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Sean Murphy scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in the third quarter, allowing Crestwood to open a double-digit lead on the way to defeating Nanticoke Area 76-65 Saturday night in Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball.
Ryan Petrosky added 23 for the Comets, which ran their winning streak to six games. Mike Palmiero added 15.
Nate Kreitzer scored 23 for Nanticoke Area, which lost for a second consecutive game after opening the season with a seven-game winning streak. Jake Krupinski added 16 and Trahjan Krupinski netted 14.
Dallas 51, Meyers 41
Nick Nocito scored 15 points, Luke DelGaudio had 12 and Dylan Schuster added 11 as Dallas defeated host Meyers.
Kendal Brewster scored 18 and Cole Walker added 12 for Meyers.
GAR 85, Wyoming Valley West 59
Will Johnson tossed in 27 points as the Grenadiers placed four players in double figures.
Shawn Adamson and Tyler Young added 14 each for GAR. Curtis Smith had 10.
Valley West’s Tom Federici led all scorers with 26.
Hazleton Area 68, Berwick 30
The Cougars won their fifth in a row, posting a road victory at winless Berwick.
Da’Mir Faison scored 14 points and Andrew Vayda added 11 for Hazleton Area, which had 10 players figure in the scoring.
Zach Evans once again paced Berwick with a game-high 17 points.
Coughlin 61, Wyoming Area 34
Brandon Hall scored 16, Aaron Bennett added 13 and Tony Egidio added 11 as Coughlin routed Wyoming Area. The trio allowed the Crusaders to take a 26-14 lead into halftime.
Dan Wiedl scored 10 for Wyoming Area.
Wyoming Seminary 68, Lake-Lehman 41
The Blue Knights jumped to a big lead at halftime on the way to defeating Lake-Lehman.
Dimitri Gnall paced Seminary with 20 points followed by Jake Koretz with 13 and Jeremy Callahan with 10.
Max Paczewski led Lehman with 16. Neil D0ugherty added 10.
Hanover Area 58, MMI Prep 54 OT
Asad Whitehead scored all nine of his team’s points in overtime as Hanover Area edged MMI Prep.
Whitehead finished with a game-high 27 points. Justin Kopko added 12.
Matt Marchetti scored 19 to pace MMI. Keefer Hoover had 11 while Marcus Kassick and Mason Marchetti added 10 each.
Holy Redeemer 65, Northwest 47
Justice Shoats scored 24 points as Holy Redeemer picked up a win at home.
Collin Cook and Nick Prociak each finished with 13 points and nine rebounds for the Royals.
Walker Yaple scored 15 and Sam Saxe netted 14 for Northwest.
Pittston Area 60, Tunkhannock 50
Logan Booth scored 22 points, Mike George had 15 and Brennan Higgins added 10 as Pittston Area held off Tunkhannock.
Jack Chilson scored 17 to pace Tunkhannock. Tyler Faux scored 11.
BOYS SWIMMING
Hazleton Area 93, Williamsport 89
The 400 free relay team of Antonio Dauite, Brandon DaGrossa, Ryan Kovalick and Anthony Goulstone won the final race and, along with a third-place finish in the event, Hazleton Area was able to rally for a non-conference victory.
Goustone added individual wins in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke. Daiute won the 200 free and Kovalick won the 500 free. Paul Flower swam to first place in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Williamsport 113, Hazleton Area 70
Williamsport won all 12 events on the way to the win.
Hazleton Area received second-place finishes from Marina O’Hara (500 free, 100 back), Abigail Goulstone (200 free) and Maggie Yannes (500 free).
BOYS BASKETBALL
Crestwood 76, Nanticoke Area 65
CRESTWOOD (76) — Ryan Petrosky 7 6-6 23, Marcus Vieney 0 0-0 0, Frank Casarella 0 0-0 0, Brad Papura 1 1-2 3, Sean Murphy 10 2-2 24, Camden Boris 2 0-0 5, Jacob Zaleski 3 0-1 6, Mike Palmiero 6 0-0 15, Don Shaw 0 0-0 0, Sean Foley 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 9-12 76.
NANTICOKE AREA (65) — Luke Myers 0 0-0 0, Nate Kreitzer 5 11-13 23, JJ Bielecki 1 2-2 5, Colby Butczynski 2 2-7 7, Trahjan Krupinski 6 2-2 14, Jake Krupinski 7 0-0 16, Dylan Szychowski 0 0-2 0. Totals 21 17-26 65.
Crestwood`14`16`19`27 — 76
Nanticoke Area`9`19`13`25 — 65
Three-point goals — CRE 9 (Petrosky 3, Murphy 2, Boris, Palmiero 3). NA 6 (Kreitzer 2, Bielecki, Butczynski, J.Krupinski 2).
