Tamaqua’s boys’ basketball team surged past Mount Carmel in overtime on Monday.

Other winners included the Jim Thorpe, Pleasant Valley and Marian girls’ basketball teams, while Tamaqua posted a sweep in swimming action.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Mt. Carmel

Tamaqua rallied in overtime to come out on top with a 73-71 nonleague win over Mount Carmel.

The Blue Raiders (6-10 overall; 3-5 SL) used an 8-4 run in the overtime period to escape with a victory.

Connor Dillon sparked the Blue Raiders with a game-high 27 points, while teammates Nathan Gregoire and Steven Hoffman chipped in with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Varano led the Tornadoes with a team-high 18 points.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 1-1-2-4 Lewis 2-0-0-4 Hoffman 5-1-2-12 Milot 1-1-1-3 Kane 2-0-0-4 Dillon 10-2-4-27 Ligenza 1-2-3-4 Andrews 0-0-0-0 Gregoire 5-1-2-13 Coleman 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 28-8-14-73.

MT. CARMEL

C Balichik 1-2-2-5 M Balichik 0-1-2-1 Feliciano 3-7-11-14 Varano 5-6-7-18 Schultz 0-1-2-1 Stellar 4-0-0-12 Milewski 3-0-0-8 Shimko 4-4-6-12. TOTALS: 20-21-30-71.

Tamaqua 15 13 17 20 8 – 73

MC 14 16 22 15 4 – 71

Three-pointers: Tamaqua – Dillon 5, Gregoire 2, Ansbach 1, Hoffman 1; MC – Stellar 4, Varano 2, Milewski 2, C. Balichik 1, Feliciano 1.

Kutztown-Northwestern

Kutztown Area turned back Northwestern for a 55-45 nonleague win.

After trailing 34-20 at the half to the Cougars (6-8 overall), the Tigers were able to outscore the visitors 34-21 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to go ahead.

Cayden Fitch and Dylan Witkowski both recorded 11 points in the setback for the Tigers (8-9), while Cade Christopher added 10 points.

Xavier Goodman led the Cougars with 24 points.

KUTZTOWN

Goodman 7-9-9-24, Schuler 2-3-4-8, Furst 1-0-0-2, Fleming 7-1-2-16, Schmidt 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 19-13-15-55.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 3-2-2-11, Christopher 3-4-6-10, Mauro 0-0-0-0, Nelson 0-0-0-0, Lazarus 2-4-5-8, Heilman 2-1-3-5, Witkowski 4-2-2-11. TOTALS: 14-13-18-45.

Kutztown 18 16 8 13 – 55

NW 9 11 19 15 – 45

Three-pointers: KA – Goodman 1, Schuler 1, Fleming 1, Schmidt 1; NW – Fitch 3, Witkowski 1.

Salisbury-Northern Lehigh

Salisbury made the most of a 21-point opening quarter to run away with a 57-28 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.

Jackson Lopez led a trio of Falcons (9-7, 8-5) in double figures with a game-high 18 points, while Kyle Artis and Tyson Utesch added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Nick Frame led the Bulldogs (2-14) with nine points.

SALISBURY

Artis 5-0-1-11, Lopez 7-0-0-18, Fenstermaker 3-1-1-8, Bleam 2-0-4-4, Utesch 5-0-0-10, Day 0-1-2-1, Grejda 0-0-0-0, Zellin 0-0-0-0, Suarez 0-0-0-0, Lovelidge 1-0-0-2, Cisneros 0-0-0-0, Adamcik 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 24-2-8-57.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Frame 4-0-0-9, Parvel 4-0-0-8, Smyth 2-2-3-6, Ramos 0-1-2-1, LoPinto 1-0-0-2, Simms 0-0-2-0, Buskirk 0-2-2-2, Silverio 0-0-0-0, Berfield 0-0-0-0, Tocci 0-0-1-0, Erdo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-5-10-28.

Salisbury 21 12 9 15 – 57

NL 6 8 9 5 – 28

Three-pointers: Salisbury – Lopez 4, Artis 1, Fenstermaker 1, Adamcik 1; NL – Frame 1.

Wilson-Pleasant Valley

Wilson got the best of Pleasant Valley for a 62-58 nonleague victory.

Donald Francois, Jr. had 25 points for the Bears (3-9), followed by Jarod Moore with 20.

