The Central Cambria Red Devils took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They snuck past Conemaugh Township with a 59-54 win. This was payback for Central Cambria, who suffered a 51-38 loss the last time these two teams met.
Grady Snyder was on fire: he scored 31 points along with 7 rebounds and 6 steals. Connor Serenko was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with 3 steals.
When it comes to explaining why Conemaugh Township lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jon Updyke. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Colin Dinyar, who scored 14 points along with 9 rebounds.
Central Cambria's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Conemaugh Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Central Cambria will be playing in front of their home fans against Penn Cambria at 12:25 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Penn Cambria focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday. As for Conemaugh Township, they will face off against Cambria Heights at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
