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By STEVE SEMBRAT
Saturday, August 06, 1994 Page: 5B CAPTION: POCONO’S JANETTE PIECXYNSKI
(CENTER) SQUEEZES BETWEEN TWO UNIDENTIFIED GREAT LAKE PLAYERS DURING ACTION
FRIDAY. TIMES LEADER/BOB ESPOSITO QUICK WORDS: KSG BASKETBALL
Times Leader Assistant Sports Editor
HARRISBURG — Two practices, one message.
Play defense, coach Dale Rapson preached to the Pocono junior female
basketball team. The squad has, and has a gold medal within its reach.
Pocono defeated Great Lake, 64-38, on the second day of Keystone State
Games basketball play, and is one win away from the gold medal game.
Pocono (2-0) plays winless Delaware Valley at noon today. A win assures
Pocono a berth in the gold medal game. Even with a loss, Pocono has a chance
to reach the medal round at 5:30 p.m. (bronze medal game) and 7:15 p.m. (gold
medal game).
In two games, Pocono has allowed opponents just 44, then 38 points. That
has Rapson, who is from Wilkes-Barre and is the operations manager at Pocono
Downs, smiling.
“We play good defense,” said Rapson, who raced off to attend to his duties
at the harness track after the game. “You only get two practices and that’s
what I stressed each time.”
Of course, this group can score, too. Sarah Pipech of Wapwallopen scored a
game-high 12 points, Steph Rothery of Berwick had six, Alicia Rapson of
Wilkes-Barre (Dale’s daughter) added five and Janette Pieczynski of Kingston
chipped in four.
The most impressive part of the offense was that everybody from Pipech and
Pieczynski, 5-foot-5 guards, to Rothery, a 5-11 center, was able to run the
fast break.
“All our girls are very agile,” Rapson said. “They all can handle the ball.
All of them can play several different positions and that really helps.”
Junior male
HARRISBURG — Damon Moore of Wilkes-Barre scored 15 points, leading Pocono
to an 87-71 victory over Great Lake at Camp Curtin School.
Anthony Scala of Berwick added 12 points and Paul Meyers of Freeland had
10. Matt Desciak of Wilkes-Barre scored four points.
Pocono (2-0) plays Delaware Valley at noon today. A win assures Pocono a
berth in the gold medal game. Even with a loss, Pocono has a chance to reach
the medal round at 5:30 p.m. (bronze) and 7:15 p.m. (gold).
Scholastic male
SUSQUEHANNA TWP. — John Sowell of Coughlin had a game-high 20 points and
Dave Jannuzzi of Meyers scored 19, leading Pocono to a 94-91 victory over
Great Lake at Susquehanna Township High School.
Kevin Perluke of Coughlin added 14 points.
Pocono (1-1) plays Delaware Valley at 10 a.m. A win could advance Pocono to
the medal round at 6:30 p.m. (bronze) and 8 p.m. (gold).
Scholastic female
HARRISBURG — Joann Polakowski of Coughlin scored 33 points, leading Pocono
to a 92-84 victory over Great Lake at Bishop McDevitt High School.
Stacie Miscavage of Bishop Hoban added nine points and Megan Kopicki of
Bishop O’Reilly added five.
Pocono (1-1) plays Delaware Valley at 10 a.m. A win could advance Pocono to
the medal round at 6:30 p.m. (bronze) and 8 p.m. (gold).
Youth male
CAMP HILL — Christian Temchatin of Hazleton had 14 points and Tim Needle
of Kingston added 13 in Pocono’s 66-64 loss to Great Lake at Cedar Cliff High
School.
Adam Gorney of Glen Lyon had eight and Ishmael Garrett of Wilkes-Barre
scored six.
Pocono (0-2) plays Delaware Valley at noon.
Youth female
CAMP HILL — Vicki Artim of West Wyoming and Julie Nicholas of Clarks
Summit each had nine points in Pocono’s 67-46 loss to Great Lake at Cedar
Cliff High School.
Alicia Kempinski of Nanticoke and Stephanie Sinco of Forest City each
scored five points, and Randi Baran of Hazleton had four.
Pocono (0-2) plays Delaware Valley at noon.
KSG
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