Marian and Palmerton both posted boys basketball wins on Saturday.

The Colts defeated Shenandoah Valley to run their winning streak to eight games. The Blue Bombers downed Pen Argyl for their third straight victory.

Tamaqua also swept Jim Thorpe in a wrestling doubleheader.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Marian-Shenandoah Valley

Marian won its third game in as many days, gaining a 54-40 Schuylkill League victory over Shenandoah Valley.

Dewin Concepcion and Dante Agosti both scored eight points in the first half as the Colts (9-1; 7-1) jumped out to a 28-13 advantage.

Concepcion finished with a team-high 13 points, pulled down nine rebounds and also had five steals. Marian, who has now won eight games in a row, also received 12 points from Frank Valente and 10 from Brendan Lonergan.

The Devils were led by Owen Kosar’s game-high 19 points.

MARIAN

Concepcion 5-2-3-13, Agosti 3-1-2-9, Ch. Chambers 2-1-2-6, Ca. Chambers 0-0-0-0, Cerullo 1-0-2-2, Malarkey 1-0-0-2, Valente 4-3-5-12, Lonergan 4-2-2-10. TOTALS: 20-9-16-54.

SHENANDOAH

Kosar 5-8-11-19, Matta 4-0-0-10, Mikita 2-3-3-7, Boris 1-0-0-2, Maksimik 1-0-1-2, Alvarez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-11-15-40.

Marian 12 16 18 8 - 54

Shenandoah 5 8 18 9 - 40

Three-pointers: Marian - Agosti 2, Concepcion 1, Ch. Chambers 1, Valente 1; Shenandoah - Matta 2, Kosar 1.

Palmerton-Pen Argyl

Palmerton pulled away from Pen Argyl in the second half to gain a 56-37 Colonial League victory.

Seven different Blue Bombers scored in the third quarter to turn a four-point halftime lead into a 44-28 advantage.

Kody Kratzer finished with a game-high 25 points for the winners, who have won three in a row. Palmerton (5-4; 5-2) also received eight points from Owen Buck.

For the Green Knights, Lucas Bettancourt tallied a team-high 15 points.

PALMERTON

Connell 0-3-4-3, Kratzer 10-4-4-25, White 2-0-0-5, Reph 1-0-0-2, Whitney 1-0-0-2, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Sebelin 1-0-0-2, Bates 0-0-0-0, Hosier 0-0-0-0, Stuck 1-0-0-2, Frank 0-0-0-0, Buck 4-0-0-8, Machalik 2-2-4-7, Anthony 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-9-12-56.

PEN ARGYL

McKeague 1-0-0-2, Pysher 0-0-0-0, Raggozino 2-0-0-6, Rudy 2-0-0-5, Maggipinto 1-0-0-2, Vargo 1-0-0-3, Hershey 0-0-0-0, Tyminski 0-4-4-4, Bettancourt 7-0-0-15, Piperato 0-0-0-0, Wolf 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-4-4-37.

Palmerton 10 15 19 12 - 56

Pen Argyl 10 11 7 9 - 37

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Kratzer 1, White 1, Machalik 1; Pen Argyl - Raggozino 2, Rudy 1, Vargo 1, Bettancourt 1.

Blue Mountain-Lehighton

Blue Mountain used a big second quarter to take control, and the Eagles pulled away for a 74-53 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.

Kade Henninger buried five three-pointers in the second frame as the winners outscored the Indians by a 17-3 margin.

Henninger finished with 25 points, as did teammate Bryce Hensley.

Lehighton (5-6; 5-4) received a team-high 21 points from Richard Yturrino, while Jack Lorenz chipped in with eight.

In the JV game, Blue Mountain gained a 54-34 win.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Cryts 1-0-0-2, Henninger 9-1-2-25, Campbell 0-0-0-0, S. Devitt 1-0-0-3, Kerstetter 1-1-3-3, Gibson 1-1-2-3, Dean 0-0-0-0, B. Devitt 0-1-2-1, Hensley 9-6-7-25, M. Caulfield 0-0-0-0, Martin 1-0-0-2, R. Caulfield 2-6-7-10. TOTALS: 25-16-23-74.

LEHIGHTON

Strauss 2-0-0-4, Hoffmann 0-0-0-0, Lutz 1-1-2-3, Schaeffer 0-0-0-0, Lorenz 3-2-2-8, Yturrino 8-5-9-21, Hunsicker 2-2-2-6, Guyn 1-1-2-3, Rehrig 1-0-0-3, Costenbader 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 20-11-17-53.

Blue Mountain 18 17 16 23 - 74

Lehighton 15 3 18 17 - 53

Three-pointers: Blue Mountain - Henninger 6, S. Devitt 1, Hensley 1; Lehighton - Rehrig 1, Costenbader 1.