Hazleton Area 68, Berwick 30
HAZLETON AREA (68) — Kevin Gil 1 2-2 4, Andrew Vayda 5 0-0 11, Sparky Wolk 1 0-0 3, Scott Campbell 4 0-0 8, Alex D’Angelo 3 0-0 7, Kyle Franek 3 1-2 7, Juwardt Nieves 0 0-0 0, Jecaxnder Moronta 4 1-2 9, Nikolas Norman 0 1-2 1, Ramddy Melendez 1 1-2 4, Da’Mir Faison 6 1-2 14, Ahgle Cruz 0 0-2 0. Totals 28 5-12 68.
BERWICK (30) — Devon Smith 0 0-0 0, Brandon Boone 0 0-0 0, Jarret Groshek 2 1-2 7, Jake Seely 0 0-0 0, Mile Doll 1 0-3 2, MaQuan Smith 0 0-0 0, Zach Evans 5 7-8 17, Camron Jones 0 0-0 0, Tashjee Taylor 0 0-0 0, Eric Montes 1 0-0 2, Connor Crevling 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 8-13 30.
Hazleton Area`25`12`15`16 — 68
Berwick`6`8`9`7 — 30
Three-point goals — HA 5 (Vayda, Wolk, D’Angelo, Melendez, Faison). BER 2 (Groshek).
Wyoming Seminary 68, Lake-Lehman 41
LAKE-LEHMAN (41) — Abe Dabsheh 2 0-0 5, Max Paczewski 7 1-1 16, Nate Salus 0 0-0 0, Neil Dougherty 5 0-0 10, CJ Cercone 2 2-5 6, Josh Kane 0 2-2 2, Ethan Adams 0 0-0 0, Sean Hanley 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 6-10 41.
WYOMING SEMINARY (68) — Jake Koretz 5 3-5 13, Todd Phillips 3 0-0 6, Jeremy Callahan 3 0-0 6, Dimitri Gnall 8 4-5 20, Nick Ganter 2 1-1 5, Andrew Maddock 0 0-0 0, John Coates 0 0-0 0, Nick Bufalino 1 1-1 3, Ryan Anderson 0 1-2 1, Aiden Murphy 0 0-0 0, Alex Meuser 3 0-0 6 Ben Paglia 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 10-14 68.
Lake-Lehman`12`9`6`14 — 41
Wyo. Seminary`21`15`21`11 — 68
Three-point goals — LL 2 (Paczewski, Dabsheh). WS 2 (Callahan 2).
Coughlin 61, Wyoming Area 34
COUGHLIN (61) — Aaron Bennett 6 0-3 13, Brandon Hall 7 2-2 16, Tony Egidio 5 1-3 11, Matt Egidio 3 0-0 6, Prince Allen 2 2-5 7, Kimmeng Eab 0 0-0 0, Javaun Kinlaw 0 0-0 0, Sean Valenzuela 1 0-0 2, Alex Kulikowich 0 0-0 0, Vacardi 0 0-0 0, LaJean Berry 0 0-0 0, Adamis Pena 0 0-0 0, Elijah Henry 3 0-0 6, Henry Avillia 0 0-0 0, Tillon Treman 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 5-13 61.
WYOMING AREA (34) — Dan Wiedl 3 4-6 10, Nick Rubino 1 0-0 3, Cole Coolbaugh 0 0-0 0, Sam Solomon 2 1-2 5, Jake Greenfield 1 0-0 3, Jesse Mikoliczyk 0 0-0 0, Nick Elko 2 1-3 5, Evan Melberger 1 0-0 3, Justin Navedo 2 0-0 5, FJ Braccini 0 0-0 0, Shyane Lukasavage 0 0-0 0, Zack Capitano 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 6-11 34.
Coughlin`10`16`16`17 — 61
Wyoming Area`9`5`8`12 — 34
Three-point goals — COU 2 (Bennett, Allen). WA 4 (Rubino, Greenfield, Melberger, Navedo).
Dallas 51, Meyers 41
DALLAS (51) — Jack Farrelll 2 1-4 6, Dylan Schuster 3 3-4 11, Nick Nocito 3 9-10 15, Austin Finarelli 0 0-0 0, Justin Finarelli 3 0-0 7, Eric Berley 0 0-0 0, Luke DelGaudio 5 2-3 12, Logan Evanosky 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 15-21 51.
MEYERS (41) — Tanner Nilon 0 0-0 0, Kendall Brewster 7 0-0 18, Keegan Brewster 0 0-1 0, Cole Walker 4 3-5 12, Jordan Diggs 0 0-0 0, David Kasper 0 0-0 0, Blake Masker 1 2-2 4, Jack Gilgallon 1 0-0 2, Najese Hood 1 3-4 5. Totals 14 8-12 41.
