Local Roundup: Results from Dec. 17
Savannah Wilson set a new pool record as the Tamaqua girls swim team posted a win on Tuesday.
Palmerton’s boys and girls teams also picked up victories, while Northwestern received a pair of wins from its girls basketball and wrestling squads.
The Blue Raider girls also won in basketball action.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Palmerton-Jim Thorpe
Palmerton used a 15-4 fourth quarter to pull away from Jim Thorpe and gain a 49-33 Colonial League win.
Corey Serfass and Cameron Pengelly each had 11 points for the Blue Bombers, with Serfass hitting three three-pointers.
Pierce Gothard of the Olympians led all scorers with 15 points.
PALMERTON
Serfass 3-2-4-11, Carrelli 2-5-6-10, Pengelly 5-0-0-11, Grammes 0-0-0-0, Zulik 1-0-0-2, Reph 2-0-0-5, George 1-0-0-2, Ahner 0-0-0-0, Anthony 3-2-3-8. TOTALS: 17-9-13-49.
JIM THORPE
Gothard 5-2-2-15, Curran 3-2-3-10, Lazorick 0-0-0-0, Flyzik 0-0-0-0, Kiehl 0-0-0-0, Zurn 0-1-4-1, Hodor 0-0-0-0, Antignani 0-0-0-0, Schrantz 1-0-0-2, Moore 2-0-0-5, Gehris 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-5-9-33.
Palmerton 12 6 16 15 - 49
Jim Thorpe 10 6 13 4 - 33
Three-Pointers: Palmerton - Serfass 3, Carrelli 1, Pengelly 1, Reph 1; Jim Thorpe - Gothard 3, Curran 2, Moore 1.
Records: Palmerton (2-5; 2-4 CL); Jim Thorpe (1-6; 1-5 CL).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Palmerton
A 21-point opening frame got Palmerton off to a fast start, and the Blue Bombers rolled to a 61-16 Colonial League victory over visiting Jim Thorpe.
The Bombers’ Mikayla Pengelly drained eight of her game-high 17 points in the first quarter, while Cate Morgan added six of her 14 points in the same stanza.
Ella Baumgardt and Hailey Barry both netted 10 points for the winners.
Brooklyn Yuhas finished with four points to lead the Olympians.
JIM THORPE
Snisky 0-1-2-1, Yeakel 2-0-2-4, Lees 0-0-0-0, Bos 0-0-0-0, Balliet 1-0-0-2, Saidler 0-0-0-0, Scherer 2-0-0-4, Ress 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 2-1-2-5, Confer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-2-6-16.
PALMERTON
Pengelly 8-0-0-17, Baumgardt 5-0-1-10, Rumfield 1-0-0-2, Schneider 0-0-0-0, Morgan 6-0-0-14, Wasilewski 0-2-2-2, Barry 4-0-0-10, Getch 0-0-0-0, Connell 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 27-2-3-61.
Jim Thorpe 5 4 5 2 - 16
Palmerton 21 15 17 8 - 61
Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - None; Palmerton - Morgan 2, Barry 2, Pengelly 1.
Records: Jim Thorpe (1-4; 1-4 CL); Palmerton (6-0; 6-0 CL).
Northwestern-Freedom
Northwestern exploded for 31 points in the opening quarter and cruised to a 50-39 non-conference win over Freedom.
Natalie Conner poured in 15 of her game-high 20 points in the first for the Tigers, who led by 24 after heading into the second period.
Teammate Cara Thomas added nine of her 16 points during the first eight minutes.
The Patriots’ Kate Assad netted a team-high 15 points.
NORTHWESTERN
Balliet 3-0-0-7, Scheffler 0-1-2-1, Bissel 0-0-0-0, Thomas 6-3-9-16, Kistler 0-0-0-0, Gober 0-2-2-2, N. Conner 8-1-2-20, M. Conner 0-0-0-0, Reinhart 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 18-9-21-50.
