Tamaqua’s boys and girls basketball teams both posted wins on Thursday.

The girls edged Pottsville, while the boys downed Shenandoah.

Elsewhere, the Marian boys extended its winning streak with a victory against Weatherly.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Marian-Weatherly

Marian’s winning streak reached 10 games after a huge second half gave the Colts a 69-31 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Frank Valente scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in the third quarter as the visitors outscored the Wreckers 25-4 in the period.

Marian (11-1; 9-1) also received 16 points and eight rebounds from Dewin Concepcion, while Brendan Lonergan chipped in with 12 points.

Frank Willis paced Weatherly (11-4; 7-4) with nine points.

MARIAN

Fritz 2-0-0-4, Concepcion 5-2-2-16, Agosti 2-0-0-5, Ch. Chambers 0-0-0-0, Ca. Chambers 0-0-0-0, Cerullo 2-0-0-4, Malarkey 2-0-0-4, Valente 9-2-2-24, Nyer 0-0-0-0, Bobish 0-0-0-0, Lonergan 5-2-2-12. TOTALS: 27-6-6-69.

WEATHERLY

Eubanks 0-0-0-0, Magaschak 0-0-0-0, Colecio 3-0-0-7, McLaurin 2-0-0-4, Derr 0-0-0-0, Zoscin 2-2-3-7, Broskoskie 0-0-0-0, Willis 4-1-2-9, Solonoski 1-2-4-4, Lowman 0-0-0-0, Ramirez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-5-9-31.

Marian 15 16 25 13 - 69

Weatherly 12 11 4 4 - 31

Three-pointers: Marian - Concepcion 4, Valente 4, Agosti 1; Weatherly - Colecio 1, Zoscin 1.

Shenandoah-Tamaqua

A balanced scoring attack helped Tamaqua gain a 42-31 nonleague victory over Shenandoah Valley.

Luke Verta tallied a game-high 12 points for the Blue Raiders (2-14), while Nate Gregoire and Steven Hoffman both finished with 10. The winners also received nine points from Brady Sherry.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Maksimik 0-0-2-0, Alvarez 2-0-0-5, Matta 4-0-0-8, Kosar 5-1-3-11, Mikita 2-0-0-4, Boris 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 14-1-5-31.

TAMAQUA

Lewis 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 4-2-2-10, Verta 5-1-4-12, Hollenbach 0-1-2-1, Sherry 4-0-0-9, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Gregoire 4-0-0-10. TOTALS: 17-4-8-42.

Shenandoah 7 11 4 9 - 31

Tamaqua 12 12 6 12 - 42

Three-pointers: Shenandoah - Alvarez 1, Boris 1; Tamaqua - Gregoire 2, Verta 1, Sherry 1.

Jim Thorpe-Pottsville

Pottsville upped its Schuylkill League record to 9-1 by posting a 46-33 victory over Jim Thorpe.

The Crimson Tide (11-2 overall), who jumped out to an 11-point halftime lead, received a game-high 16 points from Jazce Carbello-Snowell.

Chris Condly finished with nine points to pace the Olympians (7-7; 5-5), while Caiden Hurley chipped in with eight.

JIM THORPE

Condly 4-0-1-9, McHugh 0-0-0-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, Warner 0-0-0-0, Hurley 3-1-1-8, Fisher 1-1-5-3, Ivey 2-0-3-4, Herron 2-3-4-7, Marykwas 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 13-5-14-33.

POTTSVILLE

Carbello-Snowell 7-2-4-16, Heimbaugh 2-4-5-10, Yost 1-2-2-4, Dicello 3-1-3-8, Fenstermacher 0-0-2-0, Boris 2-0-0-6, Palko 0-0-0-0, McCullen 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 15-11-18-46.

Jim Thorpe 6 8 11 8 - 33

Pottsville 11 14 7 14 - 46

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Condly 1, Hurley 1; Pottsville - Heimbaugh 2, Boris 2, Dicello 1.

Northern Lehigh-Wilson

After an even first quarter, Wilson pulled away from Northern Lehigh for a 63-36 Colonial League victory.

Nashawn Jones scored eight of his game-high 26 points in the second quarter as the Warriors built a 10-point halftime lead.

The Bulldogs (0-7; 0-7) were led in scoring by Jaden Marlett, who tallied 11 points. Ardit Mujovic also reached double digits, finishing with 10.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Mujovic 4-2-5-10, Hammond 1-0-1-3, Parvel 1-1-2-3, Zambo 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2, Herzog 0-1-2-1, Blose 1-0-0-3, Wisocky 0-0-0-0, Marlatt 4-3-4-11, Repsher 1-0-0-3, Wilk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-7-14-33.

WILSON

Gibson 2-3-4-8, Sweeney 0-2-2-2, Dufal 1-1-2-4, Betts 1-0-0-2, Goldsworth 2-0-0-5, Stem 1-2-4-4, Shaw 1-0-0-2, Range 3-0-1-6, Jones 12-2-4-26, Carduna 0-2-2-2, Sarkis 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, White 0-0-0-0, Rogers 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-12-19-63.

