Maya Jenkins converted a rebound of her own miss into the 1,000th point of her Scranton Prep career on March 8 when the Classics opened the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 4A girls basketball state tournament with a 56-34, home-court victory over Delone Catholic.
Bella Dennebaum hit four 3-pointers while scoring 14 points in the win and Jenkins got the 11 she needed to reach the milestone.
Jenkins dribbled in from the left wing to try a pull-up jumper from about 10 feet in the lane. The Old Forge resident followed the shot, getting the rebound and putting her second attempt in off the glass for a 52-28 lead with 3:09 remaining.
Scranton Prep 74, Allentown Central Catholic 36
Maya Jenkins led four double-figures scorers with 16 points for Scranton Prep, which pulled away from what was a two-point game after one quarter for Wednesday’s win.
Freshman Chloe Mamera came off the bench to join Jenna Hillebrand with 15 points each.
Neumann-Goretti 59, Scranton Prep 48
BETHLEHEM — Neumann-Goretti, which went undefeated in the Philadelphia Catholic League this season, ended Scranton Prep’s season Saturday afternoon at Liberty High School.
Jenkins again led Scranton Prep in scoring before fouling out. She went 6-for-8 in the second half and finished with 20 points and three assists. She also had three 3-pointers.
Neumann-Goretti scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to open a 59-48 lead.
Amya Scott was 7-for-9 at the line in the fourth quarter, making her last six to finish 20 points. Reginna Baker added 18 points and Carryn Easley had a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds.
Scranton Prep, a state finalist a year ago, finished 25-2. It won four Lackawanna League Division 1 titles and three District 2 championships during Jenkins’ career.