FREEDOM
Besecker 3-0-0-7, Assad 7-1-1-15, Carter 1-0-0-2, Kokolus 1-4-6-6, D’Amico 3-1-2-7, Gonzalez 1-0-0-2, Baker 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-6-9-39.
Northwestern 31 6 10 3 - 50
Freedom 7 13 9 10 - 39
Three-pointers: Northwestern - N. Conner 3, Balliet 1, Thomas 1; Freedom - Besecker 1.
Records: Northwestern (7-1); Freedom (2-5).
Pine Grove-Tamaqua
Lauren Ligenza had a double-double with 23 points and 16 rebounds to help Tamaqua cruise to a 52-25 Schuylkill League win over Pine Grove.
Kolbe Robb contributed eight points and seven steals for the Blue Raiders.
Addison Zimmerman led the Cardinals with eight points, including the only two three-pointers in the game.
TAMAQUA
Robb 1-6-10-8, M. Black, M. 1-2-4-4, Scott 1-0-0-2, Plasha 2-0-0-4, Ligenza 8-7-10-23, Rehrig 0-0-0-0, Miller 3-0-0-6, L. Black 2-1-3-5. TOTALS: 18-16-27-52.
PINE GROVE
Seltzer 1-1-4-3, Leffler 1-0-0-2, Umbenhauer 2-1-2-5, Horning 0-0-0-0, Zimmerman 3-0-0-8, Leininger 0-0-0-0, Schneck-Haines 2-0-0-4, Fidler 0-0-0-0, Sampson 0-3-4-3, Devine 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-5-10-25.
Tamaqua 12 9 13 18 - 52
Pine Grove 9 4 9 3 - 25
Three-Pointers: Tamaqua - None; Pine Grove - Zimmerman 2.
Records: Tamaqua (7-1; 4-1 SL); Pine Grove (4-2; 3-2 SL).
Weatherly-Shenandoah Vy.
Gianna Donovan and Morgan Labosky each tallied 14 points to help propel Shenandoah Valley to a 51-11 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.
Donovan scored all of her points in the first half, including four three-pointers.
Kelly Reiner led the Wreckers with eight points, which included a 6-of-7 effort at the free-throw line.
WEATHERLY
Marasco 1-0-0-2, Russell 0-0-0-0, Rhodes 0-0-0-0, Reiner 1-6-7-8, Snyder 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 2-7-9-11.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Brittney Tufts 4-0-2-9, Brianna Tufts 2-2-2-6, Donovan 5-0-0-14, Argueta 1-0-0-2, Salguero 0-0-0-0, Monaghan 2-0-0-4, Ferguson 0-0-0-0, Labosky 6-2-2-14, Chagolla 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-4-6-51.
Weatherly 3 1 3 4 - 11
Shenandoah 18 14 8 11 - 51
Three-Pointers: Weatherly - None; Shenandoah - Donovan 4, Brittney Tufts 1.
Records: Weatherly (1-4; 1-3 SL); Shenandoah (4-4; 2-2 SL).
Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.
Makayla Keck hit three three-pointers during a big third quarter to help Blue Mountain pull away from Panther Valley for a 64-36 Schuylkill League victory.
The Eagles extended a nine-point halftime lead by outscoring the Panthers 24-8 in the third.
Keck finished with a team-high 18 points, while Mila Fleagle added 14.
PV was led by Morgan Orsulak’s 19 points and seven rebounds.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Henninger 2-0-0-5, Faust 1-0-0-2, Fleagle 5-2-3-14, Canfield 2-0-0-4, Place 2-4-6-8, Peel 2-3-4-7, Koch 0-0-0-0, Campbell 1-2-4-4, Keck 7-0-0-18, Nunemacher 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-11-17-64.
PANTHER VALLEY
Gjoca 1-2-4-5, Kocha 1-3-4-5, Vermillion 2-0-2-4, Blazosky 1-0-0-2, Breslin 1-1-2-3, Orsulak 9-1-5-19, Carrasquillo 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-7-17-38.
