FLINTON — Shea O’Donnell’s three-pointer with eight seconds left in overtime lifted Glendale to a 56-55 win over the Curwensville Area High School boys basketball team Thursday night to create a logjam atop the Moshannon Valley League.
Both teams are 3-1 midway through the MVL season, with West Branch just a half-game back.
O’Donnell’s clutch shot capped a 28-point performance for the Vikings, who also got 14 points from Anthony Barnhart.
Brett Gardner had a big game for the Golden Tide with 25 points that included six three-pointers, while backcourt mate Tanner Elensky scored 18 points.
The duo combined for 24 points in the first half, which ended with Curwensville (6-4) on top 31-27.
Glendale (4-7) took a 49-39 lead into the fourth period and both teams had chances to pull it out in the final 30 seconds of regulation with the score 50-50.
Jake Terry’s 17 points paced the Golden Tide to a 47-29 victory in the junior varsity game.
Curwensville will back on its home court for an important Allegheny Mountain League test against Ridgway Tuesday.
Moshannon Valley League standings – Curwensville 3-1, Glendale 3-1, West Branch 2-1, Moshannon Valley 0-2, Harmony 0-3.
CURWENSVILLE — 55
Brett Gardner 9 1-3 25, Kyle Johns 0 0-0 0, Tanner Elensky 5 7-12 18, Trey Rauckhorst 2 1-4 5, Austin Jacobson 2 1-2 5, Alex Olson 1 0-0 2, Jake Terry 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19 10-21 55.
GLENDALE — 56
Cameron Wigfield 0 0-2 2, Dakota Sinclair 2 2-4 7, Shea O’Donnell 11 3-10 28, Anthony Barnhart 4 3-3 14, Matt Schultz 1 2-2 4, Matt Kimberly 0 0-0 0, Tyler Potutschnig 1 1-4 3. TOTALS: 19 11-25 56.
Three-Point Field Goals – Curwensville 7 (Gardner 6, Elensky); Glendale 7 (Sinclair, O‘Donnell 3, Barnhart 3).
Score by Quarters
Curwensville 15 16 8 11 5 – 55
Glendale 16 11 13 10 6 – 56
Golden Tide Scoreboard:
Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
12/06 | MO VALLEY | ppd. | 0 – 0 |
12/09 | @ Clearfield | 56 – 38 | 1 – 0 |
12/10 | BROCKWAY | 54 – 51 | 2 – 0 |
12/13 | @ Ridgway | 25 – 46 | 2 – 1 |
12/16 | WEST BRANCH | 63 – 52 | 3 – 1 |
12/19 | @ Harmony | 68 – 31 | 4 – 1 |
12/20 | @ Kane | 47 – 54 ot | 4 – 2 |
01/03 | DUBOIS CENTRAL | 63 – 55 | 5 – 2 |
01/08 | @ Mo Valley | 61 – 44 | 6 – 2 |
01/14 | @ Elk County | 38 – 67 | 6 – 3 |
01/16 | @ Glendale | 55 – 56 ot | 6 – 4 |
01/21 | RIDGWAY | ||
01/24 | @ Brockway | ||
01/27 | @ DuBois Central | ||
01/29 | GLENDALE | ||
01/31 | JOHNSONBURG | ||
02/04 | @ Sheffield | ||
02/05 | ST. JOE’S ACADEMY | ||
02/07 | KANE | ||
02/08 | MO VALLEY | ||
02/10 | HARMONY | ||
02/12 | @ West Branch | ||
02/14 | CLEARFIELD |