Central Mountain and DuBois Advance
By: Sara Eckert
Updated: February 22, 2012
WINGATE, PA. -- District 6 basketball playoffs are underway, and DuBois and Central
Mountain are both moving on in Quad-A action after victories on Tuesday night.
In the early game at Bald Eagle Area high school, No. 5 seed Hollidaysburg pulled within four in the fourth quarter, but No. 4 seed Central Mountain was too strong down the stretch. They survived to win 45-36. Central Mountain's Cole Renninger had a game-high 20 points while Jordan Baum had a team-high 12 points in the losing effort for the Golden Tigers.
The second game featured No. 3 seed DuBois and No. 6 seed Altoona. DuBois missed a three-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime tied at 37. The Beavers went on a 7-0 run in OT and prevailed with a 48-40 win. Tanner Gooden had a game-high 16 points while Nate Avery chipped in 12 for DuBois, and Deshae Lee and Matt Dry each had 10 points for Altoona.
In the early game at Bald Eagle Area high school, No. 5 seed Hollidaysburg pulled within four in the fourth quarter, but No. 4 seed Central Mountain was too strong down the stretch. They survived to win 45-36. Central Mountain's Cole Renninger had a game-high 20 points while Jordan Baum had a team-high 12 points in the losing effort for the Golden Tigers.
The second game featured No. 3 seed DuBois and No. 6 seed Altoona. DuBois missed a three-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime tied at 37. The Beavers went on a 7-0 run in OT and prevailed with a 48-40 win. Tanner Gooden had a game-high 16 points while Nate Avery chipped in 12 for DuBois, and Deshae Lee and Matt Dry each had 10 points for Altoona.
