{"id":116788,"date":"2026-02-18T05:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/116788\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:44:10","slug":"class-5a-class-4a-tournament-capsules-scranton-times-tribune-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/116788\/","title":{"rendered":"Class 5A, Class 4A tournament capsules \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"North<\/p>\n

North Pocono\u2019s Ella Clementoni drives between Abby Schneider, left, and Lily Scoblick during the basketball game at Abington Heights High School on Tuesday, Feb. 03, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"North<\/p>\n

North Pocono\u2019s Anna Clementoni shoots during the basketball game against Valley View at North Pocono High School in Covington Twp. on Friday, Jan. 02, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Chloe Mamera (32) takes a shot during the Electric City Shootout Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Valley<\/p>\n

Valley View\u2019s Cora Castellani controls the ball during the basketball game against Scranton Prep at Valley View High School in Archbald on Thursday, Jan. 08, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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North Pocono\u2019s Ella Clementoni drives between Abby Schneider, left, and Lily Scoblick during the basketball game at Abington Heights High School on Tuesday, Feb. 03, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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\nCLASS 5A<\/p>\n

Dates: First round, Wednesday; Semifinals, Saturday; Final, Feb. 28 at Mohegan Arena, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Advance to states: Champion, runnerup<\/p>\n

Defending champion: Crestwood<\/p>\n

Seeds: 1-Crestwood (20-3), 2-Dallas (19-3), 3-North Pocono (19-4), 4-Abington Heights (14-8), 5-Pittston Area (13-9), 6-Berwick (8-14), 7-Wallenpaupack (8-14)<\/p>\n

Players to watch: Jackie Gallagher (CRE) 17.4 points, 35 3-pointers; Keira Dougherty (CRE) 15.3, 41 3s; Charlie Hiller (CRE) 10.0; Molly Walsh (DAL) 18.0, 27 3s; Odessa Kanton (DAL) 11.6; Mia DelGaudio (DAL) 10.2, 18 3s; Ella Clementoni (NP) 14.7, 52 3s; Anna Clementoni (NP) 12.9; Emma Coleman (AH) 19.5, 28 3s; Julia Long (PA) 10.2; Abby Calarco (BER) 15.7, 48 3s; Lily Mancino (WAL) 9.0.<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Crestwood won its first district championship last season and made a run to the state semifinals before losing to Archbishop Wood. The Lady Comets\u2019 three losses have come to Hazleton Area (2) and Dallas. They average 63.0 points. \u2026 Dallas\u2019 losses have been to Hazleton Area (2) and Crestwood. The Lady Mountaineers average 55.7 points. \u2026 North Pocono ended Scranton Prep\u2019s eight-year reign as Lackawanna League Division I champ. The Lady Trojans have won five straight and 12 of 13. \u2026 Abington Heights\u2019 Coleman led Lackawanna Division I in scoring and ranked third in the league. \u2026 Pittston Area rides a five-game winning streak into the playoffs. The Lady Patriots average 42.0 points. \u2026 Berwick is a young team with only two seniors on the roster. The Lady Bulldogs average 45.5 points. \u2026 Wallenpaupack started the season 6-4. The Lady Buckhorns average 35.3 points.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: This is a tough field. Crestwood is a slight favorite, but Dallas and North Pocono certainly have the potential. Whoever wins will earn it.<\/p>\n

CLASS 4A<\/p>\n

Dates: Quarterfinals, Wednesday; Semifinals, Saturday; Final, Feb. 26 at Mohegan Arena, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Advance to states: Champion, runnerup<\/p>\n

Defending champion: Scranton Prep<\/p>\n

Seeds: 1-Scranton Prep (17-6), 2-Valley View (17-5), 3-Nanticoke Area (17-6), 4-Honesdale (16-6), 5-Wyoming Area (8-14), 6-Tunkhannock (7-15), 7-Mid Valley (5-17), 8-Hanover Area (6-16)<\/p>\n

Players to watch: Chloe Mamera (SP) 18.4 points; Ava Fenton (SP) 9.1; Cora Castellani (VV) 18.0, 53 3-pointers; Kate Reed (NAN) 15.3, 75 3s; Navaeh Baran (NAN) 13.1, 30 3s; Lily Murray (HON) 11.1; Ruby Martin (HON) 11.0, 25 3s; Jailynn Park (WA) 10.1; Londyn Sobeck (WA) 9.9; Elizabeth Moore (TUN) 10.0; Mackenzie Richards (MV) 7.8; Symone Mims (HAN) 9.7; Emma Schlingman (HAN) 8.2, 29 3s.<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Scranton Prep is looking to rebound after losing to North Pocono in a playoff for the Lackawanna Division I title. \u2026 Valley View brings a three-game winning streak into the playoffs. The Cougars beat Mid Valley on Dec. 29 in the Lou Camoni Memorial Tournament final. \u2026 Nanticoke won the Wyoming Valley Conference Division II title for the first time since 2017. The Trojanettes, who average 50.7 points, have lost three of their last four games. \u2026 Honesdale also lost three of its last four to stumble into the playoffs. \u2026 Wyoming Area has dropped four straight and seven of its last 10 games. \u2026\u00a0 Tunkhannock lost twice to Nanticoke during the WVC Division II season: 49-22 on Dec. 12 and 51-35 on Jan. 22. \u2026 Mid Valley closed the season by winning its final two games. \u2026 Hanover Area lost its last two games of the regular season.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: Scranton Prep is the favorite to win its fourth straight district title. Valley View and Nanticoke have the best chance at stopping the Classics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Pocono\u2019s Ella Clementoni drives between Abby Schneider, left, and Lily Scoblick during the basketball game at Abington…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-116788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}