Lady Comets advance to the Finals with a victory over Valley West

The Crestwood Lady Comets and the Valley West Lady Spartans came to Pittston Area High School for their District 2 5A Semfinal matchup. Valley West is looking to get to the District Title game for the second straight year. Crestwood is looking to get to the District Finals for the first time since 1984. Who would come out on top in this District semifinal and get a spot in the State Playoffs and play at the Mohegan Sun Arena? Let's get to the game!

 With the Comets only leading by three, Crestwood would end the quarter on a 9-0 run and a 22-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Comets' shooting would cool as they only managed one basket but the Lady Spartans would only muster a field goal themselves and Crestwood would hit six free throws to Valley West's three and Crestwood would take a 30-15 lead at halftime.

 The Comets would outscore Valley West 16-6 in the third quarter to take the 47-21 lead into the fourth quarter. Both teams would empty their bench during the fourth quarter. The Comets would cruise and would advance to the District 2 5A Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena with a 60-28 victory over Valley West. They also clinched a spot in the Girls 5A State Playoffs regardless of the result of the District Final.



Thoughts on the game: It was a fantastic performance by Crestwood this afternoon. Julia Makowski had a great game who had 18 points as well as Sara Hopkins who had 16 points. For Valley West, for a team that had to replace most of their starters a year ago and to get to this point is quite impressive. They only lose one starter this year and could back at this point next season.

Dallas defeats Crestwood in dramatic fashion

The Dallas Mountaineers and the Crestwood Comets traveled to King's College for their District 2 5A Semifinal matchup. The Mountaineers are looking to defeat the Comets for the third straight game and get to the Mohegan Sun Arena. The Comets are looking to play spoiler and get their first win of the season against Dallas. Who would come out on top and get to the District Final at the Arena? Let's find out!
 With the game tied at 2 early in the first quarter, The Mountaineers' Jay Bittner would score six straight points to take a 8-2 lead and would score 11 points during the quarter as Dallas would lead 15-7 at the end of the first quarter. With the Mountaineers leading by seven, the Comets would get a bucket by Camden Boris and a three by Sean Murphy would cut the Dallas lead to two. The Mountaineers would increase their lead to five as the final seconds were ticking down and Boris would knock down a three as the Comets would trail by 24-22 at halftime.
 The Comets would tie the game at 24 when Sean Murphy drove to the basket and was fouled but would miss the free throw but the Comets would get the offensive rebound and would capitalize with a Mike Palmeiro basket for Crestwood's first lead of the game. Dallas would tie the game up with a pair of Jay Bittner free throws and Joey Parsons would get a basket for a 28-26 lead. On the next Crestwood possession, Ryan Petrosky would tie the game up and Evan Knapp would get a three point play for a 31-28 but Bittner would get another three to tie the game up. Crestwood would go on a 7-0 run for a 38-31 lead. After a Dallas basket, Crestwood would go for the last shot. Boris would miss the shot but Knapp would get the putback for a 40-33 lead at the end of the third quarter. Bittner and Parsons would hit back-to-back threes to cut the Comets lead to one. Crestwood would go on a 6-0 run to increase the lead back to seven. With the Comets lead at six, Alex Charlton and Bittner hit back-to-back threes to tie the game at 48 but Dallas would foul Murphy and would go to the line and hit both free throws for a 50-48. Jay Bittner would tie the game at 50 on a basket and Crestwood would not be able to score on their next possession and Dallas would get the ball with a minute to play. With the time winding down, Charlton would take a shot and miss and Strickland would get the rebound and miss but Matt Mathers would get a putback as time expired and the Dallas Mountaineers would advance to the 5A District Championship with a 52-50 victory over the Crestwood Comets.

Thoughts on the game: All I can say is, what an amazing game to be at. Matt Mathers may only have scored two points on the night, but they were the biggest two points of the game. For the Mountaineers, Jay Bittner had a really good game, scoring 27 points and forcing several turnovers. For Crestwood, Sean Murphy had a great game with 14 points, as well as Camden Boris with 13 points. The Comets played one of their best games all season despite the loss tonight. This game could have really gone either way, it's really a shame that one of these teams had to go home with their season ending.

