Local roundup: Results from December 21
Lehighton rolled over Jim Thorpe in a wrestling match on Wednesday.
In basketball action, Palmerton’s boys and girls teams both remained unbeaten.
WRESTLING
Jim Thorpe-Lehighton
Lehighton cruised to a commanding 69-5 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe.
The Indians won 12 of the 13 bouts, including seven by fall. Evan Wentz (133), Nicholas Zeigenfuss (139), Carter Hontz (145), Ethan Barachie (152), Jacob Ferguson (160) and Brok Solt (172) all posted pins for the Tribe.
Steven Korte scored the Oympians’ lone points with a technical fall at 121 pounds.
Lehighton 69, Jim Thorpe 5
107 – Ethan Nothstein (L) won by forfeit; 114 – Steven Korte (JT) tech. fall over Connor Dugan in 5:20, 24-8; 121 – Aidan Gruber (L) tech. fall over Noah Geiser in 2:59, 17-1; 127 – Blake Muffley (L) major dec. Christopher Jacobacci, 11-0; 133 – Evan Wentz (L) pinned Ethan Freer in 1:43; 139 – Nicholas Zeigenfuss (L) pinned Ridge Snyder in 3:04; 145 – Carter Hontz (L) pinned Richard Kenna in 0:35; 152 – Ethan Barachie (L) pinned Cael Heaney in 3:10; 160 – Jacob Ferguson (L) pinned Raphael Dinarte in 1:18; 172 –Brok Solt (L) pinned Dawson Meckes in 1:43; 189 – Deven Armbruster (L) pinned Jayden Mantilla in 1:24; 215 – Wyatt Sherer (L) won by forfeit; 285 – Reese Balk (L) pinned Blake Carroll in 1:39.
Saucon Vy.-Northwestern
Saucon Valley breezed to a 60-3 Colonial League win over Northwestern.
Dalton Clymer posted the Tigers’ lone team points with a decision at 172 pounds.
Saucon Valley 60, Northwestern 3
107 – Double forfeit; 114 – Zoie Carandado (SV) won by forfeit; 121 – Aiden Gregg (SV) won by forfeit; 127 – Cole Hubert (SV) pinned Josie Wehr in 0:32; 133 – Bradon Pfanders (SV) won by forfeit; 139 – Hector Mateo (SV) pinned Nate Geiger in 0:13; 145 – Jackson Albert (SV) pinned Katie Brensinger in 1:41; 152 – Leo Zaharakis (SV) dec. Hunter Greenawald, 15-12; 160 – Liam Scrivanich (SV) dec. Luke Fugazzatto, 12-11; 172 – Dalton Clymer (NW) dec. Jared Rohn, 12-5; 189 – Jake Jones (SV) pinned Jackson Bailey in 0:52; 215 – Ty Pfizenmeyer (SV) pinned Noah Schlofer in 1:32; 285 – Evan Leibert (SV) pinned Dart Delillo in 2:55.
BOYS BASKETBALL
No. Lehigh-So. Lehigh
Southern Lehigh jumped out early and never looked back on its way to a 62-20 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.
The Spartans’ Max Pristas scored a game-high 15 points.
Bryce LoPinto led the Bulldogs with seven points.
Northern Lehigh slips to 0-8 overall (0-5 CL), while Southern Lehigh jumps to 4-2 (3-1).
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Kunkle 1-2-4-5, Simms 1-1-3-4, B. LoPinto 3-1-2-7, C. LoPinto 0-0-0-0, Daubert 0-0-0-0, B. Buskirk 0-0-0-0, N. Buskirk 1-1-2-4, Salih 0-0-0-0, Novicki 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-5-11-20.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH
Trevis 0-0-0-0, Gordon 2-0-0-4, Plessl 0-0-0-0, Brunner 3-0-0-6, Allen 3-0-0-6, Trump 3-2-2-8, Koser 1-2-2-4, Shaw 3-0-0-6, Clausnitzer 0-0-0-0, Johnson 2-1-4-5, Smith 0-0-0-0, Pristas 6-1-1-15, Kauffman 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 25-6-9-62.
No. Lehigh 6 5 5 4 – 20
So. Lehigh 23 21 9 9 – 62
Three-pointers: NL – Kunkle 1, Simms 1, N. Buskirk 1; SL – Pristas 2.
