Jim Thorpe clinched a district playoff berth with a victory over Pine Grove on Friday.

The Northern Lehigh girls and Tamaqua boys basketball teams also posted wins.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Pine Grove

Jim Thorpe clinched a district playoff berth by cruising to a 49-28 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove.

The Olympians held the Cardinals scoreless in the second quarter, and Bryson Heydt scored six of his game-high 13 points in the period as Thorpe built a 20-point lead by halftime.

Andrew Warner chipped in with nine points for the Olympians, who won their fourth straight game and improved to 11-6 overall and 6-4 in the league.

JIM THORPE

Herron 3-0-0-6, Richards 3-0-0-8, Warner 3-0-2-9, C. McHugh 1-0-0-2, Fisher 2-2-2-7, DiSanto 0-0-0-0, B. McHugh 0-0-0-0, Spruill 0-0-0-0, Craigie 1-0-0-3, Selby 0-0-0-0, Rosahac 0-1-2-1, Berger 0-0-0-0, Heydt 6-1-4-13. TOTALS: 19-4-10-49.

PINE GROVE

Brandt 2-4-4-9, Unger 3-0-0-9, O. Hannevig 1-0-0-2, Skocik 0-0-0-0, Culbert 0-0-0-0, Geesey 2-0-0-5, Tobin 0-0-0-0, Kolb 0-0-0-0, E. Hannevig 0-0-0-0, Ibarra 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-4-7-28.

Jim Thorpe 17 13 5 14 - 49

Pine Grove 10 0 5 13 - 28

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Warner 3, Richards 2, Fisher 1, Craigie 1; Pine Grove - Unger 3, Brandt 1, Geesey 1, Ibarra 1.

Lehighton-Tamaqua

Tamaqua surged past Lehighton for a 60-46 Schuylkill League win.

Connor Dillon hit four treys and had 22 points for the Blue Raiders (7-11; 4-6). Nathan Gregoire added 16 points, and Lucas Milot scored 11.

Tyler Rehrig, Jack Lorenz and Brayden Lutz had nine points apiece for the Indians (4-14; 1-9).

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 0-0-0-0, Lewis 1-0-2-2, McLaughlin 0-0-0-0, Styka 0-0-0-0, Milot 3-3-4-11, Kane 1-5-8-7, Fannock 0-0-0-0, Dillon 6-6-7-22, Ligenza 0-0-1-0, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Gregoire 5-4-6-16, Mateyak 0-0-0-0, Coleman 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 17-18-29-60.

LEHIGHTON

Porambo 0-0-0-0, Lorenz 4-0-1-9, Blauch 1-6-8-8, Johnson 0-0-0-0, Lutz 4-0-0-9, Rehrig 3-0-0-9, Constenbader 2-1-2-5, Roth 2-2-2-6, Serfass 0-0-0-0, Hoke 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-9-13-46.

Tamaqua 8 16 21 15 - 60

Lehighton 9 12 12 13 - 46

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Dillon 4, Milot 2, Gregoire 2; Lehighton - Rehrig 3, Lorenz 1, Lutz 1.

ES South-Pleasant Vy.

East Stroudsburg South pulled away from Pleasant Valley for a 65-49 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.

Gabriel Mileto hit four threes and finished with 12 points for the Cavaliers (12-5).

Donald Francois Jr. had 10 points for the Bears (3-13).

ES SOUTH

Patterson 1-0-0-3, Simms 2-2-2-6, Santos 4-2-2-10, Mileto 4-0-0-12, Garrison 4-0-0-9, Chatman 4-0-0-9, Almonte 0-0-0-0, Moore 1-0-0-2, McIntyre 6-0-1-12, Watts 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 26-4-5-65.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Blass 3-1-2-7, J. Moore 2-3-8-7, Knudsen 1-0-0-2, Francois Jr. 3-2-4-10, P. Moore 0-0-0-0, Williams 3-0-0-7, Hallenbeck 2-2-4-6, Dixon 1-0-0-2, Ratti 2-0-0-6, L. Pandolfo 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 18-8-20-49.

