BOYS BASKETBALL
Chambersburg 45, Altoona 19: Defense was the name of the game for the Trojans in a Mid Penn Commonwealth road game Tuesday night, holding the Mountain Lions under 20 points.
Chambersburg (8-1, 4-1 MPC) led 11-3 after one period and 33-9 at halftime, then cruised to its sixth consecutive win. Altoona is 3-4 (1-3 MPC).
"We played a really good first half," Trojan coach Shawn Shreffler said. "It started with our intensity and attention to detail on the defensive end of the court. We forced 17 first-half turnovers and numerous missed shots, which turned into buckets at the offensive end of the floor."
Jai'tavius Kelly was the only Chambersburg player in double figures with 15 points (a career high), while Carter Fogal totaled 7 points. Altoona paid particular attention to Jacob Bassham and Eli Shearer, holding them to season lows of 6 points for each of them.
Shreffler said, "I was also pleased with how we attacked their triangle-and-two defense, which resulted in some easy buckets."
In the Trojans' 22-6 blitz in the second quarter, the team hit all four of its 3-pointers.
"Overall, I was pleased with how we approached the game and respected our opponent," Shreffler said. "Tomorrow is another opportunity to get better at practice."
Chambersburg 45, Altoona 19
CHAMBERSBURG
Jacob Bassham 2 1-1 6, Carter Fogal 2 1-1 7, Stanley Lozius 0 0-0 0, Eli Shearer 3 0-1 6, Jai'tavius Kelly 7 1-2 15, Ian Stewart 0 0-0 0, Andon Martin 1 0-0 2, James Lilley 0 0-0 0, Landen Simmons 2 0-0 5, Nevin Yeager 2 0-0 4, Noah Yeager 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 3-7 45.
ALTOONA
Ashton Neely 1 0-0 2, Evan Alvine 0 1-2 1, Colin Lear 1 0-0 3, Ashton Bordell 1 2-2 5, Cohen Crawford 1 0-0 3, Jalen Triplin 2 1-2 5. Totals 6 4-6 19.
Chambersburg 11 22 10 2 — 45
Altoona 3 6 7 3 — 19
3-point shots — Chbg 4 (Fogal 2, Bassham, Simmons); Alt 3 (Lear, Bordell, Crawford).
Ella Parker
(photo by Chris Shatzer)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Altoona 64, Chambersburg 33: The Mountain Lions outscored the Trojans 24-3 from 3-point range and rolled to a Mid Penn Commonwealth win Tuesday night at CASHS Field House.
Altoona (5-2, 3-1 MPC) got a pair of threes each from Brooklyn Barron (10 points) and Melana Eyer (8 points), while Lanie Wilt led with 16 points.
The Mountain Lions jumped out to a 19-6 lead after one period, although Chambersburg (1-5, 1-3 MPC) kept pace in the second quarter, with each team scoring 16 points.
For the Trojans, Lily Cornwell led with 7 points and Ella Parker scored 6.
Altoona 64, Chambersburg 33
ALTOONA
Mya Mielnik 1 0-0 3, Melana Eyer 3 0-0 8, Lanie Wilt 4 7-7 16, Kaylee Smith 2 1-2 6, Taylor Lane 1 0-0 2, Brooklyn Barron 4 0-0 10, Haeley McGirk 1 1-2 3, Nevaeh Gibson 2 1-2 5, Avery Burchfield 3 0-0 6, Jaiden Krull 2 0-0 5. Totals 23 10-13 64.
CHAMBERSBURG
Lily Cornwell 3 1-2 7, Brooke Strayer 0 1-2 1, Ella Parker 1 4-5 6, Allie List 0 2-2 2, Katie Kaufman 0 2-2 2, Joelle Rheam 2 0-0 5, Kylee Miller 1 1-2 3, Addi Kegerreis 1 0-0 2, Bridget Kemerer 0 3-5 3, Titi Kelly 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 14-20 33.
Altoona 19 16 16 13 — 64
Chambersburg 6 16 5 6 — 33
3-point shots — Alt 8 (Eyer 2, Barron 2, Mielnik, Wilt, Smith, Krull); Chbg 1 (Rheam).
Eugene Covington
(photo by Chris Shatzer)
BOYS SWIMMING
Chambersburg 93, Carlisle 67: The Trojans raised their record to 2-2 by taking first place in every event for a Mid Penn Commonwealth victory over Thundering Herd on Tuesday afternoon at Carlisle.
Chambersburg coach Chad White said, "The boys did well against Carlisle. Many of the boys got to race in new events and everyone contributed to the team total. It's so great to see the boys encouraging and motivating each other and becoming great teammates. I'm really really looking forward to what this season brings."
A quartet of Chambersburg swimmers each won a pair of individual events and added two legs of winning relay teams.
Joseph Decker won the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.38 and the 500 freestyle in 5:15.67, Jacob Shifler earns wins in the 100 free (53.58) and the 50 free (23.91), Derek Estep was victorious in the 100 butterfly in 53.87 and the 200 free in 1:46.98, and Brandon Estep took the 100 backstroke (57.34) and 200 IM (2:08.75).
Owen McMillen was on the winning 400 free relay (3:33.42) and 200 free relay (1:41.56) and placed second in the 100 free. Other relay members were Eugene Covington (200 free) and Liam Kirkpatrick (200 medley).
Audrey Kough
(photo by Chris Shatzer)
GIRLS SWIMMING
Carlisle 90, Chambersburg 78: The Trojans collected four first-place finishes and seven runner-up places, but it wasn't quite enough to catch the Thundering Herd in a Mid Penn Commonwealth meet on the road Tuesday afternoon.
Maddie Shifler picked up two of the individual victories, finishing first in the 50 free in 26.62 and the 500 free in 5:49.10. She also anchored the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:54.19) that included Chase Johnson, McKenzie Wicks and Kayla Wolfe.
The other winner for Chambersburg (1-3, 1-3 MPC) was Lily Evans in the 200 freestyle (2:11.10).
"Tonight was a really competitive meet for us," Chambersburg coach Hali Cormany said. "We've had a small lineup, but the girls swam well to make it a close meet. Lily Evans and Maddie Shifler had some first places tonight. Emma Grove has been making a lot of progress and helping out her team. We're moving in the right direction, so I'm excited to see how we work toward the postseason."
Taking seconds were Grove (100 breaststroke, 200 IM), Evans (100 free), the 400 free relay team of Shifler, Wicks, Abby Caltrider and Evans, the 200 free relay team of Caltrider, Evans, Audrey Kough and Grove, and the 200 medley relay team of Wolfe, Grove, Johnson and Kough.
