Pittston Area walks off to stay undefeated with victory over Crestwood

 For five innings, it looked like Pittston Area was going to cruise to a 6-0 start. However, Crestwood came alive in the sixth, scoring three runs in the sixth to tie up the game but Pittston Area scored on an error in the seventh to give the Patriots a 6-5 victory to go to 6-0 on the season. 

TJ Johnson got the start for Pittston Area. Crestwood sent Joe Moratori to the mound. Nick Miscavage led off the game with a single then Chaz Wright drew a walk then Joe Moratori was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A lineout caused a double play but Miscavage scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0 Crestwood. Trevor Dean drew a walk but a flyout ended the top of the first. Cawley hit a leadoff single then stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. DeLucca drew a walk then Davis brought home Cawley on a hit and run to tie the game at 1, moving DeLucca to third. He eventually scored on a wild pitch to make 2-1 Pittston Area. After a strikeout, Giardina hit a single to score Davis to make it 3-1. Back-to-back strikeouts got the Comets out of the inning. 

Ben Keil hit a two out triple but a strikeout ended the top half of the second. Cawley drew a two out walk but a strikeout ended the frame. Moratori singled with one out then Stortz singled and Dean drew a walk to load the bases. Braiden Wanchisen drew a walk to bring home courtesy runner Caleb McManus to cut the Patriots lead to 3-2. Anthony Cencetti came in to pitch for Pittston Area and got an infield fly and a strikeout to end the top of the third. Davis led off with a single and got to third but a groundout and back-to-back strikeouts kept it a one score game.

Wright hit a two out single and Moratori drew a walk but a strikeout ended the Crestwood threat in the fourth. Cencetti hit a two out single and got to second on a stolen base and got to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Cawley single to make it 4-2. A groundout ended the frame. Dean led off with a single but the Patriots got a 6-4-3 double play on the next batter and a flyout ended the top half. Barr hit a one out triple and Giardina drew a walk. Chris Litchkofski came in to pitch for Crestwood. Barr scored on a throwing error when pinch runner Mead stole second to make it 5-2. Menendez drew a walk but a strikeout and a groundout prevented more scoring by Pittston Area. Trevor Miller led off with a single then Keil hit a single. Miscavage then hit a double to score Miller to cut the Pittston Area lead to 5-3. Wright then hit an RBI groundout to score Keil to make it 5-4 and moved Miscavage to third. Miscavage scored on an RBI groundout by Moratori to tie the game at 5. A groundout kept the game tied up.

Ben Keil came in to pitch for the Comets. DeLucca drew a two out walk but a strikeout ended the sixth. Dylan Domzalski was hit by a pitch with one out but back to back strikeouts ended the top of the seventh and remained tied. Barr hit a single to lead off the seventh then stole second. Giardina hit a ball and the throw to third was offline and ended up out of play, scoring Barr as Pittston Area defeated Crestwood 6-5.

Pittston Area 6 Crestwood 5

Crestwood 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 5

Pittston Area 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 6

Crestwood

2B Miscavage 4 2 2 1

SS Wright 3 1 1 1

P/1B Moratori 2 1 1 1

C Stortz 4 0 1 0

LF Lomerson 0 0 0 0

DH Dean 2 0 1 0

1B Wanchisen 2 0 0 0

P Litchkofski 0 0 0 0

3B Domzalski 0 0 0 0

CF Czapla 4 0 0 0

RF Miller 4 1 1 0

3B/P Keil 3 1 2 0

2B: Miscavage 3B: Keil

Pittston Area

SS Cawley 3 1 2 1

CF DeLucca 2 1 0 0

RF Davis 4 1 2 1

P Johnson 0 0 0 0

DH/3B Barr 4 2 2 0

2B Giardina 3 0 1 0

PR Mead 0 0 0 0

2B Widdick 0 0 0 0

1B Menendez 2 0 0 0

C Aftewicz 3 0 0 0

LF Cerasaro 3 0 0 0

3B/P Cencetti 3 1 1 0

3B: Barr

Pitching

Crestwood

Moratori 4.1 IP 7 H 5 R 5 ER 3 BB 7 K

Litchkofski 0.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K

Keil (L) 1+ IP 1 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K

Berwick survives to give Crestwood first loss of the season

 

With the winning run on first base, Colton Rinehimer needed to get a big out to hold the lead and get a big win on the road. He got a fielder's choice to end the game as Berwick held off a late Crestwood rally to take a 6-4 victory in Mountain Top. The Bulldogs held a 6-0 lead going into the bottom of the sixth as Crestwood scored four runs in the final two frames. 