Shamel Gibson scored 25 points for the Warriors (11-4), followed by Na’shawn Jones with 18 and Eric Shunk 10.

WILSON

Jones 8-1-4-18, Harris 0-0-0-0, Gibson 8-6-11-25, Shunk 4-2-2-10, Stem 3-0-0-7, Westbrook 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-9-17-62.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Blass 3-0-0-6, J. Moore 7-5-6-20, Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Francois, Jr. 10-4-4-25, P. Moore 1-2-3-4, Hallenbeck 0-0-0-0, Ratti 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 22-11-13-58.

Wilson 13 14 20 15 – 62

PV 12 18 16 12 – 58

Three-pointers: Wilson – Gibson 3, Jones 1, Stem 1; PV – J. Moore 1, Francois, Jr. 1, Ratti 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Tamaqua

Jim Thorpe rolled to a 68-28 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.

The Olympians started strong with a 24-2 run over the Blue Raiders in the opening quarter as they took a 43-10 lead into the half.

Olivia Smelas led the Olympians (13-1, 8-0) with a game-high 17 points, while Leila Hurley followed right behind with 16. Skyler Searfoss and Leah Snisky both ended up scoring 10.

Trenyce Wingler finished with a Blue Raiders’ (6-8, 1-7) high with 13 points, while McKenna Meckes contributed eight.

JIM THORPE

L. Snisky 5-0-0-10, Cinicola 0-2-2-2, Hartman 0-0-0-0, B. Snisky 0-1-2-1, Ginopolas 0-0-0-0, H. Smelas 1-0-0-3, Wainwright 1-0-0-3, Hurley 5-4-4-16, Searfoss 5-0-0-10, O. Smelas 8-1-2-17, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 28-8-10-68.

TAMAQUA

K. Robb 0-0-0-0, A. Jones 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Fannock 1-0-0-2, S. Plasha 0-0-0-0, S. Jones 0-0-0-0, Meckes 2-4-4-8, G. Robb 0-0-0-0, Wingler 5-0-0-13, Hope 1-1-2-3, L. Plasha 1-0-0-2, Werner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-5-6-28.

JT 24 19 16 9 – 68

Tamaqua 2 8 11 7 – 28

Three-pointers: JT – Hurley 2, H. Smelas 1, Wainwright 1; Tamaqua – Wingler 3.

Lehighton-Pine Grove

Pine Grove held off a Lehighton rally to come out on top with a 51-44 Schuylkill League victory.

The Cardinals (8-6 overall; 3-4 SL) held a 19-10 edge after the first quarter, but the Indians outscored the hosts 34-32 the rest of the way.

Mikaili Donmoyer netted a game-high 25 points for the Cardinals.

Hailey Miller led the Indians (6-7, 3-5) with a 17-point performance, while Charli McHugh chipped in with 10 points and Aaliyah Fisher added nine.

LEHIGHTON

Repsher 0-0-0-0, McHugh 3-4-4-10, Haley 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0, Miller 6-4-7-17, Bowman 1-3-4-6, Wojton 1-0-0-2, Fisher 2-3-5-9, Hauser 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-14-20-44.

PINE GROVE

Wolff 2-0-0-4, Koons 0-0-0-0, Donmoyer 6-12-14-25, Felty 3-3-3-10, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Schneck-Haines 0-1-2-1, Stewart 1-1-1-3, Becher 0-0-0-0, Darson 4-0-1-8. TOTALS: 16-17-21-51.

Lehighton 10 11 11 12 – 44

Pine Grove 19 8 10 14 – 51

Three-pointers: Lehighton – Fisher 2, Miller 1, Bowman 1; Pine Grove – Donmoyer 1, Felty 1.

Lourdes-Marian

Marian pushed its winning streak to six games with a 53-41 Schuylkill League win over Lourdes Regional.

Ashley Pleban led all scorers with 16 points, as she sparked the Fillies (11-3 overall; 6-1 SL) by scoring seven of her game-high in a 20-point third quarter. Carly Minchoff followed with seven of her 15 points in the third period. Frankie Martinelli finished with 10 points.

Leah Kosmer netted a Red Raiders’ high with 13 points.

