A scoring barrage vaulted Neshannock High boys basketball standout Ernie Burkes atop the Lawrence County basketball scoring leaders.

Burkes, a 5-8 sophomore guard, scored 78 points in three games last week for the Lancers, including a career-high 37 in a loss to Summit Academy. He’s averaging 20.8 points (355 markers in 17 games) to lead the county.

Burkes is tied for the county lead in free-throw accuracy with teammate John Sansone. Both are averaging 80 percent from the stripe. Burkes is 96 of 120, while Sansone is 28 of 35.

Burkes is tied for second in 3-pointers made with Wilmington’s Matt Bowen (6-3, senior, guard) and New Castle’s Anthony Richards (5-9, sophomore, guard), all with 39.

Shawn Anderson, who held the top spot in the scoring leaders after the opening week, is second in scoring. Anderson, a 6-3 junior guard/forward/center, who was third in scoring last week, is averaging 19.4 points a game (331 points in 17 contests).

Anderson capped his week with a career-best 35-point performance in a win over Beaver. He’s fourth in free-throw percentage at 74 percent (57 of 77).

Corey Eggleston, a 5-foot-11 senior guard from New Castle, fell from the top spot in scoring to third at 18.8 points a game (321 total points in 17 games). He’s 16th in free-throw accuracy at 64 percent (48 of 75) and tied for 13th with Mohawk’s Lucas Grim and Laurel’s Todd Fennick in 3-point field goals made with 19 apiece.

Sansone soared to the top spot in 3-pointers made, bucketing a county-best 46. A 5-11 senior guard, Sansone ranks fourth in scoring (17.8 ppg.).

Shenango’s Jeff Williams, a 6-0 senior guard, is third in free-throw percentage at 76 percent (54 of 71).