Northwestern’s Cara Thomas became the all-time leading girls scorer in school history during a win over Pen Argyl on Thursday.

Elsewhere, the Tiger and Lehighton boys also won to clinch district playoff berths.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-Pen Argyl

Northwestern used a 33-9 second quarter to pull away from Pen Argyl and take home a 72-33 win in Colonial League play.

Cara Thomas shined for the Tigers as she tallied a team-high 26 points, while Natalie Conner added 16 points including four three-pointers.

Thomas also became the girls’ all-time leading scorer at Northwestern, passing Paige Sevrain. Her total stands at 1,279 points and counting.

Julia Vargo led the Green Knights with 20 points.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 3-0-0-8, Scheffler 0-1-2-1, Bissell 2-0-0-6, Thomas 11-2-3-26, Kistler 0-0-0-0, Gober 2-3-3-7, N. Conner 6-0-0-16, M. Conner 2-0-0-4, Zentz 0-0-0-0, Reinhart 0-4-4-4. TOTALS: 26-10-12-72.

PEN ARGYL

Vargo 7-6-12-20, C. Wilgus 2-0-0-4, Weaver 0-0-0-0, Whitman 0-0-0-0, Oessenick 1-0-0-3, Gloth 0-0-0-0, K. Wilgus 0-0-0-0, Garcias 1-0-0-2, Scherer 1-0-0-2, Cunningham 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 13-6-12-33.

Northwestern 17 33 14 8 - 72

Pen Argyl 12 9 9 3 - 33

Three-Pointers: Northwestern - N. Conner 4, Balliet 2, Bissell 2, Thomas 2; Pen Argyl - Oessenick 1.

Records: Northwestern (13-1; 10-0 CL); Pen Argyl (11-3; 9-2 CL).

Jim Thorpe-So. Lehigh

Southern Lehigh used a combined 22-11 score in the middle quarters to pull ahead of Jim Thorpe and held off a final 10-2 run from the Olympians to take home a 32-29 Colonial League win.

The Spartans received contributions on the scoreboard from six different players, including a team-high nine points from Samantha Fontanez.

Brooklyn Yuhas and Ryah Confer both finished with 12 points for the Olympians.

JIM THORPE

Snisky 0-0-0-0, Bos 0-3-4-3, Scherer 0-0-0-0, Ress 1-0-2-2, Yuhas 4-4-7-12, Confer 4-2-8-12. TOTALS: 9-9-21-29.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Druck 1-0-0-2, Gluck 4-0-0-8, Bartlett 3-0-0-6, Brunner 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2, Fontanez 3-3-4-9, Brogan 2-1-4-5. TOTALS: 14-4-8-32.

Jim Thorpe 8 5 6 10 - 29

Southern Lehigh 8 11 11 2 - 32

Three-Pointers: Jim Thorpe - Confer 2; Southern Lehigh - None.

Records: Jim Thorpe (2-8; 2-6 CL); Southern Lehigh (3-8; 3-6 CL).

Palmerton-Wilson

After a close first three quarters, Palmerton used a 13-4 fourth frame to pull ahead of Wilson and win a 44-32 Colonial League contest.

Cate Morgan led the Bombers with 14 points, including eight in the fourth quarter. Mikayla Pengelly also added 11 points for the Bombers.

Abymarie Colon paced the Warriors with 12 points.

PALMERTON

Pengelly 5-0-0-11, Baumgardt 1-6-8-8, Rumfield 0-0-0-0, Schneider 0-0-0-0, Morgan 5-3-6-14, Green 0-0-0-0, Barry 1-0-0-2, Connell 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 16-10-16-44.

WILSON

Colon 4-2-4-12, Schmitt 1-0-0-2, J. Bonham 2-1-2-5, Fredericks 2-3-4-8, Thomas 0-1-2-1, Stackhouse 0-0-0-0, T. Bonham 1-1-2-4, Hartzell-Ham 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-8-14-32.

Palmerton 13 9 9 13 - 44

Wilson 10 8 10 4 - 32

Three-Pointers: Palmerton - Pengelly 1, Morgan 1; Wilson - Colon 2, Fredericks 1.

