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Boys basketball: Brennan Higgins leads late surge in Pittston Area victory over Wilkes-Barre Area

Crestwood jumped out quickly and then held off a Nanticoke Area rally attempt for a 48-40 victory Thursday in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys basketball game.The division-leading Comets used a strong first quarter to take a 15-3 lead into the second. Nanticoke Area, though, battled back within five points at halftime and again entering the fourth quarter.Paul Feisel led Crestwood with 12 points followed by both Petrosky and Brad Papura, who each scored 10 points.Jake Krupinski had a game-high 16 points to lead the Trojans.Holy Redeemer 68, Northwest 36Matt Prociak led Holy Redeemer with 16 points and Justice Shoats added 14.Walker Yaple scored 18 points to lead the Rangers.Wyoming Seminary 66, Lake-Lehman 42The Blue Knights defeated Lake-Lehman behind a big first half, outscoring the Black Knights 36-19 entering the break.Todd Phillips led Wyoming Seminary with 20 points followed by 18 points from Ethan Meuser and 11 from Jeremy Callahan.Sean Hanley led the Black Knights with 15 points.Hazleton Area 81, Wyoming Valley West 52Hazleton Area used a big fourth quarter, scoring 33 points, and huge performances from Scott Campbell and Angel Cruz to pull away from the Spartans.Campbell had a game-high 25 points to lead the Cougars. Cruz followed with 23 points.Roland Hamad led Wyoming Valley West with 12 points.Hanover Area 72, MMI Prep 37Hanover Area dominated the Preppers as Khairi Carson led the Hawkeyes with 17 points. Mike Merth added 13.Drew Sechler led MMI Prep with nine points.Tunkhannock 75, Wyoming Area 44The Tigers exploded for 49 first-half points in a win against Wyoming Area.Ryan Harder scored 27 points to lead Tunkhannock. Jake Frisco added 19.The Warriors were led by Sammy Solomon, who scored 24 points.Dallas 64, Berwick 42Austin Finarelli scored 11 points, leading a four Dallas players in double figures in their victory over Berwick.Jack Farrell. Luke DelGaudio and Nick Nocito added 10 apiece for the Mountaineers.Ryan Steele had 10 and Peyton Williams added nine to pace Berwick.GIRLS BASKETBALLLake-Lehman 57, Wyoming Seminary 27Saruh Salus led the Black Knights with a game-high 21 points. Claire Dougherty was close behind with 16 points.Margaret Mihalick and Ally Vezendy led Wyoming Seminary with eight points each.WRESTLINGWyoming Area 48, Lake-Lehman 36The Warriors topped Lake Lehman in a close match.Garret Poccechi, Rocco Pizano, Connor Wrobleski and Rich Hyzinski each recorded pins for Wyoming Area.Mason Konigus, Brandon Ritinski, Jake Gizenski, Zach Stuart and Josh Bonomo each had pins for the Black Knights.BOYS BASKETBALLHoly Redeemer 68, Northwest 36HOLY REDEEMER (68) &#8212; Matt Prociak 7 0-1 16, Justice Shoats 7 0-0 14, Mason Mendygral 5 1-2 11, Jarred Pointkowski 5 0-5 10, Prince Allan 2 0-2 4, Matt Carty 1 0-0 3, Peter Khoudary 1 0-0 3, Zev Kornfeld 0 2-2 2, Jake Pizzalato 1 0-0 2, Josh Kaster 0 0-0 0, David Wright 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 4-14 68.NORTHWEST (36) &#8212; Walker Yaple 6 2-2 18, Matt Saxe 3 1-2 7, Matt Piertoni 