Palmerton picked up victories in both boys and girls basketball on Monday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Lehighton-Pine Grove

Lehighton defeated Pine Grove, 62-48, in Schuylkill League action.

Owen Serfass led Lehighton (7-7, 2-4) with 15 points, while Cole Dietz and John Light added 10 apiece.

Chase Sarge had a game-high 16 for Pine Grove (2-11, 0-6).

LEHIGHTON

Hawk 0-0-0-0, Light 4-0-0-11, Serfass 5-4-7-15, Blauch 1-0-0-2, Johnson 2-0-0-5, Roberts 4-1-2-10, Smith 0-0-0-0, Kemmerer 0-0-0-0, Roth 3-2-3-8, Dietz 3-2-2-11, Acosta 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-9-14-62.

PINE GROVE

Tobin 5-0-0-10, Brandt 3-2-2-7, Unger 1-0-0-2, O. Hannevig 0-0-0-0, Skocik 1-2-3-4, Kohr 1-0-0-3, Sarge 5-3-3-16, Brommer 1-0-2-2, Feity 0-0-0-0, Fiddler 0-0-0-0, Snyder 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 17-9-17-48.

Lehighton 18 14 12 18 – 62

Pine Grove 11 6 8 23 – 48

Three-pointers: Lehighton – Light 3, Dietz 3, Serfass 1, Johnson 1, Roberts 1; Pine Grove – Sarge 3, Kohr 1, Brandt 1

Marian-Nativity

Marian held off a Nativity fourth-quarter rally and posted a 72-68 victory.

For the Colts (5-6, 4-0), Julius Currie had a huge game with 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Frank Valente also played well, adding 18 points.

Trey Keating paced Nativity (4-7, 2-3) with 28 points, including seven three-pointers.

MARIAN

Ramirez 3-1-2-9, Chambers 1-1-2-3, Je.Rodino 4-1-3-9, Bobish 0-0-0-0, Ferrara 0-0-0-0, Walko 2-0-4-4, Currie 8-4-5-25, Valente 5-5-8-18, Kopeck 0-0-0-0, Ja. Rodino 2-0-0-4, Tom 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-12-24-72.

NATIVITY

Messina 2-0-0-6, Grabowski 0-0-0-0, Ziolkowski 8-1-2-18, Borden 0-0-0-0, Dolbin 2-0-0-5, Quirk 5-0-0-11, Keating 9-3-3-28. TOTALS: 26-4-5-68.

Marian 18 19 17 18 – 72

Nativity 23 16 9 20 – 68

Three-pointers: Marian – Currie 5, Valente 3, Ramirez 2; Nativity – Keating 7, Quirk 1, Dolbin 1, Ziolkowski 1.

Jim Thorpe-No. Schuylkill

North Schuylkill rolled to a 59-28 Schuylkill League win over visiting Jim Thorpe.

Zane Zulkowski led the Spartans (8-2, 5-1) with 16 points.

Josh Spruill had eight points to top the Olympians (5-7, 2-3).

JIM THORPE

Spruill 4-0-0-8, Werner 1-3-4-5, Domski 0-1-2-1, Goldberg 1-0-0-2, DiSanto 1-0-0-3, McHugh 0-0-0-0, Barile 1-0-0-3, Craigie 0-0-0-0, Selby 1-0-0-2, Rosahac 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-4-6-28.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Kieter 4-0-0-9, Zulkowski 7-0-0-16, D. Miller 3-0-1-6, Dean 4-0-0-11, Flail 4-4-4-12, Luthie 0-0-0-0, Carl 0-0-0-0, L. Miller 1-0-0-2, Maziekas 1-0-0-3, Drum 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0, Marcinowsky 0-0-0-0, Mengel 0-0-0-0, Stanalanis 0-0-0-0, Grant 0-0-0-0, Zilker 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-4-5-59.

Jim Thorpe 4 6 13 5 – 28

North Schuylkill 15 22 15 7 – 59

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe – DiSanto 1, Barile 1; North Schuylkill – Dean 3, Zulkowski 2, Keiter 1, Maziekas 1.

