Plymouth-Whitemarsh vs Reading High Boys basketball 3/19/2017

Sunday, March 19, 2017 @ 3:30 PM
Plymouth-Whitemarsh at Reading High (Boys basketball)

	1st Qtr	2nd Qtr	3rd Qtr	4th Qtr	Final
Plymouth-Whitemarsh	16	16	18	11	61
Reading High	13	24	13	20	70

Highlights: Lonnie Walker IV and Tyrone Nesby IV each scored 20 points and Reading High scored the final 11 points of the game to beat Plymouth-Whitemarsh 70-61 in a PIAA Class 6A quarterfinal at Temple University's Liacouras Center.

The Red Knights (28-3) trailed 61-59 with 2:10 left before Isiah Cook scored a pair of baskets to give them the lead. They hit 7-of-8 free throws in the final minute to pull away from the Colonials (25-6).

Reading advances to the state semifinals Tuesday back at Temple against Archbishop Ryan, the third-place finisher out of District 12.

Jose Genao scored 12 points and Cook 11 for the Knights.

The Red Knights and Colonials both were beaten in the PIAA semifinals last season.

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

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Horn, Ish		4	6	0	2	1	1	8	1	9
McLeod, Naheem		1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Walker, Matt		1	3	1	2	1	3	4	1	4
Houston, Cheo		1	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	4
Williams, Ahmad		3	12	9	12	0	3	8	3	15
Glover, Alan		2	7	2	2	0	1	6	0	6
Breeden, Kareem		1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Paul, Jason		1	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	5
Lawrence, Devon		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tilghman, Kevin		3	6	6	7	2	3	1	1	14
Cooper, Danny		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		17	42	22	29	5	13	37	6	61

Reading High Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Butler, Wesley	3	1	7	2	2	0	1	3	3	4
Walker IV, Lonnie	4	6	17	6	9	0	4	7	2	20
Nesby IV, Tyrone	13	8	13	1	1	3	6	4	1	20
Cook, Isiah	24	4	5	2	2	1	2	3	1	11
Comfort, Tymir	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Starks, Xavier	2	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Dixon, R.J.	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	2	0	3
Genao Batista, Jose	15	4	7	2	3	2	4	2	2	12
Lopez, Ricki	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		24	56	14	19	6	18	25	10	70

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