Harrisburg vs Reading High Boys basketball 2/28/2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 @ 8:00 PM
Harrisburg at Reading High (Boys basketball)

	1st Qtr	2nd Qtr	3rd Qtr	4th Qtr	Final
Harrisburg	13	19	14	15	61
Reading High	12	9	18	19	58

Highlights: Chris Whitaker’s basket with 31 seconds left gave Harrisburg the lead for good and Reading failed to score on three subsequent possessions in losing in a District 3 Class 6 A semifinal before over 6,300 at Giant Center.

The top-seeded Red Knights (24-3) stormed back from a 14-point deficit to pull ahead midway through the final period.

They led 56-52 after Jose Genoa’s free throw with 1:43 left but scored just two more points, on free throws by Lonnie Walker IV.

The fourth-seeded Cougars (18-6) advance to meet Hempfield in the district title game Saturday.

The Red Knights will play Lebanon in the third-place game.

Walker finished with a game-high 19 points but made just 6-of-17 shots.

Tyrone Nesby IV had 17 points for Reading.

Whitaker finished with a team-high 16.

The loss snapped Reading’s 21-game winning streak.

For a complete report, read Mike Drago's story in the print edition of the Reading Eagle or on-line at readingeagle.com.

Harrisburg Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Flemister, Quentin		5	7	0	0	4	5	2	3	14
Whitaker, Chris		6	13	4	5	0	2	3	2	16
Barrett, Elijah		3	5	1	2	0	0	5	1	7
Parsons, Micah		2	4	0	0	0	0	6	1	5
James, Tony		6	9	0	0	0	0	3	4	12
Barber, Damien		2	3	1	1	0	0	5	0	5
Gann,		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0
Brannon,		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patterson,		0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Anthony,		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		24	41	8	10	4	7	31	13	61

Reading High Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Butler, Wesley	3	2	4	0	2	0	1	1	4	4
Walker IV, Lonnie	4	6	17	5	6	2	7	5	3	19
Nesby IV, Tyrone	13	5	12	5	5	2	8	1	0	17
Cook, Isiah	24	2	8	0	0	0	2	6	1	4
Comfort, Tymir	31	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	4
Starks, Xavier	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Dixon, R.J.	1	1	4	2	2	0	1	3	0	4
Genao Batista, Jose	15	1	4	4	5	0	1	2	0	6
Totals		19	53	16	21	4	22	24	8	58

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