Despite leading by three points at halftime, Lycoming College couldn't hold off Lebanon Valley's second-half surge, falling 84-75. Anthony Martin led the Warriors with 21 points while Jerald Williams dished out 11 assists, breaking his Lycoming all-time single-season record.
With three games remaining, Lycoming and Arcadia are tied for third in the Commonwealth with Messiah. Stevenson and Hood, who the Warriors face in the season finale on Feb. 16, are tied for the fifth and last playoff spot in the league, one game behind the three-way tie at third.
Just an assist shy of a triple-double, Mercyhurst's Jonathan Ouegnin scored 11 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists in Mercyhurst's 57-40 win over Lock Haven. The PSAC's leading scorer, Wali Hepburn, led all scorers with 18 points for Lock Haven.
In women's basketball, Despite double-digit scoring from three players, Lycoming fell to No. 19 Lebanon Valley, 62-55. Caitlin Bach scored 17 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out three assists for Lebanon Valley while Julia Antonelli led the way for Lycoming with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Facing a 15-point halftime deficit, Mercyhurst rallied past Lock Haven, 70-67. Kaylee Foster led Mercyhurst in the win with 15 points while Kelsey Ryan had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Lady Eagles.
In wrestling, after Tyler Cunningham and Nikolas Christine scored back-to-back pins, Lycoming escaped an eight-point deficit and took down Stevens, 24-14. The Warriors make their way back to .500 with a 7-7 record in the comeback win.
In boys basketball, Nick Ring had a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds and Muncy won at Benton, 49-44. Dawson Fox added 16 points and was 10 of 13 from the foul line.
Kelby Mullen had 10 points, seven assists and five rebounds and Sullivan County defeated Montgomery, 64-37. Conner Wylie led the Griffins with 16 points.
Hughesville lost its third consecutive contest as Mt. Carmel picked up a key HAC II win, 53-40. Hughesville scored a combined 18 points in the first three quarters, but surged to scored 22 in the fourth.
Taylor Hillson scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, including 12 in the fourth quarter as Mansfield came back for a 51-47 win over Sayre in boys basketball. Hilson added seven rebounds and three steals for the Tigers. Sam Rotella had 11 points for Mansfield.
Erich Kline scored 23 points and Travis Conrad added 12 as Lewisburg thumped Warrior Run, 65-37. Calen Foresman led the Defenders with 16 points in the loss.
Troy Adriance scored 21 points as Williamson dominated Liberty, 68-33. Cody Schmouder led Liberty with 10 points.
In girls basketball, Muncy remained in a first-place tie with Benton atop the HAC-III standings with a 57-39 victory over Sullivan County. Brianna McLaughlin finished with 19 points and was one of three Indians in double figures. Muncy is scheduled to play co-leader Benton at home on Friday night. The Indians defeated the Tigers this past Monday.
Justine Seeley scored 31 points to lead Benton to a 58-29 win over South Williamsport. Jennifer Jackson scored a team-high 12 points while Anna Steer added 10 in the loss for South Williamsport.
Behind 16 points from Maria Kelleher, Lewisburg downed Milton, 41-34. Emily Baker led all scorers with 17 points for Milton.
Men's Basketball
Lebanon Valley 84, Lycoming 75
Lycoming (14-8, 8-7)
Anthony Martin 9-19 3-3 21, Chris Foreman 4-14 0-0 9, Michael Rudy 4-11 1-2 9, Kevin Anthony 2-4 1-2 5, Jerald Williams 1-3 0-2 2, William Wingate 6-10 3-4 15, Patrick Dougher 3-7 0-0 7, Ihsaan Davis 1-3 2-2 4, Rob Pillow IV 1-3 0-0 3, Justin Miller 0-0 0-0 0, John Ryan Wolff 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-74 10-15 75.
Lebanon Valley (8-14, 5-10)
Kevin Agnew 4-8 11-12 21, Danny Brooks 9-18 1-2 19, Matt O'Brien 2-8 7-10 12, Kyle Burke 4-6 1-1 9, Joey Giangiobbe 1-2 0-0 2, Garrett Kelly 4-6 0-0 12, Ryan Kinard 1-3 5-7 7, Nick Pappas 1-2 0-0 0, Sam Diaz 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 25-32 84.
