Pleasant Valley handed Pocono Mountain East girls their fourth loss of the season, while the Lehighton girls wound up on the short end in action on Friday night.

GIRLS BASKETBALLPM East-Pleasant Vy.The Bears jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 41-36 Eastern Pennylvania Conference win over the Cardinals.Pocono Mountain East downed the Bears 62-31 in their first meeting.Sullivan had 14 points and Russell 10 for PV. Parker led the Cardinals with 15 points.PM EASTCaldwal 4-2-4-10, Maldonado 0-7-7-7, Moder 2-0-0-4, Ferrandez 0-0-0-0, Parker 6-3-4-15, TOTALS: 12-12-15-36.PLEASANT VY.Berger 0-0-0-0, Sullivan 6-1-2-14, Covart 0-0-0-0, Miller 2-0-0-4, Francis 3-0-0-6, Russell 4-2-3-10, Fields 1-1-2-3, Milos 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 18-4-9-41.PM East 3 12 12 9 - 36Pleas. Vy. 13 10 11 7 - 41Three-pointers: PME - none; PV - Sullivan 1.Lehighton-Blue Mt.The Lady Eagles jumped out to a 22-point halftime lead and never looked back as they defeated the Indians by a 46-32 score.The win clinched a District 11 playoff berth for Blue Mountain.Julia Kutz led the Eagles with 11 points. Celina Fital finished with 10 points for the Indians.Blue Mountain also won the JV game, 37-21.LEHIGHTONRossino 0-0-0-0, Durishin 2-2-6-6, Fital 5-0-0-10, B. Blasiak 0-0-0-0, A. Blasiak 1-2-4-5, Beck 0-0-0-0, Drofich 1-0-0-2, Faust 3-0-0-7, Buchinsky 0-2-2-2, Frey 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-6-12-32.BLUE MOUNTAINKaledas 1-6-6-9, Challenger 3-0-0-6, Smith 1-0-0-2, Fanelli 2-3-5-7, Connors 2-0-2-4, Moyer 0-0-0-0, E. Steinhilber 2-0-0-4, Dean 0-0-0-0, Kutz 4-3-4-11, Ebling 1-1-2-3, Renninger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-13-19-46.Lehighton 7 4 13 8 - 32Blue Mtn. 14 19 7 6- 463-pointers: L - A. Blasiak 1, Faust 1; BM - Kaledas 1BOYS BASKETBALL9TH GRADETamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Jim Thorpe, 66-63.Nate Davison scored a team high 20 points for the Raiders (8-3-1). Aaron Wargula added 19 points and MItchel Kurek chiiped in 10.8TH GRADETamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua beat Jim Thorpe, 39-31.Nick Breiner led Tamaqua (8-3-2) with 14 points and Derian Stianche followed with 12. Hickey led Jim Thorpe with eight points.