Records: Palmerton (11-3; 9-2 CL); Wilson (9-4; 7-4 CL).

Weatherly-Williams Valley

Williams Valley had little trouble with Weatherly, rolling to a 41-4 win in Schuylkill League play.

Sace Smeltz had 17 points and Mallory Miller added 13 for the Vikings.

Kelly Reiner and Courtney Snyder had two points apiece for Weatherly.

WILLIAMS VALLEY

Ziegler 0-0-0-0, Biechee 2-0-0-5, Starnowski 0-0-0-0, Kabilarricle 2-2-4-6, Hechler 0-0-0-0, Estes 0-0-0-0, Hand 0-0-0-0, Miller 4-2-2-13, Adams 0-0-0-0, Smeltz 8-1-2-17, Kasper 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-5-8-41.

WEATHERLY

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

Williams Valley 19 8 14 0 - 41

Weatherly 2 0 0 2 - 4

Three-pointers: Williams Valley - Miller 3, Buchee 1; Weatherly - None.

Records: Williams Valley (12-1; 6-1); Weatherly (1-8; 1-6).

BOYS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-Pen Argyl

Northwestern took control with a 27-point second quarter and rolled to 69-26 victory over Pen Argyl in Colonial League action.

The Tigers, who were paced by Gavin Nelson’s 18 points and Eli Zimmerman’s 12, took a controlling 41-15 lead at halftime.

The win allowed Northwestern to clinch a district playoff berth.

NORTHWESTERN

Krimmel 5-0-0-10, Bollinger 1-1-2-3, B. Zimmerman 2-0-2-5, E. Zimmerman 4-1-2-12, Fitch 2-0-0-6, Nelson 7-3-4-18, Marth 2-0-0-4, Lagowy 0-0-0-0, Coleman 1-1-4-3, Fitzgerald 1-0-0-2, Moyer 0-0-0-0, Berk 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 26-10-18-69.

PEN ARGYL

Hunter 3-0-0-6, Martini 2-0-0-6, Vichensky 1-1-2-3 Kotulka 1-0-0-2, Hendershot 1-0-0-2, Stuckey 0-0-0-0, Heyer 1-0-0-3, Toma 0-0-0-0, L. Vishensky 1-1-2-4. TOTALS: 10-2-4-26.

Pen Argyl 12 3 4 7 - 26

Northwestern 14 27 26 2 - 69

Three-pointers: Pen Argyl - Martini 2, Heyer 1, L. Vichensky 1; Northwestern - E. Zimmerman 3, Fitch 2, Nelson 1, B. Zimmerman 1.

Records: Northwestern (11-2; 8-1); Pen Argyl (0-13; 0-11).

Lehighton-Bangor

Blake Roberts and Joe Roth each tallied 16 points to lead Lehighton to its eight straight victory, a 52-45 Colonial League triumph over host Bangor.

The win clinched a district playoff berth for the Indians, who rebounded from a four-point first-quarter deficit.

Hunter McShane led the Slaters with 15 points.

LEHIGHTON

Solt 1-2-2-5, Light 1-1-2-4, Meek 0-0-0-0, Fairchild 2-0-0-6, Roberts 6-4-4-16, Blair 0-0-0-0, Roth 5-6-6-16, Dietz 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 18-13-14-52.

BANGOR

Prado 3-4-4-10, McShane 6-0-1-15, Bucher 4-0-0-8, Gaines 1-0-0-3, Singer 0-0-0-0, Renner 0-0-0-0, Cruciani 4-0-1-9. TOTALS: 18-4-8-45.

Lehighton 6 14 16 16 - 52

Bangor 10 9 17 9 - 45

Three-pointers: Lehighton - Fairchild 2, Solt 1, Light 1. Dietz 1.; Bangor - McShane 3, Gaines 1.

Records: Lehighton (11-1; 8-1); Bangor (8-5; 7-4)

No. Lehigh-Moravian Ac.

Kellen Bauer scored a team-high 25 points to help Northern Lehigh gain a 75-51 Colonial League victory over Moravian Academy.

