The Palmerton, Northern Lehigh and Jim Thorpe girls’ basketball teams all recorded victories on Wednesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-Pleasant Valley

Palmerton took advantage of a solid first half to pull away for a 43-23 non-league victory over Pleasant Valley.

The Bombers (18-0 overall) opened with a 14-point first quarter, and were able to hold the Bears (9-10) scoreless before taking a commanding 25-5 lead into half.

Brianna Moore had 11 points in the win while Sydney Frantz followed with nine points, and Bethie Morgan netted eight points.

Sam Merklin had 11 points for the Bears, while Drew Morgan added nine points.

PALMERTON

Baumgardt 0-0-0-0, Frantz 3-2-4-9, Peterson 0-0-0-0, Barry 0-0-1-0, Matsko 0-3-4-3, Pengelly 0-0-0-0, Balliet 2-0-0-4, Nemeth 2-0-0-6, Andrews 1-0-0-2, Morgan 4-0-0-8, Moore 4-2-4-11. TOTALS: 16-7-13-43.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Stivala 1-0-0-3, Williams 0-0-0-0, Greene 0-0-0-0, Honadel 0-0-0-0, Morgan 3-0-0-9, Merklin 5-0-3-11, Finley 0-0-0-0, Boyne 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-0-3-23.

Palmerton 14 11 15 3 – 43

Pleasant Valley 0 5 8 10 – 23

Three-pointers: Palmerton – Nemeth 2, Frantz 1, Moore 1; PV – Morgan 3, Stivala 1, Merklin 1.

No. Lehigh-Moravian

Emma Niebell’s 25-point performance highlighted Northern Lehigh’s 61-37 Colonial League victory over Moravian Academy.

Niebell scored eight of her points in the second quarter for the Bulldogs (12-8 overall; 10-7) while Cadence Whalen added 13 points, and Katelyn Barthold added 12 points.

Gianna Tout-Puissant sparked the Lions (7-11; 5-11) with a team-high 14 points, while Tianna Tout-Puissant chipped in with 12 points.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Steckel 0-0-0-0, Whalen 4-4-4-13, D. Barthold 1-0-2-3, Lear 2-0-0-4, K. Barthold 5-2-2-12, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Peters 1-1-2-3, Richards 0-0-0-0, Niebell 10-3-3-25, Klimek 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 23-11-15-61.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Ettle 3-5-5-11, Cho 0-0-0-0, Noel 0-0-0-0, Nifong 0-0-0-0, T. Tout-Puissant 4-4-8-12, G. Tout-Puissant 5-2-5-14, Domzalski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-11-18-37.

No. Lehigh 17 16 15 13 – 61

Moravian 6 11 13 7 – 37

Three-pointers: NL – Niebell 2, Whalen 1, D. Barthold 1; MA – G. Tout-Puissant 2.

Jim Thorpe-Western Wayne

Jim Thorpe turned back Western Wayne for a 45-41 non-league win.

Skyler Searfoss scored all 12 of her points in the second half for the Olympians (17-1), and went 4-for-4 from the foul line in the fourth quarter. Leah Snisky added 10 points in the win, and Olivia Smelas recorded nine points.

Kaeli Romanowski had 14 of her 22 points in the second half for the Wildcats, who led 18-17 at halftime.

JIM THORPE

Snisky 4-1-1-10, H. Smelas 0-0-0-0, Hurley 2-3-4-8, Searfoss 4-4-5-12, O. Smelas 3-3-4-9, Yuhas 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 16-11-14-45.

WESTERN WAYNE

K. Romanowski 9-2-2-22, Morris 1-0-0-2, Shepherd 1-1-2-3, E. Romanowski 2-2-2-6, Kellogg 0-0-0-0, Long 3-0-0-8. TOTALS: 16-5-6-41.

Jim Thorpe 8 9 14 14 - 45

Western Wayne 11 7 8 15 - 41

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Hurley 1, Snisky 1. Western Wayne - K. Romanowski 2, Long 2.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Moravian-No. Lehigh

Moravian Academy rallied for a 59-57 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.

The Bulldogs (3-18 overall; 2-15 CL) took a 42-33 lead into the final eight minutes before the Lions (5-13; 5-10) answered with a late charge, as the visitors posted a 26-point quarter to pull away with the win.

Christopher Ray led all scorers with 24 points for the Lions, while Abhi Patel and Gabe Borsuk contributed with 16 and 12 points, respectively.

Aiden Parvel sparked the Bulldogs with a team-high 21 points, while Nick Frame chipped in with 15 points.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Patel 5 4-4 16, Miller 1 0-0 3, Phillips 2 0-2 4, Borsuk 1 9-10 13, Ray 8 5-6 24, Mariani 0 0-0 0, Bolden 0 0-0 0, Reid 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 18-22 59.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Frame 7 0-0 15, Parvel 7 6-9 21, Smyth 1 2-2 4, Ramos 2 2-4 7, Silverio 0 0-0 0, LoPinto 5 0-0 10, Simms 0 0-0 0, Buskirk 0 0-0 0, Kunkle 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 10-15 57.

Moravian 18 7 8 26 – 59

No. Lehigh 12 19 11 15 – 57

Three-pointers: MA – Ray 3, Patel 2, Borsuk 1, Miller 1; NL – Frame 1, Ramos 1, Parvel 1.

Northampton-Palmerton

Isaac Harris’ 27-point performance propelled Northampton to a 66-53 non-league victory over host Palmerton.

Down 35-22 at half, the Bombers (14-5) rebounded with a 22-point third quarter to pull within reach of the Konkrete Kids (14-5). Leading 47-44 entering the fourth, Northampton outscored Palmerton 19-9 in the fourth to pull away with the win.

The Bombers’ Brayden Hosier kept pace with Harris with a team-high 26 points, while Matt Machalik added 13 points.

Lucas Lesko added 14 points for the Konkrete Kids, while Caden Reph and Isaiah Harris finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

NORTHAMPTON

Fennel 1-0-0-2, Kaufman 1-0-0-3, Vaida 0-0-0-0, King 0-0-0-0, Binnock 0-0-0-0, Isai. Harris 3-4-6-10, Isaa. Harris 9-4-4-27, Gula 0-0-0-0, Reph 5-1-2-11, Lesko 6-2-6-14.

PALMERTON

Machalik 5-2-5-13, J. Sebelin 0-0-0-0, Robinson 0-1-2-1, Reph 1-1-2-3, K. Sebelin 1-0-0-3, Grammes 1-0-0-3, Hosier 10-5-7-26, Anthony 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 20-9-16-53.

Northampton 19 16 12 19 – 66

Palmerton 11 11 22 9 – 53

Three-pointers: Northampton – Harris 5; Palmerton – Machalik 1, K. Sebelin 1, Grammes 1, Hosier 1.

JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

8TH Grade

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe topped Panther Valley, 48-22.

The Olympians’ J. Gehris led all scorers with 11 points, while L. O’Connor followed with 10 points.

D. Wehr recorded eight points for the Panthers.

7TH Grade

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Panther Valley knocked off Jim Thorpe, 39-33.

Kayden Koerber recorded a career-high 26 points on the night for the Panthers.

B. Schrentz netted 13 points for the Olympians.

JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH Grade

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe rolled to a 24-14 win over Panther Valley.

C. Patton paced the Olympians with eight points.

Morgan Orsulak led the Panthers with eight points.

7TH Grade

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Panther Valley knocked off Jim Thorpe, 28-15.

Lucy Kocha finished with a game-high 17 points for the Panthers..

M. Sargent had eight points for the Olympians.