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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.

Panther Valley's Justin Rodriguez looks to put Pine Grove's Zach Leffler on his back in their 220-pound bout. Rodriguez won by a 6-4 decision. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS