Boys basketball



Wednesday, March 1, 2017 @ 6:30 PM
Schuylkill Valley at Littlestown (Boys basketball)
 1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFinal
Schuylkill Valley914151452
Littlestown15461540
Highlights: Schuylkill Valley senior Cody Mish scored a team-high 16 points and the Panthers made eight free throws in the final 90 seconds to hold on for a 52-40 victory over Littlestown in a District 3 Class 4A state-qualifier at Milton Hershey's Spartan Center.

The Panthers will enter the PIAA Tournament as District 3's fifth-place team and open against District 6 champ Johnstown.

The Panthers (17-10) trailed by eight points early in the second quarter before buckling down on defense and taking over on the boards. They used an 11-0 run to take the lead for good and were up by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter.

Ryan Worrell scored all 11 of his points in the second half for the eighth-seeded Panthers.

Malachi Kauffman had a game-high 12 rebounds.

The PIAA Tournament berth is the first in 13 years for the Panthers.

The sixth-seeded Thunderbolts (16-10) were eliminated.

Schuylkill Valley Stats
Player#FGFGAFTFTA3PM3PARAPts
Worrell, Tyler5 172401454
Kauffman, Malachi13 2434001217
Worrell, Ryan14 21068172111
Mish, Cody20 6824233116
Horne, Isaac21 350023208
Spatz Jr., Richard31 000000110
Johnson, Jaden52 360000406
Totals 1740132051431952
Littlestown Stats
Player#FGFGAFTFTA3PM3PARAPts
Barthel, 3602001006
Collins, 61846012116
Eyler, A 51246491118
Eyler, B 020010320
Dooley, 000000200
Livesay, 040003300
Towner, 000000000
Staub, 010001000
Thomas, 000000000
Brown, 000000000
Totals 144381451424440