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On Monday, March 21st the 2016 NTL Senior All-Star double header was held at Mansfield University. Senior players from Towanda, Wyalusing, Athens, Sayre and Northeast Bradford (NTL East) faced off against Wellsboro, Cowanesque Valley, North Penn-Liberty, North Penn-Mansfield, Williamson and Troy (NTL West) in NTL basketball action. The girls teams played first, with NTL West taking the victory, 69-49. Chelsea Repard of North Penn-Liberty was the leading scorer for NTL West, followed by Shelby Park of Northeast Bradford, the leading scorer for East.

The boys teams followed the conclusion of the girls game. Again, NTL West took the win with the final score, 109-75. Bryant Painter of Cowanesque Valley scored a totally 24 points, making him the leading scorer for NTL West, followed by Darrell Carroll from North Penn-Liberty with a score of 21 points.

While the scores may seem to reflect intense competitive spirit, both teams admitted that it was all about the fun.
“We were all just having so much fun,” said Ali Hillson of North Penn-Mansfield. “We all got along really well and that was awesome.” Jackson echoed her statement. “It is a lot of fun playing together, even though we’re rivals. It’s still fun!”

“I thought it was pretty cool that we all got to know each other and the way we all just played like we had a history together.” said Darrell Carroll of North Penn-Liberty.

Home Page would like to congratulate all the players on their fantastic careers and wish them the best in their future endeavors.