30 years ago
Billy Celuck had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead Valley View to a 75-45 victory over Carbondale Area in a Lackawanna League Northern Division boys basketball game. Mark Sakson added 19 points, while Jeff Ricketts chipped in 13 for the Cougars. Keith Toolan and Mike Cerminaro each had nine points for the Chargers. … Abington Heights handed Scranton its first loss in second-half Lackawanna Southern Division boys basketball play, 56-45. Mark Sadowski led Abington Heights with 20 points, and Derek Belejchak added 18. John Lyons had 23 points for Scranton. … Chris Hopkins got a rare start and helped Bishop Hannan jump out of the gates early en route to a 51-44 win over North Pocono. Hopkins scored all six of his points during a 19-6 first-quarter spree by the Lancers. Pat Grendel led Bishop Hannan with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Tim Blume added 12 points. Brian Shahum had 20 points for North Pocono. … Al Callejas scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to enable Bishop O’Hara to pull away to its first second-half win, 54-44, over West Scranton.
20 years ago
Jon Vishnesky had 14 points, Rich Rossi had 12 points and Dan Charette and Casey Surridge each scored 11 to lead Riverside to a 56-42 victory over Mid Valley in a District 2 Class AA first-round boys basketball game. Frank Capoocia led Mid Valley with 11 points. … Dennis Dempsey had nine of his 15 points in the first quarter, as Dunmore beat Elk Lake, 56-30, to advance to the quarterfinals. Kirk Lunger had 14 points for Elk Lake. … Mountain View opened the second half on a 19-6 run, sparked by Rob Johnson’s seven points, as the Eagles defeated Lakeland, 67-46, to advance to the quarterfinals. Johnson had 25 points and Nick Stoud added 14 for Mountain View. Tim Toolan had 25 points, and Drew Babcanec tacked on 14 points for the Chiefs. … Azim Griffin had a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Blue Ridge past Lake-Lehman, 65-54, and into the quarterfinals. … Sean Madden had 13 of his 20 points after halftime to lift Bishop O’Hara over Susquehanna, 61-41, in a Class A first-round game. Adam Reese had 12 of his 15 points in the second half.
10 years ago
Lauren Franklin blocked Maddie Martin’s running 20-footer with two seconds left, and No. 2 Holy Cross handed No. 1 Dunmore its first loss of the season, 47-45, in a Lackawanna League Division III girls basketball game. Abby Anderson had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Lexi Walsh had 13 points and Franklin added eight points for the Lady Crusaders. Martin had 18 points to lead the Lady Bucks. … Cassie Ksiazek scored 11 points to lead No. 3 Abington Heights to a 43-39 win over No. 8 Scranton in Lackawanna League Division I. Hannah Kowalski added eight points for the Lady Comets, who clinched the division title. Tahliah Dillon scored 16 points for Scranton. … Chloe Pehanick scored 23 points to lead North Pocono to a Division I-II crossover win, 57-42, over West Scranton. Brooke Bauman added 12 points for the Lady Trojans. Maria Coyne scored 21 points for the No. 7 Lady Invaders and Destiny Jefferson added 14 points. … Kayla Agentowicz had 20 points to lead fourth-ranked Lakeland to a 56-27 win over Mountain View in a Division III-IV crossover.