ELIZABETHVILLE — Matt Miller scored 11 points, including four free throws in the final minutes, as Upper Dauphin held off Schuylkill Haven 47-44 in the boys’ championship game of the Upper Dauphin Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday evening.
Jordan Gessner hit the back end of a pair of free throws to seal it as the Trojans capitalized on 16 offensive boards on the night. Alex Uhler added 10 points for Upper Dauphin.
The Trojans built a 25-17 lead at the half before the Hurricanes held a 13-9 scoring advantage in the third quarter pull to within 34-20.
Danny Blugis had a game-high 15 points for Schuylkill Haven, while Austin Charles added eight and Zavier Webb seven.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (44) — Webb 2 2-2 7, Ulsh 2 2-3 6, Blugis 6 2-5 15, Fryer 1 0-0 2, Conage 0 0-0 0, Charles 4 0-4 8, Hughes 3 0-0 6. Totals 18 6-14 44.
UPPER DAUPHIN (47) — Snyder 2 0-0 4, Miller 3 5-10 11, Uhler 5 0-2 10, Calnon 0 0-0 0, Gessner 3 2-4 8, Lenker 0 0-0 0, Deitrich 2 0-0 5, Trently 0 0-0 0, Reigner 1 0-0 2, Wiest 2 1-2 5, Norris 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 8-18 47.
SH (1-1) 7 10 13 14 — 44 UDA (2-0) 12 13 9 13 — 47
3-point FGs: Webb, Blugis, Deitrich
Meadowbrook 57
Lourdes 33
COAL TOWNSHIP — Jordan Fobia tallied a team-high 13 points, but the host Red Raiders fell to Meadowbrook Christian in the championship of the Red Raider Tip-Off Tournament.
Larry Czeponis added nine points and seven rebounds for Lourdes, which fell behind 23-15 at the half. The Red Raiders were then down 35-20 after three quarters.
MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIAN (57) — Ulmer 1 0-0 2, Pickett 3 1-1 7, T. Baughman 1 5-8 7, Sholtis 0 1-4 1, Dulan 2 0-1 4, Schott 6 0-0 15, Torrey 1 0-0 3, Showers 4 3-4 15, Hulsizer 1 0-0 3. Totals 19 10-18 57.
LOURDES (33) — L. Holloran 1 0-1 3, Bucanelli 2 0-0 4, Pawelizyk 1 0-0 2, Fobia 4 4-6 13, Henninger 0 0-0 0, Padula 1 0-0 2, Allen 0 0-0 0, Czeponis 3 2-5 9. Totals 12 6-12 33.
Mead (2-0) 11 12 12 22 — 57 Lourdes (1-1) 9 6 5 13 — 33
3-point FGs: Schott 3, Torrey, Showers 4, Hulsizer, L. Holloran, Czeponis, Fobia
Tri-Valley 63
Gillingham Charter 4
COAL TOWNSHIP — Bryce Yearsley followed up his 19-point performance Friday by scoring 16 to lead the Bulldogs past the Wolf Pack in the consolation game of the Red Raider Tip-Off Tournament.
Justin Ziegmont had 12 points and Jericho Zemencik added 11 for Tri-Valley, which raced out to 37-0 advantage at the half.
GILLINGHAM CHARTER (4) — Cintron 0 0-3 0, Pulicicchio 0 0-0 0, Broadhurst 0 0-0 0, Jad. Rivera 0 0-0 0, Holbert 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Hutchinson 1 0-0 2, Scheifly 0 0-0 0, J. Miller 0 0-0 0, Krammes 0 0-0 0, Woodling 1 0-4 2, Jar. Rivera 0 0-0 0. Totals 2 0-7 4.
TRI-VALLEY (63) — J. Buchanan 3 0-0 6, A. Buchanan 2 0-0 6, McNally 0 0-0 0, Ziegmont 4 4-4 12, Zemencik 5 1-2 11, Yearsley 6 3-4 16, Opozda 1 2-3 4, Yoder 1 0-2 2, Sholley 2 0-0 4, Kimmel 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 10-15 63.
