The Palmerton boys gained an overtime victory over Nazareth on Saturday.

Other area boys teams to gain wins over the weekend were Marian, Tamaqua and Weatherly.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nazareth-Palmerton

Kody Kratzer scored eight of his game-high 25 points in overtime to help Palmerton pull out a 61-60 non-league win over Nazareth.

Justin Hosier finished with 19 points for the Blue Bombers (3-2), who held a 12-point lead at halftime.

Zach Umar paced the Blue Eagles (1-6) with 19 points, while Anthony Harris added 13.

NAZARETH

Harris 3-7-9-13, Adames 2-0-2-6, Dunne 1-2-6-4, Skrapits 0-0-0-0, Umar 6-5-7-19, Federico 4-0-0-10, Stapert 2-0-0-4, Elam 1-1-5-4, Bonser-Santos 0-0-0-0, Bugbee 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-15-29-60.

PALMERTON

Connell 0-2-2-2, Kratzer 8-9-16-25, King 0-0-0-0, Frank 1-0-0-2, Mooney 0-0-0-0, Christman 1-5-6-7, Stuck 0-0-1-0, Hosier 7-2-3-19, Buck 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 20-18-28-61.

Nazareth 10 9 16 17 8 - 60

Palmerton 15 16 7 14 9 - 61

Three-pointers: Nazareth - Adames 2, Umar 2, Federico 2, Elam 1; Palmerton - Hosier 3.

Marian-Mahanoy Area

Tyler Fritz’s 29 points sparked Marian to a 57-48 Schuylkill League victory over Mahanoy Area.

The Colts (5-0; 2-0), who trailed by five points at halftime before rallying for the win, also received 10 points from Chris Ritsick.

Chase Mazalusky and Shane Miller both finished with 14 points for the Golden Bears.

MARIAN

T. Fritz 11-2-5-29, Ritsick 4-0-0-10, Agosti 2-1-2-6, L. Fritz 0-0-0-0, Malarkey 1-0-0-2, Goff 0-0-0-0, Eroh 2-0-0-4, Hnat 2-2-3-6. TOTALS: 22-5-10-57.

MAHANOY AREA

Streisel 0-0-0-0, Feliciano 3-2-3-12, Ramos 2-1-2-6, Silva 1-0-0-2, Mazalusky 5-4-6-14, Miller 7-0-2-14. TOTALS: 19-7-13-48.

Marian 10 10 17 20 - 57

Mahanoy Area 14 11 6 17 - 48

Three-pointers: Marian - T. Fritz 5, Ritsick 2, Agosti 1; Mahanoy Area - Feliciano 2, Ramos 1.

Weatherly-CMVT

Scotty Zoscin’s 21-point performance highlighted Weatherly’s 70-37 non-league victory over Columbia Montour Vo-Tech.

The Wreckers, who led by 30 points at halftime, received 13 points from Chad Obert.

Eric Vazquez paced the Rams with 11 points.

Weatherly improved to 3-2.

WEATHERLY

Colecio 2-2-4-7, E. Derr 2-0-0-4, Gerhart 3-0-0-9, Zoscin 7-6-6-21, Obert 6-1-3-13, Broskoskie 1-0-0-2, Willis 2-0-0-4, Tomkins 1-0-0-2, Solonoskie 1-0-2-1, Lowman 2-0-1-4, Ramirez 1-0-0-2, L. Derr 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-9-16-70.

CMVT

Vazquez 4-0-0-11, Sittler 2-0-0-5, Lloyd 2-3-3-7, Krick 1-0-0-2, Boone 2-0-0-4, Gerbeck 1-0-0-2, Fedder 1-3-4-6, Neiman 0-0-0-0, Pannikar 0-0-0-0, Yost 0-0-0-0, Mundrick 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-6-7-37.

Weatherly 21 24 10 15 - 70

CMVT 7 8 10 12 - 37

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Gerhart 3, Colecio 1, Zoscin 1; CMVT - Vazquez 3, Sittler 1, Fedder 1.

Nativity-Tamaqua

Tamaqua raced to a big lead before cruising to a 71-53 non-league victory over Nativity.

The Blue Raiders’ Brayden Knoblauch led all scorers with 24 points, while Lucas Gregoire finished with 18. Tamaqua, which tallied 25 points in the opening quarter, also received 14 points from Barron Stauffenberg.

Kegan Hertz led the Hilltoppers with 16 points.

The win upped Tamaqua’s record to 6-1.

NATIVITY

Chiplonia 0-0-0-0, Walborn 0-0-0-0, Brennan 1-0-0-3, Kuperavage 0-0-2-0, Hoffman 4-6-9-15, Miller 2-0-0-5, Ratcliff 6-2-2-14, Hertz 7-2-2-16. TOTALS: 16-10-15-53.

TAMAQUA

Knoblauch 9-2-3-24, Bollentino 3-0-0-9, Boyle 0-2-2-2, N Gregoire 1-2-4-4, L. Gregoire 7-4-5-18, Stauffenberg 5-2-2-14. TOTALS: 25-12-16-71.

Nativity 5 18 20 10 - 53

Tamaqua 25 15 18 13 - 71

Three-pointers: Nativity - Brennan 1, Hoffman 1, Miller 1; Tamaqua - Knoblauch 4, Bollentino 3, Stauffenberg 2.

Northwestern-Pottsville

Pottsville used a strong third quarter to help pull away from Northwestern and earn a 45-29 non-league win.

Derek Hebelka had seven points to pace the Tigers (3-4).

The Tide, who outscored Northwestern by an 18-7 margin in the third frame to extend a five-point lead, received a game-high 14 points from Mason Barnes.

