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Wyoming Valley West posted a huge fourth-quarter comeback on Friday night before visiting Hazleton Area regrouped and edged the Spartans 68-65 in overtime in a WVC Division 1 girls basketball game.
Taylor Kilker hit the go-ahead basket with 50.2 seconds left in overtime for the Cougars.
Hazleton Area led 46-33 after three quarters only to see Valley West fire back with a 21-8 advantage in the fourth to extend the game. The Cougars edged the Spartans 14-11 in overtime.
Both teams had five players finish in double figures. Brianna Kennedy led the Cougars with 18 points, followed by Lacie Kringe (15 points, six steals), Kaci Kilker (12 points) Sophia Shults (11, nine rebounds) and Taylor Kilker (10 points).
Valley West was topped by Trinity Johnson’s 18 points. Gabby Marsola, Mackenzie Perluke and Claudia Siegfried scored 11 apiece while Hayley Oliphant had 10.
Holy Redeemer 70, Nanticoke Area 61
The Trojanettes hit five threes in the first quarter to take an early lead, but the Royals answered for the road win as both teams connected on 11 3-pointers apiece.
Aubrey Curley (26) and Jillian DelBalso (21) combined for 47 points for Redeemer.
Riley Baird powered Nanticoke Area with 22 points, followed by Claire Aufiero (13) and Brooklyn Biehl (12).
Wyoming Area 61, Hanover Area 15
The Warriors scored the first 11 points of the game and also closed strong, holding the Hawkeyes to just two points in the second half.
Morgan Janeski scored 15 points and Anna Wisnewski added 11. Olivia Rome (eight rebounds) and Rosalind Tart (seven rebounds) scored seven apiece.
Ally Sheridan finished with nine points for Hanover Area.
Wyoming Seminary 45, MMI Prep 7
Margaret Ganter scored 12 points for the Blue Knights, who held the Preppers to two field goals for the game.
Bria Kringe and Emily Borchick scored for MMI.
Crestwood 48, Tunkhannock 44
Crestwood rallied with a 24-point fourth quarter to defeat Tunkhannock. The Comets trailed 28-24 entering the final eight minutes.
Grace Pasternick led Crestwood with 14 points. Cadence Hiller had 10 and Camryn Collins added nine.
Sable Stephens scored 12 and Lexi Corby had nine for Tunkhannock.
Dallas 51, Berwick 33
Dallas placed three players in double figures as it defeated host Berwick.
Victoria Spaciano scored 15 for the Mountaineers followed by Nadia Evanosky with 13 and Audrey DelGaudio with 10.
Rachel Whitenight had nine for Berwick.
Northwest 40, Sullivan County 25
Charleigh Miner hit six threes with five of them coming in the third quarter to finish with a game-high 22 points to lead the Rangers to a home win.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hanover Area 51, Berwick 45
After falling behind early, the host Hawkeyes turned in a big second quarter to take control of the game. Melikah Gonzalez scored 19 points and Mike Merth added 10 in the win.
The Bulldogs were led by 11 points by Billy Hanson and 10 from Sean Murphy.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Berwick 116, Nanticoke Area 51
Madelyn Frey set a new Berwick record in the 100 backstroke, finishing in 1:02.08 to power the Bulldogs’ win. Frey also took first in the 200 IM and was part of the winning 200 medley relay squad.
Hazleton Area 116, Wilkes-Barre Area 35
Ashtyn Cartwright won the 200 IM and 100 fly for the Cougars and topped 1,000 career points in the victory.
Sadie Hunsinger added victories in the 100 breast and 50 free.
BOYS SWIMMING
Nanticoke Area 86, Berwick 49
Hugo Panecatl won the 200 free and 500 free for the Trojans and also was part of two first-place relay teams for the Trojans.
Thomas Andrews led the Bulldogs with wins in the 50 free and 100 fly.
Hazleton Area 131, Wilkes-Barre Area 29
The Cougars were led by wins from Thomas Pollock in the 50 free and 100 free while Antonio Daiute won the 500 free and 200 free.
COLLEGES
MEN’S HOCKEY
Wilkes 8, King’s 1
Nick Fea finished with four goals for the No. 8 nationally ranked Colonels in a win over the Monarchs at Toyota SportsPlex.
