Selinsgrove falls to Shamokin

By: Selinsgrove Athletics / February 14, 2022

SELINSGROVE — Shamokin rallied from a 12-point first-half deficit, and knocked off Selinsgrove, 30-28, to claim the final Division I spot in the Heartland Athletic Conference Tournament.

Shamokin broke a second-place tie with Selinsgrove in Division I of the Heartland Athletic Conference and earned a berth in the HAC Tournament.

Shamokin trailed the Seals 17-5 midway through the second quarter, then responded with a 14-1 run that bridged the halves. The Indians forged a 23-all tie at the end of three quarters, and scored the game's final basket with 1:40 to play on a go-ahead layup by sophomore point guard Carly Nye.

Selinsgrove committed a pair of turnovers and missed three shots down the stretch, with Avery DeFazio's desperation 3-pointer falling short at the final buzzer.

DeFazio and Alyssa Latsha each scored eight points for the Seals (14-6, 12-4), who await the Districts 4/11 Class 5A playoffs. Cierra Adams grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds to go with her six points.

Latsha nearly doubled her 4.3-point average in the first half, scoring seven points including a 3-point play off a putback that put the Seals in front 17-5 with just less than four minutes to play in the second quarter.

SHAMOKIN 30, SELINSGROVE 28

Shamokin (17-4, 13-3) 30

Carly Nye 2 1-2 5, Des Michaels 3 1-2 7, Madi Lippay 1 2-5 4, Delilah Nazih 4 1-4 9, Anastasia Wetzel 2 0-0 5. Totals 12 5-13 30.

3-point goals: Wetzel.

Did not score: Ally Waugh.

Selinsgrove (14-6, 12-4) 28

Delaney Parker 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Latsha 3 2-3 8, Avery DeFazio 1 5-6 8, Haylee Nava 1 0-0 2, Cierra Adams 2 2-4 6, Shaela Kruskie 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 9-13 28.

3-point goals: DeFazio.

Did not score: Mackenzie Bailor, Lydia Geipel, Murphy O'Brien, Kristin Shaffer.

Score by quarters

Shamokin;5;10;8;7 — 30

Selinsgrove;8;10;5;5 — 28

JV score: Selinsgrove 49-43, OT.