Sophomore Sydney Shaw’s career high 29 points catapulted Tyrone forward in a back and forth 54-47 victory over Central Cambria. The atmosphere in the gym was nothing short of electric Thursday night in nail biter.

Central Cambria’s girls led for the majority of the game but not by anything convincing. The Lady Eagles were able to keep up with the Red Devils’ fast pace and just wound up getting clutch performances from key players at the right moments.

Tyrone’s defense began to lock it down right around the same time Shaw began to heat up. Lexi Cannistraci was a dominant force defensively as usual forcing a few Central Cambria turnover and even stuffing the Red Devils in the paint on a few separate occasions. Shaw made these defensive stops worth while by scoring 11 of her 29 points in crunch time.

“We were down and it felt good to help the get back and win” said Shaw after her 11 point run.

The Lady Eagles will move on to play the Central Lady Dragons in Holidaysburg Tuesday night in the

CENTRAL CAMBRIA (47): Stevens 4 2-2 10, Skora 0 0-0 0, Wess 0 0-0 0, Young 4 0-0 8, Lockard 1 0-0 2, Hayward 6 3-3 17, Bauer 4 0-2 8, Bezek 1 0-0 2. Totals — 20 5-7 47.

TYRONE (54): Kosoglow 1 1-2 3, Ronan 2 0-0 4, Wagnr 1 0-0 2, Engle 2 2-5 6, Cannistraci 3 2-3 8, Greene 0 0-0 0, Shaw 10 6-6 29, Lehman 1 0-0 1. Totals — 20 11-16 54

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Central Cambria 6 17 13 11 — 47

Tyrone 6 16 12 20 — 54

3-point goals: Central Cambria 2 (Hayward, 2); Tyrone 3 (Shaw 3)

Records: Central Cambria 13-11, Tyrone 20-3