Aiden Hight

WRESTLING
Chambersburg 47, Ephrata 29: The Trojans spotted the Mountaineers a 17-0 lead, then roared back to claim a non-league victory on Saturday afternoon to finish their season with a winning record.

Chambersburg (7-6) won the next five bouts with four pins and a forfeit to take a 30-17 lead.

“The kids wrestled very well as a team and we are moving in the right direction,” Trojan coach Matt Mentzer said. “Finally, we’re getting our kids healthy.”

Ryder Davenport (172), Aiden Hight (189), Zack Evans (215) and Avery Kuhns (285) notched pins, and Zach Sherman (106) won by forfeit.  After a forfeit to Ephrata, Rylan Carter (120) and Luke Mentzer (126) racked up pins and Karl Shindledecker (132) won by technical fall.

Mentzer said, “We got a huge win by Hight, who pinned Jim Ellis, who was ranked No. 9 in the state.”

Hight and Ellis put together a wild first period, with the score 9-9. In the second, Hight escaped, took Ellis down and pinned him.

Chambersburg will compete in the Section III Tournament on Feb. 19 at Mechanicsburg.

Chambersburg 47, Ephrata 29
145 — James McCracken (E) p Jared Hepner, 2:48
152 — Scott Winter (E) p Liam Brug, 0:58
160 — Austin Bross (E) tf Andrew Hull, 17-2, 5:32
172 — Ryder Davenport (C) p Sam McCracken, 1:35
189 — Aiden Hight (C) p Jim Ellis, 3:21
215 — Zach Evans (C) p Patrick Hoover, 1:07
285 — Avery Kuhns (C) p Frank Riggs, 1:17
106 — Zach Sherman (C) won by forfeit
113 — Noah Thompson (E) won by forfeit
120 — Rylan Carter (C) p Brady Thomas, 5:15
126 — Luke Mentzer (C) p Nathan Hurst, 0:37
132 — Karl Shindledecker (C) tf Tristan Mellsmyer, 15-0, 4:00
138 — Brendon Ship (E) p Reese Spedden, 2:59

BOYS BASKETBALL
Central Dauphin 52, Chambersburg 44: The Rams outscored the Trojans 11-3 in overtime to earn a Mid Penn Commonwealth victory Friday night at CASHS Field House.

The loss knocked Chambersburg out of a possible co-division championship — the Trojans are now 16-3 (11-2 MPC) and CV finished 13-1 in the league.

With 2:06 left in regulation, the Trojans’ Eli Shearer tied the game 41-41 by hitting a pair of free throws. Neither team could score again before the final buzzer, with Chambersburg turning the ball over twice and CD once. A shot by Jai’tavius Kelly would not go down before the final buzzer.

In OT, Kelley’s basket tied the score 43-43, but that was the final bucket for the Trojans.

The Trojans turned the ball over on three of the next four possessions, and the Rams (13-4, 10-2 MPC) took advantage with a basket, two free throws each by Donovan Hill and Keon Dockins, then Dockins, Andrew Rinaldi and Christian Wilburn each hit 1 of 2 foul shots for CD to clinch it.

Central Dauphin led the whole game after Chambersburg held a 3-1 lead, until Shearer’s two free throws with 2:06 left.

Shearer led the Trojans with 18 points and Jacob Bassham had 13, including 7 in the fourth quarter. Hill led the Rams with 21 points.

Central Dauphin 52, Chambersburg 44
CENTRAL DAUPHIN
Andrew Rinaldi 0 2-4 2, Christian Wilburn 2 1-2 6, Jaydon Laudermilch 2 0-0 5, Travis Linn 1 0-0 2, Jeff Franz 3 1-3 7, Keon Dockins 3 3-4 9, Donovan Hill 8 5-8 21. Totals 17 12-21 52.
CHAMBERSBURG
Jacob Bassham 4 3-4 13, Carter Fogal 0 0-0 0, Eli Shearer 7 3-4 18, Jai’tavius Kelly 3 0-0 7, Andon Martin 1 1-4 3, James Lilley 0 0-0 0, Nevin Yeager 0 0-0 0, Noah Yeager 1 0-0 3. Totals 12 7-12 44.
Central Dauphin      14    11    7    9    11   —    52
Chambersburg           6    14    9    12    3   —    44
3-point shots — CD 2 (Christian, Laudermilch); Chbg 5 (Bassham 2, Shearer, Kelly, No.Yeager).