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JJ Walsh scored a game-high 22 points and Dom Jannuzzi added 10 as Pittston Area defeated Wilkes-Barre Area 50-40 Saturday night in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys basketball, knocking the Wolfpack out of second place.
The two teams are now tied for third. Dallas, which played a non-conference game Saturday afternoon, took over sole possession of second place. First-place Hazleton Area maintained a two-game lead in the loss column.
Brandon Benjamin led WBA with 12 points.
Dallas 69, Athens 38
Down five after one quarter, Dallas scored 32 second-quarter points to take command and post a road win.
Nick Nocito nailed four of his five 3-pointers in the second quarter and finished with a game-high 21 points. Austin Finarelli added 10 of his 17 points. Mike Cumbo also hit on two baskets from beyond the arc to help Dallas to a 44-23 lead at halftime. Cumbo finished with 11.
Hazleton Area 57, Wyoming Valley West 36
Luke Gennaro scored 15 and Khalid Morrieson added 13 for Hazleton Area.
Jon Mann led Wyoming Valley West with 13.
Wyoming Seminary 48, MMI Prep 36
Isaiah Stull scored 15 points and Marc Jackett added 10 as the Blue Knights defeated visiting MMI Prep.
Brandon Brobst scored 18 for MMI.
Hanover Area 70, Wyoming Area 55
Mike Merth had a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds to go along with seven steals as Hanover Area defeated Wyoming Area.
Elijah Noe also scored 19 for Hanover Area, which finished with a season high in points. Melikah Gonzalez had 15 and Andrew Fleming tossed in 12.
Matt Little had 21 for Wyoming Area. Dane Schutter and Evan Melberger each scored 12.
Holy Redeemer 55, Nanticoke Area 44
Darryl Wright and Justice Shoats scored 15 points each as Holy Redeemer moved closer to clinching the Division 2 title with a victory over second-place Nanticoke Area.
Matt Prociak added 10 for the Royals.
Chris Johnson scored 13 for Nanticoke Area followed by Payton Kepp with 11 and Jaidyn Johnson with 10. The Trojans led 23-16 at halftime.
Tunkhannock 60, Crestwood 46
Ben Chilson scored 24 points as Tunkhannock built a 13-point lead by halftime against Crestwood.
Josh Brown and Garret Yuhas had 13 each.
Drew Sechleer scored 14 for Crestwood.
Northwest 46, Sullivan County 41
Gary McLendon scored 19 and Josh Miner added 12 as Northwest edged Sullivan County.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Nanticoke Area 53, Tunkhannock 45
Riley Baird scored 15 of her game-high 37 points in the fourth quarter as Nanticoke Area defeated Tunkhannock.
Claire Aufiero added 10 for the Trojanettes.
Erin VanNess scored 15 for Tunkhannock. Maci Iddings added 11.
H.S. WRESTLING
Berwick goes 2-3
Berwick won two matches at the Line Mountain Duals while dropping three, including a 36-33 loss to Pittston Area. Pittston Area got pins from Julian Everett (132) and Jimmy Spindler (160).
The Dawgs also lost 57-15 to York Suburban and 37-34 to Red Lion. They defeated Tamaqua Area 51-20 and Littlestown 42-24.
H.S. SWIMMING
Dallas, Sem pace WVC entrants
Dallas and Wyoming Seminary had the top WVC swimmers at the Ernie Shartle Invitational at Tunkhannock High School.
In the girls competition, Lydia Gonzalez (200 IM, 100 breast), Gabby Spaciano (50 free, 100 back) and Peyton Stauffer (100 free) posted individual wins for Dallas. The Mountaineers also won two relay events.
Ryleigh Collins (100 fly, 500 free) and Alyssa Kelly (200 free) were winners for Seminary, which also won the 400 free relay.
Dallas had two double winners in the boys competition — Tommy Doran (500 free, 200 free) and Maddoc Watkins (50 free, 100 free). Jason Puza (100 back) also had a win for the Mountaineers, who captured two relays.
Zhantore Akylbekov (100 fly, 100 breast) had two wins for Seminary.
Hazleton Area’s Logan Yakubowski won the 200 IM. The Cougars also won the 200 free relay.
H.S. BOYS BASKETBALL
Pittston Area 50, Wilkes-Barre Area 40
WBA (40) — Markell Parnell 1 0-0 2, Waarithi Oseni 0 0-0 0, Brandon Benjamin 5 0-0 12, Samir Hill 2 3-4 8, Kaleb Spade 2 0-0 5, Jacob Horga 2 2-3 6, Bryan Clarke 1 0-0 2, Nyquon Santos-Hollman 2 1-2 5. Totals 15 6-9 40.
PITTSTON AREA (50) — JJ Walsh 5 10-12 22, Ethan Ghannam 1 2-2 4, Jack Locker 2 0-2 6, Anthony Cencetti 2 2-3 8, Dom Jannuzzi 4 1-2 10. Totals 14 15-21 50.
Wilkes-Barre Area`7`13`11`9 — 40
Pittston Area`8`14`15`13 — 50
Three-point goals — WBA 4 (Benjamin 2, Hill, Spade). PA 7 (Walsh, Locker 2, Cencetti 2, Jannuzzi).
Dallas 59, Athens 38
DALLAS (59) — Austin Finarelli 7 2-2 17, Nick Nocito 8 0-0 21, Zach Paczewski 0 0-0 0, Jackson Wydra 3 0-0 6, Mike Timinski 0 0-0 0, Darius Wallace 0 0-0 0, Michael Bufalino 3 0-0 6, Cameron Faux 0 0-0 0, EJ Matushek 0 0-0 0, Mike Cumbo 4 0-0 11, Sean Dolan 0 0-0 0, Angelo Zarola 0 0-0 0, Nick Farrell 1 0-0 2, Nick Williams 2 0-0 4, Jacob Seymour 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 4-4 69.
ATHENS (38) — Tucker Brown 0 0-0 0, Mason Lister 2 2-2 6, JJ Babcock 1 0-2 2, Nolan Carling 3 0-0 7, Xavier Watson 0 0-0 0, Troy Pritchard 3 0-0 6, Kalson Keathley 1 0-0 2, Luca Kraft 1 0-0 2, Chris Mitchell 4 2-3 10, Carson Smith 0 0-0 0, Korey Miller 0 1-2 1, Ryan Thompson 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 5-9 38.
Dallas`12`32`19`6 — 59
Athens`17`6`7`8 — 38
Three-point goals — DAL 9 (Finarelli, Nocito 4, Cumbo 3). ATH 1 (Carling).
Hazleton Area 57, Wyoming Valley West 36
WVW (36) — Zach Konopke 0 1-2 1, Tyrese Harris 3 1-2 8, Kenny Brown 0 0-0 0, Jon Mann 6 1-2 13, Brian Gill 0 1-2 1, Ryan Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Quadel Glaster 0 1-2 1, Emmaunel Lewis 0 0-0 0, Jonathan Daniels 1 1-2 3, Brad Gill 2 0-0 4, Kahzir Wright 1 1-3 3, Will Wojciechowski 0 0-0 0, Colin Rood 0 0-0 0, Desmond Rhodes 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-15 36.
HAZLETON AREA (57) — Josian Guerra 5 0-0 11, Luke Gennaro 5 1-2 15, Eliud Lopez 0 0-0 0, Kahlid Morrieson 6 1-2 13, Joe Marshall 3 0-0 7, Chris Catrone 1 0-0 3, Sammy Guzman 2 1-1 5, Nick Hebel 1 0-0 3, Nikoli Santiago 0 0-0 0, Christian Smith 0 0-0 0, Xaiver Brown 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 3-5 57.
Wyoming Valley West`5`7`13`11 — 36
Hazleton Area`23 3-5 57.
Three-point goals — WVW 1 (Harris). HA 8 (Guerra, Gennaro 4, Marshall, Catrone, Hebel).
Wyoming Seminary 48, MMI Prep 36
MMI PREP (36) — Ryan Sones 2 4-5 8, Thomas Mayerick 1 0-0 2, Brandon Brobst 8 1-1 18, Carson Valkusky 2 0-0 4, Caden Pease 2 0-0 4, Nick Pantages 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-6 36.
WYOMING SEMINARY (48) — Isaiah Stull 6 0-0 15, Thomas Iskra 2 0-0 4, Phil Evan 2 0-0 4, Marc Jackett 4 2-2 10, Zac Williamson 4 1-3 9, Jack Novelli 0 2-2 2, Chief Montalvo 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 5-7 48.
MMI Prep`10`10`8`8 — 36
Wyoming Seminary`11`12`14`11 — 48
Three-point goals — MMI 1 (Brobst). WS 3 (Stull 3).
Hanover Area 70, Wyoming Area 55
WYOMING AREA (55) — Tyler Sciandra 3 1-3 7, Lukas Burakiewicz 0 0-0 0, Matt Little 6 4-4 21, Brady Noone 1 1-2 3, Matt Rusinchak 0 0-0 0, Evan Melberger 5 0-0 12, Dane Schutter 5 1-4 12. Totals 20 7-13 55.
