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The Hazleton Area (Hazleton, PA) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA) by a score of 81-56.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wyoming Valley West1712121556
Hazleton Area2013252381
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Game Stats

Wyoming Valley West has not entered stats for this game.
Hazleton Area

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals8129446674
0Josh Samec (Jr)12568392
11Michael Cusatis (Sr)3133350
11Ryan Wolk (So)311100150
15Efrain Nieves (Sr)311100150
20Aaron Kellmer (Sr)00100
22Joey Grula (Jr)207888106
25N. Genasevich (Sr)8236767
30Scotty Shamany (Jr)211100100
31Isaac Perez (Sr)3125050
34J. Planutis (Jr)168126767
35Da'mir Faison (So)11245050
50Nathan Begg00100
55Frank Mussoline00100
Hazleton Area

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals8171644162467222879
0Josh Samec (Jr)121250133344100
11Michael Cusatis (Sr)31250000010
11Ryan Wolk (So)311100000000
15Efrain Nieves (Sr)311100000000
20Aaron Kellmer (Sr)0010000000
22Joey Grula (Jr)203475356044100
25N. Genasevich (Sr)8010466722100
30Scotty Shamany (Jr)200000011100
31Isaac Perez (Sr)300012501250
34J. Planutis (Jr)160300008989
35Da'mir Faison (So)11000771002450
50Nathan Begg0000000010
55Frank Mussoline0010010000
Hazleton Area

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals8142630247911
0Josh Samec (Jr)1229114141
11Michael Cusatis (Sr)30117303
11Ryan Wolk (So)30000000
15Efrain Nieves (Sr)30002000
20Aaron Kellmer (Sr)00330110
22Joey Grula (Jr)201671010
25N. Genasevich (Sr)80222023
30Scotty Shamany (Jr)20001000
31Isaac Perez (Sr)30110000
34J. Planutis (Jr)160222111
35Da'mir Faison (So)111125002
55Frank Mussoline00110101
Hazleton Area

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals2.180.641
0Josh Samec (Jr)4.001.000
11Michael Cusatis (Sr)2.331.000
15Efrain Nieves (Sr)2.000.001
20Aaron Kellmer (Sr)0.001.000
22Joey Grula (Jr)1.000.000
25N. Genasevich (Sr)0.670.000
30Scotty Shamany (Jr)1.000.000
34J. Planutis (Jr)2.001.000
35Da'mir Faison (So)2.500.000
55Frank Mussoline0.001.000

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Wyoming Valley West overwhelmed by Hazleton

January 4, 2017: Hazleton, PA 18202

The Wyoming Valley West Spartans basketball team (Plymouth, PA), was overwhelmed 81-56 in Wednesday's league battle with the host Hazleton Cougars (Hazleton, PA)

The Cougars now possess a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Crestwood for a Wyoming Valley 1 battle on Friday, January 6. Hazleton will battle a Comets team coming off a 53-41 league win over Dallas (Dallas, PA). The Comets record now stands at 4-2.

The Spartans (2-5) will now prepare for their battle against James M. Coughlin (Wilkes-Barre, PA). The Crusaders come into the Wyoming Valley 1 battle with a 0-6 record. In their last battle, James M. Coughlin was overwhelmed by Pittston (Pittston, PA), 50-48, in a league battle.

Rankings & Records

Wyoming Valley West (16-17)

NationalPAClass
5,33920348
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
10-118-65-45-40-3.476.5711,3471,342

Hazleton Area (16-17)

NationalPAClass
5853215
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
21-415-19-18-24-1.840.9381,7251,346

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wyoming Valley West
15.317.016.518.564.1
Hazleton Area
18.416.216.917.369.0

Head-to-Head

  • Hazleton Area won on 1/4/2017
    1/4 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    WVWHS1712121556
    Hazleton Area2013252381

    The Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Hazleton Area (Hazleton, PA) by a score of 81-56.

  • Hazleton Area won on 2/7/2017
    2/7 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Hazleton Area2014233087
    WVWHS820242779

    The Hazleton Area (Hazleton, PA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA) by a score of 87-79.

Team Stat Comparison

Wyoming Valley WestHazleton Area
-Points Per Game69.0
-Rebounds Per Game37.1
-Assists Per Game17.4
-Steals Per Game6.8
-Blocks Per Game6.5

Team Leaders

Wyoming Valley WestHazleton AreaNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#34 Jeffrey Planutis15.64.9
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Rebounds Per Game#0 Josh Samec9.02.6
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Assists Per Game#11 Michael Cusatis5.81.0
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Steals Per Game#34 Jeffrey Planutis1.60.8
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Blocks Per Game#0 Josh Samec2.40.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Wyoming Valley West8-8Hazleton Area14-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/16/16Wyoming Valley WestScranton(L) 67-522/25/17Hazleton AreaScranton(W) 68-62
12/20/16Scranton PrepWyoming Valley West(L) 83-6612/14/16Hazleton AreaScranton Prep(L) 73-72
12/22/16DallasWyoming Valley West(L) 57-521/13/17DallasHazleton Area(W) 69-48
2/4/17Wyoming Valley WestDallas2/16/17Hazleton AreaDallas(W) 80-67
2/21/17DallasWyoming Valley West(L) 75-70
1/6/17James M. CoughlinWyoming Valley West(W) 60-3112/22/16Hazleton AreaJames M. Coughlin(W) 66-44
2/10/17Wyoming Valley WestJames M. Coughlin(W) 78-432/4/17James M. CoughlinHazleton Area(W) 70-31
1/10/17CrestwoodWyoming Valley West1/6/17Hazleton AreaCrestwood(W) 62-30
1/11/17CrestwoodWyoming Valley West(L) 61-442/10/17CrestwoodHazleton Area(W) 43-41
2/14/17CrestwoodWyoming Valley West(W) 55-45
1/13/17Wyoming Valley WestPittston(W) 77-691/25/17Hazleton AreaPittston(W) 74-59
2/16/17PittstonWyoming Valley West(W) 87-772/14/17PittstonHazleton Area(W) 77-53
1/17/17Elmer L. MeyersWyoming Valley West(L) 75-652/17/17Elmer L. MeyersHazleton Area(L) 56-55
1/20/17Wyoming Valley WestWyoming Area(L) 46-442/2/17Hazleton AreaWyoming Area(W) 65-47
1/24/17BerwickWyoming Valley West(W) 80-711/27/17Hazleton AreaBerwick(W) 70-32
1/27/17Wyoming Valley WestGAR Memorial(L) 64-611/17/17GAR MemorialHazleton Area(W) 65-58
2/1/17Wyoming Valley WestGreater Nanticoke Area(W) 79-632/8/17Greater Nanticoke AreaHazleton Area(W) 77-41
2/2/17Wyoming Valley WestTunkhannock(W) 88-661/20/17Hazleton AreaTunkhannock(W) 85-44

Record Breakdown

Wyoming Valley West (16-17)

Hazleton Area (16-17)

10-11
Overall
21-4
8-6
League
15-1
2-5
Non-League
4-2
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
8-8
Common Opponent
14-2
5-4
Home
9-1
5-4
Away
8-2
0-3
Neutral
4-1
0-0
Playoff
2-1
10-11
In-State
20-4
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0