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Pittston Area held off a strong fourth quarter from Abington Heights Monday night, winning 44-40 in a girls basketball game.The Patriots&#8217; put on an impressive defensive effort, holding Abington Heights to just 17 points after three quarters.Kirsten Durling and Taryn Ashby both scored 14 points for Pittston Area, as Alexa Noone added another 11 points.Noone hit Pittston Area&#8217;s only two 3-pointers.Nanticoke 76,Hanover Area 20Kayla Aufiero scored a game-high 25 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, while Riley Klepaldo added 14 points.Victoria Benning led Hanover Area with nine points.Wyoming Area 74,Western Wayne 46Lydia Edwards and Katie Wolfgang led the way, each netting 18 points for Wyoming Area.The Warriors hit 11 3-pointers.Jim Thorpe 57, Lake-Lehman 56Savannah Purdy and Sarah Salus each scored 14 points, but the Black Knights lost by one point in a non-conference matchup.Madison Borum finished with nine points for Lehman.Crestwood 55,Riverside 35The Comets rode a 40-13 halftime lead to a big win.Julia Makowski scored a team-high 15 points, Sarah Hopkins finished 14 and Andrea Shipton scored 12 in the win.***GIRLS BASKETBALLPittston Area 44, Abington Heights 40 ABINGTON HEIGHTS (40) &#8212; Brunori 6 0-2 12, Baker 3 3-3 9, Houlihan 3 0-0 7, Nealon 2 1-2 5, Koehler 2 0-0 4, Kovalski 1 0-0 3, Tully 0 0-0 0, Albright 0 0-0 0, Getz 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-7 40.PITTSTON AREA (44) &#8212; Kirsten Durling 4 7-16 14, Taryn Ashby 3 8-9 14, Alexa Noone 3 3-4 11, Leah Hodick 1 2-3 4, Mary Silinskie 0 1-2 1, Andrea Ruby 0 0-0 0, Portia Weidlich 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 20-25 44.Abington Heights`9`2`6`23`&#8212;`40Pittston Area`14`6`5`19`&#8212;`44Three-point goals &#8212; AH 2 (Kovalski, Houlihan); PA 2 (Noone 2).Nanticoke 76, Hanover Area 20NANTICOKE (76) &#8212; Kayla Aufiero 9 5-7 25, Riley Klepaldo 5 2-2 14, Alyssa Lewis 2 3-4 8, Lisa Radziak 2 0-0 6, Bella Czeck 3 0-0 6, Amiah Lukowski 2 0-0 5, Alexis Pyzia 2 0-0 4, Jil Baron 2 0-0 4, Brinley Sobeck 0 2-2 2, Katie Butczynski 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 12-15 76.HANOVER AREA (20) &#8212; Victoria Benning 4 1-2 9, Tanisha Atherton 1 1-3 3, Mary Slusser 1 0-0 2, Emily Bobos 1 0-0 2, Madison Hooper 1 0-0 2, Genesis Rodriguez 0 1-4 1Sarah Tuzinski 0 1-2 1, Cassy Stoffel 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 4-11 20.Nanticoke`25`18`17`16`&#8212;`76Hanover Area`7`4`6`3`&#8212;`20Three-point goals &#8212; NAN 8 (Klepaldo 2, Aufiero 2, Radziak 2, Lewis, Lukowski); HA 0.Wyoming Area 74, Western Wayne 46WESTERN WAYNE (46) &#8212; Hannah Roedel 8 1-1 18, Kallie Jones 3 2-5 8, Caitlin Henheforth 3 0-2 6, Jess Berger 3 0-0 6, Maria Lomgardo 1 0-0 2, Paige Barillo 1 0-0 2, Coral Swoyer 1 0-0 2, Sindea Buford 1 0-0 2, Sam Collins 0 0-2 0, Sabrina Swoyer 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Klemovich 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 3-10 46.Wyoming Area (74) &#8212; Lydia Edwards 6 2-5 18, Katie Wolfgang 5 5-6 18, Addison Orzel 4 4-6 12, Sarah Holwec 3 1-2 11, Aleah Kranson 2 0-0 4, Brianna Pizzano 1 0-0 3, Kari Melberler 1 0-0 3, Cassidy Orzel 1 0-0 2, Brandi Sorokio 0 1-2 1, Jessica Davis 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Nocchi 0 0-0 0, Kristi Skok 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 13-21 74.Western Wayne`12`7`18`9`&#8212;`46Wyoming Area`22`19`19`14`&#8212;`74Three-point goals &#8212; WW 1 (Roedel); WA 11 (Edwards 4, Wolfgang 3, Holwec 2, Pizzano, Melberger).Jim Thorpe 57, Lake-Lehman 56JIM THORPE (57) &#8212; Natalia Richards 2 0-0 5, Payton Kovac 4 3-4 13, Jackie Condly 0 0-1 0, Kaitlyn Ohl 0 3-4 3, Alexys Naranjo 1 0-0 2, Devon Lignore 2 0-0 4, Kayley Kovac 8 13-20 30. Totals 17 19-29 56.LEHMAN (56) &#8212; Hailey Kubiski 1 1-2 4, Sarah Salus 5 2-2 14, Corinna Scoblick 3 1-3 8, Janelle Cawley 2 1-2 5, Courtney Henninger 1 0-0 2, Madison Borum 3 3-4 9, Savannah Purdy 5 3-4 14. Totals 20 11-17 56.Jim Thorpe `10`15`19`13`&#8212;`57Lake-Lehman`10`23`8`15`&#8212;`56Three-point goals &#8212; JT 4 (Richards, P. Kovac 2, K. Kovac); LL 5 (Kubiski, Salus 2, Scoblick, Purdy).Crestwood 55, Riverside 35RIVERSIDE (35) &#8212; Spindler 5 8-8 19, Slaboda 0 0-0 0, Millon 2 0-1 4, Sottile 2 0-1 4, Antoniacci 1 1-5 4, Tilberry 1 0-0 2, Walters 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 9-15 35.CRESTWOOD (55) &#8212; Andrea Shipton 3 6-6 12, Sarah Hopkins 5 2-2 14, Alyssa Cuono 1 0-0 2, Gianna Uhl 1 0-0 2, Bella Termini 0 3-4 3, Kate Snipas 1 0-0 2, Sarah Richards 3 0-0 5, Makowski 4 6-8 15. Totals 17 17-20 55.Riverside`6`7`11`11`&#8212;`35Crestwood`17`23`9`6`&#8212;`55Three-point goals &#8212; RIV 2 (Spindler, Antoniacci); CRE 4 (Hopkins 2, Richards, Makowski).<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Pittston Area&#8217;s Andrea Ruby dives on a loose ball as she battles with Abington Heights&#8217; Ellie Wright during third-quarter action on Monday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pit_ah1_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>Pittston Area&#8217;s Andrea Ruby dives on a loose ball as she battles with Abington Heights&#8217; Ellie Wright during third-quarter action on Monday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pit_ah2_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Pittston Area&#8217;s Leah Hodick, background, grabs a rebound away from Abington Heights&#8217; Nicole Nealon. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pit_ah2_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>Pittston Area&#8217;s Leah Hodick, background, grabs a rebound away from Abington Heights&#8217; Nicole Nealon. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pit_ah3_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Taryn Ashby scored 14 points in Pittston Area&#8217;s 44-40 win over Abington Heights on Monday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pit_ah3_faa.jpg</photo2><caption2>Taryn Ashby scored 14 points in Pittston Area&#8217;s 44-40 win over Abington Heights on Monday. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
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H.S. girls basketball: Pittston Area holds off Abington Heights