PV gets girls basketball, wrestling wins
Panther Valley picked up wins in girls basketball and wrestling on Wednesday.
BOYS BASKETBALLNo. Lehigh-CatasauquaCatasauqua took an early lead and withstood a late rally from Northern Lehigh before notching the 63-55 Colonial League win.Isaiah Graves poured in a game-high 29 points to lead the Rough Riders while teammate Andrew Brett dropped seven threes and finished with 23 points.The Bulldogs (0-1, 2-3) got a monster game from Joe Egan, who tallied 23 points. Brandon Hess added 15.NORTHERN LEHIGHKemery 2-0-0-4, Egan 10-3-6-23, N. Seier 0-0-0-0, M. Seier 1-0-0-2, Shoff 1-0-0-2, Long 0-0-0-0, Hess 6-0-2-15, Colon 4-1-4-9. TOTALS: 24-4-12-55.CATASAUQUAGraves 8-11-12-29, Green 1-0-1-2, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Hawk 2-1-2-5, Bond 2-0-0-4, Brett 8-0-0-23, Ritter 0-0-0-0, Sparacello 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-12-15-63.Northern Lehigh 13 13 11 18 - 55Catasauqua 18 16 12 17 - 63Three pointers: NL - Hess 3; C - Brett 7, Graves 2.So. Lehigh-NorthwesternDespite a strong start, Northwestern was unable to hold off Southern Lehigh and dropped a 51-45 Colonial League decision.Sean Welsh led the Spartans (4-3, 3-2), with a game-high 17 points.For the Tigers (2-2, 1-2), Trevor Cunningham tallied 15 points.Northwestern took the JV game, 36-30.SOUTHERN LEHIGHPatel 4-0-0-10, Miller 1-0-0-2, Hudson 4-1-1-10, Welsh 5-6-8-17, Zamichieli 3-0-1-7, Murtaugh 1-0-0-3, Hoff 0-0-0-0, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Blondell 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 19-7-12-51.NORTHWESTERNCunningham 6-3-4-15, Yadush 3-1-2-9, Bollinger 3-0-0-7, Hallman 2-0-0-5, R. Seyfried 3-3-5-9, Kemmerer 0-0-0-0, Fatzinger 0-0-0-0, S. Seyfried 0-0-0-0, Ruch 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-7-11-45.Southern Lehigh 7 18 15 11 - 51Northwestern 17 8 10 10 - 45Three pointers: SL - Patel 2, Murtaugh 1, Welsh 1, Hudson 1, Zamichieli 1; NW - Yadush 2, Bollinger 1, Hallman 1.Palmerton-Moravian A.Moravian Academy's backcourt proved to be too tough as it spearheaded a 68-33 Colonial League win over Palmerton.Callen Messman led Moravian Academy with 15 points.Nate Dougherty also scored 15 points for the winless Bombers.PALMERTONYacone 2-0-1-4, Dougherty 6-0-0-15, Baumgardt 0-1-2-1, Suto 1-5-7-7, Hosier 1-4-4-6, Yaindl 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 10-10-16-33.MORAVIAN ACADEMYMessman 7-1-2-15, Rodriguez 5-0-0-10, Holmquist 5-0-0-14, Woolley 2-0-0-5, Kruklitis 3-0-0-6, Quainoo 3-0-0-6, Durrani 1-0-0-3, Trapasso 1-0-0-2, Chiardia 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 30-2-4-68.Palmerton 5 13 11 4 - 33Moravian Academy 15 13 22 18 - 68Three pointers: P - Dougherty 3; MA - Holmquist 4, Woolley 1, Durrani 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNorthwestern-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh utilized stifling defense to upend Northwestern, 66-28, in a Colonial League game.Amanda Mobley and Olivia Snyder both tallied 16 points for the Lady Spartans.For Northwestern (3-2), Leighanna Lister led the way with 11 points.In the JV contest, Northwestern pulled out a 32-25 win.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 0-0-0-0, Hambrick 2-1-2-6, Lister 5-1-2-11, Chisdak 1-1-2-3, G. Sevrain 0-0-0-0, S. Sevrain 0-0-0-0, Hess 0-0-0-0, Williamson 1-2-4-4, Christopher 1-0-0-2, Sekerak 0-0-0-0, Sisco 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-2-3-2. TOTALS: 10-7-13-28.SOUTHERN LEHIGHCyr 4-0-0-11, Mobley 7-2-2-16, Bennett 6-2-2-14, Schaffer 1-0-0-3, Sabram 0-0-0-0, Snyder 8-0-0-16, Rice 0-0-0-0, Cassel 1-0-0-2, Miller 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 29-4-4-66.Northwestern 1 15 4 8 - 28Southern Lehigh 21 16 16 13 - 66Three pointers: NW - Hambrick 1; SL - Cyr 3, Schaffer 1.Catasauqua-No. LehighCatasauqua had to hold on down the stretch to defeat Northern Lehigh in Colonial League action, 31-28.Leading the Lady Roughies in scoring was Giah Moore with 15 points.For the Lady Bulldogs, Jada Saeger led the way with 15 points.CATASAUQUAJohnson 1-0-0-2, Bradley 3-0-4-7, Garner 0-1-2-1, Biviano 2-2-4-6, Harakal 0-0-0-0, Moore 4-4-9-15. TOTALS: 10-7-19-31.NORTHERN LEHIGHOlewine 1-1-2-3, Saeger 3-7-8-15, Hoffman 1-0-1-2, Mills 2-0-4-4, Zeigler 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 9-8-15-28.Catasauqua 10 4 5 12 - 31Northern Lehigh 4 8 7 9 - 28Three pointers: C - Moore 3, Bradley 1; NL - Saeger 2.Moravian A.