\ 82 The Dallas Post Section 2 January 19, 2000 ® Mahle, Wyberski lead Diepietro to OT victory Erich Mahle scored 25 points and Joe Wyberski 11 as Ann B. Diepietro, D.D.S. (5-5) edged Intermetro Industries 46-44 in [DAMS Ia: R=10) 4 overtime. Mike Race added 6 points and Chris Roman 2 for the winners. Intermetro (7-3) was led by Pat Harmon with 12 points and John McGeehan with 9. Frank Buzin added 6 points. Baird Stone 38- Sneaker King 32 Kevin Domzalski scored 16 points and Eric Samanas 8 as Baird Stone defeated Sneaker King 38-32 in overtime. The win, combined with losses by Intermetro and the Fieldhouse, gave Baird Stone sole possession of first place with a record of 8-2. For Sneaker King (2-8), Ken Regan scored 12 points, Sam Brown 9, and Gracjan Kraszewski 5. E. Penn Supply 35 - Fieldhouse 24 Adam Schoonover and Tim Kerestes combined for 30 points and Phil Miller led a strong defense as Eastern Penn Supply (5-5) won it’s fifth straight game with a 35-24 win over the Fieldhouse (7-3). Chris Kester scored 11 points for the Fieldhouse and Andrew Schweitzer 2. Matt Tucker led the rebounding. Gilroy RE 37 -Applewood Golf 36 Chris Higdon scored 14 points and Curtis Montz 8 as Gilroy Real Estate (4- 6) topped Applewood Golf Course 37-36. Gene Lispi added 7 points. Applewood (3-7) was led by Mitch Mitchell with 16 points and David Menzel with 4. Bonner Chev. 47-Pace Therapy 43 Tim Crossin scored 20 points and Matt Daube 15 as Bonner Chevrolet (4-6) de- feated Pace Physical Therapy 47-43. Jonathan Pall added 6 points. Elijah Miller led Pace (5-5) with 16 points, while Chris Mounce added 9. Domzalski’s 30 points lead Gilroy to first-place tie Eric Domzalski’s game high 30 points led the Realtors to a 58-44 victory over Gordon Insurance, and a share of a four- way tie for first place. Other members of Gilroy Real Estate contribut- EEN ={0) 4 ing with the scoring were David Hanadel 10 points, Nick Samanas 8 points, Jeremy Weinstock 6 points and Alex Baltimore 4 points. Leading the way for Gordon Insurance were Ben Thomas 22 points, Brad Fagula 16 points, Mike Wyberski 4 points and Billy DeAngelo 2 points. Gordon Insurance is also tied for first place. DYB House of Nutrition 36 - Wilkes-Barre Pallet 26 The balanced scoring attack of Ronnie Shiner 13 points, Jeff Decker 11 points and Sean McAndrew 8 points was too much as House of Nutrition grabs a piece of the four way ties for first place in the division. Also contributing for House of Nutrition was Josh Mounce 4 points. Leading the way for Wilkes-Barre Pallet were Bobby Lenahan 21 points, Connor Lenahan 4 points and Kevan Housseni 1 point. Wilkes-Barre Pallet is also tied for first place. See 5-6 BOYS, pg 10 Sports Lehman in runaway win over Dallas Lake-Lehman used a fourth-quarter scoring spurt to topple Dallas 51-31 Monday night at home. Dallas dominated the opening period, taking a 13-5 lead, but Lehman outscored the Mounts 16-3 in the second to take a 21-16 halftime lead. After a 10-10 third quarter, the Lady Knights exploded for 20 points in the final period while holding Dallas to just 5. Kieran Lucarino led all scorers with 22 points, and the Knights got 8 points from Danielle Kern and 7 points from Jen Frank. Jen Noon led Dallas with 13, followed by Stephanie Simonitis with 12 and Rachel Kuskosky’s 6. Frank and Kukosky each hit a three-pointer. In photos, clockwise from right: Stefanie Salavantis kept the ball away from Kieran Lucarino; Tracey Hudak brought the ball upcourt against Jeannie Dreier; Erika Turner reached out to block a shot by Gina Coombs. She was called for the foul. POST PHOTOS/RON BARTIZEK and Dave Shultz of Dallas. BMT high school hockey team ices Sem The Back Mountain High School Ice Hockey Team defeated Wyoming Semi- nary 9-2 on Sunday at the Ice Box in Pittston. They now lead their division with a 6-0 record. Their high-powered offense was led by Kyle Reid of Bishop O'Reilly, Eric Kowalek of Lake-Lehman, Reid and Kowalek scored four goals apiece and Shultz added a single tally for the Back Mountain team. Solid goal tending by brothers’ J.P. and Dan Drury allowed only two goals. Back Mountain had 53 shots on goal in this game and after posting a 6-1 lead in the first period, coasted the rest of the way for the victory. The team is comprised of junior and senior high players that reside in the Back Mountain area and attend Dallas, Lake Lehman, and Bishop O'Reilly High Schools. The Northeastern Pennsylvania High School Hockey League is made up of 11 teams-that form a North and South division. Free throw contest The Dallas Knights of Columbus, Fa- ther John J. O'Leary Council 8224 would like to invite all local boys and girls to compete in their annual Free Throw Tour- nament, taking place at 1 p.m. on Satur- day, January 22, at Gate of Heaven Gym, ~ Dallas. Awards will be given to the best shooters, boy and girl, in each age cat- egory. Winners will also move on to the District Competition as well as the chance to advance to the State Championship. The Dallas Knights of Columbus spon- sor this event as a gesture of goodwill to the community; there is no charge to participate. For more information, please call Barry Cawley, District Deputy at 