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Wyoming Valley West falls to Williamsport in District 2-4 Class 4A subregional semifinal

Freedom Conference men’s basketball race coming down to the wire

<p>YATESVILLE &#8212; Shot after shot, the crowd in the Pittston Area High School gymnasium got louder. Three-pointer after 3-pointer, Wyoming Area sophomore Sarah Holweg stamped her name in the record books. While doing so, she sent the Warriors to one of their biggest wins in school history.</p><p>With a floater in the lane in the waning seconds, Holweg set a school record with 44 points as Wyoming Area took down Dallas, 67-48, in the PIAA District 2 Class AAA quarterfinals Friday at Pittston Area High School.</p><p>&#8220;I have a good team behind my back and I knew we had to work together and we ended up making a comeback there and pulled ahead,&#8221; Holweg said.</p><p>Wyoming Area will play Abington Heights in the semifinals on Monday, Feb. 22 at a site and time to be determined. The Warriors and the Comets played in last season&#8217;s first round.</p><p>The win gives the Warriors at least two more games, as three teams from Class 3A go to the state tournament. A playoff between the third- and fourth-place teams will be on Wednesday. The district championship will be at 4 p.m. on Feb. 27 at Mohegan Sun Arena.</p><p>&#8220;Our goal was not to get to the final four but to compete for a district title,&#8221; Wyoming Area coach Chad Lojewski said. &#8220;We still have a goal.&#8221;</p><p>Nikki Conway, a 2002 Wyoming Area graduate, set the scoring mark in 2002 when she scored 42 points against Lake-Lehman. The boys scoring record, held by 2015 Wyoming Area graduate Jeremy Zezza, is 43 points. Holweg eclipsed them all with that one shot in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Against Lake-Lehman in January of 2002, Conway, then a senior, led the Warriors to a thrilling triple-overtime win where she scored 42 points.</p><p>&#8220;Personally, it means something,&#8221; Holweg said. &#8220;But I wanted to walk off that court with a win. I didn&#8217;t care how many I scored I just wanted to win.&#8221;</p><p>Holweg and the Warriors found themselves in an early 9-0 hole. Thanks to Holweg, it didn&#8217;t take long to get back out. Her first of seven 3s went in midway through the first quarter. She then hit back-to-back shots from behind the arc to give the Warriors an 11-9 lead. Another 3-pointer and a pair of free throws put the sophomore at 14 points in the quarter.</p><p>&#8220;She was really locked in,&#8221; Lojewski said. &#8220;We went down 9-0 and then she just got locked in and it was fantastic to watch. She makes everyone around her better.&#8221;</p><p>With a 15-14 lead after the first quarter, Dallas&#8217; offense stalled once the second quarter started. Wyoming Area outscored Dallas, 22-6, in that frame. Holweg had 18 points in the second, including three 3-pointers. The Warriors used a 15-0 run to end the second quarter to take complete control of the game.</p><p>While Holweg&#8217;s hot shooting was running Dallas ragged, senior Nikki Wren did everything she could to try and keep the Mountaineers within striking distance. She finished with 20 points and 19 rebounds.</p><p>&#8220;She&#8217;s a phenomenal athlete,&#8221; Dallas head coach Kelly Johnson said. &#8220;She&#8217;s a workhorse and plays in most games against players that have three or four inches on her. She&#8217;s tough as nails.&#8221;</p><p>Holweg&#8217;s 32 points at the half were a career high. She needed just 10 points to get to Conway. But more important to her, was the fact that her team was heading onto the district semifinals.</p><p>Holweg scored eight points in the third quarter and four points in the final quarter. Monday&#8217;s game will mark the first time the Warriors have reached the district semifinals in at least a decade.</p><p>&#8220;You&#8217;re in an Elite Eight game in the district,&#8221; Lojewski said. &#8220;This is one of those games where the gamers have to step up. It was an unbelievable performance by a player who has worked her tail off.&#8221;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>PIAA D2 3A QUARTERFINALS</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Wyoming Area 67, Dallas 48</strong></p><p><strong>DALLAS (48) &#8212;</strong> Maddie Kelly 2 1-2 5, Courtney Hoats 2 3-4 8, Sara Lojewski 5 1-6 15, Olivia Johnson 0 0-0 0, Kendra Saba 0 0-2 0, Nikki Wren 7 6-8 20. <strong>Totals 16 11-22 48.</strong></p><p><strong>WYOMING AREA (67) &#8212;</strong> Jordan Kelly 2 0-0 4, Aleah Kranson 0 2-2 2, Rachel Solano 3 0-0 7, Sarah Holweg 14 9-10 44, Lydia Edwards 0 3-4 3, Jessica Sorick 0 0-0 0, Addison Orzel 1 0-4 2, Kristy Skok 0 0-0 0, Nicole Wright 1 0-4 2. <strong>Totals 22 15-24 67.</strong></p><p><strong>Dallas`15`6`12`15`&#8212;`48</strong></p><p><strong>Wyoming Area`14`22`14`17`&#8212;`67</strong></p><p><strong>Three-point goals</strong> &#8212; D 5 (Lojewski 4, Hoats 1); WA 8 (Holweg 7, Solano 1).</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Sarah Holweg (14) of Wyoming Area shoots over Hanna Johnson in Friday&#8217;s District 2 quarterfinal at Pittston Area High School. Holweg set a new school record with 44 points in the Warriors&#8217; win over Dallas. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_wadallas01.jpg</photo0><caption0>Sarah Holweg (14) of Wyoming Area shoots over Hanna Johnson in Friday&#8217;s District 2 quarterfinal at Pittston Area High School. Holweg set a new school record with 44 points in the Warriors&#8217; win over Dallas. </caption0><photoCredit0>Pete G. Wilcox|Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_wadallas02.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Courtney Hoats of Dallas loses her balance and falls to the floor will dribbling in the District 2 quarterfinal against Wyoming Area on Friday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_wadallas02.jpg</photo1><caption1>Courtney Hoats of Dallas loses her balance and falls to the floor will dribbling in the District 2 quarterfinal against Wyoming Area on Friday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Pete G. Wilcox|Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Holweg scores school record 44 points as WA advances</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Nick Wagner</p><p>nwagner@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Nick Wagner at 570-991-6406 or on Twitter @Dispatch_Nick</p></shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><p><table class="mceItemTable" style="border:none;width:98%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;">vHBQZYiPM-U </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;">YOUTUBE</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHBQZYiPM-U</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> Wyoming Area sophomore Sarah Holweg broke the school&#8217;s scoring record with 44 points in a win over Dallas in the PIAA District 2 Class AAA quarterfinals. Holweg did it with this shot with less than a minute remaining.</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;"> Nick Wagner | Times Leader</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin-top:10px;font-size:70%;color:#555;">(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</p></videoMeta></div>

Wyoming Area’s Sarah Holweg breaks scoring record against Dallas as Warriors advance to District 2 semifinals