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Julia Andrejko scored all 14 of her points in the first half and Samantha Rajza added 13 in the game as Holy Redeemer remained unbeaten in league play by handing Pittston Area its second straight loss, a 58-40 defeat at Pittston Area High School.Andrejko scored nine of her points in the opening quarter as the Royals grabbed a five-point lead, then built on it.Rajza had five points in the second quarter to give Redeemer, which improved to 9-0 at the top of the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2, a 30-21 lead by halftime.Taryn Ashby scored a game-high 20 points and Leah Hodick scored 11 for Pittston Area, which dropped two games behind Wyoming Valley West for the WVC Division 1 lead.Wyoming Valley West 55,Tunkhannock 28Gabby Smicherko hit for 10 points as the Spartans raced to a 17-point lead by halftime and extended their lead over Pittston Area by two games in the race for first place in the WVC Division 1.Natalie Gruver and Andi Blaski combined for 17 points in the win.Crestwood 51, Berwick 35Julia Makowski erupted for 10 of her game-high 19 points in the opening quarter as the Comets shot out to an 11-point lead and cruised to victory.Sarah Hopkins finished with 16 points in the win and Andrea Shipton added 10 points.Reese Mensinger led the Bulldogs with 14 points.Lake-Lehman 44,Coughlin 21Madison Borum and Corrina Scoblick both finished with 13 points to spark the Black Knights.Claire Curtis led Coughlin with 11 points.Hanover Area 50, GAR 31Madison Hooper hit all six of her foul shots and finished with a team-high 17 points, helping the Hawkeyes to victory.Victoria Benning added nine of her 15 points in the second half and Genesis Rodriguez finished with 12 points as Hanover Area turned its three-point halftime lead into a comfortable win.Khira Cook scored a game-high 18 points for the Grenadiers.GIRLS BASKETBALLHoly Redeemer 58, Pittston Area 40HOLY REDEEMER (58) &#8212; Maya Kornfeld 3 0-0 6, Irelyn Jannuzzi 2 1-2 6, Julia Andrejko 5 2-2 14, Talia Kosierowski 2 2-2 8, Samantha Rajza 4 4-6 13, Sam Yencha 3 2-2 8, Liz Moore 0 0-0 0, Lauren Wasiakowski 0 0-0 0, Randie Kuhar 0 0-0 0, Cameron Marcinkowski 0 1-4 1, Alyssa Gushka 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 12-19 58.PITTSTON AREA (40) &#8212; Kirsten Durling 0 0-0 0, Leah Hodick 5 1-1 11, Alexa Noone 3 0-0 7, Andrea Ruby 0 0-0 0, Taryn Ashby 4 11-13 20, Kayleigh Walker 0 0-0 0, Mary Silinskie 0 2-2 2, Nicole Zambetti 0 0-0 0, Jada Sharp 0 0-0 0, Portia Weidlich 0 0-2 0, Lily Savoy 0 0-0 0, Cherokee Musto 0 0-0 0, Emma Coles 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Pendana 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 14-16 40.Holy Redeemer`16`14`16`12`&#8212;`58Pittston Area`11`10`6`13`&#8212;`40Three-point goals &#8212; HR 6 (Andrejko 2, Kosierowski 2, Rajza, Jannuzzi); PA 2 (Noone, Ashby).Wyoming Valley West 55, Tunkhannock 28TUNKHANNOCK (28) &#8212; Sydney Faux 3 0-0 8, Kelly Barber 1 2-2 4, Josie Frisco 2 0-0 5, Jessica Ell 0 0-0 0, Sam Generotti 2 0-0 4, Rebecca Avery 2 3-4 7. Totals 10 5-6 28.WYOMING VALLEY WEST (55) &#8212; Erin Gibbons 3 0-0 6, Andi Blaski 3 2-2 8, Natalie Gruver 4 0-0 9, Gabby Smicherko 3 4-4 10, Colleen Cwalina 3 0-0 6, Nicole Boutanos 1 0-0 2, Katie Mackiewicz 2 0-0 4, Toni Amato 2 0-0 6, Katie Johnson 1 0-0 2, Sidney Scarcella 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 6-6 55.Tunkhannock`4`6`6`12`&#8212;`28Wyoming Valley West`16`11`15`13`&#8212;`55Three-point goals &#8212; TUN 3 (Faux 2, Frisco); WVW 3 (Amato 2, Gruver).Crestwood 51, Berwick 35BERWICK (35) &#8212; Reese Mensinger 5 2-5 14, Tori Talanca 4 3-6 11, Abby Burt 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Davis 0 0-0 0, Roni Isenberg 1 4-4 6, Megan Dalo 1 2-4 4, Molly Pinterich 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 11-19 35.CRESTWOOD (51) &#8212; Andrea Shipton 4 2-2 10, Sarah Hopkins 6 1-3 16, Kate Snipas 1 0-0 2, Sarah Richards 1 0-2 2, Julia Makowski 8 2-5 19, Riley Magin 0 0-0 0, Ally Muse 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 5-12 51.Berwick`5`11`8`11`&#8212;`35Crestwood`16`8`14`13`&#8212;`51Three-point goals &#8212; BER 2 (Mensinger 2); CRE 4 (Hopkins 3, Makowski).Lake-Lehman 44, Coughlin 21LAKE-LEHMAN (44) &#8212; Hailey Kubiski 0 0-0 0, Sarah Salus 3 0-0 9, Jess Salus 1 0-0 2, Jodie Salansky 0 0-0 0, Corrina Scoblick 5 2-4 13, Janelle Cawley 0 0-0 0, Casey Dale 0 0-0 0, Courtney Henninger 0 0-0 0, Savannah Purdy 0 7-8 7, Hunter Kline 0 0-0 0, Sydney Lamoreaux 0 0-0 0, Autumn Savitski 0 0-0 0, Madison Borum 6 1-2 13. Totals 15 10-14 44.COUGHLIN (21) &#8212; Emily Cicon 3 2-2 8, Ajalaya Butts 0 0-0 0, Le&#8217;June Berry 1 0-0 2, Claire Curtis 5 1-1 11, Arianna Brittingham 0 0-0 0, Molly Poray 0 0-2 0, Yansel Perez 0 0-0 0, Morgan Gayton 0 0-0 0, Amanda Barberio 0 0-2 0, Courtney Wartella 0 0-0 0, Kira Meager 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 3-7 21.Lake-Lehman`12`9`11`12`&#8212;`44Coughlin`7`4`4`6`&#8212;`21Three-point goals &#8212; LL 4 (S. Salus 3, Scoblick).Hanover Area 50, GAR 31HANOVER AREA (31) &#8212; Victoria Benning 7 1-3 15, Emilee Bobos 1 0-0 2, Sara Whitesell 1 0-2 2, Lauren Blazaskie 0 0-0 0, Mary Slusser 0 0-0 0, Genesis Rodriguez 5 2-2 12. Totals 20 9-15 50.GAR (31) &#8212; Olivia Adolphus 2 1-6 5, Paige Lyons 1 1-2 3, Lyann Pena 1 0-1 2, Sharleen Peralta 0 1-2 1, Cierra Taylor 1 0-1 2, Emily Genao 0 0-0 0, Khira Cook 7 3-6 18. Totals 12 6-20 31.Hanover Area`12`14`15`9`&#8212;`50GAR`12`11`5`3`&#8212;`31Three-point goals &#8212; HAN 1 (Hooper); GAR 1 (Cook).<style>
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Julia Andrejko’s 14 leads Holy Redeemer past Pittston Area