There were six lead changes and three ties as Williamsport fell, 76-66, at Harrisburg on Thursday night. Isaiah Washington had a nice game for the Millionaires in their losing effort, scoring 25 points.
In girls basketball, Mariah Berguson scored 17 points and North Penn recorded a big 50-45 win over defending NTL-West champion Wellsboro in the league opener for both teams. North Penn beat the Hornets for the first time in more than five years.
Lois Lesher's career-high 21 points led Lewisburg past Mifflinburg, 51-36.
Amanda Painter scored 22 points in Cowanesque Valley's 57-49 overtime victory over Galeton.
Addie Jordan's 15 points led Sullivan County's 41-40 win over Hughesville.
Williamsport rolled past Bellefonte, 60-37, on the road. Aisha Evans led the Millionaires by scoring 18 points and shooting 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.
MacKenna Miller's 18 points helped push Milton past South Williamsport, 48-37.
In wrestling, Shawn Nitcznski's pin at 126 started Sullivan County's 43-19 victory over Sayre.
Southern Columbia beat Loyalsock, 37-27, and also in the six bouts wrestled, 13-9.
Trevor Sones (113), Kyle Barnes (152), Robert White (170), and Jacoby Foresman (220) won by fall as Hughesville beat Danville, 52-9.
Montoursville freshman Garrett Hoffman pinned Benton's Dominic Vitale in 3:57, and Connor Bassett and Ben Cerney won at 220 and 285 pounds for the Warriors in a 33-27 loss to Benton.
Muncy was able to win a closely contested match against Montgomery, 42-28 Angelo Barberio's 2-1 decision over Kyle Drick propelled the Indians.
South Williamsport beat Bloomsburg, 42-33. Logan Mix had a big pin for the Mounties in the 138 weight class over Ty Beaver.
In swimming, both Williamsport teams improved to 3-0 by beating Lewisburg, with the boys winning 98-71 and the girls winning 98-79.
In women's basketball, Julia Antonelli and Ali Derr combined for 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead Lycoming, but 2012 NCAA Division III Sweet 16 team King's overcame a second-half deficit, 71-66.
Boys Basketball
Harrisburg 76, Williamsport 66
Williamsport (66)
Greg Ousley 0 4-7 4, Jahad Thomas 5 0-0 10, Herb Stelly 0 0-2 0, Tyler Gardner 1 0-0 2, Thomas Ross 2 0-0 4, Isaiah Washington 10 3-4 25, Achilles Watson 5 3-4 13, Brandon Fedoriw 0 0-0 0, Chris Kinnley 0 8-10 8. Totals 23 18-27 66
Harrisburg (76)
Astin Cooksley-Easter 1 4-6 6, Jamaal Carter 0 0-0 0, Donald Ralls 0 0-0 0, Jerell Patterson 2 5-6 9, Steven Stoney 4 6-8 18, Dominique Lewis 2 2-6 6, James Ezell 1 0-0 2, Kyle Cook 0 0-0 0, Jahaad Proctor 5 6-7 17, Shaquon Shappard 9 2-6 20, Chris Britton 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 25-29 76
Williamsport 24 08 16 18 - 66
Harrisburg 20 19 19 18 -76
Three point FG: Williamsport 2 (Washington); Harrisburg 1(Proctor)
JV: Williamsport 83, Harrisburg 79, 3 OT
Top Scorer: Benjamin, W, 23; Balkcom, H, 24
Record: Williamsport 9-2; Harrisburg 9-1
Next Game: West Side Christian Academy at Williamsport on Saturday, January 5.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
North Penn 50,
Wellsboro 45
WELLSBORO (45)
Kim Acorn 5 1-2 11, Mackenzie Marple 3 3 6-8 21, Jada Jackson 0 1-4 1, Hannah Zuchowski 4 0-1 8, Jordan Butters 2 0-0 4, Alexis Singer 0 0-0 0, Sarah Ingerick 0 0-0 0, Kiana Acorn 0 0-0 0, Jesse Catherman 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 8-15 45.
