It was a memorable night for both Jim Barron and Matt Machalik on Monday.

Barron, the head coach for the Tamaqua boys basketball team, gained his 100th career win while Palmerton senior Machalik poured in 45 points during a victory over Palisades.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame ES-Tamaqua

Tamaqua rallied in the fourth quarter to give head coach Jim Barron his 100th career win with the Blue Raiders.

Barron’s club outscored Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg by 13 points in the final frame to overcome a double-digit deficit and gain a 76-74 victory.

Noah Mateyak paced Tamaqua with 23 points, including five three-pointers. Connor Dillon added 21 points, while Cooper Ansbach contributed 14. The Raiders, who improved to 8-7, also received 11 points from Luke Kane.

For the Spartans, now 7-2, Xavier Spears poured in a game-high 37 points.

NOTRE DAME-ES

Freeman 5-2-6-15, De la Paz 0-0-0-0, Jackett 1-0-0-2, Spears 13-5-5-37, Bojko 2-0-0-4, Prothoroe 5-5-5-16, Mackenzie 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-12-16-74

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 4-6-10-14, McCabe 1-0-0-2, Mateyak 9-0-3-23, Styka 2-1-3-5, Kane 3-5-5-11, Dillon 6-6-11-21. TOTALS: 25-18-32-76.

Notre Dame-ES 16 18 31 9 - 74

Tamaqua 18 22 14 22 - 76

Three-pointers: Notre Dame-ES - Spears 6, Freeman 3, Protheroe 1; Tamaqua - Mateyak 5, Dillon 3.

Palmerton-Palisades

Palmerton’s Matt Machalik exploded for 45 points to power Palmerton to an 88-63 Colonial League victory over Palisades.

Machalik collected 18 field goals in the contest, and registered all of his points through the game’s first three quarters.

The Blue Bombers, who used a 35-14 third quarter to pull away from the Pirates, also received 22 points from Brayden Hosier - who gained a majority of his points on six three-pointers.

Riley Sessinger tallied a team-high 25 points for Palisades, who fell to 2-11 overall and 1-9 in the league.

Palmerton improved to 9-4 and 9-1.

PALMERTON

Serfass 0-0-0-0, Machalik 18-8-9-45, Carelli 0-0-0-0, Scuccato 0-0-0-0, Jac. Grammes 3-0-0-6, Pengelly 0-0-0-0, B. Stahler 0-0-0-0, Hosier 7-2-3-22, Reph 1-0-0-2, George 3-0-0-6, T. Stahler 1-1-2-3, L. Anthony 2-0-0-4, Jar. Grammes 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 35-11-14-88.

PALISADES

Fox 2-0-2-5, Anderson 1-0-0-2, Trickel 1-0-0-3, Camp 0-0-0-0, Sessinger 8-9-12-25, Cook 2-2-4-6, Bonselli 7-4-6-22. TOTALS: 21-15-24-63.

Palmerton 17 28 35 6 - 88

Palisades 8 24 14 17 - 63

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Hosier 6, Machalik 1; Palisades - Bonelli 4, Fox 1, Trickel.

Northwestern-Bangor

Northwestern won its fourth straight game by posting a 63-48 Colonial League victory over Bangor.

The Tigers’ Gavin Nelson scored a game-high 18 points, which included an 8-of-8 effort at the foul line.

Shane Marth contributed 16 points to the win, while Eli Zimmerman chipped in with 10.

For the Slaters, Meysun Cruciani gained a team-high 14 points.

Northwestern upped its record to 10-4 overall and 8-2 in the league. Bangor slipped to 7-6 and 7-3.

NORTHWESTERN

Bollinger 4-1-2-9, E. Zimmerman 4-0-0-10, Wambold 0-0-0-0, Krimmel 2-0-0-4, Kozlowski 3-0-0-6, Nelson 5-8-8-18, Marth 5-4-8-16, Tyler 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-12-16-63.

BANGOR

Prado 3-5-6-11, McShane 4-1-2-11, Bucher 0-0-0-0, Farensbach 0-0-0-0, Koza 0-0-2-0, Singer 4-0-0-12, Merlo 0-0-0-0, Gray 7-0-0-14, Cruciani 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-6-11-48.

Northwestern 14 21 15 13 - 63

Bangor 6 12 14 16 - 48

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Marth 2, E. Zimmerman 2; Bangor - Singer 4, McShane 2.

Marian-Southern Columbia

Brian Britton scored a game-high 25 points to lead Southern Columbia to a 53-40 non-league victory over Marian.

Britton hit five three-pointers in the contest to help the Tigers improve to 7-3.

The Colts received a team-high 15 points from Julius Currie, who recorded all of his points from three-point range. Jacob Miller also tossed in 10 points for Marian, which slipped to 8-7.

MARIAN

Miller 4-2-2-10, Je. Rodino 1-0-0-2, Tom 1-0-0-3, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Ferreira 0-0-0-0, Currie 5-0-0-15, Ja. Rodino 2-0-0-4, Hopeck 3-0-2-6, Griguoli 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-2-4-40.

