Tigers, Panthers, Bombers get hoop wins
The Northwestern boys, Panther Valley girls and Palmerton girls all picked up basketball victories on Saturday.
In swimming, Tamaqua swept Salisbury.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northwestern-Pen Argyl
Cayden Fitch scored 22 points to lead Northwestern to a 52-41 Colonial League victory over Pen Argyl.
Fitch scored 17 of his points in the second half for the Tigers (6-5; 4-3), who also received 19 points from Gavin Nelson.
Damian Tyminski led Pen Argyl (5-7; 3-6) with 10 points.
NORTHWESTERN
Fitch 7-4-4-22, Zimmerman 0-2-3-2, Wambold 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 1-0-0-3, Kozlowski 0-0-0-0, Nelson 7-2-2-19, Tyler 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 18-8-9-52.
PEN ARGYL
Irwin-Hill 2-0-0-4, Tyminski 5-0-0-10, Vishnesky 2-0-0-4, Kennedy 3-1-2-7, Hershey 2-2-6-6, Rissmiller 1-0-0-2, Soos 4-0-1-8. TOTALS: 19-3-9-41.
Northwestern 15 7 20 10 - 52
Pen Argyl 10 5 12 14 - 41
Three-pointers: Northwestern - Fitch 4, Nelson 3, Bollinger 1; Pen Argyl - None.
Palmerton-Wilson
Wilson handed Palmerton its first loss of the season, upsetting the Bombers 57-52 in Colonial League play.
Shamel Gibson scored 17 of his 22 points during the second half for the Warriors (5-6; 4-5).
Brayden Hosier scored 24 points to lead the Blue Bombers (10-1; 6-1). Matt Machalik added 16.
PALMERTON
Machalik 7-0-0-16, Sebelin 0-0-2-0, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Reph 1-2-2-4, Leister 1-0-0-3, Serfass 0-0-0-0, Grammes 2-0-0-5, Hosier 10-2-4-24, Z. Anthony 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-4-8-52.
WILSON
Johnson 4-4-5-12, Kelly-Range 1-2-2-4, Cressman 0-0-0-0, Gibson 8-3-4-22, Shaw 2-2-4-6, Westbrooks 2-3-6-8, Bryan 1-0-0-3, Mesuer 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-14-21-57.
Palmerton 15 4 13 20 - 52
Wilson 11 6 15 25 - 57
Three-pointers: Palmerton - Hosier 2, Machalik 2, Leister 1, Grammes 1; Wilson - Gibson 3, Westbrooks 1, Bryan 1.
No. Lehigh-Bangor
Bangor rolled to a 70-33 Colonial League victory Northern Lehigh.
Josh Giaquinto scored 33 points for Bangor (6-6; 5-3).
Connor Simms led the way for the Bulldogs (0-12; 0-7) with 12 points.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Kunkle 2-1-2-6, Simms 4-2-4-12, B. LoPinto 1-0-0-2, C. LoPinto 1-0-0-2, Daubert 0-0-0-0, Erdo 0-0-0-0, B. Buskirk 0-0-0-0, N. Buskirk 4-0-0-9, Salih 0-0-0-0, Novicki 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 13-3-6-33.
BANGOR
Farensbach 1-0-0-3, McShane 1-0-0-2, Kluska 4-0-0-9, Marmol 1-0-0-2, Nelson 1-0-0-2, Giaquinto 13-2-2-33, Castelletti 0-0-0-0, Singer 2-0-0-6, Karner 2-0-0-4, Koza 0-0-0-0, Quagliato 1-0-0-2, Prado 3-0-0-7, Keith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 29-2-2-70.
Northern Lehigh 14 8 7 4 - 33
Bangor 16 23 19 12 - 70
Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Simms 2, N. Buskirk 1, Kunkle 1; Bangor - Giaquinto 5, Singer 2, Farensbach 1, Kluska 1, Prado 1.
Weatherly-Lincoln LA
Weatherly fell to Lincoln Leadership Academy 59-20 in non-league play.
Ian McLaurin had a team-high eight points for the Wreckers (1-9).
WEATHERLY
Higgins 0-0-0-0, Parker 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, McLaurin 4-0-0-8, Berger 0-0-0-0, McKeegan 1-0-0-2, Saldukas 3-0-0-7, Wagner 0-1-2-1, Eroh 1-0-0-2, Ortiz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-1-2-20.
LINCOLN LEADERSHIP
Santana 4-0-0-9, Estrella 1-0-0-2, Panariello 3-3-4-9, I. Medina 0-0-0-0, Sebro 1-0-1-3, Jackson 0-2-2-2, Rosario 0-0-0-0, Prudhomme 1-1-2-3, Pujals 1-0-0-3, J. Medina 5-1-2-12, Nunez-Guzman 4-0-0-8, Santiago 3-0-0-8, Forbes 0-0-0-0, Lopez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-7-10-59.
