Local roundup: Second-half surge powers Dallas past Scranton

Joey Nocito scored 15 points to lead a four-pack of Mountaineers in double figures as Dallas pulled away after halftime for a 66-46 win over Scranton in boys basketball action on Thursday night.

Kael Berry had 14 points, Tyce Mason added 12 and Brady Mizzer chipped in 10 points for Dallas.

The Mountaineers led by just four at halftime, but outscored the Knights by 16 in the second half.

Pittston Area 63, West Scranton 49

The Patriots came out hot in the first half to put away West Scranton.

John Jadus led the way for Pittston Area with 20 points. Aidan Clarke added 15 points and Lucas LoPresto finished with 14 points.

Central Dauphin 48, Wilkes-Barre Area 47

The Wolfpack went right to the wire with Central Dauphin, but came up a point short. The two teams were tied entering the fourth quarter.

Orlando Williams led Wilkes-Barre Area with 12 points, connecting on three 3-pointers.

Danville 58, Berwick 53

The Bulldogs fell to 0-2 on the year, hanging around but unable to catch up with Danville.

Brady McCabe led the Bulldogs with 22 points. Matt Powers added 13 and Landon Zapata chipped in 11 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Crestwood 79, Jersey Shore 17

Keira Dougherty and Jackie Gallagher scored 23 points apiece as Crestwood looked dominant in a win over Jersey Shore.

Charlie Hiller added 14 points for the Comets in the win.

Scranton Prep 59, Wyoming Valley West 30

Prep was able to run away in the second half to beat Wyoming Valley West.

Chloe Mamera led the Classics with 16 points.

Thalia Irizarry had 20 points to lead Valley West in the loss.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Wilkes-Barre Area 51, Wyoming Seminary 39

Haydee Hernandez won two individual races, and the Wolfpack’s depth helped them prevail over Wyoming Seminary.

Hernandez won the 100 breaststroke and the 200 IM for Wilkes-Barre Area. Biana Medina added an individual win in the 100 back.

Abby Ryu and Rachel Ryu each won two individual races and took part in two first-place relay swims for Sem.

Elk Lake 86, Tunkhannock 84

A tightly-contested meet saw Elk Lake hold on for a victory over Tunkhannock.

Kaitlyn Keown had two individual wins for Tunkhannock in the 200 free and 100 back.

BOYS SWIMMING

Wyoming Seminary 71, Wilkes-Barre Area 21

Aidan Benetos (200 free and 500 free) and Luke Dadurka (50 free and 100 back) each won two individual races for Sem as they defeated Wilkes-Barre Area.

Bilal Derac had the only two wins of the meet for Wilkes-Barre Area, taking first place in the 200 IM and 100 fly.

Tunkhannock 124, Elk Lake 43

The Tigers swept all 12 contested events to win big over Elk Lake.

Braydon Christopher (200 free and 500 free), Logan Teeman (100 free and 100 back) and Noah Salters (200 IM and 100 breaststroke) each had two individual wins to lead Tunkhannock.

H.S. Boys Basketball

Dallas 66, Scranton 46

SCRANTON (46) — Caleb Burgette 3 1-3 8, Tony Battaglia 5 0-0 13, Deandre Dickey 1 0-0 3, Kyle Skeen 0 0-0 0, Alex Ludovici 0 0-0 0, Max DePietro 5 3-4 13, Brady Hopkins 0 0-0 0, Aaron McCloe 0 0-0 0, Justin Mayers 4 0-0 9. Totals 18 4-7 46.

DALLAS (66) — Joey Nocito 6 2-4 15, Tyce Mason 5 1-4 2, Kael Berry 6 0-0 14, Chris Flanagan 4 0-0 8, Pat Flanagan 2 3-6 7, Owen Oldt 0 0-0 0, Nick Dudick 0 0-0 0, Brady Mizzer 4 0-0 10, Max Scatton 0 0-0 0, Suka Mathon 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 6-14 66.

Scranton`15`12`12`7 — 46

Dallas`19`12`18`17 — 66

Three-point goals: SCR 6 (Battaglia 3, Burgette, Dickey, Mayers), DAL 6 (Berry 2, Mizzer 2, Nocito, Mason).

Pittston Area 63, West Scranton 49

WEST SCRANTON (49) — Nate Schimelfenig 7 6-8 21, Brian Fried 1 0-0 3, Jahmeir Rivera 2 0-0 4, Lucio Ridore 5 7-11 17, Seamus Wallace 0 0-0 0, Cayden Farr 0 0-0 0, Darius Mongo 0 1-2 1, Will Griffiths 1 0-0 2, Cameron Cole 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 15-23 49.

PITTSTON AREA (63) — Lucas LoPresto 6 1-3 14, Aidan Clarke 6 1-1 15, Stephen Barnic 2 0-0 6, Jacob Ivey 3 0-0 6, John Jadus 6 8-12 20, Brayden Shotwell 0 0-0 0, Patrick Burns 0 0-0 0, Alex Rosencrance 0 0-0 0, Brennan Callahan 0 2-2 2. Totals 23 12-18 63.

