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.