Panthers, Bears both come away with mat wins
Panther Valley and Pleasant Valley both came away with wrestling wins in local action on Wednesday.
WRESTLINGJim Thorpe-Upper DauphinJim Thorpe lost a non-league match on the road against Upper Dauphin, 45-30.The Olympians' Ryan O'Rourke was impressive, pinning Parker Webster in under a minute. Steve Counterman and Kevin Gentile also picked up wins for Jim Thorpe.Upper Daughin 45, Jim Thorpe 30160 - Jarrin Geisinger (JT) won by forfeit170 - Hayden McAllister (UD) dec. Robbie Geisinger, 3-2182 - Steven Counterman (JT) pinned James Paul in 4:00195 - Colin Harner (UD) won by forfeit220 - Danny Gelnett (UD) dec. Caleb Campbell, 4-1285 - Ryan O'Rourke (JT) pinned Parker Webster in :58106 - Kevin Gentile (JT) pinned Brock Welker in :26113 - Bronson Garber (UD) dec. John Newhall, 6-1120 - Sean Troutman (UD) won by forfeit126 - Darien Wiest (UD) won by forfeit132 - Zach Rupp (UD) pinned Joseph Erskine in :18138 - Tyler Wright (UD) pinned Dalton Freer in 1:42145 - Evan Hoffman (UD) pinned Austin Williams in 1:07152 - Cameron Condly (JT) won by forfeitPine Grove-Panther Vy.Panther Valley won a Schuylkill League dual-match with Pine Grove, 45-24.Darren Goida, Derek Beckham, and Dylan Moyer all had PV pins. Justin Rodriguez won a close decision at 220 lbs, 6-4.Panther Vy. 45, Pine Grove 24106 - Miguel Santiago (PV) dec. Tyrese Armstead, 11-9113 - Kyle Rusnak (PV) won by forfeit120 - Justin Ogozalek (PV) dec. James Gately, 5-1126 - Darren Goida (PV) pinned Jacob Rossi in :51132 - Tanner Kennedy (PV) dec. Dillon Kintzel, 6-1138 - Hunter Kennedy (PV) dec. Marcus Kassab, 5-3145 - Ali Capobianco (PV) won by forfeit152 - Dustin Carlin (PG) pinned Xander Kern in 5:12160 - Derek Beckham (PV) pinned Gavin Miller in 1:55170 - Joshua Phillippy (PG) pinned Noah Berk in 1:56182 - Carson Rittenbaugh (PG) pinned Hunter Kerestes in 3:55195 - Dylan Moyer (PV) pinned Josh Kreiser in 1:08220 - Justin Rodriguez (PV) dec. Zach Leffler, 6-4285 - Emory Herb (PG) pinned Aaron Eidem in 1:00Pleasant Vy.-Cent. CatholicPleasant Valley topped Allentown Central Catholic in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference showdown, 47-21.PV's Jason Jacobi won by tech fall against his opponent at 132 lbs. in 2:40. Jame Gehr also had a pin-win at 120 lbs. for the Bears.Pleasant Valley 47, Central Cath. 21106 - Jacob Roma (ACC) won by forfeit113 - Stephen Wroge (ACC) won by forfeit120 - James Gehr (PV) pinned Dennis Lupin in 5:21126 - Jack Yanders (ACC) dec. Jonathan Klein, 8-2132 - Jason Jacobi (PV) tech. fall Timothy Wroge, 17-1 in 2:40138 - Craig Choynowski (PV) won by forfeit145 - Gavin McCabe (PV) dec. Michael D'Agostini, 5-0152 - Anthony Mazella (PV) won by forfeit160 - Garrett Gouger (PV) won by forfeit170 - Trevor Dorn (PV) won by forfeit182 - Colby Frey (PV) won by forfeit195 - Trent Thomas (PV) dec. Keegan Connelly, 3-1220 - Joseph Gladish (ACC) won by forfeit285 - Double forfeitBOYS BASKETBALLPalmerton-WilsonPalmerton pulled out a close win against Wilson, 61-57, in Colonial League play.Spencer Hay led the way for the Bombers with 15, Mike Stasko chipped in 14, and Joey Suto contributed 11.Jeff Cooper piled in a game-high 26 points for the Warriors.PALMERTONHay 4-7-8-15, Svetik 3-0-0-8, Yazndl 1-0-0-2, Papay 1-0-0-3, Suto 4-2-2-11, Perschy 0-0-0-0, Andress 0-0-0-0, Stasko 7-0-4-14, Stahler 3-2-4-8. TOTALS: 23-11-18-61.WILSONJefferson 3-1-2-7, Smith 0-0-0-0, Clark 0-0-0--0, Alexander 4-0-0-8, Cooper 7-10-10-26, Raso 0-0-0-0, Glovas 0-1-4-1, Smeltz 1-1-2-3, Smith 0-2-2-2, Williams 0-1-2-1, Whildin 4-1-4-9, Gibson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-17-26-47.Palmerton 19 12 12 18 - 61Wilson 13 21 9 14 - 