GIRLS: Tuesday, Waynesboro wins Biglerville tourney
BIGLERVILLE - Waynesboro's girls basketball team captured the championship title at the Biglerville Tournament on Tuesday night with a victory over the host Canners.
Chelsea Cover piled up 23 points to lead the Maidens (4-6) to the victory. Waynesboro had an extremely strong second quarter, during which it out-scored Biglerville, 17-5.
Cat Weber contributed 11 points for Waynesboro, and Olivia Gardenhour added 10.
Waynesboro 52, Biglerville 41
Waynesboro (52)
Leah Blount 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Cover 8 3-3 23, Katie Clawson 0 0-0 0, Olivia Gardenhour 4 0-0 10, Sara Gsell 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Churchman 2 0-0 4, Mia Harris 0 0-2 0, Cat Weber 5 0-0 11, Emma Steiger 0 2-3 2, Brooke Heise 2 0-3 4, Taylor Brooks 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 5-11 52.
Biglerville (41)
Wagner 2 0-0 5, Kuhn 1 2-4 4, Trimmer 3 0-2 6, Sowers 0 0-0 0, Shirley 2 3-3 8, Burke 3 2-2 8, H.Kuhn 4 0-1 8. Totals — 16 7-10 41.
Waynesboro_11_17_15_9_ — _52
Biglerville_10_5_13_13_ — _41
3-point goals — Way 6 (Cover 3, Gardenhour 2, Weber); Bigl 2 (Wagner, Shirley).
Shalom Christian 41, Christian School of York 28 >> Shalom Christian defeated host Christian School of York to claim the tournament title.
The Flames (7-1) put up 24 points in the first half alone.
"We started very strong with our defense, causing turnovers and getting steals," Shalom coach Brad Eby said. "Brooke Emge and Lydia (Harris) were able to work well together to get a few fast breaks. I think we caught CSY a little off guard with our speed and defense, but they were able to recover and played us well defensively."
Lexy Poe paced the Flames with 11 points, while Harris had 10 points, four steals and three assists. Brooke Kuhns grabbed six rebounds.
Shalom Christian 41, Christian School of York 28
Shalom Christian (41)
Lexy Poe 5 0-0 11, Lydia Harris 2 6-7 10, Paige Hoover 1 0-0 2, Emma Diehl 0 0-0 0, Kylie Eby 1 0-0 3, Lindsay Stenger 2 0-0 4, Brooke Kuhns 1 1-2 3, Lauren Stains 1 0-0 2. Totals — 16 7-11 41.
Christian School of York (28)
McKenzie Smith 4 1-3 9, Shelton 1 0-0 2, Butler 2 1-4 6, Landis 1 0-0 3, Stauffer 1 1-3 3, Hess 1 3-3 5. Totals — 10 6-13 28.
Shalom Christian _14_10_5_12 _ — _ 41
Christian School of York_9_8_7_4 _ — _ 28
3-point goals — SC 2 (Poe, Eby). CSY 2 (Butler, Landis).
Cedar Cliff 54, James Buchanan 27 >> James Buchanan simply couldn’t keep up with Cedar Cliff’s offensive firepower and suffered a loss in the first round of the Big Spring Tournament.
The Rockets (3-5) managed only nine points in the first half.
Although the Colts had only one player finish in double figures - Olivia Dalby scored 13 points - they got point contributions from 10 different players.
JB, on the other hand, had only six girls score, and Tristen Amsley led the way with nine points.
Cedar Cliff 54, James Buchanan 27
Cedar Cliff (54)
Olivia Dalby 5 1-1 13, Lexa Dugan 3 2-2 8, Emily Esser 1 0-0 3, Brianna Grausgruber 3 0-0 7, Maddy Hindermyer 0 1-4 1, Ashley Hoagland 1 0-0 3, Becca Reilly 4 0-0 9, Rachael Reilly 0 1-2 1, Jannelle Robinson 2 0-0 4, Maddie Sitler 2 1-2 5. Totals — 21 6-11 54.
