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Colby Butczynski scored eight of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter as Division 2 leader Nanticoke Area survived a scare from Meyers, edging the Mohawks 44-43 Saturday in Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball.Jake Krupinski added 11 for the Trojans, who improved to 10-4 in the division and 16-4 overall. Nanticoke Area hosts second-place GAR on Tuesday.Meyers (4-9, 4-15) led 23-19 at halftime and by a point entering the fourth quarter. Kendall Brewster led the Mohawks with 20 points.Holy Redeemer 69, MMI Prep 60Less than 24 hours after moving into a first-place tie in Division 3, Holy Redeemer had to battle to stay there.Collin Cook led the win with 22 points. Nick Prociak and Justice Shoats added 11 each for the Royals (12-1 Div. 3, 16-2), who moved a half game ahead of Wyoming Seminary in the standings.Matt Marchetti scored 25 and Mason Marchetti added 10 for MMI (2-10, 6-12).Hazleton Area 61, Coughlin 34Da&#8217;Mir Faison scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second quarter as Hazleton Area went on to defeat visiting Coughlin.Scott Campbell and Kyle Franek added nine each for the Cougars.Prince Allen led Coughlin with seven points.GAR 76, Northwest 50Will Johnson poured in 33 points and Tyler Young and Jared O&#8217;Day added 10 each as GAR ran past Northwest.Sam Saxe was the only Northwest player in double figures. He finished with 20.Hanover Area 56, Lake-Lehman 38The Hawkeyes used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Lake-Lehman.Asad Whitehead had 15 for Hanover Area. Khairi Carson netted 14 and Justin Kopko added 11.Abe Dabsheh paced Lehman with nine.Crestwood 69, Pittston Area 52Crestwood pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Patriots 44-33 over the final two quarters.Camden Boris led Crestwood with 20 points. Sean Murphy had 15 and Mike Palmiero added 10.Mike George paced Pittston Area with 17. Logan Booth had 11.Nanticoke Area 44, Meyers 43NANTICOKE AREA (44) &#8212; Luke Myers 0 0-0 0, Nate Kreitzer 2 0-2 5, JJ Bielecki 0 0-0 0, Colby Butczynski 7 5-7 19, Trahjan Krupinski 3 0-0 6, Jake Krupinski 4 3-3 11, Andy Kozlofski 1 0-0 3, Dylan Syzchowski 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 8-12 44.MEYERS (43) &#8212; Kendall Brewster 7 2-2 20, Keegan Brewster 0 0-0 0, Cole Walker 3 1-4 7, Ryan Casey 1 0-0 2, Jordan Diggs 2 0-0 6, David Kasper 0 0-0 0, Blake Masker 4 0-2 8. Totals 17 3-8 43.Nanticoke Area`9`10`13`12 &#8212; 44Meyers`16`7`10`10 &#8212; 43Three-point goals &#8212; NA 2 (Kreitzer, Kozlofski). MEY 6 (Ken.Brewster 4, Diggs 2).Holy Redeemer 69, MMI Prep 60MMI PREP (60) &#8212; Mason Marchetti 4 2-2 10, AJ Jordan 1 2-2 5, Matt Marchetti 10 0-0 25, Marcus Kassick 2 0-0 4, Tyler Degenhart 2 1-2 5, Dave Antolick 2 1-1 5, Keefer Hoover 2 0-0 6. Totals 23 6-7 60.HOLY REDEEMER (69) &#8212; Derek Answini 1 0-0 2, Josh Andrejko 1 2-4 5, Justice Shoats 4 2-4 11, Matt Coretz 2 2-2 4, Alex Raineri 0 1-2 1, Jared Piontkowski 1 2-4 4, Collin Cook 6 5-7 22, Mason Mendygral 2 2-4 7, Nick Prociak 5 1-1 11, Jake Pizzolota 0 0-0 0, Matt Prociak 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 17-28 69.MMI Prep`20`12`12`16 &#8212; 60Holy Redeemer`20`14`17`18 &#8212; 69Three-point goals &#8212; MMI 8 (Jordan, Matt Marchetti 5, Hoover 2). HR 8 (Andrejko, Shoats, Cook 5, Mendygral).Hazleton Area 61, Coughlin 34COUGHLIN (34) &#8212; Aaron Bennett 1 1-1 3, Tony Egidio 3 0-0 6, Matt Egidio 1 0-0 2, Prince Allen 3 0-0 7, Shawn Valenzuela 2 2-3 6, Trent Zavada 0 0-0 0, Damon Jones 3 0-0 6, Mike Senape 0 0-0 0, Logan Berry 0 1-2 1, Adonis Pena 0 0-0 0, Javon