JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Nichole Heister, Northern Lebanon: The Vikings’ junior shooting guard found her range in both of Northern Lebanon’s games last week: On Tuesday, she scored 20 points in the Vikings’ 60-47 crossover win over Pequea Valley, and on Friday, she hit three 3-pointers and pumped in a career-high 24 points in the Vikings’ 63-40 Section 3 win over Elco, giving Northern Lebanon, which went 0-23 last season, three league wins and five overall wins this season. Heister leads the L-L League with 46 3-pointers and she’s seventh in the league in scoring (13.9).

TOP GAMES THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

Section 4
Lancaster Catholic (12-6, 10-2) at Lancaster Mennonite (17-2, 11-1)
Mennonite is one game clear of Catholic, and the Blazers topped the Crusaders 45-40 on Dec. 21 at Catholic. Another win would clinch a sweep of the season series, and put the Blazers ahead by two with three games to play. If Catholic wins, it will be an interesting ride to the finish line. Keep an eye on: Catholic senior F Brittany Ryder, who is averaging 20.3 points in her last four games.

FRIDAY

Section 1

Hempfield (16-3, 10-2) at Cedar Crest (16-3, 11-1)
The Falcons won the first meeting 46-43 at Hempfield on Jan. 2. If Cedar Crest can get past Manheim Township and Hempfield can handle Warwick on Tuesday, this showdown will be for first place. Could be a photo finish in Section 1. Keep an eye on: Cedar Crest sophomore G Meghan Phillips, who is averaging 15.2 points with six 3-pointers in her last five games.