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Steve Sklanka goes under the basket for Pittston Area.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
HAZLETON – Frankie Vito poured in a game-high 22 points to lead Hazleton Area to a 42-40 victory over Crestwood in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division I boys basketball game.
Tyler Plaksa added 12 points for the winners.
John Fazzini led the Comets with 13 points, while Steve Roberts contributed 10.
CRESTWOOD (40): Gallagher 1 2-2 5, Jones 1 0-2 2, E. Markowski 0 0-0 0, Judge 1 0-0 3, Roberts 4 0-0 10, J. Fazzini 4 5-5 13, C. Fazzini 2 2-5 6, Cole 0 0-0 0, Prohaska 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 9-12 40.
HAZLETON AREA (42): Plaksa 3 6-6 12, Hauze 1 0-0 2, Joseph 0 0-0 0, Vito 7 6-9 22, Wright 0 0-0 0, Gill 0 0-0 0, Buckner 3 0-0 6, Samec 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 12-17 42.
Crestwood
14
10
9
7
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40
Hazleton Area
6
13
17
6
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42
3-Point Field Goals— CRE 5 (Judge, Roberts 2, J. Fazzini, Gallagher); HA 2 (Vito 2)
Pittston Area 69, Coughlin 62
Steve Sklanka scored 22 points and Steve Stravinski went for 20 of his own as Pittston Area held off Coughlin in the fourth quarter to earn a win on the road.
Jordan Houseman chipped in with 13 points for the Patriots.
Marcus Cobb netted a game-high 26 points for Coughlin. Phil Trout added 14 points.
PITTSTON AREA (69): Houseman 5 2-2 13, Schwab 0 0-0 0, Delaney 0 0-0 0, Crawford 1 0-0 2, Sklanka 7 8-8 22, McDermott 2 0-0 6, Stravinski 8 4-5 20, Gross 2 2-2 6. Totals 25 16-17 69.
COUGHLIN (62): Heffers 0 0-0 0, Cobb 10 5-8 26, Davis 5 0-0 10, Trout 5 3-4 14, Flaherty 2 2-2 6, Oliver 3 0-0 6. Totals 25 10-14 62
Pittston Area
16
21
14
18
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69
Coughlin
14
14
12
22
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62
3-Point Field Goals— PA 3 (McDermott 2, Houseman); COU 2 (Cobb, Trout)
Hanover Area 59, Lake-Lehman 50
Jeorge Colon scored 24 points to lead all scorers in Hanover Area’s win over Lake-Lehman at home. ShaQuille Rolle totaled an additional 21 points for the victors.
Pete Borum led the Black Knights with 18 points. Jared James chipped in with 10 points.
LAKE-LEHMAN (50): Bohan 2 2-6 6, James 5 0-0 10, Poepperling 2 0-0 5, O’Connor 4 0-3 8, Dizbon 1 0-0 3, Borum 7 4-7 18. Totals 21 6-16 50.
HANOVER AREA (59): Colon 7 9-11 24, Bogart 2 0-0 6, Steve 2 2-4 6, Barber 1 0-0 2, Rolle 7 7-10 21. Totals 19 18-25 59.
Lake-Lehman
17
12
8
13
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50
Hanover Area
15
13
14
17
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59
3-Point Field Goals— LL 2 (Poepperling, Dizbon); HA 3 (Bogart 2, Colon)
Wyoming Valley West 57, Tunkhannock 44
Wyoming Valley West doubled up Tunkhannock in the second quarter and then came out strong in the third quarter to keep enough distance for a win on the road.
Jon Gimble led all scorers with 15 points and Ryan Hoinski added 10 for the Spartans.
Austin Yanora led the Tigers with 12 points while James Hawk tallied 10 points.
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (57): McCann 2 3-4 7, Hoinski 4 2-2 10, Good 3 0-0 5, Ingram 3 0-0 6, Gimble 7 1-2 15, McCue 2 0-0 5, Baur 3 1-2 7, Calloway 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 7-10 57.
TUNKHANNOCK (44): Christy 1 0-0 2, Zaner 1 0-0 2, Faux 2 0-0 5, DeWitt 0 0-0 0, Yanora 4 0-0 12, Franklin 2 0-0 5, Stephenson 4 0-2 8, Hawk 5 0-2 10. Totals 19 0-4 44.
Wyoming Valley West
13
14
17
13
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57
Tunkhannock
14
7
10
13
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44
3-Point Field Goals— WVW 2 (Good, Baur); TUN 6 (Yanora 4, Faux, Franklin)
Berwick 67, Wyoming Area 51
The host Bulldogs knocked down 10 threes and turned in an impressive fourth quarter to take down the Warriors.
Led by Jimmy Gaizick (26 points), the Bulldogs broke open a close game in the fourth quarter, outscoring Wyoming Area 19-5. Gaizick and Kyle Miller (nine points) each hit threes from behind the arc.
