District 2 roundup: Hazleton Area boys power past Scranton in 6A quarters

Hazleton Area broke open a tied game at the half with a 22-5 edge in the third quarter to defeat Scranton 58-40 in the District 2/4 Class 6A subregional quarterfinals on Wednesday night.

Dylan Stish led a trio of Cougars in double figures with 17 points. Kendrick Ortiz chipped in 15 and Yo-Yo Moran added 13 for Hazleton Area, who will travel to top seed Wilkes-Barre Area in Saturday’s semifinal round.

Tony Battaglia led Scranton with 16 points.

Blue Ridge 52, Wyoming Seminary 43

The Blue Knights fell behind in the first half and couldn’t catch up to Blue Ridge in the Class 2A quarterfinals.

RJ Gernhardt paced Seminary with 17 points, while Cash Hanson-Richart added 14 points.

Paxton Pingarelli was the leading scorer for Blue Ridge with 19 points. The Raiders will take on top-seeded Old Forge in the semifinals.

Holy Cross 53, Holy Redeemer 42

Holy Cross was able to pull away in the final quarter to eliminate Redeemer in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

Kyaire McLean had 11 points and Kaden Sepkoski added 10 for the Royals in defeat.

CJ Thompson led all scorers with 20 points for Holy Cross. The Crusaders will travel to top-seeded Riverside on Saturday.

Williamsport 68, Wyoming Valley West 52

The Spartans hung tough in the first half but eventually faded in a Class 6A quarterfinal game.

AJ Hickson had 21 points to lead Valley West. Zach Mondesir added 10 for the Spartans.

Tevin Williams dropped 26 points to lead Williamsport, who will host Delaware Valley in the semifinals on Saturday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nanticoke Area 51, Tunkhannock 13

Kate Reed led the way with 14 points as Nanticoke Area punched their ticket to the Class 4A semifinals.

Natalee Atkins added 11 points for the Trojanettes, who will play Valley View in the semis on Saturday.

Makenzie Gregory was the top scorer for Tunkhannock with seven points.

Scranton Prep 61, Hanover Area 15

Hanover Area’s season came to an end at the hands of top-seeded Scranton Prep in the Class 4A quarterfinals.

Symone Mims had 11 points to lead the Hawkeyes.

Chloe Mamera led the Classics with 22 points. Scranton Prep will host Honesdale in the semifinals on Saturday.

Honesdale 61, Wyoming Area 31

The Hornets took care of business against Wyoming Area in the Class 4A quarterfinals, eliminating the Warriors.

Jailyn Park had 16 points to lead Wyoming Area.

Honesdale will head to Scranton Prep in the semifinal round.

North Pocono 47, Berwick 13

The Bulldogs’ offense was bottled up by North Pocono in the Class 5A quarterfinals.

Julia Biko led North Pocono with 13 points. The Trojans will travel to Dallas in the semifinals on Saturday.

Ashlyn Zakrewsky had five points for Berwick.

H.S. BOYS BASKETBALL

Hazleton Area 58, Scranton 40

SCRANTON (40) — Mikey Chalk 0 0-0 0, Max DiPietro 3 0-0 6, Tony Battaglia 5 1-2 16, Avery Higgins 0 0-0 0, Deondre Dickey 3 0-0 6, Alex Ludovici 1 0-0 3, Onur Idin 0 0-0 0, Brady Hopkins 0 0-0 0, Thomas Bergman 0 0-0 0, Aaron McClue 0 0-0 0, Jayden Mayers 1 2-2 5, Justin Mayers 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 3-4 40.

HAZLETON AREA (58) — Nolan Paulino 1 0-0 3, Yo-Yo Moran 6 1-1 13, Dylan Stish 6 0-0 17, Kendrick Ortiz 7 0-0 15, Oscady Vasquez 2 0-0 5, Edison Macko 2 1-2 5, Xavier Heck 0 0-0 0, Kevin Lucas 0 0-0 0, JJ Lantigua 0 0-0 0, Jahziel Ramirez 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 2-3 58.

Scranton`5`18`5`12 — 40

Haz. Area`13`13`22`10 — 58

Three-point goals: SCR 7 (Battaglia 5, Ludovici, Ja. Mayers), HAZ 8 (Stish 5, Paulino, Ortiz, Vasquez).

