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The Dragon Soccer team faced the Huntingdon Bearcats this week in a match that consisted of double overtime just to end in a tie. The Dragons started out in the first half behind by two scores but managed to tie the game in the second half. Caleb Peck scored at 47:03, assisted by Jacob Heuston. Then, shortly after, Robert Long-Yarrison scored at 56:40, assisted by Logan Hummel. This led to overtime, when both teams were left scoreless. Then, in double overtime, both teams were left scoreless once again, forcing the game to be declared a draw....
Over the course of the week, the Lady Dragon Soccer team faced both the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers and the Bedford Lady Bisons. Against the Panthers, the Dragons found an overwhelming 10-2 victory, while falling just short in a 3-1 loss to the Bisons. Against the Panthers, Bethanie Kensinger scored the opening goal for the Dragons around the 12-minute mark. The Panthers tied the game at 22 minutes, but Kira Trexler scored a mere four minutes later for the Dragons to take back the lead. Lakkyn...
In an away match against the Tyrone Lady Eagles and a home match against the Huntingdon Lady Bearcats, the Lady Dragon Tennis team took home two 5-0 victories to jump to a 2-0 record. Against the Eagles, Julia Ritchey won the first singles match with set scores of 6-1 and 6-0. Brooklyn Coppersmith lost in the first set, but came back with two scores of 7-6 and 6-4 for a win in the second singles match. Ashlynn Renner won the third singles match in a shutout with two set scores of 6-0. Zoe Grill and Kate Dunn paired for the first doubles match...
Facing off against the Bellefonte Red Raiders in their season opener, it was no surprise that the Dragons would start out a fresh season strong. A shutout for the Dragon defense combined with Central’s stunning offensive game paired well for a 49-0 overall victory. Though starting the game kicking off, the Dragon defense made quick work of the Raider offense. This allowed Central’s run game to plow down the field, ending with a one yard run from Hunter Smith for a Dragon touchdown with 7:44 remaining in the first quarter. The Dragon def...
BOYS SOCCER Facing the Chestnut Ridge Lions, the Central Dragon Boys Soccer team cinched a 4-2 victory in their season opener. At 14:12 in the first half, Avery Campbell scored the first goal of the game assisted by Jacob Heuston. The Dragons then held off the Lions until 31:43 where Chestnut Ridge tied the game with a score of their own. Early in the second half, at 48:27, Alexander Eicher scored for the Dragons assisted by Logan Hummel. The Lions tied the game at 2-2 at 54:12 shortly after....
Softball The third seeded Lady Dragons faced the second seeded Juniata Lady Indians in the district six AAA semi-finals. A 6-0 loss will now end the Dragons' season. Early on in the game, the Dragons gave up a mere three runs to the Indians in the bottom of the first. The score for a majority of the rest of the game would remain the same until the bottom of the sixth inning, where the Indians added another three to their total to solidify a loss for the Dragons. The Dragons attained a mere two h...
To finish out the regular season of the Central Lady Dragon Softball team, they faced the Central Cambria Lady Red Devils. After a rough first inning, the Dragons fell behind and were never able to catch up, losing 6-2. Against the Red Devils, the Dragons fell into an early deficit after their opponents scored four in the first inning and two in the second. After scoring one in the second, the Dragons scored another in the third to only trail by four, a deficit that would remain the rest of the...
Against the Penn Cambria Panthers in the first round of the District Six 3A playoffs, the game looked bleak for the Central Dragons from the start. Coming into a two-run deficit after the second inning, and that deficit extending to six runs in the fourth, things were not great for the Dragons on either side of the ball. However, the rally began in the fourth inning, where Dalton Metzger managed to drive two runs in to break the Dragons’ cold streak. An inning later, Britton Marko achieved the same feat, now having the Dragons only trail by t...
