Top Somerset County basketball, rifle, swimming, wrestling performers for Feb. 3-9
Athlete of the Week
Conemaugh Township basketball player Ava Byer was selected Daily American Somerset County Female Athlete of the Week while Somerset wrestler Logan Baker earned Male Athlete of the Week honors for their efforts Jan. 30 to Feb. 3.
In two games, Byer combined for 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Baker won by a 17-2 technical fall, helping the Golden Eagles edge the Bisons 37-36 in the District 5 Class 2A wrestling First Round.
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Thursday
Boys basketball
Rockwood 62, Shanksville-Stonycreek 43: In Shanksville, Will Latuch poured in a game-high 21 points to send the Rockets past the Vikings.
Christian Schrock scored 17 points and Dalton Boden added 11 for Rockwood.
Logan McCall had 11 points and Ian Fox pulled down 10 rebounds for Shanksville.
Salisbury-Elk Lick 60, Meyersdale 49: In Meyersdale, Lance Jones dropped in 29 points and Lance Jones added 13 to lift the Elks over the Red Raiders.
Malachi Carr scored 23 points and Lance Aldinger added 15 for Meyersdale.
Girls basketball
Conemaugh Township 54, Turkeyfoot 15: In Davidsville, Mya Poznanski recorded 23 points and six rebounds as Conemaugh Township pummeled Turkeyfoot.
Ava Byer delivered 12 points and 10 rebounds for Conemaugh Township. Katie Wiley contributed eight points, five boards and five steals.
Maleigha Younkin led Turkeyfoot with nine points.
Shade 61 Conemaugh Valley 48: In East Taylor Township, Jenna Muha provided a game-high 26 points to go along with 17 rebounds and six assists to propel the Panthers over the Blue Jays.
Kennedy Landis amassed 16 points and 12 rebounds for Shade.
Somerset 47, Bedford 40: In Somerset, Eve Housley and Emily Rush each produced 13 points to lead the Golden Eagles past the Bisons.
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Wednesday
Boys basketball
Conemaugh Township 49, North Star 38: In Davidsville, Jon Updyke netted 18 points to lift Conemaugh Township over North Star.
Tanner Shirley contributed 15 points for Conemaugh Township.
Brady Weimer led North Star with 14 points, and Ethan Smith added 10.
Forest Hills 78, Somerset 44: In Somerset, Luke Housley contributed 13 points and Caleb Platt added 11 for the Golden Eagles in a setback to the Rangers.
Turkeyfoot 73, Salisbury-Elk Lick 60: In Confluence, Bryce Nicholson dropped in 21 points to propel the Rams over the Elks.
Chris Kozlowski produced 18 points and 13 rebounds while Bryce Schmidt added 20 points for Turkeyfoot.
Lance Jones paced Salisbury with 26 points. Drake Sellers scored 18 points and Walker Bunnell added 12.
Windber 49, Ferndale 20: In Windber, John Shuster recorded 11 points and seven rebounds as the Ramblers downed the Yellow Jackets.
Grady Klosky tallied 11 points, and Jonah Oyler swiped 10 steals for Windber.
Berlin Brothersvalley 91, Rockwood 45: In Rockwood, Ryan Blubaugh, Craig Jarvis and Pace Prosser each scored 19 points for the Mountaineers in a rout of the Rockets.
Holby McClucas netted 11 points and Haydon Hutzell added 10 for Berlin.
Dalton Boden tallied 15 points and Will Latuch provided 11 for Rockwood.
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Tuesday
Boys basketball
Somerset 74, Chestnut Ridge 61: In Somerset, five Golden Eagles scored in double figures in a triumph over the Lions.
Caleb Platt led Somerset with 16 points. Dominic Heiple netted 15, Eli Mumau had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Aiden VanLenten tallied 14 points and Luke Housley added 10.
Girls basketball
Chestnut Ridge 54, Somerset 25: In New Paris, Eve Housley scored nine points in a setback to the Lions.
Meyersdale 51, Shade 45: In Meyersdale, Zoe Hetz recorded a team-high 17 points and Amelia Kretchman added 12 to propel the Red Raiders over the Panthers.
Jenna Muha delivered 27 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals for Shade.
Berlin Brothersvalley 65, Rockwood 29: In Rockwood, Jenny Countryman poured in 27 points and Grace Sechler added 13 as the Mountaineers downed the Rockets.
Kalynne Ohler led Rockwood with nine points.
Windber 62, Ferndale 33: In Windber, Lexie James recorded 16 points and eight rebounds as the Ramblers rolled past the Yellow Jackets.
Kaylie Gaye and Harmony Jablon each contributed 10 points for Windber.
Conemaugh Township 41, North Star 35: In Davidsville, Mya Poznanski provided a game-high 15 points to vault Conemaugh Township over North Star.
Abby Barnick led North Star with 11 points.
Turkeyfoot 61, Hundred 43: In Confluence, Maleigha Younkin delivered 20 points and 18 rebounds as the Rams upended the Hornets.
Shyanne Schur tallied 10 points and 18 rebounds, Ava Hair provided 13 points and nine rebounds, and Makiah Schartiger added 13 points for Turkeyfoot.
Rifle
North Star 1,310, Salisbury-Elk Lick 867: Nicole Rininger fired a 278 as the Cougars romped the Elks.
Cody Snoeberger shot a 263 and Gracie Eshleman fired a personal best 257 for North Star.
Nolan Easton led Salisbury with a 246.
Conemaugh Township 1,360, Northern Cambria 1,291: Alex Boring shot a personal best 276 to guide Conemaugh Township to a victory.
