Moratori propels Crestwood to victory over Honesdale

 

Joe Moratori did it all on Tuesday afternoon in Crestwood's home opener. He pitched five shutout innings and drove in four runs as Crestwood survived a late Honedale rally to win 5-3 on a windy, chilly day in Mountain Top. 

Joe Moratori got the start on the mound for the Comets. Joe Curreri was on the hill for the Hornets. Max Mickel drew a two out walk in the top of the first but Moratori got a strikeout to keep the Honesdale off the board. Nick Miscavage led off with a single then advanced to second on a passed ball. Miscavage went to third on a groundout to second then scored on an RBI groundout by Moratori to make it 1-0 Crestwood. Nathan Stortz then got hit by a pitch but a flyout ended the first. Tonkin was hit by a pitch with one out. He advanced to second on an errant pickoff then got to third on a passed ball. After a strikeout, Bryce Dressler was hit by a pitch but the inning ended after Stortz picked off the runner off third to end the top of the second. Braiden Wanchisen reached on an error to lead off the bottom half but Curreri struck out the next three batters to keep the game 1-0 at the end of the second. Moratori threw a 1-2-3 inning for Crestwood. Moratori had a two out single but a groundout ended the third. 

Mickel reached on an error to lead off the inning then Nate Greene drew a walk. Moratori got back to back strikeouts. Skies drew a walk to load the bases but Moratori kept the game scoreless with a strikeout. Trevor Dean hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the fourth but Curreri got the next three outs via strikeout to keep it a 1-0 game. Peter Modrovsky drew a two out walk then Mickel hit a double to make it second and third but a groundout kept the Hornets off the board. Dressler came into the game to pitch for Honesdale. Ben Keil drew a leadoff walk then Miscavage hit a double. After a lineout, Moratori brought home Keil and Miscavage to make it 3-0 Crestwood. After a fielder's choice, Dean reached on an error, Wanchisen was hit by a pitch and Mason Czapla hit an infield single to score courtesy runner Caleb McManus to make it 4-0. A fielder's choice to third ended the fifth. Chris Litchkofski came in to pitch for the Comets and threw a 1-2-3 inning. Chaz Wright hit a two out single then stole second and Moratori brought in Wright with a single to make it 5-0. A lineout ended the sixth. Jackson Morton hit a one out double to start the seventh. After a strikeout, Modrovsky beat out an infield single. Mickel got the Hornets on the board with an RBI double to make it 5-1. Greene brought home Modrovsky and Mickel to make it 5-3. Litchkofsky then got a strikeout for the final out as Crestwood defeated Honesdale 5-3. 

Crestwood 5 Honesdale 3

Honesdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

Crestwood 1 0 0 0 3 1 x 5

Honesdale

SS Hugaboom 4 0 0 0

RF Modrovsky 3 1 1 0

CF Mickel 3 1 2 1

3B Greene 3 0 1 2

P Curreri 3 0 0 0

LF Mundy 1 0 0 0

C Tonkin 2 0 0 0

C Martin 0 0 0 0

2B Skies 1 0 0 0

PH Fluck 1 0 0 0

LF/P Dressler 2 0 0 0

1B Morton 3 1 1 0

2B: Mickel (2), Morton

Crestwood

2B Miscavage 4 2 2 0

SS Wright 4 1 1 0 

P/1B Moratori 4 0 3 4

C Stortz 3 1 0 0

DH Dean 3 0 1 0

LF Lomerson 0 0 0 0

1B Wanchisen 2 0 0 0

CF Czapla 3 0 1 1

RF Miller 3 0 0 0

3B Keil 2 1 0 0

2B: Miscavage

Pitching

Honesdale

Curreri (L) 4 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 6 K

Dressler 2 IP 4 H 4 R 3 ER 1 BB 1 K

Crestwood

Moratori (W) 5 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 8 K

Litchkofski (S) 2 IP 4 H 3 R 3 ER 0 BB 2 K

Crestwood rallies to get past Hanover Area

 

With Crestwood trailing 4-3 going into the seventh, they were looking for the big hit they were lacking all day. The Comets got back to back doubles by Joe Moratori and Nathan Stortz to tie the game and then took the lead as they defeated the Hanover Area Hawkeyes 6-4 on the road to go to 2-0 on the season. 

