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Boys Basketball: Keyshawn Palmer’s fast finish helps GAR rally past Holy Redeemer

Maddie Mrochko exploded for 17 of her 25 points in the second half and Hazleton Area rallied for a 52-37 victory over Whitehall in a high school girls basketball game Friday in Whitehall Twp.The Cougars overcame a six-point halftime deficit by holding the Zephyrs to 15 points over the final two quarters.Kendra Pfeil scored eight of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and Marissa Trivelpiece added 11 points in Hazleton Area&#8217;s non-league victory.Central Columbia 42, Berwick 32Roni Isenberg scored a game-high 12 points, but the Bulldogs fell to Central Columbia.Hannah Klingerman sparked the Central Columbia victory with 10 points.Berwick was limited to just nine points in the second half as Central Columbia overcame a 23-16 halftime deficit.North Pocono 33, Hanover Area 25Sara Whitesell led Hanover Area with eight points, but North Pocono used an 18-5 third quarter to pull out the victory.Northwest 74, Wyoming Area 68Brenna Babcock and Reagan Harrison each scored nine points in the fourth quarter as the Rangers rallied to victory in a game played Thursday.Babcock finished with a team-high 23 points, while Harrison had 16 and Hannah Wisniewski added 15 in Northwest&#8217;s upset win.Sarah Holweg led everyone with 26 points for the Warriors and Katie Wolfgang added 19.Mid Valley 45, Meyers 27Erica Hadfell scored eight of her game-high 16 points in the opening quarter and Mid Valley took a seven-point lead in the first quarter and built on it in a game played Thursday.Giana Skaff and Erin Morris combined for 12 points for Meyers.GIRLS BASKETBALLHazleton Area 52, Whitehall 37HAZLETON AREA (52) &#8212; Kendra Pfeil 4 6-7 14, Marissa Trivelpiece 2 5-6 11, Maddie Mrochko 9 3-5 25, Alexis Sheeto 0 0-0 0, Megan Trivelpiece 2 0-0 4, Erika Book 0 0-0 0, Katie Lipinski 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 14-18 52.WHITEHALL (37) &#8212; Kylie Cunningham 1 1-2 3, Alix Buskirk 4 1-2 9, Olivia George 2 0-1 5, Taylor Kummel 3 0-1 8, Ariana Hines 1 0-0 2, Brianna Smith 3 0-2 7, McKenzie Bleic 1 1-2 3. Totals 15 3-10 37.Hazleton Area`8`8`14`22`&#8212;`52Whitehall`13`9`9`6`&#8212;`37Three-point goals &#8212; HAZ 6 (Mrochko 4, Marissa Trivelpiece 2); WHIT 4 (Kummel 2, Smith, George).Central Columbia 42, Berwick 32CENTRAL COLUMBIA (42) &#8212; Ellie McDaniel 3 0-0 7, Hannah Klingerman 2 6-6 10, Brooke Klingerman 1 0-1 2, Alyssa Boyd 0 0-0 0, Lauren Bull 3 1-2 7, Krista Klingerman 3 2-2 8, Emily McCracker 3 2-2 8. Totals 15 11-13 42.BERWICK (32) &#8212; Reese Mensinger 1 1-2 3, Tori Talanca 3 0-3 6, Abbey Burt 1 0-0 3, Sierra Miedaner 0 0-0 0, Megan Dalo 1 1-2 3, Mikayla Davis 1 0-0 2, Mallory Pinterich 1 0-0 3, Alexa Wall 0 0-0 0, Roni Isenberg 5 2-2 12. Totals 13 4-9 32.Central Columbia`12`4`15`11`&#8212;`42Berwick`15`8`6`3`&#8212;`32Three-point goals &#8212; CC 1 (McDaniel); BER 2 (Burt, Pinterich).Northwest 74, Wyoming Area 68(Thursday&#8217;s Game)WYOMING AREA (68) &#8212; Aleah Kernski 0 0-0 0, Sarah Holweg 8 5-10 26, Lydia Edwards 2 7-7 12, Katie Wolfgang 6 4-5 19, Addison Orzel 3 3-4 9, Jalen Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Kari Melberger 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Orzel 1 0-0 2, Brandi Sorokin 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 19-26 68.NORTHWEST (74) &#8212; Trista Babcock 3 4-6 10, Brenna Babcock 10 3-4 23, Reagan Harrison 6 4-8 16, Danielle Bowman 2 0-0 4, Hannah Wisniewski 6 3-4 15, Jordan Harrison 2 2-2 6, Lindsey Thomas 0 0-0 0, Brooke Harvey 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 16-24 74.Wyoming Area`15`19`16`18`&#8212;`68Northwest`16`16`16`26`&#8212;`74Three-point goals &#8212; WA 9 (Holweg 5, Wolfgang 3, Edwards).Mid Valley 45, Meyers 27MEYERS (27) &#8212; Erin Morris 1 4-4 6, Amanda Gray 2 0-0 4, Devon Keiper 2 0-0 5, Giana Skaff 2 0-0 6, Sarah Bottger 0 0-0 0, Bella Gray 0 1-2 1, Kayley Nilon 0 0-0 0, Elise Fellerman 0 1-2 1, Bella Skaff 0 0-0 0, Selena Soto 1 0-0 2, Allycia Harris 1 0-3 2. Totals 9 6-11 27.MID VALLEY (45) &#8212; Morgan Kaefele 4 0-0 8, Anielly Holt 4 0-2 8, Erica Hadfell 6 2-2 16, Lauren Williams 0 0-0 0, Lauren Owens 3 0-0 6, Beca Lebouanti 0 0-0 0, Morgan Baily 0 0-0 0, Karah Laboranti 0 0-0 0, Lindsey Medric 0 0-0 0, Kori Kaumeyer 0 0-0 0, Logan DeSanto 0 1-2 1, Kiana Williams 1 0-2 2, Emily Morano 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 3-8 45.Meyers`7`5`9`6`&#8212;`27Mid Valley`14`8`22`1`&#8212;`45Three-point goals &#8212; MEY 3 (G. Skaff 2, Keiper); MV 2 (Hadfell 2).North Pocono 33, Hanover Area 25NORTH POCONO (33) &#8212; Ruby 1 2-3 4, Lewis 0 2-2 2, Kaneski 3 3-6 9, Pehanick 5 2-5 12, Montana 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 9-18 33.HANOVER (25) &#8212; Victoria Benning 2 1-2 5, Tanisha Atherton 1 0-2 2, Emilee Bobos 1 0-1 2, Sara Whitesell 3 2-4 8, Madison Hooper 1 1-4 3, Sara Tyzinski 1 3-4 5. Totals 10 7-18 25.N. Pocono `4`7`18`4`&#8212;`33Hanover `2`10`5`6`&#8212;`25Three-point goals &#8212; NP 0; HAN 0.<style>
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Girls Basketball: Maddie Mrochko and Hazleton Area rebound for victory