In a long, four game week for the Dragons, they came out on top, 4-0, with many dominating victories. The Dragons had a 17-11 win over the Phillipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers, a 9-0 win over the Richland Rams, a 17-2 win over the Johnstown Trojans and a 4-2 win over the Bishop McCourt Crushers. The Dragons jumped to a five-run lead in the first inning but that was dropped to two after the Mountaineers scored three in the second. The Dragons scored three in the fourth, while giving up two in the same inning. The Dragons exploded with nine runs in...
Bouncing back from the Bald Eagle loss, the Lady Dragons pounded their opponents this week, finding victories of 12-1, 6-0 and 13-1 over the Richland Lady Rams, the Phillipsburg-Osceola Lady Mountaineers and the Altoona Lady Mountain Lions respectively. Against the Rams, the game remained at a low score for a majority of the start of the game. The Dragons scored one in the third, followed by two in the fifth and one more in the sixth. In the seventh, however, the Dragons exploded with eight runs...
In a three-game week, the Lady Dragon Softball team found crushing victories in their first two matchups against the Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders and the Johnstown Lady Trojans with 15-0 victories over both, including a Senior Night victory over the Trojans. Sadly, as the week neared its end, the Dragons fell to the Bald Eagle Area Lady Eagles in a crushing 10-0 defeat. Against the Marauders, the Dragons jumped to an early lead as they normally do, scoring eight in the first inning, followed by one in the third, and six in the fourth to put...
The Lady Dragons continued their reign of victory with two more opponents squashed throughout the week. The Dragons faced the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers and the Bedford Lady Bisons and found 17-0 and 12-2 victories respectively. Against the Panthers, the Lady Dragons absolutely dominated, scoring seven right off the bat in the first inning, while adding four in the third and another six in the fourth for a run-rule victory. Lacey Lynn was the winning pitcher, recording six strikeouts and a mere one walk. Madison Kennedy had six RBIs, clearing...
The Dragon Baseball team faced two opponents this week: the Penn Cambria Panthers and the Bedford Bisons. A 15-5 victory over the Panthers and a 7-2 victory over the Bisons cemented the Dragons at a 12-2 record at the week’s end. Against the Panthers, the Dragons jumped to an early seven-run lead, scoring four in the first and three in the second. After scoring one in the third, the Panthers brought it to a two-point game in the top of the fifth before the Dragons responded with seven runs to take control of the game. Jeff Hoenstine hit a w...
The Lady Dragons’ past few games have left them in a slump. After the 5-4 loss to the Rangers and this week’s 9-3 loss to the Chestnut Ridge Lions, the Dragons were finally able to turn things around with a 17-0 victory over the Bishop Carroll Lady Huskies and a 10-6 victory over the Westmont Hilltop Lady Hilltoppers. After the losing streak, the Dragons came ready to play when facing the Bishop Carroll Huskies, scoring 12 in the first inning and adding another five in the second while shutting out the Huskies for a run-rule victory. Lacey Lyn...
After the Dragons hit a slump in the Curve Classic, they rebounded well, crushing all of their opponents in their next week of games. A 15-5 victory over the Chestnut Ridge Lions, 15-0 victory over the Bishop Carroll Huskies and 9-6 victory over the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers left the Dragons 3-0 for the week. Against the Lions, the Dragons jumped to an early lead right off the bat, scoring five in the first inning followed by seven in the second. Another one in the third and two more in the fourth finalized the Dragons’ scoring, while o...
In a grueling, four-game week, the Dragons came out 2-2, being handed their first loss in years in the Curve Classic. The week started out against the Somerset Eagles, where the Dragons squeaked out a 4-2 victory. Afterwards, the Dragons crushed the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers in an 18-9 victory. To finish out the week, the Dragons played two games as part of the 2023 Curve Classic. In the first game of the week, the Dragons narrowly edged out a victory over the Somerset Eagles. The Dragons took a one-run lead in the first inning before the Ea...
