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By TOM HOUSENICK; Times Leader Sports Writer
Saturday, January 17, 1998 Page:
The second half of the Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball season
will not be a repeat of the first eight games.
The crossover schedule in Divisions II and III makes sure of that. And,
Division I first-half champion Coughlin proved to be vulnerable, losing the
first-half finale at home on Tuesday after holding a 12-point halftime lead
against Hazleton Area.
There is no chance for Division II first-half champion GAR and Division III
first-half champion Northwest Area to run the table in the second half because
the teams play each other tonight in Shickshinny.
In fact, the top five teams in Divisions II and III play one another in
crossover games in the second half.
GAR (8-0), Meyers (7-1) and Hanover Area (6-2), the best in Division II,
battle Northwest Area (8-0) and Bishop O’Reilly (6-2) in the first week of the
second half.
Other Divisions II-III crossover games tonight include Dallas at Wyoming
Seminary, Hanover Area at Bishop O’Reilly, Lake-Lehman at Seton Catholic,
Meyers at West Side Tech, and Wyoming Area at Bishop Hafey.
Division I first-half champion Coughlin visits Crestwood tonight in its
second-half opener. The Crusaders began the regular season with a 91-53 romp
over the Comets, who have played better lately.
Crestwood has won five of its last six, including overtime victories over
Berwick and Wyoming Valley West.
Second-place Hazleton Area, winners of nine consecutive games after losing
it