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As the high school boys’ basketball season heads into its final few weeks of regular season games, a few area teams are still seeking to earn entry into the postseason. Halifax came up with a big win over East Juniata last week to keep its hat in the ring for District 3-AA. In Schuylkill County League Division 2 action, Williams Valley may have dropped its last four games, but still maintains a half-game lead in the tightly packed division. The Vikes stand at 6-4 with Minersville on their heels at 5-4. Lourdes Regional is only a game back at 5-5 with Tri-Valley at 4-6. The Bulldogs at 8-6 overall are still on pace to earn a District 11-A playoff bid. Halifax 59, East Juniata 56, Jan. 23. Halifax ended East Juniata’s 12-game winning streak Jan. 23 and put itself into the mix for one of the District 3-AA playoff bids. Behind a 25-point effort by senior Matt Osenbach and contributions from everyone on the team, the Wildcats toppled the Tigers by three points With 4 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the game, the score stood tied, 48-48. Osenbach, who scored 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, connected on a basket with 3:56 to play to start a stretch in which the lead changed hands seven times in less than four minutes. ‘‘Matt really stepped up his scoring in the fourth quarter and led us with determination. East Juniata made him work for every point,’’ Halifax Head Coach Dan Bowman said. ‘‘Every time I thought we were going to extend the lead, it seemed like Dillon Leonard would hit a big three for (East Juniata). Leonard hit a three-pointer with 3:32 to play to put East Juniata in front, 51-50. Brock Kline countered that with a three just 18 seconds later to put Halifax back in front, 53-51. EJ’s Nick Lorenz followed with a basket that tied the game, 53-53, with 2:31 to play. For Lorenz, it was his only bucket in the final quarter and he was limited to nine points in the game. ‘‘Outstanding defense by Chris Scheib on Lorenz,’’ Bowman said. ‘‘We thought they would run their offense through Lorenz once Baily Coder fouled out and Chris did a great job containing him.’’ Scheib then followed with a bucket to put the ’Cats back in front, 55-53, with 2:05 to play only to have the Tigers climb back in front with another Leonard three-pointer, making it 56-55 with 1:47 to play. Osenbach then was fouled and went to the charity stripe and made both freebies to pull the Wildcats back on top, 57-56 at the 1:31 mark. Just 21 seconds later, East Juniata had an opportunity to go to the stripe but missed both free throws. Nate Mechling then connected on a pair of foul shots with 16.7 seconds remaining to increase the Halifax lead to 59-56. East Juniata managed two desperation threes in the final seconds but did not connect. ‘‘This was a great team win. Everyone stepped up and chipped in to help us to victory,’’ Bowman said. Greenwood 58, Upper Dauphin Area 53, Jan. 23. It has been a tough season for the Trojans, but they have continued to battle in every game. Upper Dauphin traveled to Millerstown to battle TVL’s undefeated frontrunner Greenwood and held a 40-35 lead through three quarters. ‘‘Greenwood is one of the best teams in the area and undefeated in our league. We just couldn’t finish in the fourth quarter,’’ Trojan Head Coach Anthony Weaver said. ‘‘I’m proud of the way our guys continue to battle through a tough season where things haven’t gone our way.’’ Ian Buffington led the Trojans with 17 points. Austin A. Weaver had eight rebounds. Adam Hoffman added nine points. Tri-Valley 71, UDA 64, Jan. 27. On a night that Upper Dauphin celebrated a rich history of championship teams, Tri-Valley scored the victory with a back and forth affair. The Bulldogs finally secured the win with a 30-point outburst in the fourth quarter. The Trojans had a 20-17 lead through the first quarter only to have Tri-Valley take a five-point, 32-27 lead at halftime. UDA turned the table with an 18-9 third quarter surge before the ’Dawgs caught fire in the fourth quarter. Zach Wasilus scored 22 points for Tri-Valley to pace all scorers. The ’Dawgs had four players in double figures with Cale Bruso adding 17 points. Mike Fortune added 14 and Devin Masser chipped in with 10. UDA’s Andrew Calnon led three Trojans in double figures with 15 points. Adam Hoffman added 13 and Austin A. Weaver scored 10. Tri-Valley ended a three-game skid with the win. Newport 55, Line Mountain 47, Jan. 26. Newport jumped on top early and built a 16-5 first quarter lead. The Eagles tried to rally through the middle quarters but could not overcome the early deficit. Cole Rickert’s 16 points led the Eagles and Bill Breinich added 14. Rickert had 11 rebounds, nine steals and six assists for the 3-14 Eagle squad. Camp Hill 57, Williams Valley 46, Jan. 28. Williams Valley raced out to a 22-8 lead in the first quarter, but Camp Hill turned up the defense in the second half, holding the Vikings (10-7 overall, 6-4 Schuylkill Division II) to just 12 points after intermission. The Vikes led 42-36 heading into the fourth quarter when the Lions (8-11 overall) ran away with a 21-4 frame. Owen Daniel was the only Viking player in double figures with 10 points. The Vikings fell for the fourth straight game.
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