In a three-game week, the Lady Dragons dominated their first two opponents, finding victories of 8-0 and 12-2 over the Somerset Lady Eagles and Westmont Hilltop Lady Hilltoppers respectively. However, finishing out the week, the Lady Dragons fell just short in the final moments of the game against the Forest Hills Lady Rangers, ending in a 5-4 loss. Against the Eagles, the Dragons’ defense was led by Madison Kennedy, who pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout. The Dragons’ eight runs were split throughout the game: two in the second inn...
The Lady Dragon Softball team continued the winning streak with three games this past week: one against the Richland Lady Rams and two against the Bishop McCourt Crushers. The match against the Rams was over in just six innings with an 11-1 score, while the two games against the Crushers ended in 11-1 and 8-6 victories for the Lady Dragons. Against the Rams, the Dragons jumped to an early lead, scoring four in the first inning and three in the second whilst only giving up one. Another run...
The undefeated Dragon baseball team continued its season with two games against the Richland Rams and the Bishop McCourt Crushers, with 5-0 and 9-2 victories, respectively. Against the Rams, the Dragons scored three runs in the third inning and two in the fifth to total their score, while Pitcher Kaleb Mountain threw a complete game one-hit shutout to keep the Ram’s side of the scoreboard empty. Jeff Hoenstine had three hits, including a double, and scored two runs. Eli Muthler had two hits, a double as well, and scored two runs. Griffin S...
After opening week, in which the Dragons found two overwhelming victories of 14-7 and 15-5 against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders and the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils respectively, Central then faced the Johnstown Trojans to have another empowering success, finding a 15-0 victory. Jeff Hoenstine and Luke Bettwy each had two hits, which included a double, and had two RBI’s each. Baron Dionis had a double along with a few other hits to drive in four runs throughout the game. Trenten Butler also drove in two runs to round out the Dragons offense. D...
Staring off the season, the Lady Dragons' opening week pitted them against the Johnstown Lady Trojans and the Huntingdon Lady Bearcats. The Dragons crushed the competition, winning with scores of 28-0 and 10-0. Against the Trojans, the Dragons dominated on both sides of the ball, scoring 12 runs in the first inning, six in the second, and another 10 in the third, with 17 hits throughout the game, all while holding the Trojans to no runs on a no-hitter from pitchers Lacey Lynn (shown) and...
Moving on to next year is all that's left to do for the Central Boys Basketball team, who faced a devastating loss to the Johnstown Trojans in the District Six 4A championship as their last game. The Dragons had lost their offensive touch in the LHAC championship, and this night was no different. The Trojans jumped to a 7-0 lead right off the bat in the first quarter, and the Dragons were left trailing all night after. The first quarter ended with the Dragons in a 13-5 deficit and a mere three p...
In the last game of the regular season, the Lady Dragons faced the Bedford Lady Bisons. Falling just short in the overtime game, the Dragons took a loss in their final game 47-45. After a slow start in the first quarter, trailing by 12, the Dragons picked it up, cutting the Bisons’ lead to just one at half. The Dragons took the lead in the third, and held it for most of the second half before the Bisons hit a late-game three to tie it up. A low-scoring overtime left the Dragons with four points, while the Bisons edged them out with six. B...
In a long, three-game week, the Dragons started off by facing the Bedford Bisons to round out the regular season, finding an overwhelming 77-40 victory. Moving into playoffs, the Dragons faced the Penn Cambria Panthers in the first round of the Laurel Highlands playoffs. Another victory with a score of 60-49 gave the Dragons a shot at the Laurel Highlands Championship against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders, the team that tacked on the Dragons only loss in the season up to this point. A rough...
In two more games throughout the week, the Dragon basketball team found overwhelming victories against both the Chestnut Ridge Lions and the Central Cambria Red Devils. Against the Lions, the Dragons dominated with a 62-28 win, and had a Senior Night victory over the Red Devils with a score of 65-38. Against the Lions, the Dragons held their opponents to a mere three points in the first quarter, and led with 13. By half, the Dragons extended their lead further, 31-10. The Dragons continued to...
