Seminary eeks out a win

BLOOMSBURG – EJ Flippen scored 24 points in a thrilling Wyoming Seminary, 54-53 win over Central Columbia on Friday in boys basketball action.

The Blue Knights trailed by eight points after the first quarter and by seven at halftime. But they fought back to outscore their opponent 32-24 in the second half to earn the victory.

Seth Callahan added 19 points for Seminary.

WYOMING SEMINARY (54): Jason Ellis 1 0-0 2, EJ Flippen 9 6-89 24, Ander Gonzalez 1 0-0 2, Brad Sedor 1 0-0 2, Zach Wise 0 1-2 1, Seth Callahan 4 9-10 19, Alex Barilla 2 0-0 4; Totals: 18 16-20 54.

CENTRAL COLUMBIA (53): Jerrod Flech 0 0-0 0, CJ Hollister 2 0-0 6, Dylan Heine 9 2-2 20, Dillon Drandon 3 1-1 8, Adam Zaleinski 0 0-0 0, Joey Eakenrode1 0-0 2, Derek Dultry 2 0-0 4, Payton Ausker 5 0-1 9, Garrot Barrot 1 0-0 2; Totals: 23 3-4 53.

3-Point Field Goals— SEM 2 (Callahan 2); CC 4 (Hollister 2, Brandon, Ausker)

Rasheed Moore totaled 20 points and Ryan Krawczeniuk scored 19 in the Meyers victory.

Chris Fazzini scored 16 points in the effort for Crestwood.

CRESTWOOD (42): Brady Gallagher 4 0-0 9, Robbie Hopkins 0 0-0 0, Cole Wasco 0 0-0 0, Jason Dotzel 0 0-0 0, Brian Markowski 3 1-4 7, Steve Roberts 5 0-0 10, Chris Fazzini 7 1-2 16; Totals: 19 2-6 42.

MEYERS (60): Matt DeMarco 4 0-0 8, Michael Kendra 0 0-0 0, Ryan Krawczeniuk 7 3-3 19, CJ Szafran 1 0-0 2, Rasheed Moore 9 1-4 20, Dominic Pittman 0 0-0 0, Raheem Twyman 0 0-0 0, Tyler Smallcomb 0 0-0 0, Anthony Havard 0 0-0 0, Tyriek Steward 4 0-0 8, Teuguen Labotch 1 1-1 3; Totals: 26 5-8 60.

3-Point Field Goals— CRE 2 (Gallagher, Fazzini); MEY 3 (Krawczeniuk 2, Moore)

Nate Oliver led Coughlin with 19 points while Connor Flaherty recorded 20 rebounds in the win.

Bart Chupka led the Wyoming Area effort with 12 points.

WYOMING AREA (35): Jordan Zezza 0 0-0 0, Nick Gushka 1 0-0 3, Jeremy Zezza 2 0-0 5, Evan Musto 1 0-0 2, Jake Granteed 1 0-0 2, Eric Walkowiak 0 0-0 0, Mike Carey 1 2-2 5, Teeno Romanelli 0 0-0 0, Zack Gibbons 1 0-0 3, Trent Grove 0 0-0 0, Bart Chupka 6 0-3 12, Derek Dorman 1 0-0 3, Ron Robinson 0 0-0 0; Totals: 14 2-5 35.

COUGHLIN (48): Nate Oliver 5 7-11 19, Connor Flaherty 4 7-9 16 (20 rebound), Malik McDonald 3 0-0 6, Corey Keen 1 0-0 2, Nick Scupski 0 0-0 0, Alex Cerep 2 0-2 5, Nick Perterlin 0 0-0 0, Nick Cerep 0 0-0 0, Devin Rajza 0 0-0 0, Jose Rivera 0 0-0 0, Matt Monaghan 0 0-0 0; Totals: 15 14-22 42.

3-Point Field Goals— WA 5 (Gushka, J. Sezza, Carey, Gibbons, Garma); COU 4 (Oliver 2, Flaherty, A. Cerep)

Pittston Area's James Tobisch tallied a game-high 15 points in the losing effort.

HOLY CROSS (37): Kosin 4 4-4 12, Collejas 3 3-4 9, Bermes 0 0-0 0, Leese 0 0-0 0, Kearney 0 0-0 0, Joyce 2 1-1 5, Jones 3 3-4 10, Gaughan 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 12-15 37

PITTSTON AREA (29): Michael Schwab 0 2-2 2, Jayson Crawford 0 0-0 0, James Emmett 1 0-0 2, James Tobisch 6 3-3 15, Mason Gross 3 0-0 7, Michael Delaney 0 0-0 0, Tyler McGarry 1 0-0 3, Carmen Lobrutto 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 5-5 29.

