Basketball Recap: Homer-Center Takes a Loss

Homer-Center lost against West Shamokin back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Homer-Center Wildcats lost to the West Shamokin Wolves on the road by a 67-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Wolves are ranked 158th).

When it comes to explaining why Homer-Center lost, don't look at Angelo Alexander. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Alexander a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nash Budner, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.

West Shamokin was led to victory by Jacob Allen and Alex Talmadge. Allen went 14 for 27 on his way to 30 points and eight boards, while Talmadge went 7 of 15 en route to 20 points along with seven assists and four steals. The game was Allen's third in a row with at least ten points. Travis Johns was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.

Homer-Center's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for West Shamokin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.

Homer-Center has already played their next match, a 56-29 victory against Cambria Heights on the 27th. As for West Shamokin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 77-58 win against Marion Center on the 27th.