Indians, Fillies grab basketball wins
The Lehighton boys and Marian girls were the lone local winners in scholastic basketball play on Tuesday.
BOYS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-LehightonLehighton held on to win a Schuylkill League contest against Jim Thorpe, 56-51.Andre McDowell led the Indians with 15 points. Nick Chambers added 11 during the win.Despite the loss, Rayan Green scored a game-high 18 points for the Olympians, as Matt Elmore tallied 14.JIM THORPECarroll 1-0-0-3, Foreman 0-0-0-0, Elmore 6-2-2-14, Micciche 2-0-2-4, Jefferson 0-0-0-0, Green 7-4-5-18, Lauer 1-0-0-3, Joyce 3-1-1-9. TOTALS: 20-7-10-51.LEHIGHTONMcDowell 4-5-7-15, Zwetolitz 3-0-0-9, Jackson 2-3-5-7, Mele 3-0-0-7, Chambers 4-0-2-11, Greene 1-4-6-7. TOTALS: 17-12-20-56.Jim Thorpe 6 19 16 10 - 51Lehighton 17 16 14 9 - 56Three-pointers: JT - Carroll 1, Lauer 1, Joyce 2; Lehighton - McDowell 2, Zwetolitz 3, Mele 1, Chambers 3, Greene 1.Salisbury-No. LehighSalisbury cruised by Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League game, 75-58.Chad Cooperman tallied a team-high 16 points. He was one of eight Salisbury players who scored during the game.Joe Egan was solid for Northern Lehigh despite the loss, as he accumulated 20 points.NO. LEHIGHMeixsell 3-0-0-7, Egan 8-0-3-20, Kemery 0-0-0-0, Shupp 2-0-0-4, Seiler 5-1-2-13, Hess 2-0-0-6, Colon 0-0-0-0, Mujovic 3-0-0-8. TOTALS: 23-1-5-58.SALISBURYWeber 2-0-0-4, Cooperman 6-0-0-16, S.Snyder 0-1-2-1, Reichenbac 6-0-0-12, Carson 0-0-0-0, Slutsky 5-2-2-12, Costello 5-0-0-10, Frankenfield 0-0-0-0, Belletiere 6-1-1-13, Jones 3-0-0-8. TOTALS: 33-4-6-75.No. Lehigh 9 17 13 19 - 58Salisbury 18 19 22 17 - 75Three-pointers: NL - Meixsell 1, Egan 4, Seiler 2, Mujobic 2; Sal - Cooperman 4.So. Lehigh-NorthwesternSouthern Lehigh remained undefeated and earned a Colonial League road win over Northwestern, 71-50.Jack Zamichieli and Jacob Cassel both led Southern Lehigh with 13 points.Northwestern's leading scorer was Brady Mengel with 11.SO. LEHIGHBarnes 2-0-0 6, Welsh 0-0-4 0, Hudson 2-6-7 10, Cassel 5-3-6 13, Zamichieli 4-5-6 13, Patel 4-1-2 11, Miller 1-1-1 3, Dougherty 3-2-2 8, Dalition 1-2-3 5, Davis 0-2-5 2, Murtaugh 0-0-0 0. TOTALS: 22-22-36 71.NORTHWESTERNMengel 4-0-0 11, Jones 2-0-0 5, Du. Snyder 4-2-5 10, Seyfried 4-1-2 9, Hess 0-1-2 1, Lobach 2-0-0 4, Fatzinger 1-0-0 2, McCann 0-0-0 0, Yadush 1-0-0 2, Fager 1-2-3 5, Kemmerer 0-1-3 1, Hippensteel 0-0-0 0. TOTALS: 19-7-15 50.So. Lehigh 17 23 21 10 - 71N.western 13 14 13 10 - 50Three-pointers: SL - Barnes 2, Patel 2, Dalition 1; Northwestern - Mengel 3, Jones 1, Fager 1.Palmerton-CatasauquaCatasauqua defeated Palmerton in Colonial League action, 50-38.Catty's Kevin Bond had a big second quarter, on his way to a team-high 20 points. Isiah Graves added 15 during Catty's victory.Palmerton's Spencer Hay compiled a game-high 23 points. Mike Stasko chipped in with 10.PALMERTONHay 11-1-3-23, Baumgardt 0-0-0-0, Svetik 1-0-1-2, Papay 0-0-0-0, Suto 0-0-0-0, Perschy 1-0-0-2, Stasko 4-2-6-10, Stahler 0-1-4-1. TOTALS: 17-4-14-38.CATASAUQUAGraves 5-5-8-15, Pontician 2-0-0-4, Hicks 0-0-1-0, Mason 1-1-1-3, Buaker 1-2-2-4, Bond 7-2-4-20, Fogel 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 18-10-16-50.Palmerton 8 10 10 10 - 38Catasauqua 8 17 9 16 - 50Three-pointers: Palmerton - none; Catty - Bond 4.Weatherly-NativityNativity topped Weatherly in a Schuylkill League affair , 56-34.Derek James led Nativity with 20 points.Zack Moon hit a pair of threes, and was Weatherly's leading scorer with 13 points.WEATHERLYMoser 1-1-2-3, Arthur 0-0-0-0, Stover 0-0-0-0, Bizzare 4-0-1-8, Zack Moon 5-0-0-13, Buck 1-0-0-2, Yurchak 0-0-0-0, Zaremba 0-0-0-0, 4-0-2-8, Berger 0-0-0-0, Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Osifat 