Jimmy O’Kane, Jay Gallagher, Tyler Barrow and Jack Lane also scored in the win as Wilkes improved to 9-1 in UCHC play.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hazleton Area 68, Wyoming Valley West 65
HAZLETON AREA (68) — Kyli Kilker 1 0-2 2, Lacie Kringe 6 4-8 15, Kaci Kilker 2 8-10 12, Olivia Williams 0 0-0 0, Taylor Kilker 3 2-4 10, Sophia Shults 3 5-6 11, Brianna Kennedy 8 1-2 18. Totals 23 20-32 68.
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (65) — Trinity Johnson 8 2-4 18, Gabby Marsola 5 0-0 11, Mackenzie Perluke 2 7-8 11, Hayley Oliphant 2 5-7 10, Claudia Siegfried 3 2-2 11, Kiersten Rinehimer 1 2-2 4. Totals 21 18-23 65.
Hazleton Area`14`17`15`8`14 — 68
Wyo. Valley West`12`11`10`21`11 — 65
Three-point goals — HAZ 4 (T. Kilker 2, Kringe, Kennedy); WVW 5 (Siegfried 3, Marsola, Oliphant)
Holy Redeemer 70, Nanticoke Area 61
HOLY REDEEMER (70) — Megan Albrecht 0 1-2 1, Aubrey Curley 9 2-2 26, Brooke Kroptavich 2 3-3 7, Lucie Racicky 0 0-0 0, Aleia Atherton 2 4-5 9, Angie Corridoni 0 0-0 0, Mia Ashton 2 2-5 6, Jillian DelBalso 8 1-2 21, Paige Kroptavich 0 0-0 0, Julia Desciak 0 0-0 0, Marissa Miller 0 0-0 0, Theresa Khoudary 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 13-19 70.
NANTICOKE AREA (61) — Alivia Evans 0 0-0 0, Hailey Husted 0 0-0 0, Grace Reed 1 2-2 5, Caitlyn Majiros 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Biehl 5 0-2 12, Claire Aufiero 3 5-6 13, Shaylee Heffron 3 0-0 9, Riley Baird 6 7-7 22, Cerenity Eldridge 0 0-0 0, Brooke Felici 0 0-0 0, Kylie Albert 0 0-0 0, Cecily Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 14-17 61.
Holy Redeemer`13`23`13`21 — 70
Nanticoke Area`17`14`13`17 — 61
Three-point goals — HR 11 (Curley 6, DelBalso 4, Atherton); NAN 11 (Heffron 3, Baird 3, Biehl 2, Aufiero 2, Reed)
Wyoming Area 61, Hanover Area 15
HANOVER AREA (15) — Riley Corbett 1 0-0 2, Madison Elick 0 0-2 0, Kayla Gist 0 0-1 0, Tasha Kelly 0 0-0 0, Brenna Slusser 1 0-0 3, Kyleen McCance 0 1-2 1, Izzy Curcio 0 0-0 0, Ally Sheridan 4 1-1 9, Alana Hughes 0 0-2 0, Flora Tirado 0 0-0 0, Amaya Shutes 0 0-2 0. Total 6 2-10 15.
WYOMING AREA (61) — Morgan Slusser 1 0-0 2, Olivia Allen 1 0-0 2, Rosalind Tart 2 3-4 7, Maggie Hallman 0 0-0 0, Halle Kranson 1 0-0 2, Joselyn Williams 3 0-0 7, Krea Bonita 3 0-0 6, Kendall Day 1 0-0 2, Ashley Thomas 0 0-0 0, Olivia Rome 3 1-1 7, Morgan Janeski 5 4-5 15, Olivia Bryden 0 0-0 0, Erica Gilligan 0 0-0 0, Anna Wisnewski 4 0-0 11. Totals 24 8-10 61.