Halftime-Lycoming 38-35. 3-Point goals-Lycoming 3-16 (Martin 0-1, Foreman 1-4, Rudy 0-1, Williams 0-2, Dougher 1-4, Davis 0-1, Pillow IV 1-3, Lebanon Valley 7-13 (Agnew 2-5, O'Brien 1-1, Kelly 4-6, Kinard 0-1). Rebounds-Lycoming 32 (Rudy 8), Lebanon Valley 47 (Giangiobbe 14). Assists-Lycoming 15 (Williams 11), Lebanon Valley 18 (Agnew 4). Total Fouls-Lycoming 22, Lebanon Valley 15. Fouled Out-None. Technical Fouls-None. A-245
Mercyhurst 57,
Lock Haven 40
Mercyhurst (13-9, 9-7 PSAC)
Jean Onana 6-11 0-0 15; Luis Leao 4-14 3-4 11; Jonathan Ouegnin 5-10 1-2 11; Paul Bilpo 2-5 2-2 6; Andy Hoying 2-2 0-0 5; Keith Ellington 2-3 0-0 4; Terrence Ingram 1-4 0-0 3; Callon Dailey 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 23-55 6-8 57.
Lock Haven (5-14, 3-13 PSAC)
Wali Hepburn 8-18 0-0 18; Kasheef Festus 4-8 1-1 9; Elijah Cooper 1-2 5-6 7; Terrell Johnson 1-7 1-2 4; Nate Walters 1-3 0-0 2; Dave Garcia 0-5 0-0 0; Andre Rivers 0-1 0-0 0; Armandi Marshall 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-45 7-9 40.
Halftime-Mercyhurst 25-20. 3-point goals-Mercyhurst 5-19 (Onana 3-7; Ingram 1-2; Hoying 1-1; Ellington 0-1; Dailey 0-3; Ouegnin 0-3; Leao 0-2), Lock Haven 3-14 (Hepburn 2-6; Johnson 1-5; Cooper 0-1; Garcia 0-2). Fouled out--None. Rebounds-Mercyhurst 39 (Ouegnin 10), Lock Haven 25 (Festus 5; Hepburn 5). Assists-Mercyhurst 15 (Ouegnin 9), Lock Haven 7 (Hepburn 2; Garcia 2). Total fouls-Mercyhurst 13, Lock Haven 11. Technical fouls-. A-287
Women's Basketball
Lebanon Valley 62, Lycoming 55
Lycoming (6-15, 6-9 CC)
Julia Antonelli 5-10 3-5 13, Rachael Scheller 3-12 1-2 8, Janelle Ziminski 5-9 0-0 11, Olivia Manges 5-14 1-3 11, Ali Derr 3-9 0-0 6, Shanley Harlacker 2-8 0-0 6, Shannon Wheeler 0-1 0-0 0, Leeann Randall 0-0 0-0 0, Victoria Siebecker 0-0 0-0 0, Kat Andriani 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 5-10 55.
Lebanon Valley (19-3, 13-2 CC)
Tierney Hiltz 5-12 4-7 14, Kiely Chaklos 1-5 4-4 6, Renee Fritz 5-8 1-1 11, Kerri Stolle 0-1 0-0 0, Caitlin Bach 4-7 9-13 17, Liz Borgia 1-6 2-4 5, Taylor Gerchak 0-1 0-0 0, Alyssa Cirucci 0-0 0-0 0, Lauren Ruhl 1-4 0-0 0, Gia Russo 1-1 2-2 4, Taylor Umbrell 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 19-47 22-31 62.
Halftime-Lebanon Valley 30-22. 3-Point goals-Lycoming 4-22 (Scheller 1-6, Manges 0-3, Harlacker 2-8), Lebanon Valley 2-8 (Hiltz 0-3, Borgia 1-2, Ruhl 0-1, Umbrell 1-2). Rebounds-Lycoming 31 (Antonelli 9), Lebanon Valley 46 (Bach 14). Assists-Lycoming 10 (Scheller 6), Lebanon Valley 9 (Bach 3). Total Fouls-Lycoming 20, Lebanon Valley 12. Fouled Out-None. A-1515
Mercyhurst 70,
Lock Haven 67
Mercyhurst (6-14, 6-10 PSAC)
Kaylee Foster 2-3 11-12 15; Dana Banda 4-11 2-2 13; Abby Allen 3-7 4-4 12; Alayna White 5-9 1-2 11; Adrienne Kloecker 3-7 0-0 8; Kelsey Trosch 2-6 0-0 4; Laura McCauley 2-4 0-2 4; Lindsey Burke 1-4 0-0 3; Paris Thomas 0-3 0-0 0; Kristi Ewanick 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 18-22 70.
