West Philadelphia vs Nanticoke (4A State Quarterfinals)

The Nanticoke Trojans, the No 3 team from District 2 took on the No 4 team from District 12, West Philadelphia. Could the Trojans continue their run and advance to the State Semifinals. After Maxwell Brown hit a 3 pointer to make it 3-1, Luke Butczynski hit 4 straight three pointer then Cody Piestrak followed with one of his own to make it 16-3 in favor of the Trojans. The Trojans led 26-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Speedboys would try and get back in the game, cutting the lead to 10 but a Zack Cardone three pointer and a Trahjan Krupinski basket increased the lead to 15. Cyrie Coates would score 5 straight points but a Trahjan Krupinski basket before halftime gave the Trojans a 37-25 lead at halftime. The Speedboys would try to make a comeback as they went on an 11-2 run to cut it to a 3 point game but the Speedboys and Trojans traded baskets but an Aaron Harrison 3 pointer at the buzzer cut the lead to 47-45 at the end of three. The Trojans started off on a 10-3 run to increase the lead to eight. The Trojans kept on going as they increased their lead. Nate Kreitzer's 3 point play gave the Trojans an 11 point lead and they kept on going and advance to the State Semifinals with a 78-62 victory over West Philadelphia. Nate Kreitzer and Cody Piestrak each scored 20 points each and Luke Butczynski added 18 for the Trojans. D Shackelford scored 15 and M Lorenazano added 14 for the Speedboys.

Thoughts on the game: All I can say is Wow. First quarter was all Trojans, with Luke Butczynski scoring 15 in the first quarter and they possibly played their best quarter of the season. West Philadelphia tried staying in with their press and looked like they could have made the comeback but Cody Piestrak came up big for the Trojans in the fourth, scoring 11 of his 20 points in the fourth. Overall, the team played great and shoutout to the Nanticoke fans who traveled to Bethlehem for the game.

Scoring
West Philadelphia
M Brown 9
L Carroll 9
M Lorenzano 14
D Shackelford 15
C Coates 10
A Harrison 3
L Wells 2

Nanticoke
Nate Kreitzer 20
Luke Butczynski 18
Cody Piestrak 20
Zack Cardone 3
Trahjan Krupinski 8
Justin Casey 7
Alec Divers 2