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.
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