Kinlaw 0 0-0 0, Alex Kulikowich 0 0-0 0, Shane Yearwood 0 0-0 0, Kimmeg Eal 1 0-0 3, Nick Wartella 0 4-6 4. Totals 14 4-6 34.HAZLETON AREA (61) &#8212; Kevin Gil 0 0-0 0, Andrew Vayda 0 0-0 0, Sparky Wolk 1 0-0 3, Scott Campbell 3 1-2 9, Alex D&#8217;Angelo 1 0-0 3, Kyle Franek 3 2-2 9, Jawardt Nieves 0 0-0 0, Jecxander Moronta 1 0-0 3, Nikolas Norman 1 0-0 2, Ramddy Melendez 1 4-4 6, Da&#8217;Mir Faison 10 4-7 24, Warren Seigendall 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 11-15 61.Coughlin`8`5`11`10 &#8212; 34Hazleton Area`10`21`17`13 &#8212; 61Three-point goals &#8212; COU 2 (Allen, Eal). HA 6 (Wolk, Campbell 2, D&#8217;Angelo, Franek, Moronta).GAR 76, Northwest 50GAR (76) &#8212; Will Johnson 12 9-12 33, Jared O&#8217;Day 4 1-1 10, Tyler Young 4 1-2 10, Curon Smith 2 0-0 5, Curtis Smith 2 0-0 4, George Placecio 0 0-0 0, Nyquan Holman 1 0-0 2, Jean Carlos Rodriguez 1 0-0 2, Nasir Palmer 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 11-15 76.NORTHWEST (50) &#8212; Tyler Stevens 1 0-0 2, Sam Saxe 9 1-1 20, Jaxson Yaple 3 1-2 9, Bryce Koser 4 0-0 8, Walker Yaple 2 3-4 8, Matt Saxe 0 1-4 1, Chase Biller 0 0-0 0, Mike Crawford 0 0-0 0, John Karam 0 0-0 0, Gary McLendon 0 0-0 0, John Savakinus 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 6-11 50.GAR`16`16`23`21 &#8212; 76Northwest`11`10`14`15 &#8212; 50Three-point goals &#8212; GAR 3 (O&#8217;Day, Young, Curtis Smith). NWT 4 (S.Saxe, J.Yaple 2, W.Yaple).Hanover Area 56, Lake-Lehman 38LAKE-LEHMAN (38) &#8212; CJ Cercone 1 2-2 4, Neil Dougherty 1 0-0 2, Ethan Adams 1 3-5 5, Abe Dabsheh 3 0-0 9, Max Paczewski 1 3-3 5, Donnie Thompson 2 2-3 6, Josh Kane 3 0-0 7, Nate Salus 3 0-0 7. Totals 12 10-13 38.HANOVER AREA (56) &#8212; Matt Barber 1 0-0 2, Lamaar Nelson 1 3-3 5, Khairi Carson 6 1-3 14, Justin Kopko 5 1-1 11, Asad Whitehead 7 1-4 15, Evan Materna 0 6-6 6, Joe Curcio 1 0-0 2, Auggie George 0 1-4 1. Totals 22 13-23 56.Lake-Lehman`5`15`10`8 &#8212; 38Hanover Area`11`17`10`18 &#8212; 56Three-point goals &#8212; LL 4 (Dabsheh 3, Kane). HA 1 (Carson).Crestwood 69, Pittston Area 52PITTSTON AREA (52) &#8212; Logan Booth 4 2-4 11, Mike George 6 2-2 17, Sevion Leak 2 3-4 8, Matt Johnson 0 0-0 0, Brennan Higgins 3 3-4 9, Andrew Krawczyk 3 0-1 7, JJ Walsh 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 10-14 52.CRESTWOOD (69) &#8212; Ryan Petrosky 0 8-10 8, Marcus Vieney 0 0-0 0, Frank Casarella 2 0-0 5, Brad Papura 1 0-0 2, Sean Murphy 3 7-8 15, Camden Boris 8 3-3 20, Jacob Zaleski 3 2-2 9, Mike Palmiero 4 2-3 10. Totals 21 22-26 69.Pittston Area`12`7`13`20 &#8212; 52Crestwood`13`12`20`24 &#8212; 69Three-point goals &#8212; PA 6 (Booth, George 3, Leak, Krawczyk). CRE 5 (Casarella, Murphy 2, Boris, Zaleski).<style>
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<div class="neCaption">VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. the playoffs begin for the over-30 league teams Aug. 4 at the fitness center here. The championship game is scheduled to take place Aug. 10 at the fitness center gym here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kerelin Molina)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web1_basketball_through_hoop.jpg</photo0><caption0>VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. the playoffs begin for the over-30 league teams Aug. 4 at the fitness center here. The championship game is scheduled to take place Aug. 10 at the fitness center gym here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kerelin Molina)</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
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WVC boys basketball: Nanticoke Area slips past Meyers