Girls Basketball – Fast start helps Emmaus snap five-game losing skid as Hornets roll to 58-39 road win over Scranton; Burkhart leads way with team-high 15 points

RECAP >> Emmaus picked up its second win of the season on Saturday afternoon as the Hornets went on the road and defeated Scranton for the second time in as many years, 58-39 on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Alyssa Burkhart led Emmaus in scoring with a season-high 15 points. Burkhart also had a career-high 17 points in the Hornets win over Scranton a year ago, 54-44.

Freshman Keziah Brantley reached double figures for the third time this season and finished with 10 points for the Hornets, who raced out to an 18-2 lead after one quarter and never looked back.

The win helped improve head coach Kelsey Gallagher’s team to 2-6 on the season and it also snapped a five-game losing skid.

Scranton, which remained winless on the season (0-5), was led by senior Colette Mulderig, who led all scorers with a game-high 21 points. Classmates Ky’Anni Harbin and Sophia Glogowski added 8 and 7 points, respectively.

Emmaus will be off for the holiday and won’t return to action until Tuesday, January 2 when they travel to defending class 4A state champion Bethlehem Catholic. Tip is 7 p.m.

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Emmaus – Alyssa Burkhart 5 2-2 15, Keziah Brantley 4 0-0 10, Kameron Watkins 2 0-0 5, Paige Inman 1 0-0 2, Grace Oglesbee 2 0-0 4, Brooke Wunderler 1 0-0 3, Bianca Rollins 1 1-2 3, Gabrielle Martin 1 0-2 2, Steph Klemick 1 0-0 2, Marah Sisonick 2 0-0 5, Lexi Brader 2 0-2 4, Sarah Hoch 1 0-0 3, Madison Woodward 0 0-0 0. Totals: FG 23, FT 3-8, 3s – 9 (Burkhart 3, Brantley 2, Watkins, Sisonick, Hoch, Wunderler)

Scranton – Colette Mulderig 8 5-9 21, Ky’Anni Harbin 2 4-7 8, Sophia Glogowski 2 2-2 7, Lanie Olson 1 0-0 2, Zahliah Small 0 1-2 1. Fione Evans 0 0-0 0, Olivia Clough 0 0-0 0, Riley Bittenbender 0 0-0 0. Totals: FG 13, FT 12-20, 3s – 1 (Glogowski)

Emmaus – 18-9-13-18 – 58

Scranton – 2-9-17-11 – 39

JV – Emmaus 39-12