WRIGHT TWP. — In a season of highs and lows for the Crestwood boys’ basketball team, the lowest moment might have been a 30-29 loss to Nanticoke in the teams’ regular-season finale just 12 days ago.
In a rematch on Tuesday, the Comets got 18 points from junior standout Ayden Agapito, scoring from six teammates and a stellar defensive effort in a 44-24 victory over the Trojans in a District 2 Class 5A quarterfinal.
The win sends No. 3-seeded Crestwood (14-9) into the district semifinals against No. 2 Abington Heights, Friday, in Clarks Summit. Nanticoke ended its season with a 7-16 record.
Crestwood’s Jacob Feisel leaps in front of Nanticoke Area’s Mike Stachowiak (40), Mathias Mitchell (45) and RJ Brogan (2).during the District 2 Class 5A quarterfinals Tuesday. BOB GAETANO / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Agapito, who didn’t play in the Comets’ loss at Nanticoke on Feb. 7, finished as the game’s leading scorer on Tuesday. Four of his seven field goals came from beyond the three-point arc. Gio Barna added six points on two triples and Jack Rodgers chipped in five for Crestwood.
Mathias Mitchell was the Trojans’ high scorer with nine points. RJ Brogan and Shane Pearson helped with five apiece.
NANTICOKE (24)
Brogan 2 0-0 5, E. Ball 1 0-0 2, Pearson 2 0-0 5, Mullery 0 0-0 0, Yendrziewski 1 0-0 2, Stachowiak 0 1-2 1, Mitchell 4 0-2 9, D. Ball 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 1-4 24.
CRESTWOOD (44)
Sechleer 1 0-2 3, Feisel 1 0-0 2, Barna 2 0-0 6, Wagaman 1 0-0 2, Scotti 0 1-2 1, Rodgers 2 1-2 5, Grevera 3 0-2 7, Agapito 7 0-0…