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Jake Koretz scored a game-high 26 as Wyoming Seminary defeated Hanover Area 69-41 Monday in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 boys basketball game.

Koretz scored seven points in the first quarter as the Blue Knights jumped to a 23-7 lead. Gavin Flanley added 12 points.

Todd Kolbicka netted 11 for Hanover Area.

Crestwood 70, Pittston Area 44

Crestwood placed four players in double figures in its victory over Pittston Area on Sunday.

Jacob Zaleski had 21 points and Paul Feisel added 18 for Crestwood. Ryan Petrosky had 13 and Marcus Veiney had 10.

David Behm paced Pittston Area with 17.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wyoming Seminary 46, Hanover Area 10

Maddie Olshemski scored nine points while Grace Aiello and Ava Bufalino had eight each in Wyoming Seminary’s victory.

Berwick 45, Pittston Area 19

Berwick held Pittston Area to two points in the second half in its victory on Sunday afternoon.

Katie Starr scored 17 points and Renny Murphy added 13 for the Dawgs. Kallie Booth scored seven for Pittston Area.

BOYS SWIMMING

Berwick 73, Pittston Area 39

Thomas Andrews (200 free, 100 fly) and Robbie Hubble (100 back, 200 IM) were double winners for Berwick.

Jake Gregory (50 free) and Billy Boncheck (100 breast) posted wins for Pittston Area.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Pittston Area 99, Berwick 80

Ella Hoban (200 free, 100 fly) was a double winner for Pittston Area while Emily Dunn (500 free) and Morgan Gromelski (100 breast) also won individual events.

Sophia Guerriero (100 free, 50 free) won two events for Berwick. Taylor Lech picked up a win in the 100 backstroke.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Wyoming Seminary 69, Hanover Area 41 

WYO. SEMINARY (69) — Jake Koretz 11 1-1 26, Ethan Meuser 2 0-0 6, Gavin Flanley 6 0-1 12, Isaiah Stull 2 0-0 6, Andrew Maddock 2 0-0 6, Dylan Ostroski 0 0-0 0, John Coates 2 0-0 5, Jack Herron 0 0-0 0, Phil Evans 0 0-0 0, Jackson Amend 1 0-0 3, Cooper Wood 2 0-0 5. Totals 26 1-2 69.

HANOVER AREA (41) — Matt Barber 2 1-2 6, Todd Kolbicka 4 1-2 11, Mike Merth 1 0-0 3, Connor Hummer 0 0-0 0, Joe Curcio 0 0-0 0, Jake Zola 0 0-0 0, Andrew Fleming 3 0-0 6, Elijah Noe 0 4-4 4, Bobby Sabecky 1 0-1 2, Ryan Bohlin 2 0-0 4, Melikah Gonzales 1 0-0 2, Steve Florek 1 1-1 3, Aiden Kellsall 0 0-0 0, Jake Vigorito 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-10 41.

Wyo. Seminary`23`21`11`14 — 69

Hanover Area`7`6`15`13 — 41

Three-point goals: WS 10 (Koretz 3, Meuser 2, Stull 2, Maddock 2, Coates, Amend, Wood). HA 4 (Barber, Kolbicka 2, Merth).

Crestwood 70, Pittston Area 44

(Sunday)

PITTSTON AREA (44) – Matt Johnson 3 1-2 8, JJ Walsh 3 1-2 8, Anthony Cencetti 2 0-0 4, David Behm 6 5-5 17, Omar Aziz 1 0-0 2, Etha Maslowski 0 0-0 0, Jack Long 0 0-0 0, Dom Jannuzzi 2 0-0 5, Nick Cerasaro 0 0-0 0, Rob Barbieri 0 0-0 0, Ethan Ghannan 0 0-0 0, Alex Hoban 0 0-0 0, Brayden Powers 0 0-0 0, Jack Locker 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-11 44.

CRESTWOOD (70) – Mike Zaleski 0 0-0 0, Ryan Petrosky 3 5-6 13, Marcus Veiney 3 2-2 10, Nick Ruggeri 3 1-2 8, Paul Feisel 5 4-4 18, Jacob Zaleski 6 7-8 21, Brenden Dennis 0 0-0 0, Bryce Veiney 0 0-0 0, Sam Balliet 0 0-0 0, Zayne Dunsmuir 0 0-2 0. Totals 20 19-22 70.

Pittston Area`10`13`8`13 – 44

Crestwood`21`24`11`14 – 70

Three-point goals: PA 3 (Johnson, Walsh, Jannuzzi). CRE 11 (Petrosky 2, M.Veiney 2, Ruggeri, Feisel 4, J.Zaleski 2).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wyoming Seminary 46, Hanover Area 10

HANOVER AREA (10) — Paige Engleman 1 0-0 2, Kayla Gist 0 0-0 0, Izzy Engleman 1 0-0 2, Hannah Sawolski 1 0-0 3, Brenna Slusser 1 1-1 3, Madison Elick 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 1-1 10.

WYO. SEMINARY (46) — Cassidy Skoronski 2 0-0 5, Grace Aiello 4 0-0 8, Ava Bufalino 4 0-0 8, Abby McDonald 0 0-0 0, Ellie Parra 1 0-0 2, Margaret Mihalick 1 2-2 5, Cat Ziegler o 0-0 0, Bekah Kornfeld 1 0-0 2, Lexy Lichtenstein 1 0-0 2, Julia Lewis 1 0-0 2, Teagan Jackett 1 1-2 3, Maddie Olshemski 4 1-1 9. Totals 20 4-6 46.

Hanover Area`0`0`3`7 — 10

Wyoming Seminary`16`12`11`7 — 46

Three-point goals: HA 1 (Sawolski). WS 2 (Skoronski, Mihalick).

Berwick 45, Pittston Area 19

(Sunday)

PITTSTON AREA (19) – Kallie Booth 1 4-5 7, Bernadette Leiback 2 0-0 6, Kendall Tigue 0 0-0 0, Ava Butcher 0 2-2 2, Tiara George 0 0-0 0, Ava Callahan 0 0-0 0, Leah Zambetti 1 0-0 3, Jessica Zaldonis 0 0-0 0, Taylor Baiera 0 1-2 1. Totals 4 7-9 19.

BERWICK (45) – Rae Ann Andreas 3 0-0 9, Renny Murphy 4 2-2 13, Jackie Nevel 2 0-0 4, Katie Starr 7 3-5 17, Emily Barna 0 0-0 0, Sadie Zehner 0 0-0 0, Emily Ouimet 1 0-0 2, Gabby Starr 0 0-0 0, Alexis Lewis 0 0-0 0, Emma Taney 0 0-0 0, Rachel Whitenight 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-7 45.

Pittston Area`9`8`0`2 – 19

Berwick`18`5`11`11 – 45

Three-point goals: PA 4 (Booth, Lieback 2, Zambetti). BER 6 (Andreas 3, Murphy 3).

H.S. roundup: Wyoming Seminary boys basketball rolls past Hanover Area