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Trailing at halftime, Nanticoke Area gave up just one field goal in the third quarter to take the lead and hold on for a 60-54 win over rival Hanover Area on Thursday in a WVC Division 2 boys basketball game.
Payton Kepp scored a game-high 21 points while Jaidyn Johnson added 19 and Chris Johnson had 12.
Mike Merth finished with 17 for the Hawkeyes and Jake Zola had 13.
Dallas 62, Crestwood 47
Down by one on the road, the Mountaineers came out of the locker room strong to secure the win behind 18 points from Mike Bufalino, who scored 13 in the second half.
Nick Nocito (13 points), Austin Finarelli (12) and Mike Cumbo (10) also finished in double figures for Dallas.
Drew Sechleer finished with 12 points to lead the Comets.
Pittston Area 68, Berwick 37
JJ Walsh finished with 20 points while Ethan Ghannam and Dom Jannuzzi each scored nine in a home win.
Sean Murphy led the Bulldogs with 12 points.
Wyoming Valley West 83, Tunkhannock 58
The Spartans outscored the Tigers 21-5 in the first quarter and never looked back en route to a home win.
Johnathan Mann led five Valley West players in double figures with 25 points, followed by 14 apiece from Ryan Sullivan and Zach Konopke, 13 by Tyreese Harris and 11 from Kenny Brown.
Tunkhannock got 19 points from Ben Chilson and 14 from Dylan Mateus.
Holy Redeemer 74, MMI Prep 44
Justice Shoats scored 20 points to lead the host Royals to victory. Zach Perta added 17 points while Matt Prociak and Chris Papciak added 10 apiece.
Chance Eyerly topped the Preppers with 16 points.
Wyoming Seminary 46, Lake-Lehman 33
Tied at halftime, the Blue Knights outscored the Black Knights 29-16 after the break to win at home. Marc Jackett led the effort, scoring all of his team-high 12 points in the second half.
Lehman’s Cole Morio led all players with 17 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hanover Area 61, MMI Prep 20
All 24 of Kyleen McCance’s points came from behind the arc, hitting eight threes to lead the Hawkeyes to a win at home. Hanover Area held the Preppers to two points after halftime.
Ally Sheridan and Riley Corbett finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Bria Kringe scored 12 to lead MMI.
Nanticoke Area 59, Hanover Area 23
In a game played Wednesday, Riley Baird led three Trojanettes in double figures with 16 points in a road win. Claire Aufiero followed with 15 points and Grace Reed scored 10.
Topping the Hawkeyes were Ally Sheridan (11 points) and Kyleen McCance (10).
SWIMMING
Hazleton Area sweeps
The Cougars boys and girls teams each picked up a victory at Wyoming Area. The girls won 118-45 and the boys won 133-14.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Nanticoke Area 60, Hanover Area 54
HANOVER AREA (54) — Elijah Noe 4 0-2 10, Mike Merth 5 2-2 17, Jake Zola 4 5-6 13, David Popson 1 0-0 2, Sedrick Beasley 5 1-2 11, Steven Florek 0 1-2 1, Brayden Sock 0 0-0 0, Noah Dewey 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 9-14 54.
NANTICOKE AREA (60) — Chris Johnson 4 3-4 12, Payton Kepp 8 0-0 21, Owen Brown 0 2-5 2, Gavin Turak 2 1-2 6, Jaidyn Johnson 7 5-6 19, Caleb Butczynski 0 0-0 0, Liam Mullery 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-17 60.
Hanover Area`18`14`4`18 — 54
Nanticoke Area`20`10`13`17 — 60
Three-point goals — HAN 7 (Merth 5, Noe 2); NAN 7 (Kepp 5, C. Johnson, Turak)
Dallas 62, Crestwood 47
DALLAS (62) — Austin Finarelli 4 4-8 12, Nick Nocito 6 0-0 13, Jackson Wydra 3 0-0 6, Darius Wallace 0 0-0 0, Mike Bufalino 6 3-5 18, Cameron Faux 0 0-0 0, Mike Cumbo 4 0-0 10, Angelo Zarola 1 1-2 3, Nick Farrell 0 0-0 0, Nick Williams 0 0-0 0, Jacob Seymour 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 8-15 62.