The Hawkeyes started Brett Martinez on the rubber. The Comets went to Trevor Dean on the mound. Chaz Wright drew a one out walk. After a flyout, Stortz was hit by a pitch but a strikeout ended the threat. Caden Hummer drew a two out walk but a strikeout left him stranded. Mason Czapla drew a one out walk. After a flyout, Ben Keil drew another walk but a flyout to right ended with two runners left on base for Crestwood. Daniel Fuller hit a one out double and moved to third on a groundout to second, then Nick Schiel scored Fuller on an infield single to make 1-0 Hanover Area. A strikeout ended the second inning. Moratori reached on an error with one out but a popout and a strikeout ended the top half of the third. Martinez got hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the third. After a strikeout, Hummer was hit by a pitch but Hanover Area failed to capitalize as Dean got a strikeout and a popup to end the third.

Czapla hit a one out infield single but Martinez got a fielder's choice and a strikeout to keep 1-0 in favor of the Hawkeyes. Fuller led off by reaching on an error but Dean got the next three batters out to end the fourth. Collin Klein came in to pitch for Hanover Area. Nick Miscavage and Wright led off with walks and moved to second and third with a double steal. After a strikeout, Stortz hit a double to score Miscavage and Wright to make it 2-1 in favor of Crestwood. Back-to-back flyouts ended the top half of the fifth. Marthez hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the fifth. Dean got a popout for the first half then Robert Duffy came into game to pitch. Duffy got a popout and a flyout to end the fifth. Ben Keil drew a two out walk. Keil advanced to second on a passed ball then scored when Miscavage singled to make it 3-1 Comets. A groundout ended the top of the sixth. Brady Fallon and Fuller led off with singles then made second and third with a double steal. After a strikeout, Schiel tied the game up with a single to tie the game up at three. After a sacrifice bunt moved Schiel to second, Martinez hit a double to score Schiel to make it 4-3 Hanover Area. A strikeout ended the sixth. Moratori led off with a double that hit off the fence then Stortz tied the game up with a double of his own. After a strikeout, Trevor Miller hit a single. Czapla hit a single to load the bases. A balk ended up scoring courtesy runner Caleb McManus to make it 5-4 Crestwood and moved the runners over to make it second and third. After a strikeout, Keil reached on an error and it scored Miller to make it 6-4 Comets. A groundout ended the top of the seventh. Ben Keil came in to pitch for Crestwood for the save. Hummer led off with a walk but got a fielder's choice, a flyout and a strikeout to end the game as Crestwood defeated Hanover Area 6-4.

