Berwick and Nanticoke traveled to Crestwood High School in Mountain Top in hopes of advancing to the semifinals on Monday. Berwick lead for the most part of the 1st qtr but Nanticoke's Scott Stout hit a three to give Nanticoke a 7-6 at the end of 1. Berwick would an early lead in the second but a 6-0 run gave Nanticoke a 13-10 lead and would lead as much as 7 in the second but Berwick ended cutting it to 4 at halftime at 20-16. Nanticoke through most of the third quarter and taking a 3 point lead at the end of the third thanks to a jumper by Scott Stout. Nanticoke lead 38-30 when Justin Casey had an intentional foul and Berwick Head Coach Jason Kingery got a technical and both Tyler Evans and Scott Stout hit both of their free throws to make it 40-32. Nanticoke would lead as much as 10 but Berwick would go on a 11-0 run to make it 42-38. Berwick would take a lead off a Tyler Evans three but Ed Lukowski would hit 1 of 2 to tie it 45. With 13.2 remaining, the initial Berwick shot missed but in traffic, Tyler Evans had a putback shot to give Berwick a 47-45. Last chance for Nanticoke, Brent Piontkowski's 3 was off but Luke Butcynski grabbed the rebound but couldn't put in and Berwick advances to the semifinals with a 47-45 victory over Nanticoke. Tyler Evans had a game-high 24 points and Kyle MacMillan added 10 points for the Bulldogs. Luke Butcynski had 19 points while Scott Stout added 17 for the Trojans.
Thoughts on the game: Great game by both teams and congrats to Berwick for advancing to the semifinals. Tyler Evans came through in the clutch for Berwick when they needed him the most. Hitting a three to give them a lead and then hitting a putback shot to give them the lead for good. For Nanticoke, great games by Luke Butcynski and Scott Stout, they added 19 and 17 respectively. This game was one game it was a shame one team had to lose.
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