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Andrew Kettel from Abington Heights and Packy Doherty from Scranton Prep combined to lead the way March 30 when the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association defeated the Wyoming Valley Conference 104-88 in the boys nightcap to the second annual NEPAHoops Senior All-Star Basketball Games at Marywood University.<\/p>\n
Kettel was named team Most Valuable Player after scoring 12 points, leading the team with five assists and grabbing five defensive rebounds.<\/p>\n
Doherty scored a team-high 19 points by going 9-for-15 from the floor.<\/p>\n
They joined teammates Jordan Shaffer from Abington Heights and Brody Martin from Scranton Prep in the starting lineup and immediately went to work.<\/p>\n
Doherty made a steal for a breakaway layup for a 5-0 lead and the LIAA never trailed. He scored again off a feed from Kettel, who then took a defensive rebound coast-to-coast to score on a spin move for a 9-2 lead. Doherty\u2019s 3-pointer made it 12-4 after four minutes.<\/p>\n
The LIAA scored 19 points over the last five minutes for a 44-30 halftime lead. During that stretch, Doherty had 10 points while Kettel had eight, hitting a pair of 3-pointers and also making a steal which he again used to assist one of Doherty\u2019s baskets.<\/p>\n
Shaffer had two points, two rebounds and a blocked shot in the win.<\/p>\n
Martin grabbed three rebounds, dished out two assists and blocked a shot.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep\u2019s Larry Reagan coached the team to victory.<\/p>\n
Camrin Shovlin from Wilkes-Barre Area was the WVC\u2019s Most Valuable Player with 21 points and five rebounds.<\/p>\n
David Jannuzzi was Wilkes-Barre Area hit 15 shots in 45 seconds to win the 3-Point Contest at halftime.<\/p>\n
In the girls opener to the doubleheader, Kate Reed from Nanticoke was MVP of a 79-62 win by the WVC.<\/p>\n
Reed scored 17 points, going 3-for-5 on 3-pointers and 7-for-9 overall from the floor. She also won the 3-Point Contest.<\/p>\n
Ruby Martin from Honesdale was MVP for the LIAA with 16 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n
Lackawanna Trail\u2019s Ayla Seigle started for the LIAA and made all three of her shots in the first four minutes to keep her team within 11-9. She added a 3-pointer later in the half for nine points, which was the most on the team to that point before being held scoreless in the second half.<\/p>\n
Seigle also had two rebounds, two assists and a steal.<\/p>\n
The games were promoted and organized by Abington Heights graduate Ben Magnotta, founder of the NEPAHoops social media sites.<\/p>\n
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