Heritage takes first MDCC loss

Thursday, January 27, 2011

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Heritage Academy dropped its first Mason Dixon Christian Conference game of the year Thursday night, losing at home to New Life Christian 49-46.

A 3-point bucket by Liz Catoe with two seconds remaining spelled doom for the Eagles (15-2, 9-1), just after Jessica Gaylor had hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining to tie the game at 46-all.

Gaylor had 16 points and Rachel Clarke added 13 for Heritage, which shot only 8 of 21 from the free throw line.

Clarke pulled down 19 rebounds and Kara Stamper had 12 boards.

Aileen McNatie led New Life (11-5, 5-1) with 25 points.

New Life Christian 49, Heritage Academy 46
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN (11-5, 5-1)
Sparks 2 0-0 4, Wright 5 0-0 14, Catoe 2 0-0 5, McNatie 10 5-5 26. Totals 19 5-5 49.
HERITAGE ACADEMY (15-2, 9-1)
Gaylor 6 0-0 16, R. Clarke 5 3-10 13, Kidd 2 2-4 6, Stamper 4 3-7 11. Totals 17 8-21 46.
New Life    12    8    12    17    —    49    
Heritage    8    13    12    13    —    46
3-point goals—New Life 6 (Fouled out—Wright 4, Catoe, McNatie); Heritage 4 (Gaylor 4).

Southern Fulton 50, Forbes Road 33

HUSTONTOWN, Pa. — Lacey Beatty had 19 points to lead Southern Fulton to a Sideling Hill League win over Forbes Road (8-8, 3-7).

Macey Hollenshead had 18 points and three steals and Chelsie Eader grabbed 11 rebounds for the Indians (11-2, 8-2).

SOUTHERN FULTON (11-2, 9-2)
Beatty 8 0-0 19, Eader 2 3-4 8, J. Hollenshead 0 2-2 2, Strait 0 1-2 1, Chilcote 1 0-0 2, M. Hollenshead 6 5-7 18, Totals 17 11-15 50.
FORBES ROAD
Braker 2 2-2 6, Worthington 0 2-2 2, Hockensmith 3 2-4 9, Gearhart 4 1-2 9, Keppinger 1 0-0 2, Carmack 0 3-6 3, Parsons 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 10-16 33.
S. Fulton    14    19    4    13    —    50
Forbes Road    10    9    9    5    —    33
3-point goals — Southern Fulton 5 (Beatty 3, Eader, M. Hollenshead), Forbes Road 1 (Hockensmith). Rebounds — Southern Fulton 29 (Eader 11). Steals — Southern Fulton 7 (M. Hollenshead 3). Assists — Southern Fulton 10 (Eader 4). Turnovers — Southern Fulton 14.

Fannett-Metal 40, McConnellsburg 37

McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. — Fannett-Metal (6-10, 3-7) outscored McConnellsburg 15-5 in the fourth quarter to earn a comeback win over the Spartans in the Sideling Hill League.

Libby Strayer had 10 points, Valerie Green had nine points and Nikki Fleming added seven points and 11 rebounds for McConnellsburg (4-10, 1-9).

FANNETT-METAL
K. Fields 0 1-2 1, Relaford 0 2-6 2, Ruby 1 4-6 6, Crouse 0 3-6 3, Wingert 1 0-0 2, Doherty 4 1-3 9, Lauthers 6 1-3 13, N. Fields 1 0-0 2, Yarish 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 12-26 40.
McCONNELLSBURG (4-10, 1-8)
V. Green 4 1-3 9, R. Green 0 2-2 2, N. Fleming 2 2-3 7, Strayer 4 2-5 10, Zittle 1 2-2 4, Pollock 2 0-2 5. Totals 13 9-17 37.
Fannett-Metal    9    8    8    15    —    40
McConn.    9    9    14    5    —    37
3-point goals — McConnellsburg 2 (Fleming, Pollock). Fouled out — Strayer. Rebounds — McConnellsburg 41 (Fleming 12). Assists — McConnellsburg 6 (Pollock 2). Steals — McConnellsburg 9 (Fleming 4). Blocks — McConnellsburg 3 (R. Green 2). Turnovers — McConnellsburg 25.



