The Susquehanna Sabers (7-15, 3-11) advanced to the PIAA District II A Championship game and clinched a spot in the PIAA State Tournament with a 42-39 win over the MMI Preppers on Tuesday night at North Pocono High School.
Andrzej Tomczyk scored 20 points and pulled down 8 rebounds to lead the Sabers, while Cole Mallery added 8 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Dan Biegert handed out a team high 3 assists and Mark Zappe blocked 3 shots to help earn the win.
The Sabers will next face the Old Forge Blue Devils on Friday night at 7:00 PM at Scranton High School.
Read the Scranton Times article here. Read the Scranton Times District II A Preview here.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Susquehanna at Berwick
The Susquehanna Sabers finished out regular season play on Saturday afternoon by taking on the Berwick Bulldogs. The Sabers split a pair of games, with the varsity team scoring a 70-63 victory following the JV team's 41-32 defeat.
The JV Sabers were led by Josh Wheeler's 10 points, while Brandon Rafferty chimed in with 7 points and Cody Towers added 5. The JV team finished their season with a record of 3-16.
In the varsity game, Andrzej Tomzcyk scored 26 points, including the 1,000th of his varsity career on a free throw with under a minute remaining in regulation. Tomczyk also dished out 5 assists. Cole Mallery led the Sabers with 29 points and 11 rebounds, including what turned out to be the game winning basket and ensuing foul shot off a nice feed from Zach Vaughn with about a minute to go. Brandon Soden contributed 7 points off the bench, and Austin Cowperthwait handed out 4 assists.
The Sabers (6-15, 3-11) will now await word from District II as to their playoff seeding for the Class A playoffs, which will begin on Tuesday, February 28th.
The JV Sabers were led by Josh Wheeler's 10 points, while Brandon Rafferty chimed in with 7 points and Cody Towers added 5. The JV team finished their season with a record of 3-16.
In the varsity game, Andrzej Tomzcyk scored 26 points, including the 1,000th of his varsity career on a free throw with under a minute remaining in regulation. Tomczyk also dished out 5 assists. Cole Mallery led the Sabers with 29 points and 11 rebounds, including what turned out to be the game winning basket and ensuing foul shot off a nice feed from Zach Vaughn with about a minute to go. Brandon Soden contributed 7 points off the bench, and Austin Cowperthwait handed out 4 assists.
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| Andrzej Tomczyk makes the foul shot to give him 1,000 career varsity points. |
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| The Sabers pose for a photo as junior Andrzej Tomczyk recieves two ceremonial basketballs commemorating his 1,000 career varsity point. |
The Sabers (6-15, 3-11) will now await word from District II as to their playoff seeding for the Class A playoffs, which will begin on Tuesday, February 28th.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Susquehanna at Lackawanna Trail
The Susquehanna Sabers closed out league play in Division III on Tuesday night at Lackawanna Trail. Both the JV and the Varsity teams ended their league schedule with losses. The JV team was led by Josh Wheeler's 11 points, while Luke Falletta added 9 points and Cody Towers 7 points in the 54-39 defeat.
The Varsity team saw their league play end with a 68-43 loss at the hands of the Lions. Cole Mallery led Susquehanna in scoring with 12 points and added 6 rebounds. Austin Cowperthwait led the Sabers with a team high 8 rebounds, while Brandon Soden pulled down 7 rebounds in the losing effort.
The Sabers (5-15, 3-11) will be traveling to Berwick on Saturday to make up a game against the Bulldogs. JV Game time is scheduled for 1:00 PM.
The Varsity team saw their league play end with a 68-43 loss at the hands of the Lions. Cole Mallery led Susquehanna in scoring with 12 points and added 6 rebounds. Austin Cowperthwait led the Sabers with a team high 8 rebounds, while Brandon Soden pulled down 7 rebounds in the losing effort.