The Bulldogs, who snapped a five-game losing streak, also received 22 points from Connor Simms and 11 from Coy Daubert.

Nolehi used a 24-11 second quarter to take control.

Sam Joseph led all scorers with 27 points for the Lions.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Joseph 10-4-4-27, Perrucci 0-0-0-0, Klotz 2-0-0-4, Woolworth 1-0-0-2, Gordon 4-2-3-10, King 1-3-4-5, Eckman 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 19-9-11-51.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Smith 1-4-6-6, Simms 8-3-4-22, Bauer 11-3-5-25, Salih 0-0-0-0, Daubert 4-0-0-11, Karetsky 0-3-4-3, LoPinto 2-1-2-5, Novicki 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 27-14-21-75.

Moravian Academy 20 11 7 13 - 51

Northern Lehigh 23 24 14 14 - 75

Three-pointers: Moravian Academy - Joseph 3, Eckman 1; Northern Lehigh - Simms 3, Daubert 3, Novicki 1.

Records: Moravian Academy (3-7; 3-6); Northern Lehigh (3-9; 3-5).

Weatherly-Williams Valley

Ian McKeegan and Niko Saldukas each scored 23 points to help propel Weatherly to a 71-46 Schuylkill League victory over Williams Valley.

Corbin Wagner also chipped in 13 points for the Wreckers, who outscored their opponent in every quarter.

The Vikings’ Brady Shomper led all scorers with 15 points.

WEATHERLY

Adler 0-0-0-0, Kokinda 1-1-2-3, McKeegan 7-8-9-23, Mayernick 0-0-0-0, Stauffer 0-0-4-0, Cuddleford 0-0-0-0, Saldukas 9-4-5-23, Donish 3-0-0-7, Davis 1-0-0-2, Wagner 4-3-4-13. TOTALS: 25-16-24-71.

WILLIAMS VALLEY

Shomper 6-3-5-15, Rodriguez 1-0-0-2, Achenbach 3-2-2-9, Kandybansk 0-2-2-2, Crisswell 3-0-0-6, B. Zilinski 2-0-0-4, Thompson 1-0-0-2, Kryzanowski 1-2-4-4, K. Zilinski 1-0-0-2, Hoffman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-9-13-46.

Weatherly 12 17 20 22 - 71

Williams Valley 7 7 17 15 - 46

Three-Pointers: Weatherly - Wagner 2, McKeegan 1, Saldukas 1, Donish 1; Williams Valley - Achenbach 1.

Records: Weatherly (5-5; 4-4 SL); Williams Valley (5-7; 4-7 SL).

Wilson-Palmerton

Palmerton erased a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to knock off Wilson in overtime and claim a 47-46 Colonial League victory.

Corey Serfass led the Blue Bombers with 16 points, while Logan Anthony contributed 14. The winners also received 11 from Cameron Pengelly.

The Warriors’ Lafayette Acree led all scorers with 21 points.

WILSON

L. Acree 6-6-10-21, M. Acree 3-2-6-9, Cressman 0-0-0-0, Singleton 2-2-2-6, Shotko 0-2-4-2, Darwish 1-0-0-3, Durandisse 1-3-5-5, Brophy 0-0-0-0, Hall 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-15-27-46.

PALMERTON

Serfass 6-2-2-16, Carrelli 0-1-2-1, Jedrejeczyk 0-0-0-0, Pengelly 4-1-2-11, Delgado 0-0-0-0, Reph 1-0-0-3, George 1-0-0-2, Ahner 0-0-0-0, Anthony 5-4-6-14. TOTALS: 17-8-12-47.

Wilson 14 10 12 6 4 - 46

Palmerton 8 12 6 16 5 - 47

Three-Pointers: Wilson - L. Acree 3, M. Acree 1, Darwish 1; Palmerton - Serfass 2, Pengelly 2, Reph 1.

Records: Wilson (9-4; 6-4); Palmerton (4-10; 3-8).

Jim Thorpe-So. Lehigh

Southern Lehigh broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter en route to a 54-43 Colonial League victory over Jim Thorpe.

