INDIANA WINS AGAIN IN HOCKEY SHOOTOUT; BUSY THURSDAY BASKETBALL SLATE

HOCKEY

Indiana’s last three games have all required extra hockey, and all have resulted in wins. Last night, it was a second straight shootout as the Indians beat Shaler, 5-4.

Phill Bell scored two goals and Nick Caretti and Ash Lockard added scores as Indiana vaulted to a 4-1 lead, but Shaler scored three straight to tie it, including a goal by Jacob Skerlong with six seconds left in regulation.

In the shootout, Shaler failed three times to get the puck by Indiana goaltender Luke Rowe and Indiana’s Landin Wilson and Lockard were both frustrated before Bell scored the game-winner, beating Shaler goaltender Shane Ciganik.

Rowe stopped 34 of 38 Shaler shots in all. Indiana had 30 shots on goal.

The two points earned with the win put Indiana back on top in the Varsity A Gold division. They’re a point up on Quaker Valley. Indiana returns to action January 4^th against Kiski at S&T Bank Arena and on Renda Digital TV.

BASKETBALL

The Indiana teams played another doubleheader last night, and they split again, with the girls winning over Hempfield and the boys falling to Armstrong. Jake Slebodnick has the recap.

Congratulations to last night’s Indiana basketball doubleheader Good Players of the Game, presented by Good & Associates Insurance Solutions:
Bella Antonacci – 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2/2 FT vs. Hempfield
Aaron Webb – 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 3FGs vs. Armstrong

In the Heritage Conference, West Shamokin rallied to beat Homer-Center. Todd Marino reports.

Conemaugh Valley outscored United, 80-67. Landon Percinsky scored 26 for the Blue Jays and Jeremy Dietz had 20. Payton Yakulich had 13. A big night for United’s Carter Payne, who scored 24. Tyler Worthington had 21 and Ryan Felix had 15.

Four players hit double figures for River Valley as they outran Purchase Line, 63-37. Dom Speal and Brad McDivitt each had 12 points, Luke Woodring had 11, and Jaylen Whitfield had 10.

Marion Center dropped Penns Manor, 65-52.

In a top Heritage Conference East matchup, unbeaten Conemaugh Township got 35 points from Colin Dinyar and 25 from Jon Updyke as they rolled by Portage, 71-60. The Mustang’s Owen Gouse had 18 and Trae Kargo 14.