HAWLEY – Malik Draper sat out the entire second quarter.

While its leading scorer watched, Scranton began the process of breaking open Friday night’s Lackawanna League Division 1 boys’ basketball all-season championship game.

When the second half started and two fouls were no longer a reason for Draper to be on the bench, he made sure to have an impact on the rest of the game- and championship-deciding run.

Draper scored the first seven points of the second half to complete an 18-1 outburst that carried the Knights to the championship with a 64-44 romp over Delaware Valley.

“I just had to get back in the rhythm and keep playing hard,” Draper said.

Terry Turner, the team’s second-leading scorer, has also spent more time than he would like recently watching his teammates play.

An illness kept Turner out for much of the second half of the league season, helping Delaware Valley win the championship with a 6-1 record.

“I just had a little setback,” Turner said. “Everything’s fine.

“I wanted to come out here and show my teammates that I’ve still got it and can play hard.”

Draper and Turner finished with 16 points each to lead the scoring on a night when Scranton got contributions from many sources.

Scranton, the defending champion and first-half champion, lost twice in the second half of league play.

Point guard Karlon Quiller remains out of the lineup with an ankle injury, but the Knights still managed one of their best performances in recent weeks.

“Everybody’s on the same page,” Turner said. “Everything worked out fine.”

Andrew Moran had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, and four steals while again showing the ability to frustrate Delaware Valley’s top scorer, Brandon Angradi, with his defensive prowess.

The Warriors (17-6 overall) have lost just twice in the last 10 games. Both losses came to Scranton in a span of 11 days. Moran did much of the work that led to Angradi shooting just 7-for-33 (21.2 percent) in those games.

Joe McCarthy grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the way as Scranton destroyed Delaware Valley on the boards 39-19, including 36-13 after Bryan Schor grabbed four offensive rebounds for the Warriors in the first 3:22.

Slick passes from freshman Jake McCarthy, his younger brother, set up Joe’s two baskets. Jake McCarthy also had six points to join Corey White (two 3-pointers, seven points) in providing a scoring boost off the bench.

Turner and Jake McCarthy had two baskets each and White hit a 3-pointer during the 11-1 finish to the first half to put Scranton ahead, 32-17, at the break.

Draper hit a 3-pointer 18 seconds into the second half, then added one basket off an offensive rebound and another after a Moran steal and pass.

Brent Fragola made several spinning drives through the lane while leading Delaware Valley with 18 points, three assists, and three steals.

The Knights and Warriors could meet again in the District 2-4 Class AAAA semifinals. They are the likely second and third seeds in the six-team event with Scranton (19-4) taking a bye into the Feb. 29 semifinals.