N'western boys beat ND to near .500 mark
The Northwestern boys picked up a Colonial League win over Notre Dame of Green Pond on Saturday to up its overall record to 7-8 and close in on the .500 mark.
BOYS BASKETBALLNorthampton-LehightonIn a low-scoring affair, Northampton held off Lehighton for a 35-30 non-league win.Leading the K-Kids in scoring was Tanner Hahn with three treys for nine points, while Aidan Ellwood and Garrett Oplinger both scored eight.For the Tribe, Tyler Crum notched a game-high 10.NORTHAMPTONAzar 2-0-0-5, Ellwood 3-1-2-8, Heffelfinger 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Morris 0-0-0-0, Rindock 0-0-0-0, Delker 1-0-3-3, Hahn 3-0-0-9, McNeil 0-0-0-0, Oplinger 3-2-2-8. TOTALS: 13-3-7-35.LEHIGHTONRuzicka 1-0-0-2, Crum 3-3-4-10, Zwetolitz 2-0-0-4, Williams 1-0-0-3, Chambers 1-0-1-2, Knappenberger 1-0-2-3, Green 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 12-3-7-30.Northampton 5 8 12 10 - 35Lehighton 4 12 13 1 - 30Three pointers: N - Hahn 3, Delker 1, Azar 1, Ellwood 1; L - Crum 1, Knappenberger 1, Williams 1.Palisades-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh came up short against Palisades in a Colonial League contest, 62-46.Palisades' Jordan Odie led four players who scored double-digits, with 16.Tyshawn Golden led the Bulldogs with 13 points, and John Taylor chipped in 10.PALISADESNewborg 0-2-2-2, Swope 0-0-0-0, Gehman 3-6-6-12, Wilkins 5-1-3-11, Krauss 2-6-6-11, Fleck 1-0-0-2, McClintock 0-0-0-0, Odie 6-4-6-16, Mueller 1-4-4-7, Noonan 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 18-24-29-62.NO. LEHIGHGolden 6-1-2-13, Meixsell 0-0-0-0, Egan 2-2-4-6, Taylor 3-1-3-10, Shupp 2-2-3-7, McNair 1-0-0-2, Hofmann 3-2-2-8, Sheetz 0-0-0-0, Hamm 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-8-14-46.Palisades 11 12 14 25 - 62No. Lehigh 5 8 9 24 - 46Three-pointers: P - Krauss 1, Mueller 1; NL - Taylor 3, Shupp 1.No. Dame GP-NorthwesternNorthwestern earned a Colonial League win over Notre Dame of Green Pond, 57-47.Parker Jones led the Tigers (7-8, 4-6) with 16 points, and Cam Richardson chipped in 14 of his own.Austin Gregg had a team-high 11 points for the Crusaders.NO. DAME (GP)Reichenbach 4-1-4-9, Kelly 2-4-4 8, Nesfeder 0-0-0-0, Gregg 4-1-5-11, Williams 2-0-0-4, Daniel 0-1-2 1, Peapos 2-1-2-5, Brutzman 1-0-0-2, Snyder 1-0-0 2, Kaulius 1-0-0-3, Anthony 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 18-8-17-47.NORTHWESTERNWilliamson 1-2-4-4, Mengel 3-2-2-9, Jones 5-2-4-16, Breininger 1-3-5-5, Richardson 4-6-9-14, Shuey 1-0-0-2, Archer 2-0-0-4, Du. Snyder 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 18-15-24-57Notre Dame 8 15 15 9 - 47Northwestern 6 18 21 12 - 57Three-pointers: ND - Gregg 2, Kaulius 1; NW - Jones 4, Mengel 1, Snyder 1.Blue Mountain-Pleasant ValleyBlue Mountain edged out Pleasant Valley in a non-league game, 51-45.Despite trailing by nine points after the first frame, the Eagles outscored the Bears in each of the next three quarters to pull out the victory.Brayden Lewis led Blue Mountain with 14 points, while teammate Connor Kerstetter added 12.Eric Marbury led the Bears with 15 points, and Nyiem Nevarez chipped in 13.BLUE MOUNTAINStramara 2-4-8-8, Kerstetter 4-4-8-12, Barton 0-0-0-0, Welsh 0-4-4-4, Lewis 4-6-12-14, Chelius 2-2-2-7, Albertini 2-1-2-6, Zerbe 0-0-2-0, Biever 