Local Roundup: Results from Jan. 11
The Jim Thorpe girls basketball team kept its perfect record intact with a victory on Tuesday.
The Olympians also scored a win in wrestling action, while both the Pleasant Valley boys and girls basketball teams posted victories.
Elsewhere, the Marian and Northwestern girls basketball teams also recorded wins.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Whitehall-Pleasant Valley
Donald Francois hit two key three-pointers in the second overtime to help lift Pleasant Valley to a 65-63 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Whitehall.
Francois Jr. finished with six 3s - in addition to three key free throws - in the final stanza to help PV rally. Patrick Moore added 20 points for the Bears (3-5 overall; 3-4 EPC), while Jarod Moore added double figures with 13.
Alex Derkits paced the Zephyrs (4-8; 4-8) with 17 points.
WHITEHALL
Buskirk 3-3-4-9, Jackson 0-1-2-1, Bashore 0-0-0-0, Werner 3-0-0-6, Derkits 8-1-1-17, Keppel 3-3-5-11, Hines 6-0-0-12, Foreman 2-3-5-7. TOTALS: 25-11-17-63.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Blass 2-0-0-5, J. Moore 6-0-4-13, Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Francois, Jr. 6-3-5-21, P. Moore 9-2-5-20, Hallenbeck 1-0-0-3, Ratti 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 25-5-14-65.
Whitehall 15 15 10 14 2 7 - 63
Pleasant Vy. 10 11 14 19 2 9 - 65
Three-pointers: Whitehall - Keppel 2; Pleasant Valley - Francois Jr. 6, Blass 1, J. Moore 1, Hallenbeck 1, Ratti 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Blue Mountain
Skyler Searfoss posted a season-high 21 points to help Jim Thorpe remain unbeaten with a 52-38 Schuylkill League win over Blue Mountain.
Searfoss scored nine of her points in the opening quarter. Olivia Smelas added double digits for the Olympians (8-0 overall; 4-0 SL), as she posted 10 points in the victory.
Abby Beam paced the Blue Eagles (8-2; 2-2) with 10 points, while Ava Peel finished with nine points.
JIM THORPE
L. Snisky 3-0-2-6, Cinicola 0-0-0-0, H. Smelas 1-0-0-3, Hurley 2-3-4-7, Searfoss 9-2-3-21, O. Smelas 5-0-0-10, Yuhas 2-1-1-5. TOTALS: 22-6-10-52.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Beam 4-0-0-10, Keitz 3-0-0-6, Conway 2-2-2-6, Heydt 0-0-0-0, Thompson 1-0-0-2, Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Dayson 0-0-0-0, Wagner 1-0-0-2, Peel 4-0-0-9, Baldwin 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 16-3-4-38.
Jim Thorpe 14 10 16 12 - 52
Blue Mountain 14 7 7 10 - 38
Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - H. Smelas 1, Searfoss 1; Blue Mountain - Beam 2, Peel 1.
Marian-Nativity
Fatikha Tikhtova’s 17-point performance highlighted Marian’s 44-35 Schuylkill League victory over Nativity.
Tikhtova posted 10 of her game-high 17 points in the third quarter, while she added five more in an important run in the fourth. Ashley Pleban followed with nine points for the Fillies (6-3, 2-1), while Carly Minchoff and Kerrigan Digris both finished with eight.
Caelan Quick recorded 12 points for Nativity (3-5, 2-2), while Kamryn Abdo added 11.
MARIAN
Minchoff 4-0-3-8, Walsh 0-0-0-0, Pleban 3-0-1-9, Digris 3-0-0-8, F. Tikhtova 6-5-7-17, Lombardo 0-0-0-0, Corrado 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-5-11-44.
NATIVITY
Abdo 4-0-4-11, Sinko 0-0-0-0, Quick 5-0-0-12, Kramer 4-0-0-8, Pugh 0-0-0, Bennett 0-0-0-0, Brennan 2-0-0-4, Zimerofsky 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-0-4-35.
Marian 12 9 12 11 - 44
Nativity 9 12 9 5 - 35
Three-pointers: Marian - Pleban 3, Digris 2; Nativity - Abdo 3, Quick 2.
Pleasant Valley-Whitehall
Pleasant Valley pulled away to claim a 31-21 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Whitehall.
Sam Merklin recorded six of her game-high 13 points in the final quarter for the Bears (6-2), while Katelyn Honadel was 3-for-4 at the foul line in the final stanza and finished with nine points.
