DISTRICT 3 RATINGS

 

February 18, 2007

 

By Middle Atlantic Sports News/LLHoops.com

 

1. Harrisburg (21-2) (AAAA)

 

2. West York (23-3) (AAA)

 

3. Red Lion (23-3) (AAAA)

 

4. Chambersburg (18-6) (AAAA)

 

5. Lancaster McCaskey (20-6) (AAAA)

 

6. Wilson (24-3) (AAAA)

 

7. Carlisle (18-7) (AAAA)

 

8. Reading (21-6) (AAAA)

 

9. Susquehanna Township (20-3) (AAA)

 

10. Reading Central Catholic (21-4) (A)

 

11. Red Land (18-5) (AAAA)

 

12. Lebanon (21-4) (AAA)

 

13. York Suburban (21-2) (AAA)

 

14. Lancaster Catholic (19-7) (AAA)

 

15. Penn Manor (17-6) (AAAA)

 

16. Annville-Cleona (18-5) (AA)

 

17. York Catholic (19-6) (AA)

 

18. Dallastown (19-6) (AAAA)

 

19. Warwick (17-7) (AAAA)

 

20. Cumberland Valley (15-9) (AAAA)

 

MID-PENN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT:

 

This Tournament never got off it's feet this year as it wasn't scheduled to start until Tuesday and with the snow and ice not allowing teams to play until Thursday the whole thing was cancelled. They would have had to have played until Sunday or Monday.

 

YORK/ADAMS LEAGUE TOURNAMET:

 

Quarterfinals - (Played last week)

 

West York 76 Biglerville 36

 

Red Lion 48 Delone Catholic 32

 

York Catholic 55 Dallastown 38

 

York Central 53 York Surburban 44

 

Semifinals -

 

West York vs. York Catholic - West York overcame a 37pt barrage from York Catholic's Jacob Iati and defeated the Irish 65-59. Iati missed a free throw with 17 second left that would have tied the game. Josh Koht led the Bulldogs with 17pts, Dane Lauber had 16pts and Rob Estep scored 10pts. The Bulldogs forced a 17-6 lead in the first quarter but Catholic fought back. West York went 13-for-15 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.

 

Red Lion vs. Central York - The Lions cruised to a 20-point halftime lead on the way to a 66-41 win over Central York. Chance Petry led Red Lion with 21pts (5 treys) as the Lions led 32-12 at the half. The lead was up to 31 at the end of the third quarter. Grant Becker scored 14pts for Red Lion and Cory Bray added 11pts. Brandon Singletary led Central with 10pts.

 

Championship -

 

West York vs. Red Lion - The Bulldogs overcame a 7-point deficit with less than four minutes remaining and defeated Red Lion 53-49 before a capacity crowd at York College's Grumbacher Center to capture its second league title in three years. Jordan Cable hit 2 treys to help bring West York back from a 47-42 deficit with 1:49 left, while Red Lion was missing foul shots. Rob Estep led with 13pts and Cable added 11pts.

 

LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT:

 

Quarterfinals -

 

Lancaster vs. Annville-Cleona - The Dutchmen started the game fast by going inside to 6-5 Brian Barry, who scored 10pts in the first quarter, but the Tornado still led 14-12 at the end of the period. A big second quarter gave them a 33-24 half time lead and they were just to quick for Annville-Cleona. McCaskey's biggest lead was 50-30 but they settled for a 67-54 victory. Franklyn Thomas led with 20pts, Four other players had at least 8pts for the Tornado. Barry led the losers with a game-high 24pts.

 

Lebanon vs. Garden Spot - Anthony Trautman scored 20pts, Tyler Spancake had 14pts and Brandon Leeper had 11pts as Lebanon knocked off Garden Spot 61-48. The Spartans 6-11 Bucknell recruit, Todd O'Brien, did his best to keep them in the game as he had 28pts, 10rebs and 5blks. O'Brien had 10pts in the first quarter, but Lebanon still led 21-12. The Cedars were up 34-22 at the half. Garden Spot's biggest problem was that they could not handle the Lebanon pressure defense. They did cut the lead to six mid-way in the fourth, but Lebanon spread the floor and pulled away again for the win.

 

Lancaster Catholic vs. Warwick - The Crusaders fought back from a 12-point deficit to start the second half to defeat Warwick 57-48. Matt Balasavage came off the bench and scored a game-high 16pts for Lancaster Catholic. It was his first action since a back injury on January 20. Catholic held the Warriors to just 14 points in the second half. Still down 40-34 heading to the final 8-minutes, Catholic used a 23-8 fourth for the win. Jon Markel and Eric Spence both had 12pts and Dan Sweigart added 10pts. Warwick was led by Travis Gladfelter with 13pts, Sheldon Griffin with 12pts, 7rebs, 3blks and Randy Yost added 11pts.