Dallas`6`16`17`12 — 51
Meyers`9`12`14`6 — 41
Three-point goals — DAL 4 (Farrell, Schuster 2, J.Finarelli). MEY 5 (Ken.Brewster 4, Walker).
GAR 85, Wyo. Valley West 59
WVW (59) — Anthony Jamison 0 0-0 0, Joey Lombardo 2 0-0 5, Danny Gibbons 0 0-0 0, Jumir Johnson 1 0-0 2, Saquan Portee 1 5-8 7, Tom Federicci 9 2-2 26, Christian Michael 1 0-0 2, Tyler Gillespie 4 0-0 8, Cole Gorham 3 0-0 7, Tyler Dalley 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 7-10 59.
GAR (85) — Will Johnson 10 1-1 27, Jared O’Day 3 0-0 6, Tyler Young 6 1-2 14, Curtis Smith 4 1-2 10, Curon Smith 2 0-0 4, Shawn Adamson 7 0-0 14, George Placencio 4 0-0 8, Nyquan Hollman 0 0-0 0, Jean Carlos-Rodriguez 1 0-0 2, Nasir Palmer 0 0-0 0, Nurani El-Hadi 0 0-0 0. Totals 37 3-5 85.
Wyo. Valley West`15`5`15`24 — 59
GAR`18`21`22`24 — 85
Three-point goals — WVW 8 (Lombardo, Federicci 6, Gorham). GAR 8 (Johnson 6, Young, Curtis Smith).
Hanover Area 58, MMI Prep 54 OT
MMI PREP (54) — Mason Marchetti 5 0-0 10, AJ Jordan 0 0-0 0, Zach Young 1 2-2 4, Matt Marchetti 6 3-4 19, Marcus Kassick 3 4-7 10, Dave Antolick 0 0-0 0, Keefer Hoover 4 0-0 11. Totals 19 9-13 54.
HANOVER AREA (58) — Matt Barber 1 1-2 3, Khairi Carson 3 2-4 8, Evan Materna 1 2-2 5, Justin Kopko 6 0-0 12, Asad Whitehead 9 9-14 27, Lamaar Nelson 1 0-0 3, Auggie George 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 14-23 58.
MMI Prep`8`10`10`21`5 — 54
Hanover Area`12`8`13`16`9 — 58
Three-point goals — MMI 7 (M.Marchetti 4, Hoover 3). HA 1 (Materna).
Pittston Area 60, Tunkhannock 50
PITTSTON AREA (60) — Logan Booth 7 8-13 22, Evan Elko 0 0-0 0, Mike George 5 3-4 16, Sevion Leak 0 1-4 1, Matt Johnson 0 0-0 0,Matt Macaluso 0 0-0 0, Brennan Higgins 4 1-3 10, Dominic Januzzi 0 0-0 0, Adam Penxa 0 0-0 0, Alex Hoban 0 1-2 1, Ethan Gorham 0 0-0 0, Andrew Krawczyk 2 2-3 7, JJ Walsh 1 0-0 3. Totals 29 16-29 60.
TUNKHANNOCK (50) — Ryan Harder 3 0-1 8, David Baltrusaitis 1 0-0 3, Jack Chilson 8 1-1 17, Logan Helsel 0 0-0 0, Tyler Faux 4 3-3 11, Nick Reposa 0 0-0 0, Erik Bennett 0 0-0 0, CJ Wright 0 0-0 0, Zach Rogers 1 0-0 2, Avery Billings 2 0-0 4, Jake Frisco 0 1-2 1, Jaren Robinson 1 2-3 4. Totals 20 7-10 50.
Pittston Area`15`9`16`20 — 60
Tunkhannock`9`11`10`20 — 50
Three-point goals — PA 6 (George 3, Higgins, Krawczyk, Walsh). TUN 3 (Harder 2, Baltrusaitis).
Holy Redeemer 65, Northwest 47
NORTHWEST (47) — Tyler Stevens 3 0-1 7, Sam Saxe 3 6-6 14, Jaxson Yaple 3 2-2 9, Bryce Koser 0 2-3 2, Walker Yaple 5 2-2 15, Matt Saxe 0 0-0 0, Matt Pierontoni 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 12-14 47.
HOLY REDEEMER (65) — Derek Answini 2 0-2 5, Justice Shoats 9 5-5 24, Jared Piontkowski 1 3-3 5, Collin Cook 3 7-8 13, Nick Prociak 4 56- 13, Jake Pizzolato 0 0-0 0, Matt Prociak 0 0-0 0, Matt Carty 0 0-0 0, Josh Andrejko 1 2-2 5. Totals 19 22-26 65.
Northwest`10`9`17`11 — 47
Holy Redeemer`10`16`19`20 — 65
Three-point goals — NWT 7 (Stevens, S.Saxe 2, J.Yaple, W.Yaple 3). HR 2 (Answini, Shoats).
