WILKES-BARRE – Adam Dizbon scored 12 of his game-high 14 points in the second half, leading Lake-Lehman to a 40-37 victory over Holy Redeemer in Wyoming Valley Conference Division II boys basketball on Friday night.
Pete Borum added 12 for the Black Knights (1-0 Div. II, 4-4 overall).
Mike Boutanos had 12 points and Brian Banas added 11 for Redeemer (0-1, 1-8).
LAKE-LEHMAN (40): Jared James 1 4-6 6, Adam Dizbon 3 8-8 14, Cody Paraschak 1 1-2 3, Vinnie Williamson 0 3-4 3, Pete Borum 5 2-4 12, Brian Devine 1 0-0 2, Bill Hillman 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 18-24 40.
HOLY REDEEMER (37): Mike Boutanos 5 0-0 12, John Kane 4 0-3 8, Chase Makowski 0 1-4 1, Brian Banas 4 1-2 11, Mike Prociak 0 0-0 0, Justin Renfer 1 0-0 2, Kyle Gainard 0 0-0 0, Mike Conlon 0 0-0 0, Jerry Busch 1 0-0 3, Mike Morrison 0 0-0 0, Jim Slavinski 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 2-9 37.
| Lake-Lehman | 2 | 8 | 17 | 13 | — | 40 |
| Holy Redeemer | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | — | 37 |
3-Point Field Goals— HR 5 (Boutanos 2, Busch, Banas 2).
Ryan Krawczeniuk scored 23 points and Rasheed Moore scored 16 points to lead Meyers to a victory.
Seth Callahan scored 23 points for Wyoming Seminary.
WYOMING SEMINARY (49): Jason Ellis 3 1-2 7, EJ Flippen 5 0-0 10, Ander Gonzalez 1 0-0 3, Peter Liu 0 0-0 0, Doug Thomas 0 0-0 0, Zach Wise 0 0-0 0, Seth Callahan 9 0-1 23, Alex Barilla 3 0-0 6; Totals: 21 1-3 49.
MEYERS (72): Matt DeMarco 2 1-2 6, Tyon Thomas 2 0-0 4, Michael Kendra 0 0-0 0, Ryan Krawczeniuk 8 3-4 23, Curtis Blue 0 0-0 0, CJ Szafran 1 0-1 2, Rasheed Moore 8 0-1 16, Dominic Pittman 0 0-0 0, Raheem Twyman 0 0-0 0, Tyler Smallcomb 0 0-0 0, Anthony Havard 1 0-0 2, Tyriek Steward 7 5-7 19, Teaguen Labotch 0 0-0 0; Totals: 29 9-15 72.
| Wyoming Seminary | 21 | 9 | 10 | 9 | — | 49 |
| Meyers | 20 | 17 | 23 | 12 | — | 72 |
3-Point Field Goals— SEM 6 (Callahan 5, Gonzalez); MEY 5 (Krawczeniuk 4, DeMarco)
Christian Skrepenak's 22 points helped GAR pick up the win.
Cory Rogers led Prep with nine points.
GAR (56): Isaiah Francis 0 3-6 3 James Holmes 2 1-4 5, Willie Winstead 3 1-2 8, Jahlil Harvey 4 0-0 8, Nigebo Francis 1 0-2 2, Darius Washington 3 0-0 8, Christian Skrepenak 10 2-6 22. Totals 23 7-20 56.
MMI PREP (36): Aaron Kollar 2 0-0 4, Charlie Karchner 1 3-4 6, Cory Rogers 3 1-1 9, R.J. Kupsho 4 0-0 8, Tim Connors 1 3-4 5, Ed Herbener 0 0-0 0, Jessie Plaksa 1 0-0 2, Mike Sarno 0 0-0 0, Adam Cortese 1 0-0 2, Andrew Alday 0 0-0 0, John Stish 0 0-0 0, Joey Delese 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 7-9 36.
| GAR | 9 | 19 | 9 | 19 | — | 56 |
| MMI Prep | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 | — | 36 |
3-Point Field Goals— GAR 3 (Washington 2, Winstead); MMI 3 (Karchner, Rogers 2)
Tyler Myers helped Nanticoke get the victory by scoring 11 points. Mike Malshefski netted nine and Matt Winters tossed in eight.
Bart Chupka led the Wyoming Area effort by scoring 11 points. Jordan Zezza added eight.