Palisades-Northern Lehigh

Four Palisades players reached double figures in scoring as the Pirates registered a 59-46 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.

Brandon Moan tallied 13 of his 15 points in the second half as the winners pulled away from a two-point halftime lead.

Palisades received a team-high 16 points from Kai Stiansen.

The Bulldogs (0-4; 0-4) were led by Ardit Mujovic’s game-high 26 points, while Jaden Marlatt finished with 10.

PALISADES

Stiansen 4-6-7-16, Raisner 4-2-2-12, Wallibid 0-0-0-0, Harrar 0-0-0-0, Petrillo 1-0-0-2, Fox 3-3-6-11, Blakikle 0-0-0-0, Musantry 1-1-2-3, Moan 3-9-11-15. TOTALS: 16-21-28-59.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Mujovic 11-3-5-26, Parvel 1-0-0-2, Zambo 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-1-2-4, Herzog 1-0-0-2, Marlatt 5-0-0-10, Repsher 1-0-2-2, Wilk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-4-9-46.

Palisades 16 9 13 21 - 59

Northern Lehigh 14 10 8 14 - 46

Three-pointers: Palisades - Stiansen 2, Raisner 2, Fox 2; Northern Lehigh - Mujovic 1, Smith 1.

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

Jack Flynn scored 11 of his game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter to help North Schuylkill earn a 59-48 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.

The Panthers trailed by just one point entering the final period, but Flynn and his teammates used a 24-14 frame to pull away for the win.

Chase Weaver finished with 15 points to lead PV, now 4-9 overall and 2-8 in the league, while Mike Pascoe contributed 13.

PANTHER VALLEY

Orsulak 0-0-0-0, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Kindt 4-0-0-9, Pascoe 4-5-7-13, Hadley 4-0-2-8, Kokinda 1-0-0-3, Weaver 5-2-2-15, Berk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-7-11-48.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Brown 4-0-2-8, Flynn 9-1-2-20, Groody 1-0-0-2, Keiter 4-0-0-10, Scott 2-1-2-5, Flail 3-0-0-8, Fisher 3-0-0-6, Conti 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-2-6-59.

Panther Valley 11 9 14 14 - 48

North Schuylkill 17 12 6 24 - 59

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Weaver 3, Kindt 1, Kokinda 1; North Schuylkill - Flail 2, Keiter 2, Flynn 1.

Pleasant Vy.-Stroudsburg

Stroudsburg raced to an early lead and coasted to a 76-60 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

Qadir Mitchell scored 13 of his game-high 25 points in the first quarter as the Mounties built a 25-11 advantage.

The winners, now 5-0, also received 18 points from Alex Santos.

Joel Contreras tallied a team-high 16 points for the Bears (1-7; 1-7), while Donald Francois connected for 14 in a game where both teams hit 10 three-pointers.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Arce 0-0-0-0, J. Moore 1-2-2-5, Contreras 6-0-0-16, J. Ratti 0-0-0-0, Francois 5-2-2-14, Hargrow 2-0-0-6, Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Keesler 1-0-0-3, Telepo 1-0-0-2, P. Moore 2-0-0-4, Hallenbeck 0-0-0-0, A. Ratti 2-2-2-6, Velez 1-0-0-2, Brown 0-0-0-0, Pandalfo 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-6-6-60.

STROUDSBURG

Mitchell 9-4-6-25, Barnes 3-0-0-7, Shenery 5-0-0-10, Reisch 1-0-0-3, Kornegay 4-1-1-10, Santos 7-0-0-18, Duffy 0-1-2-1, Bruzzese 0-0-0-0, Hosten 0-0-0-0, Best 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 29-8-11-76.

Pleasant Valley 11 14 11 24 - 60

Stroudsburg 25 18 20 13 - 76

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Contreras 4, Francois 2, Hargrow 2, Keesler 1, J. Moore 1; Stroudsburg - Santos 4, Mitchell 3, Barnes 1, Reisch 1, Kornegay 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Minersville-Marian

Minersville went 16-for-21 at the foul line in the fourth quarter to secure a 60-47 Schuylkill League victory over Marian.

Shea Hossler accounted for most of that free throw success, hitting 14-of-15 in the final frame and finishing with a game-high 28 points.

The Miners (5-2; 4-1) also received 17 points from Abigail Adams.

Ashley Pleban scored a team-high 16 points for the Fillies (1-4; 1-3), while Jacalyn Possessky and Carly Minchoff both contributed 11.

MINERSVILLE

Burgess 0-0-0-0, Hossler 5-17-23-28, Koury 2-1-2-5, Horan 2-0-0-4, Horoschak 0-0-0-0, Adams 6-3-6-17, Kopinetz 0-1-2-1, Hart 0-0-0-0, Razka 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 17-22-33-60.