Catasauqua-Palmerton
A 25-point opening quarter propelled Palmerton to a 55-21 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.
The Bombers were led by Bryaden Hosier with 14 points, including nine in the first quarter. Kendall Robinson chipped in with nine points.
Palmerton improves to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the CL. The Rough Riders fall to 1-7 overall and 1-4 in league play.
CATASAUQUA
Juica 0-0-0-0, Rivera 1-1-2-4, Cofie 1-0-0-2, Torres 2-0-0-4, Jenkins 2-2-4-6, Bright 1-0-0-2, LaPointe 0-0-0-0, Saadiovi 0-0-0-0, Lopez 1-0-0-3, Fischl 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-3-6-21.
PALMERTON
Machalik 3-0-2-7, Sebelin 0-0-2-0, Robinson 4-1-2-9, Reph 2-0-0-5, Rumfield 1-1-2-3, Leister 0-0-0-0, Serfass 1-2-2-5, Grammes 1-0-0-2, Hosier 6-2-3-14, Steinmetz 0-0-0-0, Stahler 0-0-0-0, Z. Anthony 2-1-2-5, L. Anthony 2-1-2-5, Carelli 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-8-17-55.
Catasauqua 7 4 3 7 – 21
Palmerton 25 10 11 9 – 55
Three-pointers: Catty – Rivera 1, Lopez 1; Palmerton – Machalik 1, Reph 1, Serfass 1.
RCCS-Tamaqua
Tamaqua used a balanced scoring attack to come away with a 54-34 non-league win over Roberto Clemente Charter School.
Connor Dillon and Noah Mateyak led the Blue Raiders with nine points each. Luke Kane and Cam Lewis both added eight points.
The Pirates’ Justyne Furtunas led all scorers with 12 points.
Tamaqua moves to 4-5 overall, while RCCS falls to 0-5.
RCCS
DeJesus 4-0–0-11, Furtunas 3-3-6-12, Velez 0-0-0-0, Henegan 0-0-0-0, Gil 0-0-2-0, Flores 1-0-0-3, Rodriguez 0-0-0-0, Urena 3-0-1-6, Baker 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 12-3-9-34.
TAMAQUA
Ansbach 1-2-4-4, Lewis 3-2-2-8, Mateyak 4-0-0-9, Klein 1-0-0-2, Styka 1-0-2-2, Milot 1-3-4-5, Kane 3-2-2-8, Dillon 3-1-2-9, Andrews 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 20-10-16-54.
RCCS 7 11 11 5 – 34
Tamaqua 15 20 10 9 – 54
Three-pointers: RCCS – DeJesus 3, Fortunas 3, Flores 1; Tamaqua – Dillon 2, Mateyak 1, Andrews 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Palmerton-Catasauqua
Palmerton posted a 47-33 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.
The Bombers’ Bethie Morgan poured in a game-high 20 points, including 16 in the opening half. Hannah Barry added 10 points.
Hailey Jenkins paced Catty with 16 points.
Palmerton remains unbeaten at 7-0 overall (6-0 CL), while Catty falls to 3-5 (1-4).
PALMERTON
Bollinger 0-0-0-0, Baumgardt 0-0-1-0, Frantz 1-3-4-5, Peterson 0-0-0-0, Han. Barry 2-3-4-10, Matsko 3-0-0-6, Pengelly 0-0-0-0, Balliet 0-1-2-1, Andrews 0-0-0-0, B. Morgan 6-6-7-20, Connell 2-1-1-5, Hai. Barry 0-0-0-0, C. Morgan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-14-19-47.
CATASAUQUA
Gonzalez 1-0-0-2, Jenkins 6-1-4-16, Troxell 0-5-6-5, Weidan 0-0-0-0, J. Soltis 1-1-2-3, Carualho 0-0-0-0, C. Soltis 0-0-1-0, Becker 2-3-5-7, DeLong 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-10-18-33.
Palmerton 14 15 7 11 – 47
Catasauqua 11 4 2 16 – 33
Three-pointers: Palmerton – Han. Barry 2, B. Morgan 1; Catty – none.
So. Lehigh-No. Lehigh
Aubrey Pollard’s 23-point performance sparked Northern Lehigh to a 49-46 Colonial League win over Southern Lehigh.
Th Bulldogs (4-3, 2-3) also got 16 points from Katelyn Barthold.
