It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Windber Ramblers can now relate to. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 37-35. Windber's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Several Ramblers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Evan Brady, who scored ten points. Tanner Barkley was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Conemaugh Township's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jon Updyke, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Updyke has scored at least a third of Conemaugh Township's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Dinyar, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds.
Windber's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Conemaugh Township, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-5.
Windber is on the road again on Saturday and plays Greensburg Central Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on March 9th. Greensburg Central Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 16 games -- so hopefully Windber likes a good challenge. As for Conemaugh Township, they will challenge Bishop Canevin at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Conemaugh Township focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
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