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Logan Booth and Brennan Higgins scored 16 points each as Pittston Area defeated West Scranton 59-52 in overtime Friday night in a non-conference boys basketball game.Mike George added 14 for the Patriots. Cayden Merrifield scored 20 for the Invaders.Hanover Area 60, North Pocono 51Asad Whitehead scored 18 points to lead three Hawkeyes in double figures. Justin Kopko and Evan Materna helped the cause with 14 points each.Rob Van Brunt paced North Pocono with 14.Mid Valley 45, Meyers 29Meyers was outscored 24-14 in the second half in its loss to Mid Valley.Blake Masker had six points while Kendall Brewster and Najese Hood added five apiece for Meyers. Mid Valley&#8217;s Vinny Talluto scored 18.Wyoming Seminary 69, Susquehanna 39The Blue Knights used a 24-point opening quarter to rout Susquehanna.Dimitri Gnall scored 13 for Seminary followed by Nick Ganter with 11 and Ethan Meuser with 10.Marian Catholic 65, MMI Prep 57Tyler Fritz scored a game-high 22 points to lead Marian Catholic.Marcus Kassick scored 20 and Matt Marchetti added 17 for MMI, which suffered its first loss of the season.Wallenpaupack 64, Coughlin 51Elijah Rosenthal scored 34 points to lead the Buckhorns to a road victory.Aaron Bennett scored 14 and Tony Egidio had 11 to pace Coughlin&#8217;s offense.Tunkhannock 62, Montrose 32Tunkhannock seized control in the first quarter on the way to a victory.Tyler Faux led the way with 23 points. Ryan Harder and Avery Billings added 10 each for Tunkhannock.Tyler Robello had 12 for Montrose.GIRLS BASKETBALLWyoming Valley West 55, Scranton 39Toni Amato had 22 points, Nicole Boutanos scored 15 and Trinity Johnson added 10 as the Spartans defeated visiting Scranton.Collette Mulderia led Scranton with 19 points.GAR 33, Coughlin 28Olivia Prato scored 11 points as GAR beat city rival Coughlin in the final meeting of the two schools before the athletic programs merge with Meyers.Ajalayn Butts netted 13 for Coughlin.North Pocono 48, Hanover Area 27Sarah Tuzinski led Hanover Area with 11 points.North Pocono had nine players score with none hitting double figures.<style>
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Local roundup: Pittston Area boys basketball posts win