The Marian boys and girls basketball teams recorded wins on Saturday.

The Jim Thorpe and Northwestern girls also picked up victories.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tri-Valley-Marian

Marian pulled within one victory of clinching a District 11 playoff berth by routing Tri-Valley, 66-33, in Schuylkill League action.

The Colts got a strong game from Brandon Sabulsky, who totaled 20 points. Tyler Fritz’s 17 and Chris Ritsick’s 11 also aided the effort.

The win improves Marian’s record to 10-10 overall and 5-6 in league play. The Colts close the regular season with games against Weatherly and Nativity.

Tri-Valley won the JV game, 55-51. Chris Latoff scored 18 for Marian.

TRI-VALLEY

J. McGrath 1-1-1-3, Smith 0-0-0-0, T. McGrath 0-0-0-0, Leedy 2-0-0-5, A. Parobek 0-0-0-0, Ney 0-0-0-0, Ziegmont 4-0-0-9, C. Deeter 3-0-0-7, K. Deeter 1-0-0-2, Ace 1-0-0-3, Smith 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 13-3-3-33.

MARIAN

T. Fritz 5-5-6-17, Ritsick 4-0-0-11, Agosti 1-0-0-2, Sabulsky 9-2-2-20, Cerullo 1-0-2-2, McCall 3-0-0-7, Goff 0-0-0-0, Malarkey 1-2-2-4, L. Fritz 1-0-0-3, Cervasio 0-0-0-0, Hnat 0-0-0-0, Latoff 0-0-0-0, Rickert 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-9-12-66.

Tri Valley 8 4 12 9 - 33

Marian 13 15 20 18 - 66

Three pointers: Tri-Valley - C. Deeter 1, Ace 1, Leedy 1, Ziegmont 1; Marian - Ritsick 3, T. Fritz 2, L. Fritz 1, McCall 1.

Panther Valley-Pottsville

Pottsville outscored Panther Valley in each frame en route to a 77-51 Schuylkill League win.

The Crimson Tide (16-3, 12-0) received 25 points from Kevin Schenk and 14 from JR Hahner.

For the Panthers (13-6, 6-6), Rene Figueroa scored 32.

PANTHER VALLEY

Machorro 3-0-0-6, Stilitino 1-0-0-3, Buzzard 2-0-0-4, T. Turner 0-0-0-0, Figueroa 13-5-5-32, White 2-0-0-4, Brettle 0-0-0-0, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Hoben 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Berk 1-0-0-2, G. Turner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-5-5-51.

POTTSVILLE

Schenk 9-2-2-25, Sherakas 4-2-3-13, Barnes 3-0-1-8, Hahner 7-0-0-14, Dicello 0-0-0-0, Heimbaugh 0-0-0-0, R. Stanton 2-0-0-5, Salata 3-0-0-7, A. Stanton 0-0-0-0, McCord 0-1-2-1, Tobin 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 30-5-8-77.

Panther Valley 13 9 12 17 - 51

Pottsville 21 21 15 20 - 77

Three pointers: Panther Valley - Figueroa 1, Stilitino 1; Pottsville - Schenk 5, Sherakas 2, Barnes 2, R. Stanton 1, Salata 1.

So. Lehigh-Palmerton

Southern Lehigh turned a three-point halftime lead into a comfortable 67-54 Colonial League win over Palmerton.

The Spartans (12-8, 12-3) placed four players in double figures, led by Chris Andrews’ 20 points.

For the Blue Bombers (11-9, 8-7), Justin Hosier’s 22 points and Nate Dougherty’s 17 led the way.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Trevis 3-2-4-10, Schmidt 1-1-2-3, Coleman 3-6-6-14, Andrews 6-6-6-20, Gaughan 0-0-0-0, Coyle 3-0-0-8, Smith 0-1-2-1, Hoff 5-1-2-11. TOTALS: 21-17-22-67.

PALMERTON

Christman 1-0-0-2, Kratzer 1-0-0-2, Young 2-0-0-6, King 0-0-0-0, Dougherty 7-3-4-17, Delgado 0-0-0-0, Mooney 0-0-0-0, Stuck 0-0-0-0, Hosier 9-2-2-22, Buck 0-1-4-1, Silfies 2-0-0-4, Nothstein 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-6-10-54.

Southern Lehigh 14 11 21 21 - 67

Palmerton 7 15 18 14 - 54

Three pointers: Southern Lehigh - Coyle 2, Trevis 2, Coleman 2, Andrews 2; Palmerton - Hosier 2, Young 2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame GP-Marian

Marian pulled away for a 42-33 victory over Notre Dame of Green Pond in a non-league battle between a pair of district powerhouses.

