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The Susquehanna boys and Elk Lake girls are the last unbeaten basketball teams in Susquehanna County after winning non-league games last week.
The Sabers improved to 2-0 while the Lady Warriors won their season opener during a week in which the rest of the county girls' teams combined to go 1-8.
Griffin Fisk led Susquehanna with 23 points and nine rebounds Saturday afternoon in a 64-47 victory over East Stroudsburg Notre Dame in a game played at Marywood University.
Fisk went 11-for-17 from the line, including making all four of his attempts in the second half when the Sabers went 6-for-7 after being just 6-for-12 in the first half.
Susquehanna led 13-8 after one quarter and 27-21 at halftime.
Fisk and Linden Baker scored six points each and Mason Keyes had five when the Sabers outscored the Spartans, 21-13, in the third quarter to take a 48-34 lead.
Keyes hit the team's only 3-pointer of the game during the quarter. He finished with 13 points and three assists.
Baker, who blocked four shots, and Chris Serra scored 12 points each.
Jaxon Downton grabbed seven rebounds.
The Elk Lake girls were the last county basketball team to open its season and they did so successfully, beating Riverside, 33-29, Friday.
Kylie Shingler hit four 3-pointers while leading the way with 14 points.
Layla Wagner had 23 points, seven rebounds, five assists and seven steals Sunday afternoon to lead Monsignor McClancy from New York to a 54-36 victory over Mountain View in the Electric City Shootout at the Lackawanna College Student Union in Scranton.
Monsignor McClancy forced 39 Mountain View turnovers and outscored Mountain View in every quarter to gradually pull away.
Addison Kilmer scored 20 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and blocked six shots for the Lady Eagles. She was 7-for-15 from the floor, 3-for-6 on 3-pointers and 3-for-4 from the foul line and grabbed 17 of her rebounds on the defensive end.
Aubrey Sanders had seven points and five rebounds, helping Mountain View to a 46-30 advantage on the boards.
The Lady Eagles also lost at Union-Endicott, 64-55, Dec. 18 and at home against Dallas, 65-34, Thursday for a 0-3 week to fall to 3-3.
Blue Ridge battled back from a nine-point deficit after one quarter to defeat visiting Lakeland, 50-48, Dec. 8.
Abigail Gelinger led the Lady Raiders with 30 points. Lynndee Barbour added 10.
Blue Ridge is 2-2 after losing at home to Wyoming Seminary, 56-40, Friday.
Ella Stambaugh led Wyoming Seminary with 23 points, helping the Blue Knights overcome 27 points by Gelinger.
Montrose, Forest City and Susquehanna all remained winless.
The Lady Meteors lost 59-35 to visiting Lake-Lehman Saturday and are 0-4.
Sadie Jones led Montrose with 13 points.
Forest City lost twice to fall to 0-3.
Susquehanna (0-2) lost at Old Forge, 54-30, Thursday.
In boys' basketball, Blue Ridge won both its games to even its record at 2-2.
The Raiders used a pair of big first halves.
Landon Bishop drilled seven 3-pointers while scoring all 21 of his points in the first half of a 62-56 victory at Wyoming Seminary Dec. 9.
Bishop had 12 points in the second quarter when Blue Ridge hit six 3-pointers and Paxton Pingarelli added eight of his 16 points. The Raiders scored 25 points in the quarter for a 42-25 halftime lead.
Pingarelli had 18 of his 28 points in the first half of Saturday's 74-43 rout at Sayre.
The Raiders led 18-4 after one quarter and 39-18 at halftime.
Bishop hit six more 3-pointers to score 18 points.
Elk Lake got to 3-0 when it defeated Wyoming Seminary, 58-43, Dec. 8, then lost for the first time Friday night, 59-55, at home against Tunkhannock.
Chase Pond (14), Brendon Miller (13) and John Heitsman (12) all scored in double figures against Wyoming Seminary. The Warriors were up 29-14 at halftime.
Mountain View rallied in the second half to defeat Western Wayne, 64-53, Friday for its first win after starting the season 0-4.
Jordan Jagger led the way with 24 points and Wyatt Thatcher hit five 3-pointers while adding 19.
The Eagles began the week with a 79-39 loss at home against Dunmore Dec. 8.
Montrose (1-3) and Forest City (0-5) each lost twice.
In wrestling, Blue Ridge got to 4-4 with a 46-25, non-league victory over visiting North Pocono Dec. 9.
Dante Tanzini's technical fall at 114, then three consecutive pins by Aidan Tanzini, Giovanni Annesi and Brice Woodruff put the Raiders in control, 23-6.
Dagan Pedro (160), Zachary Krupovich (172) and Ryder Hobart (215) also had pins while Conner Rieman (189) added a technical fall.
Jackson Maby returned from injury Saturday when Oneonta State opened its dual meet season with a 31-16 victory over Worcester Polytechnic.
Maby posted a technical fall over Mason Basara, 17-2, in 5:23 at 149 pounds.
The sophomore from Susquehanna is 6-0 on the season and 35-3 for his college career.
Oneonta is ranked 16th in the country among National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III teams.
Blue Ridge is at Montrose Wednesday in a Lackawanna League Division 3 wrestling opener.
Elk Lake is at Scranton Prep in another opener.
In boys' and girls' swimming, Elk Lake will open the season Wednesday at home against Dunmore.
The Warriors had their two previous scheduled meets postponed.
In girls' basketball, Elk Lake opens its Lackawanna League Division 3 title defense at home against Forest City.
Montrose is at Susquehanna and Mountain View is at Blue Ridge in other openers.
In boys' basketball, Elk Lake's title defense in Lackawanna Division 3 begins with Friday's game at Forest City.
Susquehanna is at Montrose and Blue Ridge is at Mountain View in other openers.
TOM ROBINSON writes a weekly local sports column for the Susquehanna County Transcript. He can be reached online at RobbyTR@aol.com or followed on Twitter at @tomjrobinson.