BOYS BASKETBALL

Heritage 65, New Life 49

Aaron Clark scorched the nets for a career-high 34 points to pace Heritage Academy to a Mason Dixon Christian Conference victory over New Life Christian.

Clark did his damage in the second half. After an 18-18 stalemate at the half, Heritage broke loose behind Clark’s 29 points.

The Eagles (12-2, 10-0) hit 10 3-pointers for the game. Clark had five and Robbie Martin hit four on the way to 13 points. Troy Cosner had a double-double with 10 points and 16 rebounds.

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN (8-8, 5-4)
Dejong 3 2-2 8, C. Brown 7 4-5 22, A. Brown 3 0-0 8, Dillow 0 1-2 1, Hamrick 5 0-0 10. TOTALS 18 79- 49
HERITAGE ACADEMY (12-2, 10-0)
Clark 12 5-6 34, T. Cosner 4 2-4 10, B. Cosner 1 3-4 5, Martin 4 1-3 13, Smith 1 0-0 3, Lowry 0 0-2 0, Chen 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 11-21 65.
New Life    7    11    15    16    —    49
Heritage     13    5    25    22    —    65
3-point goals—New Life 6 (C. Brown 4, A. Brown 2); Heritage 10 (Clark 5, Martin 4, Smith). Fouled out—Hamrick. Rebounds–Heritage 40 (T. Cosner 16). Steals—Her 10 (Clark 6). Assists—Heritage 13 (Martin 4).

Faith 50, Calvary 27

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Faith Christian jumped out to a 15-0 lead and was never challenged in picking up a Mason Dixon Christian Conference win.

Paul Hercules had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Falcons (7-7, 5-4). Drew Michael had 10 points and seven rebounds and Jeremiah Hoiy had 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers.

CALVARY CHRISTIAN (6-8, 3-7)
Michael 2 0-0 6, Saweikis 0 1-6 1, McKenzie 3 2-3 8, Chisolm 2 0-0 4, Dillow 2 0-0 4, Hart 2 0-0 4. Totals 11 3-9 27.
FAITH CHRISTIAN (7-7, 5-4)
Earl 2 0-0 4, D. Michael 5 0-1 10, Hercules 5 0-0 10, T. Johnson 2 0-0 5, Vocature 3 2-6 8, Hoy 4 0-0 11, S. Johnson 1 0-2 2. Totals 21 2-9 50.
Calvary    9    2    8    8    —    27
Faith    21    12    13    4    —    50
3-point goals—Calvary 2 (Michael 2); Faith 4 (T. Johnson, Hoy 3). JV—Faith 42-37 (F: Joseph Michael 14).


WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Charleston 89, Shepherd 72

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Boonsboro graduate Jerica Hewett scored 18 points to lead Shepherd in a West Virginia Conference loss to Charleston.

Charleston hit 52 percent of its shots and manhandled Shepherd (10-7, 8-5) on the boards, 51-29.

Shelby Fayak, Alex Tamez and Jimyse Brown scored 11 points each for Shepherd.



MEN’S BASKETBALL

Shepherd 79, Charleston 76

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chad Moore poured in 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting as Shepherd pulled out a tough WVIAC win on the road against Charleston.

Sidney McCray had 14 points off the bench, Brantley Osborne added 11 and Jonathan Motichka had nine points and six assists for the Rams (8-10, 5-8).

Charleston led by nine points at 67-58 with 6:39 left in the game, but Shepherd used a 16-6 run to take a 74-73 lead when McCray hit a 3-pointer with 1:48 remaining.



BRIEF

Volleyball kids clinic

Revolution Volleyball Club, based in Chambersburg, Pa., will hold its second annual Kids Clinics in the upcoming weeks. All instruction will be provided by the Revolution staff, with boys and girls encouraged to attend. Clinics for kids ages 7-10 will run on Monday nights from 5 to 6 p.m. from Feb. 7 to March 14. Clinics for kids ages 11-13 will run on Tuesday nights from 5 to 6 p.m. from Feb. 8 to March 15. Cost for the six-week clinic series is $75 per child.  For more information, contact Mike or Sarah Schall at 717-496-0847, or visit the Web site at www.revolutionvb.com.