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WRIGHT TWP. — Kyle Richards scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Crestwood boys basketball team to a 61-44 win over Wyoming Valley West in Wyoming Valley Conference action Wednesday night.
Lance Blass (13) and Kyle Gegaris (12) were also in double-digits for the Comets.
The Spartans were paced by Aaron Austin, who made a trio of 3-pointers en route to a 15-point performance.
The game was moved to Crestwood. The Feb. 14 rematch will now be at Wyoming Valley West.
Holy Redeemer 52,
Nanticoke 47
Luke Butczynski’s game-high 24 points weren’t enough as Holy Redeemer edged the Trojans thanks to efforts by James Kosak (10), Jason Stachkus (8) and Joey Judge (8). Fifteen of Butczynski’s 24 points came from the 3-point line.
Zach Cardone scored 11 points for Nanticoke.
Games postponed again
Four WVC games originally scheduled for Tuesday were postponed again Wednesday.
Dallas at Coughlin will be at 7:15 p.m. Saturday. Wyoming Area at MMI Prep was moved to Jan. 18. Berwick at Lake-Lehman will be played Jan. 19. Pittston Area at Hazleton Area wasn’t rescheduled.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Holy Redeemer 58,
Wyoming Seminary 52
Samantha Rajza led the way for the Royals, scoring a game-high 19 points. Julia Andrejko and Samantha Yencha both scored nine points.
Alex Wesneski was the lone Blue Knight to score in double-figures, putting up 10 points.
Four games postponed
Icy roadways Wednesday forced the postponement of four other WVC games.
Tunkhannock will visit Northwest at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, and Nanticoke will play at Meyers at 2:15 p.m. Saturday.
Wyoming Area will make up its game at Hanover Area on Jan. 21 and GAR will host Berwick on Jan. 25, with both slated for 7:15 start times.
WRESTLING
Crestwood 54,
Pittston Area 18
Tyler Shaud and Shane O’Rouke pinned their opponents to lead Crestwood past Pittston Area.
Ron Grevera defeated Pittston Area’s Josh McGilvary 10-3 int he a 152-pound bout.
Pittston Area was paced by Brandon Lopex and Tony DeMark, who both pinned their opponents.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Crestwood 61, Wyoming Valley West 44
WVW (44) — Aaron Austin 5 2-2 15, Sean Judge 4 1-1 10, Amistad Hackett 4 0-0 8, Draig Ruff 0 5-8 5, Noah Frace 2 0-0 4, Savion Saunders 1 0-0 2, Alontel Jordan 0 0-0 0, Davis Weaver 0 0-0 0, Tayshawn Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 8-11 44.
CRESTWOOD (61) — Kyle Richards 6 5-6 19, Lance Blass 5 2-2 13, Kyle Gegaris 3 5-6 12, Kevin Klusewitz 3 2-2 9, Noah Jackson 2 1-4 5, Camden Boris 1 0-0 2, Sean Murphy 0 1-2 1, Nick Andrews 0 0-0 0, Mike Kozelsky 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 16-24 61.
Wyo. Valley West`9`7`9`19`—`44
Crestwood`14`9`16`22`—`61
Three-point goals — WVW 4 (Austin 3, Judge); CRE 5 (Richards 2, Gegaris, Blass, Klusewitz).
Holy Redeemer 52, Nanticoke 47
NANTICOKE (47) — Luke Butczynski 8 3-4 24, Zach Cardone 4 0-0 11, Nate Kreitzer 2 2-2 7, Cody Piestrak 1 2-2 5, Rich Wiaterowski 0 0-0 0, Tyler Thomas 0 0-0 0, Matt Piontkowski 0 0-0 0, Justin Casey 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-8 47.
HOLY REDEEMER (52) — James Kosik 3 2-2 10, Jason Stachokus 2 2-2 8, Joey Judge 3 2-5 8, Colin Cook 3 2-2 8, Joe Layaou 3 0-0 7, Bryce Yencha 2 1-1 5, Nick Prociak 1 1-1 3, JD Turosky 1 0-0 2, Luke Nealon 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 11-15 52.
Nanticoke`11`11`16`9`—`47
Holy Redeemer`15`14`5`18`—`52
Three-point goals — NAN 10 (Butczynski 5, Cardone 3, Kreitzer, Piestrak); HR 5 (Stachokus 2, James 2, Layaou).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Holy Redeemer 58, Wyoming Seminary 52
HOLY REDEEMER (58) — Samantha Rajza 8 1-3 19, Julia Andrejko 4 1-2 9, Samantha Yencha 4 1-2 9, Irelyn Januzzi 4 0-0 8, Maya Kornfeld 3 0-2 7, Sarah Kuderka 1 1-1 3, Cameron Marcinkowski 1 1-2 3, Alyssa Gushka 1 0-0 2, Talia Kosierowski 0 0-2 0. Totals 25 5-14 58.
WYOMING SEMINARY (32) — Alex Wesneski 3 3-4 10, Annemaaike Reitsma 3 0-0 7, Mia Raneiri 2 1-2 5, MT Lehman 1 1-2 4, Christina Kilyanek 1 2-3 4, Julia Gabriel 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 7-11 32.
Holy Redeemer`15`14`16`13`—`58
Wyoming Seminary`4`7`3`18`—`32
Three-point goals — HR 3 (Rajza 2, Kornfeld); WS 3 (Lehman, Reitsma, Wesheski).
WRESTLING
Crestwood 54, Pittston Area 18
106 — Brandon Lopez (PA) pinned Hunter Greenberg 4:46; 113 — Jayden Zellar (PA) won by forfeit; 120 — Jordan Miale (CRE) dec Ryan Lombardo 7-3; 126 — Garrett Swank (CRE) won by forfeit; 132 — Tyler Shaud (CRE) pinned Preston Oleski 0:59; 138 — Tony DeMark (PA) pinned Chris Kremski 0:44; 145 — Peznowski Noah (CRE) won by forfeit; 152 — Ron Grevera (CRE) dec Josh McGilvary 10-3; 160 — Justin Lukashewski (CRE) won by forfeit; 170 — Liam Stone (CRE) won by forfeit; 182 — Ryan Black (CRE) won by forfeit; 195 — Paul Ashton (CRE) won by forfeit; 220 — Shane O’Rourke (CRE) pinned Nick Lynch 2:39; 285 — double forfeit.