 

Solanco vs. Lampeter-Strasburg - The Mules survived 30pts (7treys) from Lampeter-Strasburg's All-League guard, Zac Shaeffer and beat the Pioneers 75-59. Shaeffer pumped in 11pts in the first quarter to give the Pioneers a 19-11 lead. But Solanco would fight back and tie the game at 30-30 at the half. L-S was within 45-42 with 1:34 left in the third quarter, but the Mules ended the quarter with a 51-43 lead. Nate Kreider led Solanco with 18pts, Lamar Brandon had 15pts and Nate Swarr 13pts. Andrew Risser backed up Shaeffer with 11pts for Lampeter-Strasburg.

 

Semifinals -

 

Lancaster vs. Lebanon - Lebanon started fast and led 21-15 at the half, but McCaskey came back to take a one-point (31-30) lead at the half. Then Franklyn Thomas scored 13 of his team-high 20pts in the third quarter as the Tornado took over the game and came away with a 67-58 victory. Jerren Harris had 19pts and 13rebs and Lamar Patterson had 10pts and 13rebs. Anthony Trautman had a game-high 22pts to lead the Cedars. Anthony Rivera added 13pts and Tyler Spancake had 12pts.

 

Lancaster Catholic vs. Solanco - The Crusaders had to overcome a 12-point deficit (20-8) in the second quarter to eke out a 62-60 victory over Solanco. They had cut it to 28-23 at the half. The Crusaders quickly cut that to 28-27 at the start of the third quarter. Solanco regrouped and led 39-36 after three. Dan Sweigart with 17pts and Matt Balasavage with 14pts led Catholic, while Nate Kreider was high for the Mules with 15pts.

 

Championship -

 

Lancaster vs. Lancaster Catholic - McCaskey won their third consecutive title by blowing away Lancaster Catholic 86-57 before only 1900 at the Giant Center in Hershey. The crowd was kept down by 15 degree temperatures and icy roads outside. The Tornado led 17-13 after the first quarter and 35-28 at the half thanks to a thunderous follow-up dunk by soph sensation, Lamar Patterson with 0:01 on the clock at the half. Our Dell Jackson, as well as others called that dunk an ESPN highlight play of the night dunk. McCaskey then opened the second half on a 10-2 run to put it out of reach and ended the third quarter ahead 62-44. The Tornado went on to outscored Catholic 24-13 in the fourth to gain the big win. Juniors, Jerren Harris and Franklyn Thomas led with 19pts, Dudie Hunter had 14pts and Patterson 12pts. Catholic was led by Eric Spence with a game-high 29pts and Keith Sweigart with 13pts.

 

NOTE: I can not do this rundown without mentioning Earl ÒPoppaÓ Boots, the McCaskey longtime assistant coach, who I just found out, is recovering from recent prostate surgery and will likely miss the entire postseason. Poppa has been a fixture at McCaskey for well over 40-years as a player in the early 60's, to a coach and always a friend to everyone. I was lucky enough to know him for most of that time. And he was always a very gracious man and had the love, passion and patience for the players in his heart. Poppa we wish you the best of luck with our prayers in hoping you have a quick and full recovery.

 

BERKS CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT:

 

Quarterfinals -

 

Wilson vs. Reading Holy Name - The Bulldogs jumped to a 12-2 lead after the first quarter, extended it to 22-7 at the half and 35-16 after three and coasted to a 45-29 win over the Blue Jays. Josh Smith and Mark Daniels led with 10pts apiece and Ryan Ebner had 8pts and 14rebs. Jeremy Beckett led Holy Name with 6pts.

 

Reading vs. Reading Central Catholic - Jermaine Jackson scored a game-high 17pts and the Red Knights overwhelmed the Cardianls with outstanding defense to gain a 53-44 victory. Reading broke away from a 12-12 tie with a 14-0 run over the first and second quarters to tak a commanding lead. The Cardinals went more than 7 ½ minutes without a bucket and found themselves behind by as many as 14pts. Reading opened the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run and led 51-31. Nelson Leon scored 12pts for Reading and Colin Naugle scored 16pts and Matt Ashcroft added 15pts for Central Catholic.

 

Tulpehocken vs. Conrad Weiser - Tulpehocken had a 42-29 lead after three quarters and then held off Conrad Weiser for a 51-46 victory. The winners got 15pts from Andrew Pawlyk and 14pts from Brady Haughney, while CW was led by Dru George with 15pts and Derek Long with 12pts.

 

Oley Valley vs. Muhlenberg - The Lynx outscored Muhlenberg 12-4 in overtime to gain a 64-56 victory. Drew Reich led Oley Valley with 32pts. 5-10 sr Adam Skoczern led the losers with 13pts, 5-9 jr Derek Zeller had 10pts and 6-5 soph Graeff Taylor had 14rebs.

