SHENANDOAH — After each team lost its leading scorer, Nativity outscored Shenandoah Valley 10-2 over the final four minutes for a 62-54 win in a Schuylkill League Division II game Friday night .
Mahanoy Area, unbeaten in the division with three games left while Nativity and Shenandoah Valley each has four losses, clinched the Division III championship with Friday’s outcome.
A 3-pointer by Joel Santana tied the game at 52 with 4 minutes left.
Nativity’s Jeff Yordy, who had 20 points, then left the game with a knee injury. Soon afterward, Santana, who had 26 points, was hurt while diving for a loose ball and he exited the game.
The Hilltoppers responded with their game-ending run.
Ayden Adams had 16 points and Dominic Piccioni added 12 for Nativity.
Only three Blue Devils scored. Jermaine McNeil had 17 points and Josh White had 11.
NATIVITY (62) — Piccioni 4 2-3 12, Greco 1 0-0 2, Hoppel 3 0-0 7, Yordy 8 0-0 20, Hunyara 0 0-0 0, Adams 7 2-2 16, Nelson 2 1-5 5. Totals 25 5-10 62.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (54) — Santana 10 1-3 26, McNeil 6 0-1 17, McCole 0 0-0 0, Alvarez 0 0-0 0, Chagolla-Rojas 0 0-1 0, Allegretta 0 0-0 0, Ryan 0 0-0 0, Cabrera 0 0-0 0, White 5 1-1 11. Totals 21 2-6 54.
Nat (13-7, 7-4) 17 18 14 13 — 62 SV (9-10, 7-4) 13 12 20 9 — 54
3-point FGs: Piccioni 2, Hoppel, Yordy 4, Santana 5, McNeil 5
JV score: Nativity 33-32
Upper Dauphin 70
Greenwood 49
ELIZABETHVILLE — Matthew Miller scored his 1,000th career point en route to a 37-point performance as the Trojans downed the Wildcats in Tri-Valley League action.
Miller reached his milestone on a 3-pointer from the left wing in the third quarter. The senior sharpshooter added 10 rebounds in a dominating performance.
Miller had nine points and Joe Trently hit a pair of 3-pointers in a 24-12, third-quarter run that broke the game open.
Jordan Gessner added 11 assists.
GREENWOOD (49) — Ferguson 3 9-13 17, Sheaffer 2 0-0 6, Sarver 0 0-0 0, Goodling 2 2-4 6, Labant 0 0-0 0, Gorman 0 0-2 0, Allen 3 0-1 6, Wright 5 4-5 14, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Shaw 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 15-25 49.
UPPER DAUPHIN (70) — Snyder 0 0-0 0, Miller 11 11-14 37, Uhler 2 4-4 8, Calnon 1 0-0 2, Gessner 1 0-0 3, Bond 0 0-2 0, Lenker 0 0-0 0, Deitrich 1 0-0 3, Trently 3 0-0 9, Reigner 2 0-0 4, Weist 0 0-0 0, Norris 2 0-1 4. Totals 23 15-21 70.
Greenwood 15 12 16 6 — 49 UD (17-3, 11-1) 14 24 15 17 — 70
3-point FGs: Ferguson 2, Sheaffer 2, Miller 4, Gessner, Deitrich, Trently 3
JV score: Upper Dauphin 41-25
Girls’ Basketball
Blue Mountain 46
Lehighton 32
ORWIGSBURG — Julia Kutz compiled 11 points and seven rebounds to lead a balanced effort as the Eagles qualified for the District 11 Class AAA playoffs with a Schuylkill League Division I win over the Indians.
Angelica Kaledas added nine points and Christie Challenger had all of her points in second quarter as Blue Mountain stormed out to a 33-11 halftime lead.
Celina Fital netted 10 points to lead Lehighton.
LEHIGHTON (32) — Rossino 0 0-0 0, Durishin 2 2-6 6, Fital 5 0-0 10, B. Blasiak 0 0-0 0, A. Blasiak 1 2-4 5, Beck 0 0-0 0, Drofich 1 0-0 2, Faust 3 0-0 7, Buchinsky 0 2-2 2, Frey 0 0-0 0, Bollinger 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 6-12 32.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (46) — Kaledas 1 6-6 9, Challenger 3 0-0 6, Smith 1 0-0 2, Fanelli 2 3-5 7, Connors 2 0-2 4, Moyer 0 0-0 0, E. Steinhilber 2 0-0 4, Dean 0 0-0 0, Kutz 4 3-4 11, Ebling 1 1-2 3, Renninger 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 13-19 46.
Leh (7-12, 5-7) 7 4 13 8 — 32 BM (11-7, 8-4) 14 19 7 6 — 46
3-point FGs: A. Blasiak, Faust, Kaledas
JV score: Blue Mountain 37-21
Nativity 57
Lincoln Leadership 14
Allison Warren scored 18 points as Nativity took a 37-9 halftime lead and dominated Lincoln Leadership Academy in a non-league game atop Lawton’s Hill.
Nativity limited Lincoln Leadership to three scorers.
Marielas Taveras’ six points paced Lincoln Leadership.
LINCOLN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (14) — Ramos 1 1-2 4, Ortiz 2 0-2 4, Richetty 0 0-0 0, Taveras 3 0-0 6, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Rivas 0 0-0 0, Ortega 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 1-4 14.
NATIVITY (57) — Matlock 0 0-0 0, Melochick 0 0-0 0, Klembara 0 0-0 0, Reigel 1 0-0 3, Lord 1 2-2 4, Ulsh 2 0-0 5, Souchak 3 0-0 7, Yordy 0 0-0 0, Simons 3 2-5 8, McClure 0 0-0 0, Warren 7 3-6 18, Strausser 2 2-2 6, Clarke 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 9-15 57.
Lincoln Lead. 4 5 5 0 — 14 Nat (6-12) 22 15 16 4 — 57
3-point FGs: Ramos, Reigel, Ulsh, Souchak, Warren