Strong Defensive Efforts Put Lewisburg Past Montoursville, 56-53, claims District IV 4A title
By: Benjamin Snyder | SportzWire | February 28, 2026 | Photo courtesy Brett Crossley
Sunbury, PA -
Behind Cooper Mowry's 19-point performance, the Lewisburg Green Dragons boys' basketball team were able to prevail to a 56, 53 victory over Montoursville tonight. In addition to the win, the Green Dragons also captured their first district title since 2022.
Quick Recap -
Phones away, no distractions, all eyes were on the court tonight. From the opening tip, physicality was the name of the game. Kingston Fisher opened the game with two straight buckets for the Warriors.
Lewisburg wasn't afraid, and they arose to the occasion, responding immensely to the Warriors' tight defense with a three. Montoursville did not trail during the first quarter, but Lewisburg outshot them from beyond the arc. The Green Dragons knocked down three shots from range, and the Warriors failed to convert even just one shot from beyond the arc.
17-15 Montoursville
Crowd noise elevated, and defense tightened during the second quarter, correlating to the words of Leon Tucker II after the conclusion of the game, "We definitely turned up the defensive intensity", Tucker stated. In the second quarter, the Green Dragons held the Warriors to six points.
LEON TUCKER II
Cooper Mowry scored nine of Lewisburg's eleven points during the quarter, which contributed to Lewisburg's 26-23 halftime lead.
Halftime - Lewisburg 26, Montoursville 23
Shea Ulmer finally got himself going as he accounted for seven of Montoursville's thirteen during the third quarter. Rebira Jemama had himself a steady quarter for the Green Dragons, as he netted three baskets down low.
Tied at 36 a piece, Lewisburg closed the quarter on a 5-0 scoring run to lead 41-36.
Q3 End - Lewisburg 41, Montoursville 36
The early parts of quarter four were ran by Lewisburg's big men, Nazir Meredith and Rebira Jemama as they combined for six of the Green Dragons points early on in the frame. It cannot be forgotten that the two of them combined for eleven rebounds on the evening. Their ability to rebound the basketball did influence the result of the game.
Leading 50-41, Lewisburg slowly gave their lead away until it was a 52-48 game. The comeback was assembled from Eli Eck and Shea Ulmer, where the two of them combined for seven points over a short period of time.
Despite some setbacks, the Warriors refused to let go. Eli Eck knocked down a corner three down six to make it a 51-48 game.
Freshman point guard, Cortland Michaels was too good at the free throw line which inevitably ended the contest. Down three, with just seconds remaining, Montoursville missed two three-point attempts, allowing Lewisburg to claim the district title, 56-53.
The Lewisburg Green Dragons will compete in the PIAA 4A State Tournament next week.
That's all from SportzWire at Shikellamy HS!
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