WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Logan Fanning controlled the middle in Saturday’s District 2 Class 2A boys basketball championship game, showing off the fact that Old Forge will be taking a different type of weapon into its return to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament.
Fanning missed just one shot while scoring 20 points and made many other contributions as the Blue Devils downed Lackawanna Trail 54-32 at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.
The 6-foot-5 junior forward grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked five shots and made three steals. He was 8-for-9 from the floor and made all four of his free throws.
“We’re not used to having a big guy at Old Forge,” coach J.J. Thomas said. “ … He’s a special player, a special kid and we’re lucky to have him at Old Forge.”
The Blue Devils and their usually smaller lineups went all the way to the state semifinals in 2021 and 2022.
After two years in Class 3A, they are back in Class 2A. Old Forge is 19-5 with the five losses all coming to district finalists in larger classifications.
D.J. Fox added eight points in the win.
Ryan DeMarco had six assists.
“That’s a big part of our success,” Fanning said. “We’ve been playing together our whole lives. It’s ingrained in us to be unselfish.”
Old Forge held Lackawanna Trail scoreless for almost six minutes while turning a 4-3 lead midway through the first quarter into a 21-3 advantage early in the second quarter.
Lorenzo Domiano led the Lions with 11 points while Jake Antolick had 10 and Jimmy Phillips nine.
