Basketball Recap: Sullivan County Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Griffins

Previous 3 Games

02/26/26 vs North Penn-Liberty	58-54
02/23/26 vs Our Lady of Lourdes Regional	69-56
02/17/26 vs Galeton	60-38

It's playoff time, and Sullivan County had no trouble coming through when it counted. They secured a 58-54 W over the North Penn-Liberty Mountie on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Griffins sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Several Mountie players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landon Mattern, who shot 67% from the field to rack up 19 points. Mattern continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Kreger, who went 5-for-11 en route to 11 points and three steals.

Sullivan County's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for North Penn-Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-10.

Sullivan County and North Penn-Liberty could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Griffins (ranked 300th) will meet Coventry Christian (ranked 127th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, North Penn-Liberty will face off against York Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (410 vs. 111).