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First Posted: 12/19/2013 WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Marissa Ross scored 14 points to lead Coughlin to a 43-35 victory Thursday over city rival GAR in high school girls basketball.
Savannah Robinson and Keighlyn Oliver contributed nine points apiece for the Crusaders.
GAR&#8217;s Marie Skrepenak had 14 points. Brea Seabrook tallied nine.
Abington Heights 57, Tunkhannock 27Blair Cacciamani scored 12 points as the Comets cruised to a win.Traci Kromko had 10 to pace Tunkhannock.Pittston Area 62, Northwest 28
Pittston Area&#8217;s Eastin Ashby came off the bench to score 17 points on six field goals. Liz Waleski contributed with 13 points.
Kelsey Yustat hit three 3-pointers for the Rangers.
Scranton Prep 30, Wyoming Valley West 28
The Classics held the Spartans to 10 points in the first half. Tricia Byrne was one of three Scranton Prep players to register points with 17. Madison Ashby had 11.
Wyoming Valley West was carried by Cheyenne Reese&#8217;s eight points. Megan Kane produced seven.
Dallas 68, Wyoming Area 29
Dallas opened with 17 points in both the first and second quarters. Nikkie Wren led three Mountaineers in double digits with 12. Katy Comitz and Maggie Michael had 11 points.
Wyoming Area&#8217;s Nicole Turner had eight points.
Abington Hts. 57, Tunkhannock 27ABINGTON (57) &#8212; Tianna Harris 1 0-0 2, Emma Henzes 2 0-0 5, Maura Nealon 1 0-0 2, Blair Cacciamani 5 2-3 12, Elizabeth Bamford 0 0-0 0, Moriah Tulaney 1 2-2 4, Caitie Nealon 1 0-0 2, Michelle Pacyna 0 0-0 0, Grace Evans 2 0-0 4, Nicole Getz 3 3-4 9, Brianna Toro 4 0-1 8, Chloe Shook 0 2-2 2, Mandy Columbo 1 2-2 4, Grace Hambrose 0 1-2 1, Caroline Mattise 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 13-15 57.
TUNKHANNOCK (27) &#8212; Megan Wrubel 0 2-2 2, Amanda Hardy 1 0-0 2, Sydney Faux 0 0-0 0, Traci Kromko 4 1-2 10, Mya Toczyko 1 0-0 2, Brittany Sickler 1 0-0 2, Christine Rossi 2 0-2 4, Molly Hampsey 0 2-2 2, Ashley Knott 0 0-4 0, adry Appleby 0 0-0 0, Catherine Trezler 0 0-0 0. Shequoya Bonner 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 6-16 27.
Abington`17`11`18`11`&#8212;`57
Tunkhannock`6`5`4`12`&#8212;`27
Three-point goals &#8212; AH 1 (Henzes), TUN 1 (Kromko).
Coughlin 43, GAR 35GAR (35) &#8212; McKenzie Nichol 0 0-0 0, Bre Mosier 2 0-0 4, Avery Harris 0 1-2 1, Shealynn Taylor 0 0-0 0, Majeedah Neely 2 1-2 7, Brea Seabrook 4 1-2 9, Marie Skrepenak 6 2-2 14. Totals 14 5-8 35.
COUGHLIN (43) &#8212; Savannah Robinson 3 2-4 9, Keighlyn Oliver 4 1-2 9, Mary Tona 3 0-0 6, Bre Georgetti 1 0-0 2, Kim Martinez 1 0-0 3, Marissa Ross 6 2-3 14. Totals 18 5-8 43.
GAR`6`5`13`12`&#8212;`35
Coughlin`9`11`14`9`&#8212;`43
Three-point goals &#8212; GAR 2 (Neely 2), COU 2 (Robinson, Martinez)
Scranton Prep 30, Wyoming Valley West 28SCRANTON PREP (30) &#8212; Tricia Byrne 8 0-0 17, Claire Philbin 0 0-0 0, Sam Genco 0 0-0 0, Bridget Walsh 0 0-0 0, Madison Ashby 4 0-0 11, Jordan Mellow 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 0-0 30.
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (28) &#8212; Erin Gibbons 0 0-0 0, Tara Judge 1 0-0 2, Cassie Smicherko 3 0-0 6, Emily Tyler 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Reese 3 2-2 8, Megan Kane 2 3-4 7, Amanda Scarcella 1 1-2 3, Lauren Lupinski 0 0-0 0, Gabby Smicherko 0 0-0 0, Colleen Cwalina 0 0-0 0, Jordan Reilly 0 0-0 0, Savannah Piazza 0 0-0 0, Olivia Hoffman 1 0-3 2. Totals 11 6-11 28.
Scranton Prep`5`12`9`4`&#8212;`30
Wyoming Valley West`5`5`10`8`&#8212;`28
Three-point goals &#8212; SP 4 (Ashby 3, Byrne), WVW 0
Dallas 68, Wyoming Area 29DALLAS (68) &#8212; Courtney Hoats 0 0-1 0, Maddie Kelly 1 0-2 2, Breanna Coolbaugh 0 0-0 0, Sara Lojewski 2 0-0 5, Samantha Missal 2 0-0 4, Lindsay Jacobs 3 0-0 8, Katy Comitz 5 1-2 11, Talia Kozierowski 1 0-0 2, Samantha Pollack 0 0-0 0, Katie Kravitsky 4 0-0 9, Nikkie Wren 5 2-3 12, Steff Cybulski 2 0-0 4, Maggie Michael 3 5-6 11. Totals 28 8-14 68.
WYOMING AREA (24) &#8212; Emily Wolfgang 1 0-2 2, Jordan Kelly 0 0-0 0, Nicole Turner 2 3-4 8, Audrey Hiedacavage 0 0-0 0, Rachael Solano 0 0-0 0, Katie Wolfgang 1 3-8 5, Felicia Turner 0 1-4 1, Melissa Mazzitelli 0 1-2 1, Jess Sorick 3 0-3 6, Nicole Wright 2 2-2 6. Totals 9 10-25 29.
Dallas`17`17`24`10`&#8212;`68
Wyoming Area`9`9`7`4`&#8212;`29
Three-point goals &#8212; DAL 4 (Comitz 2, Loveski, Kravitsky); WA 1 (Turner)

Coughlin defeats city rival GAR