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H.S. Basketball: Mullery, Nanticoke Area shoot past Wyoming Seminary

john erzar, the times leader, wilkes-barre, pa.
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Dec. 23—Liam Mullery nailed eight 3-pointers for a game-high 24 points as Nanticoke Area defeated Wyoming Seminary 73-36 Friday night in the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 boys basketball opener for both teams.

Jaidyn Johnson dominated inside with 22 points for the Trojans. Mathias Mitchell had 10. All the Trojans' points came from the field as they didn't attempt a free throw.

Alex Aiello and Jack Novelli led Seminary with nine each.

Hazleton Area 72, Tunkhannock 37

Hazleton Area used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Tunkhannock.

Nikoli Santiago had 14 and Dylan Stish scored 10 for Hazleton Area. Luis Guzman and Sam Guzman had eight each.

Tunkhannock's Ethan Ergott had 13.

Crestwood 58, Wyoming Valley West 44

Chaz Wright led a trio of Comets in double figures, scoring 14 points as Crestwood defeated Wyoming Valley West.

Mason Czapla had 12 and Derek Johnson added 11 for Crestwood.

Will Wojiechowski scored 13 for Valley West. Maki Wells added 10.

Holy Redeemer 46, Hanover Area 39

Holy Redeemer managed just three field goals in the second half, yet was able to hold off Hanover Area.

David Popson led the Royals with 17 points. Mark Atherton had 10, including going 8-for-8 from the foul line in the second half.

Noah Dewey paced Hanover Area with 17. Lael Hayward added eight.

Valley View 51, Pittston Area 42

Pittston Area couldn't overcome an 11-point halftime deficit as the Patriots fell to Valley View in a non-conference game.

Pittston Area's Paul Jordan McGarry led all scorers with 21 points. Matt Walter added 14.

Kyle Rupp led Valley View with 14 points followed by Aiden Smola with 11.

Dallas 57, Williamsport 29

Michael Cumbo scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the first half as Dallas jumped out quickly for a non-conference win against visiting Williamsport.

Zach Paczewski added 21 for the Mountaineers, who led 36-15 at halftime.

H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL

Northwest 41, Blue Ridge 30

Karsyn Miner led all scorers with 21 points in Northwest's win. Ashlyn Hermanofski added 11 points for the Rangers.

Abigail Gellinger scored 17 points to lead Blue Ridge.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nanticoke Area 73, Wyoming Seminary 36

NANTICOKE (73) — Johnson 11 0-0 2, Remley 3 0-0 4, Turak 1 0-0 3, Brogan 2 0-0 6, E.Ball 0 0-0 0, Michel 1 0-0 2, Spencer 1 0-0 2, Pearson 0 0-0 0, Mullery 8 0-0 24, Stachowiak 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 5 0-0 10. Totals 31 0-0 73.

WYOMING SEMINARY (36) — Aiello 3 0-0 9, Michaels 0 0-0 0, Novelli 4 0-0 9, Leahy 1 1-2 3, Evan 2 2-2 6, Davis 1 0-0 2, Kraus 2 0-0 4, Ruderman 0 0-0 0, Kornfeld 0 0-0 0, Mascarenhas 1 0-0 3. Totals 14 3-4 36.

Nanticoke Area'17'20'21'15 — 73

Wyoming Seminary'11'4'7'14 — 36

Three-point goals — NAN 11 (Turak, Brogan 2, Mullery 8). WS 5 (Aiello 3, Novelli, Mascarenhas).

Hazleton Area 72, Tunkhannock 37

HAZLETON AREA (72) — Gennaro 3 0-0 7, Coste 0 2-2 2, Stish 4 0-0 10, S.Guzman 2 4-4 8, Saladin 3 1-1 7, Diaz 1 0-0 3, Staffin 2 0-0 4, L.Guzman 4 0-0 8, Ortiz 1 0-0 2, Marshall 3 0-3 7, Reimold 0 0-0 0, Santiago 6 1-2 14. Totals 29 8-12 72.

TUNKHANNOCK (37) — Ergott 5 0-0 13, Berkhimer 1 0-0 2, Airgood 2 0-0 6, Moore 2 2-2 6, Lukasavage 1 3-4 5, Michels 1 1-2 3, Newswanger 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-7 37.

Hazleton Area'22'20'22'8 — 72

Tunkhannock'4'13'11'9 — 37

Three-point goals — HA 6 (Gennaro, Stish 2, Diaz, Marshall, Santiago). TUN 5 (Ergott 3, Airgood 2).