Crestwood 6 Hanover Area 4

Crestwood 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6

Hanover Area 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4

Crestwood

2B Miscavage 4 1 1 1

SS Wright 2 1 0 0

1B Moratori 4 1 1 0

C Stortz 3 1 2 3

P Dean 4 0 0 0

P Duffy 0 0 0 0

3B Domzalski 0 0 0 0

RF Miller 4 1 1 0

CF Czapla 4 0 3 0

LF Lomerson 4 0 0 0

LF McManus 0 0 0 0

3B/P Keil 2 1 0 0

2B: Stortz (2) Moratori

Hanover Area

P/CF Martinez 3 0 2 1

CF/P Klein 4 0 0 0

3B Hummer 1 0 0 0

1B/C Vigorito 4 0 0 0

2B Fallon 4 1 1 0

C Fuller 3 2 2 0

1B Bohinski 1 0 0 0

SS Rivas 3 0 0 0

RF Schiel 3 1 2 3

LF Romanelli 2 0 0 0

2B: Fuller, Martinez

Pitching

Crestwood

Dean 4.1 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 5 K

Duffy (W) 1.2 4 H 3 R 3 ER 0 BB 2 K

Keil (S) 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K

Hanover Area

Martinez 4 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 5 K

Klein (L) 3 IP 6 H 6 R 5 ER 3 BB 4 K 

Mia Snyder hits 1,000 points as Montrose advances to State Semifinals

Milestones were met in tonight's game, Mia Snyder hit 1,000 points in her career in the first quarter. She finished with a game high 21 points as Montrose reached the state semifinals with a 45-29 victory over the Lions of Faith Christian Academy. Montrose head coach Todd Smith talked about advancing to the State semifinals. "Since we lost to Elk Lake, we just grew together as a team from that moment. We've been tough to beat ever since." 

Montrose started off the game on a 7-2 run. After a FCA basket, Mia Snyder made her 1,000th of her career with a free throw then got point 1,001 on her second free throw. Mya Snyder then got a steal and layup to make it 11-5 and the Lady Meteors led 18-7 at the end of the first quarter. Defense prevailed in the second quarter as Montrose outscored the Lady Lions 4-3 and led 22-10 at halftime.

Montrose made it a 13 point game with a free throw by Mia Snyder. However, Faith Christian Academy went on a 5-0 run with a three pointer by Maddee Huber and a basket by Bella Forker. However, Mia Snyder scored five straight points to get the lead back to 13. The Lions got a pair of three pointers by Autumn Landis and Forker then got a free throw by Ava Lopez and a basket by Huber to make it 28-24 at the end of the fourth quarter. 

Aubrey Sauers cut the Lady Meteors lead down to two with a basket for FCA. Gracie Dalton scored four straight points, a basket and a pair of free throws to increase the lead to nine. Montrose then cruised from there to take a 45-29 victory over Faith Christian Academy to advance to the PIAA 2A Girls State Championship Semifinal. 

Montrose 45 FCA 29

Montrose

Mia Snyder 21

Hayley Pompey 4

Paley Adams 7

Mya Snyder 4

Gracie Dalton 7

Riley Keihl 2

Faith Christian Academy

Kendall Garber 3

Mikayla Hissner 5

Autumn Landis 5

Bella Forker 7

Maddee Huber 5

Ava Lopez 1

Aubrey Sauers 2

Montrose survives to advance to State Quarterfinals with a victory over Marian Catholic

 

After leading by 17 at the end of the third quarter, Montrose looked they can cruise through the fourth to advance to the Quarterfinals. However, Marian Catholic went on a run and made it a one point game late but the Lady Meteors showed their heart and got key stops late as Montrose took a 49-47 victory to advance to the PIAA Girls 2A Basketball State Championship Quarterfinals. Mia Snyder had a game high 21 points and Hayley Pompey added 13. "Mia's worked hard, they worked hard in practice. This is just a hard working group." said Montrose head coach Todd Smith. 

With the game tied at 2, Hayley Pompey hit a free throw then Mya Snyder hit a basket to make it 5-2. After a Fillies basket by Frankie Martinelli to make it 5-4, Pompey hit a pair of free throws. After another Martinelli basket for Marian Catholic, Paley Adams got a basket and Mia Snyder hit a three pointer to make it 12-6 and led 14-10 at the end of the first quarter. 

After Pompey hit the first basket for Montrose, Carly Minchhoff hit a three pointer and Aliya Tikhtova hit a free throw but a technical foul on the Fillies gave Montrose free throws and the ball. Mia Snyder hit one of two free throws then drained a three to make it a six point game. The Lady Meteors led 23-18 at halftime. 

Montrose started off the third quarter with a 5-0 thanks to a three pointer by Mia Snyder and a basket by Adams and resulted in a 13-3 run to make it a 13 point Lady Meteors lead as Snyder hit three 3 pointers during the run and led 44-27 at the end of the third quarter.

