HARRISBURG — Two heavyweight opponents entered this Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth division bout, and it didn’t disappoint. Central Dauphin entered the matchup undefeated and tied for first in the Commonwealth; not far behind was Altoona, who was in third place. Altoona (10-2.
5-1 Commonwealth) came out firing, building up a double-digit lead in the first half. CD (10-1, 5-1) flipped the script coming out of the break, but an exciting comeback attempt fell short leading to a 59-58 Altoona victory. • Sign up for PennLive’s daily high school sports newsletter The Lady Lions were firing on all cylinders from the opening tip, jumping out to a 13-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game.
Altoona forward Brionna Hudson set the tone early, scoring five points to start the run. Altoona’s full-court press and aggressive on-ball defense gave CD fits all half. Not to mention, the Lions couldn’t miss from deep, draining six threes in the first half.
The Lady Lions took a 38-26 lead into halftime. Halftime notes: - Altoona’s defensive pressure caused all kinds of issues for CD in Q1. That paired with a hot shooting performance results in an awesome first half.
- CD gave up way too many open looks from three and at the rim. Altoona’s constant movement really gave CD fits CD had a steep hill to climb to get back into the game, and Central Dauphin head coach Randy Gambelunghe had a simple message for his team. “Its not over,” Gambelunghe told his team.
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