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WILKES-BARRE TWP. \u2013 Scranton Prep used three streaks of at least 11 points to become the first district team to beat Dallas this season when the Cavaliers dumped the top-seeded Mountaineers 67-52 in the District 2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Feb. 28 at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers got 28 points from sophomore point guard Chicky Skoff, along with 20 points and 11 rebounds by Packy Doherty, while taking down the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 and WVC Tournament champions.<\/p>\n
Dallas poured in 28 points in the second quarter for a 38-33 halftime lead, but was held to just two points in the third while Scranton Prep surged in front.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the time the coaches got in the locker room (at halftime), I think the kids had it figured out,\u201d Scranton Prep coach Larry Reagan said. \u201c \u2026 The players took care of it. They were very vocal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Skoff went 9-for-15 to lead 51-percent shooting by the Cavaliers. He was 7-for-10 in the second half to finish with his season scoring high.<\/p>\n
Doherty did not have any of his usual 3-pointers, but made his last eight shots from inside the arc. He also grabbed a season-high in rebounds, including 10 on the defensive end.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really proud of him,\u201d Reagan said. \u201cThe first two years he played down here, I don\u2019t think he played up to his standards. This year, he acknowledged the fact that he could have a much bigger impact on this game besides putting the ball in the hole.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith 11 rebounds, he very clearly did that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Four Cavaliers scored in an 11-point streak to a 15-7 lead before Pat Flanagan hit a corner 3-pointer for the Mountaineers to end the first quarter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat first quarter, we played terrific,\u201d Reagan said.<\/p>\n
Dallas got rolling in the second quarter when Tyce Mason scored seven points and four teammates hit 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
The Mountaineers moved in front during a 19-5 run from 5:32 remaining in the second until 1:38 before halftime. That stretch produced the biggest Dallas lead at 35-27.<\/p>\n
Skoff hit a long 3-pointer to close the first-half scoring and start a 17-0 Scranton Prep run in which he had the first 15 points.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep kept rolling with a 35-14, second-half advantage that included the game\u2019s last 13 points.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were all hitting shots,\u201d said Skoff, who also led the Cavaliers with four steals and four assists. \u201cIt was like a domino effect.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers (20-5) earned a March 6 home game against District 3 third-place finisher Schuylkill Valley (17-9) to begin the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs.<\/p>\n
District playoffs<\/p>\n
SCRANTON \u2013 Scranton Prep reached the arena by beating Honesdale 70-38 in the quarterfinals and Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 champion Wyoming Area 73-47 in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Doherty scored 21 points and Luke Flanagan hit five 3-pointers to add 19 against Honesdale.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep overcame 35 points by Wyoming Area\u2019s Luke Kopetchny with the help of 30 by Packy Doherty and another strong rebounding effort.<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers hit 11 shots from 3-point range and outrebounded Wyoming Area, usually a strong team on the boards, by a 37-26 margin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, we\u2019re a little smaller, so one of our main emphases is just gang rebounding and then push the ball from there,\u201d Doherty said.<\/p>\n
Charlie Skoff, Brody Martin and Max McGrath grabbed six rebounds each.<\/p>\n
Skoff came off the bench to score 13 points and grab five of his rebounds on the offensive end. Martin scored 11 points.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep scored the game\u2019s first eight points, then the last 14 of the first quarter for a 22-4 lead.<\/p>\n
Recap<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep went 12-2 for second place in Lackawanna League Division 1, losing only a pair of games to first-place Abington Heights.<\/p>\n
Following the second loss to the Comets, the Cavaliers closed the regular season with three straight wins, putting up 84 points on the road against West Scranton and Wallenpaupack in each of the last two games.<\/p>\n
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