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From the Republican-Herald:
Celeste Robinson, jr., Jim Thorpe – Another explosive offensive player, Robinson has the Olympians on the brink of a district playoff berth for the first time in recent memory. Robinson averages 24.5 points per game with five 30-plus point performances.
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From the Times-News:
Jim Thorpe kept its postseason hopes alive with a 55-40 non-league win over visiting Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech.
After trailing 15-13 after the opening quarter, the Olympians erupted offensively and locked down on the defensive end to outscore CMVT 36-9 over the middle two periods. Read the full article >>
CMVT
C. Hook 5-2-2-16, J. Hook 4-0-2-10, Hunsinger 5-0-0-12, Mussleman 1-0-0-2, Cragle 0-0-0-0, Crawford 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-2-4-40.
JIM THORPE
McElmoyle 0-1-2-1, Batts 0-0-0-0, Lawrence 1-0-0-3, Bucci 0-0-0-0, Reis 4-6-6-14, Holland 1-0-2-2, Robinson 9-1-3-19, Mosteller 1-0-0-2, Susko 0-0-0-0, Ventrella 0-0-0-0, Smelas 7-0-0-14. TOTALS: 23-8-13-55.
CMVT 15 3 6 16 – 40
Jim Thorpe 13 19 17 6 – 55
Three-pointer: CMVT - C. Hook 4, J. Hook 2, Hunsinger 2; JT - Lawrence 1.
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From the Pottsville Republican-Herald:
Jim Thorpe 57, Williams Valley 35
JIM THORPE – Hilary Reis scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half as the Olympians built a 20-point lead at the break and coasted to a non-league win over the Vikings.
Celeste Robinson led all scorers with 16 points, and Chelsea Smelas added 11 for Jim Thorpe.