CRESTWOOD (47) — Tyler Oresick 0 0-0 0, Nolan Dunnum 0 0-0 0, Drew Sechleer 5 0-0 12, Connor Murtha 0 0-0 0, Chaz Wright 3 1-2 7, Joe Gzemski 1 1-2 3, Bryce Vieney 3 1-2 8, Sam Balliet 3 2-4 9, Zayne Dunsmuir 3 1-2 7, Adam Wood 0 1-2 1, Michael McLaughlin 0 0-2 0, Declan Palmiero 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-16 47.
Dallas`17`7`24`14 — 62
Crestwood`10`15`11`11 — 47
Three-point goals — DAL 6 (Bufalino 3, Cumbo 2, Nocito); CRE 4 (Sechleer 2, Vieney, Balliet)
Pittston Area 68, Berwick 37
BERWICK (37) — Jackson Smith 2 0-1 4, Sean Murphy 4 2-2 12, Alex Peters 0 0-0 0, Graham Marshman 0 0-0 0, Matt Lonczynski 2 0-2 4, Ryen Steele 1 0-0 2, Tahsjee Taylor 4 1-2 9, Miles Doll 2 1-2 6. Totals 15 4-9 37.
PITTSTON AREA (68) — JJ Walsh 4 11-13 20, Ethan Ghannam 4 1-1 9, Jack Locker 2 0-2 5, Anthony Cencetti 3 1-3 8, Dom Jannuzzi 3 2-4 9, Ethan Maslowski 3 1-2 7, Matt Mayers 1 0-0 3, Silvio Giardina 1 0-0 2, Jack Long 0 0-0 0, Zack Elko 1 0-0 2, Rob Barbieri 0 0-0 0, Ethan Clarke 0 0-0 0, Matt Walter 0 0-0 0, Brayden Powers 1 0-0 3. Totals 23 16-25 68.
Berwick`9`8`9`11 — 37
Pittston Area`11`15`22`20 — 68
Three-point goals — BER 3 (Murphy 2, Doll); PA 6 (Walsh, Locker, Cencetti, Jannuzzi, Mayers, Walter)
Wyoming Valley West 83, Tunkhannock 58
TUNKHANNOCK (58) — Shane Macko 0 2-2 2, Nick Demarco 2 0-0 6, Jayden Ransom 0 0-0 0, James Gavek 0 0-0 0, Ben Chilson 6 5-5 19, Josh Brown 3 0-0 7, Garrett Yuhas 1 0-0 3, Ethan Ergott 1 0-0 2, Ryan Van Ness 0 0-0 0, Colin Madan 1 0-0 2, Dylan Mateus 5 0-0 14, JC Zona 1 0-0 3, Nate Spudis 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 7-7 58.
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (83) — Tyreese Harris 6 1-1 13, Brian Gill 0 0-0 0, Kenny Brown 3 3-4 11, Ryan Sullivan 5 0-0 14, Johnathan Mann 11 3-4 25, Zach Konopke 6 0-3 14, Quadel Glaster 3 0-1 6, Kahzir Wright 0 0-0 0, Bradley Gill 0 0-0 0, Colin Rood 0 0-0 0, Desmond Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Marquessu McKenith 0 0-0 0. Totals 34 7-13 83.
Tunkhannock`5`16`17`23 — 58
Wyo. Valley West`21`25`25`12 — 83
Three-point goals — TUN 11 (Mateus 4, Demarco 2, Chilson 2, Brown, Yuhas, Zona); WVW 8 (Sullivan 4, Brown 2, Konopke 2)
Holy Redeemer 74, MMI Prep 44
MMI PREP (44) — Chance Eyerly 6 1-4 16, Thomas Mayernik 0 0-0 0, Brendon Brobst 3 0-0 8, Carson Valkusky 4 2-4 10, Caden Peae 5 0-0 10, Nick Pantages 0 0-0 0, Lex Lispi 0 0-0 0, Edgar Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Reed Floryshak 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 3-8 44.
