The Homer-Center Lady Wildcats and West Shamokin Wolves advanced to Friday’s Heritage Conference Championship Game at the Kovalchick Complex at IUP.
Homer-Center survived a furious Penns Manor comeback winning 54-48 at the HomerDome.
Homer-Center led by 12, 38-26 after 3 quarters, and 40-30 with 5:00 remaining but PM outscored the Cats 18-7 to take their first lead, 48-47 with 1:47 to play. Moments later the Comets lost standouts Abby Tomayko and Lauren Dumm who fouled out, and HC took advantage scoring the final 7 points if the game.
Alexis Newhouse led Homer Center with 23 points and Alexis Leysock, playing sparingly because of foul trouble, added ten, including two three-pointers in the first quarter to get the Wildcats off to a good start. She fouled out in the fourth quarter.
Autumn Fennel was fantastic for Penns Manor, scoring 18 points and grabbing numerous rebounds and steals. Tomayko added ten.
Homer Center has lost two games this season and in their last two games have avenged both of those losses, to Blairsville and to Penns Manor.
WEST SHAMOKIN ADVANCES OVER BLAIRSVILLE
The Wolves came from behind after falling behind after one quarter to defeat Blairsville, 43-34, at Rural Valley. Blairsville’s Rena Enterline and Catherine Martin each scored 10 points. Olivia Fusaro was ill most of the day, but still scored a game-high 19 points for West Shamokin.
Friday’s girls championship game will start at 6:00 with the boys title tilt to follow.
The boys semifinals will be played Tuesday evening with Ligonier Valley traveling to West Shamokin (U92.5 FM) and Saltsburg hosting Purchase Line (Cat Country 106.3). Both games tip at 7pm.