Weatherly 5 8 5 2 - 20
Lincoln LA 18 16 21 4 - 59
Three-pointers: Weatherly - Saldukas 1; Lincoln Leadership - Santiago 2, Santana 1, Sebro 1, Pujals 1, J. Medina 1
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Wilson-Palmerton
Palmerton rolled to a 56-29 Colonial League win over Wilson.
The Blue Bombers (10-1; 7-0) placed three players in double figures, led by Hannah Barry’s 15 points. Bethie Morgan and Sydney Frantz chipped in 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Makayla Days had 15 points for the Warriors (4-8; 1-6).
WILSON
Calun 2-0-2-4, Mustafa 1-0-0-2, O. Stackhouse 0-0-0-0, Vulious 1-0-0-2, Fredericks 1-1-4-3, C. Stackhouse 0-0-0-0, Days 6-1-2-15, Tshuyonga 0-0-0-0, Roth 1-0-0-3, Hartzell-Ham 0-0-4-0, Ziegler 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-2-12-29.
PALMERTON
Bollinger 1-0-0-2, Frantz 4-2-5-11, Peterson 0-0-0-0, Han. Barry 7-1-1-15, Matsko 1-1-2-3, Pengelly 1-1-2-3, Balliet 1-1-2-3, Andrews 0-0-0-0, B. Morgan 4-4-4-13, Connell 1-0-0-2, Hai. Barry 1-0-0-2, Rex 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-10-16-56.
Wilson 3 9 10 7 - 29
Palmerton 15 14 14 13 - 56
Three-pointers: Wilson - Days 2, Roth 1; Palmerton - Frantz 1, Morgan 1.
Panther Vy.-Shenandoah
Morgan Orsulak had a huge game to lead Panther Valley to a 54-49 non-league win over Shenandoah Valley.
Orsulak had a season-high 26 points, in addition to grabbing 11 rebounds. Sera Robin also had a season-high performance as she drilled six three-pointers en route to 20 points for the Panthers (6-5).
Ava Menjivar led the Blue Devils (6-7) with 15 points.
PANTHER VALLEY
Krapf 0-0-0-0, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Robin 7-0-1-20, Maynard 3-0-0-6, Orsulak 10-6-11-26, Yuricheck 1-0-0-2, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-6-12-54.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Menjivar 3-9-12-15, Aftuk 0-0-0-0, Labosky 4-0-0-8, Wasser 5-1-2-12, Sheehan 0-0-0-0, DeAngelo 6-1-1-14, Selbi 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-11-15-49.
Panther Valley 9 19 18 8 - 54
Shenandoah 12 13 6 18 - 49
Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Robin 6; Shenandoah - Wasser 1, DeAngelo 1.
Bangor-Northern Lehigh
Bangor remained unbeaten in Colonial League play with a 47-39 victory over Northern Lehigh.
The Bulldogs (7-5, 4-3) were led by Katelynn Barthold and Aubrey Pollard with 12 points apiece.
Julia Pinter paced the Slaters (11-1, 7-0) with 16 points.
BANGOR
Stout 2-1-2-5, J. Figurski 1-0-0-2, Pinter 7-2-2-16, Escaurado 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 1-0-0-2, Nelson 5-0-0-14, McLain 0-0-0-0, Toth 4-0-0-8, Polowy 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-3-4-47.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Whalen 1-3-5-5, K. Barthold 5-2-3-12, Pollard 5-1-1-12, Bosch 0-0-0-0, D. Barthold 2-0-0-6, Peters 1-0-0-2, Snyder 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-6-8-37.
Bangor 17 11 14 5 - 47
Northern Lehigh 10 11 2 14 - 37
Three-pointers: Bangor - Nelson 4; Northern Lehigh - D. Barthold 2, Pollard 1.
Minersville-Tamaqua
Minersville posted a 64-56 non-league victory over Tamaqua.
Brooke Kopinetz had 17 points to lead the Battlin’ Miners (7-3).
Lorelei Plasha and Makayla Bartenope had 15 and 14 points, respectively, to lead the Blue Raiders (3-9).
MINERSVILLE
Conti 4-0-0-12, Brennan 3-4-4-11, Kopinetz 5-2-2-17, Burgess 2-0-0-5, Castle 3-0-0-9, Raczka 3-4-8-10. TOTALS: 20-10-14-64.
TAMAQUA
Robb 3-3-5-9, S. Plasha 2-2-2-6, Hope 3-0-2-6, L. Plasha 7-1-2-15, Miller 3-0-0-6, Bartenope 6-2-2-14. TOTALS: 24-8-13-56.
Minersville 17 14 13 20 - 64
Tamaqua 13 13 18 12 - 56
Three-pointers: Minersville - Kopinetz 5, Conti 4, Castle 3, Brennan 1, Burgess 1; Tamaqua - None.