Blue Mountain 11 14 24 15 - 64
Panther Valley 5 11 8 12 - 36
Three-pointers: Blue Mountain - Keck 4, Fleagle 2, Henninger 1; Panther Valley - Gjoca 1.
Records: Blue Mountain (3-3; 2-2); Panther Valley (2-4; 1-3).
SWIMMING
North Schuylkill-Tamaqua
Tamaqua and North Schuylkill both earned a split in their Schuylkill League matchup.
Savannah Wilson set a new pool record, as the Raider girls swam to a 115-64 victory. The Spartan boys, meanwhile, posted a 94-61 win.
Wilson won the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.18, breaking the record of 1:09.46 previously held by Panther Valley’s Samantha Vavra from 2006. Wilson was the only multiple winner, as she also took the 200 IM.
Other Raider firsts in the girls meet came from Janna Brown (50 free), Audrey Nattress (100 butterfly), Lyla Clemson (500 free) and Kate Behun (100 backstroke).
In the boys competition, Vincenzo Valentine (diving) and Nicholas Barron (100 breaststroke) both registered wins.
GIRLS
Tamaqua 115, North Schuylkill 64
200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Kate Behun, Savannah Wilson, Audrey Nattress, Ava Jones) 2:05.96; 200 Freestyle - 1. Kamryn Wolfe (NS) 2:12.98, 2. Kate Behun (T), 3. Isabella Jones (T); 200 IM - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 2:26.06, 2. Andrea Betz (T), 3. Gracie Lucht (NS); 50 Freestyle - 1. Janna Brown (T) 28.95, 2. Ava Jones (T), 3. Elizabeth Nahodil (NS); Diving - 1. Anabelle Bennett (NS) 167.15, 2. Joyce Burian (NS), 3. Jamie Love (NS); 100 Butterfly - 1. Audrey Nattress (T) 1:1.64, 2. Genevieve Salefski (NS), 3. Addison Krall (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Kamryn Wolfe (NS) 59.83, 2. Ava Jones (T), 3. Keira McGuinness (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Lyla Clemson (T) 6:52.47, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Gracie Lucht (NS); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Savannah Wilson, Audrey Nattress, Isabella Jones, Ava Jones) 1:55.68; 100 Backstroke - 1. Kate Behun (T) 1:11.86, 2. Audrey Nattress (T), 3. MacKenzie Lavas (NS); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:09.18, 2. Andrea Betz (T), 3. Elizabeth Nahodil (NS); 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Keira McGuinness, Isabella Jones, Kate Behun, Lyla Clemson) 4:39.86.
BOYS
North Schuylkill 94, Tamaqua 61
200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (William Behun, Nicholas Barron, Vincenzo Valentine, Thomas Graham) 2:04.72; 200 Freestyle - 1. Chase Meyers (NS) 2:07.53, 2. Brandon Temerantz (T), 3. Fabrizio Mangianello (NS); 200 IM - 1. Fabrizio Mangianello (NS) 2:32.04, 2. David Luna (NS); 50 Freestyle - 1. Gavin Mentzer (NS) 24.71, 2. Thomas Graham (T), 3. William Behun (T); Diving - 1. Vincenzo Valentine (T) 161.85; 100 Butterfly - 1. Joe Campbell (NS) 1:12.04, 2. Tyler Hayes (NS); 100 Freestyle - 1. Chase Meyers (NS) 57.70, 2. Jacob Hehn (T), 3. Tyler Heidelbaugh (NS); 500 Freestyle - 1. David Luna (NS) 6:23.09, 2. Joe Campbell (NS), 3. Brandon Temerantz (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. North Schuylkill 1:46.68; 100 Backstroke - 1. Gavin Mentzer (NS) 1:04.07, 2. William Behun (T), 3. Tyler Heidelbaugh (NS); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Nicholas Barron (T) 1:21.95, 2. Fabrizio Mangianello (NS), 3. Vincenzo Valentine (T); 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. North Schuylkill 4:05.87.
BOYS WRESTLING
Northwestern-Palisades
Northwestern gained a 48-25 Colonial League victory over Palisades.
