Savannah Urish 2 0-3 4, Ericka Morgan 4 2-2 12, Gracie Stauffer 2 1-2 5. Totals — 17 6-11 42.
James Buchanan (39)
Charity Miller 6 1-2 15, Madison Martin 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Martin 3 0-1 6, Rachel Martin 3 4-4 10, Nina Shatzer 0 0-0 0, Aspen Anderson 2 0-0 4, Rachel Manikowski 0 0-0 0, Tristen Amsley 2 0-0 4, Renee Sollenberger 0 0-0 0. Totals — 16 5-7 39.
West Perry _ 11 _ 11 _ 9 _ 7_ 4 _ — _ 42
James Buchanan _ 5 _ 13 _ 10 _ 10 _1 _ — _ 39
3-point goals — WP 2 (Morgan 2), JB 2 (Miller 2).
McConnellsburg 54, Hyndman 37 >> McConnellsburg cut down on its turnovers and defeated Hyndman by 17 points in a non-league game.
“We played four decent quarters and turned the ball over only six times,” Spartan coach Brent Seville said. “That’s always seemed to haunt us.”
Bronwyne Mellott poured in 26 points, had 14 rebounds and added four steals for McConnellsburg (4-2). Bridgette Ritchey had 10 points and two blocks and Alexis Mellott had 10 points.
Seville said, “Bronwyne had her third straight double-double, Bridgette is really starting to come on for us and Alexis had a great night shooting.”
McConnellsburg 54, Hyndman 37
McConnellsburg (54)
Alexis Mellott 3 2-2 10, Bridgette Ritchey 4 2-4 10, Justice Seville 0 0-0 0, Kylie Keefer 3 0-0 6, Bronwynne 12 2-4 26, Kellyn Perry 1 0-1 2, Leah Seville 0 0-1 0, Sam Hensley 0 0-0 0, Taylor Walls 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 6-12 54.
Hyndman (37)
Kadi Cosgrove 6 1-2 17, Kyndra Dawson 2 4-6 8, Kara Smith 1 1-3 3, Kyler Cosgrove 1 1-2 3, Alex Smith 2 0-0 4, Hannah Sarver 1 0-0 2. Totals — 13 7-13 37.
McConnellsburg _ 14 _ 14 _ 11 _ 15 _ — _ 54
Hyndman _ 5 _ 8 _ 9 _ 15 _ — _ 37
3-point goals — McC 2 (A.Mellott), Hynd 4 (Ka.Cosgrove)
Fannett-Metal 45, Belleville Mennonite 43 >> Fannett-Metal survived another narrow victory in a non-league game against Belleville Mennonite.
It was a battle, with no team taking more than a two-point lead at the end of any quarter.
“This was an evenly-matched game throughout its entirety,” Fannett-Metal coach Todd Best said. “We led for most of the game except for about a minute in the fourth quarter, but we were able to hold on in the end and make just enough plays to secure the win.”
Taylor Coffman led the Tigers with 13 points, followed by Makayla O’Donel, who scored seven points, and also had five steals. Ally Hoffmann had eight rebounds, three assists and scored six points for Fannett-Metal.
Fannett-Metal 45, Belleville Mennonite 43
Fannett-Metal (45)
Becky Runk 2 0-0 4, Makayla O’Donel 3 1-4 7, Maddie Johns 1 0-0 2, Taylor Coffman 6 1-2 13, Ally Hoffmann 2 2-4 6, Emily Metcalfe 4 0-0 9, Morgan Ritchey 1 0-0 1, Katie Johns 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 4-10 45.
Belleville (43)
Leah Peachey 0 1-2 1, Mollie Morgan 3 0-1 7, Grace Peachey 3 3-4 9, Melissa Yoder 7 3-7 20, Alexis Peachey 3 0-2 6. Totals — 16 7-16 43.
Fannett-Metal _ 10 _ 17 _ 6 _ 12 _ — _ 45
Belleville _ 8 _ 17 _5 _ 13 _ — _ 43
3-point goals — FM 1 (Metcalfe), Bell 4 (Yoder 3, Morgan).
Southern Fulton 47, Forbes Road 38 >> Southern Fulton owned the middle two quarters and used that 28-11 advantage to score a Sideling Hill/Inter-County Conference win over Forbes Road.
The Cardinals (1-4, 0-4 SHL/ICC) outscored SF 27-19 in the first and fourth periods, but it was not enough.
Indian coach Meagan Raville said, “We did what we had to do to win, but it wasn’t pretty. Forbes Road played hard, but we need to work on taking care of the ball - we had 25 turnovers.”
Olivia Mottern scored 21 points and had 10 points to lead Southern Fulton (4-1, 3-1 SHL/ICC), while Celina Merchant added nine points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and Lakyn Morton scored 11 points.
For the Cardinals, McKenzie Gelvin led the way with 13 points..
Southern Fulton 47, Forbes Road 38
Forbes Road (38)
Mina Wilt 3 1-4 7, Malea Truax 3 0-0 8, McKenzie Gelvin 5 2-4 13, Courtney Schoen 3 0-1 6, Madeline Miller 1 0-0 2, Mara Broadwater 1 0-0 2. Totals — 13 3-9 38.
Southern Fulton (47)
Celina Merchant 4 0-0 9, Lakyn Morton 5 0-0 11, Shaye Smartt 1 0-0 3, Maddie Baker 0 0-0 0, Drew Hann 0 0-0 0, Olivia Mottern 9 1-2 21, Jessie Covalt 0 0-0 0, Drew Gordon 1 1-2 3. Totals — 15 2-4 47.
Forbes Road _ 12 _ 6 _ 5 _ 15 _ — _ 38
Southern Fulton _ 10 _ 15 _ 13 _ 9 _ — _ 48
3-point goals — FR 3 (Truax 2, Gelvin), SF 5 (Mottern 2, Merchant, Morton, Smartt).
Shalom Christian 51, Broadfording 9 >> Shalom Christian dominated Broadfording in a Mason-Dixon Christian Conference game, limiting the Lions to single-digit scoring in the win.
Shalom limited Broadfording to four points in the first quarter, then allowed only five the rest of the way, as it racked up a comfortable lead.
The Flames had eight different point scorers, led by Lydia Harris with 17 points, and Brooke Emge scored 10. Shalom committed just nine turnovers in the game, and had 19 steals.
Cheska Knable scored nearly all of Broadfording’s points, ending the night with seven.
Shalom Christian 51, Broadfording 9
Broadfording (9)
Cheska Knable 3 1-5 7, Dara Borgan 1 0-0 2. Totals — 4 1-9 9.
Shalom (51)
Brooke Kuhns 2 0-0 4, Lexy Poe 1 2-2 4, Lydia Harris 7 2-4 17, Brooke Emge 4 2-5 10, Paige Hoover 1 0-0 3, Lauren Stains 1 1-2 3, Kylie Eby 1 0-0 2, Lindsey Stenger 0 0-0 0, Grace Banfe 3 0-0 6, Maggie Keller 0 0-0 0, Rachel Rheam 0 0-0 0, Emma Diehl 1 0-0 2, Sina Kim 0 0-0 0. Totals — 21 8-13 51.
Broadfording _ 4 _ 1 _ 2 _ 2 _ — _ 9
Shalom Chr. _ 14 _ 12 _ 13 _ 12 _ — _ 51
3-point goals — Broad 0, Shalom 1 (Hoover).