{"id":52716,"date":"2025-12-05T04:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/52716\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T04:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:41:14","slug":"local-roundup-second-half-surge-powers-dallas-past-scranton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/52716\/","title":{"rendered":"Local roundup: Second-half surge powers Dallas past Scranton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Joey Nocito scored 15 points to lead a four-pack of Mountaineers in double figures as Dallas pulled away after halftime for a 66-46 win over Scranton in boys basketball action on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Kael Berry had 14 points, Tyce Mason added 12 and Brady Mizzer chipped in 10 points for Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The Mountaineers led by just four at halftime, but outscored the Knights by 16 in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Pittston Area 63, West Scranton 49<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots came out hot in the first half to put away West Scranton.<\/p>\n<p>John Jadus led the way for Pittston Area with 20 points. Aidan Clarke added 15 points and Lucas LoPresto finished with 14 points.<\/p>\n<p>Central Dauphin 48, Wilkes-Barre Area 47<\/p>\n<p>The Wolfpack went right to the wire with Central Dauphin, but came up a point short. The two teams were tied entering the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando Williams led Wilkes-Barre Area with 12 points, connecting on three 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>Danville 58, Berwick 53<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs fell to 0-2 on the year, hanging around but unable to catch up with Danville.<\/p>\n<p>Brady McCabe led the Bulldogs with 22 points. Matt Powers added 13 and Landon Zapata chipped in 11 points.<\/p>\n<p>GIRLS BASKETBALL<\/p>\n<p>Crestwood 79, Jersey Shore 17<\/p>\n<p>Keira Dougherty and Jackie Gallagher scored 23 points apiece as Crestwood looked dominant in a win over Jersey Shore.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Hiller added 14 points for the Comets in the win.<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Prep 59, Wyoming Valley West 30<\/p>\n<p>Prep was able to run away in the second half to beat Wyoming Valley West.<\/p>\n<p>Chloe Mamera led the Classics with 16 points.<\/p>\n<p>Thalia Irizarry had 20 points to lead Valley West in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>GIRLS SWIMMING<\/p>\n<p>Wilkes-Barre Area 51, Wyoming Seminary 39<\/p>\n<p>Haydee Hernandez won two individual races, and the Wolfpack\u2019s depth helped them prevail over Wyoming Seminary.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez won the 100 breaststroke and the 200 IM for Wilkes-Barre Area. Biana Medina added an individual win in the 100 back.<\/p>\n<p>Abby Ryu and Rachel Ryu each won two individual races and took part in two first-place relay swims for Sem.<\/p>\n<p>Elk Lake 86, Tunkhannock 84<\/p>\n<p>A tightly-contested meet saw Elk Lake hold on for a victory over Tunkhannock.<\/p>\n<p>Kaitlyn Keown had two individual wins for Tunkhannock in the 200 free and 100 back.<\/p>\n<p>BOYS SWIMMING<\/p>\n<p>Wyoming Seminary 71, Wilkes-Barre Area 21<\/p>\n<p>Aidan Benetos (200 free and 500 free) and Luke Dadurka (50 free and 100 back) each won two individual races for Sem as they defeated Wilkes-Barre Area.<\/p>\n<p>Bilal Derac had the only two wins of the meet for Wilkes-Barre Area, taking first place in the 200 IM and 100 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Tunkhannock 124, Elk Lake 43<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers swept all 12 contested events to win big over Elk Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Braydon Christopher (200 free and 500 free), Logan Teeman (100 free and 100 back) and Noah Salters (200 IM and 100 breaststroke) each had two individual wins to lead Tunkhannock.<\/p>\n<p>H.S. Boys Basketball<\/p>\n<p>Dallas 66, Scranton 46<\/p>\n<p>SCRANTON (46) \u2014 Caleb Burgette 3 1-3 8, Tony Battaglia 5 0-0 13, Deandre Dickey 1 0-0 3, Kyle Skeen 0 0-0 0, Alex Ludovici 0 0-0 0, Max DePietro 5 3-4 13, Brady Hopkins 0 0-0 0, Aaron McCloe 0 0-0 0, Justin Mayers 4 0-0 9. Totals 18 4-7 46.