Marian Catholic fought back in the fourth quarter as Minchhoff scored on a four point play and a three pointer to cut the lead down to ten then Fatikha Tikhtova hit a basket to make it an eight point game. Mia Snyder hit a three pointer to get their lead to 11. The Fillies went on a 5-0 run with a basket by Martinelli and a three pointer by Minchhoff to make it a six point game with 3:46 to go. Adams hit a free throw to make it a seven point lead. Kerrigan Digris hit back to back threes to make it 48-47. Marian Catholic had a chance to take the lead with 1:02 but the Lady Meteors defense got the stop and Mia Snyder hit one of two free throws to make it 49-47. The Fillies had one last chance to take the lead or tie it up. Marian Catholic had a good look for three in the corner but it fell just short and Mia Snyder grabbed the rebound as the Lady Meteors celebrated as they advanced with a 49-47 victory over Marian Catholic.  Carly Michhoff scored a team-high 20 points and Frankie Martinelli added 10 for Marian Catholic. 

Montrose 49 Marian Catholic 47

Marian Catholic

Frankie Martinelli 10

Carly Minchhoff 20

Aliya Tikhtova 1

Olivia Thomas 2

Ashley Pleban 2

Fatikha Tikhtova 6

Kerrigan Digris 6

Montrose

Hayley Pompey 13

Mya Snyder 4

Paley Adams 11

Mia Snyder 21

Holy Redeemer survives and advances with win over SLA Beeber

 

Survive and advance. Three words that held true in Saturday afternoon's matchup between Holy Redeemer and Science Leadership Academy Beeber as the Royals escaped with a 74-71 victory over the Rockets of SLA. "We fought through the adversity for 32 minutes and got the W" said Royals head coach Paul Guido. "We picked it up after halftime, I'm proud of my team, we stayed composed, did our job and got the win" said Royals senior Zach Perta. Perta had a game high 29 points and Jacob Hunter added 22 points.

It was a back and forth first quarter until Sa'd Jamaladdin hit a three pointer for the Rockets. Holy Redeemer tied up the game with a three point by Jeff Kozerski. SLA then got baskets from Maki Pettigrew and Jamaladdin to be up four. However, Zach Perta and Darryl Wright then tied up the game with back to back baskets. Amadou Dia gave the Rockets the lead with a pair of free throws but as the first quarter was about to come to an end, Jacob Hunter hit a three pointer just before the buzzer to make it 17-16 Royals at the end of the first.

Jahad Marable and Pettigrew got baskets for SLA to start the second and made it a three point game. After a Wright basket, Jamaladdin answered with a basket of his own. Perta then sunk a three pointer to tie the game at 22. After both teams traded points, Hunter gave Holy Redeemer the lead but it ended up short lived as Pettigrew hit a triple to take a 27-26 lead. Hunter hit a pair of free throws and Perta hit a basket to make it a three point game. A three point play by Dia tied the game up at 30. Both teams traded points to tie the game at 32. Just before the buzzer sounded, Jamaladdin gave the Rockets the 34-32 lead at halftime.

Michael Brady hit a bucket to give SLA a four point lead. However, the Royals tied the game up at 38. After a back and forth where each team took the lead. Perta hit a four point play to make it 45-42 then Louis Lussi hit a triple to make it 48-42. SLA did cut down the led to one with baskets at the end of the third quarter and trailed 54-53.

The fourth quarter turned out to be a back and forth with SLA leading for most of the frame. The Rockets held a four point with under two minutes to play. Hunter hit a three pointer with 1:22 left then Wright got the steal and the pass went to Perta who got the score to give the Royals a 72-71 lead. Mark Atherton got the steal and hit one of two free throws to make it 73-71 with 51.5 seconds left. After another Holy Redeemer stop, Perta hit one of two free throws to make it 74-71 with 22.4 left. SLA got the ball, their first three point shot missed but got the offensive rebound. They tried another three pointer but that also fell short and Atherton got the rebound as Holy Redeemer advanced to the second round of the PIAA Boys Basketball 3A State Championship. Sa'd Jamaladdin had 29 points and Maki Pettigrew added 14 for SLA Beeber. 

