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Meyers holds Redeemer to 17 points in District 2 Class 2A boys basketball quarterfinal

<p>BERWICK &#8212; Abington Heights blitzed Hazleton Area early scoring 11 of the 14 points of the game and held on for a 62-53 win in the semifinals on the District 2-4 Class 4A subregional boys basketball playoffs Friday night.</p><p>After the Comets ran off nine straight points to start the game, Hazleton&#8217;s Bobby Planutis hit a 3-pointer with 4:17 left in the first. Hazleton Area shot 1-12 in the first quarter when Abington Heights took an 18-4 lead.</p><p>&#8220;The was very important,&#8221; Abington Heights head coach Ken Bianchi said of the early lead. &#8220;When knew we had to jump on them early. We figured to win the game we had to cut down on our turnovers and take away their transition game.&#8221;</p><p>The Cougars started the second quarter on a 10-3 run to cut the deficit to seven points with 3:40 remaining in the second quarter, but the Comets closed the half strong to lead 29-19.</p><p>Seth Maxwell had 16 points, seven blocks and six rebounds for the Comets, including an alley-oop slam off a pass from Jackson Danzig to start the third quarter. The Comets scored six of his first seven points of the third to take a 35-20 lead.</p><p>The Comets converted three 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter to take a 53-39 advantage.</p><p>Bobby Planutis scored five of his team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter. Michael Cusatis also scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth for the Cougars.</p><p>&#8220;We played the way we wanted to play,&#8221; Hazleton Area head coach Mike Joseph said. &#8220;I thought we forced a lot of turnovers and I thought our young guys gave us a tremendous amount of energy. Our seniors, unfortunately are going out on a bit of a sour note, but they have a lot to be proud of.&#8221;</p><p>Abington Heights forward Tim Toro highlighted a 22-point effort with the 1,000th point of his career on a free throw in the final minute.</p><p>Abington Heights will play Williamsport, who defeated Wyoming Valley West, 94-66, for the district championship at 8 p.m. on Feb. 27 at Mohegian Sun Arena.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Abington Heights 62, Hazleton Area 53</strong></p><p><strong>ABINGTON HEIGHTS (62)</strong> &#8212; Tim Toro 6 10-14 22, Seth Maxwell 6 3-6 16, Jackson Danzig 2 2-4 7, Colin Klingman 0 6-8 6, Jordan Hollander 2 1-2 6, Tom Rothenberger 1 0-1 3, George Tinsley 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 22-35 62.</p><p><strong>HAZLETON AREA (53)</strong> &#8212; Bobby Planutis 4 7-9 16, Michael Cusatis 5 0-1 11, Jeffrey Planutis 3 1-1 7, Damir Faison 3 2-2, 8, Dante Biasi 1 3-5 5, Joey Grula 1 2-2 4, Nolan Genasevich 1 0-0 2, Shane Planutis 0 0-0 0, Isiah Santiago 0 0-0 o Totals 18 15-20 53.</p><p><strong>Abington Heights`18`11`12`21`&#8212;62</strong></p><p><strong>Hazleton Area`4`15`14`20`&#8212;`53</strong></p><p><strong>Three-point goals</strong> &#8212; AH 4 (Danzig, Maxwell, Rothenberger); HAZ 2 (B. Planutis, Cusatis).</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s Da&#8217;mir Faison, right, makes a strong move to the hoop ahead of Abington Heights&#8217; Seth Maxwell in a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_5.jpg</photo0><caption0>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Da&#8217;mir Faison, right, makes a strong move to the hoop ahead of Abington Heights&#8217; Seth Maxwell in a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on Friday night. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s Joey Grula, left, makes a steal in the Abington Heights backcourt in a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_4.jpg</photo1><caption1>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Joey Grula, left, makes a steal in the Abington Heights backcourt in a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on Friday night. </caption1><photoCredit1>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s Michael Cusatis, left, dishes off the ball in the lane as Abington Heights&#8217; Jackson Danzig moves in during a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Michael Cusatis, left, dishes off the ball in the lane as Abington Heights&#8217; Jackson Danzig moves in during a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on Friday night. </caption2><photoCredit2>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s Bobby Planutis, right, drives past Abington Heights&#8217; Tim Toro in a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_2.jpg</photo3><caption3>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Bobby Planutis, right, drives past Abington Heights&#8217; Tim Toro in a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on Friday night. </caption3><photoCredit3>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s Dante Biasi, right, passes the ball to a teammate against Abington Heights in a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hazleton-AH_BB_3.jpg</photo4><caption4>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Dante Biasi, right, passes the ball to a teammate against Abington Heights in a District 2/4 Class 4A subregional semifinal in Berwick on </caption4><photoCredit4>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Robert Tomkavage</p><p>rtomkavage@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Robert Tomkavage at 570-704-3941 or on Twitter @rtomkavage.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

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Abington Heights downs Hazleton Area in District 2-4 Class 4A boys basketball semis