Hershey Upsets L-S 35-26 In District 3 5A Boys Quarterfinal
Written by: Bruce Badgley on Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
(Lancaster) #7 Seed Hershey came into Thursday night’s boys 5A quarterfinal with #2 Seed Lampeter-Strasburg with momentum. The Trojans dominated in an opening round win. L-S Head Coach Ed Berryman had some concerns on the effect an opening round bye would have on his Pioneers. Both teams struggled on offense the entire contest. Hershey especially put the clamps on the Pioneer offense in the second half. The Trojans even held L-S scoreless in the pivotal fourth quarter. When the dust settled on this one, Hershey came away with a hard fought 35-26 District 3 5A tournament win.
Leading all scorers was Luke Hines from L-S with 15. Matt Didonatis led the Trojans with 12 points. Next up for Hershey is a trip to Reiffton to meet the #3 Seed Exeter Eagles Monday. L-S still has basketball to play in the consolation bracket.
It was a slow start by both teams. The Pioneers led 9-7 after quarter one.
Joey Alsnder the 3 for @DTSDathletics but @LSBoysBball up 4-3 5:33 quarter 1 @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal @LLhoops pic.twitter.com/DoTLmChkMc
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
Luke Hines from downtown for @LSBoysBball now up 7-3 on @DTSDathletics 3:09 quarter 1 @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal @LLhoops pic.twitter.com/0lQTj2JX0d
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
Luke Hines for L-S made his presence felt in the first half. His 11 points led all scorers at the break and gave the Pioneers a 19-12 halftime lead.
Nice feed from Logan Richards to Isaiah Danner for @DTSDathletics we are tied at 9 with @LSBoysBball 7:00 quarter 2 @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal @LLhoops @AndyBrackets pic.twitter.com/uOnE0E12p5
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
Luke Hines working hard and gets @LSBoysBball back on top 13-12 over @DTSDathletics with 3:24 until halftime @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal @LLhoops pic.twitter.com/aZf2roPd4q
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
All Luke Hines in the 1st half for @LSBoysBball They lead @DTSDathletics 19-12 at halftime of the @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal @LLhoops @david_kehler @AndyBrackets @LLHoopsNEPbeat pic.twitter.com/NHFJKjrYs4
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
The Second half was a different story for the Hershey offense. Things began to click, but still trailed L-S 26-23 after three quarters.
Marcus Sweeney gets @DTSDathletics started as we start the 2nd half of the @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal with @LSBoysBball now leading 19-14 @LLhoops pic.twitter.com/sr2HBQdsjF
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
Coast to coast for @DTSDathletics Marcus Sweeney Trojans right back in this @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal down now only 21-20 3:05 quarter 3 @LLhoops @AndyBrackets pic.twitter.com/0ZwndG8UTn
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
Dean Herr from deep for @LSBoysBball as we end quarter three with the Pioneers up 26-23 over @DTSDathletics @piaadistrict3 5A Quarterfinal @LLhoops @AndyBrackets pic.twitter.com/XWKijroseD
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
A combination of poor shooting luck and tough Hershey defense kept L-S scoreless in quarter four. The Trojans kept pouring it on to pull away with
That’s Matt DeDonatis heating things up for @DTSDathletics Tied at 26 with @LSBoysBball @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal! 6:18 left @LLhoops @AndyBrackets pic.twitter.com/AHbM9DVgTu
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
Joey Alander for @DTSDathletics Now up 29-26 over @LSBoysBball 3:49 remaining @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal @LLhoops @AndyBrackets pic.twitter.com/k2FhEcAH6g
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
DeDonatis on the inside for @DTSDathletics Now up 32-26 over @LSBoysBball with 1:37 left @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal @LLhoops @AndyBrackets pic.twitter.com/oBnleU24gk
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
Marcus Sweeney tracks down his own missed Free Throw for 2. A big 4th quarter propels @DTSDathletics to a 35-26 win over @LSBoysBball in a @piaadistrict3 5A quarterfinal @LLhoops @AndyBrackets pic.twitter.com/HAnb9ZHVHW
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) February 24, 2023
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