MARIAN

Degaetano 0-0-0-0, Walsh 0-0-2-0, Martinelli 1-0-0-3, Nemeth 1-0-0-2, Pleban 3-8-8-16, Possessky 3-2-6-11, Klitsch 0-0-0-0, Minchoff 4-2-5-11, Digris 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 14-12-21-47.

Minersville 13 16 8 23 - 60

Marian 9 15 8 15 - 47

Three-pointers: Minersville - Adams 2, Hossler 1, Razka 1; Marian - Possessky 3, Plean 2, Martinelli 1, Minchoff 1.

Northern Lehigh-Palisades

Northern Lehigh held a halftime lead, but Palisades rallied to gain a 50-44 Colonial League victory.

Aubrey Pollard led the Bulldogs with 14 points, while Emma Niebell added 13 points and four assists. Nolehi, which had assists on 13 of its 18 field goals, also received 10 points from Madison Seier.

The Pirates, who used a 21-point third quarter to take control of the game, received a game-high 22 points from Trinity Williams.

The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 1-3.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Whalen 2-0-0-4, Lear 0-0-0-0, Hunsicker 1-0-1-3, Pollard 5-3-7-14, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Seier 4-2-2-10, Peters 0-0-0-0, Niebell 6-0-0-13. TOTALS: 18-5-10-44.

PALISADES

A. Amato 0-0-0-0, Williams 10-1-1-22, Stiason 3-0-0-6, Stanson 2-0-2-6, Marton 2-0-1-4, Meadows 0-0-0-0, Odle 4-4-6-12. TOTALS: 21-5-10-50.

Northern Lehigh 11 9 14 10 - 44

Palisades 9 8 21 12 - 50

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Hunsicker 1, Pollard 1, Niebell 1; Palisades - Stanson 2, Williams 1.

Jim Thorpe-Dunmore

Dunmore drilled 11 three-pointers on its way to a convincing 65-35 nonleague victory over Jim Thorpe.

Moriah Murray hit seven treys in the contest and finished with 23 points, tying her with teammate Ciera Toomey for game-high honors.

The Olympians, who only trailed by five at halftime, received a team-high 11 points from Skyler Searfoss. Leah Hurley and Leila Snisky both finished with seven points for Thorpe (11-3).

JIM THORPE

Snisky 3-1-1-7, Yuhas 1-2-4-4, Hurley 3-0-0-7, Searfoss 2-6-8-11, O. Smelas 2-2-4-6, H. Smelas 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-11-17-35.

DUNMORE

Chapman 0-0-0-0, Delfino 4-0-0-9, Talutto 2-1-2-6, Blume 2-0-0-4, Murray 8-0-0-23, Toomey 9-3-4-23, Lewis 0-0-0-0. Totals: 25-4-6-65.

Jim Thorpe 9 16 8 2 - 35

Dunmore 13 19 19 14 - 65

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Hurley 1, Searfoss 1; Dunmore - Murray 7, Toomey 2, Delfino 1, Talutto 1.

Weatherly-Shenandoah Vy.

Faith Gottshall and Hannah DeAngelo both scored 10 points during a big third quarter to help Shenandoah Valley pull away from Weatherly for a 60-32 Schuylkill League victory.

Gottshall finished with a game-high 23 points for the Devils, who outscored the Wreckers by a 26-7 margin in that pivotal period.

Weatherly (1-11; 1-9) received 13 points from both Ashley James and Emma Kane. James and Kane were both 6-of-6 at the foul line as the team finished an impressive 15-of-19.

WEATHERLY

Kane 3-6-6-13, Gaydocsik 0-0-0-0, Houser 0-2-4-2, Davidovich 0-0-0-0, James 3-6-6-13, Pugh 1-0-1-3, Paisley 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 7-15-19-32.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Davis 0-0-0-0, Menjivar 2-2-2-6, Sosna 1-0-0-3, Gottshall 9-0-0-23, Rodnick 2-0-0-4, Aftuk 0-0-0-0, Stevens 0-0-0-0, Wasser 1-0-0-2, Donovan 2-0-0-4, DeAngelo 7-4-8-18. TOTALS: 24-6-10-60.

Weatherly 6 9 7 10 - 32

Shenandoah 13 12 26 9 - 60

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Kane 1, James 1, Pugh 1; Shenandoah - Gottshall 5, Sosna 1.

Stroudsburg-Pleasant Vy.

Emily Strunk scored 12 of her game-high 16 points in the second half to help Stroudsburg earn a 40-38 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference comeback win over Pleasant Valley.

The Mounties, who also received 12 points from Kaylie Hock, trailed by five at halftime before rallying for the win.

Drew Morgan posted a team-high 12 points for the Bears (2-6; 2-6), while Ella Muir added 11 and Maryanna Mattson chipped in with seven.

