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NANTICOKE &#8212; The way it worked out, Kate Snipas did so much during the brief time she was on the court that her team didn&#8217;t even miss her when she was forced off it.And because of her razor-sharp shooting performance, Crestwood is off and running to the district semifinals.Snipas turned sniper Wednesday, firing in her first four 3-point shots as the Comets built a big early lead and cruised past Wallenpaupack, 61-45, in a District 2 Class 5A girls basketball quarterfinal game at Nanticoke Area High School.&#8220;I was feeling it in warmups,&#8221; Snipas said.Everyone felt it when Snipas stepped on the floor.The senior guard hit an extra gear in the final three minutes of the first quarter, and right after her teammate Sara Hopkins broke a 5-5 tie by nailing Crestwood&#8217;s first of of seven 3-pointers.Hopkins with a trey of her own with 2:55 to play in the quarter, hit a second 3-pointer with 1:01 on the clock, and drained a third 3 just 22 seconds before the end of the opening period.And just like that, a tied game turned into a 22-7 lead for the 15-8 and No. 2 seeded Comets &#8212; who could have started planning their path to play No. 6 Abington Heights in the district semifinals Saturday well before the start of Wednesday&#8217;s second half.&#8220;She had a great game, she really did,&#8221; Crestwood coach Ed Stepanski said. &#8220;She potentially could be a big scorer. She&#8217;s proven that before. Tonight, she had a lot of confidence.&#8221;Snipas kept showing it, swishing her fourth 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter before missing her final two tries from behind the arc.&#8220;My shots have been feeling good recently,&#8221; the senior, said. &#8220;And my coach has been giving me the green light when I&#8217;m open.&#8221;But the signal that said go suddenly turned red on her.Shortly after Snipas popped 14 points in the game&#8217;s first 12 minutes, she was whistled for her third foul and sat out more than three minutes as the first half wound down.A fourth foul sent her to the bench for all but about a minute of the third quarter, when Snipas added a free throw to finish with a game-high 15 points.And when she was sent back into action early in the fourth quarter, Snipas wasn&#8217;t even on the floor for 40 seconds before fouling out with 6:20 remaining.&#8220;I needed to adjust to the officiating,&#8221; Snipas said. &#8220;They started calling a tougher game in the second half, and I didn&#8217;t adjust.&#8221;No matter.With Crestwood holding a comfortable lead for the entire second half &#8212; Wallenpaupack didn&#8217;t get closer than within 12 points &#8212; the Comets adjusted without their outside shooting star.Hopkins popped her second 3-pointer of the night during a six-point second half and finished with 11 points. Julia Makowski added five points in the fourth quarter and wound up with 14 points. Sara Richards added 11 points and Andrea Shipton put up 10 as every Comets starter scored in double figures.&#8220;It&#8217;s amazing,&#8221; Stepanski said. &#8220;Our offense is getting a little flow to it. We don&#8217;t have a go-to girl like (three-time all-state graduate) Maddie Ritsick. We have to get scoring from around the team.&#8221;That scoring surge allowed Crestwood, which endured a long, winless playoff drought until four years ago, to win a District 2 playoff opener for a fourth consecutive season.Now, the Comets are eyeing their first trip to the district title game during that run of postseason success.&#8220;We were all very excited going into the playoffs,&#8221; Snipas said. &#8220;Having the number two seed was great for us. It was a fun game, that&#8217;s a good team. I couldn&#8217;t ask for a better start to the playoff season.