Local Roundup: Results from Jan. 29
Lehighton’s Cole Dietz and Northern Lehigh’s Tegan Simms each scored over 30 points as their teams picked up victories on Wednesday night.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northwestern-Jim Thorpe
Northwestern used a 25-4 second quarter to pull away from Jim Thorpe and win 68-32 in Colonial League play.
Three Tigers finished in double figures, including Gavin Nelson with a team-high 15 points, Eli Zimmerman with 14, and Shane Marth with 13.
Pierce Gothard led the Olympians in scoring with 11 points.
NORTHWESTERN
Krimmel 2-2-2-6, Bollinger 1-2-2-4, B. Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, E. Zimmerman 6-1-3-14, Wambold 1-0-0-3, Fitch 1-0-0-2, Wertman 1-0-0-2, Nelson 7-1-1-15, Marth 5-2-2-13, Lagowy 0-0-0-0, Coleman 2-0-0-4, Fitzgerald 2-0-0-5, Moyer 0-0-0-0, Berk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 28-8-10-68.
JIM THORPE
P. Gothard 4-2-2-11, Curran 0-1-2-1, Hoherchak 1-0-0-3, Lazorick 2-0-2-4, Flyzik 1-0-0-2, Antignani 1-0-0-2, Kiehl 0-0-0-0, Zurn 1-0-2-2, S. Gothard 0-0-0-0, Hodor 0-0-0-0, Schrantz 1-0-0-3, Moore 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 13-3-8-32.
Northwestern 20 25 14 9 - 68
Jim Thorpe 13 4 6 9 - 32
Three-Pointers: Northwestern - Jim Thorpe - P. Gothard 1, Hoherchak 1, Schrantz 1.
Records: Northwestern (19-2; 16-1 CL); Jim Thorpe (4-16; 3-14 CL).
Northern Lehigh-Lehighton
Cole Dietz put up a spectacular performance with 33 points to help Lehighton defeat Northern Lehigh 80-53 in Colonial league action.
Dietz shot the lights out with nine three-pointers, while Joe Roth also added 21 points for the Indians.
Kellen Bauer led the Bulldogs with 18 points.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Smith 3-0-0-7, Simms 3-4-6-11, Bauer 8-2-6-18, Salih 3-0-0-7, Daubert 3-0-0-8, Karetsky 1-0-0-2, LoPinto 0-0-0-0, Novicki 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-6-12-53.
LEHIGHTON
White 0-0-0-0, Solt 0-1-2-1, Light 2-0-0-4, Meek 0-1-2-1, Fairchild 2-0-0-6, Johnson 1-2-2-4, Roberts 1-6-6-8, Blair 0-0-0-0, Roth 8-5-6-21, Dietz 12-0-0-33, Richardson 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 26-17-20-80.
Northern Lehigh 11 12 15 15 - 53
Lehighton 19 22 26 13 - 80
Three-Pointers: Northern Lehigh - Daubert 2, Smith 1, Simms 1, Salih 1; Lehighton - Dietz 9, Fairchild 2.
Records: Northern Lehigh (4-16; 4-12 CL); Lehighton (15-6; 12-6 CL).
LV Academy-Panther Valley
Panther Valley received double figures from four players to take home a 65-51 non-league victory over Lehigh Valley Academy.
Logan Fisher led the Panthers with 16 points, while Brady Jones added 12 points on four three-pointers.
Anders Heiney stood out for the Jaguars with a team-leading 22 points.
LEHIGH VALLEY ACADEMY
Echeverria 3-0-0-6, Azcuidiaz 2-0-0-4, Mendez-Feliz 0-0-0-0, Heiney 8-5-5-22, Roche 0-0-0-0, Hurt 3-0-1-7, Surendran 0-0-0-0, McArthur 0-0-0-0, Taylor 0-0-0-0, Scott 6-0-0-12. TOTALS: 22-5-6-51.