Trevor Dean got the start for the Comets. John Guerriero started the game on the mound for Berwick. Luke Sult hit a one out single and Rinehimer drew a walk but a strikeout and a fielder's choice kept the game scoreless going into the bottom of the first. Joe Moratori reached on an error with two outs but a strikeout ended the inning. Alex Peters led off the top of the second with a single. Peters stole second and third. After a strikeout, Nick Uram reached on an error. After another strikeout, Peters tried going home on a wild pitch but catcher Nathan Stortz got the tag in time for the final out. Mason Czapla reached on an error with one out then Trevor Miller doubled to move Czapla to third but a strikeout and a groundout kept the runners stranded to end the second. 

Tom Andrews reached on an error to lead off the top of the third and stole second base and advanced to third on a groundout. Andrews ended up being out at home on a grounder to second that Nick Miscavage fielded and threw home to get the second out. Matt Loncynski singled to move Rinehimer to second. Gabe Evensen singled home Rinehimer to make it 1-0 Bulldogs. Peters then drew a walk to load the bases. Cole Phillips then doubled home Loncynski and Evensen to make it 3-0 Berwick. Uram then drew a walk and Ethan DiPippa singled home Peters and Phillips to make it 5-0 Bulldogs. Chris Litchkofski came in to pitch for the Comets and got a popout to first base to end the top of the third. Guerriero threw a 1-2-3 third inning for Berwick.

Rinehimer singled with one out then Loncynski and Evensen drew walks. Peters brought home pinch runner James to make it 6-0 Bulldogs. Litchkofski got back-to-back strikeouts to end the top half of the fourth. Dean hit a one out single but a groundout and a strikeout ended the inning. Litchkofski threw a 1-2-3 inning in the fifth. Jake Lomerson hit a leadoff single after a flyout and a popout, Chaz Wright singled to move Lomerson to second but a fielder's choice ended the inning. Robert Duffy came in to pitch for the Comets. Loncynski and Evensen each hit two out singles but Duffy got back to back strikeouts to end the top of the sixth. Stortz hit a double to lead off the bottom of the sixth. After a strikeout, Czapla hit a triple to score courtesy runner Caleb McManus to make it 6-1. Miller drew a walk. Evyn Makowski brought home Czapla with an RBI fielder's choice to make it 6-2. Ben Keil and Nick Miscavage each singled. Colton Rinehimer came in to pitch for Berwick and got a flyout to end the sixth. Duffy struck out the side in the top of the seventh. Moratori singled to lead off the bottom of the seventh then Stortz singled to move Moratori to third. After a strikeout, Czapla singled to bring home Moratori to make it 6-3. Miller hit a single to score McManus to cut the deficit to 6-4. After a flyout, Keil was hit by a pitch to put the winning run on first base but Rinehimer got a fielder's choice to end the game as Berwick defeated Crestwood 6-4.

Berwick 6 Crestwood 4

Berwick 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 6

Crestwood 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4

Berwick 

CF Andrews 5 0 0 0

3B Sult 4 0 1 0

1B/P Rinehimer 3 1 1 0

PR James 0 1 0 0

2B Loncynski 3 1 2 0

C Evensen 3 1 2 1

RF Peters 3 1 2 1

P Guerriero 0 0 0 0

DH/1B Phillips 4 1 1 2

LF Uram 4 0 0 0

SS DiPippa 3 0 1 0

Crestwood

2B Miscavage 5 0 1 0

SS Wright 4 0 1 0

1B Moratori 4 1 1 0

C Stortz 4 2 2 0

P/DH Dean 4 0 1 0

P Litchkofski 0 0 0 0

P Duffy 0 0 0 0

CF Czapla 4 1 2 2

RF Miller 2 0 1 1

PR Brown 0 0 0 0

LF Lomerson 2 0 1 0

PH Makowski 1 0 0 1

PH Wanchisen 1 0 0 0

3B Keil 3 0 1 0

Pitching

Berwick 

Guerriero (W) 5.2 IP 9 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 4 Ks

Rinehimer (S) 1.1 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 1 K

Crestwood

Dean (L) 2.2 IP 6 H 5 R 5 ER 3 BB 3 K

Litchkofski 2.1 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 4 K 

Duffy 2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K

Crestwood improves to 4-0 with victory over Valley West

For three innings, the Crestwood bats fell silent and were trailing 1-0. However, the fourth inning came around and they scored four runs in the inning and that was all senior pitcher Joe Moratori needed. He went five innings and striking out seven in the Comets 8-2 victory over Valley West. Ben Keil pitched the final two innings to get the save.