With the end of the season at hand, the Lady Dragons fell to both of their opponents this week: the Central Cambria Lady Red Devils and the Johnstown Lady Trojans with tight scores of 71-65 and 61-57 respectively. Against the Red Devils, the Lady Dragons held to a close offensive game throughout the night. Trailing by a mere eight after the first quarter, the Dragons were able to drop it to six by half with a 34-28 score. The Dragons were able to cut the lead even shorter in the third, but stumbled in the fourth, and despite the outstanding...
The Lady Dragons faced three opponents throughout the week: the Bishop Carroll Lady Huskies, the Chestnut Ridge Lady Lions and the Richland Lady Rams. The Dragons were able to find one victory against the Huskies with a score of 56-47, but suffered losses against the others, 52-40 and 50-37 respectively. Against the Huskies, the Dragons soared at the beginning to take a seven-point lead after the first quarter. However, a push by the Huskies left the score tied 28-28 at half. Each team scored 11 in the third quarter to keep the game tied,...
The Dragons faced two opponents this week en route to securing a playoff spot with the end of the regular season fast approaching. A 69-49 victory over the Bishop Carroll Huskies and a 58-37 victory over the Richland Rams propelled the Dragons to an 18-1 record, along with a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. Against the Huskies, a high-scoring first half left the Dragons with a three-point lead after the first quarter, followed by a 30-29 lead at half. A less-than-stellar offensive half for the...
The Dragon wrestling team faced the Penn Cambria Panthers in the team preliminaries of District Six AA playoffs. The Dragons did not have a great showing, only hitting three individual victories totaling 18 points in their 59-18 loss. In the 107 weight class, Bailey Wilt had a pin over Keaton Brooks at 3:12. Tyler Biesinger also had a pin in his match, over Isaiah Chry at 2:49. The Dragons’ last victory came from Isaac Smith in the 139 weight class with another pin at 2:36 over Bane Mallory. Despite the loss, the Dragons have one more team m...
The Central Dragon Wrestling team continued its season with two matches this week against the Johnstown Trojans and the Chestnut Ridge Lions, as well as competing in the Bedford Thomas Tournament. The Dragons suffered a 54-15 loss to the Trojans and were completely swept in a 74-0 loss to the Lions. The Dragons had three individual victories against the Trojans. The first was a 7-5 decision for Isaac Smith over Ethan Bopper. Bailey Wilt and Tyler Biesinger both won matches via forfeit. At the Bedford Thomas tournament, the Dragons had many indi...
The Lady Dragon Basketball team faced two opponents this week: the Chestnut Ridge Lady Lions and the Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders. In two close matches, the Lady Dragons fell just short, ending with 58-38 and 55-47 losses respectively. Against the Lions, the Dragons trailed by a mere four at the end of the first quarter. At half, the Dragons fell into a deeper deficit, trailing 35-18. The Dragons fought to nearly match the Lions’ offense throughout the second half, but were unable to surpass their opponents, ending the game in defeat. M...
Two out of three ain't bad, as they say. In the three matches the Dragons faced throughout the week, they found success in two, and were given their first loss of the season in the other. To start the week, the Dragons dominated the match against the Chestnut Ridge Lions, winning 71-42. Against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders, however, they stumbled, taking a 48-43 loss. In a rescheduled match against the Johnstown Trojans, the Dragons had a 69-58 victory to finish out the week. Against the...
With matches against two tough opponents, the outcome of the week was truly unpredictable for the Central Lady Dragons. Against the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers, the Dragons faltered and ended the game with a 45-30 loss. Against the Somerset Lady Eagles, a tight match ended with the Dragons just three points behind in a 60-57 loss. After trailing 20-12 against the Panthers, a second-half push attempt was made by the Dragons, but was mildly unsuccessful. The Dragons were outscored in every quarter by at least two points. Bralyn Ellis led with 16 p...
