Local sports roundup: Results from Dec. 12
Tamaqua defeated Lehighton in wrestling action on Wednesday. Jim Thorpe and Northern Lehigh also picked up wins on the mat.
WRESTLING
Tamaqua-Lehighton
A span of three straight pins helped spark Tamaqua to a 39-25 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.
Randolph Steigerwalt (126), Aaron Coccio (132) and Reese Szabo (138) recorded back-to-back-to-back pins to help the Blue Raiders build a 27-10 lead.
The Indians’ Chris Whiteman (145) and Logan Pagotto (152) answered right back with back-to-back pins of their own, but it wasn’t enough.
The Indians’ Lukas Ferguson added the only other pin of the match at 113.
Tamaqua 39, Lehighton 25
220 - Lucas Schickram (T) dec. Christian Rodriguez, 3-1
285 - Bronson Strouse (T) won by forfeit
106 – Double forfeit
113 - Lukas Ferguson (L) pinned Nick Wall in :31
120 - Mason Ferguson (L) major dec. Tyler Hazlett, 9-0
126 - Randolph Steigerwalt (T) pinned David Miller in :50
132 - Aaron Coccio (T) pinned Steven Fritzinger in 1:55
138 - Reese Szabo (T) pinned Lucas Sangiuliano in 3:36
145 - Chris Whiteman (L) pinned Dax Weller in 3:03
152 - Logan Pagotto (L) pinned Cole Eberts in 4:48
160 - Kahlid Holland (T) dec. Jon Ahner, 12-5
170 - Nate Wickersham (T) dec. Richard Fronheiser, 7-5
182 - Carson Krell (T) won by forfeit
195 - Alex Zigenfuss (L) dec. Brandon Eberts, 5-4
No. Schuylkill-Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe knocked off North Schuylkill for a 45-30 Schuylkill League win.
William Schwartz (113), Andrew Eisenhardt (138), Caleb McDermott (152), Jared Newhall (170) and Ethan Mordaunt (220) all scored pins for the Olympians.
Jim Thorpe 45, North Schuylkill 30
285 – Ryan Weltz (NS) dec. Derek Hunter, 7-3
106 – Aiden Engleman (NS) pinned John McCabe in :55
113 – William Schwartz (JT) pinned Tyler Slotterback in 1:42
120 – Danny Grigas (NS) dec. Gabe Heaney, 2-1
126 – Ethan Miemicki (NS) pinned Austin Givens in 1:35
132 – Gavin Locke (NS) won by forfeit
138 - Andrew Eisenhardt (JT) pinned Chris Cutrona in 5:32
145 – Ben Wolfe (NS) pinned Ethan Gavornik in 1:02
152 – Caleb McDermott (JT) pinned Dylan Edwards in 5:20
160 – Jarrin Geisinger (JT) won by forfeit
170 – Jared Newhall (JT) pinned Patrick Cooney in 1:45
182 – Austin Williams (JT) won by forfeit
195 – Kendall Herron (JT) dec Zach Scwalm, 5-2
220 – Ethan Mordaunt (JT) pinned Joe Tinari in 1:02
Salisbury-Northern Lehigh
Northern Lehigh knocked off Salisbury for a 33-24 Colonial League victory on the mats.
Damian Rodriguez (170) and Josh Schaffer (285) recorded pins for the Bulldogs, while Trevor Amorim (138) added a decision.
Northern Lehigh 33, Salisbury 24
113 – Ian Molina (NL) won by forfeit
120 – Preston Bauer (NL) won by forfeit
126 – Nathan Ellan (NL) won by forfeit
132 – Double forfeit
138 – Trevor Amorim (NL) dec. Nathaniel Natal, 8-3
145 – Damian Ramos (S) won by forfeit
152 – Devon Alder (S) won by forfeit
160 – Double forfeit
170 – Damian Rodriguez (NL) pinned Ben Krauss in 4:21
182 – Double forfeit
195 – Double forfeit
220 – Jonah Nisenbaum (S) pinned Dominic Brindle in 1:12
285 – Joshua Schaffer (NL) pinned Ashton Thomas in 1:24
106 – Carter Moyer (S) pinned Brendan Smay in 1:53
Northampton-Pleasant Vy.
Northampton won by fall in 11 matches to beat Pleasant Valley 79-0.
The Bears’ James Syracuse (152) was the only wrestler on his team not to give up bonus points in a 4-1 loss by decision.
Northampton 79, Pleasant Valley 0
160 - Mikey Kistler (N) pinned Gavin Dorn
170 - Jake Flood (N) pinned Alexander Womack
182 - Riley Gallagher (N) major dec. Chris Frable, 14-3
195 - Jayden Bortz (N) pinned Anthony Mazzella
220 - Blake Lambert (N) won by forfeit
285 - Hunter Werkheiser (N) pinned Braden Burlew
106 - Ryan Stilgenbauer (N) pinned Logan Segeda
113 - Samuel Hanley (N) pinned Alex Hahn
120 - Noah Reichelderfer (N) pinned Hannah Hunter
126 - Blaise Wagner (N) pinned Trevor Pleasant Valley.