James Buchanan (27)
Tristen Amsley 4 1-1 9, Aspen Anderson 1 0-0 2, Rachel Manikowski 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Martin 2 0-4 4, Madison Martin 0 0-0 0, Rachel Martin 0 6-7 6, Charity Miller 1 2-2 4, Nina Shatzer 0 0-0 0, Renee Sollenberger 1 0-0 2, Maggie Strawoet 0 0-0 0. Totals — 9 9-14 27.
Cedar Cliff _ 18 _ 14 _ 11 _ 11 _ — _ 54
J.Buchanan _ 7 _ 2 _ 8 _ 10 _ — _ 27
3-point goals — CC 6 (Dalby 2, Esser, Grausgruber, Hoagland, Reilly).
Bedford 50, McConnellsburg 44 >> McConnellsburg got off to a rough start and could never quite overcome it in a loss to Bedford in the first round of the Claysburg-Kimmel Tournament.
The Spartans (5-3) managed only four points in the first quarter and trailed by 10 at halftime.
“We tweaked our defense a bit to tie the game in the fourth,” McConnellsburg coach Brent Seville said. “They started to slow the ball down and we had to tighten up our defense. With that, we put them on the foul line.”
The Bison were perfect from the line down the stretch to ensure the victory.
Bronwyne Mellott led the Spartans with 15 points, and Bridgette Ritchey contributed nine.
Bedford 50, McConnellsburg 44
McConnellsburg (44)
Alexis Mellott 2 0-2 6, Bridgette Ritchey 4 1-2 9, Justice Seville 3 0-0 7, Kylie Keefer 1 0-0 2, Bronwyne Mellott 3 9-10 15, Kellyn Perry 2 1-2 5. Totals — 15 11-16 44.
Bedford (50)
Kailyn Thomas 1 0-0 2, Kayla Dawson 1 2-2 4, Alison Shuke 4 6-8 14, Laren Ooghe 3 0-0 9, Jaden Fuller 5 0-0 10, Lindsay Shuke 4 0-0 11. Totals — 18 8-10 50.
McConnellsburg _ 4 _ 12 _ 10 _ 18 _ — _ 44
Bedford _ 15 _ 11 _ 10 _ 14 _ — _ 50
3-point goals — McC 3 (A.Mellott 2, Seville), Bed 6 (Ooghe 3, Shuke 3).
Forbes Road 56, Belleville Mennonite 35 >> Forbes Road used an early jump to secure a non-league win over Belleville Mennonite.
Outscoring Belleville 35-11 in the first half, the Cardinals (3-4) coasted to victory, led by McKenzie Gelvin, who scored 24 points and had six steals.
“We got off to a real good start and took control with a comfortable lead at halftime,” Forbes Road coach Jeff Gelvin said. “We forced them into a lot of turnovers and that was the difference in the game.”
Mina Wilt also ended the night in double figures, scoring season-high 19 points. Wilt also led with seven rebounds and eight steals.
Forbes Road 56, Belleville 35
Forbes Road (56)
Mina Wilt 7 4-4 19, Malea Truax 1 0-0 3, McKenzie Gelvin 9 3-5 24, Courtney Schoen 4 0-0 8, Maddie Miller 1 0-0 2, Mara Broadwater 0 0-0 0 Totals — 22 7-9 56.
Belleville Mennonite (35)
Mollie Morgan 6 1-2 13, Grace Peachey 3 2-2 8, Melissa Yoder 3 2-4 9, Alexis Peachey 2 1-3 5. Totals — 14 6-11 35.
Forbes Road _ 15 _ 20 _ 7 _ 14 _ — _ 56
Belleville _ 3 _ 8 _ 13 _ 11 _ — _ 35
3-point goals — FR 5 (Gelvin 3, Truax, Wilt), Bell 1 (Yoder).