Northwestern posted victories over Northern Lehigh in boys and girls basketball action on Tuesday.

In the loss, the Bulldogs’ Emma Niebell reached 1,000 points in her career.

Other winners included the Marian boys basketball team, Pleasant Valley girls basketball team and Jim Thorpe wrestling.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-No. Lehigh

A 15-point fourth quarter lifted Northwestern to a 44-40 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

Dylan Witkowski sparked the Tigers (10-10, 10-7) with a game-high 15 points in a contest that was tied 29-29 heading into the fourth quarter. Ethan Lazarus and Cade Christopher chipped in with 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Aiden Parvel finished with 12 points for the Bulldogs (3-17; 2-14), while Izaiah Ramos added 10.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 0-0-0-0, Christopher 4-2-2-10, Mauro 0-0-0-0, Lazarus 5-3-3-13, Witkowski 6-0-0-15, Nelson 0-3-4-3, Heilman 0-0-0-0, Koslowski 1-0-0-3.TOTALS: 16-8-9-44.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Frame 3-0-0-6, Parvel 6-0-0-12, Smyth 1-0-0-2, Ramos 4-0-0-10, Buskirk 1-0-0-2, LoPinto 4-0-0-8, Kunkle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-0-0-40.

Northwestern 11 8 10 15 - 44

Northern Lehigh 6 9 14 11 - 40

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Witkowski 3, Koslowski 1; No. Lehigh - Ramos 2.

Williams Valley-Marian

Marian used a big first half to roll to a 82-57 Schuylkill League win over Williams Valley.

The Colts (10-5 overall; 5-3 SL) took a 54-29 lead over the Vikings into intermission, as Brendan Lonergan netted 10 of his game-high 20 points in the first half, while Frank Valente posted 16 of his 19 in the first 16 minutes of play.

Logan Fritz and Julius Currie followed with 13 points and 10 points, respectively.

Alex Asenbach led the Vikings (0-16; 0-9) with a team-high 16 points, while Brady Evans recorded 14 and Gavin Sutton chipped in with 12.

WILLIAMS VALLEY

Kryzanowski 1-1-2-3, Sutton 5-1-2-12, Shoop 2-0-0-4, Crisswell 2-0-0-4, Asenbach 7-2-2-16, Evans 5-1-3-14, Barner 0-0-0-0, Koons 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 24-5-9-57.

MARIAN

Fritz 6-0-0-13, Espaillot-Turbi 3-0-0-7, Segedy 0-0-0-0, Viscaino 0-0-0-0, Ja. Rodino 1-0-0-2, Valente 7-1-3-19, Ferrera 1-1-2-3, Ramirez 1-0-0-2, Walko 0-0-0-0, Je. Rodino 2-0-0-4, Bobish 0-0-0-0, Lonergan 10-0-0-20, Currie 3-1-2-10, Trifiro 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 35-3-7-82.

Williams Valley 11 15 17 14 - 57

Marian 26 28 18 10 - 82

Three-pointers: Williams Valley - Evans 3, Sutton 1; Marian - Valente 4, Currie 3, Fritz 1, Espaillot-Turbi 1.

Blue Mountain-Lehighton

Blue Mountain escaped with a 58-53 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.

The Eagles took a 42-40 lead into the fourth quarter, and used a 16-13 edge in the final period to secure the win.

Kade Hominger finished with 18 points for the Eagles (11-7, 7-4). Carson Kerstetter added 17 points, while Issac Thomas contributed 12.

Jack Lorenz had 18 points for the Tribe (4-14, 1-10). Brayden Lutz chipped in with 13 points, while Joe Roth added 12.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Campbell 3-2-4-8, Hominger 7-3-4-18, Kerstetter 5-7-8-17, Miller 0-0-0-0, Devitt 0-1-2-1, Caulfield 0-0-1-0, Thomas 4-4-7-12, Guers 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 20-17-27-58.

LEHIGHTON

Lorenz 4-9-10-18, Blauch 1-3-4-5, Johnson 0-0-0-0, Lutz 3-6-7-13, Rehrig 1-0-0-3, Roth 6-0-0-12, Serfass 0-0-0-0, Hoke 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 16-18-21-53.

Blue Mountain 13 15 14 16 - 58

Lehighton 13 14 13 13 - 53

Three-pointers: Blue Mtn. - Hominger 1; Lehighton - Lorenz 1, Lutz 1, Rehrig 1.

North Schuylkill-Tamaqua

North Schuylkill turned back Tamaqua for a 62-48 Schuylkill League victory.