NORTH PENN (50)
Mariah Berguson 2 4 1-3 17, Cassie Frederick 2 1-4 5, Kaitlyn Garverick 6 1-3 13, Whitney Holdren 1 1 3-5 8, Chelsea Smith 2 0-0 4, Kirsten Berguson 1 1-2 3, Alex Mendez 0 0-0 0, Britta Berguson 0 0-0 0, Meredith Kline 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 5 7-17 50.
Wellsboro9 15 9 12-45
North Penn 10 10 16 14-50
Records: North Penn 4-5, 1-0 NTL-West. Wellsboro 3-8, 0-1.
JV Score: Wellsboro won.
Next Game: North Penn vs. Mansfield (Saturday).
Lewisburg 51,
Mifflinburg 36
Mifflinburg (1-6)
Ginny Johnson 1 0-0 2; Katie Alexander 1 0-0 3; Sara Stauffer 2 1-5 5; Kayla Kline 5 4-12 14; Hannah Walter 1 0-0 2; Julia McCardle-Coe 1 0-0 2; Emily Hess 4 0-0 8, Grace Crossland0 0-0 0, Emily Weeder 0 0-0 0, Jacqueline Beck 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15 5-17 36.
Lewisburg (4-2)
Maria Kelleher 1 4-4 7; Kasey Conrad 1 1-2 3; Emily Conrad 5 4-4 15; Lois Lesher 9 3-7 21; Kirsten Blakeslee 1 1-1 3; Lenore Doyle 1 0-0 2. Haley Stanko 0 0-0 0, Emily Aukerman 0 0-0 0, Miranda Gajda 0 0-0 0, Akilah McFadden 0 0-0 0, Rachel Herman 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 13-18 51.
Mifflinburg 8 12 6 10-36
Lewisburg 11 14 12 14-51
3-point goals: Mifflinburg 1 (Alexander) Lewisburg 2 (Kelleher, EConrad)
JV: Lewisburg, 41-29. Top scorers: L - McFadden 19, M - Alexander 9
Sullivan County 41, Hughesville 40
SULLIVAN COUNTY (41)
Bigler 2 0-0 4; Shutty 0 0-2 0; Kramer 2 0-2 4; Jordan 4 6-10 15; Bagley 0 2-4 2; Riebe 0 0-0 0; Zeller 4 6-7 14; Burt 0 2-2 2. Totals 12 16-27 41
HUGHESVILLE (40)
James 4 3-3 11; Shaner 0 0-0 0; Gavitt 1 1-5 3; Croucher 0 0-2 0; Rathmell 0 4-6 4; Wood 0 2-4 2; Avery 3 4-5 10; Russell 0 0-0 0; Rogers 3 4-7 10; Peterman 0 0-0 0; Dudek 0 0-0 0; Stackhouse 0 0-0 0; Stroup 0 0-0 0; JJames 0 0-0 0; Tripoli 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 18-32 40
Sullivan County6 11 10 14 -- 41
Hughesville7 12 12 9 -40
3pt-FG: SC 1 (Jordan).
JV score: Hughesville, 53-19. Top scorer: Rogers 11
Records: Hughesville 1-7. Next game: Hughesville at Montoursville Saturday
Williamsport 60, Bellefonte 37
Williamsport (60)
Deidra Dunkleburger 1 0-2 2, Jaid Harsch 3 1-2 8, Aisha Evans 5 8-8 18, Jazmyn Porter 2 0-0 4, Amy Southard 2 0-0 6, Lydia Whaley 4 1-2 9, Chloe Jennings 5 0-2 11, Na'Shell Walker 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 10-16 60.
Bellfonte (37)
Caldana 3 1-2 7, McCartney 1 0-0 2, Musser 2 1-2 5, Sceen 1 0-0 2, Franks 1 0-0 2, J. Book 5 0-1 10, C. Book 3 3-4 9, Totals 16 5-9 37.
