Jim Thorpe boys and girls post basketball victories
Jim Thorpe posted victories in both boys and girls basketball on Wednesday night.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-No. Lehigh
In the consolation game of the Slatington Rotary Tournament, Jim Thorpe defeated host Northern Lehigh, 43-19.
Noah Rosahac and Kaiden Herron led the Olympians with 11 points apiece.
Connor Simms topped the Bulldogs with seven points.
Jim Thorpe improves to 4-6 on the season, while Northern Lehigh remains winless at 0-10.
JIM THORPE
Herron 4-1-1-11, Spruill 1-0-0-3, Warner 0-0-0-0, Rosahac 5-1-1-11, Heydt 4-0-3-8, Barile 2-0-0-6, McHugh 0-0-0-0, DiSanto 1-0-1-2, Goldberg 0-0-0-0, Domski 0-0-0-0, Selby 0-0-0-0, Craigie 0-0-0-0, Curran 0-0-0-0, Berger 0-2-4-2. TOTALS: 17-4-10-43.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Kunkle 0-3-4-3, Simms 3-0-2-7, B. LoPinto 2-0-1-4, Daubert 0-0-0-0, N. Buskirk 2-0-1-5, Novicki 0-0-0-0, C. LoPinto 0-0-0-0, B. Buskirk 0-0-0-0, Erdo 0-0-0-0, Salih 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-3-8-19.
Jim Thorpe 21 8 6 8 – 43
No. Lehigh 10 4 2 3 – 19
Three-pointers: JT – Herron 2, Barile 2, Spruill 1; NL – Simms 1, N. Buskirk 1.
Weatherly at CMVT Tourney
Weatherly-Canton
Weatherly made it to the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Tournament championship game, but Canton spoiled the Wreckers’ chance for a title with a 55-34 win.
Weston Belkows had a game-high 16 points to lead the Warriors.
Ian McLaurin and Ian McKeegan led Weatherly with 14 and eight points, respectively.
Weatherly-CMVT
Weatherly advanced to the championship game with a 75-62 semifinal win over host Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech on Tuesday.
Five players hit double figures for the Wreckers, who won their first game of the season. Niko Saldukas tallied 18 points to lead the way, while Ian McLaurin (15 points), Jordan Mitchell (12), Jacob Parker (10) and Ian McKeegan (10) also had big games.
WEATHERLY
Higgins 0-0-0-0, Parker 2-0-0-5, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, McLaurin 5-2-4-14, Berger 0-0-2-0, McKeegan 3-0-0-8, Saldukas 1-0-0-2, Wagner 0-0-0-0, Eroh 1-0-0-2, Ortiz 0-0-0-0, Mitchell 1-0-0-3, Puzzetti 0-0-0-0, Buck 0-0-2-0, Montz 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-2-8-34.
CANTON
Brackman 0-0-0-0, Bellows 6-1-5-15, Allen 2-1-2-7, Route 0-2-3-2, Castle 0-0-0-0, Flemming 0-0-0-0, Fitch 5-0-2-11, Vroman 0-0-0-0, Williams 1-0-0-2, Wesneski 1-0-0-2, Kopichole 7-2-4-16. TOTALS: 22-6-14-55.
Weatherly 11 5 12 6 – 34
Canton 17 17 15 6 – 55
Three-pointers: Weatherly – McLaurin 2, McKeegan 2, Parker 1, Mitchell 1; Canton – Belkows 2, Allen 2, Fitch 1.
WEATHERLY
Parker 3-2-3-10, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, McLaurin 6-3-6-15, McKeegan 3-4-4-10, Saldukas 6-2-2-18, Wagner 0-4-4-4, Puzzetti 1-2-4-4, Buck 1-0-0-2, Mitchell 5-0-0-12. TOTALS: 25-17-23-75.
CMVT
Vanblohn 0-0-0-0, Yurcho 0-0-0-0, Marban 0-0-1-0, Bizown 0-0-0-0, Mattern 6-4-7-20, Bogart 0-0-0-0, Trometter 0-0-2-0, Kocher 3-0-0-9, Zajac 11-7-10-33, Earnest 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-11-20-62.
Weatherly 16 15 20 24 – 75
CMVT 9 9 19 25 - 62
Three-pointers: Weatherly – Saldukas 4, Parker 2, Mitchell 2; CMVT – Zajac 4, Mattern 4, Kocher 3.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Shenandoah
Jim Thorpe rolled to a 50-29 non-league victory over Shenandoah Valley.
Mackenzie Yuhas got the Olympians off on the right foot with a solid opening quarter as she scored 10 of her game-high 17 points in the first eight minutes. Haley Smelas and Gabrielle Cinicola chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the winners.
Maddie Wasser paced the Blue Devils with nine points.
Jim Thorpe improves to 5-2 on the season, while Shenandoah slips to 4-5.
JIM THORPE
Cinicola 4-0-0-10, Hartman 2-1-2-3, Snisky 0-0-0-0, Ginopolas 1-0-0-3, Smelas 5-0-0-11, Balliet 0-0-0-0, Ruff 0-0-0-0, L. Patton 0-0-0-0, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Dart 1-0-0-2, K. Patton 1-0-0-2, Yuhas 8-0-0-17. TOTALS: 22-1-2-50.
SHENANDOAH
Menjivar 6-2-3-16, Aftuck 0-0-0-0, Labosky 0-0-0-0, Wasser 4-1-2-9, DeAngelo 2-0-0-4, Selbi 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-3-5-29.
Jim Thorpe 13 10 11 16 – 50
Shenandoah 2 10 6 11 – 29
Three-pointers: JT – Cinicola 2, Ginoplas 1, Smelas 1, Yuhas 1; SV – Menjivar 2.
Panther Valley-Palisades
Maddison Maynard’s 27-point performance sparked Panther Valley to a 60-31 non-league win over Palisades.
Morgan Orsulak added 18 points for the Panthers, who improved to 5-4 on the season.
Ashley Amato paced the Pirates (2-6) with eight points
PANTHER VALLEY
Sheffler 0-0-0-0, Krapf 2-0-0-5, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Robin 2-0-0-6, Maynard 9-6-8-27, Breslin 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 9-0-1-18, Alabovitz 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-1-0, Wentz 0-0-0-0, Yuricheck 1-2-2-4, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-8-12-60.
PALISADES
A.Amato 2-3-4-8, Chilton 1-0-0-2, Anderson 1-0-0-2, Smith 2-1-2-5, Gruver 1-1-2-3, Masher 1-0-1-3, Hunter 2-3-3-7, Pavlinsky 0-1-2-1, McArdle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-9-14-31.
Panther Vy. 12 20 23 5 – 60
Palisades 7 12 5 7 – 31
Three-pointers: PV – Maynard 3, Robin 2, Krapf 1; Palisades – Amato 1, Masher 1.
JR. HIGH BOYS B-BALL
9TH GRADE
Marian-Panther Valley
Marian rolled to a 62-26 victory over Panther Valley.
Justin DeLa Cruz paced the Colts with 13 points.
Danny Wehr netted a Panthers’ high eight points.