YATESVILLE — Wilkes-Barre Area had the momentum after cutting the deficit to seven in the fourth quarter Friday night. All the Wolfpack needed was the ball.

Thanks to Pittston Area’s Lucas LoPresto, they never possessed it again.

LoPresto improvised twice to pick up first downs as the Patriots ate up the final 7:27 off the clock for a 31-24 victory in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 game.

Pittston Area overcame a strong second-half rally attempt by WBA to improve to 4-0 in the division and 6-1 overall. WBA fell to 1-2 in the division and 4-3 overall.

“I’ve said it all along, he’s the best athlete in District 2,” Pittston Area coach Paul Russick said of LoPresto. “He can do it all. And he needed to kind of do it all tonight. Man, what a dynamic athlete and what a great person.

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