March 3, 1983 - The Palmerton girls give head coach Bill Piper a nice birthday present as they score the first 12 points of their District 11 Class 2A quarterfinal game against Saucon Valley and then cruise to a 61-37 victory. Sandy Eckert tallies the first four points, while Kristen Cortazzo and Wendy George both add three during the opening run. Anne Searles nets seven points in the second quarter to help increase the Blue Bomber advantage to 20 by halftime. George finishes with a game-high 19 points and six rebounds, while Searles ends with 13. The winners also receive 12 from Cortazzo and eight from Eckert. Karyan Dakan chips in with seven assists.