Scranton Wins 6A Boys Subregional Championship

Scranton came into the playoffs as an underdog. Not many people expected the Knights to playing at the arena, let alone win a Subregional Title. Senior Dillon Lazdowsky and junior Oliver Almonte each had a team-high 13 points and freshman guard Tony Battaglia added 12 as Scranton defeated Williamsport 69-64 to win back-to-back District 2/4 Subregional Championships. "Being an underdog is nice, cause last year we had alot of pressure. We had a really good team and everyone expected us to win that game." said Scranton head coach Tony Battaglia. "I feel like we've been doubted all year. Coming out here and winning on a big stage to get a win, there's nothing better." said senior Dillon Lazdowsky. "We saw everyone picked against us, it was just a good feeling to get the win." said freshman guard Tony Battaglia. 

Williamsport started off the game with an 8-0 run. However, Scranton did not quit. They got back to back basket from Almonte but the Millionaires came back got a basket from Chris White, and five straight points from George Whaley to make it 15-4. The Knights cut the deficit to 15-9 at the end of the first quarter with five straight points from Jaheam Roberts and a three pointer from Battaglia. 

Scranton cut the lead down to five but back to back threes by Whaley and Thomas Takach got Williamsport up to an 11 point lead. Battaglia hit a three pointer and Lazdowsky hit a pair of free throws to make it a six point deficit. Everytime the Knights looked to cut the led down, the Millionaires answered until late in the second quarter. Down five before halftime, Donnie Laybourn and PJ Murphy scored back to back baskets to make it 32-31 as we headed to half.

Scranton took their first game of the game with a basket by Lazdowsky. Williamsport tied up the game with a free throw by Caleb Fausnaught. Almonte hit a pair of free throws to make it 35-33 Scranton then Battaglia hit a three pointer. It was a back and forth affair throughout the third quarter as the Knights led 47-44 at the end of the third. Scranton kept hold of their lead and cruised through the fourth to take a 69-64 victory over Williamsport to win the District 2/4 Subregional Championship. 

Booth Carries Pittston Area to 5A Girls District Championship

Entering the fourth quarter, Pittston Area senior Kallie Booth knew she had to pick the team up. She scored all 12 of the team's points in the final frame and scored a game high 21 points as they won the District 2 5A District Championship. "I knew if I picked the team up, I knew they are going follow me. Pick everything else up with me too and as I started scoring on offense. I think it just motivated everybody really." Booth said. "That's a senior who didn't have the greatest game last year that came back this year and had something to prove to herself and the team. She took the game over and won the game." Said Pittston Area Head Coach Jeff Gregory.

Abington Heights made the first basket of the game on a three pointer by Madison Zalewski. It stayed that way for a while until Maddie Karp made a free throw and Kallie Booth hit a three pointer and Taylor Baiera made a free throw to make 5-3. Lauryn Notari made a basket to tie the game at 5. After both teams traded scores, Maggie Coleman hit a three pointer to make it 10-7 Comets and Maddie Karp hit a bucket at the buzzer for the Lady Patriots to make it 10-9 Abington Heights at the end of the first quarter. 

Zalewski scored five straight points to make it 15-9 Comets. Pittston Area tied the game up with a basket by Baiera, a three pointer by Booth then made a free throw after the three was made. After that, Abington Heights went on an 8-0 run and led 23-17 at halftime. 

It was a back and forth third quarter with the Comets leading 27-24 at the end of the third quarter. Kate Scoblick hit a basket to start the fourth quarter to built Abington Heights lead to five. Booth then hit back to back three pointers to make it 30-29 Lady Patriots. With 2:29 left, Booth got a basket to make it 32-29. After a defensive stop, Booth then hit a free throw to make it 33-29 with 1:53 left. Maggie Coleman hit a three pointer to cut the lead to down to one. Booth hit one of two free throws to make it a two point game. Abington Heights got the ball back with 37 seconds left and Pittston Area got the stop and Booth sealed the game with a pair of free throws for a 36-32 victory over Abington Heights to win the District 2 5A District Championship. 