Williamsport 20 17 13 10 - 60
Bellefonte 06 07 16 08 - 37
Three point Goals: Williamsport 4 ( Harsch, Southard 2, Jennings)
JV: Williamsport 41, Bellfonte 22
Top Scorers: McKenzie Bowman, W, 12; Myeesha Peterson,W, 13
Record: Williamsprt 3-5
Next Game: WIlliamsport at Danville on Monday, January 7
Milton 48,
South Williamsport 37
South Williamsport (37)
Jennifer Jackson 8 5-7 21, Anna Steer 2 2-4 6, Kalynn Wheeland 2 0-0 4, Sarah March 0 3-6 3, Roxie Keller 0 1-2 1, Bettina Pelluso 1 0-0 2, Jordan Boehmer 0 0-0 0, Megan Allison 0 0-0 0, Alysha Odell 0 0-0 0 , Gabby Burch 0 0-0 0, Alysha Wein 0 0-0 0, Liz Cummings 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Gantz 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 11-19 37
Milton (48)
Katelyn Gensel 0 0-0 0, Mackenna Miller 8 2-8 18, Karissa Brown 2 0-0 4, Brooke Swartz 2 2-2 6, Dana Kyle 2 0-0 4, Emily Baker 4 4-4 12, Linea Brouse 1 0-0 2, Dani Lincoln 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 8-14 48.
South Williamsport 06 13 06 12 - 37
Milton09 19 14 06 - 48
JV: Milton 37, South Williamsport 28
Top Scorer: Kelsey Gentz, S, 10; Alana Stugart , S,10
Record: South Williamsport 1-4
WRESTLING
Sullivan County 43, Sayre 19
126: Shawn Nitcznski, Sul, pinned Damon Whipple, Sayre, 5:38. 132: Lucas Murphy, Sayre, dec. Colton Fry, Sul, 4-1. 138: Joshua Gavitt, Sul, pinned Logan Platt, Sayre, 2:23. 145: Dylan Ammerman, Sul, pinned Matthew Frantz, Sayre, 0:53. 152: Logan Wiles, Sul, pinned Bernard Ketter, Sayre, 2:40. 160: double forfeit. 170: Kyle Post, Sayre, maj. dec. Matt Dailey, Sul, 12-1. 182: Tanner McCarty, Sul, maj. dec. James Harbst, Sayre, 10-1. 195: David Little, Sul, forf. . 220: Joesph Fox, Sayre, forf. . 285: Nate Ritinski, Sul, pinned Cody Naylor, Sayre, 4:45. 106: Gaber Alsayed, Sayre, forf. . 113: Luke Thomas, Sul, dec. Gavin Lundy-McCutcheon, Sayre, 4-2. 120: double forfeit.
