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DUNMORE – The game was there for the taking.
But like just about every other part of Holy Redeemer’s night, it slipped away at the end.
Despite a game-high 30 points from Rebecca Prociak, the foul-plagued Royals faltered during a late comeback attempt Thursday while suffering a 61-53 loss to Holy Cross.
“I don’t think we ever had control,” Holy Redeemer coach Chris Parker said. “We were playing from behind the whole night.”
Well, not entirely.
Talia Kosierowski came off the bench to drain a pair of 3-point field goals and Kayla Hons scored five of her 13 points in the opening quarter as the Royals raced out to a 17-12 lead.
But Holy Cross grabbed its first lead, 26-24, on a pair of foul shots by Abby Anderson just 30 seconds before halftime, and built a 54-44 lead midway through the final quarter on Lexi Walsh’s rebound basket.
Prociak tried gallantly to keep the Royals in it.
Her eight points in the third quarter allowed Redeemer to close within a point with a quarter to play, and she gave Redeemer hope by pouring in 15 of the team’s 17 points in the final eight minutes.
“Rebecca Prociak is the best post player in the area,” Parker said. “I thought she played a heck of a game.”
She nearly played the Royals right back into it, hitting two free throws followed by her steal and layup with 1:34 to play, cutting the Holy Cross lead to 54-50. And when the Royals regained possession, they had a chance to cut their deficit to a bucket with just under a minute left.
That scenario never materialized, though, as the Royals skidded out of bounds while slipping on the dribble. The ball, and the game, was back in the hands of Holy Cross.
By that time, Holy Redeemer was down to two original starters, as the other three had fouled out with 2:19 to play. Holy Cross shot 42 foul shots to Holy Redeemer’s 12.
“Stupid fouls, not playing smart basketball,” Parker said. “I can’t have three starters sitting on the bench in the fourth quarter because they all fouled out. Teams know over the last couple years how good we’ve been. They’re going to come out and give 100 percent all the time. We have to match their intensity.
“When you have off-nights on the offensive end, we’ve got to buckle down on the defensive end.”
Tunkhannock 40, Montrose 26
Amanda Hardy and Christine Rossi were the offensive leaders for Tunkhannock as they scored 17 and 13 points to top Montrose. Hardy was 7 for 10 on free throws while Rossi was a perfect 2 for 2.
Pittston Area 69, Northwest 43
Pittston Area received 24 points from Marley O’Brien as she hit 11 from the field, including two three-pointers, as they went on to win over Northwest. Kirsten Durling and Taryn Ashby also hit double digits as they tallied 14 and 11 points each.
BOYS BASKETBALL
North Pocono 58, Wyoming Area 43
Wyoming Area was led by Tony Saitta with 11 points and Kyre Zielinski and Sam Greenfield who each tallied nine on the night.
Elk Lake 68, Lake-Lehman 39
Jake Corey recorded 17 point for the Black Knights converting on seven two-point shots and going 3 for 6 from the foul line.
Wyoming Valley West 67, Scranton 65
Wyoming Valley West had five players reach double digits as they narrowly defeated Scranton by just two points. Sean Judge (16), Draig Ruff (14), Tyler Yankowski (12), Noah Frace (10) and Aaron Austin (10) led the offense for the Spartans.
Xavier Harris tallied 17 points while Jacob Watts scored 15 for Scranton.
Dallas 55, GAR 48 OT
Dallas scored seven points in the overtime period as they defeated GAR. All of the players on the score sheet for the Mountaineers tallied points, but Ray Ostroski and Jay Bittner led the way with 12 and 11 points respectively.
GAR was led by Tino Altavilla who hit six three-point shots to lead the team with 19 points during the game.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Holy Cross 61, Holy Redeemer 53
HOLY REDEEMER (53) — Kayla Hons 6 0-1 13, Sara Flannelly 0 0-0 0, Lydia Lawson 1 0-0 2, Meghan Corridoni 1 0-0 2, Rebecca Prociak 11 8-11 30, Sam Rajza 0 0-0 0, Talia Kosierowski 2 0-0 6, Julia Andrejko 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 8-12 53.
