The Marian and Northwestern boys, as well as the Jim Thorpe girls extended winning streaks with victories on Thursday.

Lehighton’s wrestling team posted two wins in a doubleheader at Jim Thorpe, while Tamaqua’s swim team swept North Schuylkill.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Marian- Minersville

Dante Agosti poured in a game-high 31 points to lead Marian to a 73-41 Schuylkill League victory over Minersville.

Agosti hit nine three-pointers (three in each of the first three quarters), finishing just one off the school record of 10 set by Ed McLaughlin in 2000.

The Colts - who had 15 treys in the contest and have now won six games in a row - improved to 7-1 overall and 6-1 in the league. They also received 10 points from both Dewin Concepcion and Brendaon Lonergan, and eight rebounds from Julian Cerullo.

MARIAN

Concepcion 4-0-0-10, Agosti 11-0-0-31, Ch. Chambers 2-0-0-6, Ca. Chambers 0-0-0-0, Cerullo 2-0-0-4, Malarkey 1-0-1-2, Valente 2-2-2-8, Nyer 0-0-0-0, Currie 0-0-0-0, Bobish 1-0-0-3, Lonergan 3-4-6-10. TOTALS: 26-6-9-73.

MINERSVILLE

Whalen 0-0-0-0, Noble 4-0-0-11, Davis 2-0-0-4, Kolinnock 0-0-0-0, Urquiza 2-0-0-6, Rizzardi 1-0-0-2, Boyle 2-0-0-5, Schwalm 2-5-6-9, Miller 0-0-0-0, Watson-Henry 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 15-5-6-41.

Marian 19 23 22 9 - 73

Minersville 7 7 21 6 - 41

Three-pointers: Marian - Agosti 9, Concepcion 2, Ch. Chambers 2, Valente 2; Minersville - Noble 3, Urquiza 2, Boyle 1.

Shenandoah-Weatherly

Scotty Zoscin scored 10 of his game-high 27 points in the second quarter to give Weatherly a lead it wouldn’t relinquish during a 56-44 Schuylkill League victory over Shenandoah Valley.

Zoscin, who was held to one point in the opening frame, hit a three-pointer with two minutes left until halftime to put the Wreckers (9-3; 5-3) ahead for good.

The winners also received six points and 14 rebounds from Jacob Solonoski.

For the Devils, who just defeated Weatherly last Saturday, Owen Kosar finished with 26 points.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Kosar 8-6-8-26, Matta 3-2-2-9, Mikita 1-0-0-3, Boris 1-0-0-3, Maksimik 1-0-2-3, Najda 0-0-0-0, Alvarez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-8-12-44.

WEATHERLY

Colecio 2-2-3-6, McLaurin 1-0-0-2, Derr 0-1-3-1, Zoscin 9-5-9-27, Broskoskie 0-0-0-0, Willis 1-0-0-3, Ray 3-0-0-6, Solonoski 2-2-4-6, Lowman 1-2-2-5, Ramirez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-12-22-56.

Shenandoah 5 10 12 17 - 44

Weatherly 4 15 17 20 - 56

Three-pointers: Shenandoah - Kosar 4, Matta 1, Mikita 1, Boris 1, Maksimik 1; Weatherly - Zoscin 4, Willis 1, Lowman 1.

Catasauqua-Northwestern

Northwestern won its fifth game in a row, posting a 52-34 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.

The Tigers hit 10 three-pointers in the contest, including five from Cayden Fitch, who finished with a game-high 17 points.

Dylan Witkowski contributed 11 points to the win, as Northwestern improved to 8-3 overall and 6-1 in the league.

CATASAUQUA

McLean 2-0-0-5, Velez 0-0-0-0, Martinez 5-0-0-10, Schiffer 1-0-0-2, Hess 1-0-2-2, Reitz 2-0-0-4, Troxell 3-4-4-11. TOTALS: 14-4-6-34.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 6-0-0-17, Christopher 3-0-0-6, Holmes 2-1-2-5, Henry 3-0-0-7, Witkowski 2-5-6-11, Stitzel 2-0-0-6, Lazarus 0-0-0-0, Garrido 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-6-8-52.