696-5032. DYB grade 7 boys too much for W-B Purple Matt Kelly scored 16 points and Matt Daube 14 as the Dallas 7th Grade Tour- nament Team defeated Wilkes-Barre Purple 74-19 in a CYC Intermediate League Game. The win improved the team’s record to a league best 4-0. Also scoring for Dallas were Eric Samanas with 10 points, Michael Lloyd with 9, D.J. Molino with 8, Ryan Marascio with 7, Curtis Montz with 6, and Jimmy Schwerdtman with 4. SPORTS ROUNDUP WRESTLING Lake-Lehman 47, Crestwood 13 The Black Knights earned nine bouts, six by pinfalls, in routing the Comets from Crestwood last week at home. Kelby Morgan got things going at 103 with a major decision victory. The Knights’ next five vcitories then came by pinfall. Ryan Post (112), Aaron Kubasik (119), Matt Gonzales (130), Jason Wood (135), and Jim Higgins (140) earned these pins. Bob Morris (152) and Ed Becker (189) then earned major decision victories before Matt Kehler (275) earned the pinfall in the heavyweight class. Lake-Lehman 45, Hazleton Area 15 The Black Knights took the first four matches in beating Hazleton Area Satur- day. Kelby Morgan won 12-7 in the opening match (103). Aaron Kubasik (119), Jeff Taylor (125), Jim Higgins (135), and Ed Beckler (189) earned Lake- Lehman's pins. Dave DeLong (160) and Rick Hislop (171) each scored victories by decision. John Bird (112) won by forfeit, as did Matt Kehler (275). G.A.R. 37, Dallas 21 G.A.R. won the first five bouts of the evening in cruising to a 16-point decision over the Mountaineers last Wednesday in Dallas. Todd Jones (140) and Matt Carey (275) each earned pinfalls for Dallas. Jake Walter (189) won by major decision. Dallas now finds itself with an 0-3 record in conference action, while G.A.R. moved to 2-1 with the victory. Dallas 56, Bishop Hoban 6 Dallas used five forfeit victories and other falls to rout Bishop Hoban on Sat- urday. Brett Larson (145) and Jamie Raub (171) each earned Mountaineer pinfalls. Perry Coolbaugh (130) and Todd Jones (140) each won by technical fall. Jake Walter (189) won by major decision in a high-scoring affair 18-10. GIRLS SWIMMING Dallas 140, Elk Lake 39 Erin Allardyce, Shannon Gaffney, and Jen Lewis were each triple winners as the Mountaineers routed Elk Lake last Wednesday. Allardyce captured indi- vidual firsts in the 200 Free and 100 Back and was part of the winning 400 Free relay team. Gaffney won the 500 Free individually and was on the relay teams who won the 200 Medley and 200 Free. Lewis won the 200 IM and was on the 200 Medley and 400 Free teams. She also finished second in the 100 Fly. Abbie Pisacano was on the winning 200 Medley relay team, the winner of the 50 Free, and second in the 100 Back. Lacey Cooper won the 100 Free and finished second in the 50 Free. Erin Cooper won the diving competition. Tunkhannock 103, Dallas 82 Tunkannock earned its third win of the season with a victory over Dallas on Friday. The meet was back and forth throughout, but the Tigers earned enough key points to post the win. Shannon Gaffney starred for Dallas with two indi- vidual firsts (200 Free and 100 Free) and awinin the 400 Freerelay. Erin Allardyce took the 200 IM and 100 Breast events. Abbie Pisacano won the 500 Free and finished third in the 100 Back in addition to being part of the champion 400 Free relay team. Lacey Cooper was second in the 100 Back and part of the first place 400 Free relay team. Cheryl Kirkwood Hold on tight POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK Kelby Morgan had a grip on Ryan Echardt of Hazleton in the 103 Ib. match Saturday. Morgan won a 12-7 decision to start the Black Knights on a 45-15 victory. More photos on page 10. (100 Fly) and Erin Cooper (diving) also earned first place finishes for the Moun- taineers. BOYS SWIMMING Elk Lake 90, Dallas 83 Elk Lake edged Dallas in a very close competition Wednesday on the road. For Dallas, Matt Schweitzer won the 200 Free and 500 Free in addition to swimming the final leg of the 400 Free relay team who captured first place. Cory Pajka won the 200 IM event and finished second in the 100 Breast. Seth Yeager was on the winning relay team in the 400 Free and had an individual second (100 Free) and third (50 Free). Doug Yeager was also on that winning relay team in addition to his second place in the 100 Back. Carl Wilcox took second in the 200 IM and third in the 100 Free. Tunkhannock 121, Dallas 61 The Tigers improved to 7-1 overall with an easy win over the Mountaineers on Friday. Dallas fell to 2-6 with the loss. ~ Matt Schweitzer earned both Dallas wins, taking the 200 IM and 100 Free events. BOYS BASKETBALL Dallas 72, Crestwood 65 The Mountaineers played inspired ball for four quarters in front of a supporting home crowd to surprise visiting Crestwood last Tuesday night to earn their first conference win of the season. Junior guard Jay Carroll led all scorers with 24 points including three triples. Chuck Suppon had a nice game as well, finish- ing with 16 points including a 6-for-8 performance from the foul line. Fellow sophomore John Simonitis added 12 points in the Mountaineers’ strongest performance of the season. See ROUNDUP, pg 10
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