NORTHWESTERN

Hebelka 2-3-5-7, Bollinger 2-1-4-5, McCann 0-0-0-0, Henry 2-0-0-4, Hallman 2-2-4-6, Garrido 1-0-0-2, Castrine 1-0-0-3, Zack 0-0-0-0, Pleban 0-0-0-0, Stitzel 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-6-13-29

POTTSVILLE

Schenk 6-0-0-13, Barnes 5-4-6-14, Diello 0-0-0-0, Stanton 1-0-0-3, Salata 2-0-0-4, Yost 0-0-0-0, Sukeena 2-0-0-5, Heimbaugh 2-0-0-6, McCuller 0-0-0-0, Boris 0-0-0-0, Snowell 0-0-0-0, Bellard 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-4-6-45.

Northwestern 3 6 7 13 - 29

Pottsville 10 4 18 13 - 45

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Castrine 1; Pottsville - Heimbaugh 2, Schenk 1, Stanton 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-Pottsville

Northwestern held Pottsville to just six points in the second half to help post a 39-21 non-league victory.

Paige Sevrain led the Tigers (7-2) with 14 points, while Sydney Sevrain added 11. Kailyn Jones also chipped in with eight.

The Tide received eight points from Kaile Conard.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 0-0-0-0, Lister 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Jones 2-2-2-8, Ledeboer 1-0-0-2, S. Sevrain 3-4-6-11, Hess 1-0-0-2, Funk 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Giese 0-0-0-0, P. Sevrain 7-0-0-14. TOTALS: 15-6-8-39.

POTTSVILLE

Kruss 0-0-0-0, Plachko 1-0-0-3, Bowers 0-0-0-0, Kowalski 2-0-2-4, Guzick 0-0-0-0, Welsh 1-0-0-2, Blum 0-0-0-0, Conrad 4-0-0-8, Mable 1-2-3-4, Dalton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-2-5-21.

Northwestern 16 6 13 4 - 39

Pottsville 5 10 4 2 - 21

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Jones 2, S. Sevrain 1; Pottsville - Plachko 1.

Millville-Weatherly

Millville used a great start to roll to a 61-27 non-league win over Weatherly.

The Wreckers’ Grace Miller finished with a double-double, scoring 10 points and collecting 12 rebounds.

Jessica Dodge scored a game-high 17 points for the Quakers.’

The loss dropped Weatherly to 1-4.

MILLVILLE

Diehl 3-0-0-6, Rine 2-2-2-6, Fisk 2-2-2-6, Savage 4-0-0-11, Dodge 8-0-0-17, Slater 2-0-0-5, Hippensteil 0-0-0-0, Henrie 0-0-0-0, Brown 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-4-4-61.

WEATHERLY

Kane 0-1-4-1, Kislan 2-0-0-4, James 3-0-3-6, Miller 4-1-2-10, Cichon 0-2-2-2, Von Frisch 1-0-0-2, Maiello 0-2-2-2, Chincola 0-0-0-0, Gordon 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-6-13-27.

Millville 22 6 18 15 - 61

Weatherly 7 8 5 7 - 27

Three-pointers: Millville - Savage 3, Dodge 1, Slater 1; Weatherly - Miller 1.

Minersville-Lehighton

A second-half surge allowed Minersville to pull away from Lehighton for a 48-39 non-league victory.

Alex Kroznuskie netted a game-high 28 points for the Miners.

The Indians (2-4) received 11 points from Aaliyah Fisher, while Alexis Solomon contributed nine.

MINERSVILLE

Hossler 2-2-3-4, Koury 1-1-4-3, Horan 1-1-2-3, Adams 2-3-4-8, Kroznuskie 6-12-13-28, Hertz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-19-26-48.

LEHIGHTON

Klotz 2-1-2-5, Marchessault 2-0-0-4, Miller 3-2-4-8, Bowman 0-0-0-0, Meckes 0-0-0-0, Fisher 5-0-0-11, Gaston 1-0-0-2, Solomon 4-0-0-9, Schappell 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-3-6-39.

Minersville 10 9 16 13 - 48

Lehighton 13 8 13 5 - 39

Three-pointers: Minersville - Kroznuskie 4, Adams 1; Lehighton - Fisher 1, Solomon 1.

Marian-PM East

Pocono Mountain East edged Marian, 40-39, in a non-league contest.

Zoe Cruz led the Cardinals, who rallied from an early seven-point deficit, with nine points.

Macy Alansky paced the Fillies (1-4) with 16 points, while Julia Kreisl added 11.

MARIAN

Kreisl 4-3-7-11, A. Digris 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 0-0-0-0, Pleban 0-4-6-4, Possessky 0-0-0-0, Alansky 6-0-0-16, K. Digris 0-0-0-0, Reinoehl 2-4-7-8. TOTALS: 12-11-20-39.

PM EAST

Hayden 0-0-0-0, Cruz 2-3-4-9, Jackson 1-0-0-2, Dudley 2-0-0-4, Horvath 2-0-0-4, Williams 0-0-0-0, South 2-3-4-7, Jean 3-0-0-7, J. Passmore 2-1-2-5, S. Passmore 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 14-9-12-40.

Marian 14 8 7 10 - 39

PM East 7 13 9 11 - 40

Three-pointers: Marian - Alansky 4; PM East - Cruz 2, Jean 1.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Minersville

Panther Valley defeated Minersville, 69-36.

Stephen Hood paced the Panthers with 24 points, while Matt Engler added 15 and Drew Kokinda contributed 12.

8TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Minersville

Panther Valley recorded a 49-36 victory over Minersville.

The Panthers’ Stephen Hood finished with a game-high 24 points, while Drew Kokinda and Hayden Goida each added eight.

7TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Minersville

Minersville knocked off Panther Valley, 36-31.

Eli Maynard led the Panthers with 12 points.