PANTHER VALLEY
Krynock 4-0-2-10, Fisher 7-2-3-16, Penberth 5-0-0-12, Jones 4-0-0-12, Breiner 1-0-0-3, Mitchell 0-0-0-0, Neziri 1-2-4-4, Wehr 1-0-0-2, Baneravage 0-0-0-0, Gjoca 2-0-0-5, McArdle 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-1-2-1, Caffery 0-0-0-0, Moyer 0-0-0-0, Lazar 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-5-11-65.
Lehigh Vy. Academy 6 9 17 19 - 51
Panther Valley 9 16 25 15 - 65
Three-Pointers: Lehigh Valley Academy - Heiney 1, Hart 1; Panther Valley - Jones 4, Krynock 2, Penberth 2, Breiner 1, Gjoca 1.
Records: Lehigh Valley Academy (4-15); Panther Valley (12-8).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Northwestern
Ten different players scored as Northwestern rolled to a 74-21 Colonial League win over visiting Jim Thorpe.
Cara Thomas led a fearsome Tigers’ foursome in double figures with a game-high 15 points, while Brook Balliet followed right behind with 13 points.
Teammates Natalie Conner and Paige Bissell ended up with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Brooklyn Yuhas finished with an Olympians’ high, as she recorded eight points.
JIM THORPE
Snisky 0-3-4-3, Yeakel 0-0-0-0, Lees 1-0-0-3, Bos 1-0-0-2, Balliet 1-0-0-2, Scherer 0-0-0-0, Ress 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 2-3-4-8, Confer 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 6-6-8-21.
NORTHWESTERN
Balliet 5-0-2-13, Scheffler 0-0-0-0, Bissell 4-0-0-10, Freeman 1-0-0-2, Thomas 7-0-2-15, Kistler 0-2-2-2, Gober 2-0-0-6, N. Conner 5-0-0-12, M. Conner 3-0-0-7, Zentz 0-0-0-0, Yacynych 0-0-0-0, Kahl 1-0-0-2, Reinhart 2-1-2-5, Mujaj 0-0-0-0, Graczyk 0-0-0-0, Okuley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 30-3-8-74.
Jim Thorpe 2 3 9 7 - 21
Northwestern 25 30 9 10 - 74
Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Less 1, Yuhas 1, Confer 1; Norhwestern – Balliet 3, Bissell 2, Gober 2, N. Conner 2, Thomas 1, M. Conner 1.
Record: Jim Thorpe (3-17; 3-13 CL); Northwestern (20-1; 17-0 CL).
N. Lehigh-Lehighton
Northern Lehigh turned back a second-half surge by Lehighton to claim a 68-66 Colonial League win.
Tegan Simms hit five 3s and scored a game-high 32 points for the Bulldogs, while Katelynn Barthold added 23.
Emma Repsher scored 21 points for the Indians, who outscored the visitors 42-33 in the second half and trailed 21-9 at the end of the first quarter. Ryleigh Trotman added 17 points, and Morgan Costenbader hit three treys and scored 11.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Williams 2-0-0-4, K. Barthold 7-9-10-23, D. Barthold 1-0-0-3, Simms 13-1-3-32, Snyder 0-0-0-0, Tosh 2-0-0-6, Ramos 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-10-13-68.
LEHIGHTON
Reph 2-2-2-6, Klotz 3-2-4-7, Uyvari 0-2-4-2, Trotman 6-4-6-17, Repsher 7-7-10-21, Costenbader 4-0-0-11, Sheckler 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-17-26-66.
Northern Lehigh 21 16 14 19 - 68
Lehighton 9 15 22 20 - 66
Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Simms 5, Tosh 2, D. Barthold 1. Lehighton - Costenbader 3, Trotman 1, Klotz 1.
Records: Northern Lehigh (14-6); Lehighton (9-11)
BOYS WRESTLING
Tamaqua-Executive Edu.
