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GAR doubled up Coughlin Friday night as Khira Cook paced the Grenadiers with a game-high 18 points en route to a 48-24 victory in a girls basketball game.

Cook also hit two 3-pointers.

Coughlin’s Emily Cicon scored a team-high eight points in the loss.

North Pocono 48,

Pittston Area 45

North Pocono outscored the Patriots 21-9 in the fourth quarter and held on for a three-point win.

Leah Hodick finished with a team-high 17 points for Pittston Area, while Taryn Ashby scored 14.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

GAR 48, Coughlin 24

COUGHLIN (24) — Emily Cicon 3 2-6 8, LeJune Bery 2 0-2 4, Kira Meager 2 0-0 4, Molly Poray 1 0-0 3, Abby Cicon 1 0-0 3, Morgan Gayton 1 0-0 2, Vic Phillips 0 0-0 0, Amanda Barberio 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 2-8 24.

GAR (48) — Khira Cook 6 4-6 18, Olivia Adolphus 3 4-10 10, Cierra Taylor 4 1-6 9, Alexis Whiting 3 1-2 7, Skylynn Gonzalez 1 1-2 3, Alana Germeno 0 1-2 1, Mikayla Andrezejevski 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-28 48.

COUGHLIN`3`8`4`9`—`24

GAR`11`13`11`13`—`48

Three-point goals — COU 2 (A. Cicon 1, Poray 1); GAR 2 (Cook 2).

North Pocono 48, Pittston Area 45

PITTSTON AREA (45) — Leah Hodick 5 7-10 17, Taryn Ashby 4 5-8 14, Portia Weidlich 2 0-0 4, Cherokee Musto 1 1-2 3, Kirsten Durlin 1 1-2 3, Mary Silinski 1 0-0 2, Andrea Ruby 1 0-0 2, Krista Maurizi 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 14-22 45.

NORTH POCONO (48) — C. Pehanick 4 13-14 23, Montana 2 5-6 10, I. Pehanick 2 3-4 7, Lewis 0 2-2 2, Kaneski 0 2-2 2, McDonaugh 1 0-0 2, Kamla 0 2-2 2, Pipcho 0 0-0 0, Ruby 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 27-30 48.

Pittston Area`13`12`11`9`—`45

North Pocono`5`10`12`21`—`48

Three-point goals — PA 1 (Ashby 1); NP 1 (Montana 1).

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