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Times Leader Sports Report: Playoffs, playoffs, playoffs

<p>KINGSTON &#8212; Talk about a playoff debut.</p><p>Wyoming Seminary striker Luke Johns continued his impressive freshman campaign for the Blue Knights Thursday night, but turned it up a notch in his first-ever postseason match.</p><p>It didn&#8217;t take long for Johns to put his stamp on the game. He scored his first of five goals just 22 minutes into the match, giving the Blue Knights a lead they would never relinquish.</p><p>No. 4 Wyoming Seminary used four first-half goals to take down No. 12 Nanticoke, 7-0, in the District 2 Class 2A quarterfinals, setting up a rematch from last year&#8217;s district final against top-seeded Scranton Prep on Monday.</p><p>&#8220;I had fantastic balls given by Edge Miller and Reggie (Grayek) and Duncan (Lumia) and Colin (Sung) &#8212; they played fantastic. And our defensive corps really stood firm,&#8221; said Johns, who scored five goals for the first time in his career. &#8220;I was just relaxed the whole game, took my time and made good passes.</p><p>&#8220;It was a good day today. I had a good day in school. I had a good lunch. It was a good day.&#8221;</p><p>Wyoming Seminary head coach Rev. Charles Carrick can&#8217;t help but admit how impressed he&#8217;s been with his freshman.</p><p>He wasn&#8217;t expecting Johns to make such a large impact so early into his career &#8212; finishing the regular season with double-digit goals &#8212; but as Johns progressed throughout the fall he became more involved in the offense. Then the five-goal effort to power the Blue Knights into the semifinals was icing on the cake.</p><p>&#8220;He showed great skill in the beginning of the season, but he&#8217;s just made very, very nice progress,&#8221; Carrick said. &#8220;It&#8217;s been just a beautiful learning curve for a freshman. Nice composure.&#8221;</p><p>The turning point in the game came with just over seven minutes remaining in the first half.</p><p>Fresh off a Trojans turnover in front of their own net, which led to Johns&#8217; second goal of the game, Wyoming Seminary was deep in the Nanticoke zone once again. This time it was Sem&#8217;s leading scorer, Edge Miller, with the ball.</p><p>Miller was dribbling through the box only to get tripped, leading to a penalty kick. He converted.</p><p>Sporting a 3-0 lead with 7:34 remaining in the half, the Blue Knights quickly got the ball back after Nanticoke&#8217;s kickoff. And who else but Johns ended up with the ball.</p><p>The freshman scored on a breakaway to complete his first-half hat trick and give the Blue Knights a 4-0 lead with 7:14 remaining in the period.</p><p>&#8220;We talk about taking the wind out of the sails of another team and I think that was the moment. Especially in the postseason, you just want to keep playing and keep playing hard,&#8221; Carrick said. &#8220;Right now we&#8217;re setting up and now we wiped that away and now we get ready for Prep on Monday.&#8221;</p><p>Thursday night&#8217;s impressive win got Wyoming Seminary back on track just in time.</p><p>Coming off a 2-1 loss to Meyers in the regular-season final, the Blue Knights were able to work some kinks out the last two games, posting a pair of shutout wins to open the postseason. The last time Wyoming Seminary faced Scranton Prep, it was in the 2016 district championship, a game the Blue Knights lost in overtime.</p><p>Now they&#8217;ll get a chance to even the score, on the road once again. Gametime is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. on Monday.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m pumped for this game,&#8221; Johns said of Monday&#8217;s semifinal.&#8221; I&#8217;m really looking for to it. I just want to beat them, you know? Just get there. Get to the finals.&#8221;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A TOURNAMNET</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Wyoming Seminary 7, Nanticoke 0</strong></p><p><strong>Nanticoke`0`0`&#8212;`0</strong></p><p><strong>Wyoming Seminary`4`3`&#8212;`7</strong></p><p><strong>First half &#8212;</strong> 1. WS, Luke Johns (Edge Miller), 17:52; 2. WS, Johns, 10:08; 3. WS, Miller (penalty kick), 7:34; 4. WS, Johns (Reggie Grayek), 7:14. <strong>Second half &#8212;</strong> 5. WS, Miller (33:22); 6. WS, Johns (Colan), 26:12; 7. WS, Johns (Miller), 13:51.</p><p><strong>Shots &#8212;</strong> NAN 3; WS 21. <strong>Saves &#8212;</strong> NAN 9 (Trahjan Krupinski); WS 2 (Ryan Anderson). <strong>Corner kicks &#8212;</strong> NAN 2; WS 3.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary midfielder Luke Johns drives toward the Nanticoke goal, with Trojans goalie Trahjan Krupinski ready to defend. Johns scored on the play. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan1_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wyoming Seminary midfielder Luke Johns drives toward the Nanticoke goal, with Trojans goalie Trahjan Krupinski ready to defend. Johns scored on the play. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan2_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary forward Jack Davis sends his shot over the goal as Nanticoke goalie Trahjan Krupinski looks on. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan2_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>Wyoming Seminary forward Jack Davis sends his shot over the goal as Nanticoke goalie Trahjan Krupinski looks on. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan3_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary striker Luke Johns reacts with a smile after scoring his fifth goal of the game. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan3_faa.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wyoming Seminary striker Luke Johns reacts with a smile after scoring his fifth goal of the game. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan5_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Nanticoke goalie Trahjan Krupinski looks on after Wyoming Seminary midfielder Edge Miller converts a penalty kick. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan5_faa.jpg</photo3><caption3>Nanticoke goalie Trahjan Krupinski looks on after Wyoming Seminary midfielder Edge Miller converts a penalty kick. </caption3><photoCredit3>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan4_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary striker Luke Johns takes a shot during the District 2 Class 2A quarterfinal against Nanticoke at Nesbitt Stadium in Kingston Thursday. The freshman scored a career-high five goals. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_ws_nan4_faa.jpg</photo4><caption4>Wyoming Seminary striker Luke Johns takes a shot during the District 2 Class 2A quarterfinal against Nanticoke at Nesbitt Stadium in Kingston Thursday. The freshman scored a career-high five goals. </caption4><photoCredit4>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Johns&#8217; career night powers Sem to semis</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By DJ Eberle</p><p>djeberle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>PODCAST</strong></p><p>For the lastest in Wyoming Valley Conference and Penn State football, District 2 boys soccer and field hockey playoffs updates, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Outdoors and more, visit timesleader.com.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach DJ Eberle at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @ByDJEberle</p></shirttailMeta></div>

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Luke Johns scores career-high 5 goals to power Wyoming Seminary into district semis