Catasauqua 12 12 10 0 - 34

Northwestern 19 13 13 7 - 52

Three-pointers: Catasauqua - McLean 1, Troxell 1; Northwestern - Fitch 5, Witkowski 2, Stitzel 2, Henry 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Blue Mountain

Jim Thorpe’s winning streak reached nine games after a 63-34 Schuylkill League victory over Blue Mountain.

The Olympians (11-2; 9-0) received a balanced scoring attack as four players reached double figures.

Skyler Searfoss tallied nine of her game-high 15 points in the second quarter as Thorpe used a 20-6 period to take control of the game.

Leila Hurley contributed 13 points to the win, while Olivia Smelas added 12. The Olympians also received 11 points from Leah Snisky.

JIM THORPE

Cinicola 2-0-0-4, Hartman 0-0-0-0, Snisky 5-0-0-11, Ginopolas 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 2-0-0-4, Hurley 5-3-4-13, Searfoss 5-5-7-15, O. Smelas 6-0-0-12, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Fiorito 1-0-0-2, H. Smelas 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 27-8-11-63.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Conway 2-0-0-5, Beam 1-0-0-2, Kutz 3-2-3-8, Heydt 2-0-0-4, Gibson 0-1-2-1, Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Wagner 1-0-0-2, Peel 2-2-4-7, Baldwin 0-5-6-5, Dayson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-10-15-34.

Jim Thorpe 16 20 20 7 - 63

Blue Mountain 12 6 4 12 - 34

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Snisky 1; Blue Mountain - Conway 1, Peel 1.

Lehighton-Pottsville

Pottsville used a strong start to help gain a 54-43 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.

The Crimson Tide used five three-pointers in the first quarter to open up a nine-point advantage for which the Indians could never recover.

Jillian Guzick paced the winners with 12 points.

For Lehighton, which dropped to 6-5 overall and 4-5 in the league, Hailey Miller scored a game-high 24 points, which included five three-pointers.

LEHIGHTON

McHugh 0-0-2-0, Marchessault 1-0-0-2, Miller 9-1-2-24, Bowman 3-1-2-7, Meckes 2-0-0-4, Fisher 1-0-0-2, Gaston 0-0-0-0, Solomon 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 18-2-6-43.

POTTSVILLE

Kruss 2-0-0-6, Flachko 3-2-6-9, Peleschak 1-0-0-2, Kowalski 2-4-7-10, Guzick 4-0-0-12, Golden 0-0-0-0, Welsh 1-6-7-8, Blum 3-0-3-7. TOTALS: 16-12-23-54.

Lehighton 6 10 11 16 - 43

Pottsville 15 9 13 17 - 54

Three-pointers: Lehighton - Miller 5; Pottsville - Guzick 4, Kruss 2, Flachko 1, Kowalski 1, Blum 1.

Pleasant Vy.-Stroudsburg

Stroudsburg’s Emily Strunk scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Mounties to a 42-28 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

Strunk tallied nine of her points in the third quarter as the winners used a 13-3 period to take control of the contest.

The Bears (2-5; 2-5) received a team-high 13 points from Ella Muir.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Williams 1-0-0-2, Gaddist 0-0-0-0, Muir 4-3-5-13, Honadel 3-1-2-7, Morgan 0-0-0-0, Merklin 1-0-0-2, Mattson 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 11-4-7-28.

STROUDSBURG

Coles 0-0-0-0, Strunk 8-4-10-22, Brown 2-0-0-4, Card 3-2-3-9, Stone 0-0-0-0, Hock 0-1-2-1, Gizzo 0-0-0-0, Tretheway 2-0-0-4, Henritzy 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 16-7-15-42.

Pleasant Valley 9 4 3 12 - 28

Stroudsburg 16 8 13 5 - 42

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Muir 2; Stroudsburg - Strunk 2, Card 1.