&#8221;Class 3AHoly Redeemer 65,Lakeland 51Heading into halftime tied at 33, the Royals held Lakeland to four points in the third quarter en route to a win over Lakeland in Class 3A quarterfinals action.Second-seeded Holy Redeemer will face No. 6 Mid Valley, which upset No. 3 Holy Cross 45-44, in the semifinals on Saturday.Maya Kornfeld led the Royals with 14 points, while Irelyn Jannuzzi and Julia Andrejko each scored 12 and Sam Rajza finished with 11 points.<div>Class 5A</div>Wyoming Valley West 52,Coughlin 6Erin Gibbons scored a game-high 11 points and Jessica Shaven finished with eight as the Spartans advanced to the Class 5A semifinals.Valley West will play Pittston Area on Saturday in a district semifinal.Pittston Area 58,North Pocono 44Taryn Ashby scored her 1,000th point, en route to a game-high 22-point performance in a win over North Pocono.Ashby and Alexa Noone combined to score 40 points in the win. Noone scored 18 points.The Patriots will play Wyoming Valley West for third time this season on Saturday, this time for a berth in the District 2 title game.Class 5A QuarterfinalCrestwood 61, Wallenpaupack 45WALLENPAUPACK (45) &#8212; Rachael Terjan 1 0-0 2, Olivia Gregory 4 0-0 10, Hannah Smith 2 0-2 5, Megan Guerrieri 3 7-10 14, Erin Worzel 2 8-12 12, Brianna Denniston 0 2-4 2, Tabitha Boyd 0 0-0 0, Erin Sloane 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 17-28 45.CRESTWOOD (61) &#8212; Kate Snipas 5 1-2 15, Sara Hopkins 3 3-4 11, Julia Makowski 3 7-9 14, Andrea Shipton 3 4-6 10, Sara Richards 4 3-6 11, Ally Muse 0 0-0 0, Kristen Andrews 0 0-0 0, Riley Magin 0 0-0 0, Gianna Uhl 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 18-27 61.Wallenpaupack`7`13`9`16`&#8212;`45Crestwood`22`13`11`15`&#8212;`61Three-point goals &#8212; WAL 4 (Gregory 2, Guerrieri, Smith); CRE 61 (Snipas 4, Hopkins 2, Makowski).Class 3A QuarterfinalHoly Redeemer 65, Lakeland 51LAKELAND (51) &#8212; Brooke Estadt 6 0-2 16, Cheyenne Dippre 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Marino 0 0-0 0, Madison Harding 5 3-10 13, Katie Retzback 6 1-2 16, Jordyn Flynn 0 0-1 0, Haley Clauss-Walton 2 0-0 5. Totals 19 4-15 51.REDEEMER (65) &#8212; Maya Kornfeld 7 0-1 14, Irelyn Jannuzzi 5 0-0 12, Sarah Kuderko 0 0-0 0, Jula Andrejko 6 0-0 12, Samantha Yencho 4 0-0 8, Talia Kosierowski 1 0-1 2, Lauren Wasiakowski 0 2-2 2, Sam Rajza 5 0-1 11, Randie Kuhar 0 0-0 0, Cameron Marcinkowski 2 0-1 4, Alyssa Guska 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 2-6 65.Lakeland`15`18`4`14`&#8212;`51Redeemer`12`21`16`16`&#8212;`65Three-point goals &#8212; LL 8 (Estadt 4, Retzback 3, Clauss-Walton); HR 3 (Jannuzzi 2, Rajza).Class 5A QuarterfinalWyoming Valley West 52, Coughlin 6COUGHLIN (6) &#8212; Emily Cicon 0 0-0 0, Abby Cicon 0 0-0 0, Ajalaya Butts 0 2-2 2, Le&#8217;June Berry 1 0-2 2, Arianna Brittingham 0 0-0 0, Molly Poray 1 0-0 2, Yansel Perez 0 0-0 0, Morgan Gayton 0 0-0 0, Courtney Martella 0 0-0 0, Kira Meager 0 0-0 0. Totals 2 3-4 6.VALLEY WEST (52) &#8212; Erin Gibbons 5 1-2 11, Andi Blaski 0 0-0 0, Emilee Tripp 1 0-0 2, Natalie Gruver 0 0-0 0, Tiktovia Alima 0 0-0 0, Nicole Boutanous 1 1-2 3, Karoline Stelma 1 0-0 2, Katie Mackiewicz 1 2-4 4, Toni Amato 2 0-0 6, Jessica Shaven 4 0-0 8, Kalie Johnson 2 0-0 5, Gabby Smicherko 2 0-0 5, Sidney Scarella 0 0-0 0, Colleen Cwalina 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 4-8 52.Coughlin`0`2`2`2`&#8212;`6Valley West`13`11`11`17`&#8212;`52Three-point goals &#8212; WVW 4 (Amato 2, Gruven, Smicherko).Pittston Area 58, North Pocono 44NORTH POCONO (44) &#8212; Chloe Pohanick 6 4-6 16, Brianna Ruby 3 1-2 7, Rachel Lewis 3 0-2 7, Jenni Montana 2 0-0 5, Izzy Pohanick 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 8-15 44.PITTSTON AREA (58) &#8212; Taryn Ashby 5 11-16 22, Alexa Noone 6 3-3 18, Leah Hodick 3 2-4 8, Kirsten Durling 2 2-5 6, Mary Slilinskie 1 0-2 2, Cherokee Musto 0 2-2 2, Kayleigh Walker 0 0-0 0, Nicole Zambetti 0 0-0 0, Portia Weidlich 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Pedana 0 0-0 0, Andrea Ruby 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 20-32 58.North Pocono`11`15`12`6`&#8212;`44Pittston Area`21`9`13`13`&#8212;`58Three-point goals &#8212; NP 2 (Lewis, Montana); PIT 3 (Noone 3).