Published March 27. 2017 12:36PM
The Tamaqua Junior Raiders third and fourth grade boys basketball team won the 2017 Black Diamond Classic Tournament at Weatherly's Eurana Park. It was Tamaqua's first Black Diamond Classic title since the tournament's inception in 1998. Tamaqua defeated Lehighton Maroon, 48-43, in the championship game. Noah Mateyak of Tamaqua was named the tourney MVP and teammate Cooper Ansbach made the all-tournament team. Members of the championship team include, from left, Denny Krell, Ansbach, Mason Ligenza, Declan Coleman, Luke Kane, Connor Penberth, Brody Breiner and Mateyak.
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