-PalmertonMoravian Academy overcame an early deficit to upend Palmerton, 48-32.Quinn O'Conner and Cecily Redfern both notched 13 points for the Lions.Palmerton's Linnaea Leister led all scorers with 16 points.MORAVIAN ACADEMYSchellenberg 0-0-0-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, Ferrari 3-0-0-6, Kruklitis 0-0-0-0, Miller 1-0-0-2, Joseph 2-0-2-5, Redfern 5-3-4-13, Hornek 1-0-0-2, Ettle 1-5-6-7, O'Conner 6-1-1-13. TOTALS: 19-9-13-48.PALMERTONPapay 3-0-2-7, Hirochek 0-1-2-1, Cincilla 0-0-0-0, Leister 4-6-9-16, Frantz 2-0-0-4, Wentz 1-0-0-2, Muniz 0-2-2-2, Ruch 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-9-15-32.Moravian Academy 6 13 14 15 - 48Palmerton 8 7 9 8 - 32Three pointers: MA - Joseph 1; P - Leister 2, Papay 1.CMVT-Panther ValleyPanther Valley jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as it defeated Columbia-Montour VoTech, 42-21.Christina Dacey led the Panthers (1-3) with 15 points, including a pair of triples.Panther Valley also won the JV game, 36-7.COLUMBIA MONTOUR VOTECHJoline 2-0-4-5, Mertz 0-0-0-0, Conner 0-0-0-0, Six 0-0-4-0, Burgess 0-0-3-0, McCormick 0-3-4-3, Bloom 3-0-0-9, Young 2-0-0-4, Newes 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 7-3-17-21.PANTHER VALLEYPascoe 0-0-0-0, Steber 0-0-0-0, Knoblauch 2-0-0-4, Hoben 0-0-0-0, Sheridan 2-2-4-6, Dacey 6-1-2-15, Filer 2-1-2-5, Miller 2-0-2-4, Markovich 2-0-0-6, Ketchledge 1-0-0-2, Krajcir 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-4-10-42.Columbia Montour VT 0 8 8 5 - 21Panther Valley 7 18 12 5 - 42Three pointers: CMVT - Bloom 3, Joline 1; PV - Dacey 2, Markovich 2.WRESTLINGPanther Vy.-Williams Vy.Panther Valley defeated Williams Valley in a Schuylkill League match, 50-24.Kyle Rusnak had a technical fall and Miguel Santiago added a decision for the Panthers, who benefitted from seven forfeits.Panther Valley 50, Williams Valley 24220 - Daymian Shoop (WV) pin Justin Rodriguez in 3:42.285 - Ian Minnich (WV) pin Aaron Eidem in 52.106 - Mikey Myers (WV) pin Louden Breiner in 1:32.113 - Miguel Santiago (PV) dec Chase Esterline, 7-3.120 - Chett Pesta (WV) won by forfeit.126 - double forfeit.132 - Kyle Rusnak (PV) tech. fall Aaron Minnich, 16-0, in 3:50.138 - Gary Goodhile (PV) won by forfeit.145 - Justin Ogozalek (PV) won by forfeit.152 - Tanner Kennedy (PV) won by forfeit.160 - Hunter Kennedy (PV) won by forfeit.170 - Derek Beckham (PV) won by forfeit.182 - Xander Kern (PV) won by forfeit.195 - Tyler Baez (PV) won by forfeit.Tamaqua-WyomissingWyomissing took advantage of four pins and four forfeits to defeat Tamaqua 51-21 in a nonleague bout.For the Raiders, Pierce Demetriades and Tanner McHugh earned pins, while Caleb Sell, Bronson Strouse and Brandon Mader all nabbed decisions.Wyomissing 51, Tamaqua 21285 - Deion Adams (W) won by forfeit.106 - Rowan Badler (W) won by forfeit.113 - Pierce Demetriades (T) pin Anthony Gust in 5:26.120 - Caleb Sell (T) dec Rocky Ferrandino, 6-1.126 - Brandon Mader (T) dec Ethan Kosmoski, 9-4.132 - Payton Gonzalez (W) pin Joey Minehan in 5:40.138 - Tanner McHugh (T) pin Abhishek Kalani in 1:32.145 - Clayton Frymoyer (W) pin Khalid Holland in 1:40.152 - Jakob Naylor (W) dec Jordan Smith, 9-5.160 - Tanner Vogel (W) pin Brandon Eberts in 38.170 - Strat Yost (W) pin Anthony Gogel in 1:00.182 - Michael Imbesi (W) won by forfeit.195 - Canaan Naylor (W) won by forfeit.220 - Bronson Strouse (T) dec George Nanouh, 4-2.JR. HIGH BASKETBALL9TH GRADE BOYSMarian-NativityMarian defeated Nativity, 56-26.Chris Ritsick and Nick Goff led the Colts with nine points apiece. Goff also had 13 rebounds.Marian-Panther ValleyMarian topped Panther Valley, 64-29.Nick Goff had 15 points to lead Marian. Lucca Stroia and Aaron Mason both scored seven points.Panther Valley's Tommy Edwards tallied 15 points.