Panther Valley remained undefeated to start the season by rolling past Salem Christian on Tuesday.

The Pleasant Valley boys opened their season with a win, while the Northwestern girls edged Northern Lehigh in a key Colonial League matchup.

Elsewhere, the Tamaqua swimmers swept past Mahanoy Area.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Panther Vy.-Salem Christian

Panther Valley won its third straight game to start the season, overwhelming Salem Christian 76-43.

Brady Jones scored all 13 of his points in the first half as the Panthers built a 17-point halftime lead, while Danny Wehr tallied all of his 12 points in the third quarter as PV expanded the margin to 28.

Connor Penberth finished with a game-high 18 points for the winners. Logan Fisher also tallied 13 as Panther Valley had four players end in double figures.

For the Eagles, Caleb Marks posted a team-high 14 points.

PANTHER VALLEY

Krynock 0-0-0-0, Fisher 6-3-4-15, Penberth 6-3-6-18, Jones 5-0-0-13, Breiner 0-0-0-0, Mitchell 1-0-0-2, Neziri 0-2-4-2, Wehr 5-0-0-12, Baneravage 2-0-0-4, Gjoca 1-0-0-3, Hall 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, McArdle 0-1-2-1, Williams 0-0-0-0, Caffery 0-0-0-0, Moyer 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 28-9-16-76.

SALEM CHRISTIAN

Weigner 5-2-3-12, Delly 3-0-0-6, Diaz 1-0-0-2, Marks 6-1-2-14, Huffman 1-0-0-2, Rice 0-0-0-0, Schultz 0-0-0-0, Marinaci 2-2-2-6, Mitchell 0-0-0-0, Bennett 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 18-6-9-43.

Panther Valley 14 24 28 10 - 76

Salem Christian 9 12 17 5 - 43

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Penberth 3, Jones 3, Wehr 2, Moyer 2, Gjoca 1; Salem Christian - Marks 1.

Records: Panther Valley (3-0); Salem Christian (0-1).

ES North-Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley jumped out to a double-digit halftime lead and held on for a 48-42 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory in its season opener.

Zach Prator scored 14 of his game-high 24 points in the opening half as the Bears gained a 24-14 advantage at the break.

Sebastian Sacci helped PV maintain its lead, netting 12 of his 14 points over the final two quarters.

For the Timberwolves, Ozias Washington tallied a team-high 10 points.

EASTBURG NORTH

Washington 4-1-2-10, Draughon 2-0-0-5, Walker 0-0-0-0, Delgado 0-0-0-0, Samuels 2-1-3-5, Drozd 2-1-2-5, Bowen 3-0-0-8, King 4-0-0-9, Montuori 0-0-0-0, Payne 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-3-7-42.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Haines 1-0-2-3, Loch 1-0-0-3, Roselli 0-0-0-0, Moore 1-2-4-4, Sacci 5-4-7-14, Prator 10-3-5-24. TOTALS: 18-9-18-48.

Eastburg North 7 7 14 14 - 42

Pleasant Valley 13 11 15 9 - 48

Three-pointers: ES North - Bowen 2, Washington 1, Draughon 1, King 1; Pleasant Valley - Haines 1, Loch 1, Prator 1.

Records: ES North (0-1; 0-1); Pleasant Valley (1-0; 1-0).

Notre Dame GP-Jim Thorpe

Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead and used a balanced scoring attack to gain a 64-44 Colonial League victory over host Jim Thorpe.

Carmine Diaz, Justin Manning and Cody Driscoll all scored eight points in the first half as the Crusaders opened up a 20-point halftime advantage.

Diaz finished with a team-high 15 points, while Manning finished with 13 and Driscoll ended with 10.

The Olympians, playing in their season opener, received a game-high 16 points from Pierce Gothard. Brody Schrantz chipped in with eight.

NOTRE DAME

Manning 3-5-6-13, C. Diaz 7-1-1-15, Driscoll 4-1-3-10, Miles 1-2-2-5, Clark 0-0-0-0, Murphy 2-0-0-5, Bohn 0-0-0-0, Akrie 0-0-0-0, Boyd 3-0-0-7, CJ Diaz 3-2-2-9. TOTALS: 23-11-14-64.

JIM THORPE

Gothard 5-4-6-16, Curran 2-2-4-6, Barile 1-0-1-2, Lazorick 3-0-0-6, Flyzik 1-0-0-2, Kiehl 0-0-0-0, Zurn 0-0-0-0, Schrantz 3-1-1-8, Moore 1-2-3-4. TOTALS: 16-9-15-44.

Notre Dame-GP 18 16 17 13 - 64

Jim Thorpe 6 8 15 15 - 44

Three-pointers: Notre Dame - Manning 2, Driscoll 1, Miles 1, Murphy 1, Boyd 1; Jim Thorpe - Gothard 2, Schrantz 1.

Records: Notre Dame (1-2; 1-0); Jim Thorpe (0-1; 0-1).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. Lehigh-Northwestern

Cara Thomas poured in a game-high 25 points as Northwestern edged Northern Lehigh 64-59 in an early season Colonial League showdown.

The Tigers, who also received 12 points from Brook Balliet and 11 from Natalie Conner, outscored their opponent 35-24 in the middle frames to help pull out the win.

Katelynn Barthold scored a team-high 23 points for the Bulldogs, while Teegan Simms added 16. Dakota Barthold also chipped in with 12.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Ramos 2-0-0-6, Williams 0-0-0-0, K. Barthold 9-4-4-23, D. Barthold 4-2-2-12, Simms 6-0-2-16, Snyder 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-6-8-59.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 4-2-2-12, Bissel 1-1-1-3, Freeman 1-0-0-3, Thomas 9-3-4-25, Gober 1-0-0-2, N. Conner 5-1-1-11, M. Conner 1-0-0-2, Reinhart 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 25-7-8-64.

Northern Lehigh 15 8 16 20 - 59

Northwestern 13 15 20 16 - 64

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Simms 4, Ramos 2, D. Barthold 2, K. Barthold 1; Northwestern - Thomas 4, Balliet 2, Freeman 1.

Records: Northern Lehigh (0-1; 0-1); Northwestern (2-1; 1-0).

Mahanoy Area-Panther Vy.

Mahanoy Area spoiled Panther Valley’s regular season home opener, as the Golden Bears posted a 54-45 victory.

Felicia Bro netted a game-high 22 points for the winners, who built a 12-point halftime lead, while Ella Connolly added 14.

Morgan Orsulak sparked the Panthers with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Lucy Kocha and Natalie Vermillion both chipped in with nine points.

MAHANOY AREA

McGowan 1-1-2-3, Haughney 0-0-0-0, Bro 5-8-12-22, Kennedy 0-0-0-0, Carl 1-0-0-3, Kowalick 4-0-0-9, Bodzalez 1-0-0-3, Connolly 7-0-0-14. TOTALS: 19-9-14-54.

PANTHER VALLEY

Gjoca 1-1-4-3, Kocha 3-3-6-9, Vermillion 3-0-0-9, Kosciolek 0-0-0-0, Blazosky 0-0-0-0, Breslin 1-1-3-3, Orsulak 8-5-7-21, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-9-19-45.

Mahanoy Area 21 11 9 13 - 54

Panther Valley 12 8 18 7 - 45

Three-pointers: Mahanoy Area - Bro 4, Carl 1, Kowalick 1, Bodzalez; Panther Valley - Vermillion 3, Breslin 1.

Records: Mahanoy Area (1-1); Panther Valley (0-1).

Weatherly-MMI Prep

Anna Drobnock scored a game-high 16 points, including four three-pointers, to help MMI Prep grab a 42-21 victory over Weatherly.

Drobnock tallied seven of her points in the second quarter as the Preppers turned an early deficit into a halftime lead.

The Wreckers, who led 8-6 after the first frame, received a team-high 13 points from Kelly Reiner.