Wilson-No. Lehigh

Wilson jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on its way to a 73-40 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

Shamel Gibson poured in a game-high 27-points for Wilson (6-6, 5-5)

Connor Simms had 13 points,and Bryce LoPinto added 12 points for the Bulldogs (0-13, 0-8).

WILSON

Johnson 2-0-0-4, Kelly-Range 4-0-0-8, Gibson 10-3-4-27, Shaw 8-0-0-16, Westbrooks 1-2-2-4, Bryan 1-0-0-2, Meuser 1-0-0-2, Cressman 0-0-0-0, Ehlman 2-0-0-6, Samayoa 1-0-2-2, Singleton 0-0-0-0, Rivers 1-0-0-2, Krauskopf 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 31-5-8-73.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Kunkle 3-0-1-7, Simms 2-7-8-13, B. LoPinto 5-2-3-12, Daubert 0-0-0-0, N. Buskirk 3-0-0-6, C. LoPinto 1-0-0-2, Novicki 0-0-0-0, Erdo 0-0-0-0, B. Buskirk 0-0-0-0, Sosa 0-0-0-0.TOTALS: 14-9-12-40.

Wilson 22 18 17 16 – 73

Northern Lehigh 11 8 14 7 – 40

Three-pointers: Wilson – Gibson 4, Ehlman 2; Northern Lehigh – Simms 2, Kunkle 1.

Bangor-Northwestern

Bangor pulled out a 60-57 overtime decision against Northwestern in Colonial League action.

Josh Giaquinto had a game-high 21 points for Bangor (7-6, 6-3).

Gavin Nelson and Cayden Fitch both scored 19 points for the Tigers (6-6, 4-4).

BANGOR

McShane 0-0-0-0, Kluska 3-2-2-10, Marmol 0-0-2-0, Nelson 6-3-4-15, Giaquinto 8-3-5-21, Singer 3-0-0-8, Karner 3-0-1-6, Farensbach 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-8-14-60.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 7-3-3-19, Zimmerman 3-0-0-7, Bollinger 2-0-0-4, Nelson 6-4-6-19, Tyler 2-1-1-5, Wambold 1-0-0-3, Kozlowski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-8-10-57.

Bangor 14 17 8 13 – 60

Northwestern 8 17 12 15 – 57

Three-pointers: Bangor – Giaquinto 2, Singer 2, Kluska 2; Northwestern – Nelson 3, Fitch 2, Zimmerman 1.

Palisades-Palmerton

Palmerton got back to its winning ways with a 58-23 rout of Palisades in Colonial League play.

The Blue Bombers (11-1, 7-1), who suffered their first loss on Saturday against Wilson, erupted for a 44-point first half. Matt Machalik and Brayden Hosier led Palmerton with 16 points apiece.

Palisades (2-10, 1-8), which has lost seven straight, was led by Kai Stiansen, who had 15 points.

PALISADES

Carr 2-0-0-4, Stiansen 6-3-4-15, Anderson 0-0-0-0, Kerr 0-0-0-0, LeBlanc 0-0-0-0, Sessinger 2-0-0-4, McNally 0-0-0-0, Johnson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-3-4-23.

PALMERTON

Machalik 7-2-2-16, Sebelin 0-0-0-0, Robinson 2-0-0-4, Reph 4-1-2-9, Rumfield 0-1-2-1, Leister 1-0-0-3, Serfass 0-0-0-0, Grammes 0-2-2-2, Hosier 7-0-0-16, Steinmetz 0-0-0-0, Stahler 0-0-0-0, Z. Anthony 2-0-0-4, L. Anthony 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 25-5-8-58.

Palisades 8 10 3 2 – 23

Palmerton 27 17 12 2 –58

Three-pointers: Palisades – none; Palmerton – Hosier 2, Leister 1.

Weatherly-Shenandoah

Shenandoah Valley cruised to a 80-41 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.