Emily Shaud led the Fillies with 16 points, including a 14-for-16 effort from the free throw line. Emma McClafferty added 10.

NOTRE DAME-GP

Medei 2-0-0-4, DeFranco 1-0-0-2, Wachter 1-0-0-3, Cooper 0-0-0-0, Bates 4-3-3-12, Hezel 0-0-0-0, Altmire 2-0-0-4, Murphy 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 13-5-7-33.

MARIAN

Kreisl 2-0-0-6, Shaud 1-14-16-16, DiGris 0-0-0-0, Alansky 2-0-0-4, Murry 0-0-0-0, Schwaabe 2-2-4-6, McClafferty 4-2-3-10. TOTALS: 11-18-23-42.

Notre Dame 8 8 11 6 - 33

Marian 8 9 12 13 - 42

Three pointers: Notre Dame - Wachter 1, Bates 1; Marian - Kreisl 2.

Northwestern-Salisbury

Northwestern proved to be too much for Salisbury as it rolled to a 60-18 Colonial League win.

For the Tigers (17-3, 12-3), Sage Christopher led all scorers with 14 points, while Sarah Sekerak was right behind with 13.

NORTHWESTERN

Bleam 0-0-0-0, Betz 1-2-2-4, Motolese 0-0-0-0, Lister 3-3-5-10, Miller 1-2-2-4, Jones 0-0-0-0, Ledeboer 2-0-0-4, Sevrain 2-0-0-5, Hess 2-0-0-4, Sekerak 6-1-2-13, Christopher 5-4-4-14, Funk 1-0-0-2, Giese 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 23-12-17-60.

SALISBURY

Wittman 2-1-2-5, Holben 1-0-0-3, Kubinsky 0-0-0-0, Kouth 2-0-0-5, Rauch 0-0-0-0, Mizgero 1-0-0-3, Young 0-0-0-0, Rutt 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 7-1-4-18.

Northwestern 15 21 18 6 - 60

Salisbury 8 3 5 2 - 18

Three pointers: Northwestern - Lister 1, Sevrain 1; Salisbury - Kouth 1, Holben 1, Mizgero 1.

Lehighton-Pine Grove

After scoring just 11 points over the first three periods, Pine Grove’s offense came alive in the fourth quarter to pull out a 26-22 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton

Rachel Frew scored five of her nine points in the final frame to lead the Cardinals (10-9, 5-6).

Lehighton (8-12, 2-10) was led by Tinaya Klotz and Lillian Brown, who both scored five points.

LEHIGHTON

Klotz 2-1-2-5, Brown 2-1-2-5, Long 0-0-0-0, H. Miller 1-0-1-2, E. Miller 1-0-0-2, Pantella 1-0-0-2, Fisher 1-2-2-4, Solomon 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 9-4-7-22.

PINE GROVE

Hunkapillar 0-0-0-0, Donmoyer 1-5-7-7, Butler 0-1-2-1, Jacoby 1-0-0-3, Betz 2-0-0-6, Frew 2-5-9-9, Brown 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-11-18-26.

Lehighton 4 8 4 6 - 22

Pine Grove 4 2 5 15 - 26

Three pointers: Lehighton - None; Pine Grove - Betz 2, Jacoby 1.

Jim Thorpe-Weatherly

Jim Thorpe built an early lead and went on to record a 68-52 non-league win over Weatherly.

Olivia Smelas scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Olympians (18-0), while Skyler Searfoss added 20.

Emily Zoscin led the Wreckers (13-6) with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Abby Hernandez chipped in with 11 points.

JIM THORPE

Richards 3-0-0-7, Scott 2-0-0-4, Snisky 0-0-0-0, Berger 0-0-0-0, Hurley 3-2-2-9, Searfoss 7-6-7-20, Smelas 9-6-9-24, Craigie 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 26-14-18-68.

WEATHERLY

Zoscin 8-3-5-19, Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 3-0-0-9, James 0-0-0-0, Strouse 0-0-0-0, Peifer 1-2-3-5, Hernandez 4-1-2-11, Miller 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 20-6-10-52.

Jim Thorpe 22 17 15 14 - 68

Weatherly 8 18 7 19 - 52

Three pointers: JT - Richards 1, Hurley 1; W - Hoffman 3, Hernandez 2, Peifer 1.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

9th GRADE

Marian-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe edged Marian, 38-37.

Jacob Fenstermaker led Marian with 15 points. Mason Gibson added nine.