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Tyler Faux scored 42 points, hitting nine 3-pointers along the way, as Tunkhannock rolled past Lackawanna Trail 76-53 Monday in a non-conference boys basketball game.Faux hit five 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Tigers built a 22-11 lead. Ryan Harder added 11 points.Richard Hebling paced Trail with 15.Hanover Area 62, Berwick 40Hanover Area jumped to a 20-point lead after one quarter on the way to a victory over Berwick in the Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball opener for both teams.Asa Whitehead scored 15 for Hanover Area, which was originally scheduled to play Berwick on Jan. 12. Khairi Carson tossed in eight of his 14 points in the opening quarter.Eric Montes scored 13 and Zach Evans netted 11 to pace BerwickNanticoke Area 62, West Scranton 34Nate Kreitzer and Trahjan Krupinski scored 17 points each and Colby Butczynski added 12 as Nanticoke Area rolled past host West Scranton.Scranton Prep 87, Wyoming Valley West 46Greyson Schmerhorn scored 15 points as the Cavaliers placed four players in double figures in their victory.Roland Hamad scored 14 and Joe Lombardo added 10 for Valley West.GIRLS BASKETBALLMarian Catholic 43, Wyoming Seminary 23Marian Catholic defeated host Wyoming Seminary. No other details were provided.Meyers 34, Mid Valley 32Allycia Harris and Bella Skaff scored nine points each as Meyers held off Mid Valley. DaNayia Ballard had eight.Emily Movano scored 16 for Mid Valley.Abington Heights 50, Pittston Area 17Pittston Area was outscored 37-10 after the first quarter in its loss to Abington Heights.Nicole Zambetti had six points for Pittston Area, which was held to one field goal in the second half.BOYS BASKETBALLHanover Area 62, Berwick 40HANOVER AREA (62) &#8212; Matt Barber 0 1-2 1, Khairi Carson 6 2-2 14, Evan Materna 2 2-2 7, Justin Kopko 4 0-0 8, Asad Whitehead 6 3-3 15, Lamarr Nelson 1 1-2 3, Joe Curcio 1 0-0 2, Auggie George 2 0-0 4, Kyle Bohlin 0 0-0 0, Mike Merth 0 0-0 0, Kyle McGowan 0 0-0 0, Ryan Bohlin 0 0-0 0, Bobby Sabecky 0 0-0 0, Todd Kolbicka 1 0-0 3, Jarret Gorham 1 0-0 2, Totals 25 9-11 62.BERWICK (40) &#8212; Devon Smith 0 0-2 0, Brayden Boone 0 0-0 0, Jarret Groshek 0 0-0 0, Jake Seeley 0 1-2 1, Miles Doll 3 0-0 6, NaQuan Smith 2 0-0 4, Zach Evans 2 7-8 11, Tasjee Taylor 2 0-0 4, Peyton Williams 0 1-2 1, Eric Montes 5 2-4 13. Totals 14 11-18 40.Hanover Area`26`12`14`8 &#8212; 62Berwick`6`6`10`18 &#8212; 40Three-point goals &#8212; HA 3 (Materna, Sabecky, Kolbicka). BER 1 (Montes).Nanticoke Area 62, West Scranton 34NANTICOKE AREA (62) &#8212; Luke Myers 1 0-0 2, Nate Kreitzer 6 1-2 17, JJ Bielecki 1 0-0 3, Colby Butczynski 5 2-2 12, Collin Brown 0 0-0 0, John Chernowsky 0 0-0 0, Trahjan Krupinski 6 4-4 17, Jake Krupinski 0 0-0 0, Andy Kozlofski 1 0-0 2, Joe Fox 0 0-0 0, Brandan Fontaine 1 0-1 2, Dylan Sczychowski 3 0-0 6, Sincere Sholoh 0 1-2 0. Totals 24 8-11 62.WEST SCRANTON (34) &#8212; Lewin Fernandez 3 3-4 10, Cayden Merrifield 2 1-3 5, Payton Davis 2 0-0 6, Nick Forsette 1 2-2 4, Brandon Barnes 1 3-4 5, Fashawn Liggins 1 0-0 2, Brennan Burnside 0 0-0 0, Austin Lewis 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 11-13 34.Nanticoke Area`14`23`10`15 &#8212; 62West Scranton`5`9`11`7 &#8212; 34Three-point goals &#8212; NA 6 (Kreitzer 4, Bielecki, T.Krupinski). WS 3 (Fernandez, Davis 2).Scranton Prep 87, Wyoming Valley West 46SCRANTON PREP (87) &#8212; Greyson Schmerhorn 5 2-3 15, Brian Boland 3 5-5 11, Mario Rottell 3 5-9 12, Nick Greco 2 0-0 4, Rhys Merritt 3 5-8 11, Brady Stallman 4 0-0 8, Jake Strong 0 1-2 1, Michael Skaff 3 1-1 7, Gavin Bednarz 1 3-4 5, David Hazzouri 3 0-0 7, Jake Kosiecowski 0 2-2 2, David Blake 0 0-0 0, Robert Rossi 0 4-4 4. Totals 27 28-38 87.WVW (46) &#8212; Justus Simpson 0 0-0 0, Danny Gibbons 0 2-2 2, Roland Hamad 5 4-6 14, Tyler Gillespie 0 0-0 0, Joe Lombardo 4 0-0 10, Saquan Portee 3 0-0 6, Jahmaal Patterson 0 0-0 0, Christian Michak 0 1-2 1, Cole Gorham 1 0-0 2, Jumir Johnson 1 0-0 3, Tom Federici 4 0-1 8. Totals 18 7-11 46.Scranton Prep`22`23`22`20 &#8212; 87Wyo. Valley West`8`12`15`11 &#8212; 46Three-point goals &#8212; SP 5 (Schmerhorn 3, Rottell, Hazzouri). WVW 3 (Lombardo 2, Johnson 1).Tunkhannock 76, Lackawanna Trail 53TRAIL (53) &#8212; Brycen Decker 1 0-0 2, JP Gilroy 0 0-0 0, Nico Berrios 2 0-0 6, Richard Helbing 7 1-2 15, Zach Stec 3 1-2 7, Luke Walker 3 2-4 8, Josh Rzucidio 2 2-2 7, Zac Cost 4 0-2 8. Totals 21 6-12 53.TUNKHANNOCK (76) &#8212; Ryan Harder 4 0-0 11, Jack Chilson 1 0-0 2, Logan Heisel 0 0-0 0, Tyler Faux 14 5-5 42, Nick Reposa 1 0-0 3, Erik Bennett 0 0-0 0, Paul Binner 1 2-2 4, CJ Wright 1 0-0 2, Isiah Simon 0 0-0 0, Zach Rogers 0 0-0 0, Jake Frisco 1 0-0 2, Avery Billings 4 0-0 8, Jaren Robinson 0 0-0 0, Dylan Cavanaugh 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 7-7 76.Lack. Trail`11`10`15`17 &#8212; 53Tunkhannock`22`15`20`19 &#8212; 76Three-point goals &#8212; LT 3 (Berrios 2, Rzucidio). TUN 14 (Harder 3, Faux 9, Reposa).GIRLS BASKETBALLMeyers 34, Mid Valley 32MID VALLEY (32) &#8212; Kaylee Terranella 0 0-0 0, Becca Loboranto 1 0-0 2, Morgan Braly 3 1-2 7, Karah Loboranti 2 0-0 5, Morgan Haefele 0 0-0 0, Katie Glinsky 0 0-0 0, Emily Movano 3 7-8 16, Avery Rebar 1 0-1 2. Totals 10 8-11 32.MEYERS (34) &#8212; Bella Gray 0 0-0 0, Allycia Harris 4 1-4 9, Alana Germano 2 0-0 5, Ashley Bruno 1 1-3 3, Bella Skaff 3 3-3 9, Bailey Smallcomb 0 0-0 0, DaNayia Ballard 3 2-3 8. Totals 13 7-13 34.Mid Valley`7`9`10`6 &#8212; 32Meyers`5`14`12`3 &#8212; 34Three-point goals &#8212; MV 4 (Loboranto, Movano 3). MEY 1 (Germano).Abington Heights 50, Pittston Area 17 ABINGTON HEIGHTS (50) &#8212; Sadie Henzes 0 0-0 0, Allison Murray 0 0-0 0, Clair Marion 4 1-2 9, Anna Scoblick 3 1-2 7, Maria Tully 6 0-0 12, Allison Dammer 0 1-2 1, Lauren Lombardo 2 0-0 5, Rachel McDonald 2 2-2 6, Mikayla Kohanski 0 0-0 0, Aria Davis 3 1-5 7, Erin Albright 1 1-2 3. Totals 21 7-15 50. PITTSTON AREA (17) &#8212; Kayleigh Walker 0 0-0 0, Hannah Getz 1 1-2 3, Sam Christian 0 0-1 0, Nicole Zambetti 2 2-5 6, Emily O&#8217;Brien 0 0-0 0, Mia DeMarco 0 0-0 0, Jada Sharp 1 0-0 2, Krista Mourizi 0 0-0 0, Lily Savoy 1 2-2 4, Megan Mihalka 0 0-0 0, Emma Coles 1 0-0 2, Brooklyn Pedana 0 0-0 0, Bernadette Lieback 0 0-0 0, Kendall Tigue 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 5-10 17.Abington Heights`13`11`14`12 &#8212; 50 Pittston Area`7`4`3`3 &#8212; 17 Three-point goals &#8212; AH 1 (Lombardo).<style>
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Local Roundup: Tyler Faux scores 42 points in Tunkhannock boys basketball win