MILTON - With a playoff berth already in the bag, Shamokin Area gave itself a little ego boost with a 70-57 win over Milton to close the regular season on Thursday.
Kieran Kelley and Devon Craft combined to score 19 of the Indians' 26 first-quarter points as the Indians jumped out to a 15-point lead.
Kelley finished with 23, while Craft added 17 for the game. Senior Jake Phillips chipped in 14 points for Shamokin, which enters the District 4 Class AAA playoffs with a 12-10 record.
SHAMOKIN (70) - Shurock 0 0-0 0, Kelley 7 6-8 23, Craft 6 2-2 17, Madara 1 3-4 5, Reed 2 3-3 7, Newborn 1 2-4 4, Phillips 5 4-7 14, Carsto 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 20-30 70.
MILTON (57) - Santiago 1 0-2 2, Welsh 5 8-9 19, Jacobs 0 1-2 1, Korelivitch 1 0-0 2, Anderson 6 3-6 15, Diggin 7 0-0 15, Shaffer 1 1-2 3. Totals 21 13-21 57.
Shamokin 26 17 14 13 - 70
Milton 11 17 18 11 - 57
3-point FGs: Kelley 3, Craft, Welsh, Diggin.
JV score: Shamokin 46-33; Shamokin - Josh Pappas 13.
Girls Basketball
Shamokin 43 Lewisburg 41
LEWISBURG - Shamokin wrapped up a 21-1 regular season with a non-conference win over Lewisburg.
Tara Sabotchick led the Indians with 16 points, while Kelsey Yacko made the most of her start with 12 points.
Shamokin enters the District 4 Class AAA as the No. 1 seed.
SHAMOKIN (43) - Pancher 1 2-4 4, Sabotchick 8 0-1 16, Reigle 2 0-2 4, Martin 2 0-0 5, Yacko 6 0-0 12, Zalar 1 0-2 2. Totals 20 2-9 43.
LEWISBURG (41) - Kelleher 2 1-2 7, Kerstetter 3 0-0 6, Boyer 1 1-4 3, Doyle 0 0-0 0, Kline 1 0-1 2, L. Lesher 1 0-0 2, E. Lesher 9 3-4 21. Totals 17 5-11 41.
Shamokin 13 8 9 13 - 43
Lewisburg 5 8 10 18 - 41
3-point FGs: Name, Name.
JV score: Shamokin 49-31.