2 0-0 6, Chase Biller 1 0-0 2, John Karam 1 0-0 2, Gary McLendon 0 1-2 1, John Savakunis 0 0-0 0, Alex Kopco 0 0-0 0, Mike Crawford 0 0-0 0, Landon Hufford 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-6 36.Holy Redeemer`18`17`19`14 &#8212; 68Northwest`13`9`11`3 &#8212; 36Three-point goals &#8212; HR 4 (Prociak 2, Khoudary, Carty); NW 6 (Yaple 4, Piertoni 2).Wyoming Seminary 66, Lake-Lehman 42LAKE-LEHMAN (42) &#8212; Sean Hanley5 5-5 15, Neil Dougherty 5 0-0 10, Josh Kane 3 0-4 6, Max Paczewski 1 2-2 5, Hayden Klopp 1 1-1 3, Cole Morio 1 0-0 3, Jared Barber 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 8-12 42.WYOMING SEMINARY (66) &#8212; Todd Phillips 8 2-4 20, Ethan Meuser 7 4-6 18, Jeremy Callahan 4 0-0 11, Aiden Murphy 3 1-2 7, Alex Meuser 1 0-0 3, Andrew Maddock 1 0-0 3, Jake Koretz 0 2-2 2, Gavin Flanley 1 0-0 2, Iskra Thomas 0 0-0 0, John Coates 0 0-0 0, Phil Evan 0 0-0 0, Dylan Ostrowski 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 9-14 66.Lake-Lehman`10`9`9`14 &#8212; 42Wyoming Seminary`17`19`13`17 &#8212; 66Three-point goals &#8212; LL 2 (Paczewski, Morio); WS 7 (Callahan 3, Phillips 2, Alex Meuser, Maddock).Hazleton Area 81, Wyoming Valley West 52HAZLETON AREA (81) &#8212; Scott Campbell 7 6-7 25, Angel Cruz 9 5-7 23, Andrew Vayda 2 5-7 9, Devin Concepcion 3 0-0 7, Brett Antolick 2 0-0 4, Ryan Fisher 1 0-0 3, Justin Gonzalez 1 0-0 2, Jonathan Joseph 1 0-0 2, Jasian Guerra Figuero 1 0-0 2, Chris Garcia 1 0-0 2, Deylis Rodriguez 1 0-0 2, Jawaiolt Nieves 0 0-1 0, Matthew Cusatis 0 0-0 0, Kevin Gil 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 16-22 81.WYOMING VALLEY WEST (52) &#8212; Roland Hamad 5 2-3 12, Justis Simpson 3 0-0 8, Joey Lombardo 4 0-0 8, Cole Gorham 3 2-2 8, Jordan Reghuard 2 3-4 7, Sam McNeil 2 0-0 5, Tyler Gillespie 2 0-0 4, Michak Christian 0 0-2 0, Donte Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Steve Barber 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-11 52.Hazleton Area`14`18`16`33 &#8212; 81Wyoming Valley West`11`10`17`14 &#8212; 52Three-point goals &#8212; HAZ 7 (Campbell 5, Fisher, Concepcion); WVW 3 (Simpson 2, McNeil).Crestwood 48, Nanticoke Area 40NANTICOKE AREA (40) &#8212; Jake Krupinski 6 2-2 16, Sincere Shiloh 2 1-4 5, Luke Myers 2 0-0 5, Colby Butczynski 2 0-0 5, Andrew Kozlofski 2 0-0 5, JJ Bielecki 2 0-0 4, Collin Brown 0 0-0 0, Joe Fox 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 3-6 40.CRESTWOOD (48) &#8212; Paul Feisel 4 2-3 12, Ryan Petrosky 4 2-3 10, Brad Papura 4 1-1 10, Mike Zaleski 3 2-2 9, Marcus Vieney 2 0-3 4, Nick Ruggeri 1 0-0 3, Jacob Zaleski 0 0-2 0, Brandon Niemenski 0 0-0 0, Don Shaw 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-14 48.Nanticoke Area`3`10`12`15 &#8212; 40Crestwood`15`3`12`18 &#8212; 48Three-point goals &#8212; NAN 5 (Krupinski 2, Myers, Butczynski, Kozlofski); CRE 5 (Feisel 2, Zaleski, Ruggeri, Papura).Hanover Area 72, MMI Prep 37MMI PREP (37) &#8212; Drew Sechler 3 1-1 9, AJ Jordan 3 0-0 8, Marcus Kassick 2 2-4 6, Chance Everly 2 0-2 5, Ryan McNeils 1 1-1 3, Caden Pease 0 2-2 2, Jose Rodriguez 1 0-1 2, Keith Abdulrahan 0 1-2 1, Pete Walko 0 1-2 1, Harry Kress 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 