The Central Dragon Wrestling team solely faced the Somerset Eagles this week in a match. The Dragons had a mere three individual victories totaling 18 points for a 54-18 loss. For the 160 weight class, there was a double forfeit. For the 107 weight class, Bailey Wilt had a forfeit victory. Tyler Biesinger had a pin on Ali Akanaan at 1:25 for the 114 weight class. The Dragons only other victory came in the 139 weight class where Isaac Smith had a pin over Toby Walker at 2:59. The Dragons fell victim to six forfeit victories throughout the match...
In a highly anticipated game, the undefeated Central Scarlet Dragons faced the undefeated Penn Cambria Panthers for a night that packed the gym. After ending regulation time with a tied score of 49-49, two overtime periods elapsed before the Dragons took a three-point lead to end the game with a score of 62-59. Later in the week, the Dragons returned home to face the Somerset Eagles, where they found a dominating 65-27 victory. After leading 24-15 at half, the Dragons felt confident in their abi...
The Central Dragon Basketball team had their hands full with three games throughout the week against capable opponents. The Dragons prevailed against the Forest Hills Rangers, the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers and the Bishop McCourt Crushers. The Dragons seized victories of 72-56, 66-50 and 70-59, respectively. Against the Rangers, the Dragons had a lively first half to push to a 43-25 halftime lead. However, the Dragons slipped up a touch in the third quarter, allowing their lead to diminish to...
Despite a victory in the previous week giving hope to the Central Lady Dragon Basketball team, hitting a rough patch during a three-game week left the Dragons with only one win this week. Facing the Forest Hills Lady Rangers, the Westmont Hilltop Lady Hilltoppers, and the Bishop McCourt Lady Crushers, the Dragons had two losses in the first two matches - 63-33 and 54-35, respectively - before clinching a 65-62 victory against the Crushers. On a Monday match-up against the Rangers, things looked...
Facing the Forest Hills Rangers and the Richland Rams, the Dragon Wrestlers found themselves 1-1 to end the week, finally attaining a regular season victory. After a 56-12 loss to the Rangers, the Dragons achieved a 30-21 victory over the Rams. Against the Rangers, the Dragons had just two victories to account for the 12 team points. Isaac Smith recorded a pin over Jacob Gould at 3:59, and Tyler Biesinger had a forfeit victory for his weight class. Against the Rams, however, Biesinger had a pin on Ethan Cutuli at 1:57. Camdyn Wenerick also...
Throughout the season, the Lady Dragon basketball team has struggled to finish a game on top, despite being ever so close to cinching a victory in many games, including a six-point loss to the Marauders, a three-point loss to the Rams, and a one-point loss to the Red Devils. Friday night's 47-30 victory against the Bedford Lady Bisons seemed to be a turning point for the Dragons. "Before, we were struggling to play as a team, but now we're really finding our groove and really playing together,...
The Central Dragon Wrestlers had matches against the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs and the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers this week, and despite having a few individual victories, lost to both 54-21 and 30-28 respectively. However, at the "Bloody Run Duals," the Dragons did find one 36-30 victory against James Buchanan High School. Against the Bulldogs, despite the overall team loss, four members found individual victories. Avery Campbell recorded a pin over Shawn Weyandt at 1:48, and Kaden Horn won...
In facing two more opponents, the Central Dragon basketball team continued its dominance of the schedule up to this point. The Dragons pulled out a 55-37 victory over the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils and a 58-40 victory over the Bedford Bisons. Against the Blue Devils, the Dragons took a small lead early in the game, but kept it throughout the entirety of the match. After outscoring the Blue Devils by 16 in the second quarter, a 27-8 halftime lead fed the Dragons’ confidence. Central scored another 20 in the third quarter before backing off to f...
