W-b Mayor, Councilman Agree To Compromise On Vacating Athey Street

Angeline T. Avvisato, 77, Of East Columbus

By MICHAEL LELLO mlello@leader.net
 Saturday, December 09, 2000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3B 





PITTSTON - David Hergan demonstrated Friday night why his Wyoming Area
teammates call him ``Ice Water.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Down 47-45 to Seton Catholic with nine seconds left in the game, the senior
reserve guard coolly hit a three-pointer from the right arc to propel the
Warriors over the Eagles, 48-47, in front of a Seton gymnasium filled to
capacity. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hergan's heroics came after senior guard Jim Dessoye gave Seton the late
two-point lead. That came on a layup that increased Dessoye's team-high point
total to 13. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Center Steve Buzinski was a dominant force underneath for Wyoming Area,
especially in the first half when he scored 11 points. He tallied six
ferocious blocks on the night, and put an exclamation point on the Warriors'
eight-point halftime lead with a breakaway slam dunk. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``He showed why he's one of the better players in the area,'' Wyoming Area
head coach C.J. Bufalino said of his 6-foot-5-inch senior. ``He's very agile.
That's why he's a prospect to play after high school.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Eagles opened the second half with a 10-0 run that gave them a 31-29
lead with 5:49 left in the third quarter. The Warriors regrouped after they
called a time-out. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``Our objective was to settle the game back down again,'' Bufalino said.
``We knew they were going to make a run, and the (low) score was indicative of
a good defensive game.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 From there, the cross-river rivals went back and forth, with neither team
holding more than a three-point lead for the rest of the night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Buzinski had 13 to lead the Warriors, and nine of Hergan's 11 points came
on three-pointers. Brian Wolcott added 11 for Wyoming Area. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

`ice Water' Delivers In Clutch For Warriors