Wyoming Seminary at Nanticoke Boys

Wyoming Seminary came to Nanticoke to take on the Trojans. The 2003 Trojanette Softball team was recognized before the game started. The Trojans and Blue Knights played a tight first quarter but Nanticoke went on an 8-0 run after trailing 6-4 and would lead 12-8 after 1. Nanticoke would increase their lead to 11 with 5 points from Nate Kreitzer. However, 2 free throws from Nick Ganter and a 2 from Dimitri Gnall to cut the Blue Knights lead to 7 at halftime. The Blue Knights deficit was cut to 2 with 5 straights points from Gnall but a Nate Kreitzer 3 increased the lead to 5. After a Noah Munley field goal, Nate Kreitzer hit back-to-back 3s to end the quarter to give the Trojans a 37-28 lead after 3. Even after the Trojans increased the lead to 12, the Blue Knights kept fighting back. The Blue Knights went on an 8-2 to cut the lead to 6 but Nanticoke stopped them and sunk two free throws by Rich Wiaterowski and Luke Butczynski to seal the game by the score of 50-42. Nate Kreitzer scored 22 points and Justin Casey had 8 points for Nanticoke. Dimitri Gnall had 12 points and Tyler Maddock scored 11 for the Blue Knights.

Thoughts on the game: Great game by Nate Kreitzer, sunk a bunch of 3s off the bench and the Trojans as a team held off the Blue Knights. Dimitri Gnall had a good game for the Blue Knights as well as Tyler Maddock.

Abington Heights at Holy Redeemer Boys

Abington Heights came down to Wilkes-Barre to play the Holy Redeemer Royals. Abington Heights came off a victory over La Salle College on Saturday afternoon. Holy Redeemer came off a victory against Holy Cross. Abington Heights and Holy Redeemer were close at 4-3 but Abington Heights called timeout and they would go on a 15-3 run for the rest of quarter and would 19-3 after 1. Abington Heights continued their onslaught with 3 straight field goals, including back-to-back buckets from Jackson Danzig. Redeemer would attempt their hardest to get back into the game, with Colin Cook scoring 4 points to end the half but would trail by 20 at halftime. Trey Koehler would score the first 5 points of the third and would go on a 11-0 run, breaking the run by a 3 by Jason Stachokus but the Comets would lead 51-23 after three. Abington Heights would cruise in the fourth to take the victory 62-29. Trey Koehler would score 17 points and Seth Maxwell would have 11. For the Royals, James Kosik had 10 points and Colin Cook had 7.


Thoughts on the game: Seth Maxwell might be the main attraction of Abington Heights, but Trey Koehler had a great game tonight and he really stood out, scoring 17. Seth Maxwell had a pretty good game himself, scoring 11 and making the difference in the lane and on the boards. James Kosik had a pretty game for Holy Redeemer. He would score the first 6 points for Redeemer.

Hanover Area at Nanticoke Boys

Hanover Area came to Nanticoke to renew their rivalry. Both student sections both came to see their respective teams play. Nanticoke started the game on an 11-2 run and would lead 18-9 after 1. Nanticoke started the second with another run, this time on a 10-3 run. The Hawkeyes could cut the lead to 12 til Luke Butczynski and Cody Piestrak hit back-to-back threes to make it an 18 point lead and would lead 39-22 at halftime. Hanover Area would attempt a comeback with 5 straight points from Tyler Diggs to cut it to 12, but a Nate Kreitzer 3, a Justin Casey basket and one and a Luke Butczynski basket brought them to a 20 point lead and would lead 59-34 after 3. Nanticoke would cruise in the fourth with the final of 76-48. Luke Butczynski had a game-high 25 points and Nate Kreitzer had 16 points for the Trojans. Tyler Diggs had 15 points and Desmond McCamce had 8 points. 

Thoughts on the game: Nanticoke played a really good game. Luke Butczynski had a great game, scoring 25 points as well as Nate Kreitzer who had 16 points. I was impressed by Hanover Area's Tyler Diggs who had 15 points.