WRESTLING
No. Lehigh at
Mats on the Mecca
Northern Lehigh traveled to Pottsville to take part in the Mats on the Mecca.
Cody Mazzocca (121) and Sam Frame (285) led the way for the Bulldogs, as both finished with a 4-1 records in the dual meet tournament. Mazzocca compiled four pins among his victories, while Frame recorded three pins.
Northern Lehigh finished 0-5 on the day.
Northwestern at
Parkland Winter Duals
Northwestern had several standout individual performances at the Parkland Winter Duals.
Luke Fugazzotto (160) and Dalton Clymer (172) both had 3-0 marks and recorded pins in all three of their victories.
Lucas Miller (189) and Dartanyon DeLillo (215) both had 2-1 marks for the Tigers.
Palmerton at
Line Mountain Duals
Palmerton’s Dillon Lombardi recorded a perfect 5-0 mark at the Line Mountain Duals. Lombardi picked up three wins during his unbeaten run.
The Bombers finished with a 1-4 team record.
Bryce Smith (145, 152) and Derek King (138) both finished 4-1 individually for the Bombers, while Josh Merkel went 3-2.
Tamaqua at
Hamburg Area Duals
Tamaqua had a 3-2 team record at the Hamburg Area Duals.
The Blue Raiders scored wins over Halifax (61-6), Hamburg Area (48-24) and Littlestown (41-22), while dropping matches to Conestoga Valley (59-12) and Southern Columbia (39-26).
The Blue Raiders’ Aiden Schlier (107) and Gabe Erbe (121) both had 5-0 records individually. Schlier scored a pin, a decision, a tech fall and two forfeits, while Erbe recorded three pins, a major decision and a forfeit. Jacob Schlier posted a 4-1 mark at 152 pounds, recording two pins, a decision and a forfeit.
SWIMMING
Salisbury-Tamaqua
Tamaqua swept Salisbury in a non-league meet.
Stephen Behun and Brandon Long paced the Blue Raider boys to a 100-50 victory with a trio of first-place finishes. Behun touched the wall first in the 50 and 100 freestyle events, while swimming a leg in the winning 200 medley relay. Long had an individual first in the 100 backstroke, while also earning firsts as part of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams. Alex Zehner (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle) added a pair of first-place finishes.
Mia Jones (50 freestyle, diving) had a pair of firsts to lead Tamaqua to a 102-74 victory in the girls meet,
GIRLS
Tamaqua 102, Salisbury 74
200 Medley Relay - 1. Salisbury 2:08.95; 200 Freestyle - 1. Phoebe Ballek (S) 2:07.42, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Isabella Jones (T); 200 IM - 1. Olivia Amorim (S) 2:23.76, 2. Savannah Wilson (T), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Mia Jones (T) 29.75, 2. Ava Jones (T), 3. Allison Beckage (S); Diving - 1. Mia Jones (T) 165.00; 100 Butterfly - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 1:15.80, 2. Lily McNutt (T), 3. Amelia Swayer (S); 100 Freestyle - 1. Ava Jones (T) 1:09.40, 2. Lyla Clemson (T), 3. Allison Beckage (S); 500 Freestyle - 1. Phoebe Ballek (S) 5:40.02, 2. Gabby Blasko (T), 3. Isabella Jones (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Mia Jones, Gabby Blasko, Isabella Jones, Lexi Buchala) 2:00.17; 100 Backstroke - 1. Emily Kohlmeir (T) 1:24.72, 2. Keira McGuinness (T), 3. Amelia Swoyer (S); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Olivia Amorim (S) 1:16.42, 2. Savannah Wilson (T), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 400 Freestyle Relay
- 1. Salisbury 4:20.27.
BOYS
Tamaqua 100, Salisbury 50
200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Stephen Behun, Jathan Krall, Sean Wall) 2:02.84; 200 Freestyle - 1. Alex Zehner (T) 2:19.60, 2. Jesse Gormley (T), 3. Logan Morgans (T); 200 IM - 1. Cameron Kubinsky (S) 2:29.34, 2. Jack Tharp (T), 3. Noah Kichline (S); 50 Freestyle - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 24.51, 2. Gavin Berger (S), 3. Emerson Juhasz (S); Diving - 1. Vincenzo Valentine (T) 121.75; 100 Freestyle - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 57.00, 2. Jathan Krall (T), 3. Brandon Long (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Alex Zehner (T) 6:18.96, 2. Jackson Kramp (S), 3. Jack Tharp (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Ethan DiBonafazio, Jathan Krall, Jack Tharp) 1:48.19; 100 Backstroke - 1. Brandon Long (T) 1:07.55, 2. Jackson Kramp (S), 3. Logan Morgans (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Cameron Kubinsky (S) 1:18.76, 2. Gianna Valentine (T), 3. Nicholas Barron (T); 400 Freestyle Relay
- 1. Salisbury 4:11.73.