<\/p>\n<p>DALLAS (66) \u2014 Joey Nocito 6 2-4 15, Tyce Mason 5 1-4 2, Kael Berry 6 0-0 14, Chris Flanagan 4 0-0 8, Pat Flanagan 2 3-6 7, Owen Oldt 0 0-0 0, Nick Dudick 0 0-0 0, Brady Mizzer 4 0-0 10, Max Scatton 0 0-0 0, Suka Mathon 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 6-14 66.<\/p>\n<p>Scranton`15`12`12`7 \u2014 46<\/p>\n<p>Dallas`19`12`18`17 \u2014 66<\/p>\n<p>Three-point goals: SCR 6 (Battaglia 3, Burgette, Dickey, Mayers), DAL 6 (Berry 2, Mizzer 2, Nocito, Mason).<\/p>\n<p>Pittston Area 63, West Scranton 49<\/p>\n<p>WEST SCRANTON (49) \u2014 Nate Schimelfenig 7 6-8 21, Brian Fried 1 0-0 3, Jahmeir Rivera 2 0-0 4, Lucio Ridore 5 7-11 17, Seamus Wallace 0 0-0 0, Cayden Farr 0 0-0 0, Darius Mongo 0 1-2 1, Will Griffiths 1 0-0 2, Cameron Cole 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 15-23 49.<\/p>\n<p>PITTSTON AREA (63) \u2014 Lucas LoPresto 6 1-3 14, Aidan Clarke 6 1-1 15, Stephen Barnic 2 0-0 6, Jacob Ivey 3 0-0 6, John Jadus 6 8-12 20, Brayden Shotwell 0 0-0 0, Patrick Burns 0 0-0 0, Alex Rosencrance 0 0-0 0, Brennan Callahan 0 2-2 2. Totals 23 12-18 63.<\/p>\n<p>West Scranton`12`9`14`14 \u2014 49<\/p>\n<p>Pittston Area`18`16`12`17 \u2014 63<\/p>\n<p>Three-point goals: WSC 2 (Schimelfenig, Fried), PA 5 (Clarke 2, Barnic 2, LoPresto).<\/p>\n<p>Central Dauphin 48, Wilkes-Barre Area 47<\/p>\n<p>CENTRAL DAUPHIN (48) \u2014 Jelani Easter 4 1-5 9, Kyle Sucheski 1 0-0 3, Jarred McDonald 1 0-0 2, Kahlil Roberts 4 0-0 8, Shakur Starling 7 2-5 17, Shyheim Starling 1 0-0 2, Johnny Shiery 0 2-2 2, Sion Brown 2 0-0 5, Kameron DeVan 0 0-0 0, Cameron Dickerson 0 0-0 0, Cash Ritter 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 5-12 48.<\/p>\n<p>WILKES-BARRE AREA (47) \u2014 Orlando Williams 3 3-5 12, Jacob Johnson 2 0-0 5, David Jannuzzi 2 4-6 8, Mike Keating 3 2-2 8, Camrin Shovlin 1 4-4 7, Luciano Jannuzzi 0 0-0 0, Robert Fuentes 1 1-2 3, Achilles Fuentes 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 14-19 47.<\/p>\n<p>Central Dauphin`11`17`8`12 \u2014 48<\/p>\n<p>Wilkes-Barre Area`10`11`15`11 \u2014 47<\/p>\n<p>Three-point goals: CD 3 (Sucheski, Sha. Starling, Brown), WBA 5 (Williams 3, Johnson, Shovlin).<\/p>\n<p>Danville 58, Berwick 53<\/p>\n<p>DANVILLE (58) \u2014 Jake Cool 7 3-5 18, Mason Kingery 8 5-6 22, Casey Mills 1 0-0 3, Zavia Price 7 1-2 15, Griffin Mutchler 0 1-2 1, Suton Dudinskie 0 0-0 0, Collin Geise 0 0-0 0, Chris Hand 0 0-0 0, Nate Stine 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-15 58.<\/p>\n<p>BERWICK (53) \u2014 Landon Zapata 4 2-3 11, Braiden DiPippa 1 0-0 2, Alex Estrella 2 0-0 5, Brady McCabe 8 3-4 22, Matt Powers 4 4-4 13, Bryce Cleaver 0 0-0 0, Myles DiPippa 0 0-0 0, Daiyeudy Sanchez 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 9-11 53.<\/p>\n<p>Danville`16`16`12`14 \u2014 58<\/p>\n<p>Berwick`10`15`12`16 \u2014 53<\/p>\n<p>Three-point goals: DAN 2 (Cool, Kingery), BER 6 (McCabe 3, Zapata, Estrella, Powers).<\/p>\n<p>H.S. Girls Basketball<\/p>\n<p>Crestwood 79, Jersey Shore 17<\/p>\n<p>CRESTWOOD (79) \u2014 Addison Korpusik 1 0-0 2, Cameron Vieney 3 1-2 7, Charlie Hiller 6 0-0 14, Jackie Gallagher 10 2-2 23, Jordan Andrews 1 0-0 2, Lia Lapsansky 2 0-0 4, Norah Sklarosky 1 0-0 2, Isla Centak 1 0-0 2, Keira Dougherty 11 0-0 23, Abigail Hinkle 0 0-0 0. Totals 36 3-5 79.<\/p>\n<p>JERSEY SHORE (17) \u2014 Azelyn Oincher 0 0-0 0, Kathleen Loomis 0 1-2 1, Avery Depasque 1 0-0 3, Marlee Lehman 2 0-2 4, Sacie Schall 1 1-2 3, Kylie Schall 2 0-0 4, Gracelyn Frantz 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 2-6 17.<\/p>\n<p>Crestwood`33`16`24`6 \u2014 79<\/p>\n<p>Jersey Shore`3`10`1`3 \u2014 17<\/p>\n<p>Three-point goals: CRE 4 (Hiller 2, Gallagher, Dougherty), JS 1 (Depasque).<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Prep 59, Wyoming Valley West 30<\/p>\n<p>SCRANTON PREP (59) \u2014 Kelly Heffron 1 0-0 2, Ava Fenton 5 3-4 13, Shannon Bestrycki 4 0-0 11, Carly Krzywiec 1 0-0 2, Giavona Antoniacci 0 0-0 0, Kamyl Lynady 1 0-0 2, Maggie Clark 0 0-0 0, McKenna Toolan 0 0-0 0, Lucy Maloney 0 0-0 0, Eva Kaszuba 4 4-5 13, Chloe Mamera 8 0-0 16. Totals 24 7-9 59.<\/p>\n<p>WYO. VALLEY WEST (30) \u2014 Gabbi Novitski 2 1-1 6, Thalia Irizarry 7 2-2 20, Ava Yancey 1 0-0 2, Makenna Colleran 1 0-0 2, Nevaeh Derrick 0 0-0 0, Sam Eckert 0 0-0 0, Lily Kammerer 0 0-0 0, Sanai Williams 0 0-0 0, Grace Smith 0 0-0 0, Jayla Campoverde 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Staniecki 0 0-0 0, Helen Lewis 0 0-0 0. 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