NANTICOKE (44): Tyler Myers 4 0-0 11, Nate Seise 3 1-2 8, Scott Stout 0 4-5 4, Ed Lukowski 0 0-0 0, Cairee Walker 1 0-0 2, Mike Malshefski 3 3-5 9, Brent Piontkowski 0 0-0 0, Matt Winters 3 0-0 8, Joe Shimko 0 0-0 0, Rees Roberts 0 0-0 0, Nick Valenti 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-12 44.
WYOMING AREA (31): Jordan Zezza 4 0-0 8, Nick Gushka 1 0-0 2, Jeremy Zezza 0 0-0 0, Evan Musto 3 0-0 6, Jake Granteed 0 0-0 0, Erik Walkowiak 0 0-0 0, Mike Carey 1 0-0 2, Tino Romanelli 1 0-0 2, Trent Grove 0 0-0 0, Bart Chupka 4 3-7 11, Derek Dorman 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 3-9 31.
| Nanticoke | 11 | 8 | 15 | 10 | — | 44 |
| Wyoming Area | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 31 |
3-Point Field Goals— NAN 6 (Meyers 3, Winters 2, Seise)
Jake Barber recorded 15 points and Jorge Colon scored 13 points in Hanover Area's victory.
HANOVER AREA (46): Jorge Colon 4 5-7 13, Bobby Kerestes 2 0-0 4, Ethan Hoolick 1 0-0 2, Jake Barber 5 2-3 15, Tony Marcincavage 4 0-0 8, Tom Kriton 1 0-0 2, Troy Everetts 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 7-10 46.
NORTHWEST (32): Kyle Cragle 3 1-1 7, Devon Mazonkey 3 1-2 8, Tyler Meininger 2 1-5 6, Bruno Walkowiak 1 1-1 3, Alex Sirak 2 2-4 6, Arlo Maurer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 6-12 32.
| Hanover Area | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | — | 46 |
| Northwest | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | — | 32 |
3-Point Field Goals— HAN 3 (Barber 3); NW 2 (Mazonkey, Meininger)
Rebecca Rutkowski scored 16 points and Taryn Wojnar scored 12 in the Crestwood victory.
Caty Davenport led the Berwick effort with 16 points.
CRESTWOOD (49): Sydney Myers 2 5-8 9, Carina Mazzoni 1 0-0 3, Rebecca Rutkowski 7 2-5 16, Abbie Macko 1 0-0 3, Rachel Ritz 0 0-0 0, Maury Cronaver 1 2-2 4, Heather Muse 0 0-0 0, Taryn Wojnar 4 0-0 12, Maddy Ritsick 0 2-2 2, Debra Ciavarella 0 0-0 0, Gabby Lutz 0 0-0 0, Abby Murphy 0 0-0 0; Totals: 16 11-17 49.
BERWICK (39): Caty Davenport 7 2-3 16, Kylene Welsh 0 0-0 0, Gabby Kishbaugh 1 0-0 2, Margaret Bridge 0 0-2 0, Kelly Sheptock 3 2-6 8, Taylor Montana 3 3-4 9, Bri Floryshak 1 0-0 2, Allison Rinehimer 0 2-2 2, Alexis Steeber 0 0-0 0; Totals: 15 9-17 39.
| Crestwood | 13 | 9 | 11 | 17 | — | 49 |
| Berwick | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | — | 39 |
3-Point Field Goals— CRE 6 (Wojnar 4, Mazzoni, Macko); BER 0
After both offenses struggling in the opening half, the Spartans outscored Tunkhannock 14-3 in the third quarter to pull away.
Olivia Hoffman scored 14 points to pace Wyoming Valley West, which led 9-7 at halftime. Tara Judge, Savannah Piazza and Cassie Smicherko each had seven.
Ashleigh Nafus led Tunkhannock with six points.
TUNKHANNOCK (12): Ashleigh Nafus 3 0-2 6, Katie Proulx 0 0-0 0, Amanda Grundman 1 0-0 2, Gabby Alguire 0 2-2 2, Molly Hampsey 0 1-2 1, Keresha Bonner 0 1-2 1, Amanda Nole 0 0-0 0, Shequnya Bonner 0 0-0 0, Ashley Knott 0 0-2 0, Megan Wrubel 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Brown 0 0-0 0, Haylee Underwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 4-8 12.
