Panther Valley and Lehighton each posted wrestling victories on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, the Tamaqua girls basketball team recorded its first victory of the season.

WRESTLING

Sch. Haven-Panther Vy.

In its first home match since 2020, Panther Valley made it a memorable return in front of the home crowd with a 39-35 win over Schuylkill Haven.

The Panthers made the most six forfeits to seal the deal and record their first dual win since a 37-36 victory over Halifax on Dec. 18, 2019. Mergim Bushati earned PV’s lone contested win with a decision at 172 pounds.

Panther Valley 39, Schuylkill Haven 35

145 – Andrew Zimmerman (SH) pinned Giobanni Fleming in 1:49; 152 – Aden Celani (SH) tech fall Spencer Skoutelas-Kern, 18-1; 160 – Charles Hower (PV) won by forfeit; 172 – Mergim Bushati (PV) dec. Xavier Dierolf, 6-3; 189 – Aiden Myers (SH) pinned Xazier Ocasio in 0:45; 215 – Niko Carestia (SH) pinned Jacob Haniman in 1:47; 285 – Aidan Milkovitz (PV) won by forfeit; 107 – Carter Williams (SH) won by forfeit; 114 – Justin Kuehn (PV) won by forfeit; 122 – Daeson Hasenauer (SH) pinned Tevin Walsh in 1:14; 127 – Michael Cobb (PV) won by forfeit; 133 – Narayana Norwood (PV) won by forfeit; 139

– Jah Bushati (PV) won by forfeit.

Northwestern-Lehighton

Lehighton cruised to a 53-19 non-league win over visiting Northwestern.

The Indians won four contested bouts, but posted three pins and a tech fall while taking advantage of a handful of forfeits to secure the win.

Blake Muffley (127), Evan Wentz (133) and Reese Balk (285) all earned pins for wins for the Indians, while Carter Hontz added the tech fall.

Luke Fugazzotto (160) and Dalton Clymer (172) both posted pins for the Tigers.

Lehighton 53, Northwestern 19

152 – Ethan Barachie (L) won by forfeit; 160 – Luke Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Jacob Ferguson in 3:18; 172 – Dalton Clymer (NW) pinned Brok Solt in 1:43; 189 – Lucas Miller (NW) dec. Deven Armbruster, 4-0; 215 – Noah Schlofer (NW) major dec. Wyatt Sherer, 10-2; 285 – Reese Balk (L) pinned Dartanyon DeLillo in 4:42; 107 – Ethan Nothstein (L) won by forfeit; 114 – Connor Dugan (L) won by forfeit; 121 – Aidan Gruber (L) won by forfeit; 127 – Blake Muffley (L) pinned Josephine Wehr in 0:41; 133 – Evan Wentz (L) pinned Nathan Geiger in 0:40; 139 – Maggie Pagotto (L) won by forfeit; 145

– Carter Hontz (L) tech fall Katie Brensinger, 5:33, 18-2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Shenandoah

Tamaqua gained its first victory of the season with a 57-46 victory at Shenandoah Valley.

The Blue Raiders took control of the game in the second quarter, as they outscored the Blue Devils 17-5 in the period.

Tamaqua (1-2) was paced by Laney Werner, who had a game-high 20 points with four three-pointers, Sarah Hope had 15 points, and Lorelei Plasha added 10. Kendle Miller had 12 rebounds and Sam Plasha had 11.

Shenandoah Valley (0-2) was led by Ava Menjivar, who had 17 points.

TAMAQUA

McArdle 0-0-0-0, Giuliano 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, S. Plasha 0-0-0-0, Hope 6-1-5-15, L. Plasha 4-2-2-10, Miller 2-1-2-5, Bartenope 3-1-2-7, Werner 8-0-0-20. TOTALS: 23-5-11-57.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Davis 0-0-0-0, Menjivar 5-5-10-17, Aftuk 3-0-0-6, Labosky 3-0-0-6, Wasser 2-4-4-9, DeAngelo 4-0-0-8, Selbi 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-9-14-46.

Tamaqua 14 17 12 14 - 57

Shenandoah 10 5 15 16 - 46

Three-pointers: T - Hope 2, Werner 4; SV- Menjivar 2, Labosky 1

Lehighton-Blue Mountain

A strong second quarter helped Blue Mountain pull away with a 39-25 win over visiting Lehighton in the Schuylkill League opener for both teams.

