Crestwood advances to the D2 5A Finals

The start of the game was not what Crestwood wanted. Wallenpaupack's Elijah Rosenthal and Izaiah Santiago hit two three pointers early on for a 6-0 lead. After those two, it would be all Crestwood. Mike Palmiero would score six straight points as the Comets would go on a 10-0 run for a 10-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. Alex Pillar would cut the Comet lead to two, but the Comets' Camden Boris would hit a basket and Ryan Petrosky would hit consecutive three pointers for a ten point lead and would lead at halftime 22-13. 

The Comets lead would go as high as 16 during the third but the Buckhorns tried to mount a comeback. Elijah Rosenthal would back-to-back baskets to cut the lead to 34-22 at the end of the third quarter. The Buckhorns would start off the fourth quarter with a 5-0 run early on but the Comets would call a timeout and they would settle down and advance to the District 2 5A Championship game with a 44-33 victory over Wallenpaupack. Ryan Petrosky led the Comets with 14 points and Camden Boris followed with 13. The Buckhorns' Elijah Rosenthal led all scorers with 15 points and Derrick Vosburg had six points. 

Thoughts on the game: With the exception of the start of the game, Crestwood played one of their best defensive games of the season. The Comets' Ryan Petrosky had a great game with 14 points, as did Mike Palmiero with 12 as he got Crestwood out of the six point hole with six straight points. For the Buckhorns, Elijah Rosenthal had a great game with 15 points.

Wallenpaupack

Elijah Rosenthal 15

Izaiah Santiago 5

Alex Pillar 5

Derrick Vosburg 6

Gabe Springer 2

Crestwood

Mike Palmiero 12

Camden Boris 13

Sean Murphy 2

Ryan Petrosky 14

Brad Papura 1

Jake Zaleski 2

District 2 Scores

Boys

Abington Heights 59 Dallas 51

Holy Redeemer 62 Mid Valley 41

Wyoming Seminary 67 Lakeland 46

Girls

Scranton Prep 50 Nanticoke 31

Lake-Lehman 36 Berwick 26

Holy Cross 50 Northwest 25

Old Forge 67 Mountain View 35