{"id":51814,"date":"2025-12-04T05:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/51814\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T05:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:40:07","slug":"coleman-lifts-abington-heights-girls-basketball-in-opener-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/51814\/","title":{"rendered":"Coleman lifts Abington Heights girls basketball in opener \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emma Coleman totaled 20 points and four steals as Abington Heights overcame a slow start to defeat Holy Redeemer in its season opener, 46-34, in a nonconference girls basketball game Wednesday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Lady Comets, ranked No. 3 in the Times-Tribune preseason Top 10, trailed after one quarter, 7-1. But with Abby Schneider scoring eight points in the second quarter, Abington Heights outscored Holy Redeemer, 19-9, to take a 20-16 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

Coleman then had 16 of her points in the second half to help the Lady Comets pull away.<\/p>\n

McKenzie Chimock led the Lady Royals (2-1) with 13 points.<\/p>\n

Riverside 48, Wyoming Area 18: At Riverside, Caitie Beecham hit five 3-pointers and finished with 18 points as the host Lady Vikes downed Wyoming Area in a nonconference matchup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Faith Pavalonis added 14 points, 12 of which came in the second quarter when Riverside (2-1) outscored Wyoming Area, 17-3, to open a 26-9 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

Jailyn Park led Wyoming Area (1-2) with 10 points.<\/p>\n

Blue Ridge 64, Greene, N.Y. 37: At Greene, New York, Abi Gelinger pumped in 31 points to lead Blue Ridge and give coach Ian Gelinger a win in his debut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Abi Gelinger had 12 of her points in the first quarter, including three 3-pointers, to help the Lady Raiders (1\u20130) jump out to a 19-4 lead. She also had eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.<\/p>\n

Lynndee Barbour added 16 points for Blue Ridge and Melodie Bloomer grabbed 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Wyoming Seminary 61, Old Forge 38: At Wyoming Seminary, Ella Stambaugh led three Wyoming Seminary players in double figures with 24 points to lead the Blue Knights to a nonleague win<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ellie Kersey added 12 points for Wyoming Seminary, while Stella Ruiz scored 11.<\/p>\n

Mia Fox and Miranda Lohman each scored nine points for Old Forge (0-1).<\/p>\n

Wilkes-Barre Area 36, Forest City 33: At The Den, Wilkes-Barre Area jumped out to a seven-point lead after one quarter, and had to withstand a Forest City rally in the fourth for the victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Foresters outscored the Wolfpack by five in the fourth, but couldn\u2019t overcome the deficit.<\/p>\n

Jaida Underwood scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the first half to pace Wilkes-Barre Area.<\/p>\n

Kayla Pecko led Forest City (0-1) with 11 points. Claire Lombardi and Sophia Lombardi each had nine points.<\/p>\n

Girls swimming<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Bailey won the 200-yard freestyle and the 500 free to lead Delaware Valley to a 138-32 win over West Scranton in a Lackawanna League girls swimming meet.<\/p>\n

Megan O\u2019Connell added wins in the 100 fly and 100 back for the Lady Warriors, who took first place in every event.<\/p>\n

200 Medley Relay:\u00a0Delaware Valley (Hunt, Cruz, Holderith, Bailey) 2:14.91, DV, DV;\u00a0200 Free:\u00a0Elizabeth Bailey (DV) 2:24.80, Moreira (DV), Perez (DV);\u00a0200 IM:\u00a0Grace Holderith (DV) 2:49.88, Wyss (DV), Stanton (WS);\u00a050 Free:\u00a0Sasha Novikov (DV) 27.72, Hunt (DV), Perez (DV);\u00a0Diving:\u00a0Elle Brewster (WS) 155.85, Kolkovska (DV);\u00a0100 Fly:\u00a0Megan O\u2019Connell (DV) 1:19.51, Holderith (DV), Allen (DV);\u00a0100 Free:\u00a0Riley Hunt (DV) 1:05.84 Cady (DV), Babcock (DV);\u00a0500 Free: Elizabeth Bailey (DV) 6:44.54, Jagger (DV), Wyman-McDonnell (WS); 200 Free: Delaware Valley (Holderith, Novikov, Cady, Bailey) 2:01.05, DV, DV;\u00a0100 Back:\u00a0Megan O\u2019Connell (DV) 1:20.30, Babcock (DV), Schultz (WS);\u00a0100 Breast:\u00a0Chloe Cruz (DV) 1:21.97, Wyss (DV), Stanton (WS);\u00a0400 Free Relay:\u00a0Delaware Valley (Hunt, Novikov, Jagger, Cruz) 4:31.77, DV, DV;\u00a0Records:\u00a0DV 1-0, WS 0-1.<\/p>\n

