Mid-Penn Keystone girls' basketball was the last division to put a cap on conference play before the holiday break with four games on Monday night.
Here’s a look at the race, which is set to resume Jan. 3.
SCORING LEADERS
Cecily Carl, Mechanicsburg — 7 games, 116 points — 16.6
Briana Betz-White, Trinity — 8 games, 114 points — 14.3
Olivia Dalby, Cedar Cliff — 7 games, 84 points — 12.0
Gabi Blackburn, Hershey — 8 games, 93 points — 11.6
Carly Richardson, Palmyra — 8 games, 91 points — 11.4
Bella Ricci, Red Land — 6 games, 67 points — 11.2
Rileigh Devine, Red Land — 6 games, 65 points — 10.8
Tanner Turner-Rush, Susquehanna Twp. — 7 games, 71 points — 10.1
3-POINT LEADERS
Olivia Dalby, Cedar Cliff — 14
Rachel Corrigan, Bishop McDevitt — 11
Carly Richardson, Palmyra — 11
Maggie Mostoller, Lower Dauphin — 9
Meghan Ross, Mechanicsburg — 9
Briana Betz-White, Trinity — 8
Gabi Blackburn, Hershey — 8
Brittany Carroll, Red Land — 8
Rileigh Devine, Red Land — 8
Colleen Druby, Bishop McDevitt — 8
Tanner Turner-Rush, Susquehanna Twp. — 8
COUGARS SNARLING: Considering Palmyra opened last season 29-0, won Keystone, Mid-Penn and District 3-AAA titles and returned an extremely solid nucleus from that club, we aren’t exactly stunned that coach Ron Berman’s pack is 8-0 out of the gate. What does have us impressed is how Palmyra has done it: With scrappy, defense-first point guard Katie Dembrowski (broken wrist) still on the shelf, likely until mid-January. Having Bucknell recruit Carly Richardson to steady and lead the troops certainly helps. And the Cougars are playing smothering D. As always. Anxious to see how far this group can go — again — without sniffing an L.
WILDCATS SNARLING: Compliments of its 47-31 win over Cedar Cliff on Monday, Mechanicsburg settled into solo second place behind Palmyra. Coach Clay McAllister’s outfit has won five of six, sits a game behind the Cougars and is a game clear of Lower Dauphin, Susquehanna Township and Trinity in a crowded Keystone race. FYI: Palmyra at Mechanicsburg isn’t until Jan. 17, so a lot could happen between now and then. Stay tuned. Palmyra snapped Lower Dauphin’s 4-game winning streak and knocked the Falcons back a peg in the Keystone race with a 49-37 win over LD on Monday. Falcons get unbeaten Greencastle-Antrim in the first round of LD’s holiday tourney on Friday. Circle that one.
RAINING JUMPERS: Cedar Cliff’s Olivia Dalby, who paces the Keystone with 14 3-pointers, has drilled at least one trey in all seven games so far this season.