Look below for headlines and highlights from the local boys' basketball slate on Wednesday, Feb. 6 -- or Deadline Day as it's known in these parts.
First, though, for Michael Bullock's story from Lower Dauphin's potentially playoff-clinching 63-48 victory over Shippensburg, click here.
For Wednesday night's scoring leaders and top 3-point shooters, click here.
For a look at how the state's top-ranked teams did Wednesday night, click here.
And for the latest District 3 subjective rankings (not power ratings), click here (AAAA), here (AAA), here (AA) and here (A).
Onto the other headlines...
McDEVITT RALLIES, STUNS TRINITY IN MID-PENN KEYSTONE FINALE: When Dyllon Hudson-Emory hit a step-back 3-pointer to close the third quarter, cutting Bishop McDevitt's deficit to 11 points, he and the Crusaders were only getting started. Hudson-Emory scored 11 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter as McDevitt rallied for a 74-73 victory over Trinity. Milik Gantz scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, and McDevitt's lone senior starter on Senior Night, Thomas Denniston, scored all seven of his points in the first quarter. Jeff Hoke's Crusaders beat Steel-High by a single point one night earlier. Josh Trumpy scored 19 to lead the Shamrocks.
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FOUR OVERTIMES NEEDED AS MECHANICSBURG UPSETS CHAMBERSBURG: Bob Strickler's Wildcats won't make the District 3-AAAA playoff field, but that didn't stop them from doing some damage on Deadline Day, knocking off non-league foe Chambersburg 51-47 in four overtimes to prevent the Trojans from likely earning a top-four seed. Collin Farnham hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 23 points -- he finished his senior season with a school-record 66 3-pointers -- to lead Mechanicsburg. Drew Schankweiler added 11 points, including two free throws with 5 seconds left to extend the lead to four. Kellen Williams netted 20 for Chambersburg, which led by 11 points at halftime.
RED LAND GETS FIRST WIN ON ANTHONY BRYANT'S PUT-BACK: Winless through 20 games, but now on a one-game winning streak, Red Land edged non-league opponent East Pennsboro 41-39 to finally get into the win column. Senior Anthony Bryant, on Senior Night, scored a put-back off his own miss with 4 seconds left to break the tie. He finished with 12 points, including 8-for-10 from the free-throw line. Tyler Zeiders added 11 points, and senior Shane Henson totaled nine points and 11 boards for the Patriots (1-20). Ben Barley led the Panthers with 13, but his elbow jumper at the buzzer was just off the mark.
MILTON HERSHEY, CARLISLE CLOSE REGULAR SEASON WITH SOLID VICTORIES: Both bound for the playoffs, Milton Hershey and Carlisle earned solid victories to close out their respective regular seasons. The Spartans posted a huge fourth-quarter rally to knock off non-league rival Hershey 77-69. Tariq Bennett scored a career-high 26 and Ron Adams 17 for Milton Hershey, which outscored the Trojans 27-11 in the final stanza. Tim Gette's 23 led Hershey. ... In Carlisle, a terrific night at the free-throw line allowed the Thundering Herd to whip non-league foe Greencastle-Antrim 64-52. Jordan Neff scored 12, J.D. Hughes 11, and Josh Clippinger 10 on his 18th birthday, as Carlisle sank 16 of 20 freebies in the fourth quarter. Zach Faulkner's 20 points paced the playoff-bound Blue Devils.
OTHER RESULTS
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
Ian Buffington's 21 points paced Upper Dauphin's 71-51 victory over Newport
Nick Lorenz scored a career-high 32 as East Juniata blasted Lancaster Country Day 70-32
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NON-LEAGUE
Zach Farley's game-high 11 points helped Hershey Christian to a 36-19 win over York Country Day
Fairfield overcame 25 points from Connor Shroyer to beat Harrisburg Christian 48-42