After two early forfeits, Tamaqua swept the remaining matches en route to a 64-12 non-league win over Executive Education.
The Raiders picked up four pins from Levi Kunkel (121), Brody Schlier (133), Francis Hill (145), and William Behun (285) who only took 47 seconds.
Aiden Schlier (127) and Brody Boyce (139) also earned technical falls for the Raiders.
Tamaqua 64, Executive Education 12
107 - Richard Camilo (E) won by forfeit; 114 - Elijah Ramos (E) won by forfeit; 121 - Levi Kunkel (T) pinned Nathaniel Cruz in 1:25; 127 - Aiden Schlier (T) tech. fall Jaden Garcia, 17-2 (1:39); 133 - Brody Schlier (T) pinned Matthew Ramos in 1:13; 139 - Brody Boyce (T) tech. fall Michael Ramos, 17-1 (2:28); 145 - Francis Hill (T) pinned DeMarcus Shaw in 5:30; 152 - Chase Zeigenfuss (T) won by forfeit; 160 - Jonathan Knepper (T) won by forfeit; 172 - Bradley Whalen (T) won by forfeit; 189 - Jacob Hehn (T) won by forfeit; 215 - Angelo Cerimele (T) won by forfeit; 285 - William Behun (T) pinned Sebastian Vera in 0:47.
Records: Tamaqua (8-10); Executive Education (1-5).
Saucon Valley-Palmerton
Saucon Valley capped the Colonial League regular season with a perfect 6-0 mark, as the Panthers came out on top with a 43-18 win over Palmerton.
Connor Messinger (114) and Braden Strohl (189) posted the lone pins for wins for the Bombers, while Vincent Taglieri (145) and Anderson Garcia (215) both added decision wins.
Saucon Valley 43, Palmerton 18
107 – Gavin Chunko (SV) tech. fall Thomas Pasquariello, 16-1; 114 – Connor Messinger (P) pinned Nick Werkheiser in 3:42; 121 – Gabriel Baer (SV) pinned Kellen Trotter in 1:36; 127 – Matt Santoro (SV) major dec. Josh Merkel, 16-6; 133 – Aiden Grogg (SV) pinned Mason Becker in 1:19; 139 – Jerik Lesser (SV) major dec. Aidan Ortiz, 16-2; 145 – Vincent Taglieri (P) dec. Braden Rohn, 17-11; 152 – Jackson Albert (SV) pinned Derek King in 3:57; 160 – Cole Hubert (SV) pinned Jameson Trainer in 2:41; 172 – Jared Rohn (SV) major dec. Dillon Lombardi, 15-2; 189 – Braden Strohl (P) pinned Brit Ash in 2:31; 215 –Anderson Garcia (P) dec. Nick Sheesly, 9-2; 285 – Ezekiel Deily (SV) pinned Dom Brown in 2:37.
Records: Saucon Valley (15-1; 6-0 CL); Palmerton (10-3; 4-2 CL).
GIRLS WRESTLING
Tamaqua-Executive Edu.
Tamaqua dropped Executive Education for a 30-12 non-league win.
The Blue Raiders’ Kaitlyn Rivera (130) and Jocelyn Davis (235) earned falls during the match, while Kiely Kunkel (106), Jalissa Correa (118) and Shayla Clay (190) all added forfeit victories.
Tamaqua 30, Executive Education 12
100 – Anabelle Ramos (E) won by forfeit; 106 – Kiely Kunkel (T) won by forfeit; 112 – Double forfeit; 118 – Jalissa Correa (T) won by forfeit; 124 – Double forfeit; 130 – Kaitlyn Rivera (T) pinned Kiara Altamirano in 5:22; 136 – Amy Loza (E) won by forfeit; 142 – Double forfeit; 148 – Double forfeit; 155 – Double forfeit; 170 – Double forfeit; 190 – Shayla Clay (T) won by forfeit; 235 – Jocelyn Davis (T) pinned Mikaela Vera in 1:39.