The Northwestern boys’ and girls’ basketball teams picked up wins against Pen Argyl on Wednesday.

The Jim Thorpe and Tamaqua girls also grabbed wins, while Panther Valley earned a victory in wrestling action.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pen Argyl-Northwestern

Northwestern knocked off Pen Argyl 50-41 for a Colonial League victory.

Devin Thomas paced the Tigers with a 14-point performance, while Sam Seyfried netted 10.

Jordan DeFelice finished with nine points for the Green Knights (3-19).

Northwestern improves to 12-10 overall and 10-7 in the league.

PEN ARGYL

Barr 3-0-0-6, Fehr 2-2-2-6, Maggipinto 1-3-8-5, Slaughter 3-1-2-7, DeFelice 3-0-0-9, McKeague 0-0-0-0, Dear 2-0-0-4, Vandegrift 1-1-2-4, Horn 0-0-0-0. Totals 15-7-14-41.

NORTHWESTERN

Seyfried 2-5-6-10, Yadush 1-0-0-3, Hagadus 1-0-0-2, Thomas 6-2-2-14, D. Holmes 3-2-3-9, Hebelka 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 2-0-0-5, Rebert 1-0-0-3, Snyder 0-1-2-1, McCann 1-0-0-3, Rosamalia 0-0-0-0, Garrido 0-0-0-0, Henry 0-0-1-0, J. Holmes 0-0-0-0. Totals 17-10-14-50.

Pen Argyl 9 7 12 13 – 41

Northwestern 12 15 13 10 – 50

Three-pointers: PA – DeFelice 3, Vandergrift 1. NW – Seyfried 1, McCann 1, Yadush 1, D. Holmes 1, Rebert 1, Bollings 1.

Pleasant Valley-PM West

Pocono Mountain West rolled to a 77-43 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.

Eddie Germosan led four Panthers (12-10) in double figures with 19 points. Rafael Valentin tallied 16 points, while Jason Walker and Ishyne Pilgrim added 10 apiece.

Andrius Harrison-Gaddist netted eight points for the Bears (2-20).

PLEASANT VALLEY

Waltermyer 1-0-0-2, K. Kearns 1-0-0-2, Smith 2-2-3-7, M. Kearns 1-0-0-2, Francis 0-0-0-0, Wynn 0-0-0-0, Harrison-Gaddist 3-2-3-8, Ammerman 1-0-0-3, Robinson 2-1-2-6, Mitchell 2-0-0-4, Arce 0-0-0-0, Piszcatowski 0-0-0-0, Geraghty 0-0-0-0, Hampton 2-0-0-4, Hosier 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 17-5-8-43.

POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST

Walker 4-1-1-10, Ford 3-0-0-7, Pilgrim 4-2-4-10, Bray 0-0-0-0, Duncan 1-1-1-3, Germosan 8-0-0-19, Valentin 6-0-0-16, Duclair 0-1-2-1, Campbell 3-0-0-6, Whittle 2-1-3-5. TOTALS: 31-6-11-77.

Pleasant Valley 10 7 17 9 - 43

PM West 20 16 16 25 - 77

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Smith 1, Ammerman 1, Robinson 1, Hosier 1. Pocono Mountain West - Valentin 4, Germosan 3, Walker 1, Ford 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-Pen Argyl

A strong second half helped Northwestern pull away for a 54-31 Colonial League victory over Pen Argyl.

The Tigers’ Alexandra Lister finished with a game-high 16 points, while Emily Sekerak and Sage Christopher ended up with 12 and 10, respectively.

Northwestern moves to 19-3 overall and 14-3 in the CL.

NORTHWESTERN

Betz 0-0-0-0, Motolese 1-0-0-2, Lister 6-4-6-16, Jones 3-0-0-8, Ledeboer 3-0-0-6, Sevrain 0-0-0-0, Hess 0-0-0-0, Sekerak 6-0-0-12, Christopher 5-0-0-10, Giese 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-4-6-54.