The Sabers (5-15, 3-11) will be traveling to Berwick on Saturday to make up a game against the Bulldogs. JV Game time is scheduled for 1:00 PM.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Susquehanna vs. Montrose
On Friday night, the Sabers boys basketball teams lost a pair of contests on the road to the Montrose Meteors. The JV team played a sluggish first half, then made a spirited comback that eventually fell short in the 2nd half as they lost 36-32. The Sabers were led by Josh Wheeler's 13 points while Luke Falletta chipped in with 10 points.
The Varsity Sabers saw their season record fall to (5-14, 3-10) with a 66-55 loss to the Meteors. The Sabers were led by Cole Mallery's 17 points and 8 rebounds while Andrzej Tomczyk added 15 points and 4 steals. Austin Cowperthwait contributed 9 points and 3 assists while Dan Biegert's 4 assists were a team high. Mark Zappe added 6 points in the losing effort.
The Sabers next travel to Lackawanna Trail on Tuesday night to take on the Lions in the final Division III game of the season. Game time is 6:00 PM.
The Varsity Sabers saw their season record fall to (5-14, 3-10) with a 66-55 loss to the Meteors. The Sabers were led by Cole Mallery's 17 points and 8 rebounds while Andrzej Tomczyk added 15 points and 4 steals. Austin Cowperthwait contributed 9 points and 3 assists while Dan Biegert's 4 assists were a team high. Mark Zappe added 6 points in the losing effort.
The Sabers next travel to Lackawanna Trail on Tuesday night to take on the Lions in the final Division III game of the season. Game time is 6:00 PM.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Lakeland vs. Susquehanna
On Tuesday night, the Susquehanna Sabers hosted the Lakeland Chiefs on Senior Night. Both the JV and Varsity teams suffered defeats.
In the JV Game, the Sabers got 13 points from Kyle MacDonald, 12 points from Josh Wheeler and 11 from Nate Carpenter, but couldn't pull out a win, eventually falling 48-39.
In the nightcap, the Sabers (5-13, 3-9) once again found themselves in an early deficit which proved too much to overcome resulting in an 89-75 loss. Andrzej Tomczyk led the Sabers with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Cole Mallery contributed 16 points while Dan Biegert added 6 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Senior Austin Cowperthwait, playing in his last home game, scored 6 points and collected 4 rebounds.
The Sabers will travel to Montrose on Friday night to take on the Meteors. JV Game time is 6:00 PM.
In the JV Game, the Sabers got 13 points from Kyle MacDonald, 12 points from Josh Wheeler and 11 from Nate Carpenter, but couldn't pull out a win, eventually falling 48-39.
In the nightcap, the Sabers (5-13, 3-9) once again found themselves in an early deficit which proved too much to overcome resulting in an 89-75 loss. Andrzej Tomczyk led the Sabers with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Cole Mallery contributed 16 points while Dan Biegert added 6 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Senior Austin Cowperthwait, playing in his last home game, scored 6 points and collected 4 rebounds.
The Sabers will travel to Montrose on Friday night to take on the Meteors. JV Game time is 6:00 PM.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Susquehanna at Elk Lake
On Friday night, the Susquehanna Sabers improved their record to 5-12, 3-8 on the season with a 60-55 road victory over the Elk Lake Warriors.
The Sabers were led by Cole Mallery's 24 points and 14 rebounds. Austin Cowperthwait added 15 points and 6 rebounds while Dan Biegert distributed a team high 8 assists.
To start the night, the JV Sabers played well, but lost to Elk Lake 44-32. Josh Wheeler led the team with 16 points while Steve Frye contributed 6 points off the bench.
The Sabers are off until Tuesday night when they host the Lakeland Chiefs on Senior Night in the team's last home game of the season.
The Sabers were led by Cole Mallery's 24 points and 14 rebounds. Austin Cowperthwait added 15 points and 6 rebounds while Dan Biegert distributed a team high 8 assists.
To start the night, the JV Sabers played well, but lost to Elk Lake 44-32. Josh Wheeler led the team with 16 points while Steve Frye contributed 6 points off the bench.
The Sabers are off until Tuesday night when they host the Lakeland Chiefs on Senior Night in the team's last home game of the season.
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