8-15 37.HANOVER AREA (72) &#8212; Khairi Carson 7 3-4 17, Mike Merth 6 0-0 13, Asad Whitehead 4 0-0 8, Auggie George 4 0-0 8, Jake Zola 3 0-1 6, Kenny Daniely 3 0-0 6, Elijah Noe 1 0-0 3, Todd Kolbicka 1 0-0 2, Ryan Bohlin 1 0-0 2, Charles Cribbs 1 0-2 2, Jeremy Fondeurr 1 0-0 2, Aiden Kelsal 1 0-1 2, Joe Curcio 0 1-2 1. Totals 32 4-9 72.MMI Prep`9`11`4`12 &#8212; 37Hanover Area`18`19`12`13 &#8212; 72Three-point goals &#8212; MMI 5 (Sechler 2, Jordan 2, Everly); HAN 2 (Merth, Noe).Tunkhannock 75, Wyoming Area 44WYOMING AREA (44) &#8212; Sammy Solomon 8 5-8 24, Jake Greenfield 2 2-2 7, Cole Coolbaugh 1 2-2 4, FJ Braccini 1 0-0 3, Jesse Mikoliczyk 1 0-0 2, Zack Capitano 1 0-0 2, Matt Sorick 1 0-0 2, Evan Melberger 0 0-0 0, Dylan Petrucci 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 9-12 44.TUNKHANNOCK (75) &#8212; Ryan Harder 11 1-2 27, Jake Frisco 6 3-3 19, David Baltrusaitus 2 1-2 6, Jack Chilson 2 1-2 6, Jaren Robinson 2 1-2 6, Dylan Mateus 1 0-0 3, Coby Gilpin 1 0-0 2, Paul Binner 1 0-1 2, Ben Chilson 1 0-0 2, Mike Kuzma 1 0-0 2, Riley Jones 0 0-0 0, Chris Trochak 0 0-0 0, Shane Macko 0 0-0 0, Trejon Turner 0 0-0 0, Michael Sickler 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 7-12 75.Wyoming Area`14`5`13`12 &#8212; 44Tunkhannock`29`20`15`11 &#8212; 75Three-point goals &#8212; WA 5 (Solomon 3, Greenfield, Braccini); TUNK 12 (Harder 4, Frisco 4, Baltrusaitis, Jack Chilson, Robinson, Mateus).Dallas 64, Berwick 42DALLAS (64): Jack Farrell 4 1-2 11, Austin Finarelli 4 2-6 11, Nick Nocito 4 2-2 10, Dylan Schuster 2 1-2 6, Luke DelGaudio 3 4-4 10, Mike Bufalino 2 0-1 4, Logan Evanosky 1 0-1 2, Sam Nocito 1 0-0 2, Jackson Wydra 0 0-2 0, Drew Dickson 1 0-0 3, Zeid Alhashemi 0 0-0 0, Aidan Conrad 0 0-0 0, EJ Matushek 2 0-0 4, Mason Baranski 1 0-1 2, Angelo Zarola 0 0-0. Totals 25 10-21 64.BERWICK (42): Brayden Boone 2 2-3 7, Sean Murphy 0 2-4 2, Devon Smith 1 1-2 4, Jackson Smith 0 0-0 0, Ryan Steele 4 0-1 10, Miles Doll 0 2-4 2, Peyton Williams 3 3-3 9, Tahsjee Taylor 0 0-2 0, Blane Cleaver 0 1-2 1, Eric Montes 2 0-0 4, Connor Creveling 1 0-0 3. Totals 13 11-21 42.Dallas`22`16`18`8 &#8212; 64 Berwick`4`10`13`15 &#8212; 42Three-point goals: DAL 4 (Farrell, Finarelli, Schuster, Dickson). BER 5 (Boone, Smith, Steele 2, Creveling).GIRLS BASKETBALLLake-Lehman 57, Wyoming Seminary 27LAKE-LEHMAN (57) &#8212; Sarah Salus 8 2-4 21, Claire Dougherty 6 4-6 16, Chase Purdy 5 1-3 11, Lia Keefe 3 0-0 6, Gia Keefe 1 0-0 2, Autumn Savitski 0 1-2 1, Madison Brdaric 0 0-0 0, Marissa Brdaric 0 0-0 0, Krista Scoblick 0 0-0 0, Melanie Selner 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 8-15 57.WYOMING SEMINARY (27) &#8212; Margaret Mihalick 3 0-0 8, Ally Vezendy 4 0-0 8, Alex Wesneski 2 2-3 7, Kate Getz 2 0-0 4, Maddie Olshemski 0 0-0 0, Grace Aiello 0 0-0 0, Abby McDonald 0 0-0 0, Rita Duelt 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-3 27.Lake-Lehman`19`11`11`16 &#8212; 57Wyoming Seminary`10`1`7`9 &#8212; 27Three-point goals &#8212; LL 3 (Salus 3); WS 3 (Mihalick 2, Wesneski).<style>
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Local roundup: Crestwood jumps out big, holds off Nanticoke Area in boys basketball