Seals fall to Indians
By: Selinsgrove Athletics | NTL Sports | January 31, 2023
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin raced to an 8-0 lead Tuesday, and the Seals struggled against the man-to-man defense of the Indians as Shamokin picked up a 52-34 Heartland Athletic Conference-Division I victory over visiting Selinsgrove.
The Seals had six turnovers and just four shots in the opening quarter. Case Lichty made back-to-back driving layups, the last coming with 3:19 left in the second quarter, and the Indians opened a 22-10 lead.
However, the Seals stayed within striking distance, and back-to-back 3-pointers by Gabe Paulhamus and Blake Haddon — Selinsgrove's only made 3-pointers of the game — had the Seals back to 24-18 with 1:29 left in the first half.
Selinsgrove would get within five when Spencer George scored to open the second half, but the Seals made just one of their next 12 shots. Conner Mattern's 3-pointer off the bench had the Indians' lead back to 34-23 with 3:24 left in the third quarter.
The final stanza was all Indians. By the time Jenssyn Shuey converted a layup midway through the fourth, Shamokin had a 20-point advantage.
Lichty had 17 points. Joe Hile finished with 15 points, and Shuey added 14 points as the only other points scored by the Indians came on a 3-pointer by Rylan Price in the first quarter and Mattern's third-quarter trey.
George scored 10 to lead Selinsgrove, while Haddon finished with seven points and seven rebounds.
SHAMOKIN 52, SELINSGROVE 34
Selinsgrove (13-6) 34
Nate Cataldi 1 0-0 2; Ries Naugle 2 2-2 6; Gavin Bastian 1 0-0 2; Blake Haddon 3 0-0 7; Spencer George 5 0-0 10; Luke Piecuch 0 1-2 1; Gabe Paulhamus 1 0-0 3; Val Barillaro 1 1-2 3. Totals 14 4-6 34.
3-point goals: Haddon, Paulhamus.
Did not score: Tyler Swineford.
Shamokin (14-5) 52
Rylan Price 1 0-0 3; Joe Hile 6 2-4 15; Case Lichty 8 1-2 17; Jenssyn Shuey 6 2-4 14; Conner Mattern 1 0-0 3; J.J. Leiby 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 5-12 52.
3-point goals: Price, Hile, Matter.
Did not score: Cam Annis, Brett Nye, James Strausser, Andrew Leffler, Dylan Chamberlain.
Score by quarters
Selinsgrove;6;13;5;10 — 34
Shamokin;14;12;9;17 — 52
JV: Shamokin, 44-43. High scorers, Shamokin, Gaven Renn, 18. Selinsgrove, Cam Smith, 16.
