Lady Eagles win showdown with EL

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Staff Reports
The Elk Lake Elementary gymnasium was filled to near capacity in the latest chapter of the
intense rivalry between the Lady Warriors and Mountain View. The Lady Eagles used their patented pressure defense and a “below average” night from star Addison Kilmer to claim the road victory and set up Monday night’s showdown with Montrose.
Kilmer, who entered the game averaging an insane 40 points per game in Lackawanna League Division III play, scored eight points in the opening quarter and the Lady Eagles surrendered just a pair of three-point field goals to Madi Casselbury in the first two minutes to lead 10-6.
Both offenses were stymied in the second quarter as Mountain View extended their lead 18-13 aided by a pair of three-point field goals from Sophomore Emma Thatcher. Kylie Shingler kept Elk Lake closed with a 4-5 performance from the free throw line. After intermission Aubrey Sanders – who sat out the final five minutes of the first half with three fouls – scored seven points while Kilmer and Trichilo each added a key three-pointer as the Lady Eagles extended their lead to 33-24.

Shingler added a pair of three-pointers in the final stanza as Elk Lake outscored Mountain View 10-7. Kilmer finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks to lead Mountain View. Sanders finished with 11 points, two steals and seven deflections. Casselbury finished with 12 to pace Elk Lake and Shingler added 11 points. Both teams entered the night after wins to begin the week.
Kilmer had 25 points in the first half as Mountain View built a 36-20 halftime lead to roll past
Lackawanna Trail 64-38. Leading 15-10 after the first quarter Kilmer had 13 points while Emily Trichilo and Emma Thatcher each had four to lead as the Lady Eagles expanded their lead.
Kilmer finished with 41 points and 13 rebounds and was an added menace defensively with six steals and four blocks. Aubrey Sanders added eight points in the second half and had seven assists for Mountain View.
Elk Lake out scored Blue Ridge 30-20 over the middle quarters and withstood a fourth-quarter Lady Raider rally to prevail 53-47. After the teams played even in the first quarter, 12-12, the Lady Warriors gained advantage taking a 22-20 lead into the locker room. Elk Lake took the momentum into the third quarter extending the lead to 42-32.
But the Lady Raiders battled back, cutting the lead to four in the final two minutes, but were unable to get over the hump as Madi Casselbury converted five of six free throws enabling the Lady Warriors to hold on. Casselbury finished with 18 points to lead Elk Lake who got 13 points from Kylie Shingler and seven from Lacey Ayotte.

Blue Ridge was led by Lyndee Barbour who knocked down five triples and finished with 21 points. Abi Gelinger finished with 14 points as Elk Lake held her 11 points below her season average, and Melody Bloomer added eight.
Meanwhile, Montrose used a pair of big first halves to quietly remain locked with Mountain View atop of Division III and set up Monday night’s showdown in Kingsley.
The Lady Meteors erupted for 39 first half points and rolled to a 61-22 win over Carbondale. Molly Weller had 10 points and Sadie Jones added seven in the first quarter as the Lady Meteors built a 22-7 lead. Weller, Jones, and Junie McGee each had four in the second quarter as Montrose built a 39-17 halftime lead.
The Lady Meteors held the Chargerettes to two field goals in the third quarter for the final tally. Weller finished with 17 points to lead the Lady Meteors with four connections from behind the arc and Jones added 14 with Hailey Aukema chipping in with eight.
Montrose torched Blue Ridge for 26 first quarter points and never looked back in a 74-44 win
over Blue Ridge. Weller and Jones again ignited the Lady Meteors, with Weller scoring 11 points and Jones adding eight in the opening stanza. The Montrose defense held the Lady Raiders to 11 points by
Abi Gelinger. Gelinger added nine points in the second quarter and the Montrose offense was limited to seven points to lead 33-22 at intermission.
However, the second half belonged to Jones who scored 13 points in the third quarter as the Lady Meteors put the game out of reach and then tacked on seven in the final quarter to finish with a team-high 28 points. Myckenna Kublo added eight in the fourth quarter to finish with 13 and Weller finished with 18 points.
Gelinger led all scorers with 33 points and is averaging 25.5 ppg on the season. Forest City currently sits in second place behind Montrose and Mountain View after picking up a pair of wins on the week.
The Lady Foresters opened the week by doubling up Susquehanna 51-25 behind 23 points from the Lombardi sisters and a defense that held the Lady Sabers in single digits all four quarters. Leading 10-5 after the first quarter Forest City expanded the lead as Claire Lombardi and Kayla Pecko each had a pair of three-pointers to give the Lady Foresters a 26-12 lead at the half.
Sophia Lombardi had six points and Pecko added four to grow the lead to 40-16. Pecko finished with 14 points to pace Forest City while Sophia Lombardi added 12 and Claire Lombardi had 11. Kiera Burke had 13 points to lead Susquehanna. Three nights later, Forest City held Carbondale to a lone free throw in the first half and rolled to a 37-11 victory.

Sophia Lombardi led the way with 15 points and Michaela Zaveri chipped in with seven points. A strong second half enabled Susquehanna to rally past Lackawanna Trail 45-40 and pick up their first Division III victory. Trailing 22-19 at the half, Madyson Beach scored four points and Lauren Huyck, Kiera Burke
and Esther Davis each connected from behind the arc allowing the Lady Sabers to seize momentum and take a 32-29 lead.
Huyck then scored six points in the final stanza as Susquehanna pulled away for the final margin. Beach and Burke each had 10 points to lead the balanced Lady Saber attack while Huyck and Cassi Cottrell added nine each.
In an exhibition matchup Wyoming Seminary held Susquehanna to two field goals and a pair of free throws in the first three quarters and rolled to a 40-12 victory.
Burke had four points to lead the Lady Sabers. Trailing heading into the fourth quarter, Elk Lake doubled up host Tunkhannock to pick up a 40-35 non-league win for the Lady Warriors.
After both teams sputtered in the third quarter, Tunkhannock led 28-26. Kylie Shingler had five points and Kendyl Weisgold was a perfect 4-4 from the charity strip to help the Lady Warriors rally. Weisgold and Madi Casselbury each had 11 points to lead Elk Lake while Shingler finished with nine. Old Forge outscored Forest City 38-16 in the second half to erase a first-half deficit and defeat the Lady Foresters 60-39. Kayla Pecko finished with 21 points including five field goals from deep to lead Forest City.