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EXETER &#8212; Pittston Area and Wyoming Area started a new girls basketball tradition Monday night by awarding the first Tigue-Denisco Trophy to the game&#8217;s winner.Addison Orzel made sure the Warriors used it as an opportunity to create a new result.Orzel grabbed 30 rebounds, scored 13 points and blocked six shots to earn the Tony Denisco Trophy as her team&#8217;s Most Valuable Player in a 61-55 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1-2 crossover victory.MVP Awards were created to honor the memories of Denisco, the West Pittston mayor, and Tom Tigue, the 26-year state representative from Hughestown, who both passed away during 2016.&#8220;Our coach mentioned that it was going to become a big event where we celebrate prominent members of our community and that it would be a good competitive game with a large crowd,&#8221; Orzel said. &#8220;I was aware of the award.&#8221;Orzel went out and grabbed it the way she did rebounds. She reached double figures in the game&#8217;s first seven minutes and finished with 20 on the defensive end, along with 10 offensive.&#8220;This year especially, I learned what my role is on the team and how I can contribute in the best way,&#8221; said Orzel, a 5-foot-10 junior center. &#8220;That&#8217;s rebounding.&#8221;When Orzel, who averages 14.7 rebounds per game, grabbed more than 20 three times in four games earlier in the month, 30 seemed like a reachable milestone.She picked an ideal time to get it.Pittston Area, annually one of the top teams in the WVC and the Division 1 co-leader until Monday&#8217;s loss, had dominated the series. Wyoming Area had frequently struggled in the sport before reaching the district semifinals last year.&#8220;It&#8217;s a rivalry game,&#8221; Orzel said. &#8220;I knew I had to be competitive. I knew I had to give it my all.&#8220;That&#8217;s what I did.&#8221;Taryn Ashby, Tigue&#8217;s granddaughter, received the plaque in his name as Pittston Area&#8217;s MVP. She had nine of her 11 points in the second half and also finished with five assists.Pittston Area&#8217;s only lead was 2-0 in a game that Wyoming Area led by as much as nine in the second quarter.The Lady Patriots did rally to tie twice in the second quarter and again at 48-48 with 2:45 remaining on Kirsten Durling&#8217;s steal and breakaway.Durling led Pittston Area with 24 points and five steals.Sarah Holweg, who led Wyoming Area with 19 points, had three during the six-point streak that followed.Ashby hit a 3-pointer with 53.8 seconds left to make it 54-51, but Wyoming Area shot 5-for-7 from the line the rest of the way, including on a clinching three-point play by Holweg.Lydia Edwards had 15 points for Wyoming Area, which won its fourth straight to improve to 10-5 overall and cling to slim Division 2 title hopes at 7-3 in the WVC.Leah Hodick had 12 points and eight rebounds while Andrea Ruby had 15 rebounds and six assists for Pittston Area.Hazleton Area 59, Lake-Lehman 41Marissa Trivelpiece and Maddie Mrochko scored 14 points each in the Cougars&#8217; win.Kendra Pfeil finished with 11 points and Virginia Yurchak added 10 to the victory.Lehman&#8217;s Savannah Purdy scored a game-high 18 points.Meyers 63,GAR 41Erin Morris scored 13 and Gianna Skaff added 11 in Meyers&#8217; win over GAR.Bella Skaff finished with 11 for the Mohawks.Khira Cook led GAR with 15 points and Olivia Adolphus scored 10.