WEATHERLY

Marasco 0-0-0-0, Russell 1-0-0-2, Rhodes 0-0-0-0, Reiner 4-2-2-13, Weston 2-0-0-4, Binder 0-0-2-0, Snyder 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 8-2-4-21.

MMI PREP

S. Parikh 3-0-0-7, Drobnock 6-0-0-16, Solgama 3-0-0-8, Abdulrahman 1-0-0-3, Patel 0-0-0-0, R. Parikh 0-0-0-0, Allen 1-0-0-3, Paniague 0-1-2-1, Washko 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 16-1-4-42.

Weatherly 8 8 3 2 - 21

MMI Prep 6 13 17 6 - 42

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Reiner 3; MMI Prep - Drobnock 4, S. Parikh 1, Solgama 1, Abdulrahman 1, Allen 1.

Records: Weatherly (0-1); MMI Prep (1-1).

SWIMMING

Mahanoy Area-Tamaqua

Tamaqua registered a sweep of Mahanoy Area in Schuylkill League action.

The Raider boys cruised to an 85-8 win, while the Tamaqua girls posted a commanding 109-42 victory.

Ava Jones (50 free, 100 free) and Savannah Wilson (100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke) both won a pair of individual events and also swam a leg on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay races.

Logan Morgans (200 free, 500 free) and Jacob Hehn (50 free, 100 free) equaled the performances of Jones and Wilson, winning two individual races and swimming a leg on a pair of first-place relay teams.

BOYS

Tamaqua 85, Mahanoy Area 8

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Ben Hunsicker, Vincenzo Valentine, Jacob Hehn, Nicholas Barron) 2:12.22; 200 Freestyle - 1. Logan Morgans (T) 2:45.02, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T) 2:50.16; 200 IM - 1. Vincenzo Valentine (T) 2:48.46; 50 Freestyle - 1. Jacob Hehn (T) 25.26, 2. Thomas Graham (T) 28.11, 3. Blake Brown (MA) 28.32; 100 Freestyle - 1. Jacob Hehn (T) 59.63, 2. Blake Brown (MA) 1:06.02, 3. Nicholas Barron (T) 1:07.63; 500 Freestyle - 1. Logan Morgans (T) 7:53.11, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T) 8:07.73; 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Thomas Graham, Ben Hunsicker, Billy Coombe, Logan Morgans) 2:08.21; 100 Backstroke - 1. Thomas Graham (T) 1:52.56; 100 Breaststroke - 1. Nicholas Barron (T) 1:24.72; 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Logan Morgans, Jacob Hehn, Thomas Graham, Nicholas Barron) 4:45.05.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 109, Mahanoy Area 42

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Keira McGuinnes, Savannah Wilson, Audrey Nattress, Ava Jones) 2:15.79; 200 Freestyle - 1. Lyla Clemson (T) 2:32.12, 2. Gia Clemson (T) 3:09.83, 3. Julia Lawfer (T) 3:15.35; 200 IM - 1. Lillian Brown (MA) 2:31.02, 2. Isabella Jones (T) 2:56.39, 3. Andrea Betz (T) 2:59.75; 50 Freestyle - 1. Ava Jones (T) 29.52, 2. Urijah Fazio (MA) 29.87, 3. Keira McGuinness (T) 33.01; 100 Butterfly - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:07.12, 2. Audrey Nattress (T) 1:14.45, 3. Alexos Chilinskas (MA) 1:15.80; 100 Freestyle - 1. Ava Jones (T) 1:07.55, 2. Urijah Fazio (MA) 1:12.52, 3. Gia Clemson (T) 1:24.26; 500 Freestyle - 1. Lyla Clemson (T) 7:01.16, 2. Isabella Jones (T) 7:09.57; 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area 2:00.54; 100 Backstroke - 1. Lillian Brown (MA) 1:11.40, 2. Audrey Nattress (T) 1:22.20, 3. Keira McGuinness (T) 1:30.64; 100 Breaststroke - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:15.30, 2. Alexis Chilinskas (MA) 1:24.45, 3. Andrea Betz (T) 1:32.15; 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Isabella Jones, Ava Jones, Lyla Clemson, Savannah Wilson) 4:37.78.

