Justin Mayers Jr

RIVERFRONT SPORTS SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Tuesday night in Scranton) Scranton 71 Holy Cross 53 Stat leaders ... Jayden Mayers (S) 11/18 FG, 25 points Justin Mayers (S) 18 points, 10 rebounds Mike Chalk (S) 15 points Avery Higgins (S) 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks ...

⚔️ KNIGHTS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS IN LYNETT CONSOLATION 🔴🟡 Scranton closes out the 74th Lynett Memorial Tournament with a dominant 73–51 win over Holy Cross in the consolation game at the Lackawanna College Student Union. The Knights came out aggressive early, jumping ahead 12–4 and holding Holy Cross to just 6 points in the first quarter. Scranton kept its foot on the gas in the second, winning the frame 19–7 to build a 37–16 halftime lead. Senior Tony Battaglia delivered a performance for the record books — 47 points on 17-of-35 FG and 10-of-22 from deep, scoring 26 by halftime and controlling the game wire-to-wire. Scranton pushed the margin to 49–27 after three and cruised the rest of the way. Max DePietro added 11 points, with Justin Mayers and Alex Ludovici chipping in 4 apiece. Holy Cross was led by Finn Kennedy (11 pts) and Colin Farrell (10 pts). #NEPAhoops @justinmayers02 @ScrantonHS

⚔️🏰 KNIGHTS DEFEND THE CASTLE AGAINST CRESTWOOD‼️ @ScrantonHS (3-3) picked up its first home win of the season, knocking off Crestwood (6-3) 56–47. It was also a celebration night of Coach Tony Battaglia’s recent 400th career win, where he was welcomed by alumni of the program and recognized on home court by the school. The Knights made their move in the second quarter, outscoring the Comets 20–9 to open up a 16-point halftime lead, then controlled the tempo the rest of the way. Senior Alex Ludovici co-led all scorers with 16 points, drilling four threes and going 4-for-5 at the line. Fellow senior Tony Battaglia added 14 points with four triples, while junior Max DePietro chipped in 8 points. Seniors Brady Hopkins (6 points) and Deondre Dickey (5 points, one three) rounded out the scoring. For Crestwood, junior Jack Rogers paced the Comets with 16 points, freshman Miles Metz finished with 12 points and three threes, and senior Ayden Agapito added 8. Can the Knights carry this momentum into the Lynett Tournament semifinal against Scranton Prep this weekend⁉️ #NEPAhoops 🏀

🛡️ DEFENSIVE IMPACT LEADERS — WEEK 5 🛡️ #FXL Week 5 wrapped up the regular season with no shortage of hustle — glass-cleaning, shot-blocking, and defensive tone-setting from start to finish. Here are the top stoppers from Sunday’s action 👇 DI = Rebounds + Steals + Blocks (Avg. of W5 Games) 🥇 @MaxMcGrathh (Red) – 13 🥈 Chris Flanagan (Yellow) – 11.5 🥉 @sebastiansacci (Green) – 11 4) @lfanning12 (Grey) – 10 T5) @ShazierBethea1 (Grey) – 9.5 T5) @aydenagapito25 (Lt. Blue) – 9.5 7) @ShawnRemplet (Dark Blue) – 9 8) @NolynProudfoot8 (Green) – 8.5 T9) @jordanshaffer0 (Dark Blue) – 8 T9) @doherty_packy (Pink) – 8 T11) @Finhuber (Purple) – 7.5 T11) @justinmayers02 (Red) – 7.5 T13) @andrew_kettel14 (Green) – 7 T13) @AntoniacciNico (Red) – 7 A new face tops the list as Max McGrath claims the Week 5 crown, closing out the regular season with a strong all-around effort inside 💪 #NEPAHoops 🏀 #FallExposureLeague