Panthers earn first win of year
The Panther Valley boys basketball team picked up its first win of the season over MMI Prep on Saturday.
BOYS BASKETBALLPanther Valley-MMI PrepPanther Valley earned a non-league win against MMI Prep, 36-28.Rene Figueroa led the Panthers with 12 points, while Tristan Blasko chipped in 10.PANTHER VALLEYRodriguez 0-0-0-0, Micholik 3-2-2-10, Figueroa 2-8-10-12, Mehmeti 0-0-2-0, Blasko 5-0-0-10, Perez 2-0-0-4, Morgans 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 1-10-14-36MMI PREPPalermo 2-0-0-4, Young 1-2-3-4, Byriel 5-1-2-11, Z.Young 0-0-0-0, Patel 0-0-0-0, Williams 2-2-2-8, Kessick 0-1-2-1, Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-6-9-28.Panther Valley 12 4 9 11 - 36MMI Prep 7 5 8 8 - 28Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Micholik 2; MMI - Williams 2No. Lehigh-Annville-CleonaAnnville-Cleona used a 25-point fourth quarter to help defeat Northern Lehigh in a non-league battle, 51-45.The Bulldogs ran off an 18-0 run to start off the game.Preston Kemery paced the Bulldogs with 15 points, while Brandon Hess and Joe Egan tallied 13 and 12, respectively.Cameron Hoch and Noah Meyers both finished with 13 points for the Dutchmen, who were the Hamburg Tip-Off Tournament champions.The Bulldogs' Joe Egan and Brandon Hess were named to the all-tournament team.NORTHERN LEHIGHKemery 6-2-3-15, Egan 5-2-4-12, Seier 1-0-0-2, Seiler 0-1-2-1, Hess 4-2-5-13, Colon 0-2-2-2, Berger 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, Keller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-9-16-45.ANNVILLE-CLEONAWaldhausen 2-0-0-5, Matthews 3-2-7-8, Friday 3-1-2-7, Hoch 5-3-8-13, Burris 1-3-5-5, Myers 6-0-0-13, Archer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-9-22-51.Northern Lehigh 18 5 11 11 - 45Annville-Cleona 0 17 9 25 - 51Three-pointers: NL - Hess 3, Kemery 1; A-C: Waldhausen 1, Myers 1.Pleasant Valley-KutztownPleasant Valley earned a 65-42 win over Kutztown in the consolation game of the Warrior Tip-Off Tournament.Isaiah Howard led the Bears with 14 points, while Ian Prator had 10.Lorence Jean-Baptiste paced the Cougars with eight points.PLEASANT VALLEYAulder 2-1-2-5, Robinson 2-1-1-5, Barker 2-0-0-5, Stivala 0-0-0-0, Howard 5-0-0-14, Richardson Gaddist 1-2-3-4, Neubert 1-3-4-5, Scarbaro 0-0-0-0, Geralimatos 3-0-0-8, Prator 5-0-0-10.KUTZTOWNFishburn 0-2-2-2, E. Fegely 1-0-1-2, Tucker 2-0-2-6, Schell 1-2-2-5, D. Fegely 2-2-2-6, Jean-Baptiste 3-0-0-8, Eck 0-0-2-0, Heffney 1-2-4-4, Siefert 1-3-4-6, Fenerty 0-0-2-0, Angstadt 1-0-0-2, Marreo 0-0-0-0.TOTALS: 12-12-21-42.Pleasant Valley 15 15 24 11 - 65Kutztown 12 8 7 15 - 42Three-pointers - PV: Howard 4, Geralimatos 2, Barker 1; Kutztown: Tucker 2, Jean-Baptiste 2, Schell 1, Siefert 1.Northern Lehigh-HamburgNorthern Lehigh defeated Hamburg in a non-league contest on Friday, 45-38.Brandon Hess sparked the Bulldogs' offense with an 18-point performance, while Joe Egan followed with 11.NORTHERN LEHIGHKemery 1-2-2-4, Egan 4-3-7-11, Seier 1-0-1-3, Seiler 2-1-2-5, Long 1-0-0-2, Hess 4-6-6-18, Colon 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 14-12-18-45.HAMBURGS. Evangelista 0-1-2-1, C. Evangelista 4-0-0-9, Greenawald 4-0-0-9, Reece 3-0-0-6, Graham 2-5-8-9, Barta 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 15-6-10-38.Northern Lehigh 11 14 8 12 - 45Hamburg 14 5 9 10 - 38Three-pointers - NL: Hess 4, Seier 1; Hamburg: C. Evangelista 1, Greenawald 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNo. Lehi-Manheim CentralNorthern Lehigh fell to Central Manheim in the consolation round of the Lady Tiger Tip-Off Tournament, 45-18.Jada Saeger was the lone Bulldog to hit double figures with 11 points.Laura Good paced the Barons with 13 points, while Brooke Breinich finished with 10.NORTHERN LEHIGHOlewine 1-1-4-3, Saeger 5-1-2-11, Ziegler 0-0-0-0, D. Hoffman 0-0-2-0, Mills 2-0-1-4, Kemery 0-0-0-0, Guelchner 0-0-0-0, L. Hoffman 0-0-0-0, A. Wilks 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, M. Wilks 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-2-9-18.MANHEIM