The Marian boys and Northern Lehigh girls picked up basketball victories on Tuesday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tri-Valley-Marian

Marian broke the game open in the third quarter and cruised to a 76-63 Schuylkill League victory over Tri-Valley.

Tyler Fritz sparked the Colts with a game-high 35 points. Chris Ritsick followed with 15 points, Dante Agosti added 12, and Logan Fritz netted 10.

Marian improves to 15-3 overall (8-2 SL), while Tri-Valley drops to 10-8 (6-4 SL).

TRI-VALLEY

Smith 1-0-0-3, Umbenhauer 0-0-0-0, T. McGrath 3-3-5-10, Flory 0-0-0-0, Ace 1-1-2-3, Ney 5-5-8-15, Kroh 0-1-2-1, Troutman 1-0-0-2, C. Deeter 6-1-1-14, K. Deeter 1-2-2-5, J. McGrath 4-0-0-10. TOTALS: 20-13-20-63.

MARIAN

T. Fritz 10-11-14-35, Ritsick 4-6-6-15, Agosti 2-6-10-12, L. Fritz 4-1-3-10, Malarkey 0-2-2-2, Goff 0-0-2-0, Eroh 0-2-2-2, Chambers 0-0-0-0, Nyer 0-0-0-0, Pan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-28-39-76.

Tri-Valley 14 17 11 21 - 63

Marian 14 22 28 12 - 76

Three-pointers: TV – J. McGrath 2, Smith 1, T. McGrath 1, C. Deeter 1, K. Deeter 1; Marian – T. Fritz 4, Agosti 2, Ritsick 1, L. Fritz 1.

Catasauqua-No. Lehigh

Catasauqua edged Northern Lehigh 54-52 in Colonial League action.

Zach Moyer led the Bulldogs (4-17 overall, 3-12 CL) with 27 points. Kole Richards chipped in 11 points.

Devin Troxell topped the Rough Riders (9-12, 7-8 CL) with 19 points.

CATASAUQUA

Smith 0-0-0-0, DiPaolo 2-1-2-7, Schiffer 2-4-6-8, MacKenzie 4-2-2-13, Hess 0-0-2-0, Reitz 3-1-4-7, Troxell 6-7-8-19. TOTALS: 17-15-24-54.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Hammond 0-0-0-0, Olewine 1-0-0-2, D. Smith 1-0-0-2, Moyer 12-3-4-27, C. Smith 3-2-2-8, Richards 4-3-4-11, Marlatt 1-0-0-2, Repsher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-8-10-52.

Catasauqua 14 19 6 15 - 54

No. Lehigh 14 12 10 16 - 52

Three-pointers: Catty – MacKenzie 3; NL – none.

Pottsville-Panther Vy.

Pottsville remained unbeaten in Schuylkill League play with a 56-36 victory over Panther Valley.

The Panthers’ Erick Marchorro finished with a game-high 19 points.

Kevin Schenk led the Tide with 16 points.

Panther Valley slides to 11-8 overall (4-7 SL), while Pottsville improves to 15-4 (11-0 SL).

POTTSVILLE

Schenk 7-0-0-16, Heimbaugh 3-0-0-9, Barnes 6-0-2-15, DiCello 1-0-0-2, Sukeena 2-0-0-5, Stanton 2-0-0-5, Salata 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 23-0-2-56.

PANTHER VALLEY

Marchorro 7-1-2-19, Gutierrez 0-0-0-0, Stilitino 2-1-2-5, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Eidle 3-0-1-6, Hoben 1-0-0-2, White 2-0-0-4, Turner 0-0-0-0, Turner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-2-5-36.

Pottsville 16 17 10 13 - 56

Panther Vy. 4 13 7 12 - 36

Three-pointers: Pottsville – Heimbaugh 3, Barnes 3, Sukeena 1, Stanton 1; PV – Marchorro 4.

ES South-Pleasant Vy.

East Stroudsburg South used a strong second half to pull away for a 54-42 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

Sebastian Pizcatowski led the Bears (7-12 overall; 5-8 EPC) with 16 points, while Noah Mitchell chipped in 12.

Jasir Parker had 25 points for the Cavaliers (14-5; 9-3 EPC).