Northern Lehigh 10 6 10 10 - 36

Wilson 10 16 13 24 - 63

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Hammond 1, Blose 1, Repsher 1; Wilson - Gibson 1, Dufal 1, Goldsworth 1.

Pleasant Valley-NDES

Aaron Bailey’s 31-point performance sparked Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg to a 76-63 non-conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

The Bears (1-8) played to a 17-17 first-quarter tie, but Bailey tallied eight of his points in the second quarter as the Crusaders outscored PV by a 23-7 margin.

For Pleasant Valley, Donald Francois finished with a team-high 17 points, while Jarod Moore added 13.

PLEASANT VALLEY

J. Moore 5-2-2-13, Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Contreas 2-3-3-8, J. Ratti 0-1-2-1, Francois 7-1-1-17, Hargrow 0-1-2-1, Arce 1-0-0-2, Keesler 0-0-0-0, P. Moore 1-2-2-4, Hallenbeck 1-0-0-3, A. Ratti 3-0-0-8, Velez 3-0-2-6, Brown 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-10-14-63.

NOTRE DAME-ES

Paskel 0-0-0-0, Quijada 0-0-0-0, Natale Jr. 2-0-0-6, Spears 1-0-0-3, James 1-0-0-3, Seay 8-3-4-19, Wolf 0-0-0-0, Bailey 15-0-2-31, Medina 1-0-3-2, Hardy 5-0-0-12. TOTALS: 33-3-9-76.

Pleasant Valley 17 7 13 26 - 63

Notre Dame-ES 17 23 23 13 - 76

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - A. Ratti 2, Francois 2, Hallenbeck 1, J. Moore 1, Contreas 1; Notre Dame-ES - Hardy 2, Natale Jr. 2, Spears 1, James 1, Bailey 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Pottsville

McKenna Meckes made two free throw s with .7 seconds on the clock to lift Tamaqua to a 38-36 Schuylkill League win over Pottsville.

Meckes finished with 11 points for the Blue Raiders, who improved to 10-6 overall, and 9-3 in the league.

Tamaqua was led in scoring by Sophia Boyle, who tallied a game-high 15 points.

TAMAQUA

Kane 2-0-0-4, S. Hope 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0, Meckes 3-4-6-11, Boyle 6-0-0-15, Wingler 1-1-3-4, E. Hope 2-0-4-4, Plasha 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-5-13-38.

POTTSVILLE

Kruss 0-0-0-0, Plachko 4-1-2-10, Peleschak 0-0-0-0, Kowalski 5-1-2-12, Guzick 0-0-2-0, Golden 0-0-0-0, Welsh 3-4-7-10, Blum 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 14-6-13-36.

Tamaqua 5 11 11 11 - 38

Pottsville 9 8 8 11 - 36

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Boyle 3, Meckes 1, Wingler 1; Pottsville - Plachko 1, Kowalski 1.

Marian-Nativity

Nativity jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 53-23 Schuylkill League victory over Marian.

Samantha Heenan scored a game-high 21 points for the Golden Girls.

For the Fillies (2-6; 2-5), Ashley Pleban had 16 points.

MARIAN

Degaetano 0-0-0-0, Walsh 1-1-2-3, Martinelli 1-0-2-3, Nemeth 0-0-1-0, Pleban 6-3-8-16, Possessky 0-0-2-0, Klitsch 0-0-0-0, Minchoff 0-0-0-0, Digris 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 8-5-17-23.

NATIVITY

Heenan 9-2-3-21, Toniollo 0-0-0-0, Zemantavski 4-1-2-12, Abdo 1-1-2-4, Kramer 3-2-6-8, Quick 3-0-0-8, Brennan 0-0-0-0, Zimbrofsky 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-6-13-53.

Marian 3 6 10 4 - 23

Nativity 13 10 18 12 - 53

Three-pointers: Marian - Martinelli 1, Pleban 1; Nativity - Zemantavski 3, Quick 2, Heenan 1, Abdo 1.

Mahanoy Area-Weatherly

Claudia Clark poured in a game-high 20 points, including four three-pointers, to lead Mahanoy Area to a 60-34 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Ashley James scored a team-high 10 points for the Wreckers (2-13; 1-11), while Bethany Houser and Taylor Davidovich each chipped in with eight.

MAHANOY AREA

Derr 0-0-0-0, McGroaty 1-0-0-3, Babinski 2-2-2-6, Kramer 1-0-0-2, Clark 8-0-0-20, Moss 2-0-0-4, Kessock 2-0-0-6, Macleary 6-0-0-12, Cavenas 3-0-0-7, Bowels 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-2-2-60.

WEATHERLY

Kane 2-1-2-5, Gaydocsik 0-0-0-0, Houser 2-2-4-8, Davidovich 4-0-0-8, James 4-1-2-10, Paisley 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 13-4-8-34.

Mahanoy Area 17 15 21 7 - 60

Weatherly 9 5 11 9 - 34

Three-pointers: Mahanoy Area - Clark 4, Kessock 2, Cavenas 1, McGroaty 1; Weatherly - Houser 2, James 1, Paisley 1.