Minersville-Weatherly

Minersville used a strong start to cruise to a 61-37 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Aevree Horoschak hit five three-pointers and finished with a team-high 17 points for Minersville.

The Wreckers (1-10; 1-8) received a game-high 24 points from Ashley James, while Emma Kane chipped in with eight.

MINERSVILLE

Burgess 0-0-0-0, Hossler 5-0-0-11, Koury 3-1-1-7, Horan 4-0-0-8, Horoschak 6-0-0-17, Adams 1-1-2-4, Kopinetz 2-0-0-5, Plesnarski 0-0-0-0, Hart 0-0-0-0, Raczka 3-3-6-9. TOTALS: 24-5-9-61.

WEATHERLY

Kane 1-6-8-8, Gaydocsik 0-0-0-0, Houser 1-1-2-3, Davidovich 0-2-6-2, James 6-11-13-24, Pugh 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-4-0. TOTALS: 8-20-33-37.

Minersville 18 11 16 16 - 61

Weatherly 7 5 14 11 - 37

Three-pointers: Minersville - Horoschak 5, Hossler 1, Adams 1, Kopinetz 1; Weatherly - James 1.

WRESTLING

Lehighton-Palmerton-

Jim Thorpe

Lehighton posted a pair of wins in a doubleheader at Jim Thorpe.

The Indians defeated the host Olympians, 55-11, while also earning a 48-24 victory over Palmerton.

Steven Fritzinger gained decision wins in both matches at 145 pounds. Lehighton also received pins from Chase Neeb (138) and Richard Fronheiser (172) against Jim Thorpe, and from Lucas Ferguson (132) against the Bombers.

The Olympians’ Ridge Snyder posted a fall at 120 pounds, while Colton Stroup (145), Dan Lucykanish (152), Colyn Mertz (160) and Jeremy Mooney (189) all earned pins for Palmerton.

Lehighton 55, Jim Thorpe 11

106 - AJ Versuk (L) won by forfeit; 113 - Aidan Gruber (L) won by forfeit; 120 - Ridge Snyder (JT) pinned Reese Scaturro in 3:16; 126 - Nick Zeigenfuss (L) won by forfeit; 132 - Lucas Ferguson (L) won by forfeit; 138 - Chance Neeb (L) pinned Gavyn Dechert in 4:47; 145 - Steven Fritzinger (L) major dec. Robert Murphy, 14-2; 152 - Gabe Heaney (JT) dec. Jon Ahner, 10-4; 160 - Nolan Stine (L) dec. Salvatere Capria, 8-3; 172 - Richard Fronheiser (L) pinned Maximus Fitzpatrick in 3:54; 189 - Kai Phillips (L) won by forfeit; 215 - Caleb McDermot (JT) dec. Gauge Hartney, 7-0; 285

- Mike Yeakel (L) won by forfeit.

Lehighton 48, Palmerton 24

106 - AJ Versuk (L) won by forfeit; 113 - Aidan Gruber (L) won by forfeit; 120 - Reese Scaturro (L) won by forfeit; 126 - Nick Zeigenfuss (L) dec. Aaron Gardner, 7-3; 132 - Lucas Ferguson (L) pinned Westin Horn in :45; 138 - Steven Fritzinger (L) dec. Dennis Lombardi, 6-4; 145 - Colton Stroup (P) pinned Chance Neeb in 3:27; 152 - Dan Lucykanish (P) pinned Jon Ahner in 3:34; 160 - Colyn Mertz (P) pinned Nolan Stine in 5:02; 172 - Richard Fronheiser (L) won by forfeit; 189 - Jeremy Mooney (P) pinned Kai Phillips in :38; 215 - Gauge Hartney (L) won by forfeit; 285

- Mike Yeakel (L) won by forfeit.

Pleasant Valley-PM East

Pleasant Valley received a solid effort from its heavyweights to gain a 42-23 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pocono Mountain East.

