Weatherly Area Girls’ Basketball Roundup Lady Wreckers streaking into district tournament

The Weatherly Area girls’ basketball team is on a little roll, and just at the right time.

The Lady Wreckers head into the playoffs on a three-game winning streak, capped by Saturday’s 51-22 defeat of neighboring MMI Prep, and punctuated by last week’s dramatic overtime win over Schuylkill League Division III rival Nativity.

Weatherly Area 51, MMI Prep 22 - Leading 21-11 at the half, the Lady Wreckers put together a 20-5 thirdquarter run to blow open the non-league game and jump start Hall of Fame Day festivities at the Weatherly Area Middle School gym.

Bethany Houser and Emma Kane supplied most of the Lady Wreckers’ offense with 19 and 17 points, respectively. Kelly Reiner contributed nine.

Bria Kringe paced the Lady Preppers (0-22) with nine points on three 3-pointers, and Cassidy McDermott added five points.

The Lady Wreckers ended the regular season 7-15 and on a three-game win streak, including a forfeit win over Lehigh Christian Academy. They will take on an undetermined opponent in the upcoming District 2-11 Class A subregional playoffs.

Schuylkill League Division III thriller.

Weatherly led 37-32 with under a minute left in regulation, before Madison Kramer’s triple got the Golden Girls within two. Reiner then made one of two free throws with 21 seconds left to set the stage for a wild end to regulation.

Weatherly Area 43, Nativity 41 - Freshman

Kelly Reiner’s driving bank shot with seven seconds left in overtime propelled the Lady Wreckers past the visiting Golden Girls in the

Kramer’s late three-point attempt was off the mark, but she was able to chase the loose ball down near midcourt and get it to Delaney Walborn, who drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to overtime tied at 38. Reiner hit a floater to open overtime, before Nativity’s Hannah Zimetofsky answered with a conventional three-point play.

Weatherly’s Emma Kane tied it at 41 with a free throw with 1:58 left, and both teams then missed shots before Reiner’s heroics.

Nativity’s desperation halfcourt shot was off the mark as Weatherly survived.

Bethany Houser led the Lady Wreckers with 20 points, Reiner had 10 big points, and Kane finished with eight.

Kramer led all scorers with 23 points for Nativity.