Local Roundup: Results from Dec. 18
The Lehighton boys and girls basketball teams both recorded wins on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, the Palmerton girls remained unbeaten with another impressive victory.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Lehighton-Palisades
Three players finished in double figures to help Lehighton to its fourth straight victory with a convincing 80-55 Colonial League win over Palisades.
Joe Roth and Cole Dietz each had a game-high 19 points, while Talin Fairchild added 14 for Lehighton, which had a double-digit lead from the opening quarter and sank 14 three-pointers.
Palisades was led by Lincoln Cook, who had 18 points.
LEHIGHTON
Solt 2-3-5-8, Light 3-0-0-7, Fairchild 5-0-0-14, Johnson 5-0-0-13, Blair 0-0-0-0, Roth 75-6-19, Dietz 6-2-2-19. TOTALS: 28-10-13-80.
PALISADES
Trickel 3-2-2-8, Cook 7-3-3-18, Andrew 3-0-0-6, Anderson 7-2-2-16, Shuback 0-0-0-0, Cheski 0-0-0-0, Fox 0-0-0-0, LaRosa 0-0-0-0, Oglialoro 3-1-1-7. TOTALS: 23-8-10-55
Lehighton 19 16 20 25 - 80
Palisades 6 17 18 14 - 55
Three-pointers: Lehighton - Dietz 5, Fairchild 4, Johnson 3, Solt 1, Light 1; Palisades - Cook 1.
Records: Lehighton (7-1; 5-1 CL): Palisades (1-4; 1-3 CL).
Pen Argyl-Panther Valley
Connor Penberth scored 21 points to help propel Panther Valley to a 68-39 victory over Pen Argyl in non-league action.
Penberth scored 13 of his points in the second quarter, while Logan Fisher added 16 for the Panthers.
Cayden Vishnesky led the Green Knights with 10 points.
PANTHER VALLEY
Krynock 0-0-0-0, Fisher 8-0-0-16, Penberth 7-0-0-21, Jones 2-2-2-7, Breiner 1-0-1-2, Mitchell 0-0-0-0, Neziri 0-0-0-0, Wehr 3-0-0-8, Baneravage 1-0-2-2, Gjoca 1-0-0-2, Hall 1-0-0-2, McArdle 2-2-2-6, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0, Caffrey 0-0-0-0, Moyer 2-0-2-4, Harrison 1-0-0-2, Lazar 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 29-4-9-68.
PEN ARGYL
Hunter 2-0-0-4, Martini 2-2-4-7, Vishnesky 4-2-2-10, Kuster 3-1-1-7, Soos 3-1-1-7, Kotulka 1-0-0-2, Hendershot 0-2-2-2, Stuckey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-6-8-39.
Pen Argyl 9 12 12 6 - 39
Panther Valley 19 19 18 12 - 68
Three-Pointers: Panther Valley - Penberth 3, Wehr 2, Jones 1; Pen Argyl - Martini 1.
Records: Panther Valley (6-2; 4-2 SL); Pen Argyl (0-8; 0-6 CL).
Catasauqua-Palmerton
Franklin Pujols tallied 22 points to lead Catasauqua to a 58-43 win over Palmerton in Colonial League competition.
Hamaad Jenkins and Emmanuel Bolmer each added nine points for the Rough Riders.
Cameron Pengelly led the Blue Bombers with 18 points.
PALMERTON
Serfass 3-0-0-8, Carrelli 2-0-0-4, Jedrejeczyk 1-0-0-2, Pengelly 8-1-3-18, Grammes 1-0-0-2, Zulik 0-0-0-0, Reph 0-0-0-0, McGowen 0-0-0-0, Anthony 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 18-2-5-43.
CATASAUQUA
Pujols 8-4-6-22, Lopez 3-0-0-6, Bolmer 4-0-0-9, Jenkins 4-0-0-9, Reilly 0-0-0-0, Cofie 0-0-0-0, Fotta 2-0-2-4, Lorah 2-0-0-5, Nix 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 24-4-8-58.
Catasauqua 10 14 17 17 - 58
Palmerton 5 9 8 21 - 43
Three-Pointers: Palmerton - Serfass 2, Pengelly 1; Catasauqua - Pujols 2, Bolmer 1, Jenkins 1, Lorah 1, Nix 1.
Records: Palmerton (2-6; 2-5 CL); Catasauqua (1-4; 1-4 CL).