Joe Moratori got the start on the mound for Crestwood. Trevor Klem got the start for Valley West. Moratori struck out the first two batters looking then got a nice play from second basemen Nick Miscavage to get the third out of the inning. Klem got a 1-2-3 inning for Valley West to keep the game scoreless. Moratori got another 1-2-3 inning for the Comets. Braiden Wanchisen drew a two out walk but Klem got a strikeout to end the second inning. Aaron Klosko led off the top of the third with a double to left then advanced to third on a wild pitch. After a strikeout, Tyler Ruddy drew a walk. Max Lupohovsky then singled to score Klosko to make it 1-0 Spartans. Luke Buss then drew a walk but a 6-3 double play ended the top of the third. Klem threw a 1-2-3 third inning for Valley West.

Noah Gorham hit a one out single but Moratori got back to back strikeouts to end the top of the fourth. Chaz Wright hit a single to lead off the bottom of the fourth then Moratori followed with a single to move Wright to third. Nathan Stortz hit a ball to third that was thrown home where Wright was called safe to tie the game up at one. Trevor Dean then hit a single then Wanchisen brought home courtesy runner Caleb McManus on a fielder's choice then courtesy runner for Stortz, Robert Duffy scored when the throw went to the fence moving Wanchisen to second and it was 3-1 Comets. Mason Czapla reached on an error that scored Wanchisen to make it 4-1. Mason Matello came into the game to pitch for Valley West and got an infield fly and a flyout to end the fourth.

Ruddy drew a one out walk but a 5-4-3 double play ended the top of the fifth. Moratori drew a one out walk. Then Stortz hit a double down the left field line to move McManus to third. Dean then hit a double to score McManus and Duffy to make it 6-1 Crestwood. Wanchisen then hit a single. A groundout and a flyout ended the fifth. Buss reached on an error to start off the top of the sixth. D'Evonte Rivers drew a walk. Ben Keil came in to pitch for Crestwood. Stortz got Buss out at third on a caught stealing for the first out moved Rivers to second. Dan Escalante then hit a bloop single moving Rivers to third. Gorham then brought home Rivers on a fielder's choice to make it 7-2. Mason Sgarlat then drew a walk but a strikeout ended the Valley West rally. Riley Falcheck came in to pitch for the Spartans. Keil drew a leadoff walk and his courtesy runner moved to second on a wild pitch. After a groundout moved McManus to third. Wright drew a walk. Dylan Shedlock then entered the game to pitch for Valley West. He got a lineout for the second out. Wright went to second on a stolen base. Stortz singled to bring home McManus and Wright to make it 8-2. A groundout ended the sixth. Lupohovsky drew a two out walk then Buss reached on an error but a popout to Miscavage ended the game as Crestwood defeated Valley West 8-2.

Valley West 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

Crestwood 0 0 0 4 2 2 x 8

Valley West 

SS Lupohovsky 3 0 1 0

1B Buss 3 0 0 0

2B Rivers 3 1 0 0

3B Escalante 3 0 1 0

LF Gorham 3 0 1 1

RF Dubaskus 2 0 0 0

RF Sgarlat 0 0 0 0

C Klosko 3 1 1 0

P Klem 1 0 0 0

P Matello 1 0 0 0

P Flacheck 0 0 0 0

P Shedlock 0 0 0 0

PH DelRosa 1 0 0 0

CF Ruddy 1 0 0 0

2B: Klosko

Crestwood

2B Miscavage 4 0 0 0

SS Wright 3 2 1 0

P/1B Moratori 3 2 1 0

C Stortz 4 2 3 3

LF Lomerson 1 0 0 0

DH Dean 3 0 2 2

1B Wanchisen 2 1 1 1

3B Domzalski 0 0 0 0

CF Czapla 3 0 0 0

RF Miller 2 0 0 0

3B/P Keil 2 1 0 0

2B: Stortz, Dean

Pitching

Valley West

Klem (L) 3.1 IP 4 H 4 R 4 ER 2 BB 2 K

Matello 1.2 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 0 K

Falcheck 0.1 IP 0 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 0 K

Shedlock 0.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K

Crestwood

Moratori (W) 5+ IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 4 BB 7 K

Keil (S) 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K

Luzerne County Girls, Lackawanna County Boys Victorious in 570 Sports Show All-Star Game

 

The game was all for fun. In the girls game, both teams were all smiles and laughs. However, in the boys game, it was a highly competitive game with high paced action. The Luzerne County girls never trailed in the all-star game as they defeated the Lackawanna County girls 99-89. Kallie Booth of Pittston Area was Luzerne County's Game MVP with a team-high 18 points. Gianna Cafarella of Scranton Prep had a game-high 21 points and was named Lackawanna County's Game MVP. The Lackawanna County boys came back from 20 down to defeat the Luzerne County boys 144-142. Danny Nemitz scored on a putback with 15 seconds left and was named Lackawanna County's Game MVP. He also had a game high 23 points. Zach Perta had a team high 21 points and was named Luzerne County's game MVP. 

