Basketball

Chambersburg roundup: Girls and boys defeat Cougars

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Chambersburg 63, Harrisburg 37: The Trojans halted a six-game losing skid by crushing the Cougars for the second time this season, this time by 27 points in a Mid Penn Commonwealth game Tuesday night at CASHS Field House.

Bree Paetow

Chambersburg (3-12, 2-6 MPC) led by only three points at halftime, but outscored Harrisburg (5-8, 3-6 MPC) 25-14 in the third period and 20-6 in the fourth.

“Lily Cornwell played well for us and TiTi Kelly gave us a spark off the bench,” Trojan coach Jamiur King said. “Ella Parker gave us a third body attacking the glass on both ends of the floor, and Bree Paetow bounced back in the final three quarters, finding a rhythm after struggling in the first.”

Cornwell scored all 16 of her points in the second half, including 10 in the third, and hit four 3-pointers.

Kelly scored 7 of her career-high 13 points in the first period and Paetow equaled her career high with 10 points.

Chambersburg 63, Harrisburg 37
HARRISBURG
N.Waters 6 0-1 17, Henry 2 0-0 4, Prout 1 0-0 2, Quispe 1 0-0 2, Frost 2 0-2 4, P.Waters 4 0-0 8. Totals 14 0-3 37.
CHAMBERSBURG
Daijah Wallace 2 0-0 5, Sophia Mauriello 0 0-0 0, Bree Paetow 3 2-5 10, Ella Parker 2 2-3 6, Nizaya 0 0-1 0, Hailey Frankhouser 0 1-2 1, TiTi Kelly 6 1-2 13, Bridget Kemerer 1 0-0 2, Kylee Miller 3 0-0 6, Riley 1 2-4 4, Lily Cornwell 6 0-0 16. Totals 23 8-17 63.
Harrisburg                      10    7    14      6    —    37
Chambersburg               13    7    25    20    —    63
3-point shots — Harr 0; (N.Waters 4, ); Chbg 7 (Cornwell 4, Paetow 2, Wallace).

BOYS BASKETBALL
Chambersburg 55, Harrisburg 48: The Trojans parleyed a 23-14 first-quarter advantage into a lead they kept until the end of their Mid Penn Commonwealth road win over the Cougars on Tuesday night.

Jacob Bassham

Chambersburg (9-6, 4-4 MPC) led 23-14 after one and 32-20 at halftime.

“We played a really good first half and received a lots of contributions from a variety of people,” Trojan coach Shawn Shreffler said. “We were solid defensively, including clearing the boards, which led to a lot of great looks in transition.”

Jacob Bassham tallied 19 points for Chambersburg, including banging in all four of his 3-pointers in the first half. J.J. Kelly produced 18 points and Carter Fogal added 10.

Shreffler said, “Coming off a couple of close losses and its first win, Harrisburg played an inspired second half. We were excellent down the stretch from the line (Fogal was 4-for-4) and worked hard to earn enough tough stops to seal the win.”

The Cougars are 1-11, 0-9 MPC.

Chambersburg 55, Harrisburg 48
CHAMBERSBURG
Jacob Bassham 7 1-4 19, Ari Snyder 0 0-0 0, Carter Fogal 2 4-4 10, Stanley Lozius 1 0-0 2, Colton Cornwell 0 0-0 0, J.J. Kelly 7 4-4 18, Aden Swatsburg 0 0-0 0, Sedrick Vessah 2 0-0 4, Talon Brewer 0 0-0 0, Treyton Sarvis 0 0-0 0, Jermere Jones 1 0-2 2. Totals 20 9-14 55.
HARRISBURG
Bair 3 0-0 6, Singleton 2 0-0 4, Brown 1 0-0 2, Lewis 1 3-4 5, Graves 2 0-0 5, Riley 6 5-7 18, Jones 3 0-0 6, Pena 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 8-11 48.
Chambersburg           23    9    10    13    —    55     
Harrisburg                  14    6    12    16    —    48
3-point shots — Chbg 6 (Bassham 4, Fogal 2); Harr 2 (Graves, Riley).

Keagan Myers

BOYS SWIMMING
Cumberland Valley 102, Chambersburg 83: The Trojans claimed six first-place finishes, but it wasn’t quite enough to overcome the Eagles in a Mid Penn Commonwealth meet at CV on Tuesday afternoon.

Derek Estep was part of four of those first-place efforts for Chambersburg (4-1, 3-1 MPC). He was first in the 200 freestyle in 1:45.84 and in the 100 free in 47.60.

In addition he and Brandon Estep, Joseph Decker and Alex Kaczmark won the 200 medley relay in 1:39.93, and those four also took the 400 free relay in 3:20.04.

The other wins for the Trojans were by Jed Ritchie in the 500 free (4:59.92) and Keagan Myers in diving with 198.25 points.

Kaczmark lost a close race in the 50 free — his time of 22.63 was only 3 tenths of a second behind the winner.

Jillian Johnson

GIRLS SWIMMING
Cumberland Valley 124, Chambersburg 59: The Eagles won all but three events and captured a Mid Penn Commonwealth victory over the Trojans at CV on Tuesday afternoon.

Maddie Shifler was responsible for two of the wins for Chambersburg (2-3, 1-3 MPC), racing to first in the 200 freestyle in 2:03.11 and the 100 free in 56.49. She won by just 6 tenths of a second in the first event and by a mere .35 in the second.

Diver Jillian Johnson grabbed the other win for the Trojans, scoring 117.30 to edge her CV opponent, who had 116.65.

Layne Rydbom had a near-miss in the 50 free, posting a time of 26.01 to fall by just 2 tenths of a second.

Chambersburg coach Hali Cormany said, “Cumberland Valley is a very deep team and I was glad we got a few wins. Maddie and Margot (Ritchie) had great meets with best times. The 50 free showed that the relays are coming together for the postseason.

“I’m proud of the girls for their outlook and resilience today.”