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Wilkes-Barre Area outlasted the 3-point shooting barage from Tunkhannock to pull out a 52-48 win Friday in Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball.
Cole Walker scored 24 points to lead Wilkes-Barre Area and Naquan Hollman scored 15.
The Tigers made 11 threes in the loss. Ryan Harder hit four of them and led the team with 21 points.
Lake-Lehman 57, Hanover Area 46
Max Paczewski scored 23 points to lead the Black Knights past Hanover Area. Josh Kane also had 17 points and was followed by Hayden Klopp with seven points.
Todd Kolbicka carried the Hawkeyes offense with 15 points.
Northwest 46, Millville 31
The Rangers took control in the second half, outscoring Millville 28-14 for the victory.
Landon Hufford scored 10 of his game-high 13 points in the second half. Gary McLendon added 12 points for Northwest while Chase Biller scored 11.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Williamsport 47, Northwest 13
Charleigh Miner led Northwest in scoring with four points and and Kennedy Yaple followed with three points.
Claudia Green had 18 for South Williamsport and Rachel Stahl added 12.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Wilkes-Barre Area 52, Tunkhannock 48
WILKES-BARRE AREA (52) — Cole Walker 9 6-9 24, Naquan Hollman 6 3-6 15, Matt Egidio 2 0-0 5, Saquon Portee 1 0-0 3, Jack Gilgallon 1 1-2 3, Mike Senape 0 0-0 0, Kam Taylor 0 0-0 0, Xaniel Sanchez 1 0-0 2, Jacob Horga 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 10-17 52.
TUNKHANNOCK (48) — Ryan Harder 7 3-3 21, Ben Chilson 4 2-3 12, Shane Macko 3 0-0 9, Mike Kuzma 1 0-0 3, Chris Tochak 1 0-0 3, Dylan Mateus 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-6 48.
Wilkes-Barre Area`17`10`10`15 — 52
Tunkhannock`15`12`17`4 — 48
Three-point goals — WBA (Portee, Egidio); TUNK 11 (Harder 4, Macko 3, Chilson 2, Tochak, Kuzma).
Lake-Lehman 57, Hanover Area 46
LAKE-LEHMAN (57) — Max Paczewski 7 6-6 23, Josh Kane 5 5-8 17, Hayden Klopp 3 1-2 7, Corey Bean 2 1-2 7, Ethan Adams 2 0-0 4, Joe Pelton 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 13-18 57.
HANOVER AREA (46) — Todd Kolbicka 6 2-2 15, Matt Barber 3 0-0 7, Connor Hummer 3 0-0 6, Andrew Flemming 2 0-0 4, Elijah Noe 1 0-0 3, Mike Merth 1 0-0 3, Ryan Bohlin 1 0-0 2, Joe Curcio 1 0-0 2, Melikah Gunsales 1 0-0 2, Jake Zola 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 2-2 46.
Lake-Lehman`20`14`17`16 — 57
Hanover Area`8`12`12`14 — 46
Three-point goals — LL 6 (Paczewski 3, Kane 2, Bean); HAN 6 (Kolbicka 3, Barber, Noe, Merth).
Northwest 46, Millville 31
MILLVILLE (31) — Blake Evans 4 2-4 11, Landon Evans 2 0-0 4, Dyllan Klinger 0 2-2 2, Cameron Laubach 0 1-2 1, Mason Huff 2 0-2 4, Patrick Stefan 3 1-1 9, Mitch Savidge 00 0-0 0, Hayden Weaver 0 0-0 0, Trevor Pickard 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 6-11 31.
NORTHWEST (46) — Matt Pierontoni 0 0-0 0, Gary McLendon 5 2-3 12, Landon Hufford 5 2-4 13, Chase Biller 5 0-0 11, John Savakinus 1 3-4 5, Carter Hontz 0 0-0 0, Tayler Yaple 1 0-0 3, Derek Pierontoni 0 0-0 o, Alex Kopco 0 0-0 0, Jake Piestrak 0 0-0 0, Zac O’Day 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-11 46.
Millville`10`7`6`8 — 31
Northwest`9`7`13`15 — 46
Three-point goals: MIL 3 (B.Evans, Stefan 2). NWT 3 (Hufford, Biller, Yaple).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Williamsport 47, Northwest 13
NORTHWEST (13) — Charleigh Miner 1 1-2 4, Kennedy Yaple 1 0-0 3, Karsyn Miner 1 0-2 2, Cassidy Crawford 1 0-0 2, Dashawnna Jones 1 0-0 2, Kaelyn Crawford 0 0-0 0, Morgan Hermanofski 0 0-0 0, Maggie Miller 0 0-0 0, Angelina DiPino 0 0-0 0, Taylor Noss 0 0-0 0, Hailey Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 1-4 13.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (47) — Claudia Green 8 2-5 18, Rachel Stahl 6 0-3 12, Aleigha Rieppel 3 1-2 9, Piper Miner 2 0-2 5, Sophia Casella 1 1-2 3, Mia Breen 0 0-0 0, Grace Miller 0 0-0 0, Lilly Bradley 0 0-0 0, Zoe Threeton 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 4-14 47.
Northwest`7`0`5`1 — 13
South Williamsport`11`13`9`14 — 47
Three-point goals — NW 2 (Yaple, C. Miner); SW 3 (Rieppel 2, Miner).