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MEMORIAL FUNERAL SERVICES for Dr. Charles E. Myers, who died on D

TAYLOR &ndash; Sarah Acker scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Nanticoke defeated host Riverside 67-40 Thursday in girls basketball to win the Taylor Lions Club Tournament.
Aly Byorick had nine steals for Nanticoke, while Brianna Borowski had 11 points and six assists. Leigh Ann Rentko netted nine points.
Atholton (Md.) 64, Dallas 55
Dallas fell to Atholton, Md., in the Pine Grove Tournament.
Melissa Gorski led Dallas with 19 points. Erin Delaney chipped in 14, while Danielle Krawetz added seven.
Linden (N.J.) 56,  Wyoming Valley West 53 OT
Linden, N.J., handed Wyoming Valley West a three-point overtime loss in the championship game of the Delaware Valley Holiday Tournament.
Valley West had been down by 15 after the first quarter, but managed to battle back and eventually took its first lead with under a minute left to play in regulation. Linden outscored the Spartans 5-2 in overtime. 
Valley West&rsquo;s Nicole Scharpnick led all scorers with 17 points. Rachel Gurgal finished with eight points and 12 rebounds. Samantha Himlin added 10 points.
Benton 35, Northwest 32
Jessalyn Engle scored eight points and Brittany Forek added seven for Northwest as it fell short in the Benton Tournament finals.
Erin Kile had 11 for Benton.
Boys Basketball 
Berwick 60, Warrior Run 52
Berwick defeated Warrior Run in the opening round of the Holiday River Tournament held at Shikellamy High School, coming back from a nine-point deficit with a 25-point second quarter.
Junior guard Keith Whitenight scored 14 of his team-high 18 in the second quarter. 
Berwick was also able to convert 18-of-25 free throws, including 11-for-12 from Phil Dellegrotti. The Dawgs play for the title at 7:30 p.m. today.
Hazleton Area 74,  William Tennent 49
Mark Scarcella scored 19 points to lead host Hazleton Area to the Cougar Classic title.
J.J. Gundry contributed 15 points for the Cougars and Jason Edmonds added 13 points.
Scarcella, Gundry and Mike DeMarco were named to the all-tournament team.
John Janos led William Tennent with 16 points. Ryan Richter chipped in 13.
Abington Heights defeated Pleasant Valley in the consolation game 41-26.
West Side Tech 67,  St. Michael&rsquo;s 58
Eric Tomcho scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter as West Side Tech pulled away in the Thomas F. Feeney Memorial Tournament.
Tech outscored St. Michael&rsquo;s 25-9 in the third to take a 55-40 lead. Zach Hassel and Andy Drury added 10 each for the Titans.
Clarence Floyd led St. Michael&rsquo;s with 30 points. Hansel Debcuz added 14.
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech defeated Triboro 76-53 in the other semifinal game.
WRESTLING 
Perry gets 100th win
Tyler Perry went 4-0 at 140 pounds to earn his 100th career victory and help host Berwick earn the program&rsquo;s 500th victory and win the team title at the Berwick Holiday Duals.
Chris Bujno (103), Dom Yantorn (112), Lou Ney (135), Nick Venditti (160), Aaron Karns (189) and Ryan Sitler (215) also went 4-0 for the Bulldogs, who beat Mifflinburg 46-28, Troy 41-26, Pine Grove 49-28 and Nanticoke Area 84-0.
COLLEGES 
Wrestling 
Tobias, Harris place at Wilkes Open
Wilkes assistant coach Rory Tobias and former Colonels standout Rex Harris both placed third at the 74th Wilkes Open at the Marts Center.
Tobias won the 149-pound consolation final 8-3 over Dan Hall (unattached-Delaware Valley). Tobias won three wrestleback bouts after losing in the quarterfinals 12-4 to eventual champion Bubba Jenkins (unattached-Penn State).
Harris lost 7-4 in the semifinals to eventual champion Pat Flynn (unattached-Lehigh) before winning a consolation semifinal and then beating Eric Shaw (unattached-Bloomsburg) 17-5 in the third-place final.
Other champions included: 125, Derek Bosso (Pitt-Johnstown); 133, Joe Comprin (Oklahoma); 141, Rick Rappo (Pennsylvania); 157, A.J. Detwiler (Boston); 165, Jared King (Oklahoma); 174, Chris Henrich (Germantown Academy); 184, Mike Corcetti (Pitt-Johnstown); 285, Nico Somers (Franklin &amp; Marshall).

Acker Leads Nanticoke To Taylor Lions Title