Boys swimming<\/p>\n

Ryan O\u2019Connell took first place in the 50 free and the 100 free, and was a member of two winning relays and led Delaware Valley to a 120-66 win in a Lackawanna League boys swimming meet.<\/p>\n

John Calabria won the 100 fly and the 100 back for Delaware Valley.<\/p>\n

Roy Ayala (200 free, 100 breast) and Jordan Ayala (200 individual medley, 500 free) led West Scranton.<\/p>\n

200 Medley Relay:\u00a0Delaware Valley (Calabria, Zaucha, O\u2019Connor, Fisher) 1:54.45, WS, DV;\u00a0200 Free:\u00a0Roy Ayala (WS) 1:54.78, Zaucha (DV), Samartina (DV);\u00a0200 IM:\u00a0Jordan Ayala (WS) 2:19.48, Fisher (DV), Young (DV);\u00a050 Free:\u00a0Ryan O\u2019Connell (DV) 23.16, Kruler (DV), Gonzalez (WS);\u00a0Diving: Benjamin Kruler (DV) 200.60, Davis (WS), Kameen (DV);\u00a0100 Fly:\u00a0John Calabria (DV) 1:02.06, Camarillo (WS), O\u2019Connor (DV);\u00a0100 Free:\u00a0Ryan O\u2019Connell (DV) 51.31, Fisher (DV), Gonzalez (WS);\u00a0500 Free:\u00a0Jordan Ayala (WS) 5:50.68, Ryan (DV), Ortiz (WS);\u00a0200 Free Relay:\u00a0Delaware Valley (Zaucha, Fisher, Kruler, O\u2019Connell) 1:36.57, DV, WS; 100 Back: John Calabria (DV) 1:06.69; Camarillo (WS), Oentoyo (WS);\u00a0100 Breast:\u00a0Roy Ayala (WS) 1:02.04, Zaucha (DV), Young (DV);\u00a0400 Free Relay: Delaware Valley (O\u2019Connell, O\u2019Connor, Cus, Calabria) 3:57.62, DV, WS; Records: DV 1-0, WS 0-1.<\/p>\n

Girls wrestling<\/p>\n

Sophia Yancewicz, Alayna Atos, Izzy Wargo, Liz Reese, Lillian Schock and Nadia Blume each had a pin to lead Wallenpaupack past Valley View, 66-6, in a girls wrestling match.<\/p>\n

Taylor Shaheen had a pin for Valley View.<\/p>\n

100: Smith (WAL) by forfeit; 106: No contest; 112: SanClementi (WAL) by forfeit; 118: Yancewicz (WAL) pinned Sprague, 1:49; 124: Shaheen (VV) pinned Newcomer, 1:50; 130: Atos (WAL) pinned Claps, :31; 136: Wargo (WAL) pinned Ritzco, 1:17; 142: Reese (WAL) pinned Garriga-Diaz, 3:06; 148: Schock (WAL) pinned Ambrister, :38; 155: McGoldrick (WAL) by forfeit; 170: Statile (WAL) by forfeit; 190: Blume (WAL) pinned Lamolly, 1:01; 235: Mujica (WAL) by forfeit.<\/p>\n

Boys wrestling<\/p>\n

On Monday at North Pocono, Nick Rought, Josef Wolff and Joshua Magnotta each had a pin to lead the Trojans to a 57-12 victory over Mountain View in a nonleague match.<\/p>\n

Ada Chamberlin and Trey Hummel had pins for the Eagles.<\/p>\n

107: Publik (NP) by forfeit; 114: Hall (NP) by forfeit; 121: Kearney (NP) dec. Handler, 5-4; 127: Craven (NP) by forfeit; 133: Chamberlin (MTV) pinned Radice, 2:35; 139: Young (NP) by forfeit; 145: Radice (NP) by forfeit; 152: Rought (NP) pinned Barto, :29; 160: Matay (NP) by forfeit; 172: Hummel (MTV) pinned Howe, 2:56; 189: Wolff (NP) pinned Schoffstall, 1:43; 215: Magnotta (NP) pinned Jacob, 1:17; 285: No contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Coleman totaled 20 points and four steals as Abington Heights overcame a slow start to defeat Holy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-51814","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\/51814","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=51814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}