Basketball Recap: Mahanoy Area Extends Home Winning Streak to 21

By Team Reports Jan 28, 2025, 7:15am

Basketball Recap: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears vs. North Schuylkill Spartans

Suggested Video

Ryan Zilker

Rebounds (Career)

01/21/25 vs North Schuylkill15
01/09/25 @ Blue Mountain9
11/30/24 vs Salisbury Township9
01/07/25 vs Pottsville8
12/27/24 vs Schuylkill Haven8

Mahanoy Area had won 20 straight home games dating back to last season and Ryan Zilker did his part to make it 21 on Tuesday. Everything went the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears' way against the North Schuylkill Spartans as the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears made off with a 58-32 win thanks in part to Zilker, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards.

Mahanoy Area's victory bumped their record up to 17-0. As for North Schuylkill, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Mahanoy Area has already played their next matchup, a 50-41 defeat against Minersville on the 24th. As for North Schuylkill, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-29 loss against Pottsville on the 24th.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps