Roundups: Altoona sinks Huskies, 5-0
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Ajaycia Alexander and Ava Frye each posted two goals as Altoona defeated Mifflin County (0-17-1) in girls soccer action on Monday, 5-0.
Altoona won the JV game, 9-0.
Altoona 5, Mifflin County 0
Andie Adam 4:19
Ajaycia Alexander 9:55
Ajaycia Alexander 22:38
Ava Frye 40:42
Ava Frye 47:07
Shots
Altoona, 11-2
Corners
Altoona, 2-0
Saves
MC (Taryn Hubler) 6, Altoona (Hailey Rodriguez) 2.
BOYS SOCCER
Huskies nudge Altoona, 2-0
LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County boys soccer dropped Altoona on Monday evening, 2-0.
Mifflin County assistant coach Todd R. Peters said, “This was a great and complete match played by our boys. Every player knew their job and did their job. Kolt Dixon got us on the board with 13 seconds left in the first half by testing their keeper (Krause) with a shot he couldn't handle. We encouraged being persistent at half with our play and in the places we were attacking. It was a physical match played by both teams. With 5:58 left in the second half, Brayden Benfer did some good work on the outside with the ball, by keeping a hanging defender off of him and getting into the inside of the defense, and then he found Zach Keller who hit a powerful fade-away shot low and away from the keeper to give us more breathing room. It was great to see our boys use some of the tactics within training and put it all together in 80 minutes of pure full effort and heart to get this win. Danny keeping the clean sheet, with the help of his defense, and every player being in good defensive help positions aided us in keeping the shutout.”
Each team had nine shots, Altoona had more corners, 6-4.
Altoona won the JV game, 2-0.
The Huskies (2-11-3) had more saves, 9-7.
VOLLEYBALL
Bluejays sink Tigers, 3-0
Central Columbia volleyball swept East Juniata on Monday, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.
For EJ (2-19), Mya Crissman tallied eight digs. Kaelyn Walter had three kills, three digs, two aces, two blocks and four points.
Madyson Freed added eight digs and four points. Hayley Cramer two kills, four digs, three aces and nine points.
Mazie Neimond posted nine digs and five points.
Falcons clip Huskies, 3-2
On Monday night, Mifflin County traveled to Lower Dauphin in their final road game of the regular season where their varsity team came up just short, 19-25, 31-33, 25-22, 25-16, 12-15.
Lily Curry dished out 40 assists, Kate Hartzler had 24 kills with Grayce Napikoski adding 17. Ella Hartzler had a team-high six aces, with Curry and Jayda Thomas each adding three.
Rylie Kahley and Grayce Napikoski each tallied 21 digs with Curry adding 20 and Jayda Thomas adding 11. Leah Hartzler had five blocks, with Adisyn Lyles adding four.
MC hosts Hershey for their final home game on Wednesday evening.
The JV Huskies lost in three (16-25, 25-18, 5-15). Sarah Hartsock dished out 15 assists while Adyen Long and Ashland Mazur tallied four kills each. Geneva Kelly had a team-high three aces and seven digs. Briah Moore chipped in six digs while Jovi Bush added five.
Juniata drops Shamokin, 3-1
SHAMOKIN — Despite a late night in Shamokin, another full-team effort from Juniata (6-10) led to the team's fourth consecutive victory, 25-13, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21.
Maddie Copeland (two kills, four digs, six aces, nine assists), Destiny Yohn (four kills, eight digs), Sophia Hostetler (six kills, four digs, three aces), Gabby Reed (five kills, two blocks, two assists), Jael Supplee (two kills, two digs, four aces), Willow Aurand (15 digs), Sophia Delaney (three digs), Catherine Miller (four kills, two digs, one ace), and Astrid Osorio Isaguire (12 digs) all contributed to the win.
Juniata closes out their season at home on Wednesday against Selinsgrove for Senior Night.
JV Juniata won 2-1 (16-25, 25-22, 15-13).
FIELD HOCKEY
Bubblers best Huskies, 5-0
LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County field hockey fell to Boiling Springs, 5-0, in varsity but upset the Bubblers, 1-0, in JV action.
In the final game of the season at Marcal Paper Field, the Huskies hosted the nationally ranked Boiling Springs. The Bubblers are a two-time defending PIAA state semifinalist.
The night opened with a strong JV battle, where the lone goal was scored by freshman Quinnie Williams in the second quarter. Despite a solid Bubblers push, sophomore goalie Carson Moore-Aldrich had 18 saves and the defense held strong, pitching their first shutout of the season and handling Boiling Springs their first and only JV loss.
The varsity game was back and forth from the get-go, and the opening half featured just one Bubblers goal. Boiling Springs added a second in the third period and the visitors wore down the Huskies in the fourth, finishing with a 5-0 win. The game marked the end of the Husky careers for forward Irelynn Milligan, forward Jayda Kanagy, midfielder Brynn Rowe, defensive midfielder Aubree Dobson and goalie Mya Felmlee. Rowe and Kanagy will continue their athletic careers at Susquehanna (Kanagy playing basketball), Dobson at St. Francis and Felmlee is still fielding offers.
Mifflin County (4-13) under first-year head coach Coletta Beeler finished the season playing the hardest schedule in District 3 at 5-13 (2-8), placing fifth place in the Mid-Penn, their highest finish in years despite losing two varsity players to season-ending injuries.