Ayden Conti sparked the Spartans (10-8, 7-4) with a game-high 18 points, while Adam Scott followed with 15 and Jack Keiter chipped in with 14.

Connor Dillon paced the Blue Raiders (7-12, 4-7) with a team-high 13 points, while Nathan Gregoire added 12.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Wallace 0-0-0-0, Bialicki 0-0-0-0, Keiter 6-1-2-14, Zulkowski 2-1-2-5, Miller 1-0-0-2, Conti 7-0-0-18, Dean 3-0-0-6, Scott 6-3-6-15, Fisher 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 26-5-11-62.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 0-0-0-0, Lewis 1-0-0-2, McLaughlin 0-0-0-0, Milot 1-0-0-3, Kane 2-1-2-5, Dillon 5-1-2-13, Ligenza 1-0-0-2, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Gregoire 4-4-5-12, Coleman 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 19-7-10-48.

North Schuylkill 19 19 11 13 - 62

Tamaqua 12 9 9 18 - 48

Three-pointers: North Schuylkill - Conti 4, Keller 1; Tamaqua - Dillon 2, Milot 1.

Pleasant Valley-PM East

Pocono Mountain East pulled away for a 64-51 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

Tamir Thompson sparked the Cardinals (3-14, 1-12) with 18 points, while Djay Sanchez finished with 14. Sebastian Fermin and Taemus Jones contributed with 13 and 11 points, respectively, for East, which outscored PV 20-6 in the final quarter.

Jarod Moore led all scorers with a game-high 20 points for the Bears (3-13, 3-10), scoring eight of those in the second quarter. Donald Francois, Jr. added 16.

PLEASANT VALLEY

J. Moore 8-4-4-20, Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Francois, Jr. 6-1-1-16, P. Moore 3-1-2-8, Hallenbeck 1-2-2-4, Walters 0-0-1-0, Ratti 1-0-0-3, Prator 0-0-0-0, L. Pandolfo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-8-10-51.

PM EAST

Jones 5-0-0-11, Cruz 0-0-0-0, Fermin 5-0-0-13, Davalos 0-0-0-0, Campbell 3-0-0-8, Sanchez 5-0-0-14, Thompson 7-4-6-18, Hyde 0-0-0-0, Teel 0-0-0-0, Goodridge 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-4-6-64.

Pleasant Valley 18 19 8 6 - 51

PM East 18 16 10 20 - 64

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Francois, Jr. 3, P. Moore 1, Ratti 1; PM East - Sanchez 4, Fermin 3, Campbell 2, Jones 1.

Weatherly-Shenandoah Vy.

Shenandoah Valley rolled to a commanding 61-35 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.

Bryan Rivera netted eight of his game-high 19 points in the opening quarter as the Blue Devils (15-3, 8-1) took a 25-11 lead, while Owen Kosar chipped in with eight of his 13 points in the period. Matt Alvarez added 10.

Frankie Willis finished with 14 points for the Wreckers (1-14, 0-8), while Timmy Maguschak contributed 13.

WEATHERLY

Maguschak 5-3-4-13, McLaurin 1-0-0-2, Berger 0-0-1-0, Eroh 0-0-0-0, Willis 4-5-6-14, Broskoskie 1-1-2-4, Rhoades 0-0-0-0, Buck 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 12-9-13-35.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Alvarez 5-0-0-10, Kosar 4-3-6-13, Makita 1-1-2-3, K. Maksimik 4-0-0-9, Boris 0-0-2-0, Rivera 9-0-0-19, Cairo 0-0-0-0, Ramos 0-0-0-0, Hernadez 0-0-0-0, Taylor 2-0-0-5, Guillen 0-0-0-0, Najda 1-0-0-2, B. Maksimik 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-4-10-61.

Weatherly 11 9 11 4 - 35

Shenandoah Vy. 25 15 16 5 - 61

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Willis 1, Broskoskie 1; Shenandoah - Kosar 2, Maksimik 1, Rivera 1, Taylor 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. Lehigh-Northwestern

Northern Lehigh’s Emma Niebell scored her 1,000th-career point, but Northwestern picked up a 58-45 Colonial League win.

Paige Sevrain sparked the Tigers (17-4, 15-2) in the opening half, as she posted 14 of her game-high 28 points through the first 16 minutes of play. Cara Thomas helped NW keep that comfortable lead in the second half, as she went on to score 10 of her 16 points over the final two quarters.