Blue Ridge 52, Wyoming Seminary 43

WYOMING SEMINARY (43) — Evan Davis 0 0-0 0, RJ Gernhardt 7 2-3 17, Joe McCrae 1 0-0 2, Cash Hanson-Richart 5 3-4 14, John Redington 0 0-0 0, Aarav Gupta 0 0-0 0, Ronav Gupta 2 0-0 4, Luka Bogdanovic 1 2-2 4, Adrian Hinchman 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 5-9 43.

BLUE RIDGE (52) — Paxton Pingarelli 6 7-8 19, Travis Rutter 2 2-2 7, Landon Bishop 2 0-0 6, Brendan Marvin 3 2-2 9, William Hobart 0 3-6 3, Jacek Motyka 2 0-0 4, Jack Parks 1 1-2 4, Jacob Brown 0 0-0 0, Matt Carey 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 15-20 52.

Seminary`12`9`12`10 — 43

Blue Ridge`15`15`10`12 — 52

Three-point goals: SEM 4 (Gernhardt 3, Hanson-Richart), BR 5 (Bishop 2, Rutter, Marvin, Parks).

Holy Cross 53, Holy Redeemer 42

HOLY REDEEMER (42) — Cody Quaglia 1 3-4 5, Quron Drayton 2 0-0 4, Kyaire McLean 5 0-1 11, Max Mohutsky 1 1-1 3, Kaden Sepkoski 4 2-6 10, Charlie Schaffer 2 0-0 4, Matthew Stilp 0 0-0 0, Jack Wasiakowski 0 2-2 2, Logan Shrader 1 0-2 3, Alex Gordon 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 8-16 42.

HOLY CROSS (53) —Aiden Hughes 0 0-0 0, Adam Badyrka 3 1-2 9, Colin Farrell 2 2-2 6, Jack Alpert 2 2-2 7, CJ Thompson 4 10-11 20, Colin Rittenbusch 4 0-0 8, Finn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Cole Gavin 0 1-2 1, Thomas Gavin 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 16-19 53.

Redeemer`12`8`15`7 — 42

Holy Cross`9`17`13`14 — 53

Three-point goals: HR 2 (McLean, Shrader), HC 5 (Badyrka 2, Thompson 2, Alpert).

Williamsport 68, Wyoming Valley West 52

WYOMING VALLEY WEST (52) — Zach Mondesir 4 2-2 10, AJ Hickson 7 4-5 21, Tajah Syndor 0 0-0 0, Jaquell Smith 4 1-2 9, Carson Carlo 3 0-0 7, Malique Campbell 1 0-0 2, Jaheir Cooper-Mickens 0 0-0 0, Adriel Sepulveda 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 7-9 52.

WILLIAMSPORT (68) — Naazir Lowe 3 0-0 6, Quincy Williams 1 2-2 4, Maurice Baines 0 0-0 0, Tevin Williams 11 4-4 26, Josh Sweeting 2 0-0 5, Melchi Gaston 5 4-6 14, Aden Edwards 0 0-0 0, Kason Ulmer 6 2-2 14. Totals 28 12-14 68.

Valley West`14`8`13`17 — 52

Williamsport`16`10`20`22 — 68

Three-point goals: WVW 5 (Hickson 3, Carlo, Sepulveda), WIL 0.

H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nanticoke Area 51, Tunkhannock 13

TUNKHANNOCK (13) — Kynzi Newell 0 0-0 0, Aliyah Faux 1 0-0 2, Madelyn Bevan 1 0-0 2, Elizabeth Moore 0 2-4 2, Olivia Williams 0 0-0 0, Aubrey Price 0 0-0 0, Makenzie Gregory 2 3-4 7, Allison Kinney 0 0-0 0, Sarah Van Ness 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 5-8 13.