Lou Vullo scored 18 to lead the Warriors. Jordan Zezza added 10.
WYOMING AREA (51): Zezza 5 0-2 10, Adanizio 2 1-2 6, Vullo 5 7-7 18, Carey 2 0-0 5, Driving Hawk 3 1-2 7, Newhart 1 1-1 3, Klus 0 2-2 2. Totals 18 12-16 51.
BERWICK (67): Gaizick 10 3-6 26, Clausen 2 2-3 8, May 3 0-0 6, Ladonis 3 0-0 6, Pierce 2 2-3 6, Gensel 2 0-0 6, Miller 3 0-0 9. Totals 25 7-12 67.
Wyoming Area
21
9
16
5
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51
Berwick
20
14
14
19
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67
3-Point Field Goals— WA 3 (Adonizio, Vullo, Carey); BER 10 (Gaizick 3, Miller 3, Clausen 2, Gensel 2)
Nanticoke 50, Wyoming Seminary 39
Nanticoke used a big third quarter to put away Wyoming Seminary for a win on the road.
Zak Matulewski pumped in a game-high 21 points for the Trojans, while Joey Yudichak added 10 points.
Seth Callahan’s 14 points and Alex Barilla’s 12 points paced the Blue Knights.
NANTICOKE (50): Myers 0 0-0 0, Bevan 0 0-0 0, Yudichak 2 5-6 10, Reakes 1 0-01 2, Zaykoski 3 0-0 6, Malsheski 0 0-0 0, Matulewski 6 8-13 21, Casey 3 3-4 9, Kairo 1 0-1 2. Totals 16 16-25 50.
WYOMING SEMINARY (39): Ellis 0 0-0 0, Hwang 1 1-1 3, Gonzalez 0 2-2 2, Sedor 1 0-0 2, Lefkowitz 3 0-2 6, Callahan 4 4-4 14, Barilla 5 2-4 12. Totals 14 9-13 39.
Nanticoke
13
4
17
14
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50
Wyoming Seminary
10
10
9
10
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39
3-Point Field Goals— NAN 2 (Yudichal, Matulewski); SEM 2 (Callahan 2)
Meyers 70, Northwest 47
Eugene Lewis made nine baskets and posted 20 points to propel Meyers to a victory over Northwest.
Ryan Krawczeniuk added 14 points for the Mohawks.
Leading the Rangers was Devon Mazonkey with 18 points.
MEYERS (70): DeMarco 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 0-0 4, Pape 1 2-2 4, Krawczeniuk 5 2-2 14, Walker 0 2-2 2, Moore 7 1-1 15, Johnson 2 0-0 6, Labatch 1 0-0 3, Lewis 9 2-4 20, Walter 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 9-11 70.
NORTHWEST (47): Mazonkey 6 3-4 18, Foley 1 2-4 4, Nelson 0 2-2 2, Yustat 3 0-0 7, Tomko 1 0-0 3, Sirak 1 0-0 2, Volkel 1 0-0 2, Maul 0 0-0 0, Magelvich 0 0-0, Feno 0 1-3 1, Cragle 3 0-0 8. Totals 16 8-13 47
Meyers
16
17
19
18
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70
Northwest
6
16
10
15
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47
3-Point Field Goals— MEY 5 (Krawczeniuk 2, Moore 2, Labatch); NW 5 (Mazonkey 5, Yustat, Tomko)
GAR 67, MMI Prep 25
Darrell Crawford connected on six three-pointers and led the host Grenadiers with 20 points. GAR led 33-11 at halftime and 54-19 after three quarters.
George Gera and Tim Connors paced the Preppers.
MMI PREP (25): G. Gera 2 0-0 4, Kollar 1 0-0 2, Rogers 1 0-0 3, Wenner 0 0-0 0, Van Hoekleen 1 0-0 2, Marchetti 0 0-0 0, Connors 1 2-2 4, Karchner 1 0-0 2, J. Gera 1 0-0 3, Plaksa 0 0-0 0, Kupsho 1 0-0 2, Menenich 0 0-0 0, Sarno 0 0-0 0, McCoy 1 0-0 3. Totals 10 2-2 25.
GAR (67): Francis 3 1-2 7, Crawford 7 0-0 20, Sharpe 0 1-2 1, Ellis 4 0-0 9, Ricks 2 0-0 4, Powell 3 1-2 7, Skrepenak 4 0-0 8, Dempsey 3 0-0 7, Twyman 1 0-0 2, John 1 0-0 2, Harvey 0 0-0 0, Washington 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 3-6 67.
MMI Prep
5
6
8
6
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25
GAR
15
18
21
13
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67
3-Point Field Goals— MMI 3 (Rogers, J. Gera, McCoy); GAR 8 (Crawford 6, Ellis, Dempsey)