Niebell scored 21 of her team-high 28 points in the second half for the Bulldogs (11-8, 9-7). Cadence Whalen added seven points in the setback.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Steckel 0-0-0-0, Whalen 3-0-1-7, Lear 2-0-0-5, K. Barthold 1-0-0-3, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Peters 1-0-0-2, Niebell 11-0-0-28, Klimek 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-0-1-45.

NORTHWESTERN

Bro. Balliet 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Bry. Balliet 0-0-0-0, Thomas 7-0-0-16, Nyce 2-2-4-6, Fisher 3-0-0-6, Dorney 0-0-0-0, Sevrain 13-2-3-28. TOTALS: 26-4-7-58.

Northern Lehigh 10 9 11 15 - 45

Northwestern 16 14 13 15 - 58

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Niebell 6, Whalen 1, Lear 1, K. Barthold 1; Northwestern - Thomas 2.

PM East-Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley knocked off Pocono Mountain East for a 34-29 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.

Sam Merklin led all scorers with 14 points for the Bears (9-9, 7-8), while Aryn Stivala and Drew Morgan both added 10.

Gabby Maldonado finished with 10 points for the Cardinals (5-11, 5-9), while Jayla South ended up with eight.

PM EAST

Williams 2-2-9-6, Snyder 2-1-1-5, South 3-1-4-8, Wehr 0-0-0-0, McLain 0-0-0-0, Imhdf 0-0-0-0, Soller 0-0-0-0, Maldonado 4-1-3-10. TOTALS: 11-5-17-29.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Stivala 4-2-3-10, Williams 0-0-0-0, Greene 0-0-0-0, Honadel 0-0-0-0, Morgan 3-1-3-10, Merklin 4-6-9-14, Finley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-9-15-34.

PME 5 7 9 8 – 29

PV 10 3 12 9 – 34

Three-pointers: Pocono Mountain East - South 1, Maldonado 1; Pleasant Valley - Morgan 3.

WRESTLING

Jim Thorpe-Blue Mountain

Jim Thorpe closed its Schuylkill League schedule with a 42-31 victory over host Blue Mountain.

The Olympians used five pins and two forfeits to register the win.

All five of Thorpe’s falls came in the first period, with Cam Tinajero’s six-pointer at 160 pounds coming in just 52 seconds. Other pins by the Olympians came from Nikolas Schwartz (138), Gabe Heaney (152), Aiden Sterling (172) and Jared Newhall (189).

Thorpe finished 1-4 in league action, while the Eagles ended at 0-5.

Jim Thorpe 42, Blue Mountain 31

285 - Trevor Manbeck (BM) pinned Jayden Mantilla in 1:53; 106 - Henry Snyder (JT) won by forfeit; 113 - Colin Seefeldt (BM) pinned Noah Geiser; 120 - Chris Jacobacci (JT) won by forfeit; 126 - Kaden Brish (BM) major dec. Ridge Snyder, 11-3; 132 - Payton Fasnacht (BM) pinned Max Pfeifer in :44; 138 - Nikolas Schwartz (JT) pinned Wesley Mansell in 1:58; 145 - Hunter Blankenhorn (BM) pinned Richard Kenna in :36; 152 - Gabe Heaney (JT) pinned Sayyidakbar Akbarov in 1:00; 160 - Cam Tinajero (JT) pinned Michael Owen in :52; 172 - Aiden Sterling (JT) pinned Vernon Kleckner in 1:25; 189 - Jared Newhall (JT) pinned Shawn Martin in 1:49; 215

- Bradley Renninger (BM) dec. Blake Carroll, 3-0.

North Schuylkill-Lehighton

North Schuylkill posted a 36-32 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.

Gauge Hartney (215) and Ricky Houser (285) opened the match with back-to-back wins for the Indians, while Luke Ferguson added another pin at 145 pounds.

North Schuylkill 36, Lehighton 32

215 – Gauge Hartney (L) pinned Blake Clayo in 2:46; 285 – Ricky Houser (L) pinned Neekoli Caraballo in 1:13; 106 – Noah Gilgare (NS) pinned Jake Hall in 1:10; 113 – Kaden Casey (NS) pinned Andrew Versuk in 5:20; 120 – Aiden Gruber (L) major dec. Tyler Slotterback, 11-3; 126 – Jaden Myers (NS) pinned Reese Scaturro in 0:16; 132 – Nick Ziegenfus (L) major dec. Zander McElhaney, 9-0; 138 – Jacob Ferguson (L) dec. Jimmy Weikel, 6-3; 145 – Luke Ferguson (L) pinned Brayden Kessler in 0:54; 152 – Patrick Cooney (NS) pinned Ethan Buchert in 2:36; 160 – Ricky Halford (NS) pinned Griffin Traylor in 1:48; 172 – Dawson Kleeman (NS) pinned Nolan Stein in 5:24; 189

– Devan Armbruster (L) dec. Trevor Minalda, 7-4.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain swept Tamaqua in Schuylkill League action.

