BOYS BASKETBALL
Carlisle 68, Chambersburg 63: The Thundering Herd played an inspired game and led all the way to pull off a surprising upset win over the Trojans in a Mid Penn Commonwealth game in Carlisle on Wednesday night.

Colton Cornwell

The Herd is now 4-16 and won their first division game of the season in 13 tries. Chambersburg (14-6, 9-5 MPC) had come in winning 10 of its last 11 games.

Carlisle outscored the Trojans 16-8 in the first quarter and the closest Chambersburg got after that was within 6 points twice inside the final minute of play.

“Carlisle played extremely well,” Trojan coach Shawn Shreffler said. “They shot the ball well, got to a lot more loose balls than us, and put four guys in double-figure scoring.

“Conversely, we struggled to convert good looks, created a number of loose ball chances but didn’t get enough of them, and lacked the balanced scoring that has been a staple of our success.”

The loss dampened a spectacular game by Trojan senior guard Colton Cornwell, who poured in a career-high 38 points. He scored 8 points in the first quarter, 11 in the second, 5 in the third and 14 in the fourth. He nailed six 3-pointers.

Landon Buhrman added 9 points for Chambersburg.

For Carlisle, sophomore Isaiah Robinson scored 19 points.

Shreffler said, “We have to continue to get better at both ends of the floor. There will be nights where we’re not efficient on the offensive end, so our defense has to pick up the slack, and vice versa. Tonight we didn’t do either.”

Carlisle 68, Chambersburg 63
CHAMBERSBURG
Josh Rudy 1 0-0 2, Aedan Walker 1 0-0 3, Grayson Kegerreis 1 2-2 4, Jarrett Gipe 0 0-0 0, Angelo Onomastico 1 0-0 3, Colton Cornwell 12 8-9 38, Landon Buhrman 3 2-6 9, Seth Gilliam 0 0-0 0, Brady Truett 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 12-17 63.
CARLISLE
Cayson Johnson 5 2-2 14, Paxton Foreman 5 0-0 13, Isaiah Ream 3 0-0 6, Masyn McMeekin 2 5-6 11, Jayden Birchett 1 0-0 3, Drake Kelly 2 0-0 4, Isaiah Robinson 5 9-13 19. Totals 23 16-21 68.
Chambersburg             8     15     17     23     —     63
Carlisle                         16     20     12     20     —     68
3-point shots — Chbg 9 (Cornwell 6, Walker, Onomastico, Buhrman); Car 6 (Foreman 3, Johnson 2, Birchett).

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Carlisle 51, Chambersburg 42: The Trojans put up their highest scoring game in the last 12 games, but it wasn’t quite enough to defeat the Thundering Herd in a Mid Penn Commonwealth game Wednesday night at CASHS Field House.

Maddie Mills

Carlisle (5-14, 2-11 MPC) took an early lead, 12-6, after one quarter and increased it to 28-14 by halftime. Chambersburg (1-18, 0-14 MPC) outscored the Herd 28-23 in the second half.

“We did have more balanced scoring, but we consistently struggle to score in the first quarter,” Trojan coach Jamiur King said. ” Take nothing away from our ladies tonight — we played hard and we competed.”

Chambersburg was led by Maddie Mills, who tallied 15 points. Tori Price added 9 points, while Sophie Woy and Elli Rife scored 6 points each. The Trojans made only 2 of 9 free throws.

For the Herd, Isla Heckman produced 21 points.

Carlisle 51, Chambersburg 42
CARLISLE
Ny Harrison 3 1-2 7, Jorja Gilbert 2 0-0 5, Delany Schmick 4 1-2 9, Brynn Eiserman 1 3-6 5, Sadie McMeekin 1 0-0 2, Isla Heckman 8 5-7 21, Che’v McDonald 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 10-17 51.
CHAMBERSBURG
Selena Warren 0 0-4 0, Brynn Sekel 1 0-0 2, Maddie Mills 6 1-3 15, Bella Rife 0 0-0 0, Sophie Woy 3 0-0 6, Elli Rife 3 0-0 6 ,Ayla Whiteley 0 0-0 0, Tori Price 3 1-2 9, Bella Noel 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 2-9 42.
Carlisle                       12     16     13     10     —     51
Chambersburg           6       8      12     16     —     42
3-point shots — Car 1 (Gilbert); Chbg 4 (Mills 2, Price 2).