9:15 p.m.
WILKES-BARRE – The Wyoming Valley West girls and Abington Heights boys won the big school games that completed the four-game schedule at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Friday.
Freshman Thalia Irizarry scored 16 points and grabbed 6 rebounds as Wyoming Valley West defeated Williamsport, 48-32, in the District 2-4 Class 6A Subregional girls championship game.
Mackenzie Perluke added 13 points for the Lady Spartans, who last won a district title in 1978.
Anya Richet grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 4 shots.
Abington Heights defeated West Scranton, 60-38, for the District 2 Class 5A boys title.
Ryan Nealon went 5-for-6 from 3-point range while scoring 19 points and dishing out 4 assists.
Will Marion added 18 points and 6 steals.
The Comets used an 18-2 run to take a 19-5 lead with 6:55 left in the first half.
Mason Fedor scored 14 points and blocked 4 shots.
The games are over, but our coverage is just getting started.
More to come.
5:36 p.m.
WILKES-BARRE – Montrose showed off its defense in its arena debut.
The Lady Meteors matched a record for fewest points allowed at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza with a 42-15 victory over Old Forge in the District 2 Class 2A girls basketball championship game.
Montrose held Old Forge scoreless for 13:36 and without a field goal for 15 minutes from the second quarter well into the fourth.
The Lady Meteors ran off 23 straight points during the defensive dominance.
Paley Adams scored 13 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Hayley Pompey added 11 points and 6 rebounds. Riley Keihl dished out six assists.
Jewlya McCullon led Old Forge with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Susquehanna held Forest City to 15 points in the District 2 Class A girls game in 2021.
More to come.
4:59 p.m.
DEFENSIVE DEBUT
WILKES-BARRE – Mountain View not only won in its Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza debut, but it allowed the fifth-lowest point total in the eight years of championships at the arena.
Lackawanna League Division 3 rival Montrose may do better than that in its debut.
The Lady Meteors have allowed just nine points through three quarters after a scoreless quarter. They lead Old Forge, 32-9, in Class 2A.
For a list of the highest- and lowest-scoring performances at the arena, see Team scoring records at arena – NEPA Sports Nation.
4:33
HALFTIME REPORT
WILKES-BARRE – Hayley Pompey scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds to help Montrose take a 17-9 halftime lead over Old Forge in the District 2 Class 2A girls basketball final.
The Lady Meteors did not allow a point in the paint as the Lady Devils settled for 10 shots from beyond the arc with just 7 from inside.
PHOTO GALLERY
Tim Drewes captured the action from the District 2-11 Class A Subregional final in photos.
The Photo Gallery can be found at: Mt. View/Nativity BVM Photo Gallery – NEPA Sports Nation.
More to come.
3:15 p.m.
BREAKTHROUGH WIN
WILKES-BARRE – Addison Kilmer scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 5 shots as Mountain View handled Pottsville Nativity, 36-20, for the District 2-11 Class A Subregional girls basketball title in the first of the day’s four games at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
The win was the first district or subregional tournament title for the Lady Eagles, who were also playing at the arena for the first time.
Mountain View technically had already won the District 2 title on its regular-season performance.
Lily Sedlak chipped in with four points, six rebounds and four assists.
More to come.
2:37 p.m.
NEWCOMERS
WILKES-BARRE – The subregional final to open the day features two teams that have already technically won their district titles.
Mountain View won its first title in District 2 while Pottsville Nativity BVM won its 15th.
Both teams will head into the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament. For Nativity, it will be the 30th appearance.
Nativity has been to 10 state championship games, winning 5.
It is Mountain View, however, that is in control at halftime.
The Lady Eagles shut out the Golden Girls for the last 5:46 and held them without a field goal for 7:12 to take a 20-9 lead.
Addison Kilmer, Mountain View’s 6-foot-1 freshman, leading the way with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.
More to come.
2:30 p.m.
OVERNIGHT UPDATES
WILKES-BARRE – Overnight and early this morning, many new items have been added to NEPASportsNation.com.
Check out the expanded game reports with quotes and details from Thursday’s doubleheader, plus follow the links from each game story to the various other items such as statistics, photos, video highlights.
More to come.
1:55 p.m.
QUADRUPLEHEADER
WILKES-BARRE – We are back at courtside with the NEPA Sports Nation team to bring coverage of today’s four District 2 and Subregional championship games.
Two of the four games are subregionals with other districts.
Mountain View plays Pottsville Nativity BVM in the District 2-11 Class A Subregional girls final.
Old Forge and Montrose girls follow in Class 2A, then the Williamsport-Wyoming Valley West District 2-4 Class 6A Subregional at 4 and 6.
West Scranton and Abington Heights play at 8 in the District 2 Class 5A boys final.
Our panel predicted games for the entire weekend: District 2 Championship Game predictions – NEPA Sports Nation.
Here are today’s predictions.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
| CLASS A GIRLS Mountain View vs. Pottsville Nativity | CLASS 2A GIRLS Old Forge vs. Montrose | CLASS 6A GIRLS Williamsport vs. Wyoming Valley West | CLASS 5A BOYS Pittston Area vs. Abington Heights | |
| Greg Butler | Mountain View by 5 | Montrose by 9 | Wyoming Valley West by 1 | Abington Heights by 5 |
| Kevin Clark | Mountain View by 2 | Montrose by 7 | Wyoming Valley West by 6 | Abington Heights by 5 |
| Bill Dempsey | Mountain View by 8 | Montrose by 15 | Wyoming Valley West by 8 | Abington Heights by 8 |
| Chris Kucharski | Mountain View by 4 | Montrose by 8 | Wyoming Valley West by 7 | Abington Heights by 5 |
| Tara Macciocco | Mountain View by 5 | Montrose by 10 | Wyoming Valley West by 8 | Abington Heights by 7 |
| Scott Mackinder | Mountain View by 9 | Montrose by 3 | Wyoming Valley West by 5 | Abington Heights by 11 |
| Ben Magnotta | Mountain View by 9 | Montrose by 14 | Wyoming Valley West by 12 | Abington Heights by 6 |
| Jason O’Malley | Nativity by 4 | Old Forge by 3 | Wyoming Valley West by 7 | Abington Heights by 3 |
| Tom Robinson | Mountain View by 14 | Montrose by 20 | Wyoming Valley West by 7 | Abington Heights by 10 |
| Joe Ross | Nativity by 3 | Montrose by 23 | Williamsport by 7 | Abington Heights by 11 |
| Doug Walsh | Mountain View by 4 | Montrose by 10 | Wyoming Valley West by 7 | Abington Heights by 11 |
| Consensus | Mountain View by 5 | Montrose by 11 | Wyoming Valley West by 7 | Abington Heights by 7 |