Reese Baldwin posted five of her game-high 18 points in the second quarter for the Eagles (2-0, 1-0 SL), who increased their lead to nine points heading into the intermission. Kylie Conway netted four of her 14 points in the second period.

Taylor Bowman paced the Indians (1-2, 0-1) with eight points, while Emma Repsher added six points.

LEHIGHTON

Serfass 2-0-0-4, Repsher 3-0-2-6, Barthol 0-0-0-0, McHugh 2-0-0-5, Haley 0-0-0-0, Klotz 0-0-0-0, Uyvari 0-0-0-0, Trotman 1-0-0-2, Bowman 3-2-3-8, Wojton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-2-5-25.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

K. Faust 0-0-0-0, Conway 7-0-0-14, Heydt 1-3-4-5, Wagner 0-0-0-0, Gibson 0-0-0-0, Peel 0-0-0-0, J. Faust 0-0-0-0, Hardy 1-0-2-2, Keck 0-0-0-0, Baldwin 7-4-6-18. TOTALS: 16-7-12-39.

Lehighton 6 4 9 6 – 25

Blue Mtn. 8 11 11 9 – 39

Three-pointers: Lehighton – McHugh 1; Blue Mtn. – none.

No. Lehigh-Notre Dame GP

Notre Dame of Green Pond turned back Northern Lehigh for a 39-33 Colonial League win.

The Crusaders moved to 2-0, and were led by Carly Campbell, who had 16 points.

The Bulldogs (1-1), who trimmed the deficit to 21-18 at halftime, were led by Katelyn Barthold, who had 11 points, while Aubrey Pollard added nine.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Whalen 1-2-4-5, K. Barthold 4-1-1-11, Pollard 2-5-8-9, D. Barthold 1-1-2-4, Peters 2-0-0-4, Bosch 0-0-0-0, Snyder 0-0-0--0. TOTALS: 11-8-15-33.

NOTRE DAME

Altmire 3-0-1-7, Schweitzer 0-0-0-0, Pohl 4-0-0-9, S. Zambo 0-0-0-0, Howlett 0-0-0-0, Lessig 3-1-3-7, E. Zambo 0-0-0 0, Campbell 8-0-1-16. TOTALS: 18-1-6-39.

No. Lehigh 8 10 8 7 - 33

Notre Dame 13 8 14 4 - 39

Three-pointers: NL - Whalen, K. Barthold, D. Barthold; ND- Altmire, Pohl.

Pleasant Valley-ES South

East Stroudsburg South spoiled Pleasant Valley’s opening night, as the hosts posted a 32-24 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.

Layla Hernandez led the way with a game-high 17 points for the Cavaliers.

Ella Muir paced the Bears with a team-high 12 points.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Gaddist 1-0-0-2, Honadel 0-0-1-0, Muir 5-1-2-12, Rosenberg 1-0-0-3, Greene 2-0-0-5, Bawab 0-0-2-0, Gamble 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 10-1-5-24.

ES SOUTH

Williams 2-1-2-5, Smith 1-0-2-2, L. Marte 0-0-2-0, Hernandez 7-2-5-17, Davis 1-0-2-2, Gray 2-0-0-4, Kreshock 0-0-0-0, Zearfass 1-0-2-2, M. Marte 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-3-15-32.

ES South 9 10 6 7 - 32

Pleasant Vy. 2 9 8 5 - 24

Three-pointers: PV – Muir 1, Rosenberg 1, Greene 1; ESS – Hernandez 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame GP-No. Lehigh

Notre Dame of Green Pond rolled to an 83-17 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

Chase Marks led four Crusaders’ (2-1, 1-0) players in double figures with a game-high 16 points. Colin Boyle, Dainn Vassalo and Zach Rodgers finished with 13, 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Bryce LoPinto paced the Bulldogs (0-3, 0-1) with five points.

NOTRE DAME GP

Rodgers 4 1-1 10, Boyle 6 0-0 13, Bohn 1 0-0 2, Smith 2 0-0 4, Marks 7 0-0 16, Miles 2 0-0 4, Vassallo 5 0-0 12, Lessig 1 2-2 5, Hobbie 2 0-0 5, Maslonka 0 0-0 0, Hoff 3 0-0 6, Darno 2 0-1 4, Pez 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 36 3-4 83.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Kunkle 0 3-4 3, Simms 1 1-2 4, B. LoPinto 1 2-6 5, Daubert 1 0-0 3, N. Buskirk 1 0-0 2, Salih 0 0-0 0, C. LoPinto 0 0-0 0, Novicki 0 0-0 0, B. Buskirk 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 4 6-12 17.