Ciara Rogers led the Zephyrs (1-8) with eight points.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Stivala 4-0-0-8, Williams 0-1-2-1, Honadel 2-3-4-9, Morgan 0-0-0-0, Merklin 6-1-2-13. TOTALS: 12-5-8-31.
WHITEHALL
I. Fonzone 2-0-0-5, Laky 1-1-2-3, Bundra 1-0-0-2, Rogers 4-0-0-8, Brown 1-0-0-3, Alvarez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-1-2-21.
Pleasant Valley 7 8 5 11 - 31
Whitehall 4 5 2 10 - 21
Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Honadel 2; Whitehall - Fonzone 1, Brown 1.
Northwestern-So. Lehigh
Northwestern won its fourth straight, rolling past Southern Lehigh for a 48-22 Colonial League victory.
Paige Sevrain netted a game-high 17 points for the Tigers (9-3, 8-1), while Cara Thomas added seven points.
Tessa Seagreaves led the Spartans (3-8, 3-5) with six points.
NORTHWESTERN
Brook Balliet 1-1-2-3, Miller 2-0-0-6, Minnich 0-0-0-0, Bissell 0-0-0-0, Brynn Balliet 2-0-0-5, McGinley 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-0-0-7, Fenstermaker 0-0-0-0, Nyce 1-0-0-2, Fisher 2-0-0-4, Dorney 2-0-0-4, Gober 0-0-0-0, Sevrain 8-1-1-17. TOTALS: 21-2-3-48.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH
Pearson 1-0-0-2, Lewis 2-0-0-4, Rush 0-0-0-0, S. Wierer 2-0-0-4, MacIntosh 1-2-2-4, Vandelebunte 0-0-0-0, Meinhold 1-0-0-2, Seagreaves 3-0-0-6, K. Wierer 0-0-0-0, Mello 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-2-2-22.
Northwestern 19 15 14 0 - 48
Southern Lehigh 6 8 4 4 - 22
Three-pointers: Northwestern - Miller 2, Brynn Balliet 1, Thomas 1; Southern Lehigh - None.
Lehighton-Pottsville
Pottsville posted a 50-36 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.
Taylor Welsh and Jules Plachka both finished with 12 points for the Tide (6-3; 2-2). Julia Kowalski added double digits with 10 points.
Hailey Miller led all scorers with 15 points for the Indians (4-3; 3-2).
LEHIGHTON
Repsher 1-2-2-4, McHugh 1-3-4-5, Haley 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0, Miller 5-4-6-15, Bowman 2-0-2-4, Wojton 1-2-2-4, Fisher 2-0-1-4, Hauser 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-11-17-36.
POTTSVILLE
Plachko 5-0-0-12, Bowers 0-0-0-0, Peleschak 3-1-2-8, Kowalski 4-2-2-10, Guzick 0-0-0-0, Golden 0-0-0-0, Welsh 3-4-7-12, Blum 3-2-2-8, Fegley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-9-13-50.
Lehighton 8 6 12 10 - 36
Pottsville 11 13 11 15 - 50
Three-pointers: Lehighton - Miller 1; Pottsville - Welsh 2, Plachko 2, Peleschak 1.
Mahanoy Area-Weatherly
Mahanoy Area remained unbeaten in Schuylkill League action with a 56-24 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.
The Golden Bears (4-3; 4-0) jumped out to a comfortable start with a 14-4 opening quarter, and never looked back. Allyson Babinsky scored a game-high 15 points for Mahanoy, while Hannah Kane added 11.
Bethany Houser paced the Wreckers (3-5; 0-3) with 13 points, while Brianna Pugh chipped in with seven.
MAHANOY AREA
Fetco 0-0-0-0, Babinsky 5-1-2-15, Roberts 0-0-0-0, Wiekrykas 0-0-0-0, Kane 4-1-2-11, Moss 2-0-0-5, Kessock 3-0-0-7, Hasara 3-0-0-7, Cavenas 4-0-0-9, Bowels 0-0-0-0, Kennedy 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-2-4-56.
WEATHERLY
Kane 1-0-0-2, Gaydosick 1-0-0-2, Houser 3-7-8-13, Davidovich 0-0-0-0, Pugh 2-2-3-7, Paisley 0-0-0-0, Diaz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-9-11-24.
Mahanoy Area 14 12 22 8 - 56
Weatherly 4 6 10 4 - 24
Three-pointers: Mahanoy Area - Babinsky 4, Kane 2, Moss 1, Kessock 1, Hasara 1, Caevans 1; Weatherly - Pugh 1.
