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BRETT R. CROSSLEY/FOR THE LOYALSOCK LANCERS
Loyalsock’s Anthony Pastore drives through the paint for a layup during a league game against Milton. Pastore finished with 11 points to help lead the Lancers to a 65-46 win over the Black Panthers.
BRETT R. CROSSLEY/FOR THE LOYALSOCK LANCERS
Loyalsock’s Anthonly Pastore makes a nifty move on a defender to force a layup during the final quarter of a game against Milton. Pastore finished with two rebounds and 11 points in the 65-46 win over Milton.
BRETT R. CROSSLEY/FOR THE LOYALSOCK LANCERS
Loyalsock’s Connor Watkins looks for an open player during a second quarter inbounds attempt against Milton.
BRETT R. CROSSLEY/FOR THE LOYALSOCK LANCERS
Loyalsock’s Gerald Ross goes in for a layup during the third quarter of a game against Milton. Ross scored 16 of his game-high 25 points in the third quarter as the Lancers outscored Milton 25-2 over the stretch.
BRETT R. CROSSLEY/FOR THE LOYALSOCK LANCERS
Loyalsock’s Mitchell Klingerman goes in for a layup after a steal during the second quarter against Milton. Klingerman played another outstanding game for the Lancers, finishing with 16 points in the win.
By BRETT R. CROSSLEY
For the Loyalsock Lancers
MILTON—There’s something about the third quarter for the Loyalsock’s Boys Basketball team.
It has been a quarter where the Lancers have clamped down defensively and excelled offensively to gain separation in all three of their wins. Tuesday night, as Loyalsock opened league play, the Lancers were up to their usual tricks as a dominant third quarter resulted in a 65-46 win over Milton.
“We come out thinking we lost the first half,” Mitchell Klingerman, who finished with 16 points, said. “We step it up in the third quarter.”
Klingerman scored five points and pulled down three rebounds in the third quarter, Anthony Pastore added four points and a rebound, but Nobody had a bigger third than Gerald Ross, who finished the game with a team-high 25 points.
At the start of the third quarter, Ross was slashed as he attempted a layup. He made the shot and was sent to the line. He quickly buried the free throw for a five-point lead and the Lancers never really looked back.
Ross made a second shot and free throw later in the quarter, pulled down three rebounds over the stretch, and led a 25-2 run through the first quarter of the second half.
“We are starting to be notorious for not starting off with our best,” Ross said. “At halftime the coaches go over the game plan. We adjust and come out with some firepower.”
The firepower, at least from an offensively standpoint came from Ross, who only missed two shots over the eight-minute run. He worked inside and outside, driving into the paint for layups and foul shots, but also pulled back for mid-range jumpers. Ross also grabbed a few rebounds.
As Ross led the Lancers offensively through one of their most dominant quarters of the season, the defense stopped Milton cold. The Black Panthers posted a combined 27 points throughout the first two quarters. Loyalsock only led by five at the half, but a strong defensive effort changed that in the third.
The Lancers forced four turnovers in the quarter and outrebounded the Panthers for second and third looks offensively.
“There was a period when I wasn’t really happy with the rebounding,” Loyalsock coach Ron “CI” Insinger said. “Gerald Ross didn’t have a rebound at halftime and he has the highest vertical in the gym, but he came out strong in the second half made up for it.”
Ross finished with five rebounds, Collin Graver finished with four and a block, Klingerman posted nine, and Hunter Webb added eight to go with two steals. Anthony Pastore even added two rebounds.
Loyalsock 65, Milton 46
SOCK 16 16 25 8—65
MIL 12 15 2 14—46
Loyalsock (65)
Gerald Ross 11 2-2 25; Collin Graver 3 0-0 6; Anthony Pastore 5 1-2 11; Connor Watkins 2 3-4 7; Mitchell Klingerman 6 0-0 16; Bam Brima 0 0-2 0; Hunter Webb 0 0-1 0; Aiden Gair 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 6-11 65.
Milton (46)
Malachi Mosley 0 0-0 0; Eric Counsil 2 1-2 7; Francisco Manzano 4 9-10 17; Jalil Garrison 1 0-1 2; Qamar Bradley 0 3-4 3; Colton Loreman 0 0-2 0; Quaylin Rice 4 2-3 10; Brandon Felton 3 0-0 7. Totals 14 15-23 46.
3—Point Goals: Loyalsock 5 (Ross, Klingerman 4). Milton 3 (Counsil 2, Felton).
Records: Loyalsock 4-0. Milton 0-5.
Next: Loyalsock at Mifflinburg, Friday, 7:30 p.m Northwest Township at Milton, Decembers, 28, 7:30 p.m.
JV Score: 65-64, Milton.
High Scorers: Loyalsock: Tyler Herwig, 21. Milton: Qamar Bradley, 24.