Local sports: Old Forge falls in PIAA Class A second round

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The drive was well worth it.&#8220;I got there and actually saw three quarters of the game,&#8221; said Meyers boys basketball coach Pat Toole, who left Holy Redeemer High School immediately following Saturday&#8217;s win over Hughesville to drive to see Wednesday night&#8217;s opponent live at Central Dauphin East. &#8220;My good friends from Holy Cross were playing in the second game and they filmed the first game for me.&#8220;So I had a chance to see them live and see them on film. We ended up getting a lot of film on them. There was a lot of film available of them on the Internet, on YouTube and things.&#8221;Now District 2 champion Meyers (20-6) will see if it can cull everything into a viable game plan as the Mohawks play District 3 runner-up Camp Hill (19-6) in the PIAA Class 2A second round. Tipoff is 6 p.m. at Martz Hall in Pottsville.The winner advances to Saturday&#8217;s quarterfinals, playing the winner of the game between D12 champion Conwell-Egan Catholic and D11 champion Minersville. But before that, Meyers needs to take care of Camp Hill.The task won&#8217;t be easy.Camp Hill brings plenty of offense into the game. The Lions have scored 60 or more points 14 times, with 3-point sharpshooter Casey Caruso (16.1 ppg) the main cog.&#8220;He&#8217;s a talented kid. He can knock down threes all over the place,&#8221; Toole said. &#8220;He&#8217;s small, maybe about 5-foot-9 and a thin build. But he&#8217;s quick and can use his left hand. Very creative.&#8221;Meyers guard Omar Kelly, who is considered the team&#8217;s best defender, will be assigned to Caruso. Meyers 6-6 center Ryan Wasley will draw the second toughest job &#8212; stopping Trinity 6-7 center Zack Kuntz.Kuntz averages 11 points, but is better known as a football player. He&#8217;s considered one of the top tight ends in the country in the 2018 recruiting class. The sophomore already has football offers from Penn State, Michigan, Nebraska and Virginia Tech.&#8220;This kid gets three or four dunks a game. He really gets up,&#8221; Toole said. &#8220;He&#8217;s very athletic and makes free throws.&#8221;David Fetrow is the third main piece to Camp Hill&#8217;s offense. The 6-3 senior can score inside and also pop 3-pointers. Meyers plays exclusively man-to-man defense, so it&#8217;s possible either Ryan Gilgallon or Raheem Twyman &#8212; who can match Fetrow&#8217;s height &#8212; will defend him rather than quicker but smaller guard Matt Dessoye.The one thing Meyers doesn&#8217;t need to worry about is Camp Hill pushing the ball end to end. The Lions prefer a halfcourt game, and Toole describes them as &#8220;deliberate&#8221; on offense.Meyers has held its four postseason opponents to their lowest points total of the season, but in all four games the Mohawks have suffered second-quarter lulls. The one against Hughesville nearly ended the season, but Meyers rallied for a 48-37 victory.&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to rebound. I think that&#8217;s the biggest thing in this game,&#8221; Toole said. &#8220;Rebound, limit our turnovers and we can not have that bad second quarter that seems to be haunting us for several games now.&#8221;<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By John Erzarjerzar@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>PIAA CLASS 2ABOYS BASKETBALLMeyers vs. Camp Hill6 p.m. WednesdayMartz Hall, Pottsville</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach John Erzar at 570-991-6394 or on Twitter @TLJohnErzar</shirttailMeta></div>

Meyers has huge task vs. Camp Hill in 2A second round