***GIRLS BASKETBALLWyoming Area 61, Pittston Area 55PITTSTON AREA (55) &#8212; Kirsten Durling 11 2-5 24, Leah Hodick 5 2-4 12, Alexa Noone 2 0-0 6, Andrea Ruby 1 0-0 2, Taryn Ashby 5 0-2 11, Mary Silinskie 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 4-11 55.WYOMING AREA (61) &#8212; Aleah Kranson 0 2-4 2, Sarah Holweg 6 5-7 19, Lydia Edwards 5 2-4 15, Katie Wolfgang 2 5-9 9, Addison Orzel 6 1-4 13, Cassidy Orzel 0 3-4 3, Kari Melberger 0 0-0 0, Nicole Silinskie 0 0-0 0, Ellie Glatz 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 18-32 61.Pittston Area`13`16`10`16`&#8212;`55Wyoming Area`20`10`11`20`&#8212;`61Three-point goals &#8212; PA 3 (Noone 2, Ashby), WA 5 (Edwards 3, Holweg 2).Hazleton Area 59, Lake-Lehman 41HAZLETON (59) &#8212; Kendra Pfeil 5 1-2 11, Marissa Trivelpiece 5 2-2 14, Maddie Mrochko 5 3-4 14, Alexis Sheeto 1 0-0 2, Destiny Huston 1 0-0 2, Erika Book 1 0-0 2, Katie Lipinski 0 0-0 0, Virginia Yurchak 5 0-0 10, Megan Trivelpiece 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie Jones 0 0-0 0, Faith Grula 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 6-8 59.LEHMAN (41) &#8212; Hailey Kubiski 0 1-3 1, Sarah Salus 0 3-4 3, Corinna Scoblick 3 1-2 7, Janelle Cawley 2 2-2 6, Savannah Purdy 6 4-6 18, Madison Borum 2 2-2 6. Totals 13 13-19 41.Hazleton `19`16`9`15`&#8212;`59Lehman`9`13`5`14`&#8212;`41Three-point goals &#8212; HAZ 5 (Pfeil 2, Mar. Trivelpiece 2, Mrochko); L-L 2 (Purdy 2).Meyers 63, GAR 41GAR (41) &#8212; Alana Germano 0 0-0 0, Silvia Adolphus 3 4-4 10, Paige Lyons 1 1-2 3, Lyann Pena 1 1-2 3, Sharleen Peralta 1 2-2 4, Cierra Taylor 3 0-0 6, Khira Cook 6 1-4 15. Totals 15 9-14 41.MEYERS (63) &#8212; Bella Gray 1 0-0 2, Erin Morris 5 2-2 13, Kayley Nilon 0 0-0 0, Elise Fellerman 2 0-0 4, Amanda Gray 1 2-4 4, Ashley Bruno 1 0-0 2, Stephanie Sutton 0 0-1 0, Bella Skaff 3 4-6 10, Illequa Adams 0 0-0 0, Devon Keiper 1 0-0 3, Gianna Skaff 4 0-0 11, Selena Soto 1 0-0 2, Allycia Harris 1 2-2 4, Sarah Bottger 3 2-2 8. Totals 23 12-17 63.GAR`11`9`4`17`&#8212;`41Meyers`14`14`21`14`&#8212;`63Three-point goals &#8212; GAR 2 (Cook 2); MEY 5 (Morris, Keiper, G. Skaff 3).Holy Redeemer 66, Crestwood 55CRESTWOOD (55) &#8212; Riley Magin 2 0-0 6, Andrea Shipton 3 0-0 6, Sarah Hopkins 4 3-4 12, Kate Snipas 2 2-3 6, Sarah Richards 2 3-4 8, Julia Makowski 3 11-12 17 . Totals 16 19-25 55.REDEEMER (66) &#8212; Kornfeld 2 1-3 5, Januzzi 6 2-3 14, Andrejka 7 8-11 22, Yencho 2 0-0 4, Kosierowski 2 1-2 5, Rajza 4 3-5 12, Marcinkowski 1 2-2 4. Totals 24 17-26 66.Crestwood`9`12`11`23`&#8212;`55Holy Redeemer`10`19`16`21`&#8212;`66Three-point goals &#8212; CRE 4 (Magin 2, Hopkins 1, Richards); HR 1 (Rajza).<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Area&#8217;s Katie Wolfgang grabs a rebound under her basket as Pittston Area&#8217;s Andrea Ruby (center) and Alexa Noone also battle for the ball. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/web1_wa_pp2_faa-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wyoming Area&#8217;s Katie Wolfgang grabs a rebound under her basket as Pittston Area&#8217;s Andrea Ruby (center) and Alexa Noone also battle for the ball. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Tom RobinsonFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @ TLSports</shirttailMeta></div>

Wyoming Area upends rival Pittston Area, 61-55