Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Wyoming Valley West can't hold off Hazleton Area
February 7, 2023: Plymouth, PA 18651
The Hazleton Area Cougars basketball team scored 72 points and held the host Wyoming Valley West Spartans to 68 in the Cougars league triumph on Tuesday.
The Cougars now sport a 13-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Dallas for a Wyoming Valley 1 contest on Thursday, February 9. Hazleton Area will battle a Mountaineers team coming off a 58-36 league win over Crestwood (Mountain Top, PA). The Mountaineers record now stands at 18-2.
The Spartans (4-15) will now prepare for their contest against Pittston (Pittston, PA). The Patriots enter the Wyoming Valley 1 contest with a 12-6 record. In their last contest, Pittston was nudged by Tunkhannock (Tunkhannock, PA), 72-49, in a league contest.
