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Wesneski hits another milestone in Sem win
Posted: Jan 23, 2020 Alex Wesneski showed off her athletic versatility Wednesday night. Not only did Wesneski reach a major scoring milestone in a second sport, but she did it while putting up numbers across many statistical categories. Wyoming Seminary defeated Tunkhannock, 61-45, in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls basketball game that included Wesneski reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career by scoring 23 points.
GIRLS ROUNDUP: Lady Bucks win, Steele hits 1,000
Posted: Jan 22, 2020 Moriah Murray scored 23 points and visiting Dunmore overcame a rough start Monday night to race past crosstown rival Holy Cross, 51-33, to remain on top of Lackawanna League Division 3 girls basketball. Holy Cross scored the game’s first seven points before Murray got Dunmore started on a 3-pointer with 2:20 left in the first quarter.
Three new teams hold No. 1 spots
Posted: Jan 19, 2020 The Scranton Prep girls are the exception. The Classics now have the only unbeaten overall record among District 2 basketball teams. They are also the only team to retain a No. 1 ranking from last week in the Riverfront Sports Super Six Power Rankings of district teams. Dunmore capped a week of showdowns at the top by defeating previously unbeaten Riverside, 50-36, to take the Small School girls top ranking away from the Lady Vikes.
Harry Johnson hits game-winner for Comets
Posted: Jan 16, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com SCRANTON – As one of three new starters on an Abington Heights boys basketball team seeking a ninth straight district championship, fourth straight state semifinal trip and third straight division title, Harry Johnson has found himself with increased responsibilities this season. Thursday night, Johnson found the ball in his hands in time to take the game-deciding shot with a share of the Lackawanna League Division 1 lead on the line.
Yencha honored again
Posted: Jan 14, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com Sam Yencha has made a habit of this. For the third straight season, the Holy Redeemer senior has been selected PNC Bank District 2 Girls Basketball Player of the Week. Yencha was named for the week ending Sunday, making this the second straight year she was honored for the second week of January.
10 Things to Know: Lackawanna League Division 4 girls
Susquehanna's Taylor Huyck Posted: Jan 13, 2020 BUSIEST WEEK In order to start the season after New Year’s and complete it in time for the District 2 playoffs, the Lackawanna League needs to have one week where its teams play three times instead of two. This is that week. Girls teams, including Division 4, play Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Because it is a seven-team division, there is one bye each night. Four of the teams will play three divisional games.
10 Things to Know: Lackawanna League Division 3 girls
Dunmore sophomore Moriah Murray Posted: Jan 13, 2020 BUSIEST WEEK In order to start the season after New Year’s and complete it in time for the District 2 playoffs, the Lackawanna League needs to have one week where its teams play three times instead of two. This is that week. Girls teams, including Division 3, play Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Because it is a seven-team division, there is one bye each night. Four of the teams will play three divisional games.
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GIRLS ROUNDUP: AH rallies past West
Posted: Jan 10, 2020 Rachel McDonald drained seven 3-pointers while scoring 24 points Thursday night and helping Abington Heights to a 51-47, come-from-behind victory over West Scranton in a Lackawanna League Division 1 game at the Lackawanna College Student Union. McDonald and Clair Marion handled the scoring while Erin Albright and Anna Scoblick took care of the rebounding for Abington Heights. Marion added 15 points in the win.
BOYS ROUNDUP: Burrier hits milestone
Posted: Jan 09, 2020 Kieran Burrier reached the 1,000-point mark for his career with a 20-point effort Tuesday night when defending champion Holy Cross opened its Lackawanna League Division 3 boys basketball schedule with a 49-31 victory over visiting Old Forge.
Walsh honored after 33-point game
Posted: Jan 08, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com J.J. Walsh got started early in the first Pittston Area boys basketball game after the holiday break and he never stopped. The sophomore guard poured in career-highs of eight 3-pointers and 33 points Friday when the Patriots opened Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 play by breaking a seven-game Dallas winning streak with a 66-59 victory. “My teammates were just finding me,” Walsh said.
Murray earns second award
Posted: Jan 07, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com Surrounded by well-established seniors, Moriah Murray blended in so quickly and so well that the Dunmore guard finished the 2018-19 season as the most decorated freshman girls basketball player in Pennsylvania. Working with a new set of teammates, taking on even more responsibility and drawing a whole lot more attention, Murray is proving she can be just as, if not even more, effective.
BULLETINS: Quick hits from Monday’s games
Posted: Jan 06, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com SCRANTON – Tatum Repshis hit three 3-pointers while West Scranton was scoring the game’s first 11 points Monday, then the Lady Invaders held on for a 40-35 victory in a Lackawanna League Division 1 girls basketball game at Scranton. West Scranton overcame a big night for Scranton’s all-state senior center Colette Mulderig. Mulderig scored 16 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked 4 shots.
Scranton stops streak by AH boys
Posted: Jan 04, 2020 Kevin Lazdowsky scored 20 points Friday night and Scranton’s defense limited visiting Abington Heights to a five-point first quarter on the way to knocking off the two-time defending Division 1 champions, 56-43, on Opening Night of the Lackawanna League boys basketball season. The Knights ended a 23-game league winning streak by the Comets, who last lost a Lackawanna game to Scranton, Prep, 51-45, Jan. 9, 2018.
10 Things to Know: Lackawanna League Division 1 boys
Posted: Jan 03, 2020 OPENERS Three of Division 1’s five teams will begin their Lackawanna League schedules tonight. Abington Heights is at Scranton in a Division 1 game. Scranton Prep is home against Honesdale in a crossover game. IN THE RANKINGS Scranton Prep is fourth and West Scranton is sixth among District 2 Big School teams, according to the Riverfront Sports Super Six Power Rankings. Scranton Prep is ranked 10th in the state among Class 4A teams, according to the Sunbury Daily Item.
GIRLS ROUNDUP: Harris keeps Wolfpack perfect
Posted: Jan 03, 2020 Allycia Harris scored 19 points, including 13 in the second half, Thursday night as Wilkes-Barre Area opened the Wyoming Valley Conference girls basketball season with a 39-34 victory over Wyoming Valley West in a Division 1 game. The Wolfpack, which entered the start of league play as the only WVC team with an unbeaten overall record, trailed by one at halftime.
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