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<p>ALLENTOWN &#8212; They were right there.</p><p>The Nanticoke Area Trojanettes were even at the half and within striking distance even during an ugly third quarter.</p><p>But they never could quite overcome the quickness and precision of an opponent that suddenly turned the tables on Nanticoke and cut short its promising state run.</p><p>Speedy Gwynedd Mercy guard Maura Conroy scored eight of her 10 points in the second half and keyed a bothersome defense that held the Trojanettes to a mere eight points in the second half, sending the Monarchs to a 56-33 victory and into the PIAA Class 4A girls basketball tournament quarterfinals.</p><p>&#8220;We couldn&#8217;t put the darn ball in the basket,&#8221; Nanticoke coach Alan Yendrzeiwski said. &#8220;They did a great job defensively.&#8221;</p><p>Against a speedy and sneaky-quick Gwynedd Mercy defense that held star scorers Kayla Aufiero and Riley Klepadlo to a combined six points, the Trojanettes tried to counter with some other options.</p><p>After the Monarchs burst out to a fast 8-2 lead, Aufiero knocked down a 3-pointer, Alyssa Lewis came off the bench with a couple of timely buckets and Lisa Radziak drilled a pair of 3-point goals to give Nanticoke Area a 15-9 lead late in the first quarter.</p><p>In the second quarter, reserve Amiah Lukowski drilled another three and Lewis pumped in a two more baskets as the Trojanettes tied the game three time in the final three minutes of the first half to enter intermission in a 25-25 tie.</p><p>&#8220;We were confident,&#8221; Yendrzeiwski said. &#8220;We knocked down some shots. We were happy to be at halftime tied.&#8221;</p><p>But the good feeling didn&#8217;t last.</p><p>Conroy scored six points in the third quarter as Gwynedd Mercy took an eight-point lead, then Georgia Cattie hit eight of her 14 points in the final quarter as the game got away from the Trojanettes.</p><p>Katie Butczynski, who joined Lewis with eight points to lead Nanticoke, hit a 3-pointer to cut the Monarchs&#8217; lead to 36-31 early in the fourth quarter, but the Trojanettes never got closer.</p><p>&#8220;Obviously, it&#8217;s not the way you want it to end,&#8221; said Yendrzeiwski, whose team had a 10-game winning streak snapped and finished 26-2. &#8220;But our girls have a lot to be proud of. We had three fantastic seniors to lead us this year. What a great season for them. After the minutes, the hours, the days and months pass, our kids will realize they had a season to be proud of, a real special season.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just really proud of them.&#8221;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>PIAA Class 4A second round</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Gwynedd Mercy 56, Nanticoke 33</strong></p><p><strong>NANTICOKE (33) &#8212;</strong> Katie Butczynski 1 5-8 8, Lisa Radziak 2 0-0 6, Alexis Pyzia 1 0-0 2, Kayla Aufiero 1 1-2 4, Riley Klepadlo 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Lewis 4 0-0 8, Maddy Grilz 0 0-0 0, Amiah Lukowski 1 0-0 3, Bella Czeck 0 0-0 0, Jil Baron 0 0-0 0, Brinley Sobeck 0 0-0 0. <strong>Totals 11 6-10 33.</strong></p><p><strong>GWYNEDD MERCY (56) &#8212;</strong> Megan Dougherty 1 0-0 2, Danielle Senour 2 7-8 11, Maura Conroy 5 0-2 10, Carly Heineman 6 3-4 10, Georgia Cattie 7 0-0 14, Bridget Casey 0 0-0 0, Reganne Flannery 0 2-2 2, Chloe Hansen 0 0-0 0, Molly Hutton 1 0-0 2, Carly Bachinsky 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Martin 0 0-0 0, Sara White 0 0-0 0. <strong>Totals 22 12-16 56.</strong></p><p><strong>Nanticoke`15`10`3`5 &#8212; 33</strong></p><p><strong>Gwynedd Mercy`11`14`11`20 &#8212; 56</strong></p><p><strong>Three-point goals</strong> &#8212; NAN 5 (Radziak 2, Aufiero, Lukowski, Butczynski).</p><p><ins>For other sports stories, <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/category/sports" target="_blank">click here</a>.</ins></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Nanticoke Area guard Alyssa Lewis steals the ball away from Gwynedd Mercy&#8217;s Danielle Senour in a PIAA Class 4A girls basketball second-round tournament game held at Parkland High School in Allentown on Friday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_nan_gm1_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>Nanticoke Area guard Alyssa Lewis steals the ball away from Gwynedd Mercy&#8217;s Danielle Senour in a PIAA Class 4A girls basketball second-round tournament game held at Parkland High School in Allentown on Friday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_nan_gm2_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Gwynedd Mercy&#8217;s Reganne Flannery (left) and Nanticoke Area guard Alyssa Lewis try to get the ball before it goes out of bound in a Class 4A state playoff game. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_nan_gm2_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>Gwynedd Mercy&#8217;s Reganne Flannery (left) and Nanticoke Area guard Alyssa Lewis try to get the ball before it goes out of bound in a Class 4A state playoff game. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_nan_gm3_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Nanticoke Area&#8217;s Alyssia Lewis adds two points for Nanticoke Area in a second-round Class 4A state girls basketball playoff game with Gwynedd Mercy. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_nan_gm3_faa.jpg</photo2><caption2>Nanticoke Area&#8217;s Alyssia Lewis adds two points for Nanticoke Area in a second-round Class 4A state girls basketball playoff game with Gwynedd Mercy. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_nan_gm4_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Nanticoke Area guard Katie Butczynski and Gwynedd Mercy&#8217;s Megan Dougherty collide going for a rebound. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_nan_gm4_faa.jpg</photo3><caption3>Nanticoke Area guard Katie Butczynski and Gwynedd Mercy&#8217;s Megan Dougherty collide going for a rebound. </caption3><photoCredit3>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Paul Sokoloski</p><p>psokoloski@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Paul Sokoloski at 570-991-6392 or on Twitter @ TLPaulSokoloski</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Nanticoke girls fall in second round of state basketball play