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<p>YATESVILLE &#8212; Wyoming Area protected a lead by protecting the basketball.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Sarah Holweg scored 19 points while becoming the school&#8217;s all-time leading scorer Tuesday night and the Lady Warriors committed just six turnovers on the way to a 54-41 victory over Dallas in a District 2 Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinal at Pittston Area.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Wyoming Area led for all but 2:17 of the game &#8211; in the first quarter &#8211; and protected its lead throughout the second half by spreading the floor and moving the ball in often lengthy and effective possessions.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">When it was over, however, the first thing that coach Chad Lojewski wanted to point to was his team&#8217;s defensive effort.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">&#8220;Our defense was tremendous,&#8221; Lojewski said. &#8220;I think in the first half, they only had one second-chance basket, so that was a big key for us.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">&#8220;And, then, secondarily, we took good care of the ball once we had the lead. We have a lot of good ballhandlers.&#8221;</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Wyoming Area followed up a regular season-ending upset of Nanticoke, the team it will face in Friday&#8217;s semifinals, by winning for the second time in three straight playoff openers against Dallas.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">&#8220;There is a great flow we have in our offense now, and it&#8217;s peaking at the right time,&#8221; Lojewski said.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Holweg led both the defense and the offense.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">The West Chester University recruit turned one of her six steals into her milestone basket, going the other way for a breakaway layup and 19-9 lead with 5:05 left in the first half.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Holweg entered the night needing eight points for the record, which she pushed to 1,531 points by the time the night was over. She reached the record before missing a shot and finished 8-for-10 from the floor, including 3-for-4 on 3-pointers.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">&#8220;I like to take shots in rhythm because they have a better chance of going in,&#8221; Holweg said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to take any forced shots.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">&#8220;I thought, for the whole team, that the shot selection was very good tonight.&#8221;</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Sophomore Cassidy Orzel was an aggressive force on the boards while finishing with 17 points and 14 rebounds, more than any other two players in the game combined.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">&#8220;She has a little bit of an edge to her,&#8221; Lojewski said.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Addison Orzel chipped in with eight points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots while Nicole Silinskie hit a pair of 3-pointers.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Hanna Johnson led the way for Dallas, closing out her career with a 19-point effort for a team searching for offense.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">The Lady Mountaineers lost Lauren Charlton, the team&#8217;s top scorer in average points per game, to a shoulder injury midway through the season. They entered the playoffs without their top scorer in terms of total points when the school ruled Gianna Centrella ineligible for the game.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">&#8220;I&#8217;m happy with the effort and the leadership I got from the seniors this year,&#8221; said Dallas coach Kelly Johnson, who also praised her team&#8217;s defense throughout a winning season that ended with a 12-11 record.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">After Dallas scored five straight points for its only lead, Holweg scored the next five to put Wyoming Area ahead to stay, 9-5. She combined a steal that she took the length of the floor with an open 3-pointer from the corner.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal">Cassidy Orzel scored the team&#8217;s next six points and the Lady Warriors were off and running toward a lead that they kept at eight or higher throughout the entire second half.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>District 2 Class 4A quarterfinal</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Wyoming Area 54, Dallas 41</strong></p><p><strong>DALLAS (41) &#8212;</strong> Morgan MacNeely 1 1-2 3, Hanna Johnson 6 5-5 19, Oliva Johnson 0 0-0 0, Kendra Saba 3 2-2 8, Samantha Kern 2 0-0 4, Emily Weiland 2 0-0 4, Deanna Wallace 1 0-0 3, Hannah Doran 0 0-0 0. <strong>Totals 15 8-9 41.</strong></p><p><strong>WYOMING AREA (54) &#8212;</strong> Nicole Silinskie 2 0-0 6, Aleah Kranson 1 0-0 2, Sarah Holweg 8 0-0 19, Cassidy Orzel 6 5-6 17, Addison Orzel 3 2-2 8, Ellie Glatz 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie Nocchi 0 0-0 0, Maria Amato 0 0-0 0, Lauren Kelly 0 0-0 0, Jalen Rhodes 0 0-0 0. <strong>Totals 21 7-8 54.</strong></p><p><strong>Dallas`7`10`11`13`&#8212;`41</strong></p><p><strong>Wyoming Area`11`17`10`16`&#8212;`54</strong></p><p><strong>Three-point goals &#8212;</strong> DAL 3 (H.Johnson 2, Wallace). WA 5 (Holweg 3, Silinskie 2).</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Area&#8217;s Cassidy Orzel (22) breaks through Dallas&#8217; defense for a basket at Pittston Area High School. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/web1_TTL022118GBBDalWA1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wyoming Area&#8217;s Cassidy Orzel (22) breaks through Dallas&#8217; defense for a basket at Pittston Area High School. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/web1_TTL022118GBBDalWA2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Area&#8217;s Nicole Silinskie, right, avoids Dallas&#8217; Hanna Johnson to make a pass in a District 2 Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinal game at Pittston Area High School. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/web1_TTL022118GBBDalWA2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Wyoming Area&#8217;s Nicole Silinskie, right, avoids Dallas&#8217; Hanna Johnson to make a pass in a District 2 Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinal game at Pittston Area High School. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/web1_TTL022118GBBDalWA3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Area&#8217;s Sarah Holweg (14) hustles past Dallas&#8217; Emily Weiland and Kendra Saba (22) during Tuesday&#8217;s District 2 Class 4A playoff game at Pittston Area High School. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/web1_TTL022118GBBDalWA3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wyoming Area&#8217;s Sarah Holweg (14) hustles past Dallas&#8217; Emily Weiland and Kendra Saba (22) during Tuesday&#8217;s District 2 Class 4A playoff game at Pittston Area High School. </caption2><photoCredit2>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
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Holweg sets scoring mark, helps Wyoming Area reach girls basketball semis