BOALSBURG — With the season drawing to a close, time is running out for teams to make a final push to the end of the 2024-2025 campaign. It also means time is running out for games to be made up that got delayed from the beginning of the year. The Curwensville Golden Tide would have one of those make-up games on Saturday afternoon, making the trip to Boalsburg to face the Wolfpack of St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy for a matinee that originally was to be the season-opening contest for both squads.
The day game started well for the visiting squad, who was looking to get off the skid of dropping their last three games. However, after the first quarter, the Wolfpack went on the hunt and ran away without looking back. Curwensville would drop its fourth-straight contest, 75-54.
The Golden Tide started strong, leaning on top scorer Davis Fleming to lead the team. They would do so and held a two-possession lead after one quarter, 14-8. Fleming finished with a team-high 31 points, shooting 70 percent from the foul line and hitting 10 shots from the floor.
After the opening quarter, however, St. Joseph’s was not to be denied.
The Wolfpack would outscore Curwensville by a 67-40 margin over the final 24 minutes, with each quarter having no less than 20 points put in the net. Jayden Stamm led the charge, draining a game-high 35 points. Chase Luckovich would bucket 17 on the day, and Ethan Bowen accounted for another 15 points.
Curwensville (5-12) is in the midst of a three-game stretch on the road, and that will continue on Tuesday night when they travel to Houtzdale to face the Black Knights of Moshannon Valley. The two squads faced off on December 18 inside Patton Hall, with Moshannon Valley squeaking out a 55-50 victory over the Golden Tide.
Varsity tip off will be at approximately 7:15 p.m.
SCORE BY QUARTER
Curwensville 14 14 18 8 – 54
St. Joseph’s 8 23 24 20 – 75
Curwensville – 54
Evan McCartney 1 0-0 3, Davis Fleming 10 7-10 31, Chandler English 2 0-0 4, Hunter Tkacik 0 0-0 0, Tuck Tkacik 4 0-0 8, Breck Finn 1 0-0 3, Trenton Best 1 1-1 3, Owen Dimmick 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 19 8-11 54.
St. Joseph’s Catholic – 75
Jayden Stamm 13 2-3 35, Ethan Bowen 5 0-0 15, Frankie Long 0 0-0 0, Matt James 2 0-0 4, Chase Luckovich 7 1-2 17, John Khoza 0 0-0 0, Caleb Foytack 2 0-0 4. TOTALS 29 3-5 75.
GOLDEN TIDE SCOREBOARD:
12/04 @ St. Joseph’s Catholic ppd. 0 – 0
12/07 OSWAYO VALLEY 67 – 56 1 – 0
12/10 @ Williamsburg 49 – 59 1 – 1
12/13 @ Juniata Valley 64 – 85 1 – 2
12/16 @ Claysburg-Kimmel 66 – 70 1 – 3
12/18 MOSHANNON VALLEY 50 – 55 1 – 4
12/20 @ Glendale 64 – 62 2 – 4
12/27 @ Clearfield 62 – 72 2 – 5
01/03 @ Keystone ppd. 2 – 5
01/07 @ West Branch 54 – 84 2 – 6
01/10 @ Harmony 60 – 45 3 – 6
01/13 WILLIAMSBURG 75 – 68 ot 4 – 6
01/17 MT. UNION 57 – 66 4 – 7
01/21 JUNIATA VALLEY ppd. 4 – 7
01/23 JUNIATA VALLEY 76 – 85 4 – 8
01/24 GLENDALE 65 – 38 5 – 8
01/28 DUBOIS CENTRAL 44 – 65 5 – 9
01/29 @ Keystone 38 – 70 5 – 10
01/31 WEST BRANCH 68 – 75 5 – 11
02/01 @ St. Joseph’s Catholic 54 – 75 5 – 12
02/04 @ Moshannon Valley
02/06 @ Marion Center
02/07 HARMONY
02/10 @ Oswayo Valley
02/12 CLEARFIELD
