Category: Basketball – Boys

Loyalsock’s Hunter Webb signs to attend the University of Connecticut

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By BRETT R. CROSSLEY

For the Loyalsock Lancers

WILLIAMSPORT—The true measure of a person can be seen by the people they impact throughout life.

As Hunter Webb signed his letter of intent to attend Connecticut University he was surrounded by friends, family, coaches, and teachers, who all wanted to share one of the biggest moments in his life. On Tuesday morning of last week Webb signed his letter and made it official.

“It’s definitely a weight off the shoulders,” Webb said of signing his letter of intent. “It’s always nice to know where you are going and to be going to a program like UConn is definitely an awesome feeling.”

Webb’s signing day was more a celebration. Webb was swarmed throughout the process as he posed for multiple photos, signing his “letter” enough times to run out of space.

“You dream about days like these,” Webb said. “To finally be living that dream and turning dreams into reality through hard work is what it’s all about.”

Webb has enjoyed an entire lifetime of highlights throughout his high school career. He was recently selected to the All-State football team after another outstanding season.

In 2017, Webb rushed for 359 yards, scoring six touchdowns in the process. He also had a knack for making big plays. In Loyalsock’s opening game of the season, a 43-41 loss to Mount Carmel, Webb only managed to pull down one reception. That reception ended up going 54 yards for a touchdown, sparking a Lancers comeback that would ultimately fall a little short.

In Loyalsock’s opening round game of the District 4 playoffs, Loyalsock got behind quickly, but an 89-yard run from Webb helped the Lancers complete a memorable comeback over the Dragons.  Webb ended that game with 118 rushing yards as the Lancers overcame a 21-point deficit to win 35-24.

On defense, he was even better. Webb finished the season with 179 tackles to lead the Lancers. On three separate occasions he posted 20 or more tackles. In the Lancer’s opening game, he posted 18 tackles. A game later he posted his first 20 tackle game in a three-point loss to Central Columbia. He also finished with 20 tackles against South Williamsport and once again in the playoffs against Lewisburg.

The true part of the journey begins for Webb as he will have to balance graduation and multiple sports as he closes out his high school career.

“As an athlete everybody has that end goal and my end goal was to finally get here, but I know there’s still work to be done,” Webb said. “With the early signing period I’ll be able to get the weight lifting program and everything like that. It’s fantastic and definitely worthwhile doing. It’s going to be fun.”

Loyalsock pulls away with dominant third quarter to down Milton 65-46 in league action

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Loyalsock’s Anthony Pastore drives through the paint for a layup during a league game against Milton. Pastore finished with 11 points to help lead the Lancers to a 65-46 win over the Black Panthers.

 

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Loyalsock’s Anthonly Pastore makes a nifty move on a defender to force a layup during the final quarter of a game against Milton. Pastore finished with two rebounds and 11 points in the 65-46 win over Milton.

 

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Loyalsock’s Connor Watkins looks for an open player during a second quarter inbounds attempt against Milton.

 

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Loyalsock’s Gerald Ross goes in for a layup during the third quarter of a game against Milton. Ross scored 16 of his game-high 25 points in the third quarter as the Lancers outscored Milton 25-2 over the stretch.

 

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Loyalsock’s Mitchell Klingerman goes in for a layup after a steal during the second quarter against Milton. Klingerman played another outstanding game for the Lancers, finishing with 16 points in the win.

 

By BRETT R. CROSSLEY

For the Loyalsock Lancers

MILTON—There’s something about the third quarter for the Loyalsock’s Boys Basketball team.

It has been a quarter where the Lancers have clamped down defensively and excelled offensively to gain separation in all three of their wins. Tuesday night, as Loyalsock opened league play, the Lancers were up to their usual tricks as a dominant third quarter resulted in a 65-46 win over Milton.

“We come out thinking we lost the first half,” Mitchell Klingerman, who finished with 16 points, said. “We step it up in the third quarter.”

Klingerman scored five points and pulled down three rebounds in the third quarter, Anthony Pastore added four points and a rebound, but Nobody had a bigger third than Gerald Ross, who finished the game with a team-high 25 points.

At the start of the third quarter, Ross was slashed as he attempted a layup. He made the shot and was sent to the line. He quickly buried the free throw for a five-point lead and the Lancers never really looked back.

Ross made a second shot and free throw later in the quarter, pulled down three rebounds over the stretch, and led a 25-2 run through the first quarter of the second half.

“We are starting to be notorious for not starting off with our best,” Ross said. “At halftime the coaches go over the game plan. We adjust and come out with some firepower.”

The firepower, at least from an offensively standpoint came from Ross, who only missed two shots over the eight-minute run. He worked inside and outside, driving into the paint for layups and foul shots, but also pulled back for mid-range jumpers. Ross also grabbed a few rebounds.

As Ross led the Lancers offensively through one of their most dominant quarters of the season, the defense stopped Milton cold. The Black Panthers posted a combined 27 points throughout the first two quarters. Loyalsock only led by five at the half, but a strong defensive effort changed that in the third.

The Lancers forced four turnovers in the quarter and outrebounded the Panthers for second and third looks offensively.

“There was a period when I wasn’t really happy with the rebounding,” Loyalsock coach Ron “CI” Insinger said. “Gerald Ross didn’t have a rebound at halftime and he has the highest vertical in the gym, but he came out strong in the second half made up for it.”

Ross finished with five rebounds, Collin Graver finished with four and a block, Klingerman posted nine, and Hunter Webb added eight to go with two steals. Anthony Pastore even added two rebounds.

 

Loyalsock 65, Milton 46

SOCK 16 16 25 8—65

MIL 12 15 2 14—46

Loyalsock (65)

Gerald Ross 11 2-2 25; Collin Graver 3 0-0 6; Anthony Pastore 5 1-2 11; Connor Watkins 2 3-4 7; Mitchell Klingerman 6 0-0 16; Bam Brima 0 0-2 0; Hunter Webb 0 0-1 0; Aiden Gair 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 6-11 65.