ES South 19 12 12 22 - 65

Pleasant Vy. 16 9 9 16 - 49

Three-pointers: ES South - Mileto 4, Garrison 1, Chatman 1; Pleasant Valley - P. Moore 2, Ratti 2, Williams 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

So. Lehigh-No. Lehigh

Katelynn Barthold and Emma Niebell both scored four points in overtime to help Northern Lehigh pull out a 45-44 Colonial League victory over Southern Lehigh.

Barthold also recorded four points during the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs, who trailed by seven points entering the period, rallied to send the game into an extra frame.

The win was Nolehi’s fifth straight and upped its record to 10-7 overall and 8-6 in the league.

Barthold finished with a team-high 14 points, while Cadence Peters added 10. Cadence Whalen also chipped in with nine.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Pearson 0-2-2-2, Lewis 5-5-6-18, S. Wierer 2-1-2-5, Macintosh 1-0-0-3, Vandebunte 0-0-0-0, Meinhold 6-1-4-13, Seagraves 1-1-4-3, K. Wierer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-10-18-44.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Steckel 0-0-0-0, Whalen 3-3-6-9, D. Barthold 1-0-3-2, K. Barthold 7-0-0-14, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Peters 4-2-5-10, Niebell 3-2-6-8, Klimek 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-7-20-45.

Southern Lehigh 3 23 5 4 9 - 44

Northern Lehigh 14 8 2 11 10 - 45

Three-pointers: Southern Lehigh - Lewis 3, Macintosh 1; Northern Lehigh - None.

Williams Vy.-Panther Vy.

Big games from Sera Robin and Maddison Maynard helped Panther Valley defeat Williams Valley to end a long losing streak.

Robin poured in a game-high 28 points, including seven three-pointers, as the Panthers posted a 68-46 non-league victory to snap a 15-game skid.

Maynard finished with 24 points for PV, which improved to 2-15. The winners also rceived eight points from Kaidence Krapf.

WILLIAMS VALLEY

Hechler 0-0-0-0, Sincyr 4-3-4-14, Savage 3-0-0-7, Smeltz 6-2-4-14, Carl 3-0-0-9, Mahoney 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 16-7-10-46.

PANTHER VALLEY

Schreffler 0-0-0-0, Krapf 2-2-2-8, Robin 9-3-3-28, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Maynard 9-6-8-24, Vermillion 1-1-2-3, Yuricheck 2-1-2-5, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-13-17-68.

Williams Valley 15 12 12 7 - 46

Panther Valley 18 17 17 16 - 68

Three-pointers: Williams Valley - Sincyr 3, Carl 3, Savage 1; Panther Valley - Robin 7, Krapf 2.

Pleasant Vy.-ES South

A game-high 20 points from Layla Hernandez highlighted East Stroudsburg South’s 46-38 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.

Hernandez scored 14 of her points in the first half to help the Cavaliers (9-8) build a 23-16 lead.

Sam Merklin scored 14 points for the Bears (8-9), while Aryn Stivala added 10.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Stivala 4-1-5-10, Williams 0-0-0-0, Greene 1-0-0-2, Honadel 2-0-0-6, Morgan 2-0-2-6, Finley 0-0-0-0, Merklin 4-5-12-14. TOTALS: 13-7-19-38.

ES SOUTH

Williams 2-1-3-5, Jo. Zearfoss 0-0-0-0, Smith 2-0-0-4, Hernandez 5-8-9-20, Marte 1-0-0-2, Jaz. Zearfoss 0-0-0-0, Boushell 1-0-1-2, Day 4-1-2-9, Frazier 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 17-10-15-46.

Pleasant Vy. 5 11 13 9 - 38

ES South 12 11 11 12 - 46

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Honadel 2, Morgan 2, Stivala 1; ES South - Hernandez 2.