ES SOUTH

Patterson 2-1-2-6, Morrison 0-0-0-0, Santos 4-6-6-16, Rivers 1-2-4-5, Mileto 0-0-0-0, Sarr 0-0-0-0, Parker 11-3-4-25, Sapp 0-0-0-0, McIntyre 1-0-0-2, Cesamak 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-12-16-54.

PLEASANT VALLEY

M. Kearns 0-0-3-0, Rommel 3-0-0-6, Wynn 0-1-2-1, Arce 3-0-3-7, Ratti 0-0-0-0, Pizcatowski 6-3-6-16, Mitchell 5-2-3-12. TOTALS: 17-6-17-42.

ES South 10 13 17 14 - 54

Pleasant Vy. 12 16 6 8 - 42

Three-pointers: ESS – Santos 2, Patterson 1, Rivers 1; PV – Arce 1, Pizcatowski 1.

Tamaqua-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain edged Tamaqua 56-50 in Schuylkill League play.

The Eagles’ victory ties them with Tamaqua for second place in Division I with identical 8-3 league marks. Both teams have three games remaining as they battle for a league playoff berth. Pottsville (11-0) has already clinched the Division 1 title.

Lucas Gregoire led the Blue Raiders (13-6) with 17 points, while Brayden Knoblauch and Nate Gregoire followed with 15 and 10 points, respectively.

Alex Ketch paced the Blue Eagles (15-4) with 17 points.

TAMAQUA

Knoblauch 6-1-2-15, Bollentino 0-2-2-2, Boyle 2-0-0-4, N. Gregoire 4-0-0-10, L. Gregoire 4-8-8-17, Stauffenberg 0-2-2-2, Lavine 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-13-14-50.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Cryts 3-0-1-6, Henninger 1-0-0-3, Lipko 4-4-6-12, Devitt 0-0-0-0, Ketch 5-3-4-17, Dean 1-10-14-12, Carr 1-2-2-4, Hensly 1-0-0-2, Caulfield 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-19-27-56.

Tamaqua 11 11 16 12 - 50

Blue Mtn. 14 10 15 17 - 56

Three-pointers: Tamaqua – Knoblauch 2, N. Gregoire 2, L. Gregoire 1; BM – Ketch 4, Henninger 1.

Weatherly-Mahanoy Area

Mahanoy Area defeated Weatherly, 54-44, in Schuylkill League victory.

Trevor Lowman led a balanced Wreckers’ attack with nine points.

The Golden Bears’ Chase Mazalusky recorded a game-high 24 points.

Weatherly slips to 8-8 overall and 2-8 in the league, while Mahanoy Area moves to 11-8 overall and 6-4 in Schuylkill League play

WEATHERLY

Colecio 2-4-4-8, E. Derr 3-0-4-6, Gerhart 1-0-0-3, L. Derr 1-0-1-2, Obert 0-0-2-0, Broskoskie 2-1-2-5, Willis 2-0-1-5, Tomkins 1-0-0-3, Solonoski 0-3-4-3, Lowman 3-0-0-9, Ramirez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-8-18-44.

MAHANOY AREA

Streisel 0-0-0-0, Feliciano 3-0-0-7, K. Marcellus 0-0-0-0, D. Marcellus 0-0-0-0, Ramos 0-0-0-0, Silva 3-2-4-9, Zilker 0-0-0-0, Mazalusky 9-6-7-24, Merchilinsky 0-0-0-0, Miller 7-0-0-14, Manley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-8-11-54.

Weatherly 10 8 12 14 - 44

Mahanoy Area 16 9 18 11 - 54

Three-pointers: Weatherly – Lowman 3, Gerhart 1, Willis 1, Tomkins 1; MA – Feliciano 1, Silva 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. Lehigh-Catasauqua

Northern Lehigh picked up a 46-32 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.

Madison Seier scored 15 of her Bulldog-high 19 points in the first half. Lauren Hoffman added 14 points.

The Rough Riders’ Alexis Rushatz led all scorers with 21 points.

Northern Lehigh improves to 10-10 overall (7-8 CL), while Catasauqua falls to 4-15 (3-11 CL).

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Wilk 0-1-3-1, Lear 1-0-0-3, Hoffner 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 4-6-6-14, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Seier 9-1-2-19, Peters 0-0-0-0, Niebell 2-4-6-9. TOTALS: 16-12-17-46.

