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District 2 Class 3A Wrestling: Plenty of surprises in first day of competition

SALEM TWP. &mdash; Reaching over the waving arms trying to stop her, Allycia Harris just couldn&rsquo;t get her last-second shot at a tie to fall.
				Too bad for Wilkes-Barre Area, because the senior forward did just about everything else at Berwick Middle School.
				But Whitney Felix dropped in two free throws with 10 seconds to play Friday, lifting Williamsport over Wilkes-Barre, 51-49 and into the District 2/4 Class 6A championship game.
				&ldquo;I like playing in exciting games,&rdquo; Felix said. &ldquo;They bring a team together, which we really have to have.&rdquo;
				The 8-15 Millionaires will have more excitement in store when they battle 20-5 and defending champ Hazleton Area for the District 2/4 Class 6A title at 6 p.m. next Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena.
				To get there, Williamsport had to hold off a hard-charging Harris and her game-highs of 33 points and 18 rebounds while providing more than 72 percent of the team&rsquo;s offense.
				&ldquo;She is a beast,&rdquo; a relieved Williamsport coach Terrill Seward-Buxton said.
				Harris hit five points in the opening quarter to keep Wilkes-Barre within 12-9, scored eight more in the second to get the Wolfpack within five points at halftime and hit 11 points in the third quarter &mdash; including a 3-pointer &mdash; as Wilkes-Barre closed within 34-32 with a quarter to play.
				&ldquo;She steps out and hits a 3,&rdquo; Seward-Buxton marveled.
				A driving bucket by Harris gave Wilkes-Barre a 48-45 lead with 1:15 remaining and her free throw tied the game at 49-49 with 18 seconds on the clock.
				But Felix drew a foul and knocked down both free throws eight seconds later, preventing the Wolfpack from claiming victory in the team&rsquo;s inaugural district playoff game after the jointure between players from Coughlin, GAR and Meyers High Schools.
				Wilkes-Barre had one more chance to even the score, but an attempt at a layup by a well-guarded Harris rolled around the rim and dropped out as time expired.
				&ldquo;We got the ball into the right hands, to Allycia,&rdquo; said Wilkes-Barre coach Mary Mushock-Namey, whose team was without second-leading scorer Vanessa Luna for the game. &ldquo;It was her game. I love the kid to death. Allycia did everything she did, she gives 100 percent every single game. I hurt for her. She knew it was win or go home.
				&ldquo;The last one, we just fell short.&rdquo;
				A struggling Felix suddenly found her shots falling, just in time to help the Millionaires get back to the District 2/4 title game for the second straight season.
				After Wilkes-Barre raced to a 9-3 lead late in the first quarter, Felix came off the bench and dropped a pair of 3-pointers to close the gap to 11-9 with 24 seconds left in the opening quarter, triggering a 9-2 Williamsport run that translated into a three-point lead the Millionaires took into the second quarter.
				Felix also gave Williamsport some breathing room with her third trey that opened a four-point cushion early in the second quarter and finished with 15 points to lead the Millionaires.
				&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had an off-season for the 3,&rdquo; Felix said. &ldquo;This week in practice, I was focusing on my shot, trying to get it to where it needed to be.&rdquo;
				Just in time to get Williamsport to the finals.
				&ldquo;She&rsquo;s a baller,&rdquo; Seward-Buxton said.
				Class 2A
				Holy Cross 53, Northwest 23
				Kaci Kranson scored a game-high 19 points to lead Holy Cross past Northwest in a District 2 Class 2A semifinal game.
				Northwest was led by Reagan Harrison with 13 points
				NORWEST (23); Maddie McLendon 2 0-0 5, Morgan Hermanofski 0 0-0 0, Maggie Miller 0 0-0 0, Reagan Harrison 4 1-3 13, Cassidy Crawford 0 1-2 1, DaShawnna Jones 0 0-0 0, Angeline DiPino 0 0-0 0, Taylor Noss 0 0-0 0, Brooke Bau 0 0-0 0, Tess Edwards 2 2-2 4, Jillian Clarke 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 4-8 23.
				HOLY CROSS (53): Emily Ferguson 3 0-0 9, Rachel Hosie 0 0-0 0, Kaci Kranson 7 3-9 19, Meghan McDonnell 0 0-0 0, Ashley Capone 1 0-0 2, Molly White 1 0-0 2, Erin McGee 0 0-0 0, Julia Goetz 2 0-0 4, Abbey Lentowski 3 7-8 15, Caitlyn Bestrycki 1 0-0 2, Ella Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 10-17 53.
				Northwest`5`7`5`6`&#8211;23
				Holy Cross`30`3`16`4`&#8211;53
				Three-point goals: NW 5 (Harrison 4, McLendon). HC 7 (Ferguson 3, Kranson 2, Lentowski 2).
				District 2/4 Class 6A
				Williamsport 51, Wilkes-Barre 49
				WILLIAMSPORT (51) &mdash; Katelyn Wilson 1 5-5 8, Samiyah Little 2 0-0 4, Kailee Helmrick 3 3-4 9, Sophia Erlo 3 0-2 6, Emily Pardee 1 4-6 6, Enya Green-Pratt 0 1-2 1, Whitney Felix 4 4-6 15, Jessica Robinson 0 2-2 2. Totals 14 19-27 51.
				WILKES-BARRE (49) &mdash; Bella Gray 0 1-3 1, Allycia Harris 11 10-15 33, Hannah Cook 2 0-0 6, Gloria Adjayi 2 3-4 7, Shelby Ardo-Boyko 0 0-0 0, Alana Germano 1 0-0 2, Reagan Holden 0 0-0 0, Erin Leonard 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Evans 0 0-0 0, Yansel Perez 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 14-22 49.
				Williamsport`12`12`10`17 &mdash; 51
				Wilkes-Barre`9`10`13`17 &mdash; 49
				Three-point goals &mdash; WMSPT 4 (Felix 3, Wilson); WB 3 (Cook 2, Harris).

District 2 Girls Basketball: Felix free throws lift Williamsport over Wilkes-Barre in girls basketball