You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mahanoy Area on Monday. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 47-30 victory over the Minersville Battlin' Miners. The 47-point effort marked the Golden Bears' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mahanoy Area to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tanner Zawada, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 16 points. Jace Yedsena was another key player, putting up 14 points and three steals.
Despite the loss, Minersville still got an impressive performance from Shazier Bethea, who posted nine points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradley Kostishak, who put up six points.
Golden Bears
| 12/16/24 vs Minersville | 47-30 |
| 12/14/24 vs Lincoln Leadership Academy | 62-36 |
| 12/09/24 vs Panther Valley | 54-33 |
| 12/05/24 vs Pine Grove | 64-44 |
| 11/30/24 vs Salisbury Township | 68-52 |
| + 13 more games |
Mahanoy Area's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Minersville, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.
Mahanoy Area will venture away from home to take on Tamaqua at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Minersville, they will host Panther Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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