CATASAUQUA

Hawk 1-0-0-3, Rushatz 8-0-0-21, Roberts 1-0-0-2, Pacchioli 1-0-0-3, Emery 1-0-0-2, Weidow 0-0-0-0, Hicks 0-1-2-1, Gerhard 0-0-0-0, Polanco 0-0-0-0, Cervacho 0-0-2-0, Soltis 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-1-4-32.

No. Lehigh 16 14 9 7 - 46

Catasauqua 3 5 7 15 - 32

Three-pointers: NL – Lear 1, Niebell 1; Catty – Rushatz 5, Hawk 1, Pacchioli 1.

SWIMMING

Blue Mountain-Tamaqua

Tamaqua was swept in Schuylkill League action by Blue Mountain.

The Blue Raider girls dropped a 100-72 setback to the Eagles, while the Blue Raider boys suffered a 137-37 setback.

Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (200 Free) and Ashley Jones (Diving) were the lone Tamaqua swimmers to record first-place finishes.

GIRLS

Blue Mountain 100, Tamaqua 72

200 Medley Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 2:08.82;

200 Free – 1. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T) 2:16.48, 2. Raysa Kelly (BM), 3. Sarah Magdeburg (BM);

200 IM – 1. Maria Lopez (BM) 2:25.62, 2. Brianna Dumond (T), 3. Maura Walker (T);

50 Free – 1. Olivia Haas (BM) 26.37, 2. Hannah Magdeburg (BM), 3. Rylee Wenzel (T);

Diving – 1. Ashley Jones (T) 198.50, 2. Hailey Toth (T), 3. Katelyn Rudy (T);

100 Fly – 1. Maria Lopez (BM) 1:06.77, 2. Olivia Haas (BM);

100 Free – 1. Katherine Sarnes (BM) 58.93, 2. Hannah Magdeburg (BM), 3. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T);

500 Free – 1. Raysa Kelly (BM) 6:15.53, 2. Kayla March (BM), 3. Sarah Magdeburg (BM);

200 Free Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 1:54.63;

100 Back – 1. Katherine Sarnes (BM) 1:07.69, 2. Morgan Yuengling (BM), 3. Brianna Dumond (T);

100 Breast – 1. Morgan Yuengling (BM) 1:20.56, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Maura Walker (T);

400 Free Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 4:12.03.

BOYS

Blue Mountain 137, Tamaqua 37

200 Medley Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 1:43.12;

200 Free – 1. Logan Stein (BM) 2:04.46, 2. Derrick Yuengling (BM), 3. Kyan Mitchell (BM);

200 IM – 1. Eliot Keith (BM) 2:18.23, 2. Miko Barbe (BM), 3. Joey Lescavage (T);

50 Free – 1. Nathaniel Powers (BM) 23.86, 2. Ethan Amershek (T), 3. Zeno Zukovich (T);

Diving – 1. Jackson Mabry (BM) 177.25, 2. Sean Sopko (BM);

100 Fly – 1. Torin Perry (BM) 1:04.71, 2. Miko Barbe (BM), 3. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T);

100 Free – 1. Sean Sopko (BM) 53.57, 2. Tabor Perry (BM), 3. Gregory Rautzhan (BM);

500 Free – 1. Logan Stein (BM) 5:39.89, 2. Adam Beam (BM), 3. Kyan Mitchell (BM);

200 Free Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 1:38.90;

100 Back – 1. Nathaniel Powers (BM) 59.37, 2. Derrick Yuengling (BM), 3. Brandon Long (T);

100 Breast – 1. Eliot Keith (BM) 1:10.41, 2. Tabor Perry (BM), 3. Alexander Barron (T);

400 Free Relay – 1. Blue Mountain 4:08.25.

JR. HIGH

BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Panther Vy.-

Shenandoah

Panther Valley routed Shenandoah, 60-26.

Stephen Hood netted a Panthers’ high with 12 points, while Drew Kokinda and Chase Weaver added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

8TH GRADE

Panther Vy.-

Shenandoah

Panther Valley defeated Shenandoah, 55-26.

Drew Kokinda paced the Panthers with 12 points, while Chase Weavers added eight.