LOURDES

Reed 4-0-2-8, Lindemuth 4-0-0-8, Moyer 3-0-0-7, Grimes 1-0-0-3, Rishel 0-0-2-0, Keer 0-0-0-0, Kosmer 4-5-11-13, Chirotas 0-0-0-0, Coleman 1-0-0-2, Drumheiser 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-5-15-41.

MARIAN

Nunez 0-0-0-0, Minchoff 6-2-2-15, Walsh 1-0-0-3, Pleban 6-0-0-16, Martinelli 5-0-0-10, Digris 2-0-0-5, F. Tikhtova 1-0-0-2, Lombardo 1-0-0-2, Pikitus 0-0-0-0, Corrado 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-2-2-53.

Lourdes 8 7 9 17 – 41

Marian 9 15 20 9 – 53

Three-pointers: Lourdes – Moyer 1, Grimes 1; Marian – Pleban 4, Minchoff 1, Walsh 1, Digris 1.

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

North Schuylkill found success from beyond the arc in a 77-41 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.

The Spartans’ Katelynn Himes drained six treys on her way to a game-high 20 points. The Spartans (13-2 overall; 8-1 SL) finished with a total of 15 three-pointers on the night.

Sera Robin led the Panthers (1-13; 0-9) with 18 points, while Maddison Maynard chipped in with 13.

PANTHER VALLEY

Shreffler 0-0-0-0, Krapf 2-0-0-5, N. Vermillion 1-0-0-3, Robin 4-6-9-18, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Maynard 5-1-1-13, A. Vermillion 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Yuricheck 1-1-2-3, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-8-12-41.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Himes 7-0-0-20, Mengel 7-1-2-18, Wetzel 2-5-6-9, Gawrylik 5-0-0-10, Hall 1-0-0-3, Burke 2-0-0-5, Conti 1-0-0-3, Koutch 1-0-0-3, Lucas 0-0-0-0, Felty 2-0-0-6, Taylor 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-6-8-77.

PV 15 9 2 15 – 41

NS 29 17 22 9 – 77

Three-pointers: PV – Robin 4, Krapf 1, N. Vermillion 1; NS – Himes 6, Mengel 3, Felty 2, Hall 1, Burke 1, Conti 1, Koutch 1.

Palisades-Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley put an end to its six-game losing streak by earning a 28-20 nonleague win over visiting Palisades.

Aryl Stivala sparked the Bears (7-8 overall) with a game-high 16 points.

Kennedy Smith finished with 10 points for the Pirates (2-11).

PALISADES

Amato 0-2-2-2, Chilton 0-0-0-0, Mosher 3-0-0-7, Smith 3-4-7-10, Gruver 0-0-0-0, Hunter 0-0-0-0, Risueno-Cereno 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 6-7-13-20.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Stivala 8-0-0-16, Williams 0-2-3-2, Greene 0-0-0-0, Honadel 1-2-3-5, Morgan 0-1-4-1, Finley 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 11-5-10-28.

Pali 2 4 5 9 – 20

PV 9 6 9 4 – 28

Three-pointers: Palisades – Mosher 1; PV – Honadel 1.

Tri-Valley-Weatherly

Tri-Valley cruised to a 54-26 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

The Bulldogs (11-5 overall; 6-2 SL) were led by Meghan Canfield’s 16 points.

Bethany Houser paced the Wreckers (4-10; 1-7) with a 15-point performance.

TRI-VALLEY

Roulsten 3-0-0-6, Huntzinger 1-1-2-3, Header 5-0-0-10, Snyder 2-1-1-5, Colohan 2-1-2-5, Kroh 2-0-0-5, Snyder 2-0-0-4, Canfield 6-1-2-16. TOTALS: 23-4-7-54.

WEATHERLY

Kane 2-0-0-5, Gaydosick 1-0-0-2, Houser 5-4-6-15, Davidovich 0-0-0-0, Pugh 0-0-0-0, Paisley 1-0-0-2, Diaz 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 10-4-6-26.

TV 16 15 14 9 – 54

Weatherly 6 6 8 6 – 26

Three-pointers: TV – Canfield 3, Kroh 1; Weatherly – Kane 1, Houser 1.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Schuylkill Haven

Tamaqua swept Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill League action.

The Blue Raiders edged the Hurricanes 92-86 on the girls’ side, while the visitors swam away with a 97-43 in the boys’ competition.

Jathan Krall (200, 500 free), Jack Tharp (50 free, 100 fly) and Stephen Behun (100 free, 100 breast) all had wins in the boys’ meet for Tamaqua.

Isabella Jones (200 free), Lexi Buchala (100 fly), Rylee Wenzel (100 free) and Gabby Blasko (500 free) all posted first-place finishes for the Blue Raiders in the girls’ meet.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 92, Schuylkill Haven 86

200 Medley Relay – 1. Schuylkill Haven 2:10.63; 200 Freestyle – 1. Isabella Jones (T) 2:28.04, 2. Taylor Fitzpatrick (SH), 3. Rylee Brown (SH); 200IM – 1. Erika Zimmerman (SH) 2:26.05, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Maura Walker (T); 50 Freestyle – 1. Melissa Ellis (SH) 29.40, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Teagan Wehr (SH); Diving – 1. Olivia Lang (SH) 156.05, 2. Melissa Ellis (SH), 3. Mia Jones (T); 100 Butterfly – 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 1:12.04, 2. Nicole Domermuth (SH), 3. Maura Walker (T); 100 Freestyle – 1. Rylee Wenzel (T) 1:05.06, 2. Lily McNutt (T), 3. Taylor Fitzpatrick (SH); 500 Freestyle – 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:26.46, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Emilyt Kohlmeir (T); 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Schuylkill Haven 1:55.28; 100 Backstroke – 1. Olivia Lang (SH) 1:15.47, 2. Mia Jones (T), 3. Teagan Wehr (SH); 100 Breaststroke – 1. Erika Zimmerman (SH) 1:16.78, 2. Lily McNutt (T), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

– 1. Tamaqua (Lexi Buchala, Isabella Jones, Gabby Blasko, Maura Walker) 4:23.47.

BOYS

Tamaqua 97, Schuylkill Haven 43

200 Medley Relay – 1. Schuylkill Haven 2:02.77; 200 Freestyle – 1. Jathan Krall (T) 2:12.47, 2. Alex Zehner (T), 3. Aidan McKee (SH); 200IM – 1. Reese Felty (SH) 2:20.28, 2. Vincenzio Valentine (T); 50 Freestyle – 1. Jack Tharp (T) 26.10, 2. Ethan DiBonafazio (T), 3. Damian Naranjo (SH); 100 Butterfly – 1. Jack Tharp (T) 1:11.90; 100 Freestyle – 1. Stephen Behun (T) 57.87, 2. Brandon Long (T), 3. Ethan DiBonafazio (T); 500 Freestyle – 1. Jathan Krall (T) 5:57.27, 2. Alex Zehner (T); 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Tamaqua (Ethan DiBonafazio, Alexander Nattress, Brandon Long, Jack Tharp) 1:47.50; 100 Backstroke – 1. Reese Felty (SH) 1:04.26, 2. Brandon Long (T), 3. Benjamin Hehn (T); 100 Breaststroke – 1. Stephen Behun (T) 1:16.28, 2. Aidan McKee (SH), 3. Vincenzio Valentine (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

– 1. Tamaqua (Jathan Krall, Ethan DiBonafazio, Stephen Behun, Jack Tharp) 4:24.15.

JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

Lehighton-Northwestern

Northwestern defeated Lehighton 38-34 to give the Indians their first loss of the season.

Mason Bollinger had 18 points for the Tigers, while Brendan Miller contributed nine.

For the Indians, Blake Roberts led the way with 13 points, while Cole Dietz chipped in with eight.

JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH Grade

Weatherly-Pine Grove

Pine Grove edged Weatherly, 28-25.

Kelly Reiner led the Wreckers with 10 points, while Deanna Pugh added eight.

Panther Vy.-Minersville

Minersville rolled past Panther Valley, 52-14.

G. Yuricheck led the Panthers with four points.

Panther Vy.-Sch. Haven

Schuylkill Haven posted a 35-21 win over Panther Valley.

Lucy Kocha had four points for the Panthers.

North Schuylkill-Weatherly

North Schuylkill defeated Weatherly, 39-18

DeAnna Pugh (11) and Kelly Reiner (seven) accounted for all of Weatherly’s points.

7TH Grade

Panther Vy.-Minersville

Minersville picked up a 46-42 win over Panther Valley.

K. Koerber and M. Rodriguez both scored 12 points apiece for the Panthers.