Crestwood 58, Wyoming Valley West 44

WYO. VALLEY WEST (44) — Terry 0 0-0 0, Wojiechowski 3 2-2 13, Wells 3 4-6 10, Weatherspoon 3 4-6 10, Stevens 2 1-2 6, Reyes 1 0-2 2, Dittus 2 1-1 5. Totals 15 9-15 44.

CRESTWOOD (58) — Sechleer 1 1-2 , Czapla 5 1-2 12, Johnson 5 1-1 11, Sklarosky 1 4-4 7, Wright 6 2-4 14, Jennings 1 0-0 2, Feisel 0 0-0 0, Agapito 4 0-0 9. Totals 23 3-9 58.

Wyo. Valley West'12'14'9'9 — 44

Crestwood'21'10'19'8 — 58

Three-point goals — WVW 5 (Wojiechowski 3, Weatherspoon, Stevens). CRE 3 (Czapla, Sklarosky, Agapito).

Holy Redeemer 46, Hanover Area 39

HANOVER AREA (39) — Hayward 3 0-0 8, Kistner 0 0-0 0, Downey 1 0-0 2, Coleman 0 0-0 0, Florek 2 0-0 6, Dewey 3 11-14 17, Williams 3 0-0 6. Totals 12 11-14 39.

HOLY REDEEMER (46) — Quaglia 0 0-0 0, Atherton 1 8-8 10, Sekol 0 0-0 0, Lacari 2 1-3 6, Hurst 2 1-2 5, Casey 0 0-0 0, Sock 2 1-2 6, Dubaskas 1 0-0 2, Popson 8 1-2 17. Totals 16 12-17 46.

Hanover Area'11'10'7'11 — 39

Holy Redeemer'15'13'7'11 — 46

Three-point goals — HAN 4 (Hayward 2, Florek 2). HR 2 (Lacari, Sock).

Valley View 51, Pittston Area 42

PITTSTON AREA (42) — Lopresto 1 1-3 3, Walter 4 4-4 12, McGarry 8 0-0 21, Lynn 1 0-1 2, C.Bilbow 2 0-0 4, Barnic 0 0-0 0, Scavo 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-8 42.

VALLEY VIEW (51) — McLean 2 2-4 6, Veno 1 0-0 2, Smola 4 1-2 11, Kucharski 2 3-3 7, Homentosky 3 0-0 9, Memo 1 0-0 2, Rupp 7 0-0 14. Totals 20 6-9 51.

Pittston Area'10'7'10'15 — 42

Valley View'15'13'12'11 — 51

Three-point goals — PA 5 (McGarry 5). VV 5 (Smola 2, Homentosky 3).

Dallas 57, Williamsport 29

WILLIAMSPORT (29) — Moses-Clark 0 0-0 0, Naam.Lowe 1 2-4 4, Holt 1 1-1 3, Johnson 1 1-1 3, Diggs 1 1-3 3, Cobb 0 0-0 0, Rice 2 1-2 5, Washington 3 0-0 6, Naaz.Lowe 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 7-13 29.

DALLAS (57) — Farrell 0 0-0 0, P.Flanagan 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Karosa 1 0-0 2, C.Flanagan 0 0-0 0, Mizzer 3 0-0 8, Dale 0 0-0 0, Paczewski 7 0-0 20, Cumbo 10 1-1 21, Youngblood 0 0-0 0, Berry 0 0-0 0, Ackourey 1 0-0 2, Williams 2 0-3 4. Totals 24 1-4 57.

Williamsport'9'6'6'7 — 29

Dallas'21'15'17'4 — 57

Three-point goals — DAL 8 (Mizzer 2, Paczewski 6).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Northwest 41, Blue Ridge 30

NORTHWEST (41) — Miner 9 0-4 21, Bowman 2 1-2 5, Hermanofski 2 6-6 11, Williams 1 0-0 2, Ruckle 1 0-0 2, Moyer 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-12 41.

BLUE RIDGE (30) — Zick 1 0-0 2, McCain 0 0-0 0, Gellinger 6 4-8 17, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Barbour 2 0-0 5, Scott 1 0-0 2, Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 4-8 30

Northwest'7'11'17'6 — 41

Blue Ridge'4'3'9'14 — 30

Three-point goals — NW 4 (Miner 3, Hermanofski), BR 2 (Gellinger, Barbour).