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Kayla Aufiero scored 22 points and the Nanticoke Area girls basketball team buried 10 3-point field goals as it rolled to a season-opening 10th consecutive victory Friday by rolling past Mid Valley, 68-24.
Aufiero hit two of her four 3-point field goals in the first half and scored seven points in the opening quarter to get the Trojanettes out to a 15-7 lead. She scored her final 12 points in the third quarter, as Nanticoke Area’s lead grew to 59-15.
Nanticoke Area’s defense held Mid Valley to single digits in each quarter and to 12 total points in each half.
Riley Klepadlo added 13 points in Nanticoke Area’s victory and Lisa Radziak buried three 3-point field goals.
Jenna Pacella scored 11 of Mid Valley’s 24 points.
Wyoming Area 66, GAR 33
Addison Orzel pulled down a whopping 26 rebounds and scored 19 points as the Warriors ran away from the Grenadiers.
Orzel scored 10 of her points in a second quarter that boosted a five-point Wyoming Area lead to 32-12 by halftime.
Sarah Holweg hit four 3-point field goals and poured in a game-high 27 points for the Warriors.
Khira Cook scored seven of her team-high nine points in the opening quarter to keep GAR close early.
Berwick 57, Northwest 45
Reese Mensinger scored 27 points and Roni Isenberg added 10 more as the Bulldogs remained unbeaten in WVC Division 2 play at 4-0.
Berwick overcame a one-point halftime deficit by out-scoring the Rangers 16-7 in the third quarter.
Brenna Babcock led Northwest with 19 points and Reagan Harrison added 10 during the defeat.
Meyers 45, Tunkhannock 35
Elise Fellerman scored five of her seven points in the final quarter, helping the Mohawks hold off Tunkhannock for their first WVC win of the season.
Erin Morris scored seven of her nine points in the first half to help the Mohawks take a three-point halftime lead and Amanda Gray scored six of her nine points in the third quarter as Meyers took a 31-27 lead into the final quarter.
Abby Ritz kept Tunkhannock close with a game-high 13 points, while Jessica Ell added 11 for the Tigers.
***Boxscores go in Agate type***
Nanticoke Area 68, Mid Valley 24
MID VALLEY (24) — Jenna Pacella 5 1-2 11, Emily Anderson 0 0-0 0, Stef O’Grady 1 1-2 3, Faith Fucciola 0 0-0 0, Shelby Brittan 0 1-3 1, Taylor Randazzo 0 0-0 0, Erin Woodley 0 0-0 0, Hannah Lee 0 0-0 0, Ciera Cavallaro 0 0-0 0, Amber Recksiek 0 0-0 0, Hannah Gallagher 4 1-2 9. Totals 10 4-6 24.
NANTICOKE AREA (68) — Riley Klepadlo 5 2-4 13, Alyssa Lewis 0 2-4 2, Kayla Aufiero 12 4-6 22, Lisa Radziak 3 0-0 9, Katie Butczynski 1 0-0 2, Amiah Lukowski 1 0-0 3, Alexis Pyzia 1 0-1 2, Jennifer Kurkoski 0 0-0 0, Brinley Sobeck 0 0-0 0, Maddy Grilz 3 0-0 7, Emily Haver 0 0-0 0, Jil Baron 1 2-2 4, Bella Czeck 1 2-9 4. Totals 23 12-21 68.
Mid Valley`7`5`3`9`—`24
Nanticoke Area`15`21`23`9`—`68
Three-point goals — NAN 10 (Aufiero 4, Radziak 3, Grilz, Klepadlo, Lukowski).
Wyoming Area 66, GAR 33
GAR (33) — Olivia Adolphus 3 0-0 7, Alexis Whiting 3 3-6 9, Cheyenne Taylor 1 0-0 2, Ciarra Taylor 3 0-0 6, Khira Cook 3 2-2 9, Alana Germano 0 0-0 0, Paige Lyons 0 0-0 0, Lyann Pena 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 5-8 33.
WYOMING AREA (66) — Aleah Kranson 1 0-4 2, Sarah Holweg 10 3-5 27, Lydia Edwards 3 0-0 9, Katie Wolfgang 3 0-0 6, Addison Orzel 9 1-3 19, Jalen Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Nicole Silinskie 0 0-0 0, Brianna Pizzano 0 0-0 0, Kari Melberger 1 0-0 3, Mackenzie Nocchi 0 0-0 0, Jessica Davis 0 0-0 0, Lauren Kelly 0 0-0 0, Kristi Skok 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 4-12 66.
GAR`9`3`6`15`—`33
Wyoming Area`14`32`16`4`—`66
Three-point goals — GAR 2 (Cook, Adolphus); WA 8 (Holweg 4, Edwards 3, Melberger).
Berwick 57, Northwest 45
NORTHWEST (45) — Jordan Harrison 0 0-0 0, Brenna Babcock 5 7-8 19, Reagan Harrison 4 0-0 10, Megan Harry 1 0-0 2, Brooke Harvey 0 0-0 0, Tess Edwards 0 0-0 0, Danielle Bowman 2 1-1 6, Hannah Wisniewski 3 2-6 8. Totals 15 10-15 45.
BERWICK (57) — Reese Mensinger 8 7-12 27, Tori Talanca 2 3-4 7, Abbey Burt 1 3-5 5, Sierra Miedaner 0 0-0 0, Megan Dalo 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Davis 3 0-0 6, Mallory Pinterich 0 0-0 0, Alexa Wall 0 2-2 2, Roni Isenberg 3 4-7 10. Totals 17 19-30 57.
Northwest`5`22`7`11`—`45
Berwick`15`11`16`15`—`57
Three-point goals — NW 5 (B. Babcock 2, Harrison 2, Bowman); BER 4 (Mensinger 4).
Meyers 45, Tunkhannock 35
MEYERS (45) — Erin Morris 3 3-6 9, Amanda Gray 3 3-5 9, Bella Skaff 3 1-3 7, Devon Keiper 2 0-0 4, Gianna Skaff 2 2-2 8, Kailey Nilon 0 0- 0, Elise Fellerman 3 0-0 7, Allycia Harris 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 10-18 45.
TUNKHANNOCK (35) — Sydney Faux 2 1-4 7, Kelly Barber 0 0-0 0, Jessica Ell 4 0-0 11, Abby Ritz 6 1-5 13, Rebecca Avery 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 2-12 35.
Meyers`7`13`11`14`—`45
Tunkhannock`12`5`10`8`—`35
Three-point goals — MEY 3 (G. Skaff 2, Fellerman); TUN 5 (Ell 3, Faux 2).