Basketball Recap: Halifax Piles Up the Points Against Millersburg

Wildcats

Team Score

12/19/24 @ Millersburg	78
12/16/24 vs Upper Dauphin Area	74
12/12/24 @ Susquenita	73
12/09/24 vs East Juniata	69
12/03/24 @ Midd-West	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Halifax). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Millersburg Indians 78-48. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.

Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chase Romberger, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, Romberger is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. Lyniel Johnson was another key player, putting up nine points along with seven rebounds and six assists.

Halifax's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Millersburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

Halifax will host Lancaster Country Day at 6:00 p.m. on December 27th. As for Millersburg, they will head out to face off against Tri-Valley at 4:30 p.m. on December 27th.