Hanover Area

D McCamce 8

T Diggs 15

M Piscotty 5

D Senk 3

L Rivera 6

A Hamlet 2

R Salwoski 3

D Marcincavage 3

E Materna 3

J Amador 2

Nanticoke

Nate Kreitzer 16

Justin Casey 10

Luke Butczynski 25

Alec Divers 8

Matt Piontkowski 1

Zach Cardone 6

Rich Wiaterowski 3

Cody Piestrak 3

Dylan Szychowski 1

Williamsport at Crestwood Girls

Crestwood and Williamsport played on a frigid Thursday night in a non conference clash. Crestwood led 5-4 til the Comets went on a 6-0 to end the quarter and would lead 11-5 after 1. The Lady Comets kept it up in the second quarter, going on a 11-1 run to start the quarter and would lead by 12 at half. Williamsport would cut Crestwood's lead to 10 but a Kate Snipas three point and a Bella Termini field goal would increase the lead to 15 and would by 17 at the end of third. The fourth quarter would start with the first 6 field goals going back and forth from the Millionaires and Comets. Williamsport would cut the lead to 10 late in the game but the Lady Comets would seal the game with an 11-0 run and would take the victory 59-38. 

Andrea Shipton, Bella Termini and Julia Makowski each scored 10 points for the Lady Comets. Jada Whaley scored a game-high 16 points and Gabrielle Thomas had 13. 

Thoughts on the game: Well balanced game by the Lady Comets on the scoresheet. 8 players had at least 1 field goal. Was impressed by how well they played. For Williamsport, great games by Jada Whaley and Gabrielle Thomas.

Williamsport

Gabrielle Thomas 13

Jada Whaley 16

Samiyah Little 7

Halle McCormick 2

Crestwood

Andrea Shipton 10

Bella Termini 10

Kate Snipas 7

Sara Hopkins 9

Sarah Richards 7

Julia Makowski 10

Allison Muse 2

Riley Magin 4

Forest City at Nanticoke Boys Basketball

Forest City came down to Nanticoke to start off their season. In the first quarter, after a 3-2 lead by Forest City, Nanticoke went on a 6-0 run to make it 8-3 but Jared Paulin ended it with a 2 pointer to cut it to 8-5. Justin Casey and Nate Kreitzer increased the lead to 6 but Kolby Rotella cut it down to three with a 3 pointer but a Nate Kreitzer 3 and a Rich Wiaterowski 2 gave Nanticoke a 16-8 lead after the first quarter. Luke Butczynski was held scoreless in the first quarter but started off with a basket and the foul and made the free throw which started an 11-0 run by the Trojans til Jordan Non hit a 3 pointer but Tyler Thomas would hit back-to-back two pointers to increase the lead to 20 and would lead 39-19 at the half. In the 3rd, the Trojans kept the Foresters to 2 baskets in the quarter and would lead 66-23 at the half and the mercy rule would run. The Trojans would win this one 76-27. Luke Butczynski had a game-high 26 points and Tyler Thomas scored 11 for the Trojans. Kolby Rotella had 8 points and Jordan Non had 7 for the Foresters.

Thoughts on the game: Nanticoke's Luke Butczynski had a great game, he scored 26 points in two quarters as he was held scoreless in the first quarter and sat out the fourth. Overall, the team played great. Nine different players scored a FG for the Trojans.

Forest City

Kolby Rotella 8

Jordan Non 7

Noah Yates 5

Jared Paulin 3

Dakota Knehr-Cook 2

Tyler Clift 1

Kyle Shema 1

Nanticoke

Luke Butczynski 26

Tyler Thomas 11

Justin Casey 8

Patrick Caesar 8

Nate Kreitzer 7

Zach Cardone 6

Trahjan Krupinski 4

Matt Piontkowski 4

Rich Wiaterowski 2