Hanover Area`5`8`2`0 — 15
Wyoming Area`22`27`4`8 — 61
Three-point goals — HAN 1 (Slusser); WA 5 (Wisnewski 3, Williams, Janeski)
Wyoming Seminary 45, MMI Prep 7
WYOMING SEMINARY (45) — Cassidy Skoranski 3 0-0 8, Maia Burry 1 0-0 2, Dallas Hanson-Richart 3 0-0 6, Lexy Lichtenstein 2 1-2 5, Avery Luksic 2 0-0 4, Clare Griffin 4 0-0 8, Margaret Ganter 6 0-0 12, Hayley Smeraldi 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 1-2 45.
MMI PREP (7) — Chloe Allen 0 0-2 0, Silvia Roberto 0 0-0 0, Bria Kringe 1 2-2 4, Emily Borchick 1 1-2 3, Ava Putnam 0 0-0 0. Totals 2 3-6 7.
Wyo. Seminary`15`14`10`6 — 45
MMI Prep`3`2`2`0 — 7
Three-point goals — SEM 2 (Skoranski 2); MMI 0
Crestwood 48, Tunkhannock 44
CRESTWOOD (48) – Camryn Collins 2 5-6 9, Katelyn Bozinko 1 0-0 2, Isabella Caporuscio 0 0-0 0, Julia Glowacki 2 3-4 7, Cadence Hiller 3 4-4 10, Kate Gallagher 3 0-0 6, Grace Pasternick 4 6-8 14. Totals 15 18-22 48.
TUNKHANNOCK (44) – Erin VanNess 1 1-2 4, Lexi Corby 1 6-6 9, Maci Iddings 2 2-2 6, Anna Williams 3 1-4 8, Sable Stephens 5 2-4 12, Alaina Ritz 0 0-0 0, Hailey Long 1 2-2 5, Maddie Swenson 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 14-20 44.
Crestwood`10`9`5`24 – 48
Tunkhannock`9`13`6`16 – 44
Three-point goals – TUN 3 (VanNess, Corby, Williams).
Dallas 51, Berwick 33
DALLAS (51) – Iris Hobson-Tomascik 0 0-0 0, Jordan Porasky 0 1-2 1, Scarlett Hobson-Tomascik 0 0-0 0, Nadia Evanosky 5 3-4 13, Chelcie Strobel 0 0-0 0, Megan Bryk 0 0-0 0, Audrey DelGaudio 3 4-6 10, Elizabeth Viglone 2 3-4 8, Morgan Solano 0 0-0 0, Maddie Pevear 2 0-0 4, Victoria Spaciano 7 1-2 15. Totals 19 12-18 51.
BERWICK (33) – Sarina DeFinnis 1 0-2 3, Rae Anna Andreas 2 1-2 5, Carly Ochs 2 0-2 6, Rachel Whitenight 3 0-0 9, Alyssa Lewis 1 0-0 3, Lybbi Switzer 0 0-0 0, Ally Knorr 0 0-0 0, Gabby Starr 1 2-4 4, Sadie Zehner 0 0-0 0, Emma Taney 0 0-0 0, Abby Hess 1 1-2 3, Ava Peters 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 4-12 33.
Dallas`13`19`12`7 – 51
Berwick`13`6`6`8 – 33
Three-point goals – DAL 1 (Viglone). BER 7 (DeFinnis, Ochs 2, Whitenight 3, Lewis).
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hanover Area 51, Berwick 45
BERWICK (45) — Jackson Smith 0 0-0 0, Sean Murphy 4 2-3 10, Graham Marshman 1 0-0 3, Billy Hanson 3 5-6 11, Matt Lonczynski 3 0-0 7, Ryen Steele 1 0-0 3, Tahsjee Taylor 2 1-6 5, Miles Doll 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 8-15 45.
HANOVER AREA (51) — Elijah Noe 2 1-2 6, Mike Merth 4 2-4 10, Jake Zola 4 0-4 8, Andrew Fleming 2 2-3 6, Melikah Gonzalez 7 3-4 19, David Popson 0 0-0 0, Sedrick Beasley 0 0-0 0, Steven Florek 1 0-0 2, Noah Dewey 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-17 51.
Berwick`15`6`15`9 — 45
Hanover Area`6`21`15`9 — 51
Three-point goals — BER 3 (Marshman, Lonczynski, Steele); HAN 3 (Gonzalez 2, Noe)