PEN ARGYL

DePalma 0-0-0-0, LaBarre 3-0-0-6, Hendershot 0-0-0-0, Vargo 1-4-7-6, O’Brien 1-2-2-5, Guthrie 2-2-2-6, Irwin 2-0-0-4, Freda 1-0-0-2, Sisson 0-0-0-0, Weaver 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-8-11-31.

Northwestern 13 8 18 15 - 54

Pen Argyl 11 2 7 11 -31

Three-pointers: NW – Jones 2. PA – O’Brien 1.

Jim Thorpe-Pine Grove

Jim Thorpe finished strong to secure a 49-32 Schuylkill League win over Pine Grove.

The Olympians’ Leila Hurley netted a game-high 19 points, while Skyler Searfoss and Oliva Smelas finished with 10 points apiece.

Rachel Frew paced the Cardinals (11-10) with nine points.

Jim Thorpe improves to 20-0 overall and 13-0 in the SL.

JIM THORPE

Richards 3-0-0-8, Scott 0-0-2-0, Snisky 0-0-0-0, Berger 0-0-0-0, McArdle 0-0-0-0, Hurley 7-4-5-19, Searfoss 2-6-6-10, Smelas 5-0-0-10, Solt 0-0-0-0, Rosahac 0-0-0-0, Craigie 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 18-10-14-49.

PINE GROVE

Hunkapillar 3-0-0-7, Donmoyer 2-1-3-7, Butler 2-1-2-5, Lengle 0-0-0-0, Jacoby 0-0-0-0, Olt 0-0-0-0, Betz 0-1-2-1, Frew 4-1-2-9, Brown 0-0-0-0, Dorson 0-3-4-3. TOTALS: 11-7-13-32.

Jim Thorpe 14 14 9 12 - 49

Pine Grove 5 4 9 14 - 32

Three-pointers: JT – Richards 2, Hurley 1. PG – Donmoyer 2, Hunkapillar 1.

No. Schuylkill-Tamaqua

Tamaqua rallied for a 49-47 Schuylkill League victory in overtime over North Schuylkill.

The Blue Raiders’ (18-3) Emma Kuczynski finished with a double-double with 20 points and 18 rebounds. Emily Titus chipped in with double digits, adding 10 points.

Katelyn Himes led the Spartans (9-12) with 14 points, while Mya Wetzel added 12 points.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Himes 6-0-0-14, Wetzel 4-2-3-12, Creasy 0-0-0-0, Wagner 3-1-2-7, Wittig 0-0-0-0, Fetterolf 0-0-0-0, Mogish 1-4-4-6, Green 1-0-0-2, Stitzer 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 17-9-11-47.

TAMAQUA

Kane 0-0-0-0, Zuber 2-1-2-6, Hromyak 3-0-0-6, Boyle 2-0-0-4, Titus 3-2-4-10, Hope 1-1-1-3, Frederickson 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 5-9-12-20, Reinhardt 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-13-19-49.

No. Schuylkill 11 7 6 18 5 - 47

Tamaqua 5 9 12 16 7 - 49

Three-pointers: NS – Himes 2, Wetzel 2. Tamaqua – Hromyak 2, Titus 2, Zuber 1, Kuczynski 1.

WRESTLING

Pine Grove-Palmerton

Pine Grove edged Palmerton for a 25-24 non-league win.

With the match ending in a 24-24 tie, the Cardinals won the match via criteria D, which is the team with the most matches won.

Hunter Fierro and Lucas Christman posted the lone Bomber pins on the night.