GC (0-2) 0 0 2 2 — 4 TV (1-1) 16 21 13 13 — 63
3-point FGs: A. Buchanan 2, Yearsley
Pine Grove 68
Kutztown 38
NEW SCHAEFFERSTOWN — Kobe D’Agostino scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as the Cardinals rolled to a victory over the Cougars in the consolation game of the Tulpehocken Tip-Off Tournament.
Austin Fick recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds for Pine Grove.
PINE GROVE (68) — Rossi 0 0-0 0, Snedden 2 0-0 5, Soper 1 0-0 2, Kauffman 0 0-0 0, Kreiser 0 1-2 1, Leininger 1 4-4 6, D’Agostino 9 7-10 25, Fidler 0 0-0 0, Weinus 3 2-2 8, Griffiths 2 0-0 5, Fick 6 2-2 14, Mars 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 16-20 68.
KUTZTOWN (38) — Entrinken 1 0-0 3, McCoach 3 0-2 6, Fenerty 1 0-0 2, Tucker 3 0-0 6, Fegley 0 0-2 0, Schell 0 0-0 0, Eck 4 3-6 12, Savidge 2 1-5 5, Sullivan 0 1-3 1, Angstadt 1 1-1 3. Totals 15 6-19 38.
PG (1-1) 15 13 17 23 — 68 Kutztown (0-2) 8 5 14 11 — 38
3-point FGs: Snedden, Griffiths, Entrinken, Eck
Northern Lehigh 49
Hamburg 25
HAMBURG — Logan Adams scored nine points for the Hawks during their loss to the Bulldogs in the consolation-game of the Hamburg Tip-Off Tournament.
John Tayler led Northern Lehigh with 12 points.
The Hawks lost to Octorara 83-29 in the first round Friday. Adams led Hamburg with nine points.
NORTHERN LEHIGH (49) — Golden 3 0-0 7, Meixsell 1 0-0 2, Egan 2 1-4 6, Tayler 4 0-0 12, Shupp 1 0-0 2, McNair 2 1-1 5, Traca 0 1-2 1, Hoffmann 2 2-2 6, Scheetz 1 0-0 2, Hamm 3 0-0 6. Totals 19 5-9 49.
HAMBURG (25) — Fink 0 0-1 0, Conrad 1 0-0 2, Adams 2 5-6 9, Evangelista 0 0-0 0, Schlottman 0 0-0 0, Greenawald 1 0-0 2, Warner 0 0-0 0, Barr 2 0-0 4, Hauck 0 0-2 0, Lesher 1 0-0 2, Mabozny 1 4-4 6. Totals 8 9-13 25.
N. Lehigh (1-1) 9 8 24 8 — 49 Hamburg (0-2) 6 2 4 13 — 25
3-point FGs: Tayler 4, Egan, Golden
Tamaqua 56
Notre Dame-ES 44
EAST STROUDSBURG — Brett Kosciolek poured in a game-high 27 points as the Raiders opened the season with a non-league victory Friday over the Spartans.
Bo Rottet added 12 points for Tamaqua, which got out to a 17-9 lead after the first quarter. The Raiders were also 20-of-27 from the foul line in the game.
TAMAQUA (56) — Blaker 2 2-2 8, Miller 2 0-0 4, Rottet 2 8-11 12, Skripko 0 0-3 0, MacDonald 0 2-2 2, Kosciolek 9 5-5 27, Shilko 0 1-2 1, Berezwick 0 2-2 2, Scott 0 0-0 0, Zuber 0 0-0 0, Murphy 0 -0 0, Coleman 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 20-27 56.
NOTRE DAME-EAST STROUDSBURG (44) — Bennet 2 4-4 8, Mann 6 2-2 16, Brown 1 0-0 2, Bermudez 3 0-0 9, Sharif 4 0-0 9, Bahara 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 6-6 44.
Tam. (1-0) 17 5 17 17 — 56 NDES (0-1) 9 4 18 13 — 44
3-point FGs: Blaker 2, Kosciolek 4, Mann 2, Bermudez 3, Sharif
JV score: Tamaqua 32-13