Danika Lewis and Tessa Seagreaves both had 12 points for Southern Lehigh (2-6, 2-3).
SOUTHERN LEHIGH
Calusnitzer 0-0-0-0, Lewis 5-2-3-12, Gluck 0-0-0-0, Macintosh 2-1-2-5, Bodner 3-0-0-6, Seagreaves 5-2-2-12, Padden 0-1-2-1, Netwall 4-2-6-10. TOTALS: 19-7-16-46.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
K. Barthold 6-1-2-16, Pollard 9-5-6-23, D. Barthold 1-1-2-4, Peters 1-0-0-2, Richards 1-0-0-2, Snyder 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-7-13-49.
So. Lehigh 9 10 12 15 – 46
No. Lehigh 15 13 13 8 – 49
Three-pointers: SL – Lewis 1; NL – K. Barthold 3, D. Barthold 1.
LLA-Weatherly
Weatherly picked up a 39-35 non-league win over Lincoln Leadership Academy.
Emma Kane netted 10 of her game-high 13 points in the second half to lead the Wreckers (3-3). Bethany Houser added nine points.
Arielle Taylor topped the Lions (2-4) with 11 points.
LLA
Taylor 5-0-0-11, Ferrer 1-2-2-4, Ortiz 4-0-2-8, Fuentes 4-0-2-8, Smith 0-0-0-0, Pagan 2-0-0-4, Floreanno 0-0-0-0, Rosario 0-0-0-0, Monero 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-2-6-35.
WEATHERLY
Kane 5-1-2-13, Gaydoscik 1-1-4-3, Houser 1-6-10-9, Davidovich 0-0-0-0, Reiner 1-4-8-6, Pugh 1-1-4-4, Paisley 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 11-13-28-39.
LLA 12 10 4 9 – 35
Weatherly 9 7 11 8 – 39
Three-pointers: LLA – Taylor 1; Weatherly – Kane 2, Houser 1, Pugh 1.
JR. HIGH BOYS B-BALL
9TH GRADE
Jim Thorpe-Marian
Jim Thorpe downed Marian, 48-43.
Josh Louk led the Olympians with 11 points, while Pierce Gothard and Brody Schrantz 10 and nine points, respectively.
The Colts’ Justin Delacruz led all scorers with 19 points. Kaiden Nolasco added 11.
Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.
Blue Mountain hit nine three-pointers in a 58-50 victory over Panther Valley.
The Blue Eagles’ Henninger poured in a game-high 23 points.
Danny Wehr had 18 points to lead the Panthers, who went just 8-for-27 from the free-throw line. Gavin Yuricheck and Ben Baneravage both added eight points apiece for PV.
Tamaqua-Williams Valley
Tamaqua defeated Williams Valley, 41-28.
Jaedan Chalk and Logan Wargo paced the Blue Raiders with eight points apiece.
8TH GRADE
Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe beat Tamaqua, 26-21.
B. Schrantz led the winners with seven points.
Weatherly-Tamaqua
Weatherly topped Tamaqua, 35-31.
Chase Grier and Chance Stauffer scored 11 points each for the Wreckers.
Landon Kamat had 13 points for Tamaqua.
7TH GRADE
Weatherly-Tamaqua
Greg Tirpak scored 24 points to lead Tamaqua to a 43-15 win over Weatherly.
Ace Schickram chipped in with 13 points for the winners.
Kolton Reimer had four points for the Wreckers.
Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe
Tamaqua defeated Jim Thorpe, 36-17.
Ace Schickram had 20 points to lead Tamaqua.
B. Flyzik had nine points for the Olympians.
JR. HIGH GIRLS B-BALL
8TH GRADE
Panther Valley-Lehighton
Panther Valley posted a 35-24 win over Lehighton.
The Panthers’ Lucy Kocha finished with a game-high 19 points, while Ageta Gjoca recorded eight points.
Rogers led the Indians with 12 points.
7TH GRADE
Panther Valley-Lehighton
Lehighton came away with a 38-20 victory over Panther Valley.
The Indians’ Serfoss netted a game-high 12 points.
Danika Blazosky paced the Panthers with 11 points.
Tamaqua-Weatherly
Tamaqua rolled to a 34-5 win over Weatherly.
The Blue Raiders’ Millie Black netted a game-high 13 points, while Naomi Knitter added 11 points.
Courtney Snyder paced the Wreckers with five points.