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA

Carter 1-2-4-4, Gallagher 0-2-2-2, Swank 3-0-0-9, Hay 2-3-4-7, Gehret 2-0-0-4, Wegrzyowicz 0-0-0-0, Britton 8-4-4-25, Martino 0-0-0-0, Krebs 0-0-0-0, Fetterolf 0-0-0-0, Grisravage 1-0-0-2, Stine 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-11-14-53.

Marian 11 14 10 5 - 40

So. Columbia 12 16 14 11 - 53

Three-pointers: Marian - Currie 5, Tom 1; So. Columbia - Britton 5, Swank 3.

Schuylkill Haven-Weatherly

Schuylkill Haven ran its winning streak to 11 games by gaining an 86-46 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Five players scored in double figures for the Hurricanes, with Logan Carl leading the way with 22 points.

The Wreckers received a team-high 17 points from Corbin Wagner, while Ian McKeegan was close behind with 16.

Weatherly dropped to 2-11 overall and 1-6 in the league. Haven is now 14-1 and 7-1.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN

Kuzanga 1-0-0-2, Hertz 5-0-0-10, Jenan 7-3-3-20, Richie 7-3-4-17, Carl 8-2-3-22, Evans 4-2-5-10, Seven 0-1-2-1, Rossi 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 34-13-17-86.

WEATHERLY

Kokinda 0-0-0-0, Alder 0-0-0-0, Ortiz 0-0-0-0, Stauffer 1-0-2-2, Donish 1-0-0-2, McKeegan 7-1-2-16, Saldukas 1-0-0-2, Wagner 6-2-3-17, Lamonica 3-0-2-7. TOTALS: 19-3-9-46.

Schuylkill Haven 25 31 16 14 - 86

Weatherly 5 7 10 14 - 46

Three-pointers: Schuylkill Haven - Carl 3, Jenan 1; Weatherly - Wagner 3, McKeegan 1, Lamonica 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Lourdes-Marian

Marian drained 11 three-pointers and pushed its winning streak to 13 games with a 61-42 Schuylkill League win over visiting Lourdes.

The Fillies’ Carly Minchhoff led all scorers with 18 points, including three treys. Deanna Pugh added two three-pointers on her way to a 14-point performance, while Aliya Tikhtova chipped in 12 points.

Leah Kosner paced the Red Raiders with 13 points.

Marian improved to 13-1 overall and 7-0 in league play, while Lourdes fell to 8-5 overall and 3-4) in the league.

LOURDES

Reed 2-0-0-5, Merchiski 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 0-0-0-0, Moyer 4-0-0-10, Grimes 1-2-4-4, Barnes 0-0-0-0, Lekitis 3-0-0-6, Kerr 2-0-0-4, Kosner 5-3-3-13, Macaluso 0-0-0-0, Shingara 0-0-0-0, Reprish 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-5-7-42.

MARIAN

Pugh 5-2-2-14, Martinelli 2-0-0-6, Fritz 1-0-0-3, Minchhoff 6-3-4-18, Tikhtova 5-1-1-12, Hasara 2-0-0-6, O. Thomas 1-0-0-2, Corrado 0-0-0-0, Hannis Miskar 0-0-0-0, Osenbach 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-6-7-61.

Lourdes 6 18 7 11 – 42

Marian 14 19 14 14 – 61

Three-pointers: Lourdes – Moyer 2, Reed 1; Marian – Minchhoff 3, Pugh 2, Martinelli 2, Hasara 2, Fritz 1, Tikhtova 1.

Freedom-Northwestern

Cara Thomas scored a game-high 27 points to lead Northwestern to a 59-39 non-league victory over Freedom.

Hannah Gober added 11 points for the Tigers (12-2), who led 19-7 after one quarter and never looked back.

FREEDOM

Kokolus 0-0-0-0, A. Sena 1-1-4-3, McNeil 7-0-0-19, Assad 0-2-2-2, Brodi 0-1-2-1, G. Sena 0-0-0-0, D’Amico 0-2-2-2, Jones-Riddick 0-3-4-3, MacIlroy 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-10-20-39.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 1-1-2-4, Freeman 1-2-2-5, Scheffler 0-0-0-0, Thomas 11-5-6-27, Fenstermaker 1-0-0-2, Minnich 2-0-0-4, Conner 0-0-0-0, Gober 4-1-3-11, Reinhart 2-2-3-6. TOTALS: 22-11-16-59.

Freedom 7 14 12 6 - 39

Northwestern 19 20 10 10 - 59

Three-pointers: Freedom – McNeil 5; Northwestern – Gober 2, Balliet 1, Freeman 1.

Lehighton-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain pulled out 32-24 Schuylkill League victory over visiting Lehighton.

Kylie Conway was the lone player in double figures as she scored 11 points to lead the Eagles (12-3 overall, 7-1 league).

