The top performances in District 2 sports from the week of Oct. 18-24:
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KARISSA GHIGIARELLI, Riverside girls tennis
Ghigiarelli won her fourth straight District 2 Class 2A singles championship and the 2019 state champion did it in her typical dominant fashion, winning the first four matches, 6-0, 6-0, before beating Wyoming Seminary’s Ilana Rosenthal, 6-3, 6-1, in the final.
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NICK HOCKENBURY, Lake-Lehman boys cross country
Hockenbury won the Wyoming Valley Conference Coaches Ed Narkiewicz Championship Meet by 18 seconds in 16:47. In the process, he helped Lake-Lehman finish tied for first in the regular-season standings by edging Dallas by a point in a make-up meet scored off the championship meet results.
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LONDON MONTGOMERY, Scranton Prep football
Montgomery returned from two weeks off to produce 406 yards and 6 touchdowns when Scranton Prep defeated Lake-Lehman, 41-8. Montgomery carried 18 times for 353 yards and 5 touchdowns and turned his first catch of the season into a 53-yard touchdown.
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BILLY PABST JR., North Pocono boys golf
Pabst finished as state runner-up in Class 3A, reaching a playoff for the title at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Championships by shooting a 2-under-par, 69 at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York.
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BELLA PETERS, Abington Heights girls tennis
Peters won her fourth straight District 2 Class 3A singles championship, losing just two games in eight sets during the tournament.
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ROCCO PIZANO, Wyoming Area football
Pizano scored three touchdowns and intercepted two passes in Wyoming Area’s 35-6 rout at Dunmore. Pizano needed just 4 carries to rush for 166 yards and the 3 touchdowns.
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CIERA TOOMEY, Dunmore girls golf
Toomey earned her second straight state golf medal when she shot 8-over-par, 80 at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York to place sixth in Class 2A at the PIAA Championships.
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GERALD WELSTED, Blue Ridge boys soccer
Welsted had 5 goals in 2 games and set a school record while Blue Ridge was winning on consecutive days to extend its winning streak to 11 and secure the Lackawanna League Division 3 championship. Welsted scored twice in a 5-2 win over Riverside, then three more times in a 7-0 victory over Mid Valley. In that game, Welsted’s first goal tied a school single-season record, second broke it and third allowed him to finish the regular season with 34.
PREVIOUS DISTRICT 2 HONOR ROLLS
Oct. 11-17: https://nepasportsnation.com/district-2-honor-roll-8/.
Oct. 4-10: https://nepasportsnation.com/district-2-honor-roll-7/.
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: https://nepasportsnation.com/district-2-honor-roll-6/.
Sept. 20-26: https://nepasportsnation.com/district-2-honor-roll-5/.
Sept. 13-19: https://nepasportsnation.com/district-2-honor-roll-4/.
Sept. 6-12: https://nepasportsnation.com/district-2-honor-roll-3/.
Aug. 30-Sept. 5: https://nepasportsnation.com/district-2-honor-roll-2/.
Aug. 19-29: https://nepasportsnation.com/district-2-honor-roll/.
MORE WEEKLY HONORS
Center City Print District 2 Athlete of the Week: https://nepasportsnation.com/ghigiarelli-back-on-state-title-hunt/.
Key Contributors: https://nepasportsnation.com/key-contributors-9/.