PV tops Hawks
Panther Valley picked up an overtime victory over Hamburg in boys basketball action on Saturday.
The Panther Valley girls lost to Hamburg, while the Panther wrestlers got a strong showing from Tanner Kennedy in a tournament at Penn Manor.All other scholastic action involving area basketball and wrestling teams was postponed.BOYS BASKETBALLPanther Vy.-HamburgRene Figueroa scored 22 points to help Panther Valley pull out a 58-52 overtime victory over Hamburg.The Panthers (2-2) also received double-figure scoring from Tristan Blasko, who had 12 points, and Allen Perez, who chipped in 10. Anthony Micholik also played a key role in the non-league victory, adding eight points for the Panthers, including four in overtime.For Hamburg (2-3), Taylor Graham and Corey Evangelista led the way with 14 and 13 points, respectively.Panther Valley won the JV game, 34-31.PANTHER VALLEYMicholik 2-4-4-8, Turner 2-0-0-6, Figueroa 6-10-15-22, Mehmeti 0-0-0-0, Blasko 5-2-3-12, Perez 4-2-4-10, Morgans 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-18-26-58.HAMBURGS. Evanglista 3-1-2-7, C. Evanglista 6-0-0-13, Greenawald 2-0-3-4, Adam 2-1-4-6, Graham 4-5-7-14, Barter 4-0-1-8. TOTALS: 21-7-17-52.Panther Vy. 10 13 13 12 10 - 58Hamburg 12 5 11 20 4 - 52Three-pointers: Panther Valley: Turner 2. Hamburg: C. Evanglista 1, Adam 1, Graham 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLHamburg-Panther Vy.Hamburg defeated Panther Valley, 39-30, in a non-league game.Erica Lutz led Hamburg (3-2) with 19 points, while Allison Bashore added 13. Lutz and Bashore combined for 15 of Hamburg's 18 third-quarter points, as the Hawks broke open a game that they led just 12-9 at halftime.Christina Dacey had a big offensive game for Panther Valley, scoring 17 points. Dacey scored 12 of her points in the fourth quarter as the Panthers sliced into Hamburg's double-figure lead.The Panthers (0-3) were hurt by cold shooting throughout the game, especially in the opening half when they shot just 3-for-33 from the field.Panther Valley won the JV game, 41-29.HAMBURGSaggi 0-1-2-1, Bashore 6-1-3-13, Gerner 1-1-1-3, Bonenfant 0-0-0-0, Lutz 7-5-8-19, Harbonic 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 15-9-15-39.PANTHER VALLEYPascoe 0-0-0-0, Weaver 0-0-0-0, Knoblauch 0-0-0-0, Hoben 0-0-0-0, Sheridan 1-1-6-3, Dacey 6-3-6-17, Filer 2-2-5-6, Miller 1-0-0-2, Markovich 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-6-17-30.Hamburg 6 6 18 9 - 39Panther Valley 5 4 7 14 - 30Three-pointers: Hamburg - none. Panther Valley - Dacey 2.WRESTLINGPanther Valley inPenn Manor TourneyFive Panther Valley wrestlers placed in the 25-team Penn Manor Tournament.Tanner Kennedy led the Panthers with a second-place finish at 152 pounds.Panther Valley also got seventh-place finishes from Justin Rodriguez (220 pounds) as well as Aaron Eidem (285 pounds) and eighth-place finishes from Miguel Santiago (113) and Hunter Kennedy (160).