Milton (46)

Malachi Mosley 0 0-0 0; Eric Counsil 2 1-2 7; Francisco Manzano 4 9-10 17; Jalil Garrison 1 0-1 2; Qamar Bradley 0 3-4 3; Colton Loreman 0 0-2 0; Quaylin Rice 4 2-3 10; Brandon Felton 3 0-0 7. Totals 14 15-23 46.

3—Point Goals: Loyalsock 5 (Ross, Klingerman 4). Milton 3 (Counsil 2, Felton).

Records: Loyalsock 4-0. Milton 0-5.

Next: Loyalsock at Mifflinburg, Friday, 7:30 p.m Northwest Township at Milton, Decembers, 28, 7:30 p.m.

JV Score: 65-64, Milton.

High Scorers: Loyalsock: Tyler Herwig, 21. Milton: Qamar Bradley, 24.

Ross highlights opening and ending quarters to lead Lancers to big win over Hughesville

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Loyalsock’s Anthony Pastore drives the basket for a quick two points against Hughesville. Pastore scored nine points in the second quarter to help the Lancer defeat Hughesville, 58-40.

 

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Loyalsock’s Bam Brima attempts a layup after making a steal and driving the length of the court. Brima played an outstanding game defensively as the Lancer limited Hughesville to just 12 first half points.

 

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Loyalsock’s Hunter Webb attempt to grab a rebound during a game against Hughesville. Webb finished with seven points and led a strong defensive effort for the Lancers.

By BRETT R. CROSSLEY

For the Loyalsock Lancers

HUGHESVILLE—It’s always a tough environment when Loyalsock hits the road and heads to the Hughesville for a basketball game.

The Hughesville fans are always fired up, but the students always seem to rise a cut above even that. Throughout the warmups the students did not disappoint, counting every missed shot the Lancers took.

The final count got to 47, but once the game started those misses were far and few between as the Lancers pulled away early. The defense took care of the rest to pull out a 58-40 win over the Spartans to move to 3-0 on the season.

“We are one of those teams that feed off that kind of stuff,” Hunter Webb said. “That’s just our attitude. It’s just our mentality. We are going to come hardnosed right at you. If your fans start to get into it and go after us we’re going to show you what we have on the court and we did that tonight.”

Loyalsock received contributions from all over the court at all different times of the game. Hunter Webb and Ban Brima were outstanding defensively as the Lancers limited Hughesville to just 12 first half points.

Webb also scored seven points, pulled down five rebounds, and added a block. Brima was more of a defensive specialist as he tried to find his groove offensively. He had a nice steal in the second half and drove the length of the court, but came up short on the layup. Even with the missed shot, Brima still proved he’s going to be a force for the Lancers.

“This is a collective group of guys who enjoy playing defense,” Webb said. “That’s what’s so special about us, because we enjoy that. It sets us up to make special plays on the offensive side of the court.”

Gerald Ross opened the game strong, scoring nine points, blocking two shots and recording a steal over the first eight minutes of the game. Dating back to last weekend’s Tip-off Tournament, Ross has been outstanding for the Lancers. In the opening game of the season he sparked a second half comeback, scoring 16 of his team-high 21 points to help the Lancers open with a win. He scored nine in the team’s tournament-clinching game, but came back to drop 19 against the Spartans.

“It’s team defense,” Loyalock coach Ron “CI” Insinger said. “They are showing enthusiasm on the floor and that turns into tenacious defense on the floor.”

The second quarter of the game belonged to Anthony Pastore as he scored nine points to lead the Lancers in a 19-point effort. His biggest moment came with less than a minute ticked off the clock in the quarter. He was fouled driving for a layup, made the bucket, and then hit a free throw to give Loyalsock a 16-3 advantage.

“We started running our offense and spreading out the court,” Pastore said. “Once we do that it’s so much simpler to get to the basket.”

The third quarter was difficult for the Lancers, who were forced to weather a storm from the home team. All told the Spartans outscored the Lancers 18-10 over the stretch as the hometown crowd came to life in support.

Ross got back to form in the fourth, scoring eight more points to lead the Lancers, who outscored the Spartans 18-10 over the run.

 

Loyalsock 58, Hughesville 40

SOCK 11 19 10 18—58

Hughesville 3 9 18 10—40

Loyalsock (58)

Brandon Bauman 0 0-0 0; Gerald Ross 8 2-3 19; Collin Graver 2 0-0 6; Anthony Pastore 3 4-5 10; Connor Watkins 3 0-0 6; Mitchell Klingerman 5 0-3 10; Bam Brima 0 0-1 0; Hunter Webb 1 5-5 7; Derek Gee 0 1-2 1; Aiden Gair 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 12-19 58.

Hughesville (40)

Stephen Sheets 0 0-4 0; Patrick Rogers 0 0-0 0; Devon Bushor 4 2-2 10; Matt Myers 2 3-4 9; Taylor Mason 5 0-0 11; Isaiah Savage 1 0-0 3; Clayton Poust 1 1-2 3; Jaret Stroup 1 0-0 2; Logan Woolcok 0 0-0 0; Steve Millheim 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 6-12 40.

3—Point Goals: Hughesville 3 (Ross, Graver 2). Loyalsock 4 (Myers 2, Mason, Savage).

Records: Hughesville 0-2. Loyalsock 3-0.

Next: Hollidaysburg at Hughesville, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Loyalsock at Milton, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

JV Score: 77-44, Loyalsock.

High scorers: Loyalsock: Tyler Hertwig, 9. Hughesville: Steve Milheim, 9.