Noah Lehman and Lydia Boring each fired a 276 to round out the top three for Conemaugh Township.
Wrestling
Somerset 52, Richland 12: In Richland Township, Michael Bridge, Logan Baker and Zane Hagans each won by fall to help the Golden Eagles down the Rams.
Deshonn Valentine won by a major decision 18-4, for Somerset.
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Monday
Boys basketball
Berlin Brothersvalley 90, Meyersdale 28: In Berlin, Ryan Blubaugh delivered 31 points as the Mountaineers throttled the Red Raiders.
Pace Prosser scored 16 points and Craig Jarvis added 13 for Berlin.
Forest Hills 59, North Star 49: In Boswell, Ethan Smith scored a game-high 15 points for the Cougars in a setback to the Rangers.
Brady Weimer added 13 points for North Star.
Northern Garrett 56, Shanksville-Stonycreek 31: In Shanksville, Logan McCall tallied 13 points and Christian Musser added 10 for the Vikings in a setback to the Huskies.
Westmont Hilltop 80, Somerset 53: In Somerset, Eli Mumau netted 18 points and Caleb Platt contributed 15 for the Golden Eagles in a setback to the Hilltoppers.
Rockwood 82, Salisbury-Elk Lick 72: In Salisbury, Will Latuch poured in 28 points as the Rockets topped the Elks.
Dalton Boden netted 18 points, Christian Schrock scored 15 points and Josiah Rock added 14 for Rockwood.
Drake Sellers paced Salisbury with 29 points. Lance Jones tallied 14 points while Walker Bunnell had 11 points and Jilyn Boyd added 10.
Conemaugh Township 53, Blacklick Valley 39: In Nanty Glo, Tanner Shirley recorded a game-high 21 points and Jon Updyke added 10 as Conemaugh Township upended Blacklick Valley.
Girls basketball
Meyersdale 45, Southern Fulton 37: In Meyersdale, Amelia Kretchman and Laurel Daniels each produced 12 points to lead the Red Raiders to a non-conference victory.
Meyersdale's Zoe Hetz scored 10 points and surpassed 500 career rebounds.
Rockwood 63, Johnstown Christian 40: In Hollsopple, Elizabeth Hair recorded 23 points and 14 rebounds to guide the Rockets past the Blue Jays.
Mollie Wheatley scored 17 points and Addie Barkman contributed 16 points for Rockwood.
Unity Miller led Johnstown Christian with 25 points.
Mountain Ridge 72, Berlin Brothersvalley 53: Grace Sechler scored a team-high 18 points and Jenny Countryman added 10 for the Mountaineers in a non-conference setback.
Forest Hills 74, Somerset 36: In Sidman, Eve Housley tallied a game-high 18 points for the Golden Eagles in a setback to the Rangers.
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Feb. 4
Boys basketball
Berlin Brothersvalley 67, Bishop Canevin 52: In Pittsburgh, Craig Jarvis and Pace Prosser each netted 26 points to propel the Mountaineers past the Crusaders.
Ryan Blubaugh added 15 points for Berlin.
Rockwood 72, Shanksville-Stonycreek 51: In Rockwood, Will Latuch poured in 33 points and Josiah Rock added 19 to vault the Rockets over the Vikings.
Logan McCall scored 16 points, and Michael Kipp tallied 15 for Shanksville.
Wrestling
District 5 Class 2A championship
Chestnut Ridge 62, Somerset 12: In New Paris, the top-seeded Lions claimed their 11th straight District 5 Class 2A championship with a route of the Golden Eagles.
Rowan Holmes and Zane Hagans tallied falls for Somerset.
District 5 Class 2A semifinals
Somerset 48, Northern Bedford 30: The No. 3 seeded Golden Eagles knocked off the No. 2 Panthers.
Michael Bridge, Austin Dewitt, Logan Baker, Rowan Holmes and Zane Hagans picked up falls for Somerset.
Chestnut Ridge 55, Berlin Brothersvalley 18: Trace Hay and Logan Webreck recorded victories by fall for the Mountaineers in a semifinal setback to the Lions.
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Feb. 3
Boys basketball
Turkeyfoot 72, Paw Paw 69: Bryce Nicholson dropped in a game-high 38 points along with six steals to propel the Rams to a non-conference victory.
Zack Ryan had 11 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds while Chris Kozlowski added 16 boards and seven blocks for Turkeyfoot.
Bishop Walsh 64, Rockwood 40: In Rockwood, Will Latuch tallied 16 points for the Rockets in a non-conference setback.
Girls basketball
Berlin Brothersvalley 61, Tyrone 24: In Berlin, Grace Sechler poured in a game-high 22 points to lead the Mountaineers past the Golden Eagles.
Blacklick Valley 48, Conemaugh Township 45: In Nanty Glo, Mya Poznanski scored 19 points for Conemaugh Township in a setback to Blacklick Valley.
Ava Byer recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds for Conemaugh Township.
Westmont Hilltop 62, Shade 38: In Cairnbrook, Jenna Muha delivered 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers in a non-conference setback to the Hilltoppers.
Rockwood 61, Bishop Walsh 47: In Rockwood, Mollie Wheatley poured in 29 points to guide the Rockets to a non-conference win.
Rifle
Conemaugh Township 1,347, Somerset 1,325: Sierra LaPorta fired a 280 to lead Conemaugh Township past Somerset.
Alex Boring (271) and Olivia Ryan (265) each shot a personal best for Conemaugh Township.
Maddison Allen led Somerset with a 277. Samantha Acey shot a personal best 266.
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This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Top Somerset County winter sports performers: Feb. 3-9
