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h.s. boys basketball

The Times Leader staff

DALLAS TWP. – GAR jumped out to a big halftime lead and withstood a Dallas rally in the third quarter for a 50-41 win. Darrell Crawford scored a game-high 15 points for GAR, while Shaliek Powell added 12. GAR led 31-11 at halftime before Dallas used a 23-5 advantage in the third quarter to get back into the game.

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Joe Caffrey (21) of Coughlin drives to the basket while being defended by Hanover Area’s Brandon Colorusso during Thursday night’s game in Wilkes-Barre.

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Paul Brace and Nick Lombard scored 11 points for the Mountaineers.

GAR (50): Simmons 2 4-4 9; Crawford 4 6-6 15; Sharpe 3 0-0 6; Powell 4 3-5 12; Twyman 0 1-2 1; Skrepenak 3 1-7 7

DALLAS (41): Dailey 1 1-2 3; Brace 4 3-8 11, DeBona 2 0-0 5; Englehart 2 3-9 7; Zapoticky 1 0-2 2; Lombard 4 3-4 11; Murray 1 0-0 2

3-Point Field Goals— GAR 3 (Simmons, Crawford, Powell); Dallas 1 (DeBona)

Holy Redeemer 48, Holy Cross 39

The Royals overcame a five-point deficit after the third quarter for the win. Penn State recruit Peter Alexis scored a game-high 26 points, including 13 in the final eight minutes.

Holy Cross held a 34-29 lead after three quarters, led by the play of Louis Cipriano and Brett Podhyski, who each finished with 11 points.

Austin Carr chipped in 10 points for Redeemer, which outscored the Crusaders, 19-5 in the final quarter to notch the win.

HOLY CROSS (39): Kosin 0 2-2 2, Brannon 0 0-0 0, Cipriano 4 0-0 11, O’Hora 2 2-2 6, Podhyski 3 5-5 11, Martonik 0 0-0 0, Gaughan 1 0-0 2, Purcell 3 1-1 7. Totals 13 10-10 39.

HOLY REDEEMER (48): Carr 3 4-9 10, McCarthy 1 0-0 2, Ell 0 0-0 0, Zurek 0 0-0 0, Alexis 10 6-10 26, Ruch 1 3-4 5, Frank 1 0-0 3, Templeton 0 2-2 2, Desciak 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 15-25 48.

Holy Cross

13

8

13

5

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39

Holy Redeemer

8

10

11

19

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48

3-Point Field Goals— HC 3 (Cipriano 3); HR 1 (Frank)

Coughlin 54, Hanover Area 40

Joe Caffrey and Brett Warren combined for 35 points to lead the Crusaders. Caffrey led the way with 18 points, while Warren added 17. Matt Dobash added 12 points for the winners, who jumped out to a 33-15 halftime lead.

Aaron Springer scored 12 points to lead Hanover Area. Pat O’Donnell added 11 for the Hawkeyes.

HANOVER AREA (40): Balas 1 1-2 4, Ellis 0 0-0 0, Dickson 0 0-0 0, Zuder 1 0-0 3, Springer 5 2-3 12, Colorusso 2 0-0 6, Jendrzejewski 2 0-0 4, Fine 0 0-0 0, Steve 0 0-0 0, O’Donnell 5 1-2 11. Totals 16 4-7 40

COUGHLIN (54): Caffrey 8 0-0 18, Dobash 5 0-0 12, Warren 6 4-4 17, Kinny 1 0-0 3, Harold 0 0-0 0, Davis 1 0-0 2, Cobb 0 0-0 0, Owens 0 0-0 0, Tippins 0 0-0 0, McKenith 1 0-0 3, Ellis 0 0-0 0, Williams 0 0-0 0, Trout 0 0-0 0, Sod 0 0-0 0, Heffers 0 0-0 0, Covington 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 4-4 54

3-Point Field Goals— HA 4 (Balas, Zuder, Colorusso 2; COU 6 (Caffrey 2, Dobash 2, Warren, McKenith)

Tunkhannock 56, Nanticoke Area 46

Mike Papi drained seven shots from beyond the three-point line for Tunkhannock in a win at Nanticoke. Papi finished with 21 points and the Tigers connected on 10 three-point shots as a team. Mike Callum added 13 points for the winners.

Jarad Kmietowicz and Cael Evans each scored 14 points for the Trojans.

TUNKHANNOCK (56): Stephenson 0 0-0 0, Callum 4 3-6 13, Cavany 1 3-5 6, Poindexter 0 0-0 0, McCarthy 2 0-0 5, Papi 7 0-0 21, Gibbons 0 2-2 2, Condeelis 4 1-2 9. Totals 18 9-15 56.

NANTICOKE AREA (46): Bukowski 0 0-0 0, Murtha 3 2-2 8, Myers 3 3-4 7, Kmietowicz 5 0-0 14, Evans 7 0-3 14, Morgis 1 1-2 3. Totals 18 6-11 46.

3-Point Field Goals— TUNK 10 (Papi 7, Callum 2, Cavany 1); NA 4 (Myers 4)

Crestwood 55, Meyers 36

Crestwood picked up a win, overcoming a first-half deficit and holding Meyers to just 13 second half points. Eric Jesikiewicz scored a game-high 16 points for the Comets, while John Lasko netted 13.

Ryan Krawczeniak scored 10 points to lead Meyers.

MEYERS (36): Brown 4 0-0 8, Pape 0 1-2 1, Koons 3 0-0 6, McGavin 0 0-0 0, Krawczeniak 4 0-2 10, Moore 0 0-0 0, Lavan 0 1-2 1, Spicer 0 2-6 2, Winder 2 2-5 6, Walters 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 6-15 36.

CRESTWOOD (55): Lasko 4 3-4 13, Piavis 1 0-0 2, Flannigan 0 0-0 0, Culver 0 0-0 0, Kepinski 2 0-0 4, Wojnar 3 3-6 9, Pickett 0 0-0 0, Vega 0 0-0 0, Jesikiewicz 6 0-0 16, Powell 0 0-0 0, Fazzini 1 0-0 2, Abramchak 4 0-0 9. Totals 21 6-10 55.

3-Point Field Goals— MEY 2 (Krawczeniak 2); CRE 7 (Jesikiewicz 4, Abramchak, Lasko, Wojnar)

Pittston Area 70, Carbondale 66

Dwight Houseman scored a team-high 19 points and the Patriots used a 30-point fourth quarter to defeat the Chargers. Kendric Wiggins and Patrick Callahan added 14 points each, while Mike McGarry chipped in 10.

Michael Jordan and Dylan Cerra combined for 41 points to lead Carbondale, including 21 by Jordan.

PITTSTON AREA (70): J. Houseman 0 0-0 0, D. Houseman 6 4-6 19, McGarry 3 3-8 10, Blasi 1 1-2 3, Callahan 6 1-2 14, Wiggins 4 6-4 14, Joyce 1 6-8 8, Coyne 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 21-36 70

CARBONDALE (66): C. Carachill 0 0-0 0, Jordan 5 9-15 21, Mazza 3 0-0 7, Cerra 9 0-0 20, Torch 3 2-2 10, Bazink 0 0-0 0, G. Carachill 0 0-0 0, McCord 2 4-8 8. Totals 22 15-22 66.

3-Point Field Goals— PA 5 (Houseman 3, McGarry, Callahan); CARB 7 (Jordan 2, Cerra 2, Torch 2, Mazza)