Salisbury-Northern Lehigh
Salisbury scored 24 points in each of the middle quarters to run away from Northern Lehigh 77-49 in Colonial League play.
Drew Petrie led the Falcons with 27 points, while Steven Lozada added 18.
Kellen Bauer finished with 17 points to lead the Bulldogs, while Connor Simms contributed 15.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Smith 3-0-0-6, Simms 5-2-2-15, Bauer 7-2-4-17, Salih 1-0-0-2, Daubert 0-0-0-0, Karetsky 2-0-0-4, LoPinto 2-0-0-5, Novicki 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-4-6-49.
SALISBURY
Lozada 7-3-5-18, Holler 2-2-2-6, Gonzalez 0-0-0-0, Petrie 10-4-5-27, Frye 4-0-0-8, Smarch 0-0-0-0, Makoul 3-1-2-7, Leiner 2-0-0-5, Kloosterman 1-1-2-3, Gonzalez 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 30-11-16-77.
Salisbury 19 24 24 10 - 77
Northern Lehigh 11 8 16 14 - 49
Three-Pointers: Northern Lehigh - Simms 3, Bauer 1, LoPinto 1; Salisbury - Petrie 3, Leiner 1, J.Gonzalez 1, Lozada 1.
Records: Northern Lehigh (2-5; 2-3 CL); Salisbury (5-3; 4-2 CL).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lehighton-Palisades
Leah Uyvari had a game-high 15 points and Ryleigh Trotman added 11 to lead Lehighton to a 38-14 rout of Palisades.
With the win the Tribe improved to 2-5, while Palisades remained winless at 0-6.
PALISADES
Lucas 1-0-0-2, Schmidt 0-0-0-0, Alknas 1-1-2-3, Shansen 0-2-4-2, Leonhardt 1-1-4-3, Young 1-0-0-2, Chilton 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 5-4-10-14
LEHIGHTON
Arzuaga 0-1-2-1, Moyer 0-1-2-1, Solt 0-0-0-0, Wise 0-0-0-0, Yeakel 0-0-0-0, Reph 2-0-0-4, Klotz 0-1-2-1, Uyvari 5-2-2-15, Trotman 6-1-2-13, Sittler 1-1-2-3, Costenbader 0-0-0-0, Saville 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-7-12-38
Palisades 0 3 5 6 - 14
Lehighton 7 12 8 11 - 38
Three-pointers: Palisades - None; Lehighton - Uyvari 3.
Records: Palisades (0-6; 0-5 CL); Lehighton (2-5; 2-5 CL).
Northern Lehigh-Salisbury
Northern Lehigh used a 15-6 third quarter to pull ahead over Salisbury and never looked back on route to a 59-38 Colonial League victory.
Katelynn Barthold tallied 27 points for the Bulldogs, while Teagan Simms added 21.
Kendra Morgan finished as the Falcons’ leading scorer with 12 points.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Williams 0-0-0-0, K. Barthold 12-2-3-27, D. Barthold 4-0-0-8, Simms 9-0-0-21, Snyder 1-1-2-3, Gad 0-0-0-0, Ramos 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-3-5-59.
SALISBURY
Cardenas 1-1-2-4, S. Suleiman 3-0-0-6, Nimeh 2-0-0-5, Morgan 5-2-4-12, M. Suleiman 1-0-0-2, Gunning 3-0-0-9, Gonzalez 0-0-0-0, Kemmerer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-3-6-38.
Northern Lehigh 16 14 15 14 - 59
Salisbury 12 12 6 8 - 38
Three-Pointers: Northern Lehigh - Simms 3, K. Barthold 1; Salisbury - Gunning 3, Cardenas 1, Nimeh 1.
Records: Northern Lehigh (3-3; 3-3 CL); Salisbury (1-5; 1-4 CL).
Northwestern-Saucon Vy.
Northwestern outscored Saucon Valley 40-7 in the first half to run away with a 67-17 win in Colonial League action.
Cara Thomas led the Tigers with 24 points, while Natalie Conner added 15.
The Panthers got all of their field goals from Marin Bowers, who had eight points, and Magilyn Gorman, who had seven.