<style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Paul Sokoloskipsokoloski@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>District 2Girls BasketballPlayoff Schedule(All championship games at Mohegan Sun Arena)CLASS 6ASemifinalFriday, Feb. 24No. 3 Delaware Valley (3-19) vs. No. 2 Hazleton Area (14-8), 3 p.m., Berwick HSChampionshipFriday, March 3, 6 p.m.Delaware Valley/Hazleton Area vs. No. 1 Scranton (17-5), 6 p.m.CLASS 5AQuarterfinalsWednesday, Feb. 22No. 1 Wyoming Valley West 52, No. 8 Coughlin 6No. 6 Pittston Area 58, No. 5 North Pocono 44No. 6 Abington Heights 39, No. 3 West Scranton 34No. 2 Crestwood 61, No. 7 Wallenpaupack 45SemifinalsSaturday, Feb. 25No. 1 Wyoming Valley West (19-4) vs. No. 6 Pittston Area (14-9)No. 6 Abington Heights (12-11) vs. No. 2 Crestwood (15-8)ChampionshipSaturday, March 4, 6 p.m.CLASS 4AQuarterfinalsTuesday, Feb. 21No. 1 Nanticoke Area 56, No. 8 Honesdale 35No. 5 Dallas 66, No. 4 Wyoming Area 40No. 3 Scranton Prep 39, No. 6 Lake-Lehman 20No. 2 Berwick 54, No. 7 Valley View 38SemifinalsFriday, Feb. 24No. 1 Nanticoke Area (23-1) vs. No. 4 Dallas (12-11), 7:30 p.m., Wyoming Area HSNo. 3 Scranton Prep (14-9) vs. No. 2 Berwick (15-8), 6 p.m., Wyoming Area HSThird-place gameTuesday, Feb. 28ChampionshipThursday, March 2, 6 p.m.CLASS 3AQuarterfinalsWednesday, Feb. 22No. 1 Dunmore 50, No. 8 Meyers 18No. 4 Riverside 39, No. 5 Carbondale 26No. 6 Mid Valley 45, No. 3 Holy Cross 44No. 2 Holy Redeemer 65, No. 7 Lakeland 51SemifinalsSaturday, Feb. 25No. 1 Dunmore (22-0) vs. No. 4 Riverside (14-9)No. 6 Mid Valley (15-8) vs. No. 2 Holy Redeemer (19-5)Third-place gameTuesday, Feb. 28ChampionshipSaturday, March 4, noonCLASS 2AQuarterfinalsTuesday, Feb. 21No. 4 Old Forge 44, No. 5 Wyoming Seminary 27No. 3 Elk Lake 57, No. 6 Mountain View 41No. 2 Blue Ridge 59, No. 7 Lackawanna Trail 35SemifinalsFriday, Feb. 24No. 4 Old Forge (7-16) vs. No. 1 Northwest (15-7), 6 p.m., Berwick HSNo. 3 Elk Lake (13-10) vs. No. 2 Blue Ridge (14-9), 7 p.m., Tunkhannock HSChampionshipFriday, March 3, 4 p.m.CLASS AQuarterfinalsFriday, Feb. 24No. 5 Weatherly (4-9) vs. No. 4 Nativity BVM (5-8), 5 p.m., Martz HallNo. 3 Susquehanna (11-11) vs. No. 8 Lincoln Leadership (9-12), 6 p.m., Carbondale HSNo. 7 Salem Christian (10-6) vs. No. 2 Forest City (13-9), 7:30 p.m., Carbondale HSSemifinalsTuesday, Feb. 28Weatherly/Nativity BVM vs. No. 1 Notre Dame East Stroudsburg (14-9)Susquehanna/Lincoln Leadership vs. Salem Christian/Forest CityChampionshipFriday, March 3, TBA</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Paul Sokoloski at 570-991-6392 or on Twitter @ TLPaulSokoloski</shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><table style="border:none;width:98%;" class="mceItemTable"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;"> X6_d-5IKg3Y</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;">YOUTUBE</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;"> https://youtu.be/X6_d-5IKg3Y</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> Shipton sneaks in to score</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;"> Paul Sokoloski</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table>(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</videoMeta></div>

Crestwood advances to D2 girls basketball semifinals