Wilson-Northern Lehigh

Wilson built a sizable halftime lead and coasted to a 58-39 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.

The winners were led by Brielle Bedinger’s 15 points.

Aubrey Pollard finished with a team-high 14 points for Northern Lehigh (3-4; 3-4), which also received 10 points from Emma Niebell.

WILSON

Javier 0-0-0-0, Caiati 1-0-0-2, Days 4-1-2-9, Heinemann 4-0-0-10, Grant 4-0-0-11, Fitzpatrick 1-0-0-2, Bedinger 6-3-5-15, Hankerson 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 22-5-9-54.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Steckel 0-0-0-0, Whalen 1-1-2-4, Lear 0-3-4-3, Hunsicker 0-0-0-0, Pollard 6-2-6-14, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Seier 2-2-4-6, Bosch 0-0-0-0, Peters 1-0-0-2, Klimek 0-0-0-0, Niebell 3-2-2-10. TOTALS: 13-10-18-39.

Wilson 14 18 11 15 - 58

Northern Lehigh 9 6 15 9 - 39

Three-pointers: Wilson - Grant 3, Heinemann 2; Northern Lehigh - Niebell 2, Whalen 1.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Pottsville recorded a Schuylkill League sweep against Tamaqua.

The Crimson Tide girls earned a 101-75 win, while the boys topped the Blue Raiders by an 86-57 margin.

Tamaqua’s Ethan Amershek posted individual firsts in both the 200 IM and 100 free.

The Raiders also received a first in the 500 free from Joey Lescavage.

GIRLS

Pottsville 101, Tamaqua 75

200 Medley Relay - Pottsville 2:01.65; 200 Freestyle - 1. Elena Martinko (P) 2:09.75, 2. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T), 3. Madelyn Jones (T); 200 IM - 1. Taleah Ruben (P) 2:17.97, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Julia Balulis (P) 25.55, 2. Carly Mohl (P), 3. Rylee Wenzel (T); Diving - 1. Greta Snukis (P) 201.97; 100 Butterfly - 1. Isabelle Mettam (P) 1:09.26, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Carly Mohl (P); 100 Freestyle - 1. Julia Balulis (P) 57.49, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Madison Wright (P); 500 Freestyle - 1. Elena Martinko (P) 6:00.50, 2. Gabby Blasko (T), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - Pottsville 1:51.54; 100 Backstroke - 1. Katie Painter (P) 1:14.68, 2. Mia Jones (T), 3. Livia Hable (P); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Taleah Ruben (P) 1:09.97, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- Pottsville 4:10.52.

BOYS

Pottsville 86, Tamaqua 57

200 Medley Relay - Pottsville 1:50.97; 200 Freestyle - 1. Indiana Raess-Sausser (P) 2:11.72, 2. Xander Hirsch (P), 3. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T); 200 IM - 1. Ethan Amershek (T) 2:23.07, 2. Joey Lescavage (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Dan Albertini (P) 25.39, 2. Corey Rinda (P), 3. Brandyn Purcell (P); 100 Butterfly - 1. Zaidian Van Orden (P) 54.89, 2. Zach Ott (P), 3. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Ethan Amershek (T) 55.83, 2. Corey Rinda (P), 3. Dan Albertini (P); 500 Freestyle - 1. Joey Lescavage (T) 6:16.36; 200 Freestyle Relay - Pottsville 1:39.64; 100 Backstroke - 1. Zaidian Van Orden (P) 59.59, 2. Brandon Long (T), 3. Alexander Nattress (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Zach Ott (P) 1:08.66, 2. Stephen Behun (T), 3. Tait Ehrig (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- Pottsville 3:51.06.

JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Lehighton-Pen Argyl

Lehighton rolled to a 33-17 victory over Pen Argyl.

Blake Roberts paced the Indians with 17 points, while John Light and Cole Dietz each added five.

7TH GRADE

Lehighton-Pen Argyl

Talin Fairchild hit a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to lift Lehighton to a 23-22 win over Pen Argyl.

Carter Bellis led the Indians with six points, while Fairchild finished with five.

JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Panther Valley

Samantha Plasha scored 11 points to help Tamaqua defeat Panther Valley, 28-13.

The Raiders also received eight points from Kolbe Robb, while Natalie Vermillion paced PV with five points.

Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe

Kolbe Robb poured in 13 points to lead Tamaqua to a 28-8 win over Jim Thorpe.

The Raiders’ Veronica Scott chipped in with six points.

7TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Panther Valley

Tamaqua registered a 35-21 victory over Panther Valley.

Kendel Miller led the Blue Raiders with 10 points, while Leah Black added nine.

PV’s Morgan Orsulak led all scorers with 15 points.

Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe

Tamaqua downed Jim Thorpe by a 31-21 score.

Kendel Miller tallied a game-high 16 points for the Blue Raiders, while Leah Black added 11.

The Olympians were led by S. Herman’s seven points.