132 - Ethan Szerencsits (N) pinned Gentry Knapp
138 - Devon Britton (N) pinned Dillon Anderson
145 - Jagger Condomitti (N) pinned Jonathan Feldman
152 - Jared Russell (N) dec. James Syracuse, 4-1
Panther Vy.-Tri-Valley
Tri-Valley won seven matches by forfeit en route to a 57-13 win over Panther Valley.
The Panthers won two of the five contested matches as Bryan Krapf picked up a 12-0 major decision win and Eric Moyer (160) won by a 4-2 decision. Panther Valley’s Kasey Ansbach (106) won by forfeit.
Tri Valley 57 Panther Valley 13
145 - Logan Schwalm (TV) won by forfeit
152 - Dominic Julian (TV) won by forfeit
160 - Eric Moyer (PV) dec. Jacob Strohecker, 4-2
170 - Aaron Heffron(TV) won by forfeit
182 - Kolt schaffer(TV) won by forfeit
195 - Hunter Knorr (TV) won by forfeit
220 - Tyler Holt(TV) won by forfeit
285 - Stone Clouser(TV) won by forfeit
106 - Kasey Ansbach (PV) won by forfeit
113 - Double forfeit
120 - Mason Boltz (TV) pinned Ethan Malaska in 1:25
126 - Austin Miller (TV) pinned Josh Muth in :17
132 - Blake Harner (TV) dec. Colby Newton, 9-7 (SV)
138 - Bryan Krapf (PV) major dec. Alvaro Rios, 12-0
BOYS BASKETBALL
Weatherly-Northwest
Northwest used a big second quarter to pull away from Weatherly and went on to post a 61-34 non-league victory.
The game was tied at 6-6 after one quarter before the Rangers took charge with a 20-4 outburst in the second period.
Sam Saxe led Northwest (2-1) with 16 points.
For the Wreckers (0-2), Elijah Derr had a team-high 12 points.
NORTHWEST
Stevens 1-1-2-3, S. Saxe 6-2-3-16, J. Yaple 1-2-2-5, Koser 0-3-6-3, W. Yaple 4-4-4-14, M. Saxe 1-2-2-4, Pierontoni 2-0-0-6, Biller 0-0-0-0, Crawford 0-0-0-0, Antolik 2-0-0-5, Karam 1-0-1-2, Savage 0-0-0-0, McClendon 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-17-22-61
WEATHERLY
Colecio 2-1-1-5, Derr 5-1-8-12, Gerhart 3-1-2-8, Zoscin 0-2-2-2, Obert 0-0-0-0, Broskoskie 0-0-0-0, Berger 2-2-3-6, Lowman 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 12-8-18-34.
Northwest 6 20 17 18 - 61
Weatherly 6 4 13 11 - 34
Three-pointers: Northwest - S. Saxe 2, W. Yaple 2, Pierontoni 2, J. Yaple 1, Antolik 1. Weatherly - Derr 1, Gerhart 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Notre Dame ES
Leila Hurley’s 18-point performance highlighted Jim Thorpe’s 59-13 non-conference win over Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg.
The Olympians’ Skyler Searfoss followed right behind with 17 points, while Olivia Smelas chipped in with 11 points.
JIM THORPE
Richards 2-0-0-5, Scott 1-0-0-2, Snisky 0-0-0-0, Berger 1-0-0-2, McArdle 0-0-0-0, Hurley 7-3-3-18, Searfoss 7-3-5-17, Smelas 5-1-2-11, Solt 1-0-0-2, Craigie 1-0-4-2. TOTALS: 25-7-14-59.
NOTRE DAME ES
Martinez-Tover 0-0-0-0, Castner 0-0-0-0, Williamson 1-0-0-2, Wickenheiser 0-2-4-2, Tichy 3-1-2-8, Francis 0-0-2-0, Gore 0-0-0-0, Brown 0-1-2-1, Siciliano 0-0-0-0, Jackett 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 4-4-10-13.
Jim Thorpe 25 9 21 4 - 59
NDES 2 9 2 0 - 13
Three-pointers: JT – Richards 1, Hurley 1; NDES – Tichy 1.
Lehighton-LLA
Lehighton started off strong and never looked back on its way to a 49-26 non-conference victory over Lincoln Leadership Academy.
Emily Miller led the Indians with 16 points, while Alexis Solomon netted double figures with 10.
LEHIGHTON
Lutsko 1-0-0-2, Klotz 1-2-4-4, Brown 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0, H. Miller 0-3-6-3, Marchessault 0-0-0-0, E. Miller 7-2-4-16, McGee 0-0-0-0, Pantella 1-0-2-2, Meckes 0-0-0-0, Fisher 2-0-0-4, Gaston 1-2-2-4, Solomon 4-2-3-10, Schappell 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 19-11-21-49
LINCOLN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Rodriguez 8-3-4-23, Cabeza 1-0-0-2, Landis 0-0-0-0, Marmolegas 0-0-0-0, Pineda 0-0-0-0, Maldonado 0-0-0-0, Medina 0-0-0-0, Mamary 0-0-0-0, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Watkinz 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 9-4-6-26.
Lehighton 14 9 20 5 – 49
LLA 6 6 6 8 - 26
Three-pointers: Lehighton – none; LLA – Rodriguez 4.