WILKES-BARRE – Tunkhannock’s Abby Ritz scored all 10 of her points in the second half Friday night while leading Team Healey to a 74-68 victory over Team Wolfpack in the girls game to open the 50th annual Dr. George P. Moses Senior All-Star Classic at Holy Redeemer High School.
Ritz went 5-for-8 from the floor in the second half and was selected as Most Valuable Player for her team.
“I was honestly just coming to have fun,” Ritz said. “I didn’t know I would do as well as I did and I didn’t know I’d have so much fun with girls I have played against on other teams.”
Sarah Kuderka, a Holy Redeemer player from Tunkhannock, helped get Team Healey through the stretch. She scored all five of her points in the fourth quarter when she also assisted a 3-pointer by Lady Royals teammate Julia Andrejko to help pull away.
Kuderka made a steal and got the ball ahead to Andrejko for the basket and 71-66 lead with 2:55 left.
Team Healey was coached by Kathy Healey from Pittston Area and her assistants. It included players from Tunkhannock, Holy Redeemer, Pittston Area, Dallas, Hazleton Area, Crestwood, Wyoming Valley West and Hanover Area.
Samantha Kern from Dallas scored eight points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Kern made all three of her shots in the third quarter.
Annaliese Verbeek and Rebecca Avery from Tunkhannock were also part of the win.
Verbeek scored five points and grabbed four rebounds. Avery had two points, two rebounds and a blocked shot.
Coaches from the three teams that are being combined into the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack next season led Team Wolfpack. Phil Schoener, who finished the final season leading Coughlin, ran the team with assistance from GAR’s Hattie Carruso and Meyers’ Mary Mushock.
In addition to the Wilkes-Barre schools, the team also consisted of players from Lake-Lehman, Northwest, Nanticoke, Wyoming Area and Berwick.
Lake-Lehman’s Madison Borum scored eight points, grabbed four offensive rebounds and blocked three shots. She made her last three shots in the fourth quarter.
Teammates Savannah Purdy and Corinna Scoblick also played for Team Wolfpack.
Purdy had seven points, all in the fourth quarter, along with three rebounds. Scoblick scored two points.
Northwest’s Brenna Babcock, who scored a game-high 14 points, was the Wolfpack MVP.