Lock Haven (6-14, 3-13 PSAC)
Hannah Gildea 9-21 0-1 23; Kelsey Ryan 5-11 3-5 13; Marrysa Moyer 3-9 4-6 10; Sami Lane 2-16 2-2 6; J.J. Hilliard 2-7 0-0 5; Emily Daugherty 1-7 3-3 5; Kacie Hershey 2-3 0-0 4; Brianna Morales 0-1 1-2 1; Kristi Bair 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-75 13-19 67.
Halftime-Lock Haven 45-30. 3-point goals-Mercyhurst 8-22 (Banda 3-8; Kloecker 2-3; Allen 2-3; Burke 1-4; Thomas 0-2; Ewanick 0-1; White0-1), Lock Haven 6-23 (Gildea 5-12; Hilliard 1-4; Moyer 0-2; Daugherty 0-3; Morales 0-1; Ryan 0-1). Fouled out-Hersey. Rebounds-Mercyhurst 34 (White 9), Lock Haven 52 (Ryan 13). Assists-Mercyhurst 14 (Banda 4), Lock Haven 12 (Daugherty 4). Total fouls-Mercyhurst 16, Lock Haven 16. Technical fouls--None. A-254
College Wrestling
Lycoming 24, Stevens 14
125: Anthony Geiger, S, dec. Cody Barbiche, 2-0 (3-0); 133: Ryan Wilson, S, dec. Zack Finn, 13-7 (6-0); 141: Caleb Wiley, L, dec. Cody Curtiss, 3-1 (6-3); 149: Mike Polizzi, S, maj. dec. Matt Neff, 11-0 (10-3); 157: Brian Watkins, L, SV-1 Conner Bass, 8-6 (10-6); 165: Joey Favia, S, maj. dec. Greg Wetzel, 15-6 (14-6); 174: Jonathan Secor, L, dec. Zach Bass, 4-3 (14-9); 184: Tyler Cunningham, L, fall Mark Garrity, 2:03 (15-14L); 197: Nikolas Christine, L, fall Alex Moreno, 4:51 (21-14); 285: Max Lamport, L, dec. Chris Moyer, 5-1 (24-14)
Records: Lycoming 7-7
BOYS BASKETBALL
Sullivan County 64, Montgomery 37
Montgomery (37)
Keanu Sauers 0 0-0 0, Jake Miller 1 2-2 4, Serge Cole 3 0-0 6, Corey Kriner 1 0-0 3, Colton Harer 3 0-0 6, Michael Alexander 0 1-2 1, Marcus Bartlett 3 0-0 6, Bailey Wilk 1 0-0 3, Arron Wise 0 0-0 0, Jake Umstead 0 0-0 0, Andrew Wise 4 0-0 8. Totals: 16 3-4 37.
Sullivan County (64)
Zach Meyer 4 0-0 11, Sean Flannery 0 0-0 0, Conner Wylie 7 2-4 16, Bobby Frank 0 2-2 2, Adam Szklanka 2 3-6 7, Jordan Beinlich 1 2-6 4, Robert Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Kelby Mullen 2 5-7 10, Bob Polcrak 0 0-0 0, Tom Choplick 0 0-0 0, Lucas Hatton 0 0-0 0, Derek Wilkins 6 1-3 14. Totals: 22 15-28 64.
Montgomery2 10 9 16 - 37
Sullivan County16 20 21 7 - 64
3-point goals: Montgomery 2 (Kriner, Wilk); Sullivan 5 (Meyer 3, Mullen, Wilkins).
JV score: Sullivan 47-19.
Top scorer: Baumunk, SC, 13.
Records: Sullivan 18-2, 10-2 HAC-III. Next: Sullivan vs. Bloomsburg, Sat.
Muncy 49, Benton 44
Muncy (49)
Billy Kolletzki 0 0-0 0, Ammar Sabanovic 4 2-2 11, Jeff Scott 2 0-0 4, Dawson Fox 3 10-13 16, Ted Clark 1 1-2 3, Nick Ring 7 1-2 15. Totals: 17 14-19 49.
Benton (44)
Garrett Watson 2 0-0 4, Andrew Gross 3 3-4 9, Ethan Lockard 3 3-6 9, Hayden Karschner 5 0-2 10, Forrest Diltz 2 0-0 4, Garrett Karschner 4 0-2 8. Totals: 19 6-14 44.
Muncy8 14 13 14 - 49
Benton4 16 7 17 - 44
3-point goals: Muncy 1 (Sabanovic); Benton 0.
JV score: Muncy 47-26. Top scorer: Leone Ghezzi, M, 14.