Nine different Blue Devils scored, led by Kaleb Maksimik’s 19-point performance.

Corbin Wagner and Jacob Parker led Weatherly with 15 and 11 points, respectively.

Weatherly falls to 1-10 overall and 0-5 in the league. Shenandoah Valley moves to 4-9 overall and 2-2 in league play.

WEATHERLY

Higgins 0-0-0-0, Parker 5-0-0-11, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Berger 1-0-0-2, McKeegan 3-0-0-7, Wagner 5-2-3-15, Eroh 0-0-0-0, Mitchell 2-0-0-4, Puzzetti 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-2-3-41.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Boris 1-0-0-3, K. Maksimik 7-3-3-19, Cano 0-0-0-0, B. Maksimik 7-0-0-17, Taylor 1-0-0-3, Nickerson 3-1-2-7, Najda 3-0-1-6, Salguero 0-0-0-0, Silverstone 0-2-2-2, Hernandez 4-2-2-10, McCole 0-0-0-0, Rivera 6-0-0-13, Burke 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 32-8-10-80.

Weatherly 9 12 6 14 – 41

Shenandoah 16 35 22 7 – 80

Three-pointers: Weatherly – Wagner 3, Parker 1, McKeegan 1; Shenandoah – B. Maksimik 3, K. Maksimik 2, Boris 1, Taylor 1, Rivera 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-Bangor

Northwestern took control in the third quarter and went on to post a stunning 61-25 Colonial League victory over previously once-beaten Bangor.

The Tigers (11-1, 7-1) blanked Bangor 23-0 in the third quarter to turn a nine-point halftime lead into a blowout.

Brook Balliet had 21 points, Cara Thomas added 17, and Paige Sevrain chipped in 12 to lead Northwestern.

Madeline Stout topped Bangor (11-2, 9-1) with 11 points.

NORTHWESTERN

H. Gober 1-0-0-2, Balliet 7-3-3-21, Miller 0-0-0-0, Bissell 1-0-0-2, Freeman 1-0-0-3, McGinley 0-0-0-0, Thomas 7-2-3-17, Fenstermaker 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-2-2-2, G. Gober 0-0-0-0, Conner 1-0-0-2, Sevrain 5-2-2-12, Reinhart 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-9-10-61.

BANGOR

Stout 4-0-0-11, Figurski 0-2-2-2, Pinter 1-1-2-3, Escuadro 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 1-0-0-2, Hann 0-0-0-0, Henricks 0-0-0-0, Nelson 2-0-0-5, McLain 1-0-2-2, Toth 0-0-0-0, Polowy 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-3-6-25.

Northwestern 24 6 23 8 – 61

Bangor 10 11 0 2 – 25

Three-pointers: Northwestern – Balliet 4, Freeman 1, Thomas 1; Bangor – Stout 3, Nelson 1.

Northern Lehigh-Wilson

An 18-point third quarter helped Northern Lehigh break open a close game and pull away for a 49-29 Colonial League victory over Wilson.

Katelynn Barthold sparked the third quarter Bulldogs’ run, as she posted nine of her 13 points in the decisive period.

Aubrey Pollard finished with a game-high 20 points to lead the Bulldogs (8-5, 3-5).

Braelynn Roth led the Warriors (4-9, 1-8) with nine points.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Moffit 0-0-0-0, Whalen 1-2-2-5, Williams 0-0-0-0, K. Barthold 6-0-0-13, Pollard 7-5-15-20, Bosco 0-0-0-0, D. Barthold 4-0-0-9, Peters 0-2-2-2, Richards 0-0-0-0, Snyder 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-9-19-49.

WILSON

Colon 1-0-0-2, Mustafa 0-2-4-2, Volious 1-0-0-2, Fredericks 1-1-2-4, Days 3-0-2-7, Tshiyonga 0-0-0-0, Roth 3-3-4-9, Hartzell-Ham 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 10-7-13-29.

