Manheim Township vs Reading High Boys basketball 2/27/2018

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 @ 8:30 PM
Manheim Township at Reading High (Boys basketball)

	1st Qtr	2nd Qtr	3rd Qtr	4th Qtr	Final
Manheim Township	17	13	9	10	49
Reading High	10	16	16	15	57

Highlights: Xavier Starks scored 15 points and Wesley Butler 14 as Reading High battled back from an 11-point, first-half deficit to defeat Manheim Township 57-49 at Giant Center in a District 3 Class 6A semifinal.

Reading (23-4) will face third-seeded Chambersburg (19-4) in the championship game Saturday at 12:30 at Giant Center.

The top-seeded Red Knights led just 47-45 with 3:38 to go but pulled away in the final two minutes by hitting 8-of-9 free throws.

Ricki Lopez hit 4-of-5 in the final 1:16.

R.J. Dixon finished with 12 points for Reading.

Tyler Crespo scored 15 points for Township before fouling out in the final minute.

Manheim Township built an 11-point lead midway through the second quarter.

Reading closed the second half on a rush, pulling within 30-26 on Butler’s short jumper with five seconds left.

Dixon kept the Knights close in the first half, scoring 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting.

The Blue Streaks took control late in the first half, using a 9-0 run to take a 17-8 lead. They led 17-10 after the first period.

The Red Knights are in the championship game for the 26th time, looking for their 21st title overall and fifth in 15 years.

They won it in 2016, when Lonnie Walker IV was a junior, but were knocked out in the semifinals last year.

They also won district championships in 2010, 2018, and 2004.

Reading clinched its 43rd trip to the PIAA Tournament with a quarterfinal round victory over Dallastown.

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

Manheim Township Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Crespo,		4	15	5	7	2	9	3	3	15
Mellott,		4	8	0	0	0	1	7	1	8
Ridley,		0	2	4	4	0	1	3	3	4
Oldac,		3	6	5	7	0	2	4	0	11
Vicidomini,		3	4	0	1	0	0	6	0	6
Mulcavage,		0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Mann,		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Sachs,		1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	3
Totals		16	39	14	19	3	14	28	8	49

Reading High Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Dixon, R.J.	1	4	6	2	2	2	3	4	1	12
Starks, Xavier	2	4	13	4	4	3	7	6	1	15
Butler, Wesley	3	6	13	2	2	0	2	5	4	14
Colter, Daniel	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Lopez, Ricki	24	0	2	4	5	0	0	2	0	4
Heath, Bobby	5	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	3
Wingo, Larry	11	3	7	3	3	0	2	1	0	9
Whitfield, Kahari	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mato, Juan	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		18	45	15	17	6	15	23	7	57

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