3-Point Field Goals— HC 1 (Jones); PIT 2 (Gross, McGarry)

Pete Borum scored 11 points and Cody Paraschak scored 10 for Lake-Lehman.

LAKE-LEHMAN (52): Brian Devin 0 0-0 0, Bill Hillman 0 0-0 0, Jared James 3 3-4 9, Adam Dizbon 6 2-2 16, Mike Symeon 0 2-2 2, Cody Paraschak 5 0-0 10, Josh Davenport 1 2-2 4, Pete Borum 1 9-15 11; Totals: 16 18-25 52.

MID VALLEY (64): DeMarco 1 2-2 4, M. Tanner 4 5-6 13, Gangemi 2 1-2 5, Prislupsky 4 4-5 13, J. Kenny 0 0-0 0, Collins 1 0-0 2, Walsh 2 3-5 8, J. Tanner 0 0-0 0, Tomasetti 7 5-4 19; Totals: 21 19-24 64.

Lake-Lehman

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9

15

14

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52

Mid Valley

10

19

13

22

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64

3-Point Field Goals— LL 2 (Dizbon 2); MV 3 (Prislupsky, Walsh, Tomasetti)

Jake Barber totaled 18 points in the Hanover Area win against Forest City.

FOREST CITY (37): Kresock 0 0-0 0, Nevins 8 5-11 22, Coles 0 0-0 0, Baresse 2 1-2 5, Darrenkamp 2 0-1 4, McCormick 0 0-0 0, Blake 3 0-0 6, Hicks 0 0-0 0, Kowalewski 0 0-0 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0, O'Dell 0 0-0 0; Totals: 15 6-14 37.

HANOVER AREA (64): Ismael Moreno 2 0-0 5, Bobby Kerestes 7 2-3 16, Ethan Hoolick 4 1-4 9, Nate Hemsley 0 2-2 2, Jake Barber 6 6-6 18, Tony Marcincavage 2 3-4 7, Rony Moreno 0 0-0 0, tom Kriton 1 0-0 2, Nick Minnick 0 0-0 0, Vinny Cerreta 1 0-0 2, Brad George 0 1-2 1, Dave Williams 1 0-0 2, Justin Kwiatkowski 0 0-0 0; Totals: 24 15-21 64.

3-Point Field Goals— FC 1 (Nevins); HAN 1 (I. Moreno)

Kyle Cragle totaled nine points in the Northwest loss.

HUGHESVILLE (58): Tristan Jeffreys 4 2-3 11, Brandon Fortin 2 4-4 10, Frew Newhart 5 0-2 10, Ty Stewart 2 0-2 4, Tyler Micheltree 3 0-0 6, Logan Henry 1 0-0 2, Kamaal Burkholder 3 1-2 7, Sean Burkholder 1 0-0 2, Alex Welch 1 0-0 2, Kody Minier 1 0-0 2; Totals: 23 7-13 58.

NORTHWEST (32): Kyle Cragle 3 1-2 9, Devon Mazonkey 2 2-4 6, Tyler Meininger 0 4-8 4, Mitch Stepnaski 1 0-0 3, Josh Piestrak 0 1-2 1, Arlo Mauer 1 0-0 3, Alex Sirak 2 2-4 4; Totals: 5 10-20 32.

3-Point Field Goals— HV 2 (Fortin); NW 3 (Cragle 2, Stepanski)

Zach Ladonis scored six points in the Berwick loss.

BERWICK (19): Josh Edwards 1 0-0 3, Jeremy Clausen 0 0-1 0, Eric May 1 0-0 2, will Morales 1 0-0 2, Zach Ladonis 3 0-1 6, Matthew Dalo 1 0-0 2, Will Updegrove 0 2-1 2, Brian Bridge 1 0-0 2; Totals: 8 2-6 19.

LOGAN (70): Dalton 2 2-4 7, Williams 2 3-4 7, Miller 7 0-0 19, Rech 0 2-2 2, Preston 2 3-3 7, Williams 1 1-3 3, Sammons 2 0-0 4, Street 5 0-0 10, Reynolds 2 1-4 5, Hatfield 1 0-0 2, Allen 2 0-0 4; Totals: 26 12-21 70.

3-Point Field Goals— BER 1 (Edwards); LOG 6 (Miller 5, Dalton)