PENNSBURY:Falcons advance to state quarters

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

The Falcons clawed Central Dauphin East last night, using a 3-point buzzer-beater and a 29-22 halftime edge on their way to a 45-42 victory over the Panthers.
Junior Dante Devine provided the winning basket as time expired and senior standout Dalton Pepper had a monster performance in pouring a whopping 26 points into the bucket to lead Pennsbury (24-5). Pepper's showing in the PIAA second-rounder put him just 5 points behind the all-time Lower Bucks County record of 2,211 held by former Harry S Truman hoops star Tyrone Lewis.
Just like they did in their PIAA opening round win over North Catholic, the Falcons spread the ball around again last night as Devine chipped in with 8 points. Tom Marcinkowski and Marcus Healey added 3 points apiece. Eddie DiRugeris and Goran Dulac had 2 each. Jesse Krasna added 1.
Pennsbury did it with defense too, limiting CD East senior guard Demond Bates to just 7 points on the evening. In the Panthers state opening win over Glen Mills, it was the demonstrative Bates who threw in 27 points, including all 13 of his team's points in a critical third quarter. Last night, it was star guard Jonathan Breeden leading CD East (27-4) but even he could manage only 12 points. In the Panthers PIAA opener, Breeden missed his first eight shots and finished the game with just a single basket.
With the win, the Falcons advance to face District One runnerup Penn Wood this Saturday at Villanova University. Pennsbury defeated Penn Wood 61-51 in a district consolation game last season. PennWood advanced to the state quarters with a 78-53 win over Philly Public League rival John Bartram.
State quarterfinal action get underway 2 p.m. at this Saturday at the Pavilion.
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