Nanticoke gets past Wyoming Area

The Nanticoke Lady Trojanettes and the Wyoming Area Lady Warriors came into King's College's Scandlon Gymnasium for their District 2 4A Semifinal matchup. The Trojanettes are looking for avenge their loss to Wyoming Area on the final day of the regular season and to get back to the District Title game at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Who would come out on top in this Semifinal matchup? Let's find out!
 The Warriors' Cassidy Orzel would get off to a good start, scoring six of the Warriors' 10 points as they had a 10-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Warriors would build up to a nine point lead but Nanticoke would keep coming back as they would go on a 8-1 run to cut the lead to two. However, the Warriors' Nicole Silinskie would hit three of four free throws as the Warriors would take a 21-16 lead at halftime.
 After a Warriors got the first basket of the third quarter, the Trojanettes started going on a roll. Nanticoke would go on an 11-0 run for a 27-23 lead. However, baskets by Cassidy Orzel and a basket by Sarah Holweg to take a 29-27 lead. However, Lisa Radziak would tie with a basket. Cassidy Orzel would give the Warriors the lead again but Alyssa Lewis would hit a three pointer as the Trojanettes took a 32-31 lead at the end of the third quarter. Silinskie would give the Warriors an early 34-32 lead but Lewis would tie it up with a basket and Radziak would give Nanticoke the lead with a free throw at 35-34. Sarah Holweg would give the Warriors the lead once again with a pair of free throws for a 36-35 lead. Nanticoke would take the lead with a pair of free throws by Jil Baron. Lisa Radziak would increase their lead to three with a bucket but the Warriors tied the game with a Silinskie three pointer. After two back-and-forth possessions where the game would get tied up once again, Lisa Radziak would give the Trojanettes the lead at 43-41. The defense of Nanticoke wouldn't give up another Wyoming Area and Alyssa Lewis would hit a bunch of free throws as the Trojanettes advanced to the 4A District Championship at the Mohegan Sun Arena with a 50-43 victory over Wyoming Area.

Thoughts on the game: It was a really good game by both teams. Alyssa Lewis had a great game for the Trojanettes. She kept the Trojanettes in the game and also did a great job in the second half. Jil Baron also had a great job on the boards for the Trojanettes. For the Warriors, it was a great game by them. Cassidy Orzel and Nicole Silinskie had great games and were the reason why the Warriors were on the verge of knocking out the defending District Champions.

Big Shot Propels Nanticoke over Meyers

The Meyers Mohawks and Nanticoke Trojans traveled to Wyoming Area on Wednesday night for the District 2 4A Quarterfinal matchup. Both teams played for third place last year with the Trojans coming out on top. The Trojans are hoping to replicate their state playoff run from a year ago. The Mohawks are coming in looking for the upset and avenge a loss earlier in the month to Nanticoke. Nanticoke comes in as the WVC Division 2 Champion and the number two seed. Meyers comes in as the seven seed. Who would come out in this District 2 playoff game? Let's find out!
 With the game tied at three, Jake Krupinski would hit a three pointer to make it 6-3 but Kendall Brewster would score five straight points but Krupinski would hit another three pointer to make it 9-8 Trojans. Najese Hood's basket would make 10-9 as we head to the end of the first quarter. Kendall Brewster would start the quarter with a three pointer to make it 13-9 but back-to-back buckets by Colby Butczynski and Nate Kreitzer tied the game up at 13. Meyers would answer with Jawane Buckner and Hood hitting back-to-back shots for a four point lead. Kreitzer would hit a three pointer but Meyers would get the ball inside for another basket. The Trojans would get a pair of Butczynski free throws as they trailed 19-18 at halftime.
 Hood would start the quarter with a bucket to increase the lead to three but the Trojans would go on an 8-0 run for a 26-21 lead. The Mohawks would tie the game at 26, then Kreitzer would get a basket for a 28-26 lead. Next possession, Cole Walker would tie it with a basket of his own. Freshman Luke Myers would give Nanticoke the lead once again with a pair of free throws but with under a minute to play Kendall Brewster would hit a three pointer for a 31-30 lead as we head to the fourth quarter. Butczynski would get a layup for a 32-31 lead but Walker would hit a three pointer to give the Mohawks the lead right back. Buckner would start taking over as he would score the next five Meyers points and a 39-34 lead. The Trojans would keep fighting as they went on a 6-0 run and a 40-39 lead. Buckner would make a pair of free throws for a 41-40 lead. Next Trojans possession, Kreitzer would hit a three for a 43-41 but on the Meyers possession, Buckner would hit a clutch three for a 44-43 lead and then scored again for a 46-43 lead. With the Mohawks leading by four, Kreitzer would get fouled on a three pointer and would sink all three foul shots to cut the lead to one. The Trojans would get a stop and Jake Krupinski would go for the three and would hit for a 50-48 lead with 10 seconds to go. The Trojans would foul but were only in the 1 and 1 range. The Mohawks would go to the line with 2.5 seconds and miss the foul shot but Meyers would get the offensive rebound and got the shot off but would come up short as the Trojans advanced to the District Semifinals for the second straight year with a victory over Meyers.

