It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Central Dauphin ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 55-51 W over the State College Little Lions. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Little Lions are ranked 113th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Little Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Micah James, who shot 71% from the field en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Carr, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 20 points and six rebounds.
Rams
| 01/09/26 @ State College | 55-51 |
| 01/06/26 vs Altoona | 105-49 |
| 12/29/25 vs West York Area | 60-43 |
The win (which was Central Dauphin's third in a row) raised their record to 8-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points over those games. As for State College, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Central Dauphin is set to square off against their familiar foe Central Dauphin East at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, State College will face off against rival Altoona at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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