Record: Muncy 14-5, 8-4 HAC-III. Next: Muncy vs. Millville, Sat.
Mt. Carmel 53,
Hughesville 40
Hughesville (40)
Tristan Jeffreys 5 1-2 12; Brandon Fortin 4 0-0 12; Fred Newhart 4 3-6 11; Ty Stugart 1 2-2 4; Sean Poust 0 0-2 0; Austin Benedict 0 0-0 0; Trey Smith 0 0-0 0; Kamaal Burkholder 0 1-2 1; Jeremiah McCarty 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-13 40.
Mt. Carmel (53)
Tocyloski 5 2-4 13; Varano 1 0-4 2; Duran 3 2-2 8; Heromin 1 1-2 3; Scicchitano 7 2-2 18; Wasilski 1 1-2 3; Kwiatkoawski 1 2-3 4; Beirshmitt 1 0-0 2; Kelley 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 10-19 53
Hughesville 8 6 4 22-40
Mt. Carmel 16 6 15 16-53
3-point goals: Hughesville 5 (Fortin 4, Jeffreys). Mt. Carmel 3 (Scicchitano 2, Kwiatkoawski).
JV score: Mt. Carmel 50, Hughesville 28. Top scorers:?Alex Welch 10. Kelley 19.
Records: Hughesville 10-10. Mt. Carmel 10-9.
Next: Warrior Run at Hughesville, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Mansfield 51, Sayre 47
Sayre (47)
Seth Morrell 0 1-2 1, Nick Skerpon 3 0-0 8, Marshall Higley 5 1-2 14, Adam Wampole 4 2-2 12, Gabe Nobel 1 0-0 2, Jeremy Kyc 1 0-0 2, Joey Golizia 0 0-0 0, Walter Rumpel 2 0-0 4, Tyler Kochan 0 0-0 0, Nick Sweet 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 4-6 47.
Mansfield (51)
Taylor Hillson 6 8-9 21, Brady Andrews 0 0-0 0, Reece Correll 3 2-2 8, Bo Burleigh 1 3-5 5, Dallas Dziuba 1 0-0 2, Taylor Correll 0 0-0 0, Bryce Zaparzynski 2 0-0 4, Sam Rotella 5 0-2 11. Totals 18 13-20 51.
Sayre16 11 11 9 - 47
Mansfield9 13 15 14 - 51
Three-point goals: Sayre 7 (Higley 3, Skerpon 2, Wampole 2); Mansfield 2 (Hilson, Rotella).
JV: Mansfield 41, Syare 24. High scorers: Mansfield - Bryce Zaparzynski 14.
Record: Mansfield (11-8). Next: at Cowanesque Valley on Friday.
Canton 54, Troy 47
Canton (54)
Eddie Larcom 1 1-2 3, Tim Bassett 3 0-0 6, Jesse Lattemer 0 0-3 0, Emmett Watson 5 2-2 15, Wes Moore 7 0-0 16, Mason Moore 4 2-2 14. Totals 20 5-9 54.
Troy (47)
Jed Wright 9 3-3 26, Brandon Mattocks 1 2-2 5, Evan Polty 2 0-2 4, Thomas Swain 0 0-0 0, Ryan Reeves 2 1-2 5, Chad Cole 3 1-2 7. Totals 17 7-11 47.
Canton 8 17 15 14 - 56
Troy 12 10 16 9 - 47
3-Point goals: Canton 9 (Watson 3, Moore 2, Moore 4), Troy 6 (Wright 5, Mattocks)
Lewisburg 65, Warrior Run 37
Lewisburg (65)
Jesse Flannery 1 1-2 3, Travis Conrad 5 0-3 12, Mike Driscoll 1 4-5 6, Erich Kline 11 0-0 23, Sam Allen 2 7-11 11, Nick Costagliola 0 0-2 0 Dan Cole 1 0-0 2, Matt Fedorajka 1 0-2 2, Nate Fox 3 0-0 6, Will Sigl 0 0-0 0, Drew Newcomb 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 12-25 65.
Warrior Run (37)
Jared Bender 1 1-4 3, Zach Burrows 2 0-0 4, Calen Foresman 7 1-2 16, Zach Miller 1 2-4 4, Xavier Ortega 3 2-2 9, Lance Pealer 0 1-2 1, Jordan Welliver 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 7-14 37.
Lewisburg 10 15 20 20 - 65
Warrior Run 7 8 10 12 - 37
3-point goals: Lewisburg 3 (Conrad 2, Kline), Warrior Run 2 (Foresman, Ortega).
