Metro
Wyoming Area held MMI Prep scoreless for the first 14 minutes of the game, then again for the first 7½ minutes of the second half Friday night on the way to a 47-10 rout in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls basketball game.
Krea Bonita scored a game-high 14 points to lead the way as the Lady Warriors improved to 1-1 in the division and 3-7 overall. Shannon Kearns added 11 points and eight rebounds.
Wyoming Area led 15-0 after one quarter, 25-6 at halftime and 37-7 going into fourth quarter.
Bonita and Kearns scored five points each in the first quarter. Bonita had six in the third.
Georgia Washko led MMI Prep (0-2 in division, 2-5 overall) with seven points.
Wyoming Area went into Saturday seventh in the eight-team seeding race for the District 2 Class 4A playoffs.
Pittston Area 75, Berwick 38
Daniella Ranieli poured in 34 points as Pittston Area ran its overall winning streak to four when it broke away with a big third quarter to rout host Berwick Friday night in a WVC Division 1 game.
The Lady Bulldogs led 24-21 late in the second quarter before Pittston Area scored 13 of the last 14 points of the first half. The Lady Patriots then used a 24-4 third quarter to open a 56-29 lead.
Ranieli made five 3-pointers.
Maddie Karp added 14 points and Lili Hintze had 10 in the win.
The Lady Patriots are 2-1 in the division and 10-1 overall. They lead the race for the top seed in the District 2 Class 5A playoffs.