The Tigers got pins from Weston Killar (114), Colby Townley (145), Hunter Greenwalt (160) and Vinnie Fugazzotto (172).
Northwestern 48, Palisades 25
107 - Logan Uricchio (NW) won by forfeit; 114 - Weston Killar (NW) pinned Trent Snyder in 2:36; 121 - Malakai Moore (P) major dec. Elijah McCown, 15-4; 127 - Braydon Uricchio (NW) won by forfeit; 133 - Noah Griffin (NW) won by forfeit; 139 - Brock Schneiderwind (P) dec. Trent Croll, 12-9; 145 - Colby Townley (NW) pinned Landen Phy in 1:25; 152 - Angelo Ziccardi (P) pinned Nolan Koehler in 3:10; 160 - Hunter Greenwalt (NW) pinned Lane Frankenfield in 1:33; 172 - Vinnie Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Teddy Musselman in 1:50; 189 - Luke Fugazzotto (NW) won by forfeit; 215 - William Kapp (P) won by forfeit; 285 - Silas Day (P) pinned Ian Zettlemoyer in 0:37.
Records: Northwestern (1-0; 1-0 CL); Palisades (1-2; 1-2 CL).
Jim Thorpe-Pen Argyl
Pen Argyl dropped Jim Thorpe 52-19 in Colonial League action.
Stephen Korte (133) and Aidan Sterling (215) both posted pins for the Olympians. Thorpe’s Christopher Jacobacci added a major decision at 121 pounds.
Pen Argyl 52, Jim Thorpe 19
107 - Isaiah Adams (PA) pinned Jake Chamides in 2:26; 114 - Blayke Lacey (PA) major dec. Cooper Kresge, 17-5; 121 - Christopher Jacobacci (JT) major dec. Madacyn Rivera, 14-0; 127 - Christopher Crespo (PA) won by forfeit; 133 - Stephen Korte (JT) pinned Joseph Khanukayev in 0:57; 139 - Collin Ramsay (PA) pinned Joshua Mantilla in 0:12; 145 - Luca Albanese (PA) pinned Jude Zito in 1:26; 152 - Zachary Metzger (PA) pinned Jared Mantilla in 3:33; 160 - Shane Moser (PA) pinned Connor Zurawa in 2:38; 172 - Hunter Beers (PA) pinned Tyriq Palumbo in 2:49; 189 - Nuallan King won by forfeit; 215 - Aidan Sterling (JT) pinned Jack McLaughlin in 0:11; 285 - Blake Carroll (JT) dec. Noah Murcello, 1-0.
Records: Jim Thorpe (6-3; 1-2 CL); Pen Argyl (1-1; 1-1 CL).
Panther Vy.-Blue Mountain
In Schuylkill League action, Blue Mountain blanked Panther Valley 78-0.
The Eagles had nine pins in the match.
Blue Mountain 78, Panther Valley 0
160 - Owen Woll (BM) pinned Mason Roman in 0:37; 172 - Hunter Blankenhorn (BM) pinned Levi Weaver in 2:27; 189 - Bradley Renninger (BM) won by forfeit; 215 - David Renninger (BM) pinned Matthew Mullen in 1:25; 285 - Vaughn Helverson (BM) pinned Carlos Maldonado-Rosa in 0:50; 107 - Tristan Lazur (BM) won by forfeit; 114 - Keenan Hall (BM) won by forfeit; 121 - Cooper Lelbold (BM) pinned Hayden Matula in 1:29; 127 - Troy Mady (BM) pinned Landon Hunsicker in 3:14; 133 - Brian Brobst (BM) pinned Josue Morciglio in 0:57; 139 - Bryce Bodenberg (BM) won by forfeit; 145 - Thomas Herring (BM) pinned Cayden Moore in 3:52; 152 - Wesley Mansell (BM) pinned Ixsaviar Bracero in 2:38.
Records: Blue Mountain (7-1; 2-0 SL); Panther Valley (0-3; 0-2 SL).