Records: Lewisburg 19-1, Warrior Run 2-15
JV: Lewisburg 59, Warrior Run 12 L: Matt Fedorajka 15, W: Ian Lininger 3
Girls Basketball
Muncy 57, Sullivan co. 39
Muncy (57)
Gina Paisley 5 1-2 12, Crystal Good 1 1-2 3, Allison Edwards 1 1-2 3, Haley Gyurina 1 0-0 2, Breanna McLaughlin 9 1-2 19, Jordan Jones 5 3-4 14, Charity Good 1 0-0 2, Rachel Moore 0 0-2 0, Tierney Schaible 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 7-14 57.
Sullivan (39)
Ysabela Bialer 0 2-2 2, Torie Schultz 2 0-0 4, Addie Jordan 5 2-2 16, Crystal Riebe 1 0-0 2, Shelby Zeller 1 2-4 5, Cortney Rupert 3 4-4 10. Totals: 12 10-12 39.
Muncy18 21 10 8 - 57
Sullivan4 7 15 12 - 39
3-point goals: Muncy 2 (Paisley, Jones); Sullivan 5 (Jordan 4, Zeller).
JV score: Sullivan won.
Records: Muncy 15-4, 10-1 HAC-III. Next: Muncy vs. Benton (Fri.).
Williamson 68, Liberty 33
Liberty (33)
Jacob Spring 3 0-0 6, Tyler Upham 0 0-0 0, Cody Fritz 0 0-0 0, Harley Kilmer 0 0-0 0, Eric Kreger 0 0-0 0, Kenny Kreger 2 0-0 4, Dalton Litzelman 1 0-0 3, Cody Schmouder 5 0-0 10, Keenan Young 0 0-0 0, Dillon Ford 0 0-0. Totals 15 0-0 33.
Williamson (68)
Black 3 0-0 6, Cevette 3 2-2 8, S. Daley 6 0-0 12, Adriance 8 6-7 21, Huyett 8 0-0 16, Confer 1 0-0 2, Bradbury 0 2-2 2, J. Daley 0 1-2 1. Totals 28 11-13 68.
Liberty 8 8 7 10 - 33
Williamson 12 15 21 20 - 68
3-Point goals: Williamson 1 (Adriance)
JV: Williamson 35, Liberty 26
Benton 58, South Williamsport 29
Benton (58)
Casey Gavin 2 0-0 5, Sarah Stevens 3 3-7 9, Felicia Miller 3 0-3 6, Mackenzie Yurko 1 2-2 4, Justine Seeley 12 7-14 31, Brianna Samsel 1 0-0 2, Morean Bogart 0 0-0 0, Dallas Kriebel 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 12-26 58.
South Williamsport (29)
Gabby Burch 1 0-0 2, Jennifer Jackson 6 0-0 12, Anna Steer 5 0-0 10, Alana Stugart 0 1-2 1, Alisha Wein 1 1-2 3, Roxie Keller 0 1-2 1, Jordan Boehmer 0 0-0 0, Megan Allison 0 0-0 0, Alysha Ardell 0 0-0 0, Kaylnn Wheeland 0 0-0 0, Bettina Peluso 0 0-0 0, Liz Cummings 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Gantz 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 3-6 29.
Benton 12 13 15 17 - 58
South Williamsport 3 6 14 6 - 29
3-Point goals: Benton 1 (Gavin)
Records: South Williamsport 4-14
Next game: St. John Neumann at South Williamsport (Friday)
JV: South Williamsport 38, Benton 20 S: Liz Cummings 16
Lewisburg 41, Milton 34
Milton (34)
MacKenna Miller 3 0-0 6, Karissa Brown 1 0-1 3, Dana Kyle 0 1-4 3, Linea Brouse 2 1-2 5, Emily Baker 6 5-10 17, Katelyn Gensel 1 0-0 2, Brooke Swartz. Totals 13 7-17 34.
Lewisburg (41)
Maria Kelleher 4 7-9 16, Haley Stanko 1 0-0 2, Kasey Conrad 5 0-0 10, Emily Conrad 0 1-2 1, Lois Lesher 1 2-4 4, Lenore Doyle 1 0-0 2, Kirtsen Blakeslee 0 2-2 2, Miranda Gajda 3 0-0 3. Totals: 1 0-0 3.
Milton 4 11 10 7 - 34
Lewisburg7 3 17 12 - 41
3-point goals: Milton 1 (Brown), Lewisburg 2 (Gajda, Kelleher).
Records: Lewisburg 13-6, Milton 12-8
JV: Lewisburg 44, Milton 24