CENTRALDoerschuk 3-2-4-9, Good 5-3-9-13, Breinich 2-6-8-10, Weaver 4-0-0-8, Al. Cassel 0-0-0-0, Logan 1-0-0-2, Enterline 1-1-2-3, Am. Cassel 0-0-0-0, Ward 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-12-23-45.Northern Lehigh 4 2 12 0 - 18Central Manheim 10 11 15 9 - 45Three-pointers: NL - none; Manheim Central - Doerschuk 1.Marian-Lourdes RegionalA slow start doomed Marian as Lourdes slowed down a Fillies' potential comeback to score a 58-37 win over the weekend.Bilkel led the Red Raiders with a 22-point performance, while Czeponis and Mikewski followed with 12 and 10, respectively.Brenna Karnish paced the Fillies with nine points, while Madison Stoyer added seven.MARIANSchaud 1-0-0-3, Erbe 1-0-0-3, Digris 0-0-0-0, Correale 0-0-0-0, Scwabe 0-2-2-2, Agosti 1-0-0-3, Alansky 2-0-0-6, McClafferty 1-0-0-2, Raabe 1-0-0-2, Karnish 2-4-6-9, Stoyer 1-5-6-7. TOTALS: 11-11-14-37.LOURDESCandelora 0-0-0-0, Trell 0-0-0-0, Komara 1-0-0-3, Mikewski 5-0-3-10, Bilkel 7-7-10-22, Conner 0-0-0-0, Bickel 3-0-0-6, Albert 2-0-0-5, Kulik 0-0-0-0, Munson 0-0-0-0, Czeponis 5-2-2-12, Baskin 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 23-9-17-58.Marian 0 4 12 20 - 37Lourdes 11 14 14 19 - 58Three-pointers - Marian: Alansky 2, Schaud 1, Erbe 1, Agosti 1, Karnish 1; Lourdes: Komara 1, Bilkel 1, Albert 1.Northwestern-William AllenWilliam Allen finished off as strong as it started to post a 66-37 non-conference win over Northwestern.Mileisha Troze led the Canary charge with 20 points, while Kion Andrews and Taylor Stylers both recorded 15 points.Abby Chisdak and Sydney Sevrain each tied for a Tigers' high with six points.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 1-0-0-2, Hambrick 1-1-2-3, Leister 2-1-2-5, Williamson 2-0-0-4, Chisdak 2-2-3-6, G. Sevrain 1-0-0-2, S. Sevrain 2-0-0-6, Heff 0-0-0-0, Christopher 1-2-2-4, Skerak 1-1-3-3, Sisco 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 14-7-12-37.WILLIAM ALLENAndrews 5-5-6-15, Styles 5-4-7-15, Trozhe 7-2-2-20, Savercoal 2-0-0-4, Hiller 2-2-2-6, Weise 3-0-2-6. TOTALS: 24-13-19-66.Northwestern 7 15 10 5 - 37William Allen 24 15 13 14 - 66Three-pointers - NW: S. Sevrain 2; WA: Trozhe 4, Styles 1.WRESTLINGPanther Valley, Jim Thorpe at Jim Thorpe DualsThe Panthers and Olympians competed in the Jim Thorpe Duals on Saturday.Panther Valley earned a 3-2 overall record.The Panthers defeated Wyoming Valley West (48-36), Shamokin (60-16), and Jim Thorpe (48-24), but came up short against Conestoga Valley (51-20) and Cedar Cliff (55-15).Hunter Kennedy (160) led the Panthers with a perfect 6-0 day, which included two pins, two decisions and a major decision. Tanner Kennedy had a 6-0 mark, which included two pins, a major decision and a forfeit; Derek Beckham posted a 4-1 mark; and Justin Rodriguez finished at 3-1.Jim Thorpe dropped four matches, but Ethan Mourdant and Ryan O'Rourke recorded three and four wins, respectively.Pleasant Valleyat Saucon TournamentPleasant Valley's James Gehr (132) and Trevor Dorn (170) came away with titles from the Saucon Valley Tournament.Colby Frey earned a third-place finishLehighton, No. Lehigh at Sam Lovello TourneyNorthern Lehigh and Lehighton competed in the Sam Lovello Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Brandywine Heights.Northern Lehigh finished in fourth place, as Ryan Farber captured a championship.Fellow Bulldogs Seth Fronheiser (126), Brandon Belfonti (152), and Jason Schaffer (285) all finished in second place.Lehighton finished in eighth place. Dylan Schock came in second place at 160 to lead the Tribe.Palmerton atRough Rider TourneyPalmerton finished in eighth place at the Rough Rider Tournament at Catasauqua High School.Jared Mooney led the Bombers with a title at 195 pound. Kyle Kralik finished in fourth place at 182.Tamaquaat DKI TournamentTanner McHugh shined for Tamaqua at the DKI Tournament on Saturday.The 138-pound Raider became a first time DKI champion with a 12-2 major decision over Canton's Ethan Landis.Teammate Bronson Strouse ended the tournament with a sixth-place finish.