 

Semifinals -

 

Wilson vs. Tulpehocken - The Bulldogs Josh Smith scored a game-high 14pts and made a couple of game-changing plays in the fourt quarters as Wilson broke open a four-point lead and defeated theTrojans 46-36. Ryan Ebner scored 13pts and Mark Daniels added 12pts for Wilson. Brady Haughney scored 11pts and grabbed 11rebs for Tulpehocken.

 

Reading vs. Oley Valley - Jermaine Jackson had 19pts and 7rebs as Reading beat the Lynx 72-43. Reading led 15-6 after the first quarter and then used a 40-20 second half to put the game out of reach. David Lawson had 17pts, Nelson Leon had 10pts and Nelson Diaz had 8pts and 10rebs off the bench. Reading held high-scoring Drew Reich of Oley Valley to 10pts and only10 shots. Kyle Wheaton led the Lynx with 13pts.

 

Championship -

 

Wilson vs. Reading - The Bulldogs got their third win over Reading in a week and won the championship with an easy 68-54 victory, leading from start to finish in this one. It was 15-9 after the first quarter, 25-17 at the half and 47-35 after three. Ryan Ebner led the 'Dogs with 22pts and 10rebs, Josh Smith had 20pts and Mark Daniels had 12pts. Jermaine Jackson and David Lawson both scored 16pts to lead Reading and Justin Rodriguez added 10pts.

 

PIGTAIL RESULTS AND OTHER GAMES - FOR RANKED TEAMS:

 

Chambersburg - The Trojans picked up a 24th game after the Mid-Penn Tournament was snowed and iced out. They actually played the team they would have met in the first round of the tourney as they traveled to East Pennsboro and beat the Panthers 44-37. Aaron Hill led with 14pts and Armond Perez added 12pts.

 

Carlisle - Blasted Twin Valley 83-39 in a AAAA Pigtail game. Jordan Stasyszyn scored 18 ot his game-high 30pts in the first quarter as the Herd raced to a 30-9 lead. Adolph Comer added 28pts to the outburst.

 

Cumberland Valley - The Eagles defeated Cedar Crest 59-46 in a AAAA Pigtail game. Steve Kirkpatrick finished with 22pts to lead the way.

 

SUSQUEHANNA INDEPENDENT ATHLETIC CONFERENCE:

 

Semifinals -

 

York Country Day vs. Carson Long - Joe Slonaker scored 25pts to lead YCD to a 55-44 victory over Carson Long. Richard Muldrow, the 6-8 sr headed to Rutgers on a football scholarship added 11pts for the Greyhounds. Jonathan Hackett paced the Warriors (1-20) with 24pts.

 

Harrisburg Academy vs. Belleville Mennonite - The Academy Spartans broke a 17-17 halftime tie and pulled away to a 54-47 victory over Belleville Mennonite. Stephen Pedersen and Chris Conroy combined for 26pts for the Spartans. Logan Metzler's 21pts paced Belleville (11-12).

 

Championship -

 

York Country Day vs. Harrisburg Academy - The Greyhounds (16-6) used a 16-2 second quarter to cruise to a 61-34 victory over Harrisburg Academy (9-14) for the championship. Joe Slonaker led YCD with 18pts, including six in the second quarter.

 

COMMONWEALTH CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE:

 

Semifinals -

 

Mount Calvary Christian vs. Lancaster Christian - Mount Calvary Christian defeated Lancaster Christian (15-9) 66-55 to reach the final. Joel Cutting led with 31pts and Josiah Jones scored 18pts. The losers got 16pts from Bullock and 10pts from Koser.

 

Living Word Academy vs. Dayspring Christian - LWA reached the final for the fourth straight year with a 60-29 romp over Dayspring Christian (12-11). Pete Harrower led the way with 17pts, John Vanderzell had 14pts and Carson Smucker added 10pts. The losers got 10pts from Granner.

 

Championship -

 

Mount Calvary Christian vs. Living Word Academy - These two finished their league season with 8-2 records and had split their two meetings during the regular season. Living Word (14-11) was also three-time defending league champion. They took a 19-17 lead after the first quarter and the game was dead even at the half, 29-29. But Mount Calvary (18-6) took over in the second half and got the championship with a 66-58 victory. All five starters scored in double-figures for the winning Chargers led by Stephen Howard with 16pts, Jeremi Jones with 14pts, Josiah Jones and Joel Cutting with 13pts apiece and Caleb Graves with 10pts. Veteran John Vanderzell scored a game-high 26pts to lead LWA and Carson Smucker and Pete Harrower both had 10pts.