HOLY REDEEMER (74) — Zach Perta 6 0-0 17, Darryl Wright 2 1-2 6, Justice Shoats 8 4-4 20, Jeff Kozerski 0 0-0 0, Matt Prociak 4 2-3 10, Jayden Halstead 1 0-0 3, Jacob Hunter 0 0-0 0, Chris Papciak 5 0-1 10, Charlie Floryan 2 0-0 6, DeShaun Knox 0 0-0 0, Paul Cooper 0 0-0 0, Mason Bagusky 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 7-10 74.
MMI Prep`11`11`11`11 — 44
Holy Redeemer`11`19`23`21 — 74
Three-point goals — MMI 5 (Eyerly 3, Brobst 2); HR 9 (Perta 5, Floryan 2, Wright, Halstead)
Wyoming Seminary 46, Lake-Lehman 33
LAKE-LEHMAN (33) — Gavin Paraschak 1 2-6 4, Corey Bean 1 0-0 3, Seth Berry 1 0-0 2, Cole Morio 6 3-5 17, Ahmad Dabsheh 1 0-0 3, Ben Dowling 0 0-0 0, Leshawn Hammett 2 0-0 4, Jake Herceg 0 0-0 0, Travis Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-11 33.
WYOMING SEMINARY (46) — Isaiah Stull 3 0-0 8, Thomas Iskra 1 1-1 3, Marc Jackett 5 1-2 12, Chief Montalvo 3 2-3 8, Phil Evan 2 0-0 6, Jack Novelli 3 0-1 9, Alexander Aiello 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Reyes 0 0-2 0, Finn Ruderman 0 0-0 0, Zac Williamson 0 0-0 0, Antek Evan 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-7 46.
Lake-Lehman`7`10`11`5 — 33
Wyo. Seminary`8`9`21`8 — 46
Three-point goals — LL 4 (Morio 2, Bean, Dabsheh); SEM 8 (Novelli 3, Stull 2, P. Evan 2, Jackett)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hanover Area 61, MMI Prep 20
MMI PREP (20) — Chloe Allen 2 0-0 4, Silvia Roberto 0 0-0 0, Bria Kringe 3 4-4 12, Emily Borchick 0 0-0 0, Ava Putnam 0 0-0 0, Angelica Jimenez 2 0-0 4, Phoebe Bramley 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 4-4 20.
HANOVER AREA (61) — Riley Corbett 5 0-0 11, Madison Elick 2 0-0 4, Kayla Gist 3 0-0 6, Brenna Slusser 1 0-0 2, Isabella Curcio 0 0-0 0, Kyleen McCance 8 0-0 24, Ally Sheridan 6 0-0 13, Alana Hughes 0 0-0 0, Tasha Kelly 0 0-0 0, Flora Tirado 0 0-0 0, Taylor Martin 0 0-0 0, Amaya Shutes 0 1-1 1. Totals 25 1-1 61.
MMI Prep`7`11`2`0 — 20
Hanover Area`25`10`9`17 — 61
Three-point goals — MMI 2 (Kringe 2); HAN 10 (McCance 8, Corbett, Sheridan)
Nanticoke Area 59, Hanover Area 23
NANTICOKE AREA (59) — Alivia Evans 0 1-3 1, Hailey Husted 0 0-0 0, Grace Reed 3 1-2 10, Caitlyn Majiros 1 1-2 3, Brooklyn Biehl 3 0-0 7, Claire Aufiero 3 5-6 15, Shaylee Heffron 2 0-0 5, Riley Baird 7 0-0 16, Kylie Albert 0 0-0 0, Cecily Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 8-13 59.
HANOVER AREA (23) — Riley Corbett 0 0-0 0, Madison Elick 1 0-0 2, Kayla Gist 0 0-2 0, Brenna Slusser 0 0-2 0, Isabella Curcio 0 0-0 0, Kyleen McCance 4 1-3 10, Ally Sheridan 5 1-2 11, Tasha Kelly 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 2-5 23.
Nanticoke Area`12`22`17`8 — 59
Hanover Area`6`7`2`8 — 23
Three-point goals — NAN 9 (Reed 3, Aufiero 2, Baird 2, Biehl, Heffron); HAN 1 (McCance)