Indians breeze to victory over PG
Lehighton was the only local team in action on Friday to earn a win. The Indians were successful against Pine Grove thanks to strong play from Tyler Crum and Nick Chambers.
BOYS BASKETBALLPine Grove-LehightonLehighton earned a Schuylkill League victory at home against Pine Grove, 74-62.Nick Chambers of Lehighton scored a team-high 22 points. Jordan Knappenberger and Tyler Crum both chipped in 16. Tyler Williams also had 11 for the Indians.Pine Grove's Kobe D'Agostino surpassed the 1,000 career-point mark yesterday and remained red hot against the Indians despite the loss. D'Agostino scored a game-high 24 points.PINE GROVERossi 1-0-0-3, Snedden 3-0-0-9, Kreiser 1-0-0-2, Leininger 0-2-2-2, D'Agostino 6-10-12-24, Fidler 0-0-0-0, Weinus 2-1-3-5, Griffiths 1-0-0-3, Fick 6-1-3-14. TOTALS: 20-14-20-62.LEHIGHTONRuzicka 0-2-4-2, Cordova 0-0-2-0, Crum 6-1-2-16, Zwetolitz 0-2-2-2, Ortiz 0-0-0-0, Williams 5-0-0-11, Buchinsky 0-0-2-0, Chambers 9-4-4-22, McDowell 0-1-2-1, Knappenberger 7-2-3-16, Greene 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 28-14-23-74.Pine Grove 13 9 17 23 - 62Lehighton 24 15 18 17 - 74Three-pointers: PG - Rossi 1, Snedden 3, D'Agostino 2, Griffiths , Fick 1; L - Crum 3, Williams 1Stroudsburg-Pleasant Vy.Stroudsburg defeated Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest, 61-52.Daniel Cuevas of Stroudsburg was impressive, scoring a game-high 28 points.Six different Bears scored in the loss, led by Nyiem Nevarez with 15 points. Bryan Sharpe chipped in 14.STROUDSBURGRuiz 1-0-0-3, Collins 0-0-0-0, Brandt 0-0-0-0, Lopez 4-1-2-9, Hines 2-0-6-4, Bueno 6-5-9-17, Wilson 0-0-2-0, Cuevas 10-8-10-28. TOTALS: 23-14-29-61.PLEASANT VALLEYMikulski 2-0-0-4, Nevarez 5-5-6-15, Marbury 4-1-2-9, Moore 2-2-2-7, Conklin 0-0-0-0, Wisser 1-0-0-3, Krcic 0-0-0-0, Fludd 0-0-1-0, Sharpe 6-0-0-14, Munford 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-8-11-52.Stroudsburg 15 15 16 15 - 61Pleasant Vy 13 14 16 9 - 52Three-pointers: S - Ruiz 1; PV - Moore 1, Wisser 1, Sharpe 2.Panther Vy.-No. SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill cruised by Panther Valley in Schuylkill League action, 62-37.Tevin Murray led all scorers with 27 points for the Spartans.Chad Dubosky and Tristian Blasko had eight points apiece to lead the Panthers.PANTHER VALLEYKeo 0-1-2-1, Dubosky 3-2-2-8, Vermillion 2-1-2-6, Stanko 1-1-2-3, Hudicka 3-3-3-11, Blasko 4-0-0-8, Michalik 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Morgans 0-0-0-0, Weng 0-0-0-0, Eickoff 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-8-11-37.NORTH SCHUYLKILLCarney 1-1-2-4, Marlow 0-1-5-1, Murray 9-9-12-27, Wood 0-2-2-2, Mercado 2-2-4-6, Mazeika 0-1-2-1, Jordan 2-0-6-4, Heaton 6-0-0-13, Kotzo 1-2-2-4, Dietz 0-0-2-0, Dolinsky 0-0-0-0, Weist 0-0-0-0, Marur 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, Shewmaker 0-0-0-0, Knorr 0-0-0-0, Kleeman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-18-37-62.Panther Vy. 11 13 0 13 - 37No. Schuylkill 12 15 13 22 - 62Three-pointers: PV - Vermillion 1, Hudicka 2; NS - Carney 1, Heaton 1.Jim Thorpe-PottsvillePottsville remained undefeated (22-0, 14-0) with a Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League battle, 50-29.The Crimson Tide's Eli Nabholz led all scorers in the contest with 14 points.Jim Thorpe's Shane Snisky scored a team-high nine points.JIM THORPECarroll 1-0-0-3, Elmore 0-0-2-0, Micciche 3-1-2-8, Green 0-0-0-0, Luciana 0-0-0-0, McElmoyle 2-0-0-5, S.Snisky 3-3-4-9, Everitt 1-1-2-4, Joyce 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-5-10-29.POTTSVILLEHinchlliffe 2-1-1-6, Gerchak 0-0-0-0, Painter 1-0-0-3, Blankenhorn 6-0-0-13, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Dunkel 1-0-0-2, Melochik 0-1-2-1, Shuman 1-1-2-3, Witman 0-2-2-2, Abdo 0-0-0-0, Nabholz 6-2-2-14, Coyle 1-0-0-3, Renninger 0-1-2-1, Schenk 1-0-0-2, Opake 0-0-0-0. TOTALS:19-8-11-50.Jim Thorpe 6 7 5 11 - 29Pottsville 13 13 15 9 - 50Three-pointers: JT - Carroll 1, Micciche 1, McElmoyle 1, Everitt 1. P - noneWeatherly-Shenandoah Vy.Shenandoah breezed to a 71-28 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.Joel Santana led Shenandoah with 20 points.For Weatherly (5-14, 1-11), Brett Kelly paced the Wreckers with nine points, and Luke Figas added eight.WEATHERLYReiner 1 0-0 2, Kelly 4 0-0 9, Kunkle 0 0-0 0, Figas 3 0-2 8, Miller 2 0-0 4, Bizarre 0 0-0 0, Arthur 0 0-0 0, Buck 0 0-0 0, Peiser 2 0-0 4, Yurchak 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12 1-4 28.SHENANDOAHSantana 7 1-2 20, McNeil 3 0-0 9, I. McCole 8 0-0 19, Alvarez 0 0-0 0, Creasy 1 0-0 2, Chagolla-Rojas 1 0-0 2, T. McCole 0 0-0 0, Allegretta 1 0-0 3, Ryan 1 0-0 3, Cabrera 2 2-2 6, Michalik 0 2-2 2, White 2 1-3 5, Shernoster 0 0-0 0, Uholik 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 6-9 71.Weatherly 7 5 11 5 - 28Shenandoah 11 19 22 19 - 71Three-pointers: W - Figas 2, Kelly1. S - Santana 5, McNeil 3, I. McCole 3, Allegretta 1, Ryan 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNativity-WeatherlyDespite a huge fourth quarter Weatherly rally, Nativity defeated the Lady Wreckers in a Schuylkill League contest, 56-49.Weatherly scored just four third quarter points, but outscored Nativity 19-12 in the fourth frame.Allison Warren had a huge game for Nativity with 29 points.Shelby Berger had a team-high 22 points for the Lady Wreckers.NATIVITYUlsh 3-2-4-8, Souchak 1-0-0-2, Simons 1-3-4-5, Warren 9-10-10-29, Strausser 2-2-2-8, Clarke 2-0-2-4, Lord 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-17-22-56.WEATHERLYHeister 2-1-1-5, Strizak 1-0-0-3, Scatton 1-0-0-2, Polchin 2-4-4-8, Berger 6-6-8-22, L.Hartz 3-1-2-7, Gillott 1-0-2-2, Caravella 0-0-0-0, S. Hartz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-12-17-49Nativity 16 15 13 12 - 56Weatherly 16 10 4 19 - 49Three-pointers: N - Strausser 2, Warren 1; W - Berger 4, Strizak 1