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Scranton Prep survived a late-game 3-point barrage by Valley View to defeat the Cougars 52-47 Thursday night to capture the District 2 Class 4A girls basketball championship at Mohegan Arena.<\/p>\n
The Classics (20-5) won their fourth consecutive D2-4A championship. They will play Lancaster Catholic, the District 3 fourth seed, on March 7 in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A state playoffs. Valley View (19-6) will face the District 11 second seed, also on March 7.<\/p>\n
Prep had a solid lead when Valley View connected on three 3-pointers. Ava Gazoo\u2019s trey with 17 seconds left pulled the Cougars within 50-47.<\/p>\n
Prep\u2019s Chloe Mamera hit two free throws a few seconds later for the final points of the game. The Classics entered the fourth quarter with a 40-32 lead.<\/p>\n
Mamera led Prep with 21 points. Valley View\u2019s Cora Castellani led her team with 19.<\/p>\n
BOYS BASKETBALL<\/p>\n
Riverside 51, Dunmore 48<\/p>\n
Brayden Rose hit a short jumper with 20 seconds left for the lead and made two free throws with four seconds remaining as top-seeded Riverside rallied to defeat second-seeded Dunmore for the District 2 Class 3A championship at Mohegan Arena.<\/p>\n
Riverside (23-1) will play the District 4 third seed in the PIAA state playoffs on March 7. Dunmore (21-4) will play the District 4 champion, also on March 7.<\/p>\n
Dunmore, the only team to defeat Riverside, led 11-1 early in the first quarter before the Vikings began their comeback.<\/p>\n
COLLEGES<\/p>\n
MEN\u2019S BASKETBALL<\/p>\n
Wilkes 79, Catholic University 70<\/p>\n
A strong second-half performance was key for the Colonels as they defeated top-seeded Catholic University in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament.<\/p>\n
Wilkes trailed by four at the break, but surged ahead early in the second quarter and never relinquished the lead from there.<\/p>\n
As the highest seed remaining, fourth-seeded Wilkes will host the Landmark Conference title game on Saturday against Susquehanna University, the sixth seed. Susquehanna defeated Drew University in the other semifinal game.<\/p>\n
Lucas Lesko scored 27 points to lead the Colonels, also dishing out a team-high five assists. Jack Argento added 18 points, Daniel Santaniello chipped in 17 and Eli Becker finished with 15 points in the win.<\/p>\n
WOMEN\u2019S LACROSSE<\/p>\n
Wilkes 10, Gwynedd Mercy 6<\/p>\n
The Colonels improved to 2-0 to start the year with a win over Gwynedd Mercy University.<\/p>\n
Alexis Gutilla led Wilkes with four goals, while Nina-Lily Veale added a hat trick. Taylor Sparks finished with two goals and four assists, and Emily Jackson added a goal and an assist.<\/p>\n
District 2 Class 4A Girls Championship<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep 52, Valley View 47<\/p>\n
VALLEY VIEW (47) \u2014 Mady Minelli 2 1-2 5, Alivia Yurkovic 0 0-0 0, Ali Mauro 1 0-0 3, Ava Gazoo 5 0-0 11, Ashlan Palickar 2 1-2 5, Cora Castellani 6 4-6 19, Sadie Cardoni 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 6-10 47.<\/p>\n
SCRANTON PREP (52) \u2014 Ava Fenton 1 1-2 3, Shannon Bestrycki 1 0-0 3, Kamyl Lynady 5 0-0 10, McKenna Toolan 2 0-0 6, Eva Kaszuba 3 3-4 9, Chloe Mamera 8 4-4 21. Totals 20 8-10 52.<\/p>\n
Valley View`12`8`12`15 \u2014 47<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep`15`10`15`12 \u2014 52<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: VV 5 (Castellani 3, Mauro, Gazoo), SP 4 (Toolan 2, Bestrycki, Mamera).<\/p>\n
District 2 Class 3A Boys Championship<\/p>\n
Riverside 51, Dunmore 48<\/p>\n
DUNMORE (48) \u2014 Brayden Canavan 3 1-2 9, Carter Sload 3 2-2 10, Nate Aviles 3 0-0 6, Jimmy Clark 6 0-0 16, Jacob Costanzo 3 1-2 7. Totals 18 4-6 48.<\/p>\n
RIVERSIDE (51) \u2014 Michael Schimelfenig 1 0-0 3, Brayden Rose 5 5-8 16, Nico Antoniacci 8 3-3 21, Kyle Connor 2 0-0 6, Jared Jackson 2 1-2 5, Max Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 9-13 51.<\/p>\n
Dunmore`21`9`11`7 \u2014 48<\/p>\n
Riverside`12`11`11`17 \u2014 51<\/p>\n
Three-point goals: DUN 8 (Clark 4, Canavan 2, Sload 2), RIV 6 (Antoniacci 2, Connor 2, Schimelfenig, Rose).<\/p>\n
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