Scranton Prep Wins District 2 4A District Title

With the momentum favoring Valley View at the end of the third quarter, Scranton Prep needed a big shot and moment. Enter Brycen Martin and Daniel Santaniello. Martin scored 12 of his team high 14 points in the fourth quarter. Hitting a big shot and sinking key free throws down the stretch. Santiello added 13 points and had a key steal that led to the District title. "We battled alot of adversity this year but this group of guys stayed together and we battled it out today." said Martin. "I was in foul trouble for most of the second half, played a little passive and I got the steal when I saw it." said Santaniello on his key steal. "Proud of our kids for beating a really good team. They stuck together and got it done." said Cavalier head coach Andrew Kettel on winning the District Championship.

With the game tied at 2, Chase Scanlan hit a three pointer to make it 5-2 Scranton Prep. After an Eli Yusavage bucket, Scanlan got the lead back to three with a basket of his own. Valley View cut the lead to one with a basket by Kyle Rupp and a free throw by Taheed Jewell. Roman Valvano and Daniel Santaniello each hit a pair of free throws to make it 12-7 and took a 12-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. Santaniello scored five straight points to make it an eight point game. After a Nick Kucharski basket, Santaniello sunk a three pointer and Scanlan hit a basket to make it an 11 point lead. The Cougars went on a 10-2 run to end the first half and only trailed 24-21.

Valley View started off the third quarter by going on a 6-0 run with Yusavage scoring four straight points and taking a 27-24 lead. After a Brycen Martin basket, Taheed Jewell hit a free throw and AJ Kuharski made a three point play to make it 31-26 and the Cougars led 33-29 at the end of the third quarter.

After both teams traded a free throw each, Chase Scanlan hit a basket then Martin hit a three pointer to give the Cavaliers a 35-34 lead. Yusavage answered with a basket for the Cougars to take back the lead. However, Santaniello hit a free throw to tie the game then Ambrose Rossi gave Scranton Prep the lead with over three and a half minutes left. Valley View had an opportunity to tie the game up but missed both free throws and Martin got a basket to increase the Cavaliers lead to 40-36. Jewell hit a pair of free throws to make it a two point game. However, Santaniello increase the lead to four with a pair of free throws and a basket by James Pettinato made it six. Yusavage cut the lead down to three with a three pointer. The Cougars got a defensive stop but then Santaniello got a steal and got the ball to Martin who sunk a pair of free throws and were able to hold on to win the District 2 4A Championship. Head Coach Andrew Kettel is 8-0 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Eli Yusavage had a game high 19 points for Valley View.

Holy Cross wins 2A Boys District Title

After a sluggish start, Holy Cross started to pull away, they went on an 11-2 to end the first quarter and the Crusaders went from there as they took another District 2 2A Basketball Championship with a 61-26 victory over Blue Ridge. “It never gets old.” Said Holy Cross Al Callejas on winning the District Championship. "At halftime, I told them we needed to close our traps quicker and better. We picked that up, we started getting steals and that's what opened it up." said Callejas on his team's first half struggles.

 

For senior point guard Hayden Hosie, this District Championship felt different. "With it being my senior year, it's my last chance to play here. It's awesome." Hosie said. He finished with a game high 17 points but knew that it was a team effort. "Everyone is buying in on defense and that's what wins us games."

Holy Cross took a 5-2 but Blue Ridge scored back to back baskets to take a 6-5 lead but the Crusaders went on an 11-2 run to end the quarter as Holy Cross led 16-8. Hayden Hosie hit a basket to make it a ten point lead for the Crusaders. Blue Ridge cut the lead down to six at one point but Holy Cross then built the lead back up to ten with a free throw from Matt Lyons and a three pointer by Gabe Gonzales and led 24-16 at halftime. They increased their lead in the second half and cruised to a 61-26 victory over Blue Ridge to win the District 2 2A Boys Championship. Connor Cranage finished with 13 points and James Barbour added six for the Blue Ridge Red Raiders.

