Weatherly Boys’ Basketball Roundup Vikings hold off Wreckers in crossover game

The Weatherly Area boys gave Williams Valley all it could handle as the Vikings needed a 15-12 fourth quarter to hold on for a 64-57 Schuylkill League Division II-III crossover basketball win last week in Weatherly.

Alex Achenbach paced the Vikings with 24 points and was joined in doubles by Brian Shomper (13) and Gavin Sutton (11). Williams Valley outscored Weatherly 14-5 at the foul line.

Ian McLaurin had his highest-scoring game as a Wrecker, lighting up the Vikes for a game-high 29 points, including 13 during a third-quarter surge. Jacob Parker, Corbin Wagner and

Jordan Mitchell all scored eight for Weatherly Area. Williams Valley won the JV tilt, 64-39. WILLIAMS

Wagner 2 2-2 8, Mitchell 4 0-0 8.

Totals: 25 5-5 57. Williams Vy.........17 16 16 15 — 64

Weatherly Area...13 14 18 12 — 57

3-pointer: A. Achenbach 4, Wagner 2.

Mahanoy Area 64, Weatherly Area 37Jace Yedsena and Kadin

Styka led the way for the Golden Bears, who rolled out to a 39-14 lead by the half and cruised to the Division III victory over the visiting Wreckers. Tanner Zawada followed closely with 12 points for Mahanoy Area (14-4 overall, 7-3 D-III).

McLaurin again had the hot hand with a game-high 20 points for the Wreckers (1-16, 0-10). The junior varsity game went to the Bears, 66-29.

WEATHERLY AREA (37) — Higgins 0 0-0 0, Parker 2 0-0 4, Hoffman 0 0-0 0, McLaurin 8 4-6 20, Berger 1 0-0 2, McKeegan 0 0-0 0, Saldukas 0 0-0 0, Wagner 1 0-0 3,