Thoughts on the game: It was a really good game. It honestly could have went either way. Jake Krupinski's game-winning three pointer was impressive and he also had a really good game. You honestly forget at times that he is only a freshman. Nate Kreitzer also had a great game with 21 points. For the Mohawks, I thought they played a very good game. Juwane Buckner had a great game with 18 points as did Kendall Brewster who had 15 points.

Pittston Area survives to get past West Scranton

The Pittston Area Lady Patriots and the West Scranton Lady Invaders traveled to Wyoming Area High School to play their District 2 5A Quaterfinal matchup. Pittston Area comes in as the four seed. West Scranton comes in the number five seed. Who would come out on top in this four/five matchup? Let's find out!
 After the Invaders scored the first basket of the game, Pittston Area would go on a 7-0 run and would take a 9-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Patriots would continue to increase their lead as Alexa Noone hit back-to-back three pointers and the defense would only allow one basket during the quarter to lead 19-8 at halftime.
 In the third quarter, West Scranton to get back into the game but the Lady Patriots' Leah Hodick would score six points during the quarter for a 25-14 lead at the end of the third. The Patriots would get a three point play by Hodick to increase the lead to 14 but the Invaders would try and make a comeback. The Invaders would go on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to six. Noone would hit a pair of free throws to make it eight but Tatum Rephis would hit a three to cut the lead to five but that was all the Invaders would muster and Pittston Area would advance to the District semifinals with a 31-25 victory over West Scranton.

Thoughts on the game: Pittston Area looked really good. The lead they built up during the game proved big when the Invaders started going on a run in the fourth quarter. Alexa Noone had a really good game with 13 points as did Leah Hodick with 12. For West Scranton, I was impressed with Tatum Rephis, who made some big threes during the fourth quarter. She ended the night with 11 points.

Royals big third quarter propels them in victory over Montrose

The Holy Redeemer Royals and Montrose Meteors traveled to Wyoming Area in a District 2 3A Quarterfinal matchup. The Royals come in as the number 2 seed and the Meteors are the number 7 seed. The Royals come in as reigning District Champions and hoping to repeat. Montrose are coming in hoping for the upset of Holy Redeemer. Who would come out on top in this District playoff matchup? Let's find out!
 The Royals would start off the game by scoring the first seven points with a pair of three pointers by Collin Cook and a free throw by Joey Judge. JD Turosky would add six points in the quarter and the Royals would lead 19-9 at the end of one. The Meteors would go on a quick 6-0 run to start the quarter with back-to-back baskets by Jacob Peck and a basket by Andrew Rapisardi to cut the lead to 19-15. The Royals would increase the lead to eight with back-to-back baskets by Cook and Turosky. However, Montrose would answer each time with back-to-back baskets and would only trail 29-26 at halftime.
 Montrose would start off the quarter with a basket by Rapisardi to cut the Royals lead to one point. However, after that, the Royals would start to take over. Joey Judge would make a three point play and the Meteors' Evan Snyder would get a basket to cut the lead to two but another three point play, this time by Collin Cook would start helping the Royals pull away. The Royals would hold Montrose to eight points that quarter and they would put 25 to lead 53-36 at the end of the third quarter. They would cruise in the fourth quarter to take a 64-49 victory over Montrose to advance to the District 2 3A Semifinals.

Thoughts on the game: The Royals' Collin Cook had a fantastic game, scoring a game-high 24 points. Several players made great contributions, such as JD Turosky, who had 12 points and did a good job on the boards. Joey Judge also played well, scoring 12 points. For the Meteors, Andrew Rapsardi had a really good game with 17 points.