WRESTLING
Pine Grove-Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe came away with a 54-24 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove.
The Olympians capitalized on more than a handful of forfeits, and also got pins from Blake Carroll (215), Ridge Snyder (126) and Gabe Heaney (152).
Jim Thorpe 54, Pine Grove 24
189 - Angel Cintron (JT) won by forfeit; 215 - Blake Carroll (JT) pinned Robert Schaeffer in 3:32; 285 - Angellito Lopez (JT) won by forfeit; 106 - Henry Snyder (JT) won by forfeit; 113 - Jeremiah Wetzel (PG) pinned Noah Geiser in 3:09; 120 - Austin Martin (PG) pinned Tanner Yurchak in 1:37; 126 - Ridge Snyder (JT) pinned Aidan Geist in 3:13; 132 - Ashton Owens (PG) pinned Max Pfeifer in 4:00; 138 - Cade Schneck (PG) pinned Richard Kenna in 1:01; 145 - Nikolas Schwartz (JT) won by forfeit; 152 - Gabe Heaney (JT) pinned William Ulsh in 3:03; 160 - Camron Tinajero (JT) won by forfeit; 172
- Jared Newhall (JT) won by forfeit.
Notre Dame GP-No. Lehigh
Notre Dame of Green Pond rolled to a 72-0 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.
The Bulldogs fell to 2-9 overall, while the Crusaders moved to 2-1.
Notre Dame-GP 72, Northern Lehigh 0
106 - Ayden Smith (ND) pinned Trey Dieter in 1:23; 113 - Cooper Feltman (ND) won by forfeit; 120 - Adam Schwetzer (ND) pinned Cody Mazzocca in 0:56; 126 - Jacob Wehr (ND) major dec. Austin Rex, 17-6; 132 - Brandon Chletsos (ND) won by forfeit; 138 - Bryson Vaughan (ND) won by forfeit; 145 - Keegan Ramsay (ND) won by forfeit; 152 - Einan Maag (ND) pinned Jonathan Zemlansky in 0:42; 160 - Holden Garcia (ND) pinned Bailey Smith in 1:46; 172 - Garrett Tettemer (ND) pinned Chase Moffit in 1:51; 189 - Joey LaPenna (ND) tech fall Jack Tosh, 22-3; 215 - Jared Blabe (ND) dec. Matt Frame, 5-2; 285
- Gino Gueriez (ND) pinned Sam Frame in 3:59.
Saucon Vy.-Northwestern
Saucon Valley cruised to a 76-0 Colonial League win over Northwestern.
The Panthers’ record stays unblemished, as they improved to 4-0 overall, and 2-0 in the league.
Northwestern fell to 2-3 overall, and 2-3 in the CL.
Saucon Valley 76, Northwestern 0
106 - Cole Hubert (SV) won by forfeit; 113 - Aiden Grogg (SV) pinned Josie Wehr in 1:26; 120 - Jackson Albert (SV) won by forfeit; 126 - Hector Mateo (SV) pinned Jon Conti in 0:15; 132 - Connor Nichols (SV) won by forfeit; 138 - Travis Riefenstahl (SV) pinned Eli Dellicker in 2:43; 145 - Cael Markle (SV) won by forfeit; 152 - Chris Arciuolo (SV) won by forfeit; 160 - Liam Scrivanich (SV) injury default over Dalton Clymer in 4:00; 172 - Jake Jones (SV) pinned Buck Miller in 1:21; 189 - Ty Csensits (SV) major dec. Nate Peters, 16-3; 215 - Dante Mahaffey (SV) pinned Noah Schlofer in 0:52; 285
- Tyler Pfizenmayer (SV) pinned Eli Johri in 1:09.
Palisades-Palmerton
Palisades escaped with a 39-30 Colonial League victory over Palmerton.
Holding onto a three-point lead with two matches to go, the Blue Bombers couldn’t stop a late rally by the Pirates, as they scored back-to-back pins to earn the win.
Dillon Lombardi (132), Dennis Lombardi (152) and Daniel Lucykanish (160) all had pins for Palmerton.
