2-11-26
Staff Reports
A committed defensive strategy and a fourth quarter comeback enabled Montrose to defeat
Mountain View and knot the standings heading into the final week of the regular season.
Montrose held Mountain View scoring sensation Addison Kilmer to six points and Sadie Jones
converted a late layup in a 36-35 victory in front of a packed house at Montrose Area High
School.
The Lady Meteors double-teamed Kilmer throughout the night. However, Mountain View led
35-34 with 27.8 second left when the Lady Eagles’ Aubrey Sanders went to the line for two free
throws. When her second attempt caromed toward the Montrose student section, Vivian
Nabywaniec corralled the loose ball spun away from a bevy of Lady Eagle defenders, took one dribble and passed ahead to Jones who converted the layup to send the Montrose faithful into a frenzy. Mountain View raced down the court but committed a turnover to give Montrose back possession.
Mountain View’s Aubrey Sanders comes down with the rebound between Elk Lake’s Kendyl Weisgold and teammate Emma Thatcher. Photo courtesy Karin Dorman
Montrose was able to advance the ball up the court where Nabywaniec was fouled after
collecting a rebound. Her second free throw bounced off the rim and went out of bounds in front
of the Montrose bench giving Mountain one last attempt with 2.6 seconds, but Kilmer’s
desperation shot fading from the short corner was off and Montrose had the win and to even
their record with Mountain View atop the Lackawanna League Division III standings.
Jones led Montrose with 12 points while Carly Frey added seven and Myckenna Kublo hit a pair
of three pointers for six points. Emma Thatcher led Mountain View with 12 points while Aubrey
Sanders and Emily Trichilo also had six each and Reagan Bishop-Russo had five.
If the teams remain tied after Thursday night’s season finale they will square off for one-game
playoff at a site and time to be determined.
Mountain View faced Forest City Tuesday and will travel to Carbondale Thursday. Montrose faced Lackawanna Trail Tuesday and will host Elk Lake Thursday.
In another smaller upset Forest City pulled away in the fourth quarter to take down Blue Ridge
42-36.
Michaela Zaveri knocked down four three-pointers and finished with 13 points to lead the Lady
Foresters who expanded a 31-30 lead heading into the fourth quarter with a 11-6 advantage.
Kayla Pecko added 10 points while Mehlayia St. Hilaire and Audnrea Pevec each had seven
points. Abigail Gelinger had a game-high 26 to lead Blue Ridge and Lyndee Barbour added
eight.
Elk Lake held Lackawanna Trail to single digits and won three of four quarters to down the Lady
Lions 49-23.
Madi Casselbury had 13 of her game-high 18 points in the first half as the Lady Warriors
doubled up Trail to lead 26-13 at the half. Kendyl Weisgold finished with 10 points for Elk Lake and Lacy Ayotte added eight.
Susquehanna built an eight-point lead at halftime and held off a Carbondale second-half rally to
notch a 41-38 win. The Lady Sabers pulled ahead 19-11 at the half holding the Chargerettes to four field goals in the first half.
Kiera Burke had eight of her team-high 11 points in the second half for Susquehanna as
Carbondale got on track offensively to out score the Lady Sabers 27-22
Esther Davis added nine points for Susquehanna and Cassie Cottrell finished with eight.
Earlier in the week Montrose used advantages in first and last quarters to pull out a road win
against Blue Ridge 53-42.
The Lady Meteors used some early pressure to build a 15-9 lead after the first quarter. Blue
Ridge settled down and battled back as Montrose outscored them by one, 26-25 over the
middle quarters.
Sadie Jones had 22 points including 12 in the second half to lead the Lady Meteors. Molly
Weller added 14 points and Vivy Nabywaniec chipped in with seven. Abigail Gelinger led Blue
Ridge with a game-high 26 points while Lyndee Barbour added 10 and Addison Welch finished
with eight.
Montrose’s Vivy Nabywaniec looks up the court for a teammate past Mountain View’s Emma Thatcher during the Lady Meteors win over the Lady Eagles. Nabywaniec delivered the game-winning assist later in Montrose’s 36-35 win. Photo courtesy Twenty7 Photos
Mountain View held Elk Lake to single digits all four quarters and prevailed 37-31 behind 25
points from Addison Kilmer. Aubrey Sanders and Emily Trichilo each added five points for the
Lady Eagles. Madi Casselbury had 13 to lead the Lady Warriors and Celeste Clark added seven
points.
Elk Lake’s Celeste Clark looks for a teammate while being guarded by Mountain View’s Emma Thatcher (14). Thatcher and Mountain View prevailed with a 37-31 win. Photo courtesy Karin Dorman
Forest City outscored Carbondale 22-3 in the second quarter to break open the game and roll
to a 57-11 victory. The Lady Foresters led 11-6 after the first quarter and doubled their output before halftime. After intermission they held the Chargerettes to two points. Kayla Pecko led Forest City with 16 points while Mehlayia St. Hilaire finished with 11 and Claire Lombardi added nine.
Lackawanna Trail outscored Susquehanna by one each quarter in the second half to squeak
past Susquehanna 47-45. Lauren Huyck nailed six three-pointers and led the Lady Sabers with 19 points while Esther Davis added 12.
In a non-league game, Hughesville outscored Elk Lake 21-15 in the second quarter to build a
14-point lead and then held the Lady Warriors to a lone field goal in the third quarter to roll to a
53-28 win. Lacy Ayotte had all eight of her points in the second quarter to lead Elk Lake. Lauren Youells added six points.
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