Blue Mountain-Marian

Blue Mountain opened Schuylkill League action with a sweep over Marian.

The Eagle boys came out on top with a 126-27 win, while the visitors knocked off the Fillies 120-45.

Lydia Strucko earned multiple first-place finishes for Marian, touching the wall first in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke, while also swimming a leg on the winning 400 freestyle relay.

Zoe Katona added a first in the 200 freestyle and swam a leg on the 400 freestyle relay team.

BOYS

Blue Mountain 126, Marian 27

200 Medley Relay - 1. Blue Mountain 1:49.40; 200 Freestyle - 1. Porter Sarnes (BM) 1:58.48, 2. Liam Magdeburg (BM) 2:04.84, 3. Derek March (BM) 2:12.33; 200 IM - 1. Zach Scala (BM) 2:22.47, 2. Gabriel Kamarousky (BM) 2:23.56, 3. Jonathan Hart (BM) 2:33.02; 50 Freestyle - 1. Aiden Varney (BM) 24.44, 2. Andrew Metters (M) 26.16, 3. Dean Faust (BM) 31.07; 100 Butterfly - 1. Noah Powers (BM) 52.02, 2. Michael Strucko (M) 55.06, 3. Brody Moyer (BM) 57.80; 100 Freestyle - 1. Aiden Varney (BM) 53.64, 2. Zach Scala (BM) 54.10, 3. Reece Steibler (M) 59.46; 500 Freestyle - 1. Porter Sarnes (BM) 5:13.91, 2. Liam Magdeburg (BM) 5:45.65; 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Blue Mountain 1:35.49; 100 Backstroke - 1. Noah Powers (BM) 52.72, 2. Michael Strucko (M) 56.58, 3. Brody Moyer (BM) 58.18; 100 Breaststroke - 1. Gabriel Kamarousky (BM) 1:20.23, 2. Dean Faust (BM) 1:26.65, 3. Luciano Keck (BM) 1:31.09; 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Blue Mountain 3:52.89.

GIRLS

Blue Mountain 120, Marian 45

200 Medley Relay - 1. Blue Mountain 2:04.53; 200 Freestyle - 1. Zoe Katona (M) 2:15.05, 2. Julia Crossen (BM) 2:16.10, 3. Emma Lutz (BM) 2:34.10; 200 IM - 1. Lydia Strucko (M) 2:17.02, 2. Alayna Hensel (BM) 2:26.75, 3. Delaney Erickson (M) 3:04.98; 50 Freestyle - 1. Sage Kaplafka (BM) 26.11, 2. Lola Machamer (BM) 28.87, 3. Arpita Mishra (BM) 30.94; Diving - 1. Hailey Scheuer (BM) 192.33, 2. Shyanna White (BM) 162.45; 100 Butterfly - 1. Isabella Lafko (BM) 1:13.51, 2. Lola Machamer (BM) 1:22.15, 3. Ella Crossen (BM) 1:22.87; 100 Freestyle - 1. Kaitlyn Zulli (BM) 1:10.35, 2. Arpita Mishra (BM) 1:11.45, 3. Emma Beiswinger (BM) 1:13.57; 500 Freestyle - 1. Julia Crossen (BM) 6:12.80, 2. Emma Lutz (BM) 6:51.95; 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Blue Mountain 1:52.36; 100 Backstroke - 1. Lydia Strucko (M) 59.32, 2. Sage Kaplafka (BM) 1:07.33, 3. Isabella Lafko (BM) 1:13.78; 100 Breaststroke - 1. Alayna Hensel (BM) 1:14.66, 2. Zoe Katona (M) 1:15.61, 3. Molly Stone (BM) 1:29.70; 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Marian (Carlie Ankiewicz, Delaney Erickson, Zoe Katona, Lydia Strucko) 4:33.39.