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NTL Showdown Double Header!
The North Penn-Mansfield girls and Athens boys claimed the NTL Showdown title on Friday, February 12 at Mansfield University’s Decker Gym.
Girls Championship
North Penn-Mansfield 42, Athens 33
The Lady Tigers and Lady Wildcats split their regular season games, and things looked like it would be neck and neck after both teams were tied 10-10 after the opening quarter. North Penn-Mansfield’s defense turned up the pressure in second and third quarters as they held Athens to a total of eight points, while scoring 19 to break the game open and pull ahead 29-18 after the third. Athens rallied in the fourth and outscored North Penn-Mansfield 15-13, but it was too little too late as North Penn-Mansfield claimed the Showdown crown.
Ali Hillson led North Penn-Mansfield with 16 points, four assists and three steals while Alysa Davey-Bostic had 13 points and six steals. Davey-Bostic did much of her damage in the fourth, scoring six of her points in the final frame. Sara Wolbert netted six points, Lauren Smith had four points and six rebounds, and Avery Montefusco hit a 3-pointer to round out the Tiger scorers.
Morgan Westbrook led the Lady Wildcats with 12 points, six of them in a fourth quarter rally attempt, Emily Lunger had 10 points, Shanell Baglini scored five, Breana Gambrell had four, and Kaitlyn Testen netted two.
North Penn-Mansfield | ||||
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Name | 2 PTS | 3 PTS | FTS | PTS |
Ali Hillson | 7 | 0 | 2-6 | 16 |
Alysa Davey-Bostic | 3 | 1 | 6-6 | 15 |
Lauren Smith | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 4 |
Sara Wolbert | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
Avery Montefusco | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 |
Athens | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | 2 PTS | 3 PTS | FTS | PTS |
Morgan Westbrook | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 12 |
Emily Lunger | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | 10 |
Shanell Baglini | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 5 |
Breana Gambrell | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
Kaitlyn Testen | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
Boys Championship
Athens 56, North Penn-Mansfield 44
The Athens boys knocked off the defending NTL Showdown champion Tigers. The Wildcats got off to a quick start as they held a 13-8 advantage after the first quarter, then outscored the Tigers 11-5 in the second to increase their lead to 24-13 at the half. North Penn-Mansfield hung with Athens in the second half as they were able to make up ground, but Athens’ big second quarter proved to be the difference in the Wildcats’ first Showdown title.
Joe Moyer had a double-double of 14 points and 11 boards to lead Athens while adding eight blocks as Austin Lister chipped in with 12 points and 15 boards for his double-double while handing out eight assists. Ethan Lane had 12 points, five boards and four steals, Ryan Segar had eight points and three assists, Daniel Joyce had seven points, and Gavin Stein chipped in with a three.
Brock Burleigh had 22 points, eight boards and three steals to lead North Penn-Mansfield while Shane Kelly had 13 points, nine boards, four steals and two blocks, Joel Whitteker chipped in with five, and Konnor Manikowski added four.
Athens | ||||
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Name | 2 PTS | 3 PTS | FTS | PTS |
Joe Moyer | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 14 |
Ethan Lane | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 12 |
Austin Lister | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 12 |
Ryan Segar | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 8 |
Daniel Joyce | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 7 |
Gavin Stein | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 |
North Penn-Mansfield | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | 2 PTS | 3 PTS | FTS | PTS |
Brock Burleigh | 9 | 0 | 4-6 | 22 |
Shane Kelly | 4 | 0 | 5-6 | 13 |
Joel Whitteker | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 5 |
Konnor Manikowski | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 4 |
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