The Palmerton boys basketball team stayed hot with a victory over Roberto Clemente Charter School on Friday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

R. Clemente-Palmerton

Palmerton won its sixth game in a row, edging Roberto Clemente Charter School 59-57 in a non-league contest.

Kody Kratzer collected a game-high 28 points as the Blue Bombers improved to 8-4.

The winners also received 12 points from Matthew Machalik, while Tyler Stuck added eight.

Jose Zayas tallied a team-high 25 points for the Pirates (4-9).

ROBERTO CLEMENTE

Dixon 3-0-0-6, Bautista 1-0-0-2, Pena 1-0-0-2, Velasquez 0-0-0-0, Ceballas 4-2-2-10, Zayas 10-1-6-25, Gutierrez 4-1-1-9, Madera 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 24-5-11-57.

PALMERTON

Connell 2-0-0-4, Kratzer 12-2-8-28, White 0-0-0-0, Reph 1-0-0-2, Whitney 0-0-1-0, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Sebelin 0-0-0-0, Hosier 0-0-0-0, Stuck 2-3-6-8, Buck 2-1-4-5, Machalik 3-6-8-12. TOTALS: 22-12-27-59.

R. Clemente 10 15 11 21 - 57

Palmerton 16 9 14 20 - 59

Three-pointers: Roberto Clemente - Zayas 4; Palmerton - Kratzer 2, Stuck 1.

Catasauqua-Lehighton

Lehighton’s Richard Yturrino scored a game-high 24 points, but it wasn’t enough as Catasauqua gained a 50-47 non-league victory.

The Rough Riders improved to 4-9 as Derek Troxell tallied a team-high 16 points and Cole Schiffer added 15.

Mason Costenbader and Carter Strauss both chipped in with six points for the Indians (5-7).

In the JV game, Lehighton earned a 37-36 win.

CATASAUQUA

McLean 1-1-2-3, Velez 2-0-0-5, Martinez 2-2-4-6, Schiffer 5-2-4-15, Hess 1-1-4-3, Reitz 1-0-0-2, Troxell 5-6-10-16. TOTALS: 17-12-24-50.

LEHIGHTON

Strauss 2-0-0-6, Lutz 0-0-0-0, Schaeffer 0-0-0-0, Lorenz 1-0-0-2, Yturrino 8-8-11-24, Hunsicker 2-0-0-4, Guyn 1-0-0-2, Rehrig 1-0-0-3, Costenbader 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 18-8-11-47.

Catasauqua 11 11 8 20 - 50

Lehighton 8 10 10 19 - 47

Three-pointers: Catasauqua - Schiffer 3, Velez 1; Lehighton - Strauss 2, Rehrig 1.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Nicco Heimbaugh drilled six three-pointers and scored 20 points to lead Pottsville to a 73-31 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.

The Tide (12-2; 10-1) also got 16 points from Jazce Carabello-Snowell.

For Tamaqua (2-15; 1-10), Luke Verta led the way with 12 points.

POTTSVILLE

Carabello-Snowell 6-2-2-16, Heimbaugh 7-0-0-20, Yost 1-0-0-2, DiCello 4-0-0-10, Ballard 2-0-2-4, McCuller 2-0-0-4, Fenstermacher 3-0-0-9, Boris 1-0-0-2, Williams 1-0-0-2, Palko 2-0-0-4, Davis 0-0-0-0, Fermaintt 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 29-2-4-73.

TAMAQUA

Lewis 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 1-0-0-2, Verta 4-4-6-12, McLaughlin 0-0-1-0, Hollenbach 3-0-0-6, Sherry 2-4-5-8, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Gregoire 1-0-0-3, Fannock 0-0-0-0, Hope 0-0-0-0, Berg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-8-12-31.

Pottsville 17 27 18 11 - 73

Tamaqua 9 9 10 3 - 31

Three-pointers: Pottsville - Heimbaugh 6, Fenstermacher 3, Carabello-Snowell 2, DiCello 2; Tamaqua - Gregoire 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. Lehigh-Moravian Ac.

Northern Lehigh’s Aubrey Pollard outscored the entire Moravian Academy team as the Bulldogs posted a 51-20 Colonial League victory.

Pollard tallied 23 points, including 10 in the second quarter when Nolehi used a 21-5 period to extend a slim two-point lead.

The Bulldogs (4-4; 4-4) also received 12 points from both Emma Niebell and Madison Seier.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Steckel 0-0-0-0, Whalen 1-0-0-2, Lear 0-0-0-0, Hunsicker 0-0-0-0, Pollard 11-1-2-23, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Seier 5-2-4-12, Bosch 0-0-0-0, Peters 0-0-0-0, Klimek 1-0-0-2, Niebell 5-0-0-12, Garrison 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-3-6-51.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Wreaks 1-0-0-2, Gordon 0-0-0-0, Nifong 0-0-0-0, Busch 4-0-0-8, T. Tout-Puissant 1-1-2-3, G. Tout-Puissant 2-3-4-7, Lauden 0-0-0-0, Kathik 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-4-6-20.

Northern Lehigh 8 21 14 8 - 51

Moravian Academy 6 5 3 6 - 20

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Niebell 2; Moravian Academy - None.

Williams Valley-Marian

A big game from Elyssa Yeagley helped Williams Valley pull away from Marian for a 46-33 Schuylkill League victory.

Yeagley finished with a game-high 23 points, including 10 in the opening quarter as the Vikings built a 15-5 lead.

The Fillies (2-7; 2-6) received a team-high 11 points from Carly Minchoff, while Frankie Martinelli chipped in with eight.

WILLIAMS VALLEY

Rabuck 4-0-0-8, Boyle 1-2-2-5, Yeagley 8-3-4-23, Sincyr 4-0-0-10, Savage 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 17-5-8-46.

MARIAN

Walsh 0-0-0-0, Martinelli 3-0-0-8, Nemeth 0-0-0-0, Pleban 2-0-0-4, Possessky 2-2-2-6, Minchoff 4-2-2-11, Digris 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 13-4-4-33.

Williams Valley 15 8 11 12 - 46

Marian 5 9 7 12 - 33

Three-pointers: Williams Valley - Yeagley 4, Sincyr 2, Boyle 1; Marian - Martinelli 2, Minchoff 1.

JUNIOR HIGH

GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

North Schuylkill posted a 34-24 victory over Panther Valley.

Maliyah Alexander had 10 points to lead the Spartans

Morgan Orsulak scored eight to pace PV, while Natalie Vermillion added seven.

7TH GRADE

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

Panther Valley dropped a 34-11 decision to North Schuylkill.

Morgan Orsulak scored all 11 points for the Panthers.

The Spartans were led by Brigid Flynn’s 10 points.