BOYS BASKETBALL
Chambersburg 50, Central Dauphin 46: The Trojans protected a short lead down the stretch and Stan Lozius made a key basket late in a Mid Penn Commonwealth victory on the road over the Rams.

J.J. Kelly

Chambersburg (9-2, 5-2 MPC), now up to No. 2 in the District 3 Class 6A rankings, has won 5 straight games. CD falls to 9-4.

“We were really patient down the stretch, running clock and executing our late-game offense to get that great look that Stanley knocked down,” Trojan coach Shawn Shreffler said. “We demonstrated tremendous poise and decision making in that situation.”

Chambersburg managed only 15 points in the first half, but its defense did not let Central Dauphin take a big lead (22-15 at halftime). The Trojans then outscored their foe 19-12 in the third and 16-12 in the fourth.

Shreffler said, “Our defense was very solid and kept us in the game while our offense was sputtering. We took the lead fairly early in the third, then it became a back-and-forth affair until the end. We had lots of big shots and clutch plays by multiple guys.”

J.J. Kelly scored 9 of his 20 points in the third period for Chambersburg, and Jermere Jones scored all 10 of his points in the second half.

For the Rams, who made only 11 of 25 foul shots, Wayne Fletcher scored 19, but only 7 in the second half.

“This is a really tough place to play and CD is really good, as evidenced by their record and their win Tuesday over Carlisle,” Shreffler said.

The Trojans play at 2:30 Saturday vs. Lampeter-Strasburg in the Hoops for Harmony showcase at York Tech.

Chambersburg 50, Central Dauphin 46  
CHAMBERSBURG
Ari Snyder 1 0-0 2, Grayson Kegerreis 0 0-0 0, Aden Swatsburg 0 0-0 0, Stan Lozius 3 0-0 6, Ben Etter 0 0-0 0, Colton Cornwell 3 0-0 7, J.J. Kelly 8 3-7 20, Landon Buhrman 2 1-2 5, Jermere Jones 3 4-5 10. Totals 20 8-14 50.
CENTRAL DAUPHIN
Jelan Easter 5 2-5 12, Wayne Fletcher 7 2-3 19, D.J. Bridge 1 0-0 2, Lleyton Fried 0 1-2 1, Shakur Sterling 0 0-2 0, Richard Chase 0 1-2 1, Jeff Franz 0 2-6 2, Shawn Wright 3 3-5 9. Totals 16 11-25 46.
Chambersburg               8       7     19     16     —     50                 
Central Dauphin          11     11     12     12     —     46
3-point shots — Chbg 2 (Cornwell, Kelly); CD 3 (Fletcher 3).

Ella Parker

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Central Dauphin 38, Chambersburg 25: The Rams held the Trojans to just 11 points through three quarters, holding a 34-11 lead, and picked up a Mid Penn Commonwealth win at CASHS Field House on Friday night.

“Central Dauphin has so many weapons,” Chambersburg coach Jamiur King said. “Alexis Ferguson had 21 points and is a very difficult matchup for us. Last time, Olivia Green had 15. They are a very good team and they put you in places on the court that make them very successful on the defensive end of the floor.”

For the Trojans (4-9, 2-5 MPC), Emily Forrester tallied 14 points and picked off 10 rebounds. Ella Parker chipped in 8 points, going 6-for-8 at the foul line.

“Parker has had a couple of good games in a row,” King said. “She’s giving us a chance to stay in most of our games.

“We battled some injuries tonight, with T.T. Kelly and Hailey Frankhouser not at 100%, so we were a little short-handed. But the girls are getting better every day.”

Central Dauphin 38, Chambersburg 25
CENTRAL DAUPHIN
Sembrot 0 0-2 0, Matthews 1 0-2 2, Cavoli 2 2-2 7, Matinchek 0 1-2 1, Ferguson 8 4-7 21, Fletcher 1 0-0 2, Green 2 1-3 5. Totals 12 7-15 38.
CHAMBERSBURG
Selena Warren 0 0-0 0, Morgan Smith 0 0-0 0, Daijah Wallace 0 1-2 1, Bree Paetow 0 0-0 0, Marley White 1 0-0 2, Ella Parker 1 6-8 8, Hailey Frankhouser 0 0-0 0, T.T. Kelly 0 0-0 0, Emily Forrester 6 2-4 14, Riley Evans 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 9-14 25.
Central Dauphin             11    9     14       4     —     38
Chambersburg                  4     5      2     14     —     25             
3-point shots — CD 2 (Cavoli, Ferguson); Chbg 0.

WRESTLING
Trojans sit in 3rd place: Chambersburg competed in the first day of the Southern Tier Memorial Tournament at First Arena in Elmira, N.Y. on Friday and had an excellent start.

Logan Mickey

Eight of the 12 Trojan wrestlers who competed advanced to Saturday morning’s quarterfinals, and three others are still in the consolation rounds.

Chambersburg currently holds third place in the 32-team event with 56.5 points. Tioga, the New York state champion last year, is first with 76.5, Athens has 59, in fourth is Horseheads, N.Y. with 51.5 and Bellefonte has 49.

Six Trojans were 2-0 for the day, including No. 2 seed Zach Sherman at 124 (major, pin), Ashton Romberger at 131 (pin), Logan Mickey at 138 (major), Zethan Sleighter at 152 (pin), Jaccob Stoner at 190 (2 pins), and No. 2 seed Aiden Hight at 215 (2 pins).

Cody Seabolt (101)  and Frank Barrientos (285) each were 1-0 with a pin.

Ben Hoover (108), Tyler Frye (145) and Isiah Tasker (170) are alive in the consolations.

Romberger beat the No. 5 seed 3-2 in his second match, while Mickey also won 3-2 in the second round, with the winning points coming on a takedown with 44 seconds left.