The host Spartans held a 41-35 advantage after three quarters and outscored the Olympians 13-8 in the final stanza.

Joseph Plessl led Southern Lehigh with 16 points, while Pierre Gothard topped Thorpe with 15 and Aaron Curran added 10.

JIM THORPE

Gothard 7-0-0-15, Curran 5-0-3-10, Lazorick 4-1-3-9. Kiehl 0-0-0-0, Zurn 1-0-0-3, Schrantz 2-1-2-6, Moore 0-0-0-0, Antignani 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-2-8-43.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Ruggeri 2-1-2-5, Allen 0-0-0-0, Plessl 7-0-0-16, McMenamy 0-4-6-4, Mack 0-0-0-0, Brogan 0-1-2-1, Capuano 3-0-0-9, Boensch 2-0-0-4, Fry 4-0-0-9, Adams 1-4-4-6. TOTALS: 19-10-14-54.

Jim Thorpe 11 11 13 8 - 43

Southern Lehigh 15 13 13 13 - 54

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Schrantz 1, Zurn 1, Gothard 1; Southern Lehigh - Capuano 3, Plessl 2, Fry 1.

Records: Jim Thorpe (3-9; 2-7); Southern Lehigh (7-6; 5-5).

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Mahanoy Area

Tamaqua swept Mahanoy Area in Schuylkill League action.

The Blue Raiders rolled to a 98-38 win in the boys meet, and posted a 74-15 victory in the girls competition.

Brandon Temarantz posted wins in both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle in the boys meet for Tamaqua, while Savannah Wilson scored victories in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke in the girls meet.

BOYS

Tamaqua 98, Mahanoy Area 38

200 medley - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Temarantz, Nicholas Barron, Vincenzo Valentine, Thomas Graham) 2:09.64; 200 freestyle - 1. Brandon Temarantz (T) 2:29.89, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T), 3. Billy Coombe (T); 50 freestyle - 1. Vincenzo Valentine (T) 27.12, 2. Nicholas Barron (T), 3. Logan Morgans (T); 100 freestyle - 1 Blake Brown (MA) 1:02.10, 2. Thomas Graham (T), 3. Logan Morgans (T); 500 freestyle - 1. Brandon Temarantz (T) 6:41.40; 200 freestyle relay - 1. Tamaqua (Billy Coombe, Ben Hunsicker, Vincenzo Valentine, Brandon Temarantz) 1:58.61; 100 backstroke - 1. Blake Brown (MA) 1:15.29, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T), 3. Thomas Graham (T); 100 breaststroke - 1. Nicholas Barron (T) 1:21.45, 2. Vincenzo Valentine (T).

GIRLS

Tamaqua 74, Mahanoy Area 15

200 medley relay - 1. Tamaqua (Kate Behun, Andrea Betz, Savannah Wilson, Ava Jones) 2:11.18; 200 freestyle - 1. Isabella Jones (T) 2:26.0, 2. Alexis Chilinskas (MA), 3. Urijah Fazio (MAH); 200 IM - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 2:27.34, 2. Lyla Clemson (T), 3. Andrea Betz (T); 50 freestyle - 1. Lillian Brown (MA) 26.72, 2. Janna Brown (T), 3. Ava Jones (T); 100 butterfly - 1. Addison Krall (T) 1:29.64; 100 freestyle - 1. Kate Behun (T) 1:05.71, 2. Ava Jones (T), 3. Allison Leibowitz (MA); 500 freestyle - 1. Lyla Clemson (T) 6:40.64, 2. Gia Clemson (T); 200 freestyle relay - 1. Tamaqua (Kate Behun, Isabella Jones, Ava Jones, Savannah Wilson) 1:55.64; 100 backstroke - 1. Alexis Chilinskas (MA) 1:12.46, 2. Kate Behun (T), 3. Urijah Fazio (MA); 100 breaststroke - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:12.06, 2. Lillian Brown (MA), 3. Andrea Betz (T); 400 freestyle relay - 1. Tamaqua (Isabella Jones, Lyla Clemson, Addison Krall, Andrea Betz) 5:01.22.