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-21-38-51.PLEASANT VALLEYMikulski 2-0-2-5, Nevarez 4-2-2-13, Marbury 6-1-2-15, Moore 0-0-0-0, Conklin 0-0-0-0, Wisser 1-0-0-3, Borker 0-0-0-0, Smaltz 0-0-0-0, Sharpe 3-2-4-8, Shaffner 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 16-6-12-45.Blue Mountain 9 10 11 21 - 51Pleasant Valley 18 8 5 14 - 45Three-pointers: BM - Chelius 1, Albertini 1; PV - Nevarez 3, Mikulski 1, Marbury 1, Wisser 1.MMI-WeatherlyThe Wreckers had a bad third quarter and wound up losing to the Preppers 47-34 in a non-league contest.Stish had a game high 21 points for MMI. Brett Kelly had nine points to lead the Wreckers.MMIRogers 5 6-8 16, Stish 9 1-2 21, Williams 1 0-0 3, Harman 3 1-1 7, Herbener 0 0-0 0, Solgama 0 0-0 0, Palermo 0 0-0 0, Patel 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0, Bains 0 0-0 0, Alday 0 0-0 0, Delese 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-11 47.WEATHERLYReiner 1 3-4 5, Kelly 3 1-1 9, Figas 3 0-0 8, Miller 2 1-1 5, Suveg 1 0-1 2, Buck 1 0-0 2, Yurchak 0 1-2 1, Peiser 1 0-0 2, Kunkle 0 0-0 0, Bizarre 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 6-9 34.MMI Prep 13 7 16 11 - 47Weatherly 8 10 2 14 - 343-point FGs: MMI - Stish 6, Williams 1; W - Kelly 2, Figas 2.GIRLS BASKETBALLNorthwestern-No. Dame GPNotre Dame was victorious over Northwestern in a Colonial League clash, 43-33.Gabby Altmire led the Lady Crusaders with 14 points, while Cailee Murphy chipped in 10 during the win.Despite the loss, Sabrina Mertz had 13 points for the Lady Tigers and Erika Thomas scored 11.The Lady Tigers prevailed in the JV contest, 41-32.NORTHWESTERNMertz 3-5-8-13, Landrigan 2-0-0-5, Koenig 1-2-4-4, Williamson 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-3-4-11, Anderson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-10-16-33.NO. DAME GPGorman 1-0-0-2, Romich 2-3-4-7, Watson 0-0-0-0, Cabone 1-0-1-2, Farley 0-0-0-0, Altmire 6-2-2-14, Lynch 1-2-2-5, Kelly 1-1-2-3, Murphy 4-2-2-10. TOTALS: 16-10-13-43.Northwestern 12 6 8 7 - 33Notre Dame 6 11 10 16 - 43Three-pointers: NW: Mertz 2, Thomas 2, Landrigan 1; ND - Lynch 1.Palmerton-WilsonPalmerton defeated Wilson in a Colonial League contest, 51-25.Jade Farquhar scored 22 points in the first three quarters for the Lady Bombers, while Madison Mummey and Linnaea Leister added 10 points each.Allie Quinn had 19 of the 25 points for Wilson.PALMERTONMissal 0-0-0-0, Smale 0-1-2-1, Reimer 1-2-2-4, Mummey 3-3-4-10, Leister 2-4-4-10, Farquhar 9-2-5-22, Wentz 2-0-0-4, Sterling 0-0-0-0, Beers 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 0-0-0-0, Goodhile 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-12-17-51.WILSONCalantoni 0-0-0-0, Casciloe 1-0-0-3, Stra 0-0-0-0, Heneman 0-1-2-1, Caiati 1-0-0-2, A. Quinn 6-4-8-19, M. Quinn 0-0-0-0, Salvi 0-0-0-0, Shriver 0-0-0-0, Loebsack 0-0-0-0, Camilo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-5-10-25.Palmerton 11 14 15 11 - 51Wilson 3 2 16 4 - 25Three-pointers: P - Leister 2, Farquhar 2, Mummey 1; W - A. Quinn 3, Casciloe 1.WRESTLINGPleasant Valley-Comet Duals (Abington)Pleasant Valley had a successful journey to Abington to participate in the Comet Duals, as it returned home with five wins.The Bears defeated the host, Abington Heights, 54-27, narrowly beat Western Wayne, 43-27, and earned a 48-24 win over Valley View, a 48-30 victory over