The West Shamokin Wolves and the Conemaugh Township Indians squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the West Shamokin Wolves had to settle for second. They took a 45-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. While losing is never fun, West Shamokin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 427th, while Conemaugh Township is ranked 145th).
Jon Updyke was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds for Conemaugh Township. Updyke hasn't dropped below two steals for 19 straight games. Another player making a difference was Ethan Matera, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and three blocks.
West Shamokin's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Conemaugh Township, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Shamokin will take on Moniteau at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Conemaugh Township, they will take on River Valley at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Conemaugh Township focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Monday.
