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SCRANTON \u2014 Packy Doherty was named Tournament Most Valuable Player and Brycen Martin made the all-tournament when the Scranton Prep boys basketball team continued its tradition of success in the Lynett Memorial Tournament with its eighth title since 2013.<\/p>\n
Max McGrath scored 20 points in Monday, Dec. 29\u2019s championship game and Scranton Prep slowed down Dunmore\u2019s high-powered offense enough to hand the Bucks their first loss of the season 77-63 in the championship game before a packed house at the Lackawanna College Student Union Center.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep has won a record 24 titles in the 73-year history of the event, but had lost in the first round each of the past two years.<\/p>\n
Doherty had 15 points, a team-high eight rebounds and three assists while Martin contributed 14 points along with team-highs of six assists and two steals.<\/p>\n
\u201cGuys delivered,\u201d Cavaliers coach Larry Reagan said. \u201cBrody Martin\u2019s out there making plays; Packy Doherty is making plays; Chicky Skoff had some big ones; Jimmy Doherty starts coming out and making shots.\u201d<\/p>\n
McGrath went 6-for-7 in the first half, then made all four of his fourth-quarter shots to finish 10-for-12 from the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s vital to our success,\u201d Reagan said. \u201cWhen Max is playing at his best, which I still don\u2019t think we\u2019ve seen, we\u2019re going to be really dangerous. He\u2019s showing a little bit more of what he has in him. If he can keep that up, we\u2019re going to have a really good year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both teams had put on offensive shows in stunning Mercy Rule routs in the semifinals Saturday, Dec. 27. Scranton Prep raced out to a 30-7 lead after one quarter in its 73-37 rout of Scranton. Dunmore hit 17 shots from beyond the arc, scored 33 in the third quarter and flirted with the century mark while pummeling defending champion Holy Cross 96-54.<\/p>\n
The fast pace continued into the championship game, but the teams combined to go 1-for-10 on 3-pointers in the first quarter and Scranton Prep held Dunmore to 8-for-31 (25.8 percent) for the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been putting a huge emphasis on the defensive end of the floor,\u201d Reagan said. \u201cThe 63 is a little more than we would have liked to have given up, but they\u2019re such an explosive offense that compared to what they\u2019ve been scoring, that\u2019s probably actually a solid number.\u201d<\/p>\n
Skoff added 11 points and three assists in the win.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep broke away when Jimmy Doherty, a freshman, drained three straight 3s in a span of 1:45 as the Cavaliers scored nine of the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to complete a 13-1 run to a 58-45 lead.<\/p>\n
Jimmy Clark, who hit 10 times from 3-point range in two games to make the all-tournament team, led four Dunmore players in double figures with 18 points.<\/p>\n
Packy Doherty was the one who produced the Cavaliers scoring outburst in the semifinal.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep went 12-for-13 from the floor in the first quarter, including 5-for-5 on 3-pointers, four of them by Packy Doherty. He had 16 points in a 5\u00bd-minute stretch.<\/p>\n
Packy Doherty finished with 20 points, McGrath added 11 points and 10 players scored at least three. Brody Martin had nine points, five steals and three assists.<\/p>\n
The efficient offensive effort featured just four turnovers while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and 56.3 percent from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
Brayden Canavan led Dunmore\u2019s semifinal win with 35 points by going 13-for-17.<\/p>\n
Scranton\u2019s Tony Battaglia topped that in the consolation game, setting school records by making 10 shots from 3-point range and totaling 47 points in a 73-51 win over Holy Cross.<\/p>\n
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