Lady Dragons find a Win The Lady Dragon Basketball team traveled to take part in the Reliance Bank Holiday Tournament hosted by Northern Blair Kiwanis. After coming up just short against the Bellwood-Antis Lady Blue Devils in a 60-46 loss, the Dragons edged out a 40-37 victory over the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers in their consolation game. The Dragons were in a serious deficit against the Blue Devils at halftime. A slow first half for the Dragons left them trailing 38-16. Picking it up in the sec...
Throughout the week, the Lady Dragons came incredibly close to victory, but fell just short in both their matches against the Richland Lady Rams as well as the Central Cambria Lady Red Devils with scores of 54-51 and 44-43. A quick first half for the Dragons ended with them in an 8-point deficit to the Rams. After the third quarter, that deficit lengthened to 11. The Dragons nearly made an astounding comeback in the fourth quarter, scoring 22 over the Rams’ 14, but couldn’t overcome the last three points. MacKenzie Rhykerd, Megan Diehl, and...
A lack of members leaves the Central Dragon Wrestling team with many forfeit matches, meaning an almost impossibility of winning a match as a team. Nothing stops members, however, from competing individually, as they did at the Penn Cambria Holiday Classic. Later in the week, although ending with a 45-24 loss, many individual matches ended with success for the Dragon Wrestlers against the Central Cambria Red Devils. Though losing in the first round of the tournament, Tyler Biesinger found victory in his next two consolation matches with a 7-5...
The Central Dragon Basketball team stays undefeated this week heading into the Christmas break, a great feat for any basketball team. A 52-34 victory over the Richland Rams and 56-32 win over the Central Cambria Red Devils propels the Dragons to a 5-0 record. Against the Rams, the Dragons edged out a slight lead after the first quarter, but completely shutout the Richland offense in the second quarter. Keeping them at zero points in the second quarter, the Dragons took a 27-10 halftime lead. The Dragons’ balanced attack between offense and d...
The Lady Dragon Basketball team ended the week 1-1, coming upon the cusp of victory but falling just short against the Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders 52-46, then seizing a 53-52 victory over the Bishop Carroll Huskies later in the week. Facing the Marauders, Elana Decker and Megan Diehl led the offensive charge with 11 points each. Down by 11 at half, the Dragons held the Marauders to only six in the third quarter, shortening their lead in the process. With a more intense second half, the Dragons picked up the tempo to compete with the...
The Central Dragon Wrestling team started off the season with a bout against the Bedford Bisons. A final score of 52-12 for a loss for the Dragons doesn’t truly reflect the outcome of the match. Of the 14 possible matches, eight were ruled forfeits for the Dragons due to lack of wrestlers. Of the remaining six, two ended with victory. In the 114-weight class, Tyler Biesinger toppled Addison Wright by recording a fall at 1:52. The other win came from the 145-weight class by Isaac Smith, who defeated Kyler Gardner, clocking a fall at 1:57 into t...
Facing two skilled opponents, the Dragons had their hands full throughout the week against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders and the Bishop Carroll Huskies. Against both the Bishop teams, the Dragons held to a close game in the first half, followed by an explosive offensive push in the third quarter for 61-38 and 70-42 victories respectively. Against the Marauders, a close first half ended with a tied 20-20 score. Out the gate after halftime, the Dragons turned up the intensity on both sides of...
Due to a successful football season, the Central Scarlet Dragon Basketball team had just under a week of full practices with the whole team. This didn't stop them, however, from seizing victory in their home opener of the season against the Huntingdon Bearcats. The Dragons' overall physicality and persistence led to their 64-29 victory over the Bearcats. With the limited practice time, the Dragon offense was stifled for the match. Defense quickly became the key factor in the Dragon victory. The...
After making an appearance in the state semi-finals the year prior, the Central Scarlet Dragons were eager to take the next step this year through the match against the Belle Vernon Leopards. Unfortunately, the Dragons fell short once again in a 21-17 loss to the Leopards. The Dragons began by kicking off to the Leopards, which was immediately returned for a touchdown. Starting off in a seven-point deficit, the Dragons' offense could not make enough headway with the ball, forcing a turnover...