HOLY CROSS (61) — Lexi Walsh 6 3-4 16, Abby Anderson 7 8-10 24, Lauren Franklin 1 2-2 4, Courtney McDonnell 1 1-2 3, Alyssa Alfano 1 11-18 13, Mollie Burda 0 2-6 2, Haley Bestrycki 0 0-0 0, Abby Sempa 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 27-42 61.
HolyRedeemer`17`7`12`17`—`53
Holy Cross`12`15`10`24`—`61
Three-point goals — HR 3 (Kosierowski 2, Hons); HC 2 (Anderson, Walsh).
Tunkhannock 40, Montrose 26
Montrose (26) — Michalea Pike 2 0-0 4, Genna Smith 0 0-2 0, Lauren Andre 1 1-2 3, Ashley Birches 1 0-0 2, Katie Warner 3 0-0 6, Kourtney Snyger 0 0-2 0, Hailey Rapesardi 2 2-2 6, Raville Viaciolyte 2 1-1 5 . Totals 11 4-8 26.
Tunkhannock (40) — Josie Feisco 2 0-0 4, Megan Manglaviti 1 2-4 5, Amanda Hardy 5 7-10 17, Christine Rossi 5 2-2 13, Abby Ritz 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 12-18 40.
Montrose`8`8`2`8`—`26
Tunkhannock`15`7`10`8`—`40
Three-point goals — TUNK 2 (Manglaviti 1, Rossi 1).
Pittston Area 69, Northwest 43
Pittston Area (69) — Kirsten Durling 7 0-0 14, Mary Silinskie 0 0-0 0, Jamie Chisdock 0 0-0 0, Megan Cummings 2 0-0 4, Portia Weidlich 0 0-0 0, Rachel Ferrance 2 0-0 6, Cherokee Musto 0 0-0 0, Alexa Noone 1 0-0 3, Krista Maurizi 1 0-0 2, Andrea Ruby 0 0-0 0, Marley O’Brien 11 5-8 24, Emily O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Brooke Gorey 0 0-1 0, Taryn Ashby 3 5-6 11. Totals 27 10-15 69.
Northwest (43) — Brooke Mendegro 0 3-4 3, Cassidy Foley 0 0-0 0, Trista Babcock 1 2-2 4, Brenna Babcock 4 0-0 9, Liz Gurzynski 3 2-4 10, Jackie Jones 0 0-0 0, Kendra Saxton 0 0-0 0, Jillian Kondrosky 1 2-2 4, Danielle Bowman 0 1-4 1, Hannah Wisniewski 4 4-8 12. Totals 13 14-21 43.
Pittston Area`19`19`21`10`—`69
Northwest`7`15`9`12`—`43
Three-point goals — PIT 5 (Ferrance 2, Noone 1, O’Brien 2); NW 3 (B. Babcock 1, Gurzynski 2).
Winner xx, Loser xx
VISITOR (XX) — Name x x-x x, Name x x-x x. Totals x x-x x.
HOME (XX) — Name x x-x x, Name x x-x x. Totals x x-x x.
Visitor`x`x`x`x`—`x
Home`x`x`x`x`—`x
Three-point goals — VIS x (Name x, Name x); HOM x (Name x).
BOYS BASKETBALL
North Pocono 58, Wyoming Area 43
Wyoming Area (43) — Anthony Nardell 0 0-0 0, Kyre Zieliuski 4 0-0 9, Tony Saitta 3 3-6 11, Matt Wright 2 2-3 6, Sam Greenfield 4 1-2 9, Anthony Shaver 0 0-0 0, Kyle Musto 1 1-1 3, Mike Bonita 0 0-0 0, PJ Angeli 1 0-0 2, Aaron Zezza 1 0-0 3, Dylan Melberger 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-12 43
North Pocono (58) — JP Walsh 2 0-0 6, Mike Kowalski 0 0-0 0, Nick Makay 3 2-2 8, Randy Bocan 3 1-2 9, Tom Miner 8 1-2 17, Tim Blaine 1 0-0 2, Angelo Lurobleski 1 0-3 2, James Ildetanso 3 2-8 8, Mike McGee 3 0-3 6, Kourtney Harp 0 0-0 0, Chris McCaffery 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 6-20 58.
