HS Basketball Roundup: Miners’ Castle has memorable Senior Night in win over Dawgs
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Minersville's Ayla Castle poses with her parents during Senior Night activities Friday at Minersville. Castle then hit seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points in a win over Tri-Valley (Photo by Jerry Sitkus).
MINERSVILLE — Ayla Castle had a senior night to remember Friday for the Minersville girls’ basketball team.
Castle hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points as the Miners downed Tri-Valley 64-39 in a non-league game at the Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium.
Castle hit five of her 3-pointers in the third quarter, helping Minersville on a 20-10 run to take control. She also had five steals.
Alayna Boom added 15 points for Minersville, which hit 12 3-pointers as a team. Avery Miller had 19 points and Faith Artz netted 14 for Tri-Valley.
TRI-VALLEY (39) — Miller 7 1-4 19, Dietrich 0 0-0 0, Stiely 0 0-0 0, Snyder 3 0-0 6, Blackwell 0 0-0 0, Artz 7 0-0 14, Brown 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 1-4 39.
MINERSVILLE (64) — Troutman 2 0-0 5, Rizzardi 0 0-0 0, Brennan 4 1-4 9, Horoschak 0 0-0 0, Cullen 4 0-0 9, Castle 8 0-0 23, Boom 4 5-6 15, Cruz 0 0-0 0, Miklesavage 1 0-0 3, McGrath 0 0-0 0, Ilsley 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 6-10 64.
TV (4-17) 6 … 15 … 10 … 8 — 39
Min (2-20) 10 … 13 … 20 … 21 — 64
3-point FGs: Miller 4, Troutman, Cullen, Castle 7, Boom 2, Miklesavage
JV Score: No game
Boys’ Basketball
Central Mountain 84, Nativity 81
LOCK HAVEN — Trey Keating scorched the nets for a game-high 33 points as the Hilltoppers fell to Class 5A Central Mountain in a high-scoring non-league contest.
Layne Pasker added 22 for Nativity, which finished the regular season 14-8.
NATIVITY (81) — Bowman 3 0-0 8, Walborn 3 2-4 9, Swartz 0 0-0 0, Lutzkanin 1 0-0 2, Kramer 0 0-0 0, Pasker 10 2-4 22, Clarke 2 2-2 7, Keating 11 5-5 33. Totals 30 11-15 81.
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN (84) — Walker 4 0-3 9, Verrelli 7 1-2 16, Hoy 9 7-12 27, Mahoney 3 1-2 8, Reese 2 4-4 8, Wells 1 0-0 2, Couturiax 0 0-0 0, Darman 2 0-0 4, Shade 4 0-0 10. Totals 32 13-23 84.
Nat (14-8) 21 … 17 … 16 … 27 — 81
CM (9-12) 27 … 16 … 14 … 27 — 84
3-point FGs: Bowman 2, Walborn, Clarke, Keating 4, Walker, Verelli, Hoy 2, Mahoney, Shade 2
Marian 93, Lehigh Christian 52
ALLENTOWN — The Colts finished the regular season at 11-11 with a non-league thumping of Lehigh Christian Academy. No further details were available.
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