STROUDSBURG

Coles 2-0-1-5, Strunk 7-2-4-16, Brown 0-0-0-0, Card 1-1-4-3, Hock 5-2-3-12, Gizzo 0-0-0-0, Tretheway 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 17-5-14-40.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Williams 2-0-0-4, Gaddist 0-0-0-0, Muir 3-4-4-11, Honadel 0-0-0-0, Morgan 5-0-0-12, Merklin 2-0-0-4, Mattson 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 15-5-6-38.

Stroudsburg 7 10 12 11 - 40

Pleasant Valley 14 8 6 10 - 38

Three-pointers: Stroudsburg - Coles 1; Pleasant Valley - Morgan 2, Muir 1.

WRESTLING

Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe

Tamaqua swept a Schuylkill League doubleheader against Jim Thorpe, winning by scores of 48-12 and 48-10.

The Blue Raiders received pins in both matches from Jacob Schlier (138 pounds), Aaron Coccio (145), Reese Szabo (160) and Nate Wickersham (215).

Other falls were registered by Cole Eberts and John Buday.

For the Olympians, Gabe Heaney posted two wins on the mat - one via a pin.

Tamaqua 48, Jim Thorpe 12

138 - Jacob Schlier (T) pinned Gavyn Dechert in: 43; 145 - Aaron Coccio (T) pinned Robert Murphy in: 59; 152 - Gabe Heaney (JT) pinned Michael Steigerwalt in 3:18; 160 - Reese Szabo (T) pinned Salvatore Capria in 1:48; 172 - Cole Eberts (T) pinned Maximus Fitzpatrick in: 18; 189 - John Buday (T) won by forfeit; 215 - Nate Wickersham (T) pinned Caleb McDermott in 1:33; 285 - No match; 106 - Gabe Erbe (T) won by forfeit; 113 - No match; 120 - Ridge Snyder (JT) won by forfeit; 126 - No match; 132

- Nick Wall (T) won by forfeit.

Tamaqua 48, Jim Thorpe 10

145 - Aaron Coccio (T) pinned Robert Murphy in 1:37; 152 - Gabe Heaney (JT) major dec. Devin Schlier, 10-0; 160 - Reese Szabo (T) pinned Salvatore Capria in 1:48; 172 - Cole Eberts (T) won by forfeit; 189 - John Buday (T) pinned Maximus Fitzpatrick in 2:30; 215 - Nate Wickersham (T) pinned Caleb McDermott in 1:26; 285 - No match; 106 - Gabe Erbe (T) won by forfeit; 113 - No match; 120 - Ridge Snyder (JT) won by forfeit; 126 - No match; 132 - Nick Wall (T) won by forfeit; 138

- Jacob Schlier (T) pinned Gavyn Dechert in 1:42.

So. Lehigh-Northern Lehigh

Northern Lehigh won three of the four bouts wrestled during Southern Lehigh’s 48-17 Colonial League victory.

The Bulldogs received pins from both Trevor Amorim (152 pounds) and Josh Schaeffer (285), while Brenden Smay added a technical fall.

Southern Lehigh 48, Northern Lehigh 17

106 - No match; 113 - Brenden Smay (NL) tech. fall over Chris Venezia, 21-6; 120 - Anthony Lorio (SL) won by forfeit; 126 - Ryan King (SL) won by forfeit; 132 - Cade Sawyer (SL) won by forfeit; 138 - Vincent Probst (SL) won by forfeit; 145 - Josh Sirard (SL) won by forfeit; 152 - Trevor Amorim (NL) pinned Dickinson Deacon in 4:26; 160 - Andreas Zannakis (SL) pinned Chase Moffit in 1:13; 172 - Michael Fluck (SL) won by forfeit; 189 - No match; 215 - Ian Gill (SL) won by forfeit; 285

- Joshua Schaffer (NL) pinned Michael Martin in 1:26.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Panther Valley

Tamaqua rolled to a 46-13 victory over Panther Valley.

The Raiders’ Spencer Dennis led all scorers with 11 points.

8TH GRADE

Northwestern-Lehighton

Lehighton posted a 32-20 victory over Northwestern.

Blake Roberts led the Indians with 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Cole Dietz added 10 points and five assists.

For the Tigers, Wambold scored six points.

Weatherly-Lehighton

Blake Roberts collected 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead Lehighton to a 50-26 win over Weatherly.

The Indians also received 14 points and five assists from Cole Dietz, while the Wreckers were led by Ian McKeegan’s nine points.

7TH GRADE

Northwestern-Lehighton

Northwestern gained a 38-17 victory over Lehighton.

The Tigers were paced by Fitzgerald, who tallied six points.

Weatherly-Lehighton

Weatherly cruised to a 24-8 win over Lehighton.

Corbin Wagner and Jacob Tom both scored 12 points for the Wreckers.