Reading High vs Archbishop Ryan Boys basketball 3/21/2017

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 @ 7:30 PM
Reading High at Archbishop Ryan (Boys basketball)

	1st Qtr	2nd Qtr	3rd Qtr	4th Qtr	Final
Reading High	8	21	11	17	57
Archbishop Ryan	17	10	6	18	51

Highlights: The greatest performance of Lonnie Walker IV's career propelled Reading High into the PIAA Class 6A championship with a 57-51 victory over Archbishop Ryan at Liacouras Center.

The Red Knights (29-3) return to the state championship game for the first time in 44 years and will take on District 7 champ Pine-Richland, which defeated Carlisle.

Walker finished with 35 points, two shy of his career high.

Walker led Reading back from an 11-point second-quarter deficit, leading a furious 13-0 run to end the first half with the Knights up 29-27.

Walker scored 15 points in the second quarter, including three 3-pointers during the closing rush.

Reading's lead reached 14, at 49-35, with 3:48 before the Knights spread things out in the final quarter and hit enough free throws to hold off the Raiders (24-6).

Wes Butler scored 10 points for Reading.

Izaiah Brockington had 14 first-half points for Ryan but finished with just 16.

For a complete report, read stories by Mike Drago and Beth Hudson in the print edition of the Reading Eagle or on-line at readingeagle.com.
Reading High Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Butler, Wesley	3	4	8	2	4	0	2	1	1	10
Walker IV, Lonnie	4	13	24	6	7	3	6	5	1	35
Nesby IV, Tyrone	13	1	7	0	2	0	2	7	0	2
Cook, Isiah	24	2	6	0	1	1	2	2	0	5
Comfort, Tymir	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
Starks, Xavier	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Dixon, R.J.	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Genao Batista, Jose	15	0	7	3	6	0	3	3	2	3
Totals		21	55	11	20	4	15	34	4	57

Archbishop Ryan Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Bryant,		2	7	4	5	0	2	5	2	8
Palantino,		3	9	0	0	2	7	3	1	8
Brockington,		7	14	2	4	0	4	5	1	16
Kulackovskis,		4	15	2	4	3	7	8	1	13
Taylor,		2	5	2	2	0	0	7	0	6
Stone,		0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Totals		18	52	10	15	5	20	37	5	51

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