Berwick advances to semifinals

The Berwick Lady Bulldogs and Lake-Lehman Lady Black Knights traveled to Wyoming Area High School in the District 2 4A Quarterfinals. Both teams come with hopes of getting to the District Semifinals. Berwick made the District Finals a year ago and are looking to get back to the Arena. Lake-Lehman is hoping to get to the Semifinals and be one step closer to the District Title. Who come out on top in this four vs five matchup? Let's find out!
 With the game tied at 5 early on, Berwick's Reese Mensinger would hit a three to give the Lady Bulldogs an 8-5 lead but the Black Knights would go on a 7-1 run to end the first. Highlighted by a Madison Borum basket at the buzzer for a 12-9 Lady Knights lead. Berwick would go on a 13-4 run to take a 22-16 lead and would only give up one Lake-Lehman basket in the quarter for a 29-18 lead at halftime.
 The Lady Bulldogs started the second half on an 11-0 run to increase their lead to 22. The Berwick would be stopped when the Lady Knights' Savannah Purdy scored five straight points. Berwick would lead 44-30 at the end of third quarter and would cruise to a 61-48 victory over Lake-Lehman to advance to the District 2 4A Semifinals.

Thoughts on the game: The Bulldogs looked like they would be in some trouble when the first quarter came to an end. However, Berwick played very well in the second quarter and never looked back from there. Reese Mensinger had a really good game, scoring 19 and was also impressed by Katie Starr, who also had a good game with 13 points. For Lake-Lehman, I was impressed by them. They have some pretty good players and most of them are juniors, sophomores or freshman. For the game, Corinna Scoblick impressed me, scoring 13 points.

Nanticoke takes down Wyoming Area

The Wyoming Area Warriors traveled to Nanticoke to take on the Trojans. Nanticoke has already clinched the WVC Division 2 Title and the number 2 seed in the District 2 4A playoffs. The Trojans also came in missing Trahjan Krupinski who is out of the lineup with an injury. Wyoming Area is currently the number 4 seed in the District 2 4A playoffs and could clinch the spot with a win. Who would come out on top in the regular season finale for both teams? Let's find out!
 The Warriors started off the game by being patient and waiting for their shot and would have a 9-3 lead. However, the Trojans began to get aggressive and would cut their lead to two with a basket by Jake Krupinski and a three pointer from Nate Kreitzer to cut the Warriors lead to 9-8 at the end of the first quarter. Jake Krupinski and Colby Butczynski would give the Trojans a five point lead but a three pointer by Dylan Melberger cut the lead to one. The Warriors would keep the game close as they trailed 20-17 at halftime.
 Jake Krupinski would start the second half by scoring the Trojans first five points to increase the lead to eight. The Trojans lead would be as high as eleven but the Warriors' Sam Greenfield hit back to back three pointers and Dylan Melberger hit a three to make it a two point game. However, the Trojans would score the final five points highlighted by a steal and a outlet pass to Kreitzer as Nanticoke took a 35-28 lead to the fourth quarter. Greenfield would score four straight points to cut the lead to five but the Trojans would outscore the Warriors 14-4 after that for the 51-37 victory over Wyoming Area.

Thoughts on the game: The Trojans played very well tonight. Despite missing one of their best players, they looked like they didn't miss a beat. Several players played very well, including freshman Jake Krupinski, who scored 15 points. For the Warriors, Sam Greenfield played very well, scoring 17 points and Dylan Melberger had a good game with nine points. Good luck to both teams in the postseason.

Royals pull away in second half for victory over Northwest

The Holy Redeemer Royals hosted the Northwest Rangers on Tuesday night in their final home game of the season. The Royals can be the three seed in the District 2 3A Tournament with two more wins. Northwest is looking to seal up the number 3 seed in the District 2 2A tournament. Who would come out on top in this Division 3 matchup? Let's get to it!
 The Rangers started the game by scoring the game's first five points on a three pointer by Jaxson Yaple and a pair of free throws by Sam Saxe. The Royals would go on a 6-0 run and take a 6-5 lead. However, the Rangers would take the lead once again on a basket by Bryce Koser. The game would be tied at 9 with the end of the first quarter and just before the buzzer, Collin Cook would hit a three to take a 12-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. Northwest would keep it close throughout the quarter and would tie the game several times. The Royals would lead by one and Joey Judge would get a steal and lay it in and would steal another pass but would miss and Collin Cook would get the putback for a 26-21 lead at halftime.
 The Royals would take over in the third quarter by going on a 13-0 run and would make their lead 51-28 at the end of three. The defense would hold the Rangers to seven points in the quarter. The Royals would cruise for a 66-47 victory over Northwest.