NORTHWESTERN
Balliet 3-0-0-7, Scheffler 1-2-2-5, Bissell 2-0-0-4, Freeman 1-0-0-2, Thomas 9-4-8-24, Gober 1-0-0-2, N. Conner 7-0-0-15, M. Conner 1-0-1-2, Zentz 0-0-0-0, Yacynych 0-0-0-0, Reinhart 1-4-4-6, Mujaj 0-0-0-0, Graczyk 0-0-0-0, Okuley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-10-15-67.
SAUCON VALLEY
Bowers 4-0-0-8, Giles 0-0-0-0, Rylan Best 0-0-0-0, Schlegel 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-2-4-2, Rowan Best 0-0-0-0, Gorman 3-0-3-7. TOTALS: 7-2-7-17.
Northwestern 20 20 8 9 - 67
Saucon Valley 3 4 0 10 - 17
Three-Pointers: Northwestern - Thomas 2, Balliet 1, Scheffler 1, Connor 1; Saucon Valley - Gorman 1.
Records: Northwestern (8-1; 6-0 CL); Saucon Valley (0-4; 0-4 CL).
Palmerton-Palisades
Cate Morgan had a team-high 15 points, and Hailey Barry tossed in 13 to keep Palmerton undefeated with a 47-31 victory over Colonial League foe Catasauqua.
Catasauqua’s Hailey Jenkins led all scorers with a game-high 21 points.
PALMERTON
Pengelly 4-0-0-9, Baumgardt 2-0-0-5, Rumfield 1-0-0-2, Schneider 1-0-0-2, Morgan 6-0-0-15, Green 0-0-0-0, Barry 4-2-2-13, Connell 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 18-3-4-47
CATASAUQUA
Roberts 0-0-0-0, Sankari 2-0-0-5, Jenkins 7-5-9-21, Sierra 0-0-0-0, Stewart 2-1-4-5, Monkas 0-0-0-0, Barna 0-0-0-0, Espinol 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-6-13-31
Palmerton 11 14 14 8 - 47
Catasauqua 8 5 11 7 - 31
Three-pointers: Palmerton – Morgan 3, Barry 3, Pengelly 1, Baumgardt 1; Catasauqua – Jenkins 2, Sankari 1.
Records: Palmerton (7-0; 7-0 CL); Catasauqua (2-4; 2-3 CL).
BOYS WRESTLING
Tamaqua-North Schuylkill
North Schuylkill remained undefeated, costing to a 52-16 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.
Jacob Hehn (189) recorded a fall, while Aiden Schlier (127) and Evan Temarantz (133) each notched tech falls for the Blue Raiders.
North Schuylkill 52, Tamaqua 16
152 - Nathan Sterner (NS) pinned Chase Zeigenfuss (T) in 0:34; 160 - Ben Carr (NS) major decision Jonathan Knepper, 15-3; 172 - Jaden Meyer (NS) dec. Bradley Whalen, 4-3; 189 - Jacob Hehn (T) pinned Connor Dower, 0:29; 215 - Caden McGraw (NS) pinned William Behun, 2:34; 285 - Sander Stokes (NS) pinned Angelo Cerimele, 0:37; 107 - Gaige Mentusky (NS) won by forfeit; 114 - Alex Deritis (NS) won by forfeit; 121 - Easton Edwards (NS) pinned Levi Kunkel, 2:40; 127 - Aiden Schlier (T) tech. fall over Noah Leib, 15-0 in 1:37; 133 - Evan Temarantz (T) tech. fall over Stanley Padakowski, 18-1 in 5:13; 139 - Kaden Tavares (NS) dec. Brody Schlier, 13-7; 145 - Bryce Kile (NS) pinned Francis Hill, 0:34.
Records: North Schuylkill (4-0); Tamaqua (1-6).
JR. HIGH
BOYS BASKETBALL
9th Grade
Panther Vy.-Shenandoah
Panther Valley rolled to a 43-17 win over Shenandoah Valley.
Cy Maynard scored 15 points for the Panthers. Tyler Boyd added 13.
8th Grade
Tamaqua-Panther Valley
Panther Valley picked up a 45-31 win over Tamaqua.
Jones led the Panthers with 18 points, going 10-of-10 from the foul line. Honshiko scored 12 points.
Smith scored nine points for the Raiders, while Kovatch added eight.
7th Grade
Tamaqua-Panther Valley
Tamaqua posted a 42-31 win over Panther Valley.
Makovec paced the Blue Raiders with 14 points. Cain added 13.
Lynn scored 10 for the Panthers, while Seifert scored six.