Alex Albright

BOYS BASKETBALL
Greencastle-Antrim 59, Middletown 32: The Blue Devils put together a strong first half on the road Wednesday night and comfortably took care of the Blue Raiders in a Mid Penn Colonial game.

Greencastle (2-1, 1-0 MPC) held a 34-14 lead by the end of the first half and cruised from there.

Alex Albright was on fire for G-A, knocking down five 3-pointers on his way to scoring a career-high 28 points. He tallied 12 points in the first period to stake the Blue Devils to an 18-6 lead.

Middletown did not score more than 10 points in any quarter.

Landen Swain scored 7 points for Greencastle and Ryan Schick added 6. For Middletown (0-3), Josh Stains led with 12 points.

Greencastle 59, Middletown 32
GREENCASTLE
Dez Holman 2 0-0 5, Alex Albright 11 1-2 28, Landen Swain 3 0-0 7, Bryce Davidson 1 1-2 3, Camden Eby 2 -0-0 4, Ryan Schick 2 2-2 6, Zane Oberholzer 0 0-0 0, Joey Bowers 0 0-0 0, Dane Medina 0 0-0 0, Brady Kagarise 2 0-2 4, Jex McDowell 1 0-0 2, Cooper Green 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-8 59.
MIDDLETOWN
Nickayus Zenon 1 0-2 3, James Queen 1 1-2 3, Tyson Snyder 1 0-0 2, Caiden McDonald 2 0-0 4, Josh Stains 4 3-4 12, Ian Shaffer 1 0-0 2, Jaryree Sawyer 2 0-0 4, Carter DeJesus 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 4-8 32.
Greencastle            18     16     6     19     —     59     
Middletown             9       5      8     10     —     32
3-point shots — GA 7 (Albright 5, Holman, Swain); Midd 2 (Zenon, Stains).

Kiersten Swain

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Middletown 59, Greencastle-Antrim 40: The Blue Devils trailed by only 3 points early in the third period, but the Blue Raiders pulled away for a Mid Penn Colonial win at Greencastle on Wednesday night.

Jayla Koser was tough for G-A to handle on defense, scoring 23 points, including five 3-pointers. she scored at last 4 points in each quarter for Middletown (3-0, 1-0 MPC).

The Blue Devils (3-2, 0-1 MPC) had a 7-0 run early in the game, but then went about 4 minutes without scoring. They trailed by 10 at halftime and used a quick start in the third to get within 3 points before the Blue Raiders pulled away.

For Greencastle, Kiersten Swain kept her team in the game with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Sophie Fries added 8 point and 6 boards. Ellie Bigler had 6 rebounds and Liv Carey had 5.

G-A coach Scott McKeever said, “I told the girls that this would be a really good measuring stick of where we are early in the season. Middletown plays very fast and challenges you with their skill and speed. I told them after the game that even though the outcome wasn’t what we wanted, it showed we could play with a really good team for a really long time, and will teach us the things we need to focus on.”

Middletown 59, Greencastle 40
MIDDLETOWN
Emma Cleland 6 1-1 14, Aja Rossum 2 0-0 5, Jayla Koser 9 0-0 23, Journee Stover 1 0-0 2, Ezyreia Wallington 1 0- 2, Riley Cavrich 1 0-0 3, Ja’Laiyah Stover 3 0-0 6, Destiny Gassert 2 0-0 4.Totals 25 1-1 59.
GREENCASTLE
Callie Izer 1 0-0 2, Minnie Gambacurta 0 0-0 0, Leilah Swain 0 0-0 0, Braelyn Cordell 0 0-0 0, Morgan Baer 1 0-0 3, Liv Carey 2 0-0 6, Ellie Bigler 0 1-2 1, Kiersten Swain 7 0-0 18, Alannah Coleman 1 0-0 2, Miranda Martin 0 0-0 0, Sophie Fries 3 2-3 8. Totals 15 3-5 40.
Middletown         16     16     16     11     —     59       
Greencastle          10     12       8     10     —     40
3-point shots — Midd 8 (Koser 5, Cleland, Rossum, Cavrich); GA 7 (Swain 4, Carey 2, Baer).