Neshaminy and Hazleton Area came to Mountain Top Friday night hoping to advance to the next round of the state playoffs. The Lady Skins of Neshimany came in the No 7 seed out of District 1. The Lady Cougars of Hazleton Area came in as the District 2 Champions. The game would be back and forth til Hazleton Area went on a 10-3 run to end the quarter and lead 12-6 after 1. Neshaminy would go on a 7-0 run to cut the Lady Cougars lead to 1 but Hazleton Area went on a 6-0 run to take a 20-13 lead at halftime. The Lady Skins would take control of the third quarter, going on a run in the third quarter and eventually took a lead on an Emily Alexis basket at 24-23, and would lead after 3 32-23. A technical on Neshimany's head coach gave Hazleton two free throws. The lead would eventually be cut to 6 but after a foul was called on Neshimany, a technical was assessed to a Hazleton Area player. After Mrochko missed the front end of the 1-and-1, Allison Harvey made both of her technical free throws to get the lead to 8. The Lady Cougars would cut the lead to 3 but a 3 pointer by Allison Harvey and a 2-pointer by Tiara Porterfield but the game out of reach for Hazleton Area and Neshimany advanced to the second round with a 50-41 victory over Hazleton Area. Allison Harvey led the way, scoring 18 for the Lady Skins and Morgan Goldenbaum added 13. Mackenzie Yori had a game-high 20 points for the Lady Cougars and Maddie Mrochko added 9 points.
Thoughts on the game: Great second half by Neshimany, especially Allison Harvey, who scored 13 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter. Very impressive for a freshman starting her first state playoff game. Neshaminy took advantage of their size against Hazleton Area, getting several second chances to score. Morgan Goldenbaum had a great game as well. Hazleton Area played a great first half but the second half was tough on them, Mackenzie Yori had a great game as usual, scoring 20 points. The Lady Cougars tried their hardest to pull for the tie but it seemed like everytime they got close, Neshimany would counter with a key basket.
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