Boys Basketball
Bellwood-Antis faced off in a lopsided loss against Bellefonte Wednesday. The offense competed in the first half of the game but fell flat in the second half. B-A’s inconsistency on offense continued its trend.
The Blue Devils dropped their ninth game of the season with a final score of 53-21.
B-A battled with the Raiders in the first half. The boys came out to an early 11-9 lead in the first quarter. Bellefonte soon found some rhythm on offense and took a 22-18 lead heading into the half.
Jackson Dorminy totaled eight points and Martin Fatzinger hit two threes to register six. The offense nearly disappeared the rest of the game.
“The second half was rough offensively, and that resulted from us not being aggressive and attacking the hoop,” senior Holden Schreier said.
Bellefonte came out hot in the second half. The Raiders scored 17 points in the third. Quinn Eckley-Jones dropped 20 points to lead the offensive charge. Liam Halterman followed suit with 13 of his own. B-A went scoreless in the third quarter.
Bellefonte sealed the game in the fourth by putting up 14 more to their total. The Raiders held the Blue Devils to only three points in the second half.
The boys will now travel to Clearfield Friday night at 7:30. The Bison are currently 2-5 on the year.
Girls Basketball
The Lady Blue Devils played against the Bellefonte Raiders on Wednesday night. B-A won by a large margin, with a final score of 49-24.
Bellwood-Antis started the game off strong after a 13-0 score at the end of the first quarter.
B-A had a lot of factors contributing to help get this win. Junior Lilly Gerwert dropped 22 points, which was the most in the game. Junior Marissa Cacciotti helped defensively, getting six steals in the game.
This win over the Raiders put B-A at a 7-4 record this season. Bellefonte is now 1-7.
“We haven’t had the best competition, so it’s good that everyone can step in, and we can all play as a team,” Gerwert said. “We can’t lay back on good teams, we need to have better transitions and come out with a lot of energy to win these next couple of games.”
The Lady Blue Devils host a game against the Clearfield Bison on Friday night. The game will start at 7:30.
