Big second quarter surge propels Crestwood over Wyoming Area

The Crestwood Comets hosted the Wyoming Area Warriors on Thursday night for opening night of Wyoming Valley Conference play. Both teams are looking to start off 1-0 as they head into January. The Comets are currently 2-2 on the season with tough losses to Wyoming Seminary and Williamsport. The Warriors are 1-2 with a victory against Forest City. Who will come out on top in this WVC Crossover game? Let's find out!
 Wyoming Area started off by hitting a bunch of their three point shots and would lead 6-5. The Comets would go on a run that would start with a three point play by Ryan Petrosky and continue on a 14-2 run at the end of the first quarter as Crestwood would lead 20-8 after one. The Comets would continue their run with an 11-0 run and the Warriors wouldn't get their first basket til a little more than four minutes remaining in the second quarter. The Comets would lead 36-19 at halftime and would cruise from there for a 74-42 victory. The Comets would have four players in double digits. Ryan Petrosky and Camden Boris each had 14 points. Mike Palmiero had 13 and Sean Murphy added 12. The Warriors' Dan Wiedl led all scorers with 16 points.

Thoughts on the game: Early on, I thought it could be an interesting game with Wyoming Area hitting their three pointers but Crestwood would pull away late in the first quarter and never look back from there. Ryan Petrosky had an excellent game as did Camden Boris. For Wyoming Area, Dan Wiedl had a good game with 16 points.

Wyoming Seminary takes road victory at Crestwood

The Wyoming Seminary Blue Knights traveled to Mountain Top on Tuesday night to take on the Crestwood Comets. The Blue Knights are the defending District 2 3A Champions with several key players returning from last season. The Comets return several key players from last season after falling in the District Semifinals. Who would come out on top in this highly touted matchup? Let's find out!
 The Blue Knights would start off strong with a quick 7-2 lead and would hold a 11-5 advantage until the Comets would go on a 5-0 run. Wyoming Seminary would score the final five points of the quarter which was highlighted by a steal and layup by Nick Bufalino and would lead 16-10 after one. The Knights would start with a 7-0 run to increase their lead to 13. Crestwood would start cutting into their deficit with a 9-2 run to make it a six point game but Seminary would hold down the fort and would increase their lead to 33-24 at halftime.
 The third quarter would be a back and forth affair in which the Blue Knights would lead 44-37 at the end of the third quarter. The Comets would cut the lead to five at the start of the fourth quarter with a pair of free throws by Camden Boris. However, a basket by Nick Ganter and a three point play by Dmitri Gnall would increase the lead to 10. The Comets would cut the Blue Knights' lead to four with a three pointer by Sean Murphy and a pair of free throws by Ryan Petrosky but the Blue Knights would pull away and take a 61-49 road victory over Crestwood.

Thoughts on the game: The Blue Knights' Dmitri Gnall had a really good game with 29 points and the team used their height to their advantage grabbing several key rebounds and taking over at points. Nick Ganter also played well and he had 13 points. The Comets fought hard throughout the game. Ryan Petrosky had a good game with 17 points as did Camden Boris with 16.