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Senior Mavin James and sophomore Isaiah Valentine each had 11 points to lead the Lycoming College men's basketball team, which fell to a hot-shooting Wilkes University, 90-64, in Landmark Conference action at Lamade Gym on Wednesday.
James posted a season-high 11 points to go with four assists and a block and Valentine added two assists to go with his 11 points. Sophomore J.J. Beagle, a Williamsport graduate, and freshman Hayden Pardoe, a Central Mountain graduate, added nine points a piece, with Pardoe grabbing a game-high eight rebounds. Junior Ivan Komitski added eight points, hitting two 3-pointers.
Wilkes (6-1 overall, 2-1 Landmark) shot 52 percent (35-of-67) in the game, leading by as many as 31 points in the game, while holding Lycoming (4-4 overall, 1-2 Landmark) to 43% (26-of-60).
Wilkes shot 65% (22-of-34) in the first half to build a 17-point halftime lead, 49-32, as the Colonels posted 30 points in the paint during the period. In the second half, the Colonels scored the first three points to lead by 20 and never let the team within 17 in the final 20 minutes.
Trent Fisher led the Colonels with 28 points, 12 rebounds and two steals and Lucas Lesko added 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Joey Zvorsky added 13 points and five rebounds and Jack Argento notched 12 points.
The Warriors head into a break for final exams and the holidays before getting back to action at the St. Joseph’s Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29, when they face the host Blue Jays, who are receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com poll, at 7 p.m.
WILKES (6-1, 2-1 LANDMARK)
Lucas Lesko 7-14 2-2 18; Trent Fisher 12-20 3-3 28; Matthew Davidheiser 0-1 0-0 0; Cayden Merrifield 0-4 1-2 1; Joey Zvorsky 4-5 3-4 13; Jack Argento 5-9 0-0 12; Colin Ackerman 2-3 0-0 4; Zachary Gula 0-1 1-2 1; Jason Eberhart 3-4 0-2 6; Drew Sechleer 1-2 0-0 3; Nickerson DeMelfi 0-1 0-0 0; Eli Becker 1-3 2-2 4; Travis Linn 0-0 0-0 0; Caden Fisher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-67 12-17 90.
LYCOMING (4-4, 1-2 LANDMARK
Mavin James 5-10 0-0 11; J.J. Beagle 4-8 1-2 9; Steven Hamilton 2-10 2-2 6; Brendon Blackson 1-3 1-2 3; Isaiah Valentine 4-7 2-3 11; Hayden Pardoe 4-6 0-0 9; Misaias Herrera 0-3 0-0 0; Ivan Komitski 3-6 0-0 8; Connor Shanahan 2-4 0-0 4; Bernard Rogers 0-0 0-0 0; Jack McGaha 1-1 0-0 3; Ethan Bomgardner 0-1 0-0 0; Aiden White 0-1 0-0 0; Colin Seedor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 6-9 64.
Halftime: Wilkes 49-32.
3-point goals: W 8-18 (Lesko 2-5; Fisher 1-2, Zvorsky 2-3, Argento 2-3, Sechleer 1-2, DeMelfi 0-1, Gula 0-1, Merrifield 0-1), L 6-19 (Komitski 2-4, James 1-3, Valentine 1-3, Pardoe 1-2, McGaha 1-1, Beagle 0-1, Blackson 0-1, Herrera 0-2). Fouled out: W-none; L-none. Rebounds: W 45 (Fisher 11), L 26 (Pardoe 8). Assists: W 18 (Lesko 4), L 15 (James 4). Technical fouls: W-none; L-none. Total fouls: W 13, L 12. A: 202.