Southern Columbia 37, Loyalsock 27
113: Adam Malick, L, forfeit; 120; Brent Shepard, S, pinned Cullen Harrell 3:34; 126: Kent Young, S, forfeit; 132: Mario Henriquez, L, dec. Diego Otero 4-1; 138: Zach Shuman, L, forfeit; 145; Conor Houesnecht, S, dec. Tyler Eubanks 5-2; 152: Blake Marks, S, maj. dec. Giacamo DiNicola 14-4; 160: Aaron Dabback, L, dec. Steve Toczylouski 4-2; 170: Aaron Hepburn, L, dec. Colton Temple, 5-0; 182: No match; 195: Ben Clark, S, forfeit; 225: Nick Becker, S, forfeit; 285: Jake Becker, S, forfeit; 106: Alex Vogel, L, forfeit
Next: Loyalsock at Bucktail, Jan. 11
Hughesville 52, Danville 9
120: Zach Fry, H, forfeit; 126: Devin Stahlnecker, H, maj. dec. Joe Hannan, 12-1; 132: Houston Bryan, H, dec. Paul Belino, 8-1; 138: Eric Hiller, H, forfeit; 145: Colten Kepner, H, dec. Addison Zakarian, 6-5; 152: Kyle Barnes, H, pinned Jay Brennan, 1:42; 160: David Burke, D. dec. Matt Herr, 6-3; 170: Robert White, W, pinned Damon Gearhart, 1:27; 182: Bryson Cromley, D. forfeit; 195: Dakota Gee H, dec. Gunner Feldmann, 6-3; 220: Jacoby Foresman, H, pinned Tyler Laskaski, 0:13; 285: No match; 106: Jake Snyder, H, dec. Kevin Smeltzer, 6-2; 113: Trevor Sones, H, pinned Dalton Stump, 0:21
Benton 33,
Montoursville 27
132: Ronald Flick, Be, dec. Jeffery McKeag, Mo, 9-4. 138: Zain Retherford, Be, pinned Jacob Stanford, Mo, 1:46. 145: Colt Cotten, Be, pinned Michael Forney, Mo, 1:14. 152: Garrett Hoffman, Mo, pinned Dominic Vitale, Be, 3:57. 160: Brandon Lontz, Be, pinned Triston Choate, Mo, 5:38. 170: Jeric Kasunic, Be, dec. Garrett Evans, Mo, 7-4. 182: Bradley Miccio, Be, dec. Joseph Schriner, Mo, 9-3. 195: Logan Womelsdorf, Be, dec. Lucas Shaheen, Mo, 3-0. 220: Connor Bassett, Mo, pinned Luke Bogart, Be, 3:00. 285: Ben Cerney, Mo, dec. Marcus Welliver, Be, 8-1. 106: Jacob Strassner, Mo, pinned Alan Diltz, Be, 0:50. 113: double forfeit. 120: Cortland Stahl, Mo, for. 126: Matthew Welliver, Be, dec. Keith Batkowski, Mo, 14-8.
Muncy 42, Montgomery 28
106: Angelo Barberio, Muncy, dec. Kyle Drick, 2-1; 113: Jacob Dgien, Muncy, pinned Brian Johnson, 4: 36; 120: Zach Shadel, Montgomery, dec. Abien Berry, 6-3; 126: Kobe Galentine, Montgomery, pinned Alex Crah, 4:00; 132: Nick Buckle, Montgomery, dec. over Andy Aguilar, 3-2; 138: Cam Good, Muncy, pinned Austin Rupert, 00:49; 145: Tom Goetz, Montgomery, tech. fall over Jamie Moyle , 17-0; 152: Matt Goetz, Montgomery, by forfeit.; 160: Isaiah Bobotas, Montgomery, tech fall Junior Ramos, 15-0; 170; TJ Moyle, Muncy, won by forfeit; 182: Jake Colburn, Muncy, won by forfeit; 195: Troy Hembury, Muncy, won by forfeit; 220: Skylar Ebner, Muncy, pinned Tyler Betz, 00:58 ; 285: Nick Roberts, Muncy, dec. Dylan Smith, 10-4
South Williamsport 42, Bloomsburg 33