Notre Dame 30 14 17 22 – 83

No. Lehigh 0 7 5 5 – 17

Three-pointers: NDGP – Marks 2, Vassallo 2, Rodgers 1, Hobbie 1, Boyle 1, Lessig 1; NL – B. LoPinto 1, Daubert 1, Simms 1.

Weatherly-Northwest Area

Northwest Area jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 53-35 non-league victory over Weatherly.

The Rangers (2-0) took a commanding 43-10 lead at halftime, and were led by Josh Minor, who had 13 points.

The Wreckers (0-2) were led by Ian McLauren, who had a game-high 16 points.

WEATHERLY

Parker 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0 0-0 0, McLauren 7 2-4 16, Berger 0 1-3 1, McKeegan 1 0-0 2, Walker 2 3-8 8, Saldukas 3 0-0 8, Wagner 2 3-8 8 TOTALS 13 6-15 35

NORTHWEST AREA

Yaple 2 1-1 6, Hufford 1 1-2 3, J. Minor 5 0-0 13, R. Minor 2 1-2 6, O’ Day 4 2-2 11, Shea 0 0-1 0, McCoy 1 0-0 3, Crawford 3 0-0 6. TOTALS 16 6-10 53.

Weatherly 9 1 12 13 - 35

Northwest 25 18 3 7 – 53

Three-pointers: W - Saldukas 2, Wagner 1; NW - J. Minor 3, Yaple 1, R. Minor 1, O’ Day 1.

Shenandoah-Tamaqua

Shenandoah Valley came away with a 62-55 non-league victory over Tamaqua.

After the Blue Raiders took a 14-13 lead after the first quarter, the Blue Devils (2-2) took a 26-24 lead into the half and never looked back. Kaleb Maksimik sparked Shenandoah with a team-high 25 points, while Bryan Rivera chipped in with 13 points. Brady Najada added 10 points.

Connor Dillon netted a game-high 29 points for Tamaqua (0-2). Noah Mateyak posted 11 points.

SHENANDOAH

K. Maksimik 9-2-4-25, Cano 0-0-0-0, B. Maksimik 1-0-0-2, Nickerson 3-0-1-8, Najada 3-3-5-10, Hernandez 1-2-2-4, Rivera 4-4-5-13, Burke 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-11-17-62.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 1-0-0-2, Lewis 0-2-2-2, Mateyak 4-0-0-11, Klein 0-0-0-0, Milot 2-0-0-4, Kane 1-1-2-3, Gomez 0-0-0-0, Dillon 9-4-4-29, Ligenza 0-0-0-0, Andrews 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 18-9-10-55.

Shenandoah 13 13 14 22 – 62

Tamaqua 14 10 13 19 – 55

Three-pointers: SV – K. Maksimik 5, Nickerson 2, Najada 1, Rivera 1; Tamaqua – Dillon 7, Mateyak 3.

Jim Thorpe-Mahanoy Area

Mahanoy Area knocked off Jim Thorpe, 46-36, in a non-league game.

Tanner Zawada led the way for the Golden Bears (2-1) with a team-high 15 points, while Jace Yedsena added double figures with 12 points.

Kained Herron was held to four points in the first half for the Olympians (0-2). But he found his rhythm in the second half, as he posted 17 of his game-high 21 over the final two periods. Bryson Heydt added eight points.

JIM THORPE

Herron 9-1-5-21. Spruill 0-0-2-0, Warner 0-0-0-0, Domsk 1-0-0-3, Goldberg 1-0-0-3, DiSanto 1-0-0-3, McHugh 0-0-0-0, Curran 0-0-0-0, Heydt 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 16-1-12-38.

MAHANOY AREA

Yedsena 4-4-8-12, Cuff 0-0-0-0, Zawada 3-8-10-15, Manley 2-0-3-4, Alansky 3-0-0-6, Styka 3-2-6-9, McGroarty 0-0-0-0, Frye 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-14-27-46.

Jim Thorpe 7 6 11 14 – 38

Mahanoy Area 10 9 9 18 – 46

Three-pointers: JT – Herron 2, Domsk 1, Goldberg 1, DiSanto 1; MA – Zawada 1, Styka 1.