Thoughts on the game: Northwest really made it a good fight in the first half. I was impressed by several players such as Jaxson Yaple, Bryce Koser and Sam Saxe who each scored double digits. For Holy Redeemer, Derek Answini was impressive coming off the bench, scoring 13. JD Turosky did a good job inside the paint. I think Northwest can be a really interesting Wild Card in the District Playoffs and the Royals can be an interesting team in 3A.

A Championship and a Milestone as Crestwood takes down Valley West

The Valley West Lady Spartans traveled to Mountain Top to take on the Crestwood Lady Comets. It was senior night for the Crestwood and it could be something special. With a win and a Hazleton Area loss, the Lady Comets would take the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Championship. Crestwood senior Julia Makowski is 13 points away from 1,000 career points. Who would come out on top in this WVC Division 1 matchup? Let's find out!
 Crestwood would start the game by scoring the first four points. However, the Spartans would go on a 5-0 run to take a 5-4 lead. The lead would be short lived as Bella Termini and Makowski hit a free throw each and Sara Hopkins would hit back-to-back three pointers for a 12-5 lead and would take a 15-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Spartans would cut the lead to 15-13 with a three pointer by Lindsey Gruver. However, the Comets would increase their lead to seven with a 5-0 run. Makowski would score six points in the quarter to only need one point as the Comets lead 29-21.
 At 7:35 remaining in the third quarter, Julia Makowski grabbed an offensive rebound and made it for her 1,000th point of her career. The Lady Comets defense held the Lady Spartans to four points as they led 41-25 at the end of three. Crestwood would cruise in the fourth to take a 51-28 victory over Valley West. With Pittston Area's victory over Hazleton Area, the Crestwood Lady Comets would take the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Championship.

Thoughts on the game: Well, the defense was great in the second half for the Lady Comets. They held the Spartans to seven points in the second half. Julia Makowski had an excellent game, scoring 25 and getting 1,000 points in the process. For the Spartans, Toni Amato had a really good game, making some impressive three point shots.

Lady Royals pull away for road victory over Nanticoke

The Holy Redeemer Lady Royals traveled to Nanticoke to take on the Trojanettes. The Royals still have an outside chance of taking the WVC Division 2 title but would need some help. The Trojanettes are hoping to clinch a tie for the Division 2 title with a victory. Who would come out on top in this Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 matchup? Let's get to the game!
 The game started back and forth but the Lady Royals would go on a 6-0 run after the Trojanettes were leading 5-3. With the Trojanettes down 11-7 around the end of the first quarter, Lisa Radziak would hit a three from really long range just before the buzzer would trail 11-10. Nanticoke would go on an early 5-0 run for a 15-11 lead. After Samantha Rajza cut the Trojanettes lead to a point and got a stop on the other end, Katie Butzcynski would get a steal and layup to extend the lead to 19-16. After a Trojanette free throw and a Royals basket, Lisa Radziak would hit another three pointer to make it a five point game and Nanticoke would lead 31-27 at halftime.
 After the Trojanettes made the first basket of the quarter, the Lady Royals would go on a 12-0 run and would lead by six. The Trojanettes wouldn't quit as Butczynski and Bella Czeck made baskets to cut the lead to two. After a pair of free throws by Rajza, Katie Butczynski would make a basket and Amiah Lukowski followed with a three pointer to lead 42-41 at the end of the third quarter. The Royals' Samantha Yencha started off the quarter by scoring eight straight points and the Royals never looked back after that as they took the road victory over the Nanticoke Trojanettes 62-49. The Trojanettes can still take the WVC Division 2 title if they win out. The Royals would have to win out and hope Nanticoke loses two of their last three games. A tiebreaker can happen if Nanticoke loses once and Holy Redeemer wins out.

Thoughts on the game: I was impressed by the Royals overall. Samantha Rajza had a very good game with her 18 points and kept them in during the first half. Samantha Yencha just took over early in the fourth quarter and then the Royals pulled away from Nanticoke. For Nanticoke, Lisa Radziak had a really good game, scoring 17 and had some really impressive three pointers.