57Three-pointers: Palmerton - Svetik 2, Papay 1, Suto 1; Wilson - Cooper 2.No. Lehigh-PalisadesBobby McClintock of Palisades drained a buzzer-beater to top Northern Lehigh in an exciting Colonial League game, 45-43.McClintock tallied nine points during the Palisades win.Evan Meixsell and David Shupp combined for 34 of the Bulldogs' 43 points.NO. LEHIGHMeixsell 5-0-0-15, Egan 3-0-0-6, Shupp 7-1-1-17, Seiler 0-0-0-0, Hess 0-0-0-0, Kemery 2-0-0-5, Mujovic 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-1-1-43.PALISADESMcGrath 2-0-0-6, Swope 1-0-0-2, Salva 0-0-0-0, Fleck 2-2-4-6, Orecchio 1-0-0-3, McClintock 4-1-2-9, Odle 5-1-4-11, Noonan 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 19-4-10-45.No. Lehigh 11 7 19 6 - 43Palisades 13 7 11 14 - 45Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - Meixsell 5, Shupp 2, Kemery 1; Palisades - McGrath 2, Orecchio 1.N'western-No. DameThe Crusaders took charge early and held on for a 68-54 Colonial League win over the Tigers.Mitch Daniel scored a game-high 20 points for Notre Dame (6-3, 7-6).The Tigers (4-7, 7-8) were led by Parker Jones, Dustin Snyder and Robert Seyfried all had nine.NORTHWESTERNKemmerer 1-0-2-2, Yadush 2-0-0-6, Mengel 3-0-1-8, Jones 2-4-5-9, Snyder 4-0-0-9, McCann 1-1-2-3, Seyfried 4-1-2-9, Hess 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 21-6-12-54.NO. DAME GPDaniel 8-2-5-20, Panella 1-2-2-5, Kaulius 0-1-2-1, Altmire 0-0-0-0, Constantino 0-0-0-0, Anthony 5-0-0-10, Moran 0-0-0-0, Lauray 7-1-2-15, Gregg 6-2-7-15, Gordon 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 28-9-18-68.Northwestern 12 12 13 17 - 54Notre Dame 20 23 13 12 - 68Three-pointers: NW - Yadush 2, Mengel 2, Jones 1, Snyder 1; ND - Daniel 2, Panella 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLPalisades-No. LehighPalisades defeated Northern Lehigh in Colonial League play, 78-23.Karlee Krchnavi led Palisades with 20 points. Katie King chipped in 18, and Kayla Reed scored 12.Kaitlin Hoffman led Northern Lehigh with nine points.PALISADESDanko 0-0-0-0, James 0-0-0-0, King 7-1-2-18, Reed 5-2-2-12, Benner 2-2-4-6, Parks 2-0-0-4, Olmstead 0-0-0-0, Krchnavi 7-5-5-20, K.Cavallaro 4-0-0-9, B.Caraballo 3-0-0-7, Carr 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 31-10-13-78.NO. LEHIGHGuelcher 2-0-0-4, Wilk 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 3-3-6-9, Knerr 0-0-0-0, Kemery 1-0-0-3, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Ziegler 0-0-0-0, Ziegler 0-0-0-0, Wilk 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Olewine 3-0-0-7. TOTALS: 9-3-6-23.Palisades 25 26 16 11 - 78No. Lehigh 8 7 3 5 - 23Three-pointers: Palisades - King 3, Krchnavi 1, K.Cavarallo 1, B.Cavarallo 1; NL - Olewine 1, Kemery 1.Wilson-PalmertonWilson earned a Colonial League victory against Palmerton on the road, 46-31.Ally Quinn scored a team-high 14 points to pave the way for Wilson.Despite the loss, Palmerton's Linnaea Leister finished with a game-high 19 points.WILSONVega 1-4-4-6, Casciole 3-0-0-6, Dreyer 0-0-0-0, Green 2-0-0-5, Fabian 3-2-2-8, McGinn 2-0-0-5, Heneman 0-0-0-0, Shriver 0-0-0-0, Camilo 0-2-2-2, Quinn 5-2-2-14, Malciani 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-10-10-46.PALMERTONHirochek 0-0-0-0, Shupp 0-0-0-0, Leister 4-9-10-19, Frantz 2-0-0-4, Muniz 2-0-0-4, Beers 2-0-2-4, Goodhile 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-9-12-31.Wilson 7 14 10 15 - 46Palmerton 5 8 9 9 - 31Three-pointers: Wilson - Green 1, McGinn 1, Quinn 2; Palmerton - Leister 2.9TH GRADEBASKETBALLTamaqua-MarianTamaqua (10-2) topped Marian, 49-41.Matt Kistler scored 14 points to lead the Raiders. Devon Zehner chipped in eight of his own.Keith McCall led Marian with 14 points.