Lehighton earned wins over Pen Argyl Friday in both boys and girls basketball action.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Lehighton-Pen Argyl

Lehighton hit 11 three-pointers en route to a 60-36 non-league victory over Pen Argyl.

Cole Dietz accounted for six of the treys and finished with a game-high 22 points.

The Indians converted from long range seven times in the opening half to build a 14-point lead at the intermission.

Blake Roberts contributed 16 points to the winning effort, while Joe Roth added 10. The Knights received a team-high 12 points from Jack McLaughlin.

Lehighton improved to 6-3, including a 5-0 mark against Colonial League schools. Pen Argyl dropped to 0-9.

LEHIGHTON

Serfass 3-1-4-7, Solt 0-0-0-0, Light 1-0-0-3, Hawk 0-0-0-0, Fairchild 0-0-0-0, Johnson 0-2-2-2, Roberts 6-0-0-16, Meek 0-0-0-0, Roth 3-4-9-10, Dietz 8-0-0-22, Acosta-Rodriguez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-7-15-60.

PEN ARGYL

Dawley 1-1-2-3, Hunter 0-0-0-0, Martini 1-0-0-2, McLaughlin 5-1-1-12, Kuster 1-1-1-3, Kennedy 1-1-2-3, Holland 2-0-0-6, Soos 3-1-1-7, Dos Santos 0-0-0-0, McMahon 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-5-7-36.

Lehighton 18 21 15 6 - 60

Pen Argyl 7 15 7 7 - 36

Three-pointers: Lehighton - Dietz 6, Roberts 4, Light 1; Pen Argyl - Holland 2, McLaughlin 1.

Pleasant Valley-

Moravian Academy

Pleasant Valley ended a seven-game losing streak by earning a 61-38 non-league victory over Moravian Academy.

The Bears moved to 2-7 with the win, while the Lions dropped to 3-6.

No other information was received.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Pen Argyl-Lehighton

Charli McHugh scored a game-high 20 points to lead Lehighton to a 43-37 win over Pen Argyl in non-league action.

McHugh was also 12-for-12 from the free throw line - including six-for-six in the fourth quarter for the Tribe. Emma Repsher finished with 14 points for the winners, who led 17-5 after the first period.

Macy Kotulka hit four three-pointers and led the Green Knights with 12 points. Julia Vargo had 10 points.

The win lifts Lehighton to 5-4, while Pen Argyl slips to 4-4.

PEN ARGYL

Wallbillich 2-0-0-5, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Antonioli 1-0-0-3, Kotulka 4-0-0-12, Marshall 2-3-3-7, Vargo 4-1-2-10. TOTALS: 13-4-5-37.

LEHIGHTON

Barthol 0-0-0-0, McHugh 3-12-12-20, Klotz 1-0-0-2, Uyvari 1-0-0-3, Trotman 2-0-0-4, Repsher 4-4-8-14. TOTALS: 11-16-20-43.

Pen Argyl 5 10 6 16 - 37

Lehighton 17 6 9 11 - 43

Three-pointers: Pen Argyl - Kotulka 4, Vargo 1, Antonioli 1, Wallbillich 1. Lehighton - McHugh 2, Repsher 2, Uyvari 1.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Pottsville defeated Tamaqua, 40-20.

Ella Huda led the Crimson Tide with 12 points.

Millie Black had 11 points and Naomi Knitter added seven for the Blue Raiders.

7TH GRADE

Pottsville rolled to a 39-8 victory over Tamaqua.

Takiera Curry had 10 points to lead the Crimson Tide.

Madeline Trigone’s four points paced the Blue Raiders.