Lehighton's Bokan scores five goals
Frank Bokan had five goals to help Lehighton gain a boys soccer win over Tamaqua on Monday.
In other scholastic action, five Times News area teams earned victories in volleyball.BOYS SOCCERLehighton-TamaquaLehighton scored seven goals in the first half to cruise by Tamaqua, 10-3.Frank Bokan scored five goals for the Tribe. He also assisted on Zeka Elkhyati's goal, which was the first of the contest.The Indians (3-5; 2-4) received a goal and an assist from Patrick Lawler and Isaiah Everette, while Brandon Schnell also found the back of the net. Adding assists were Luke Blisard, Caleb Anthony, Smith and Elkhyati.Tyler Hollenbach scored twice for the Raiders (1-5; 1-4), while Tanner McHugh recorded two assists. Riley McHugh tallied the other Tamaqua goal.Pleasant Valley-LibertyIt took overtime for Liberty to top Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest, 1-0.Valentin Perevalov scored off a Ricardo Carcamo assist for Liberty.Bears goalie Brad Brickman finished with nine saves.GIRLS SOCCERLiberty-Pleasant ValleyDanielle DiMarco's second-half goal proved to be the difference as Pleasant Valley defeated Liberty, 3-2, in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest.DiMarco broke a 2-2 tie after taking a feed from Morgan Covart.Covart and Brianna Clark also scored for the Bears, while Kelly Whalen added an assist. PV goalie Mikaela Miller made 13 saves.Tamaqua-North SchuylkillTamaqua scored five second-half goals to pull away from North Schuylkill in a Schuylkill League game, 6-0.Emma Kuczynski had two goals and an assist for the Blue Raiders, who out shot their opponent by a 42-2 margin.Kayla Sherry also tallied twice for Tamaqua (4-3-1; 1-3), while Kirsten Jones and Emma Pester each had one goal. Assists came from Cailyn Joseph, Jamie Zuber, Alyssa Campomizzi and Emma Rago.Pine Grove-LehightonPine Grove defeated Lehighton in Schuylkill League action, 6-1.Katie Aaron scored the Indians' only goal, which came late in the second half. Assisting on the tally was Rajah Quinones.Minersville-WeatherlyMinersville scored all 10 of its goals in the first half of a Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly, 10-0.Abby Schoffstall earned a hat trick, while Madeline Purcell added a pair of goals.Jim Thorpe-PottsvillePottsville blanked Jim Thorpe in Schuylkill League competition, 6-0.Carly Hoak scored a goal and had two assists for the Tide, who built a 4-0 lead by halftime.The loss dropped the Olympians to 1-6-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the league.VOLLEYBALLPleasant Valley-East Stroudsburg NorthPleasant Valley swept East Stroudsburg North in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference competition 25-15, 25-14, 25-5.Sara Kron had nine kills, four aces, and two blocks to lead the Bears. Cameron Caffrey contributed a career-high 24 assists, while Noel Kelly had seven kills and eight digs.Williams Valley-WeatherlyWeatherly defeated Williams Valley in a Schuylkill League affair 25-13, 24-26, 25-13, 20-25, 15-13.Emily Zoscin led the Wreckers with 19 service points, 12 aces, and three kills. Kim Carter added 13 service points, six aces, and five kills.The winners, who also captured the JV contest, also received nine service points from Sam Paisley and three kills from Samantha Andruzzi.Marian-Upper DauphinMarian took care of Upper Daughin in straight sets 25-6, 25-12, 25-9.Jasmine Mooney led the Fillies with 10 kills and nine aces. Gianna Agosti added 24 assists.The winners also received five kills and eight digs from Miranda AntigaTamaqua-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe earned a Schuylkil League victory against Tamaqua 20-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-16.Kelsey Carroll had 20 assists and six digs for the Olympians, while Alex McGinley contributed 14 digs. Emma Dunbar had nine digs and Jillian Peterson added eight kills.Kaitlyn Stauffenberg led the Raiders with 16 assists and four kills. Andrea Iacoriello had 10 digs, while McKenzie McVicker and Deidra Ressler had six kills apiece.Pine Grove-Panther ValleyPanther Valley topped Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League contest 25-11, 25-11, 25-20.Emilee Kwaak had 27 service points and 11 aces to lead the Panthers.Rachelle Filer had 10 kills, while Sydney Clouser added 14 digs.Lehighton-Blue MountainBlue Mountain defeated Lehighton in a Schuylkill League game, 25-14, 25-16, 20-25, 25-22.Katie Higgins led Lehighton with 14 kills and 19 digs, while Emily Haberman added 16 assists and five digs.Samantha Banning had four aces and one dig.FIELD HOCKEYNo. Lehigh-BangorBangor blanked Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League game, 6-0.Alyson Kiss scored twice to lead the Slaters. Bangor compiled 19 shots on goal.GIRLS BASKETBALL8TH GRADEWeatherly-ShenandoahWeatherly defeated Shenandoah Valley, 36-8.Ashley James led the Wreckers with 12 points, while Grace Miller had 11.7TH GRADEN. Schuylkill-TamaquaTamaqua fell to North Schuylkill, 35-17.Serena Jones led Tamaqua with 10 points.