0-0-0-0, Dempsey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-5-1-34.NATIVITYDerek James 5-6-8-20, Adams 5-0-1-10, Szeliga 5-4-6-16, Hunyara 0-0-0-0, Evans 4-0-0-8, Nelson 0-0-0-0, Luschman 0-0-0-0, White 0-0-0-0, Schatlasky 1-0-0-2, Winter 0-0-0-0, Matlak 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-10-16-56.Nativity 20 4 18 16 - 56Weatherly 7 7 10 10 - 34Three-pointers: Nativity - James 2, Szeliga 2; Weatherly Moon 2.Marian-Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area never trailed and defeated Marian in a Schuylkill League contest, 51-38.Matt Yedsena led Mahanoy Area with 16 points and Mike Wronski chipped in 10.Despite the loss, Brandon Mohammed led the Colts with 10 points.MARIANWoitko 2-2-4-6, Puza 1-0-0-3, Karchner 1-0-0-2, Kuczynski 2-1-2-5, DeAngelo 2-2-2-6, Muhammed 5-0-0-10, Inama 2-2-2-6, Cortes 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0, Collevechio 0-0-0-0, Myers 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-5-10-38.MAHANOY AREAWronski 4-0-0-10, Yedsena 6-3-6-16, Derr 3-0-0-6, Styka 1-0-0-3, McGee 2-0-0-5, Joseph 4-3-4-11, R.Derr 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-6-10-51.Marian 6 11 15 6 - 38Mahanoy Area 11 16 16 8 - 51Three-pointers: Marian - Puza 1, Mahanoy - Wronski 2, Yedsena 1, Styka 1, McGee 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLMarian-BerwickMarian earned a non-league victory against Berwick, 51-28.The Fillies exploded for 21 points in the second quarter to break open the contest. Savanna Krushinsky led Marian with a game-high 17 points. Brenna Karnish chipped in with 12 and Gianna Agosti added 11.MARIANJoseph 0-0-0-0, Erbe 0-0-0-0, Whitecavage 1-0-0-2, Correale 2-0-0-4, Schwabe 0-0-0-0, Agosti 3-2-4-11, Krushinsky 8-1-5-17, Raabe 0-1-2-1, Karnish 3-6-7-12, Stoyer 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 19-10-20-51.BERWICKMensinger 2-0-0-4, Wadeshick 1-2-2-4, Talanca 3-5-6-11, Isenberg 1-0-0-2, Montana 1-0-0-2, Boone 1-1-2-3, Palo 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 10-8-12-28.Marian 7 21 11 12 - 51Berwick 6 12 8 2 - 28Three-pointers: Marian Agosti 3; Berwick - none.Northwestern-So. LehighNorthwestern came up short against Southern Lehigh in Colonial League action, 54-41.Ellie Cassel led Southern Lehigh with 15 points, as her teammate Amanda Mobley scored 14.Erika Thomas was the lone Lady Tiger in double digits with a team-high 16 points.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 0-0-0-0, Chisdak 0-0-0-0, Lister 1-3-4-5, Sevrain 3-3-4-9, Pasquale 0-0-0-0, Koenig 2-3-4-7, Williamson 1-2-3-4, Christopher 0-0-0-0, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 4-7-11-16. TOTALS: 11-18-26-41.SO. LEHIGHJ.Cyr 1-2-5-5, Mobley 4-3-4-14, Dex 0-1-2-1, Bennett 0-0-0-0, Snyder 6-0-0-12, S.Cyr 2-2-3-7, Cassel 5-5-12-15, Mobley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-13-26-54.N.western 4 15 13 9 - 41So. Lehigh 22 9 18 15 - 54Three-pointers: NW - Thomas 1`; SL - J.Cyr 1, Mobley 3, S.Cyr 1Catasauqua-PalmertonCatasauqua topped Palmerton on the road in Colonial League play, 58-26.Quinn Bachman scored a game-high 23 points to lead Catty. Ten different players registered points during the victory.Palmerton's Linnaea Lister scored a team-high 12 points despite the loss.CATASAUQUAGillespie 0-0-0-0, Bradley 4-0-0-9, Garney 3-1-2-7, Bachman 10-0-0-23, Safidi 1-0-0-2, Biviano 1-1-2-3, Brown 1-0-0-2, Emery 1-0-0-2, Harakal 1-0-0-2, Saeger 2-1-1-5, Greenberg 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 25-4-8-58.PALMERTONHirochek 0-0-0-0, Shupp 0-0-0-0, Leister 2-7-8-12, Frantz 1-0-2-2, Wentz 1-0-0-2, Muniz 3-0-0-6, Beers 0-2-3-2, Goodhile 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 8-9-13-26.Catasauqua 16 17 9 16 - 58Palmerton 4 9 6 7 - 26Three-pointers: C - Bachman 3, Bradley 1; P - Leister 1.