Lady Comets take rematch with Dallas

The Crestwood Lady Comets hosted their pink out game as they played the Dallas Lady Mountaineers. Crestwood is one game out of first place and has a rematch with Hazleton Area on Thursday. Dallas is looking for a sweep of the Lady Comets after beating them at home in January. Who would come out on top in this Division 1 rematch? Let's hop to the game!
 The Mountaineers started the game by scoring the first two baskets of the game. However, the Comets would tie the game up with two straight of their own. The Mountaineers would eventually take a 9-5 lead midway through the first quarter but the Crestwood would go on a 6-0 run to lead 11-9 at the end of the first quarter. The Mountaineers' Morgan MacNeely would come off the bench and tie the game early in the quarter. After a basket and free throw by the Comets made the lead 14-11. MacNeely would strike again with four straight points and a 15-14 Mountaineer lead. However, an outlet pass would go to Julia Makowski and she would lay it up and in to give the Comets the lead once again at 16-15. A Helena Jardine free throw would increase the lead to 17-15 but Dallas would tie the game up with a basket by Emily Weiland. After Jardine made a basket and after a scoreless Dallas possession, Mountaineers guard Kendra Saba would get a steal and layup to tie the game. After that, Crestwood would go on a 7-0 run highlighted by when a Crestwood shot was missed, Andrea Shipton would keep a loose rebound from going out of the bounds which would go to Julia Makowski who would make the basket and the Comets would lead at halftime 26-19.
 The Mountaineers would get the first basket of the second half to cut the lead to five but Makowski would score the next five Comet points to increase their lead to ten. Dallas would only to be able to cut the lead to seven until the Comets got two free throws from Bella Termini and a three pointer by Riley Magin. A Morgan MacNeely basket would keep the Comets at 38-28 at the end of the third quarter. The Lady Comets would cruise in the fourth quarter for a 49-33 victory at home over the Dallas Lady Mountaineers. Julia Makowski had 17 points to lead all scorers, Sara Hopkins added seven points for Crestwood. For Dallas, Morgan MacNeely scored 11 to pace the Lady Mountaineers.

Thoughts on the game: The game was pretty interesting all things considered in the first half. Crestwood was really impressive on both sides tonight. For the Mountaineers, I was impressed by Morgan MacNeely coming off the bench and playing really well.