The Luzerne County girls started off the game on a 7-0 run with baskets from Hailey Kline of Lake-Lehman, Jillian DelBalso of Holy Redeemer and a three point play by Booth. However, Lackawanna County went on a 7-0 run of their own with a three pointer by Cadie Lewis, a free throw by Mia Snyder of Montrose and a three pointer by Cafarella. However, a free throw by Abby Williams and a basket by Maddie Olshemski gave Luzerne County back the lead. A lead they did not relinquesh. After Zayliyah Small cut the lead to one. Cassie Skoronski hit a three pointer then Shelby Ardo-Boyko scored seven straight points to make it 22-11 at the end of the first quarter. Luzerne County pulled away in the second quarter to lead 45-26 at halftime and cruised from there to defeat Lackawanna County 99-89.

The Boys game looked like it could be a copy of the girls game as the Luzerne County built a big lead in the first quarter to lead 42-23 and led 82-62 at halftime. However, Lackawanna County did not quit as they started off the third quarter with a basket by Gonzales and a three pointer by Danny Nemitz. After a Ben Chilson basket, Nemitz hit another three pointer and Gonzales got another basket to cut the deficit to eight. Lackawanna County eventually cut Luzerne County's lead to three with help from Nick Ruggiero, who scored five straight points. Drew Sechleer hit a three pointer to make it a six point game then Zach Konopke hit a basket. Lackawanna got the lead with three pointers by Patrick Walsh, Allen and Logan Tierney. However, it was short lived as Sean Murphy sunk a three pointer to tie the game then hit a basket to take back the lead. Karter Kromko hit a three pointer then scored another basket to make it 113-110. A pair of Murphy free throws made it 113-112 Lackawanna County at the end of the third quarter. 

Konopke gave Luzerne County the lead early with a basket. It was a back and forth affair however. Lackawanna went on an 8-0 run to make it a seven point game. However, a 7-0 run with a Dylan Mateus basket, a basket by Michael Bufalino and a three pointer from Murphy tied up the game. However, Lackawanna took back the lead with back to back baskets by Allen and a pair of free throws by Tierney. Luzerne did take the lead back however. A basket by Murphy, three pointers from Ben Chilson and Mateus made it a 131-129. Then five straight points from Perta made it a seven point game. Lackawanna just kept coming back. They tied the game up with a three pointer by Danny Nemitz. They then got a stop and held the ball for last shot. Nemitz got the putback with five seconds remaining to make it 144-142. Luzerne had a chance to force overtime and win the game. However, Lackawanna got the steal as they took a 144-142 victory.

Gianna Cafarella won the three point shooting contest

Wyatt Casselbury won the slam dunk contest

Luzerne 99 Lackawanna 89

Lackawanna

Cadie Lewis 19

Mia Snyder 13

Gianna Cafarella 21

Hayley Pompey 8

Zayliyah Small 4

Caroline Murray 4

Molly Murphy 9

Rita Collins 11

Luzerne

Hailey Kline 12

Jillian DelBalso 7

Kallie Booth 18

Maddie Olshemski 9

Anna Williams 1

Charleigh Miner 2

Cassidy Skoranski 14

Shelby Ardo-Boykin 15

Mia Ashton 2

Sable Stephens 2

Morgan Janeski 4

Eternity Aiken 6

Anna Wisnewski 3

Lackawanna 144 Luzerne 142

Lackawanna

Danny Nemitz 23

Tristan Lee 4

Gabe Gonzales 12

Nico Ruggiero 8

Wyatt Casselbury 10

Patrick Walsh 11

Logan Tierney 9

Nathan Hugaboom 2

Jaymire Allen 9

Joe Macciocco 10

AJ Nemitz 3

Hayden Hosie 8

Jake Brower 2

Chris Walsh 14

AJ Nemitz 6

Frankie Antoniacci 6

Karter Kromko 4

Luzerne

Zach Perta 21

Drew Sechleer 21

Sean Murphy 21

Jacob Hunter 10

Dylan Mateus 15

Zach Konopke 13

Emmanuel Lewis 12

Michael Bufalino 5

Ben Chilson 12

Chris Cartrone 11

Tayler Yaple 6