Sentinel photo by MIKE GOSS Juniata's Reagan Burd scores a two-pointer as Penns Valley's Lilly Smith surrounds her.

MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata dropped to 14-6 after being defeated by Penns Valley (13-7) on Tuesday evening, 59-42, in girls basketball action.

For most of the contest the game had a postseason type of atmosphere as the two teams battled back and forth with each possessing leads until the fourth quarter.

However, the Rams would take advantage of Juniata’s foul troubles and uncharacteristic-like misses as they went on to take the victory.

“A little bit of both. It didn’t help that Mylee Landis was in foul trouble and I had to pull her. That’s when they really took their lead,” said Juniata coach Hannah Geedey when asked about Landis’ late foul trouble and the team’s shots not falling in the fourth. “Yeah, the shots weren’t falling and we had some nice looks with the layups and underneath but they just weren’t falling and it looked like everything was falling for them (Penns Valley) in the second half.”

Despite the loss, the Lady Indians outrebounded the Rams, 25-21.

Leading the surge on the boards was Mylee Landis with 13. Landis also had the game-high posting a 25-point night and posting a hard-earned double-double in the loss. She was the lone multiple scorer for Juniata.

Regan Lowrey finished with six as the next highest scorer for the team.

Penns Valley finished with three players posting double-digit scoring.

Leading the way was Ellie Romig who finished with five triples on the evening while posting 19 points.

Teammate Paige Johnson closely followed with 18.

Rounding out the top scorers was Sydnie Dalton who topped out at 10. Two of her buckets came from beyond the three-point line.

Juniata opened the contest with momentum. Landis hit her first shot to give the game its first score.

After forcing a Rams’ turnover, the Indians got the ball down to Reagan Burd on the break, making it a 4-0 advantage.

Penns Valley cut into the lead on its next run down court.

Romig found herself beyond the three-point line and hit nothing but net, cutting it to one.

Sara Montoya followed up with a jumper.

Penns Valley went on a 6-0 run, taking the lead for the first time at 12-8.

But the Lady Indians took it from there, ending the quarter on a run of their own.

Leading the 8-0 run was Lindsea Gibson who netted four points while Landis and Lowrey added two each.

When the buzzer sounded in the first quarter, the Indians led 16-12

In the second quarter, Penns Valley started to heat up as they outscored the Indians, 13-7, giving them a close 25-23 advantage.

Coming out of the intermission, the two continued their battle with each one taking turns with the lead.

With the game tied at 34-34, Penns Valley’s offense again heated back up as they outscored Juniata by only a 17-15 margin.

Going into the final stanza, both teams were only four points apart at 42-38 in favor of the Rams.

However, Landis got in early foul trouble in the fourth causing her to sit and watch.

In the JV contest, the Indians held off a late Rams run to hold onto a 43-34 victory.

Juniata hosts East Juniata at 7:30 on Friday night.

Penns Valley 59, Juniata 42

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Scored: PV – Paige Johnson 8 2-3 18, Sydnie Dalton 4 0-0 10, Lilly Smith 2 0-1 4, Ellie Romig 7 0-0 19, Jordan Johnson 1 0-0 3, Elle Dinges 1 1-2 3 Totals 20 3-6 59. JUN – Sara Montoya 1 0-0 2, Grace Reinhold 1 0-0 3, Regan Lowrey 2 2-6 6, Reagan Burd 1 0-0 2, Lindsea Gibson 2 0-0 4, Mylee Landis 10 5-6 25.

Played but didn’t score : PV – Aubrey Kerstetter 0 0-0 0. JUN – Maria Campagna 0 0-0 0,Aubryn Deihl 0 0-0 0.

Three-point shots: PV – Dalton 2, Romig 5, Johnson. JUN – Reinhold.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bulldogs bounce Mustangs, 57-12

MIDDLEBURG — Jersey Shore topped Midd-West in girls hoops on Tuesday, 57-12.

Izzy Walter had 11 points for the Mustangs.

For Jersey Shore (15-4), Peyton Dincher tallied 22 points and Gracelyn Frantz added seven points. Avery Depasqua and Hannah Heaton each had six points. Sophia Stover had eight points.

Midd-West (1-19) visits Greenwood on Thursday.

Wildcats roll by Huskies, 65-34

MECHANICSBURG — Mechanicsburg girls hoops beat Mifflin County on Tuesday, 65-34.

Jalee Bodtorf had eight points for MC. Maelyn Gingrich and Jayda Kanagy each had six points. The Huskies (8-14) had seven threes.

For the Wildcats, Lauren Lebo tallied 21 points and Maycee Yanoski added 10. Asha Pratt posted 10 points. Mia Masser added eight points. The home team had 10 threes.

In JV action, Mechanicsburg beat the Huskies, 47-11. Mya Felmlee had five points.

Next, the Huskies travel to Southern Huntingdon on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Norry tops Thunder, 54-46

NORTHUMBERLAND — Northumberland Christian boys hoops beat Belleville Mennonite on Tuesday, 54-46.

Clay Ammon had 18 points and four threes for BMS and Grant Yoder added 14.

For Norry, Ethan Bennett had 26 points and Conner Bennett added 17.

BMS (5-13, 4-6 ACAA) hosts Fannett-Metal at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

9TH GRADE

BASKETBALL

Huskies dodge Wildcats, 41-32

The Mifflin County ninth grade girls basketball team picked up a second win in as many days on Tuesday defeating Mechanicsburg 41-32.

Jemma Kanagy scored a game-high 18 points and Maddie Peachey added nine for the Huskies.

The Huskies are now 15-3 and will host Altoona on Monday for their season finale at Mifflin County Junior High School with a 6:15 tip.