Pine Grove 25, Palmerton 24

160 – Hunter Fierro (P) pinned Dillon Kintzel in 2:41; 170 – Caleb Reiter (P) won by forfeit; 182 – Hayden Kennemore (PG) pinned Aiden Melber in 4:00; 195 – Peyton Nuske (PG) dec. Chris Lucykanish; 220 – Chris Schadle (PG) dec. Jeremy Mooney, 9-2; 285 – Double Forfeit; 106 – Aaron Gardner (P) won by forfeit; 113 – Gabe Ramos (P) dec. Travis Anderson, 7-5; 120 – Double Forfeit; 126 – Noah Vensil (PG) dec. Grant Scott, 5-0; 132 – Ayden Ney (PG) dec. Dennis Lombardi, 9-3; 138 – Double Forfeit; 145 – Lucas Christman (P) pinned Chris Charles in 1:25; 152

– Shawn Gardner (P) def. Gavin Harris, 13-9.

Note

– Pine Grove wins by criteria D: Most Wins.

Panther Vy.-Sch. Haven

Panther Valley came out on top with a 33-9 victory over Schuylkill Haven.

The Panthers’ De`Antay Alston (195) and Aaron Eidem (285) recorded pins for wins.

Panther Valley 33, Schuylkill Haven 9

160 - Eric Moyer (PV) won by forfeit; 170 - Double Forfeit; 182 - Double Forfeit; 195 - De`Antay Alston (PV) pinned Casey Chamberland in 1:15; 220 - Mason Miller (SH) won by forfeit; 285 - Aaron Eidem (PV) pinned Jared Spalti in :49; 106 - Double Forfeit; 113 - Double Forfeit; 120 - Ethan Malaska (PV) won by forfeit; 126 - Colby Newton (PV) dec. Colby Schaner, 16-11; 132 - Kyle Rusnak (PV) won by forfeit; 138 - Double Forfeit; 145 - Double Forfeit; 152

- Nick Falls (SH) dec. Lamar Easley, 11-4.

Lehighton-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain posted a 37-29 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.

Logan Pagotto (152) and Richard Fronheiser (170) had pins for the Indians. Lucas Sangiuliano (132) won by technical fall, and Chris Whiteman (145) and Alex Zeigenfuss (182) picked up decisions.

Blue Mountain 37, Lehighton 29

106 - Double forfeit; 113 - Anthony Zeplin pinned Mason Ferguson in 1:41; 120 - Owen Oakley pinned David Miller in :31; 126 - Saul Blankenhorn (BM) dec. Steven Fritzinger, 9-7; 132 - Lucas Sangiuliano (L) tech. fall Rylan Freed, 15-0 (3:54); 138 - Luke Englert (BM) won by forfeit; 145 - Chris Whtieman (L) dec. Daniel Farrell, 7-2; 152 - Logan Pagotto (L) pinned Kyle Kauffman in 1:22; 160 - Brandin Reber (BM) maj. dec. Jon Ahner, 10-2; 170 - Richard Fronheiser (L) pinned Toby Renninger in 3:54; 182 - Alex Zeigenfuss (L) dec. Tyler Noecker, 7-6; 195 - Dawson Schaeffer (BM) won by forfeit; 220 - Kevin Croley (BM) won by forfeit; 285

- Christian Rodriguez (L) won by forfeit

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

North Schuylkill recorded a 62-46 victory over Panther Valley.

Brad Hood led the Panthers with 12 points, while Michael Pascoe netted 10.

Lehighton-Marian

Hunter Crum had a team-high 12 points to lead Lehighton to a 50-37 victory over Marian.

For the Colts, Matt Rehrig scored a game-high 15 points.


8TH GRADE

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

Panther Valley cruised to a 48-19 victory over North Schuylkill.

Chase Weaver finished with a Panthers’ high of 11 points, while Matt Engler chipped in with double digits, 10 points.

Shenandoah-Tamaqua

Tamaqua edged Shenandoah Valley by a 32-32 score

Sean Fisher led the Blue Raiders with nine points, while Gianni Valentine added eight.

7TH GRADE

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

Panther Valley rolled to a 40-27 win over North Schuylkil.

Stephen Hood led the Panthers with 20 points.