Central PA Youth Basketball holds double header at Central Mountain

By Bees O’Brien

MILL HALL- The 2024 Central PA Youth Basketball is in full swing and on Saturday afternoon Central Mountain High School hosted a pair of contests on their main court.

Game 1 would see Renovo down Robb Elementary 18-13. The Renovo squad is being coached by Lady Bucks’ standout Matti Mason with Kiera Paloskey and Autumn Gavlock assisting. This was a 5th & 6th Grade girls contest.

Gemma Brauns led Renovo with 8 points and Aubrey Gentzyel added 6 points. Madison Dent and Brielle Riggle each added two points in the win.

Addyson Peters led Robb with a game-high 11 points.

Game number two would pit Renovo against Mill Hall/Liberty Curtain in 3rd & 4th grade action.

Mill Hall/Liberty Curtain would come away with the victory 28-6 behind a big game from Josey McCann and her 16 points. Madalyn Hendershot and Jada Snyder each added 4 points, while Emma McDonald and Hannah Westebaun each added 2 points.

Renovo was led by Audrine Tarantella’s 4 points and Brynne Helm’s 2 points.

Mill Hall/ Liberty Curtain is coached by Central Mountain varsity volleyball coach Chip McCann, while Chuck Probst coaches the Renovo squad.

MH/Liberty Curtain 8 4 16 0 28

Renovo 4 2 0 0 6

MH/LC (28)

McCann 8 0-0 16, Houser 0 0-0 0, Hendershot 2 0-0 4, Westebaun 1 0-0 2, Snyder 2 0-0 4, McDonald 2 0-0 4,

Renovo (6)

Tarantella 2 0-0 4, Helm 1 0-0 2, Gipe 0 0-0 0, Dorey 0 0-0 0, Gentzyel 0 0-0 0, Probst 0 0-0 9, Mansfield 0 0-0 0, Houser 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Dent 0 0-0 0, Wagner 0 0-0 0,