Dunmore Wins 3A Girls District 2 Title

After Holy Redeemer took a lead late in the third quarter, something clicked for Dunmore. Their defense wouldn’t give up a single basket the rest of the way as Dunmore turned a close game at the end of the third quarter into a 50-30 victory over Holy Redeemer to take the District 2 3A Championship. It was the first District title for Lady Bucks Head Coach Carrie Toomey who took over for longtime coach Ben O’Brien. “That’s what we’ve been. We build our offense off of our defense. We get stops and that just gets us going.” Carrie Toomey said. "Our defense is something we fall back on. Everyone works so hard every night and it showed this afternoon and at the end of the game." said senior Ciera Toomey. 

The Lady Royals started off by leading 5-0 with a basket by Megan Albrecht and a three point play by Jillian DelBalso. After Dunmore got a free throw by Tristan Canavan, Sophia Talutto scored eight straight points to make it 9-5. After a Mia Ashton three pointer, North Carolina commit Ciera Toomey scored five straight points to make it 14-8. Canavan and Talutto made it a ten point lead. Tessa Cegelka hit a three pointer for Holy Redeemer at the buzzer to make it 18-11 at the end of the first. Defense prevailed in the second quarter as neither team scored a basket until there was close to two minutes in the quarter. Five points were scored in the frame. A basket by Amanda Dempsey for Dunmore and a basket and free throw by Holy Redeemer’s McKenzie Chimock and Dunmore led 20-14 at halftime.

Dempsey hit a three pointer as Dunmore took a 23-14 lead but Mia Ashton and DelBalso each hit three pointers. DelBalso then hit a three point play to tie the game at 23. Canavan then hit a free throw to take back the lead for the Lady Bucks. DelBalso hit a basket to take a 25-24. After Talutto hit a free throw to tie the game up. Ashton and Angelina Corridoni each hit a pair of free throws to take a 29-25 Royals lead. Dunmore scored the final seven points of the quarter to lead 32-29. The Lady Bucks defense held the Royals without a basket in the fourth quarter and won 50-30 to take the District 2 3A Championship. Sophomore guard Sophia Talutto on winning the District Championship. "I'm on Cloud nine right now. I'm so happy for all of them. We worked so hard. So happy the fans came out and so grateful for the community." Jillian DelBalso added 11 points for the Lady Royals. 

For Ciera Toomey, it was a big step for her after getting injured in the District Championship last year. "It helps that we won but it also is a big step to play at the place where I got hurt. There's different steps. Your first fall, your time back where you got hurt. You start to gain more confidence and I'm happy we got the win." Toomey said.

Montrose wins 2A Girls District 2 Championship

 Montrose’s defense never let up in the second half. They applied pressure on the defensive side used their height to their advantage and kept Old Forge off the scoreboard in the third quarter and cruised to a 42-15 victory over Old Forge to win the District 2 2A Title. “We just adjusted at halftime and we forced them to take some tough shots. We’re long and we got the ball inside and got a great game from Paley.” Montrose head coach Todd Smith said. “It’s just alot about talking and staying on your girl and communicating.” Said Lady Meteors junior center Paley Adams who had a game high 13 points and recorded six rebounds. 

Montrose started off the game with a basket by Hayley Pompey and a free throw by Riley Keihl to make it 3-0. Old Forge tied the game up with a three pointer by Jewlya McCullon. However, that was all the Lady Devils could muster as the Lady Meteors went on a 5-0 run as they led 10-3 at the end of the first quarter.

Lauren Olivieri cut the lead to five with a basket to start the second quarter. Pompey hit three of four free throws to make it 13-5. Old Forge went on a 5-0 run to cut their deficit to four at 13-9. However, Montrose got baskets by Mia Snyder and then a bucket by Gracie Dalton just before the buzzer to give the Lady Meteors a 17-9 at halftime.

The Meteors held Old Forge scoreless in the third quarter and held them to six points in the fourth quarter to win the District 2 2A Title with a 42-15 victory over Old Forge. Jewlya McCullon had seven points for the Lady Devils and Isabella Nee added three points.