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (41): Tara Judge 3 0-0 7, Cassie Smicherko 3 0-0 7, Emily Tyler 0 2-2 2, Cheyenne Reese 1 0-0 2, Alicia Moore 1 0-0 2, Savannah Piazza 1 5-6 7, Olivia Hoffman 6 2-2 14, Arika Bartusek 0 0-0 0, Abby Baur 0 0-0 0, Megan Kane 0 0-0 0, Amanda Scarcella 0 0-0 0, Lauren Lupinski 0 0-0 0, Kiersten Wiedwald 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Simonson 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 9-10 41.
| Tunkhannock | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 12 |
| Wyoming Valley West | 7 | 2 | 14 | 18 | — | 41 |
3-Point Field Goals— WVW 2 (Judge, Smicherko)
Stephanie Cybulski led all scorers with 10 points to help Dallas to the win.
COUGHLIN (21): Savanah Robinson 2 2-4 7, Casey Lello 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Steligo 0 0-0 0, Mary Tona 1 0-0 2, Calie Reed 1 0-0 2, Bre Georgetti 1 1-1 3, Kim Martinez 0 0-0 0, Danielle Lavary 0 0-2 0, Marissa Ross 3 1-2 7; Totals: 8 4-9 21.
DALLAS (50): Ashley Dunbar 2 2-4 6, Courtney Hoats 0 0-0 0, Taylor Kelley 0 0-0 0, Tanner Englehart 0 4-10 4, Talia Szatowski 2 0-0 4, Jessica Hiscox 1 0-0 2, Samantha Missal 2 0-0 4, Lindsay Jacobs 2 0-0 6, Katy Comitz 2 0-2 5, Abbie Bendick 0 0-0 0, Emilie Zawatski 0 0-0 0, Kyala Gleco 0 0-0 0, Nicki Wren 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Cybulski 5 0-0 10, Mercedes Whittaker 0 0-0 0, Katie Kravitsky 2 0-0 4, Maggie Michael 1 1-2 3, Rachel Olszewski 1 0-0 2; Totals: 20 7-18 50.
| Coughlin | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 21 |
| Dallas | 20 | 12 | 8 | 10 | — | 50 |
3-Point Field Goals— COU 1 (Robinson); DAL 3 (Jacobs 2, Comitz)
Behind Alyssa Sitch's 23 points, Hazleton Area picked up the win in overtime.
Mia Hopkins led the Pittston Area effort with 24 points.
PITTSTON AREA (59): Ali Barber 1 3-4 6, Jaime Chisdock 0 0-0 0, Liz Waleski 6 3-4 17, Jackie Rabender 0 0-0 0, Mia Hopkins 9 6-9 24, Ali Brady 1 2-2 4, Eastin Ashby 3 2-2 9; totals: 20 16-21 59.
HAZLETON AREA (64): Mackenzie Yori 0 5-6 5, Lexi Wolk 2 0-0 4, Angie Marchetti 5 2-2 14, Becky Marchetti 1 2-2 4, Alyssa Sitch 6 8-10 23, Christie Kaschak 1 4-4 6, Brianna Woznick 3 0-0 6, Sydney Walser 0 0-0 0, Briannie Silva 0 0-0 0; Totals: 18 23-26 64.
| Pittston Area | 12 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 2 | — | 59 |
| Hazleton Area | 14 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 7 | — | 64 |
3-Point Field Goals— PIT 3 (Waleski 2, Ashby); HAZ 5 (Sitch 3, A. Marchetti 2)
Hannah Seely scored 14 points to lead the Misericordia to a win over SUNY-Geneseo.
Lauren Smicherko added 14 points, four assists and four steals and Tyann McDaniel had 11 points as the Cougars improved to 6-4. Kayla Sileo had eight points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Division | Overall | |||
Division I | W | L | W | L |
| Crestwood | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Hazleton Area | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Pittston Area | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Wyoming Valley West | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Coughlin | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Berwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Tunkhannock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Dallas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Division | Overall | |||
Division II | W | L | W | L |
| Nanticoke | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Lake-Lehman | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| GAR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Holy Redeemer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Wyoming Area | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Division | Overall | |||
Division III | W | L | W | L |
| Meyers | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Hanover Area | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Wyoming Seminary | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| MMI Prep | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Northwest | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
 
Thursday's results
Crestwood 64, Dallas 46
Hazleton Area 85, Tunkhannock 54
Pittston Area 65, Berwick 49
Wyoming Valley West 73, Coughlin 57
Friday's results
GAR 56, MMI Prep 36
Hanover Area 46, Northwest 32
Lake-Lehman 40, Holy Redeemer 37
Meyers 72, Wyoming Seminary 49
Nanticoke 44, Wyoming Area 31
Today's games
(7:15 p.m.)
Berwick at Crestwood
Dallas at Coughlin
Hazleton Area at Pittston Area
Wyoming Valley West at Tunkhannock



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