Wyoming Area`9`6`14`14`—`43
North Pocono`9`14`15`20`—`58
Three-point goals — WA 4 (Zieliuski 1, Saitta 2, Zezza 1); NP 4 (Walsh 2, Bocan 2).
Elk Lake 68, Lake-Lehman 39
Elk Lake (68) — Newhart 4 2-4 12, Tewksbury 1 1-2 2, Reyan 2 1-2 6, Woolcock 2 0-0 4, Tyler 3 5-6 11, Watkins 5 4-5 14, Deloonis 2 0-0 4, Hewitt 2 1-2 5, Oakes 1 0-0 3, Heft 1 1-2 3. Totals 23 15-23 68.
Lake-Lehman (39) — Walkker Shaw 0 1-2 1, Donnie Thompson 1 0-0 3, Garrett Weston 1 0-0 2, John Pelton 1 0-1 2, Jake Corey 7 3-6 17, Mahmoud Dabsheh 2 0-0 5, Adam Motovidlak 1 0-0 3, Cole Spencer 2 2-2 6. Totals 15 6-11 39.
Elk Lake`13`15`24`16`—`68
Lake-Lehman`6`6`12`15`—`39
Three-point goals — ELK 4 (Newhart 2, Reyan 1, Oakes 1); LL 3 (Thompson 1, Dabsheh 1, Motovidlak 1).
Wyoming Valley West 67, Scranton 65
Scranton (65) — Josh Shields 4 1-2 11, Xaiver Harris 7 2-4 17, Troy Chalmer 0 1-4 1, Tim Stankowski 1 0-0 2, Robbie McAndrew 1 0-2 3, Jeff Delossantus 1 1-2 3, Shakwon Knights 6 0-0 13, Jacob Watts 5 3-4 15. Totals 25 8-16 65.
Wyoming Valley West (67) — Sean Judge 4 6-10 16, Noah Frace 4 2-3 10, Savion Saunder 0 1-2 1, Aaron Austin 3 2-4 10, Draig Ruff 7 0-2 14, Amistad Hackett 1 2-2 4, Davis Weaver 0 0-0 0, Tyler Yankowski 5 2-2 12. Totals 24 15-25 67.
Scranton`5`21`21`18`—`65
Wyoming Valley West`11`19`17`20`—`67
Three-point goals — SCR 7 (Sheilds 2, Harris 1, McAndrew 1, Knights 1, Watts 2); WVW 4 (Judge 2, Austin 2).
Dallas 55, GAR 48 OT
GAR (48) — Andrew Campbell 0 0-2 0, Dajon Rush 2 4-6 10, Aaron Hyppolite 5 1-3 11, Tino Altavilla 6 1-2 19, Justin Crosby-Smith 3 2-6 8. Totals 16 8-19 48.
Dallas (55) — Collin Pertl 0 1-2 1, Nick Kocher 1 0-0 2, Tanner Gattuso 3 0-1 6, Ray Ostroski 3 4-6 12, Spencer Bowanko 2 0-2 6, Ben Donahue 2 0-0 5, Jay Bittner 3 5-6 11, Joey Parsons 1 1-1 3, Ethan Szczencinski 2 0-0 4, Michael Farrell 2 1-1 5. Totals 19 12-19 55.
GAR`6`14`13`15`0`—`48
Dallas`14`12`8`14`7—`55
Three-point goals — GAR 8 (Rush 2, Altavilla 6); DAL 5 (Ostroski 2, Bowanko 2, Donahue 1).