Eagles take first Super Bowl

The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles battled for the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the 52nd edition of the Super Bowl. The Eagles are looking for their first Super Bowl meanwhile the Patriots are looking for back-to-back Super Bowls and their sixth Super Bowl to tie the Pittsburgh Steelers. Who would come out on top in the final football game of the season? Let's get to it!
 The Eagles would start with the ball and would face a third and 4 at their own 32 yard line and Nick Foles would find Alshon Jeffrey for 17 to their own 49 yard line. On third and 12, Foles would find Torrey Smith for 15 to the Patriots 38 yard line. The Eagles would drive all the way for a Jake Elliott field goal for an early 3-0 lead. The Patriots would go on a nine play drive that would tie the game at three on a 26 yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski. The Eagles would go on a quick three play drive ending with Foles going to Jeffrey for a 34 yard touchdown but they would miss the extra point for 9-3 Philadelphia lead. The Patriots would go on an eight play drive ending with a missed field goal in which the snap was bobbled and Gostkowski was rushed to get it off and it hit the left upright no good early in the second quarter. The Eagles would go three and out on their next drive. The Patriots would start off the drive right with Tom Brady going to Brandin Cooks for 23 to the Eagles 40 yard line. However he would be injured on the play and would be out for the reminder of the game. The Patriots tried some trickery on third and 5 as James White would pitch the ball to Amendola who would throw to a wide open Brady who would drop it. They would go for it on fourth down and Brady would go to Rob Gronkowski but the pass would fall incomplete and the Eagles would take over. The Eagles would capitalize with a six play drive ending with a 21 yard touchdown run by LeGarette Blount. They would go for two and would not convert and it would be 15-3 in favor of the Eagles. The Patriots would get a big play on their first play of the drive with Brady going to Rex Burkhead for 46 to the Eagles 29 yard line. However, the Patriots would settle for a 45 yard field goal by Gostkowski to cut the lead to 15-6. On the next Eagles possession, they would face a third and 4, Jay Ajayi would go for 26 to the New England 43 yard line. Next play, Foles would go to Jeffrey who would bobble the ball up and it would be intercepted by Duron Harmon at their own two yard line and returned to the ten yard line of New England. They would face a third and 6 and the pass would fall incomplete but the Eagles would get called for holding and would keep the drive alive. Dion Lewis would go for seven yards on second and 5. On second and 10 at their own 31 yard line, Brady would find Chris Hogan for 43 yards to the Eagles 26 yard line. Very next play, James White would go 26 yards for a touchdown. They would miss the extra point and it would be 15-12 in favor of Philadelphia. The Eagles would face a third and 3 at their own 37 yard line and Foles would find Corey Clement for 55 yards to the Patriots eight yard line. They would face a fourth and goal and they would attempt wildcat where Clement would pitch the ball to Trey Burton who threw to ball to Foles for a one yard touchdown to make it 22-12 in favor of the Eagles as we headed to halftime.
 The Patriots would start with the ball in the second half and would go on an eight play drive ending with Brady going to Gronkowski for a five yard touchdown to cut the Eagles lead to 22-19. The Eagles would answer though with an eleven play drive ending with Foles finding Clement for a 22 yard touchdown to make it 29-19 midway through the third quarter. The Patriots wouldn't stay down however as they went on a seven play drive and scored on touchdown pass from Brady to Chris Hogan for a 26 yard touchdown to make it a three point lead again. Early in the fourth quarter, the Eagles would get a 42 yard field goal by Elliott to make it a 32-29 lead. The Patriots would get the ball and Burkhead would get nine yards on second and 5. New England would face a third and 3 as Brady would find Danny Amendola for seven yards to the Eagles 47 yard line. Brady would find Amendola for 30 yards to the 17 yard line. Then on second and 1, White would get four yards for a first and goal at the four yard line. On second and goal at the four, Brady would find Gronkowski for their second score of the game and a 33-32 New England lead, their first lead of the game. The Eagles would take over at their own 25. The Eagles would face a third and 6 and Foles would find Ertz for seven yards. The Eagles would face a fourth and 1 at their own 45 yard line and Foles would find Ertz once again for two yards. On second and 9, Foles would find Nelson Agholor for 10 yards to the Patriots 42 yard line. Next play, Foles would find Agholor for 18 to the 24 yard line. Foles would find Agholor once again for 10 yards to the 14 yard line. The Eagles would face a third and 7 at the 11 yard line and Foles would find Ertz once again and this time, it would be an 11 yard touchdown pass for a 38-33 Eagles lead with 2:21 to go. The Patriots would take over and on second and 8, Brady would get sacked by Brandon Graham, would force the fumble and Derek Barnett would recover at the Patriots 31 yard line. The Eagles would get a 46 yard field goal by Elliott to make it a 41-33 lead with 1:10 to go. The Patriots would need to go 91 yards and get a two-point conversion to tie the game. The Patriots would face a foruth and 10 at the nine yard line with 42 seconds to go and Brady would find Amendola for 13 to the 22 yard line. On second and 10, Brady would find Gronkowski for 16 to the Patriots 49 yard line. Final play of the game with nine seconds to go, on second and 10, Brady would throw the ball deep to the end zone and the pass would be tipped and looked like it might have been caught but the pass would fall to the ground incomplete and the Eagles would win their first Super Bowl with a 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots. Eagles QB Nick Foles would be named Super Bowl MVP.

Crestwood gets past Berwick

The Crestwood Comets hosted the Berwick Bulldogs on Thursday night. Both teams are playing for playoff positioning in this WVC Crossover matchup. Berwick comes in as the fifth seed in District 2 4A and Crestwood comes in as the three seed in District 2 5A. Who would come out on top in this matchup? Let's find out!
 The game started off looking even until Crestwood started turning turnovers into points. They would take a 12-6 lead at the end of the first quarter with Mike Palmiero scoring eight of their 12 points in the quarter. The Bulldogs would cut the lead to three with a Kenny Marshman three pointer but a Crestwood 13-3 run would make it 25-10 and would have a 30-15 at halftime. The third quarter would be back and forth as the teams would trade basket but the highlight of the quarter would be when Sean Murphy would drive to the basket, but would miss and Ryan Petrosky would put it back to make it 37-24 at the end of third quarter. The Comets would cruise in the fourth quarter to take a 54-36 victory.

Thoughts on the game: Crestwood looked really good throughout the game. Comets junior Mike Palmiero had a really good game, scoring 18 points. Evan Knapp also had a really good game, scoring 11 points. For Berwick, I thought Kenny Marshman played a really good game, he had 11 points.