HANOVER AREA (70) — Elijah Noe 7 1-2 19, Mike Merth 7 3-4 19, Jake Zola 2 0-3 4, Andrew Fleming 5 2-2 12, Melikah Gonzalez 6 2-2 15, David Popson 0 0-0 0, Sedrick Beasley 0 0-0 0, Steven Florek 0 1-2 1. Totals 27 9-15 70.
Wyoming Area`11`8`18`18 — 55
Hanover Area`18`10`24`18 — 70
Three-point goals — WA 8 (Little 5, Melberge 1, Schutter). HA 7 (Noe 4, Merth 2, Gonzalez).
Holy Redeemer 55, Nanticoke Area 44
NANTICOKE AREA (44) — Chris Johnson 3 9-10 13, Payton Kepp 3 5-5 11, Justin Spencer 0 0-0 0, Owen Brown 1 0-0 2, Jaidyn Johnson 5 0-0 10, Caleb Buyczynski 0 0-0 0, Gavin Turak 2 1-1 5, Ryan Wiaterowski 1 0-0 3. Totals 15 15-16 44.
HOLY REDEEMER (55) — Zach Perta 3 1-2 8, Darryl Wright 5 2-3 15, Justice Shoats 6 3-7 15, Jeff Kozerski 0 0-0 0, Matt Prociak 3 3-5 10, Jayden Halstead 0 0-0 0, Jacob Hunter 1 4-4 7, Chris Papciak 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 13-23 55.
Nanticoke Area`10`13`8`13 — 44
Holy Redeemer`8`8`17`22 — 55
Three-point goals — NA 1 (Wiaterowski). HR 6 (Perta, Wright 3, Prociak, Hunter).
Tunkhannock 60, Crestwood 46
TUNKHANNOCK (60) — Shane Macko 0 1-2 1, Ben Chilson 8 5-5 24, Josh Brown 5 2-2 13, Garret Yuhas 5 1-3 13, Ryan VanNess 0 0-0 0, Dylan Mateus 3 1-2 9, JC Zona 0 0-0 0, Nate Spudis 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 10-14 60.
CRESTWOOD (46) — Tyler Oresick 0 0-0 0, Carter Laubach 1 0-0 2, Nolan Dunnum 1 0-0 3, Drew Sechleer 6 0-0 13, Connor Murtha 0 0-0 0, Chaz Wright 2 0-0 4, Joe Gzemski 2 0-1 5, Bryce Vieney 3 0-0 8, Sam Balliet 1 1-1 3, Adam Wood 1 0-0 2, Matt Sklarosky 2 0-0 4, Mike McLaughlin 1 0-0 2, Declan Palmiero 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 1-2 46.
Tunkhannock`19`15`8`18 — 60
Crestwood`9`12`9`16 — 46
Three-point goals — TUN 8 (Chilson 3, Brown, Yuhas 2, Mateus 2). CRE 5 (Dunnum, Sechleer, Gzemski, Vieney 3).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Nanticoke Area 53, Tunkhannock 45
NANTICOKE AREA (53) — Grace Reed 0 2-2 2, Caitlyn Majiros 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Biehl 1 0-0 2, Claire Aufiero 1 8-10 10, Shaylee Heffron 1 0-0 2, Riley Baird 11 10-14 37, Kylie Albert 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 20-26 53.
TUNKHANNOCK (45) — Erin VanNess 5 0-0 15, Lexi Corby 0 0-0 0, Brianna Hubert 3 0-0 6, Maci Iddings 3 2-4 11, Anna Williams 1 0-0 2, Sable Stephens 1 1-2 3, Alaina Ritz 1 0-0 3, Hailey Long 2 0-0 5, Maddie Swenson 0 0-0 0, Karen Whitaker 0 0-0 0, Laurianna Alston 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 2-5 45.
Nanticoke Area`12`13`10`18 — 53
Tunkhannock`7`6`8`24 — 45
Three-point goals — NA 7 (Baird 7). TUN 9 (VanNess 5, Iddings 2, Ritz, Long).