Palisades and a 58-18 beatdown of Dallas.Individually for the locals, Brody Keefe, Garrett Gouger and Tyler Dorn all battled for perfect records in the Duals, as they all finished 5-0. Meanwhile, other noteworthy finishes for the Bears were James Gehr, John Klein, Trent Thomas and Ahmad Curtis, who went 4-1.No. Lehigh-Buckley Duals (Haverford)The Bulldogs managed to win all three matches at the Buckley Duals over the weekend, defeating Central Bucks East 50-27, Harrisburg 48-12 and host Haverford School 33-31.Colton Rex, Ezra Neff, Matt Schmall, Ryan Farber and Cameron Kates were all three-time winners for Northern Lehigh.SWIMMINGSalisbury-TamaquaTamaqua and Salisbury split in a non-league dual swim meet. The Lady Raiders were victorious, 89-69, while the Tamaqua men were defeated by Salisbury, 68-53.Rebecca Kanaskie, Danielle DeCendio, and Olivia Stanek were all multi winners for the Lady Raiders.Salisbury's Denny Bonner set a 6 dive pool record of 323.25 points during the win for his team, a record previously held by Tamaqua's Dane DeWire.GIRLSTamaqua 89, Salisbury 69200 Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Allison Pedersen, Rebecca Kanaskie, Olivia Stanek, Emily Andrews) 2:15.21; 2. Salisbury200 Free - 1. Abigail Brickler (T) 2:18.83, 2. Rachel Costantini (S), 3. Brooke Rogers (S);200 IM - 1. Stanek (T) 2:44.2150 Free - 1. Danielle Decindio (T) 27.20, 2. Taylar Velten (S), 3. Andrews (T)1 mtr Diving - 1. Emma Rago (T) 143.85, 2. Maizy Troxell (T)100 Fly - 1. DeCindio (T) 1:07.07, 2. Rogers (S)100 Free - 1. Kaleigh Bobeck (S) 1:02.92, 2. Brickler (T), 3. Costantini (S)500 Free - 1. Kanaskie (T) 6:03.66, 2. Madeket Chassard (S), 3. Velten (S)200 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brickler, DeCindio, Andrews, Kanaskie) 1:54.56; 2. Salisbury;100 Back - 1. Stanek (T) 1:13.92, 2. Sierra Mamay (S), 3. Allison Pedersen (T)100 Breast - 1. Kanaskie (T) 1:15.11, 2. Bobeck (S), 3. Ruby Wiener (S)400 Free Relay - 1. Salisbury (Costantini, Rogers, Velten, Bobeck) 4:33.19; 2. Tamaqua.BOYSSalisbury 68, Tamaqua 53200 Relay - 1. Salisbury (Ben Wiener, Mahlon Reihman, Tyler Sechler-Stone, Nicholas Sikora) 2:16.60200 Free - 1. Bryan Ramirez (T) 2:24.78, 2. Andrew Castagna (T), 3. Timothy Sechler-Stone (S)200 IM - 1. Wiener (S) 2:29.2650 Free - 1. Reihman (S) 22.89, 2. Ramirez (T), 3. Sikora (S)1 mtr Diving - 1. Denny Bonner (S) 323.25*, 2. Tyler Keller (S), 3. Thorn Devlin (T)100 Fly - 1. Reihman (S) 39.79, 2. Benjamin Turrano (T)100 Free - 1. Jeff Letterhouse (T) 1:00.41, 2. Castagna (T), 3. Ty Sechler-Stone (S)500 Free - 1. Turrano (T) 5:54.85200 Free Relay - 1. Salisbury (Wiener, Sikora, Timothy Sechler-Stone, Reihman) 1:48.16; 2. TAM100 Back - 1. Wiener (S) 1:04.24, 2. Letterhouse (T), 3. Sechler-Stone100 Breast - 1. Sechler-Stone (S) 1:40.77400 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Turrano, Letterhouse, Ramirez, Castagna) 4:26.66BOYS BASKETBALL7th GRADEPottsville-TamaquaTamaqua defeated Pottsville, 53-42.Lucas Gregoire scored a team-high 19 points for the Raiders. Brayden Knoblauch contributed 14, as Nate Boyle dropped a dozen.Tamaqua now has a record of 7-1 this season.8th GRADEPottsville-TamaquaTamaqua 8th grade is now 5-3-2 as they fell to Pottsville Saturday 40-14.Zimarotsky led Pottsville with nine points, while Michael Bonetsky had four for Tamaqua.