Ryleigh Trotman had nine points for the Indians (7-8, 2-6).

LEHIGHTON

McHugh 2-2-4-6, Klotz 1-0-0-2, Uyvari 0-0-0-0, Trotman 4-0-0-9, Repsher 3-1-2-7, Costenbader 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-3-6-24.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Henninger 1-0-0-3, Faust 1-1-2-3, Conway 4-3-8-11, Heydt 1-2-2-4, Place 1-1-2-4, Gibson 0-0-0-0, Campbell 0-0-0-0, Keck 2-2-2-7, Antenise 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-9-16-32.

Lehighton 8 6 4 6 – 24

Blue Mountain 10 8 11 3 – 32

Three-pointers: Lehighton – Trotman 1; Blue Mountain – Henninger 1, Place 1, Keck 1.

Tamaqua-North Schuylkill

North Schuylkill remained unbeaten in Schuylkill League play with a 58-45 victory over visiting Tamaqua.

The Spartans moved to 11-1 overall and 8-0 in Division I play behind Mya Conti’s game-high 22 point performance. Haley Koutch added 15 points for the winners, while Olivia Burke chipped in 14.

Kendle Miller led the way for the Blue Raiders (10-4, 4-4) with 18 points, while Sam Plasha added eight.

TAMAQUA

Robb 3-0-0-7, S. Plasha 3-2-3-8, Ligenza 1-4-8-6, Hope 1-0-0-2, L. Plasha 1-2-2-4, Miller 7-0-0-18, Bartenope 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-8-15-45

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Burke 7-0-0-14, Conti 8-4-4-22, Shovelin 0-0-0-0, Koutch 6-1-2-15, Kane 0-1-3-1, Flynn 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 24-6-9-58.

Tamaqua 7 12 13 13 – 45

North Schuylkill 12 15 20 11 – 58

Three-pointers: Tamaqua – Miller 4, Robb 1; North Schuylkill – Conti 2, Koutch 2.

BOYS WRESTLING

Panther Valley-EEA

Panther Valley captured four of the seven contested bouts and also picked up four forfeit victories in a 45-27 non-league win over Executive Education Academy.

Matt Spino, Jah Bushati and Rory Dixon all picked up pins for the Panthers, while Michael Cobb won by decision.

Panther Valley 45, EEA 27

106 – Aiden Matula (PV) won by forfeit; 114 – Nathaniel Cruz (EE) won by forfeit; 121 – Jaden Figueroa (EE) pinned Finn Terry in 1:00; 127 – Eli Fermin (EE) won by forfeit; 132 – Michael Cobb (PV) won by dec. Leo Gonzalez, 9-7; 139 – Matt Spino (PV) pinned Jaden Garcia in 3:58; 145 – Jah Bushati (PV) pinned Tavares Velazquez in 1:55; 152 – Racer McGuire (PV) won by forfeit; 160 – Rory Dixon (PV) pinned Angel Cartagena in 0:53; 172 – Julez Veras (EE) pinned Mergim Bushati in 5:53; 189 – Ivan Terry (PV) won by forfeit; 215 – Marcus Rodriguez (PV) won by forfeit; 285 – Nathan Pizarro (EE) won by dec. Brian Wesler, 6-3.

GIRLS WRESTLING

Panther Valley at

Mattness at the MACC

The Panther Valley girls’ wrestling team took part in the Mattness at the MACC in Montgomery.

Brenda Banks led the way for the Panthers as she captured the 235-pound individual title with a 4-0 mark that included four pins.

Anelia Bennick (155) and Alisa Williams (170) both went 4-1 with three pins to earn second-place finishes. Kyla McQuillen added a fourth-place finish at 148-pounds, as she went 3-2 with two pins.

Central Dauphin captured the team title. Panther Valley finished fourth.

JR. HIGH

GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.

Blue Mountain knocked off Panther Valley for a 26-5 win.

D’Ancona and Paton paced the Panthers with two points apiece.

North Schuylkill-Tamaqua

North Schuylkill picked up a 48-22 victory over Tamaqua.

Monica Selgrade’s 24 points led the Spartans.

Millie Black had 11 points to pace the Raiders.

Pottsvile-Tamaqua

Tamqua defeated Pottsville, 34-23.

Millie Black exploded for 23 points to lead the Blue Raiders. Nico Conahan added six.

7TH GRADE

Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.

Blue Mountain defeated Panther Valley for a 34-2 victory.

The Eagles’ Kromer led all scorers with 10 points.

Paton paced the Panthers with two points.

North Schuylkill-Tamaqua

North Schuylkill rolled to a 41-3 victory over Tamaqua.

Peyton Grylik and Taylor Houser scored nine points apiece for the Spartans.

Rylin Jones had two points for the Blue Raiders.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Pottsville turned back Tamaqua, 20-12

Emily Lorence had 12 points for the Crimson Tide.

Shaley Gormely led the Blue Raiders with eight points.