Palisades 39, Palmerton 30
132 - Dillon Lombardi (Palm) pinned James Cashman in 1:32; 138 - Logan Winters (Pali) pinned Jameson Trainer in 3:32; 145 - Lane Frankenfield (Pali) dec. Caleb Gaffney, 9-5; 152 - Dennis Lombardi (Palm) pinned Nate Armstrong in 3:15; 160 - Daniel Lucykanish (Palm) pinned Corbin Christians in 1:39; 170 - Daniel Haubert (Pali) pinned Jeremy Mooney in 1:50; 182 - Steven Lilly (Pali) pinned Colyn Mertz in 0:17; 195 - Double forfeit; 220 - Matt Garey-Hendricks (Palm) won by forfeit; 285 - Wyatt Hargar (Pali) pinned Brandon Burkhart in :20; 106 - Kellen Trotter (Palm) won by forfeit; 113 - Double forfeit; 120 - John Haubert (Pali) pinned Aidan Ortiza in 1:21; 126
- Savanah Witt (Pali) pinned Josh Merkel in 2:34.
SWIMMING
Tamaqua-Mahanoy Area
Tamaqua and Mahanoy Area split a Schuylkill League meet.
The host Golden Bears earned a 99-70 victory over the Blue Raiders in girls action, while the visiting Blue Raiders cruised to a 86-30 win in the boys meet.
Gabby Blasko (500 freestyle) posted a win for the Raiders, while the 200 freestyle relay team of Rylee Wenzel, McKenna Ehrig, Isabella Jones, and Maura Walker also posted a victory.
Jathan Krall (200 Free), Vincenzio Valentine (200IM), Stephen Behun (100 Free), Jack Tharp (500 Free) and Brandon Long (100 Backstroke) all earned first-place finishes in the boys competition.
GIRLS
Mahanoy Area 99, Tamaqua 70
100 Medley Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area 2:06.00; 200 Freestyle - 1. Oceana O’Boyle (MA) 2:29.01, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Izabel Lynn (MA); 200 IM - 1. Kaylee Senglar (MA) 2:39.07, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Maura Walker (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Morgan Denchy (MA) 28.96, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Tabbatha Ward (MA); 100 Butterfly - 1. Alexis Chilinskas (MA) 1:13.87, 2. Oceana O’Boyle (MA), 3. Lexi Buchala (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Abby Dudash (MA) 1:02.70, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Morgan Denchy (MA); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:27.80, 2. Kaylee Senglar (MA), 3. Isabella Jones (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Rylee Wenzel, McKenna Ehrig, Isabella Jones, Maura Walker) 2:01.74; 100 Backstroke - 1. Abby Dudash (MA) 1:08.86, 2. Alexis Chilinskas (MA), 3. Addison Krall (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Tabbatha Ward (MA) 1:15.35, 2. Carly Honus (MA), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 400 Freestyle Relay
- 1. Mahanoy Area 4:19.14.
BOYS
Tamaqua 86, Mahanoy Area 30
100 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Stephen Behun, Jack Tharp, Ethan DiBonafazio) 2:05.94; 200 Freestyle - 1. Jathan Krall (T) 2:08.17, 2. Ethan DiBonafazio (T); 200 IM - 1. Vincenzio Valentine (T) 3:10.07; 50 Freestyle - 1. Bohdan VanHorn (MA) 25.29, 2. Kyler Shapansky (MA), 3. Brandon Long (T); 100 Butterfly - 1. Bohdan VanHorn (MA) 1:04.72, 2. Jake Hillibush (MA), 3. Jathan Krall (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 1:00.15, 2. Ethan DiBonafazio (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Jack Tharp (T) 6:36.10, 2. Alex Zehner (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Stephen Behun, Ethan DiBonafazio, Jack Tharp, Jathan Krall) 1:45.29; 100 Backstroke - 1. Brandon Long (T) 1:10.74, 2. Alexander Nattress (T), 3. Benjamin Hehn (T); 100 Breaststroke
- 1. Jake Hillibush (MA) 1:08.76, 2. Kyler Shapansky (MA), 3. Stephen Behun (T).
JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL
8TH Grade
N. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.
North Schuylkill posted a 29-12 win over Panther Valley.
Mya Conti led the Spartans with 13 points, while Lucy Kocha had eight points for the Panthers.
Pottsville-Weatherly
Pottsville rolled to a 48-16 win over Weatherly.
Reese Kettner led the Tide with 20 points, while Jes Siminitus added 12 points.
Kelly Reiner collected 13 points for the Wreckers.
7TH Grade
Pottsville-Weatherly
Pottsville cruised to a 47-12 victory over Weatherly.
Jo Barnhart had 13 points for the Tide, while Lauren Brennan recorded 12.
DeAnna Pugh had six points for the Wreckers.