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BY DOUG PAPE DRAPE@LEADER.NET
Tuesday, February 08, 2000 Page: 3B
The high school basketball regular season is coming to a close and Wyoming
Valley Conference second-half title races are tightening.
In Division I, Wyoming Valley West is on top with a 4-1 record, while
Coughlin trails at 3-1. The Crusaders visit the Spartans on Friday.
Hazleton Area, the division first-half champion, is 3-2. The Cougars
defeated the Spartans 44-37 last week, and visit the Crusaders on Feb. 15.
Wyoming Area leads Division II at 5-0, while Crestwood is second at 4-1 and
first-half champ Nanticoke is 3-2. The Comets defeated the Trojans 62-56 on
Friday thanks to John Weyrauch’s 29 points.
The Warriors won cross-over games with Berwick, Coughlin, Pittston Area and
also beat league opponents Lake-Lehman and Dallas.
Steve Buzinski posted a triple-double against the Black Knights. The
6-foot-3-inch forward scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 10
shots.
Wyoming Area hosts Hanover Area (2-3) tonight. The Warriors finish the
second half with trips to Nanticoke on Friday and Crestwood on Feb. 15.
The Division III second-half title will likely come down to Meyers (4-0)
and GAR (4-0) again. The Mohawks won the first half by defeating the
Grenadiers, 66-40. The victory snapped GAR’s 36-game WVC winning streak. The
Grenadiers visit the Mohawks on Feb. 15.
Seton Catholic (3-1) is also in the mix. The Eagles are led by Sean HEALEY,
who scored 30 last week against Northwest, while teammate Joe Tracy added 27.
HEALEY also totaled 22 in a losing effort against GAR. The Eagles host the
Mohawks on Friday.
The week’s top performances: Matt Hopple scored 26 against Lake-Lehman …
GAR’s Kevin Brown scored 10 of his 20 points against Bishop Hafey in the third
quarter as the Grenadiers downed the Vikings, 63-45. Hafey’s Frank Stish led
all scorers with 28 and GAR’s Isaiah Walker scored 21. Walker also scored 20
against Seton … Ed Altemose scored 26 and 25 in two games for Northwest …
Pittston Area’s Phil CASTELLINO scored 29 against Coughlin … Joel McAndrew
tossed in 23 against Bishop O’Reilly … Hanover Area’s Dave Plisko scored 23
and teammate Josh Oravic added 22 against Lake-Lehman … Bishop Hoban’s Mark
Williams scored 26 against Northwest … Jason Thompson of Bishop O’Reilly had
20 against Bishop Hafey.
Call PAPE at 829-7227 Dist. 2 Boys Basketball
CLASS 4A
(8 teams qualify: 2 WVC, 3 Lackawanna, Williamsport and 2 wild cards) WVC
W L Pct. GB Wyo. Valley West 11 2 .846 Hazleton Area
11 2 .846 Coughlin 7 5 .583 4 Pittston Area 5 8
.385 6 Lackawanna W L Pct. GB Abington Hts. 12 2 .857 North
Pocono 11 3 .785 1 Del. Valley 10 4 .714 2 Honesdale
7 7 .500 5 West Scranton 7 7 .500 5 Scranton 1
13 .071 11 District 4 W L Pct. GB Williamsport 14 5
.736
CLASS 3A
(8 teams qualify: 4 WVC, 2 Lackawanna, 2 wild cards) WVC W L Pct. GB
Crestwood 10 3 .769 Wyoming Area 10 3 .769 Nanticoke 9 4
.692 1 Berwick 5 8 .385 5 Hanover Area 5 8 .385 5
Dallas 2 10 .167 7 Tunkhannock 2 11 .154 8 Lackawanna
W L Pct. GB Montrose 9 5 .643 Wallenpaupack 8 6
.571 1 Valley View 4 10 .286 5 Western Wayne 1 13
.071 8
CLASS 2A
(8 teams qualify: 2 WVC, 4 Lackawanna, 2 wild cards) WVC W L Pct. GB
Meyers (7-0) 11 0 1.000 GAR (6-1) 10 1 .909 1 Wyoming
Seminary 5 6 .455 6 Bishop Hoban 5 6 .455 6 Lackawanna W
L Pct. GB Riverside 10 1 .909 Scranton Prep 9 2 .818 1 Bishop
O’Hara 7 4 .636 3 Carbondale 7 4 .636 3 Dunmore 7 4 .636
3 Lakeland 5 6 .455 5 Mt. View 4 7 .364 6
CLASS A
(6 teams qualify: 1 WVC, 3 Lackawanna, 2 wild cards) WVC W L Pct. GB
Seton Catholic 8 3 .727 Bishop Hafey 2 9 .182 6 Northwest 1
10 .091 7 Lackawanna W L Pct. GB Bishop Hannan 11 0 1.000
Lack. Trail 9 2 .818 2 Old Forge 8 3 .727 3 Sacred
Heart 3 8 .273 8 Forest City 1 10 .091 10 Susquehanna
1 10 .091 10 Blue Ridge 0 11 .000 11