106: Justin Valeri, B, by forfeit; 113: Devin Grassmeyer, S, by forfeit; 120: Tyler Webb-Verbeski, S, dec. Mitch Young, 4-0; 126: Andrew Gipe, South, pinned Kevin Deal, 1:14; 132: Nate Jones, S, dec. Cody Klinger, 4-3; 138: Logan Mix, S, pinned Ty Beaver, 2:44; 145: Sam Miller, B, pinned Kile Banzhof, 0:36; 152: Brandon Conrad, B, pinned Ryan Segrave, 1:19; 160: Ed Dewbash, B, dec. Rocco Bausinger, 9-5; 170: Justin Knee, S, pinned Dave Lunger, 3:42; 182: Nate Wynings, B, pinned Joaquin Gonsalves, 4:31 ; 195: Tyler Jenkins, S, by forfeit; 220: Brandon Stonge, S, by forfeit; 285: Jordan Troupe, B, pinned Marco Estrella, 3:38
Records: South Williamsport 3-0
GIRLS SWIMMING
Williamsport 98, Lewisburg 79
200 medley relay: Lewisburg (Foley, Maxwell, Baler, Peterson) 2:05.71; 200 free: Maxwell, L, 2:10.07; 200 IM: Foley, L, 2:21.39; 50 free: Reese, W, 26:95; 1M diving: n/a; 100 butterfly: Zicolello, W, 1:10.44; 100 free: Niditch, W, 1:00.04; 500 free: Maxwell, L, 5:42.19; 200 free relay: Lewisburg (Baler, Steinhuvl) 1:52.81; 100 back: Foley, L, 1:03.00; 100 breast: Good, W, 1:22.91; 400 free relay: Williamsport (Hepler, Hepler, Drum, Schwoyer) 4:27.41
Records: Williamsport 3-0. Lewisburg 2-1. Next: Jersey Shore at Williamsport, Thursday
BOYS SWIMMING
Williamsport 97, Lewisburg 71
200 medley relay: Williamsport (Schwoyer, Smith, Kavanagh, Pellegrino) 1:50.37; 200 free: Shapiro, L, 1:58.20; 200 IM: Sumfest, L, 1:11.63; 50 free: Pellegrino, W, 23:90; 100 butterfly: Brouse, L, 1:00.81; 100 free: Pellegrino, W, 52.82; 500 free: Shapiro, L, 5:15.79; 200 free relay: Williamsport (Pellegrino, Kavanagh, Good, Schwoyer) 1:38.08; 100 back: Schwoyer, W, 1:02.38; 100 breast: Sumfest, L, 1:08.73; 400 free relay: Williamsport (Schwoyer, Kavanagh, Good, Schwoyer) 3:49.41; 1M Diviing: Bush, W, 87.85
Records: Williamsport 3-0. Lewisburg 2-1. Next: Jersey Shore at Williamsport, Thursday
women's basketball
KING'S 71, LYCOMING 66
LYCOMING (2-9)
Julia Antonelli 5-8 6-9 16; Ali Derr 6-10 3-4 15; Olivia Manges 4-10 0-0 9; Shannon Wheeler 3-10 0-0 8; Rachael Scheller 2-3 0-0 6; Shanley Harlacker 2-8 0-0 6; Taylor Ford 2-5 0-0 4; Janelle Ziminski 1-7 0-0 2; Kat Andriani 0-0 0-0 0; Chelsea Henderson 0-4 0-2 0. Totals 25-65 9-15 66.
KING'S (6-4)
Katlin Michaels 5-10 7-14 17; Ashley Davies 4-7 6-6 14; Celia Rader 3-11 2-2 10; Lindsay Atchison 2-6 5-6 9; Molly Dahl 3-9 0-0 7; Kylie Henry 2-3 0-0 6; Jennifer Fabian 3-4 0-0 6; Cassie Erdmann 1-1 0-0 2; Meagan Boccio 0-0 0-0 0; Jessica McHugh 0-4 0-0 0; Tiffany O'Donnell 0-0 0-0 0; Tara Zdancewicz 0-0 0-0 0; Gina McLaughlin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 20-28 71.
Halftime:?King's, 30-29.
3-point goals--Lycoming 7-20 (Harlacker 2-8; Scheller 2-2; Wheeler 2-5; Manges 1-3; Ford 0-1; Antonelli 0-1), King's 5-16 (Rader 2-5; Henry 2-3; Dahl 1-4; McHugh 0-1; Atchison 0-1; Davies 0-1; Michaels 0-1). Fouled out--Scheller, Davies. Rebounds--Lycoming 47 (Antonelli 8), King's (Pa.) 33 (Katlin Michaels 7). Assists--Lycoming 18 (Wheeler 5), King's (Pa.) 10 (Michaels 4). Total fouls--Lycoming 21, King's (Pa.) 15. Technical fouls--None. A-93