West Scranton`12`9`14`14 — 49

Pittston Area`18`16`12`17 — 63

Three-point goals: WSC 2 (Schimelfenig, Fried), PA 5 (Clarke 2, Barnic 2, LoPresto).

Central Dauphin 48, Wilkes-Barre Area 47

CENTRAL DAUPHIN (48) — Jelani Easter 4 1-5 9, Kyle Sucheski 1 0-0 3, Jarred McDonald 1 0-0 2, Kahlil Roberts 4 0-0 8, Shakur Starling 7 2-5 17, Shyheim Starling 1 0-0 2, Johnny Shiery 0 2-2 2, Sion Brown 2 0-0 5, Kameron DeVan 0 0-0 0, Cameron Dickerson 0 0-0 0, Cash Ritter 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 5-12 48.

WILKES-BARRE AREA (47) — Orlando Williams 3 3-5 12, Jacob Johnson 2 0-0 5, David Jannuzzi 2 4-6 8, Mike Keating 3 2-2 8, Camrin Shovlin 1 4-4 7, Luciano Jannuzzi 0 0-0 0, Robert Fuentes 1 1-2 3, Achilles Fuentes 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 14-19 47.

Central Dauphin`11`17`8`12 — 48

Wilkes-Barre Area`10`11`15`11 — 47

Three-point goals: CD 3 (Sucheski, Sha. Starling, Brown), WBA 5 (Williams 3, Johnson, Shovlin).

Danville 58, Berwick 53

DANVILLE (58) — Jake Cool 7 3-5 18, Mason Kingery 8 5-6 22, Casey Mills 1 0-0 3, Zavia Price 7 1-2 15, Griffin Mutchler 0 1-2 1, Suton Dudinskie 0 0-0 0, Collin Geise 0 0-0 0, Chris Hand 0 0-0 0, Nate Stine 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-15 58.

BERWICK (53) — Landon Zapata 4 2-3 11, Braiden DiPippa 1 0-0 2, Alex Estrella 2 0-0 5, Brady McCabe 8 3-4 22, Matt Powers 4 4-4 13, Bryce Cleaver 0 0-0 0, Myles DiPippa 0 0-0 0, Daiyeudy Sanchez 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 9-11 53.

Danville`16`16`12`14 — 58

Berwick`10`15`12`16 — 53

Three-point goals: DAN 2 (Cool, Kingery), BER 6 (McCabe 3, Zapata, Estrella, Powers).

H.S. Girls Basketball

Crestwood 79, Jersey Shore 17

CRESTWOOD (79) — Addison Korpusik 1 0-0 2, Cameron Vieney 3 1-2 7, Charlie Hiller 6 0-0 14, Jackie Gallagher 10 2-2 23, Jordan Andrews 1 0-0 2, Lia Lapsansky 2 0-0 4, Norah Sklarosky 1 0-0 2, Isla Centak 1 0-0 2, Keira Dougherty 11 0-0 23, Abigail Hinkle 0 0-0 0. Totals 36 3-5 79.

JERSEY SHORE (17) — Azelyn Oincher 0 0-0 0, Kathleen Loomis 0 1-2 1, Avery Depasque 1 0-0 3, Marlee Lehman 2 0-2 4, Sacie Schall 1 1-2 3, Kylie Schall 2 0-0 4, Gracelyn Frantz 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 2-6 17.

Crestwood`33`16`24`6 — 79

Jersey Shore`3`10`1`3 — 17

Three-point goals: CRE 4 (Hiller 2, Gallagher, Dougherty), JS 1 (Depasque).

Scranton Prep 59, Wyoming Valley West 30

SCRANTON PREP (59) — Kelly Heffron 1 0-0 2, Ava Fenton 5 3-4 13, Shannon Bestrycki 4 0-0 11, Carly Krzywiec 1 0-0 2, Giavona Antoniacci 0 0-0 0, Kamyl Lynady 1 0-0 2, Maggie Clark 0 0-0 0, McKenna Toolan 0 0-0 0, Lucy Maloney 0 0-0 0, Eva Kaszuba 4 4-5 13, Chloe Mamera 8 0-0 16. Totals 24 7-9 59.

WYO. VALLEY WEST (30) — Gabbi Novitski 2 1-1 6, Thalia Irizarry 7 2-2 20, Ava Yancey 1 0-0 2, Makenna Colleran 1 0-0 2, Nevaeh Derrick 0 0-0 0, Sam Eckert 0 0-0 0, Lily Kammerer 0 0-0 0, Sanai Williams 0 0-0 0, Grace Smith 0 0-0 0, Jayla Campoverde 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Staniecki 0 0-0 0, Helen Lewis 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 3-3 30.

Scranton Prep`15`15`17`12 — 59

Valley West`10`12`6`2 — 30

Three-point goals: SP 4 (Bestrycki 3, Kaszuba), WVW 5 (Irizarry 4, Novitski).