HS Basketball Weekend Roundup: Miners’ Carr hits 1,000, Williams Valley girls extend win streak

Minersville's Dante Carr shows off a commemorative basketball and poster honoring his achievement after scoring his 1,000th career point in Saturday's win over Marian (Photo by Eli Doyle).
MINERSVILLE — Dante Carr made some Minersville history and joined some elite company Saturday afternoon.
The junior forward scored 17 points, including the 1,000th of his career, in the Miners’ 73-37 rout of Marian in a non-league game at the Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium.
Carr reached the milestone on a drive to the basket in the third quarter. He became the 20th male and 41st Minersville player overall to reach 1,000 and is only the third underclassman male (Jared Homa, Al Matakonis) to accomplish the feat.
Carr and his mother, Katie Rowland Carr, became the first Minersville parent/child combo to score 1,000 points.
Carr scored 14 of his points in the first half as Minersville built a 43-15 halftime lead, holding Marian scoreless in the second quarter.
Chase Zimerofsky and Shazier Bethea each added 10 points for Minersville. Gregory Tirpak led the Colts with 14 points.
MARIAN (37) — Catrone 1 2-2 5, Ju. De La Cruz 2 0-0 6, Ja. De La Cruz 0 0-0 0, Griguoli 3 2-2 8, Osoria 0 0-0 0, Tirpak 5 0-0 14, Price 1 0-0 2, Rodino 0 0-0 0, Cannon 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 4-4 37.
MINERSVILLE (73) — Hutsko 3 0-0 6, Zimerofsky 4 0-0 10, Manning 3 2-2 9, Bethea 4 0-0 10, Adams 0 0-0 0, Kostishak 4 0-0 8, Fessler 3 0-0 8, Halford 0 0-0 0, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Carr 6 4-6 17, Bowers 2 0-0 5, Mealey 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 6-8 73.
Mar (9-11) 15 … 0 … 11 … 11 — 37
Min (17-3) 19 … 24 … 20 … 10 — 73
3-point FGs: Catrone, Ju. De La Cruz 2, Tirpak 4, Zimerofsky 2, Manning, Bethea 2, Fessler 2, Carr, Bowers
Officials: Groody, Rizzo, Shober
