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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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s semifinal round.<\/p>\n
Tony Battaglia led Scranton with 16 points.<\/p>\n
Blue Ridge 52, Wyoming Seminary 43<\/p>\n
The Blue Knights fell behind in the first half and couldn\u2019t catch up to Blue Ridge in the Class 2A quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
RJ Gernhardt paced Seminary with 17 points, while Cash Hanson-Richart added 14 points.<\/p>\n
Paxton Pingarelli was the leading scorer for Blue Ridge with 19 points. The Raiders will take on top-seeded Old Forge in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Holy Cross 53, Holy Redeemer 42<\/p>\n
Holy Cross was able to pull away in the final quarter to eliminate Redeemer in the Class 3A quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Kyaire McLean had 11 points and Kaden Sepkoski added 10 for the Royals in defeat.<\/p>\n
CJ Thompson led all scorers with 20 points for Holy Cross. The Crusaders will travel to top-seeded Riverside on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Williamsport 68, Wyoming Valley West 52<\/p>\n
The Spartans hung tough in the first half but eventually faded in a Class 6A quarterfinal game.<\/p>\n
AJ Hickson had 21 points to lead Valley West. Zach Mondesir added 10 for the Spartans.<\/p>\n
Tevin Williams dropped 26 points to lead Williamsport, who will host Delaware Valley in the semifinals on Saturday.<\/p>\n
GIRLS BASKETBALL<\/p>\n
Nanticoke Area 51, Tunkhannock 13<\/p>\n
Kate Reed led the way with 14 points as Nanticoke Area punched their ticket to the Class 4A semifinals.<\/p>\n
Natalee Atkins added 11 points for the Trojanettes, who will play Valley View in the semis on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Makenzie Gregory was the top scorer for Tunkhannock with seven points.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep 61, Hanover Area 15<\/p>\n
Hanover Area\u2019s season came to an end at the hands of top-seeded Scranton Prep in the Class 4A quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Symone Mims had 11 points to lead the Hawkeyes.<\/p>\n
Chloe Mamera led the Classics with 22 points. Scranton Prep will host Honesdale in the semifinals on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Honesdale 61, Wyoming Area 31<\/p>\n
The Hornets took care of business against Wyoming Area in the Class 4A quarterfinals, eliminating the Warriors.<\/p>\n
Jailyn Park had 16 points to lead Wyoming Area.<\/p>\n
Honesdale will head to Scranton Prep in the semifinal round.<\/p>\n
North Pocono 47, Berwick 13<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs\u2019 offense was bottled up by North Pocono in the Class 5A quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Julia Biko led North Pocono with 13 points. The Trojans will travel to Dallas in the semifinals on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Ashlyn Zakrewsky had five points for Berwick.<\/p>\n
H.S. BOYS BASKETBALL<\/p>\n
Hazleton Area 58, Scranton 40<\/p>\n
SCRANTON (40) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
HAZLETON AREA (58) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Scranton`5`18`5`12 \u2014 40<\/p>\n
Haz. Area`13`13`22`10 \u2014 58<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: SCR 7 (Battaglia 5, Ludovici, Ja. Mayers), HAZ 8 (Stish 5, Paulino, Ortiz, Vasquez).<\/p>\n
Blue Ridge 52, Wyoming Seminary 43<\/p>\n
WYOMING SEMINARY (43) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
BLUE RIDGE (52) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Seminary`12`9`12`10 \u2014 43<\/p>\n
Blue Ridge`15`15`10`12 \u2014 52<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: SEM 4 (Gernhardt 3, Hanson-Richart), BR 5 (Bishop 2, Rutter, Marvin, Parks).<\/p>\n
Holy Cross 53, Holy Redeemer 42<\/p>\n
HOLY REDEEMER (42) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
HOLY CROSS (53) \u2014Aiden 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.<\/p>\n
Redeemer`12`8`15`7 \u2014 42<\/p>\n
Holy Cross`9`17`13`14 \u2014 53<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: HR 2 (McLean, Shrader), HC 5 (Badyrka 2, Thompson 2, Alpert).<\/p>\n
Williamsport 68, Wyoming Valley West 52<\/p>\n
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (52) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
WILLIAMSPORT (68) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Valley West`14`8`13`17 \u2014 52<\/p>\n
Williamsport`16`10`20`22 \u2014 68<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: WVW 5 (Hickson 3, Carlo, Sepulveda), WIL 0.<\/p>\n
H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL<\/p>\n
Nanticoke Area 51, Tunkhannock 13<\/p>\n
TUNKHANNOCK (13) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
NANTICOKE AREA (51) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Tunkhannock`7`3`3`0 \u2014 13<\/p>\n
Nanticoke Area`13`12`19`7 \u2014 51<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: TUN 0, NAN 6 (Atkins 3, Reed 3).<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep 61, Hanover Area 15<\/p>\n
HANOVER AREA (15) \u2014 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\u2019ymani 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.<\/p>\n
SCRANTON PREP (61) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Hanover Area`4`6`3`2 \u2014 15<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep`23`17`16`5 \u2014 61<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: HAN 1 (Mims), SP 7 (Bestrycki 3, Toolan 2, Fenton, Krzywiec).<\/p>\n
Honesdale 62, Wyoming Area 31<\/p>\n
WYOMING AREA (31) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
HONESDALE (62) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Wyo. Area`7`6`15`3 \u2014 31<\/p>\n
Honesdale`13`22`12`15 \u2014 62<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: WA 3 (Park 2, Sobeck), HON 4 (Reed 2, Kromko, Sullivan).<\/p>\n
North Pocono 47, Berwick 13<\/p>\n
BERWICK (13) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
NORTH POCONO (47) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Berwick`4`3`4`2 \u2014 13<\/p>\n
N. Pocono`13`19`11`4 \u2014 47<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: BER 2 (Post, Zakrewsky), NP 2 (E. Clementoni, Biko).<\/p>\n
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