The Bears received four consecutive pins from 160-215. The falls came from Gentry Knapp (160), James Syracuse (172), Robert Dominick (189) and Christopher Frable (215).

Pleasant Valley 42, PM East 23

106 - No match; 113 - Cael Harmon (PME) pinned Mattison Hyland in 1:20; 120 - Keegan Demarest (PME) tech. fall Logan Segeda in 6:00, 16-0; 126 - Josh Griffiths (PV) dec. Mikey Hollar, 5-4; 132 - Max Baker (PME) pinned Everett Lata in :40; 138 - Jonathan Feldman (PV) dec. Michael Price, 10-3; 145 - Bryce Kibler (PV) won by forfeit; 152 - Gavin Sopko (PME) pinned Blake Walters in 2:44; 160 - Gentry Knapp (PV) pinned Nathan Meinweiser in 3:00; 172 - James Syracuse (PV) pinned Tyler Brunetti in :44; 189 - Robert Dominick (PV) pinned Dillon Brunetti in :45; 215 - Christopher Frable (PV) pinned Daniel Karpman in 1:16; 285

- James Barruzza (PV) won by forfeit.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-North Schuylkill

Tamaqua posted a Schuylkill League sweep over North Schuylkill.

Nathaniel Kovalchick (200 freestyle, 100 butterfly) and Ethan Amershek (50 and 100 freestyle) both won two individual events to help the Blue Raider boys gain an 86-43 victory.

In the girls competition, won 110-64 by Tamaqua, Lexi Buchala earned wins in both the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 110, North Schuylkill 64

200 Medley Relay - North Schuylkill 2:08.06; 200 Freestyle - 1. Emily Welna (NS) 2:10.12, 2. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T), 3. Madelyn Jones (T); 200 IM - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 2:38.87, 2. Abby Orkin (NS), 3. Hailey Toth (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Rylee Wenzel (T) 29.17, 2. Samantha Masser (NS), 3. Olivia Kehler (NS); Diving - 1. Mia Jones (T) 152.90, 2. Hailey Toth (T); 100 Butterfly - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 1:15.50, 2. Megan Lavine (T), 3. Emalie Farrone (NS); 100 Freestyle - 1. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T) 1:04.69, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Maura Walker (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:26.01, 2. Lily McNutt (T), 3. Abby Orkin (NS); 200 Freestyle Relay - North Schuylkill 1:57.68; 100 Backstroke - 1. Emalie Farrone (NS) 1:17.87, 2. Grace Guenther (NS), 3. Maria Onea (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Madelyn Jones (T) 1:19.52, 2. Emily Welna (NS), 3. Maura Walker (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- Tamaqua (Lily McNutt, Nicole Aguero-Ramirez, Maura Walker, Gabby Blasko) 4:36.83.

BOYS

Tamaqua 86, North Schuylkill 43

200 Medley Relay - Tamaqua (Alexander Nattress, Tait Ehrig, Jack Tharp, Ethan DiBonafazio) 2:20.88; 200 Freestyle - 1. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T) 2:16.61, 2. Mark Klitsch (NS), 3. Ethan DiBonafazio (T); 200 IM - 1. Joey Lescavage (T) 2:32.75, 2. Jack Tharp (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Ethan Amershek (T) 24.85, 2. Luis Torres (NS), 3. Joe Coyle (NS); 100 Butterfly - 1. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T) 1:04.68, 2. Jack Tharp (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Ethan Amershek (T) 56.73, 2. Stephen Behun (T), 3. Mark Klitsch (NS); 500 Freestyle - 1. Travis Stanitis (NS) 5:23.18, 2. Joey Lescavage (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - North Schuylkill 1:52.55; 100 Backstroke - 1. Travis Stanitis (NS) 1:04.68, 2. Alexander Nattress (T), 3. Ethan DiBonafazio (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 1:24.11; 400 Freestyle Relay

- Tamaqua (Ethan Amershek, Nathaniel Kovalchick, Joey Lescavage, Stephen Behun) 4:04.74.