The Eagles swam away with a 125-42 win on the girls’ side, while the hosts recorded a 113-52 victory on the boys’ competition.

Brandon Long posted a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke for Tamaqua.

GIRLS

Blue Mountain 125, Tamaqua 42

200 Medley Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 2:02.03; 200 Freestyle – 1. Hannah Magdeburg (BM) 2:07.78, 2. Julia Crossen (BM), 3. Kayla March (BM); 200 IM – 1. Paige Bensinger (BM) 2:23.68, 2. Victoria Ellex (BM), 3. Lexi Buchala (T); 50 Freestyle – 1. Morgan Yuengling (BM) 26.35, 2. Katherine Sarnes (BM), 3. Maura Walker (T); 100 Butterfly – 1. Hannah Magdeburg (BM) 1:04.58, 2. Sarah Magdeburg (BM), 3. Sage Kaplafka (BM); 100 Freestyle – 1. Victoria Ellex (BM) 58.01, 2. Mollie Sarnes (BM), 3. Maura Walker (T); 500 Freestyle – 1. Katherine Sarnes (BM) 5:22.77, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Kayla March (BM); 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 1:56.71; 100 Backstroke – 1. Sage Kaplafka (BM) 1:14.30, 2. Ashley Lake (BM), 3. Julia Crossen (BM); 100 Breaststroke – 1. Paige Bensinger (BM) 1:11.56, 2. Morgan Yuengling (BM), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

– 1. Blue Mountain 4:05.30.

BOYS

Blue Mountain 113, Tamaqua 52

200 Medley Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 1:53.87; 200 Freestyle – 1. Logan Stein (BM) 2:02.26, 2. Torrin Rabenstein (BM), 3. Kyan Mitchell (BM); 200 IM – 1. Van Caliendo (BM) 2:39.45, 2. Christian Fisher (BM), 3. Chase Rehrig (BM); 50 Freestyle – 1. Noah Powers (BM) 22.51, 2. Matheson Bair (BM), 3. Jack Tharp (T); 100 Butterfly – 1. Logan Stein (BM) 1:05.84, 2. Taber Perry (BM), 3. Jack Tharp (T); 100 Freestyle – 1. Noah Powers (BM) 51.37, 2. Matheson Bair (BM), 3. Stephen Behun (T); 500 Freestyle – 1. Torrin Rabenstein (BM) 5:38.86, 2. Kyan Mitchell (BM), 3. Jathan Krall (T); 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 1:30.28; 100 Backstroke – 1. Brandon Long (T) 1:11.67, 2. Axton Kelly (BM), 3. Van Caliendo (BM); 100 Breaststroke – 1. Taber Perry (BM) 1:08.83, 2. Stephen Behun (T), 3. Christian Fisher (BM); 400 Freestyle Relay

– 1. Blue Mountain 4:01.34.

JR. HIGH

BOYS BASKETBALL

9TH Grade

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe edged Panther Valley for a 59-56 win.

Aaron Curran led four players in double figures for the Olympians with a team-high 14 points, while Cole Lazorick followed with 13.

Jason Gehris, who had three three-pointers, and Logan O’Connor, both finished with 11 points.

Brody Breiner led all scorers with 27 points for the Panthers, while Connor Penberth finished with four three-pointers as part of his 18 points.

Blue Mountain-Lehighton

Lehighton posted a 61-40 win over Blue Mountain.

Blake Roberts had a game-high 22 points for the Indians, while Cole Dietz contributed 15, and Jaxson Strauss chipped in with 10.

JR. HIGH

GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH Grade

Weatherly-Tamaqua

Weatherly defeated Tamaqua, 26-18.

The Wreckers’ DeAnna Pugh led all scorers with 19 points.

Anna Ackerman netted a team-high five points for the Blue Raiders.

7TH Grade

Weatherly-Tamaqua

Weatherly escaped with a 23-19 win over Tamaqua.

DeAnna Pugh had a game-high 19 points to lead the Wreckers, while Lauren Ligenza paced the Blue Raiders with 11 points.

Panther Valley-Lehighton

Panther Valley posted a 29-21 victory over Lehighton.

PV’s Lucy Kocha topped all scorers with 22 points.