WRESTLING
Berwick 51, Tamaqua Area 20
106: Aiden Schlier (TAM) won by forfeit; 113: Levi Kunkel (TAM) won by forfeit; 120: Kyle Winter (BER) pinned Gabe Erbe 1:17; 126: Brody Boyce (TAM) dec. Greysen Kupsky 4-2; 132: Joshua Kishbaugh (BER) won by forfeit; 138: Tyler Winter (BER) pinned Jacob Schlier 5:07; 145: Braylon Hawkins (BER) pinned Tim Edmonds 2:39; 152: Cameron Gomez (BER) pinned Matt Hedrick 2:57; 160: Nathan Milkovits (TAM) pinned Aaron Probst 0:51; 172: Benjamin Knorr (BER) dec. Jacob Hehn 7-1; 189: Liam Carroll (BER) pinned Cole Eberts 3:16; 215: Gavyn Cunningham (BER) won by forfeit; 285: Bruce Hartman (BER) pinned Anthony DeBellis 1:04.
Tamaqua Area minus-1 unsportsmanlike
Berwick 42, Littlestown 24
106: Double forfeit; 113: Double forfeit; 120: Kyle Winter (BER) won by forfeit; 126: Cameron Mingee (LIT) pinned Joshua Kishbaugh 0:51; 132: Caden Rankin (LIT) pinned Greysen Kupsky 3:05; 138: Tanner Yingling (LIT) pinned Tyler Winter 5:16; 145: Braylon Hawkins (BER) pinned Dylan Herr 0:54; 152: Cameron Gomez (BER) pinned Zach Eader 1:39; 160: Tanner Rock (LIT) pinned Aaron Probst 0:41; 172: Benjamin Knorr (BER) pinned Harrison Harbin 5:43; 189: Liam Carroll (BER) pinned Tommy Carucci 4:42; 215: Gavyn Cunningham (BER) pinned Mitchell Feeser 2:25; 285: Bruce Hartman (BER) pinned Connor Rankin 1:06.
Pittston Area 36, Berwick 33
106: Oscar Ciriaco (PA) won by forfeit: 113: Jonathan Healey (PA) won by forfeit; 120: Kyle Winter (BER) dec. Dominic Bernardi 4-0; 126: Joshua Kishbaugh (BER) won by forfeit; 132: Julian Everitt (PA) pinned Greysen Kupsky 0:58; 138: Jake Aftewicz (PA) won by forfeit; 145: Dominic Innamorati (PA) dec. Braylon Hawkins 3-1; 152: Keegan Bucci (PA) dec. Cameron Gomez 7-2; 160: Jimmy Spindler (PA) pinned Aaron Probst 0:54; 172: Benjamin Knorr (BER) won by forfeit; 189: Liam Carroll (BER) won by forfeit; 215: Gavyn Cunningham (BER) won by forfeit; 285: Bruce Hartman (BER) won by forfeit
York Suburban 57, Berwick 15
106: Justin Adams (YS) won by forfeit; 113: Hazelin Price-Ierley (YS) won by forfeit; 120: Tyler Adams (YS) pinned Kyle Winter 3:51; 126: Zachary Emory (YS) pinned Joshua Kishbaugh 1:31; 132: Brayden Gentzyel (YS) pinned Greysen Kupsky 0:33; 138: Bryson Neidigh (YS) tech. fall Tyler Winter 15-0; 145: Noah Rice (YS) tech. fall Braylon Hawkins 26-11; 152: Cole Jones (YS) pinned Cameron Gomez 3:29; 160: Dakota Shue (YS) pinned Aaron Probst 2:00); 172: Jamal Lewis (YS) tech. fall Benjamin Knorr 20-1; 189: Liam Carroll (BER) pinned Collin Boldt 3:16; 215: Gavyn Cunningham (BER) dec. Jalani Hopkins SV-1 3-1; 285: Bruce Hartman (BER) won by forfeit.
Red Lion 37, Berwick 24
106: Mason Harvey (RL) won by forfeit; 113: Double forfeit; 120: Kyle Winter (BER) won by forfeit; 126: Dalton Boyer (RL) pinned Greysen Kupsky 3:29; 132: Tyler Bootier (RL) pinned Joshua Kishbaugh 1:13; 138: Owen Smith (RL) pinned Tyler Winter 3:00; 145: Kyle Deisley (RL) maj. dec. Braylon Hawkins 16-7; 152: Cameron Gomez (BER) dec. Brandon Bowman SV-1 6-4; 160: Tristen Brenneman (RL) pinned Aaron Probst 0:15; 172: Benjamin Knorr (BER) dec. Maxwell Vigue 5-3; 189: Liam Carroll (BER) pinned James Lopez 4:33; 215: Angy Mike Mossengo (RL) dec. Gavyn Cunningham 8-3; 285: Bruce Hartman (BER) pinned Ethan Nelson SV-1 6:58