Northern Lehigh 7 11 18 13 – 49

Wilson 5 9 7 8 – 29

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh – Whalen 1, K. Barthold 1, Pollard 1, D. Barthold 1; Wilson – Fredericks 1, Days 1.

Palmerton-Palisades

Palmerton cruised to 49-11 win over Palisades in Colonial League action.

With the win, the Bombers have now qualified for the District 11 playoffs.

Sydney Frantz paced the Bombers with 14 points, while Bethie Morgan added 10. Hannah Barry just missed double digits with nine points.

Palmerton improves to 11-1 overall and 8-0 in the league, while Palisades slips to 2-9 overall and 0-8 in league play.

PALMERTON

Bollinger 0-0-0-0, Frantz 6-0-0-14, Peterson 1-0-0-2, Han. Barry 4-0-0-9, Matsko 3-1-2-7, Pengelly 0-0-0-0, Balliet 1-0-0-2, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Morgan 3-3-6-10, Connell 1-1-2-3, Hai. Barry 1-0-0-2, Rex 0-0-0-0,

PALISADES

A.Amato 0-3-4-3, Chilter 0-0-0-0, Anderson 1-1-2-3, Smith 0-2-2-2, Gruver 0-1-2-1, Mosher 0-2-2-2, Hunter 0-0-0-0, Pavlinsky 0-0-0-0, McArdle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 1-9-12-11.

Palmerton 18 13 14 4 – 49

Palisades 0 4 4 3 – 11

Three-pointers: Palmerton – Frantz 2, Han. Barry 1, Morgan 1; Palisades – none.

JR. HIGH BOYS B-BALL

9TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Panther Valley knocked off Tamaqua, 39-29.

The Panthers’ Danny Wehr led all scorers with 15-poins.

Kenny Rivera-Berrios had 13 points for Tamaqua.

Jim Thorpe-No. Schuylkill

North Schuylkill edged Jim Thorpe, 60-58

Josh Louk had 24 points to lead the Olympians. Brody Schrantz added 16 points.

8TH GRADE

Jim Thorpe-Lehighton

Jim Thorpe downed Lehighton, 47-29.

Brody Schrantz and B. Flyzik scored 19 and 15 points, respectively, to lead the Olympians.

Eckhard had nine points to pace the Indians.

Sch. Haven-Weatherly

Schuylkill Haven pulled away for a 33-21 victory over Weatherly.

Chance Stauffer scored 13 points to lead the Wreckers.

7TH GRADE

Jim Thorpe-Lehighton

Jim Thorpe topped Lehighton, 26-9.

B. Flyzik had 10 points to lead the Olympians.

Sch. Haven-Weatherly

Schuylkill Haven recorded a 35-27 win over Weatherly.

Mitchell Knock led the Wreckers with seven points.

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8TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Pottsville defeated Tamaqua, 42-11.

Lauren Ligenza had five points to lead the Blue Raiders.

Williams Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua rolled to a 41-14 victory over Williams Valley.

The Blue Raiders’ Lauren Ligenza led all scorers with 23 points, while Millie Black chipped in with 10 points.

North Schuylkill-Marian

North Schuylkill cruised to a 34-6 win over Marian.

Esme Petschauer finished with four points to lead the Fillies.

Sch. Haven-Weatherly

Schuylkill Haven defeated Weatherly, 35-12.

The Wreckers were paced by Mya Binder and Shawn Hollowell, who both scored five points.

Pottsville-Panther Valley

Pottsville defeated Panther Valley, 53-9.

Kosciolek paced the Panthers with five points.

7TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Tamaqua edged Pottsville, 25-23.

Naomi Knitter had nine points to lead the Blue Raiders. Millie Black added eight points.

Williams Valley-Tamaqua

Williams Valley posted a 36-23 win over Tamaqua.

Millie Black led the Blue Raiders with 11 points, while Naomi Knitter recorded eight points.

Pottsville-Panther Valley

Pottsville routed Panther Valley, 37-2.

D’Ancona netted the Panthers lone points.