NANTICOKE AREA (51) — Kileigh Casey 0 0-0 0, Abby Coufalik 0 0-0 0, Nevaeh Tolodziewski 1 0-0 2, Callie Welch 0 0-0 0, Natalee Atkins 3 2-2 11, Amiah Ceruti 2 0-0 4, Abby Lovallo 1 1-3 3, Kate Reed 5 1-2 14, Lexi Ball 0 0-0 0, Molly Novak 0 0-0 0, Nevaeh Baran 4 0-0 8, Ella Alles 0 1-2 1, Haley Verazin 1 0-0 2, Jordyn Johnson 3 0-0 6, Kacey Spencer 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 5-9 51.

Tunkhannock`7`3`3`0 — 13

Nanticoke Area`13`12`19`7 — 51

Three-point goals: TUN 0, NAN 6 (Atkins 3, Reed 3).

Scranton Prep 61, Hanover Area 15

HANOVER AREA (15) — Kalianna Wilde 0 0-0 0, Maliyah Holt 0 0-0 0, Emma Schlingman 1 0-0 2, Symone Mims 5 0-0 11, Ki’ymani Bowman 1 0-0 2, Natalie Weidner 0 0-0 0, Ella Place 0 0-0 0, Reyni Hernandez 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 0-0 15.

SCRANTON PREP (61) — Ava Fenton 2 0-0 5, Madalyn McHale 0 1-2 1, Shannon Bestrycki 3 0-0 9, Carly Krzywiec 2 0-2 5, Giavana Antoniacci 1 0-0 2, McKenna Toolan 2 0-0 6, Eva Kaszuba 5 1-2 11, Chloe Mamera 10 2-4 22. Totals 25 4-10 61.

Hanover Area`4`6`3`2 — 15

Scranton Prep`23`17`16`5 — 61

Three-point goals: HAN 1 (Mims), SP 7 (Bestrycki 3, Toolan 2, Fenton, Krzywiec).

Honesdale 62, Wyoming Area 31

WYOMING AREA (31) — Sydney Ratchford 0 1-2 1, Briella Delucca 0 0-0 0, Addison Gaylord 2 0-0 4, Sarah Jackson 0 0-0 0, Laylah Bowers 0 0-0 0, Lila Price 1 0-0 2, Jailyn Park 6 2-2 16, Abi Francis 0 0-0 0, Ava Kuharchik 0 0-0 0, Gianna Federici 0 0-0 0, Londyn Sobeck 2 3-4 8. Totals 11 6-8 31.

HONESDALE (62) — Olivia Dutton 0 0-0 0, Kiley Brady 0 0-0 0, Meghan Dowling 0 0-0 0, Karsyn Kromko 4 0-0 9, Olivia Reed 6 2-2 16, Maureen Meagher 0 0-0 0, Abbey Beatty 1 0-0 2, Minka Beisel 0 0-0 0, Ruby Martin 7 2-2 16, Payton Nolan 1 0-0 2, Brianna Bodie 0 0-0 0, Reece Krajkovich 0 0-0 0, Lily Murray 7 0-0 14, Libby Sullivan 1 0-0 3. Totals 27 4-4 62.

Wyo. Area`7`6`15`3 — 31

Honesdale`13`22`12`15 — 62

Three-point goals: WA 3 (Park 2, Sobeck), HON 4 (Reed 2, Kromko, Sullivan).

North Pocono 47, Berwick 13

BERWICK (13) — Abby Calarco 0 0-0 0, Addy Zanoline 1 0-0 2, Grace Robbins 1 0-0 2, Carly Post 1 1-2 4, Addison Remley 0 0-0 0, Lilianna Belles 0 0-0 0, Kaylie Fraind 0 0-2 0, Ashlyn Zakrewsky 1 2-2 5, Lexi Bowman 0 0-0 0, Ayla Holloway 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 3-6 13.

NORTH POCONO (47) — Trinity Litts 1 0-2 2, Cameron Forgione 1 0-0 2, Ella Clementoni 3 0-0 7, Julia Biko 6 0-0 13, Aleah Quinn 0 0-0 0, Alexis Silva 2 0-0 4, Celia DeCesare 4 0-0 8, Anna Clementoni 5 1-2 11. Totals 22 1-4 47.

Berwick`4`3`4`2 — 13

N. Pocono`13`19`11`4 — 47

Three-point goals: BER 2 (Post, Zakrewsky), NP 2 (E. Clementoni, Biko).