Local roundup: Results from Jan. 7 & 8
The Tamaqua girls basketball team extended its winning streak Wednesday with another impressive performance. The Blue Raiders also posted a win in wrestling action.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tamaqua-Minersville
Tamaqua won its 10th straight with a 43-20 rout of winless Minersville.
Lauren Ligenza had a game-high 14 points for Tamaqua, and Millie Black had 10 rebounds.
Kloee Horoschak led Minersville with seven points.
TAMAQUA
Robb 0-3-4-3, M. Black 0-0-2-0, Ellington 1-0-0-2, Bamford 1-0-0-2, Scott 1-0-0-2, Plasha 0-4-6-4, Ligenza 5-4-9-14, Rehrig 0-0-0-0, Miller 3-0-0-8, Conahan 1-0-0-2, L. Black 2-0-0-4, Gormley 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 15-11-21-43.
MINERSVILLE
Trotman 1-0-0-3, Rizzardi 0-0-0-0, Brennan 0-0-0-0, Horoschak 3-0-0-7, Cullen 1-0-0-2, Castle 1-0-0-3, Boom 1-2-2-5, Cruz 0-0-0-0, Miklesavage 0-0-0-0, McGrath 0-0-0-0, Isley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-2-2-20.
Tamaqua 11 13 11 8 – 43
Minersville 5 4 0 11 – 20
Three-pointers: Tamaqua – Miller 2; Minersville – Trotman 1, Horoschak 1, Castle 1, Boom 1.
Records: Tamaqua (12-1); Minersville (0-10).
Dieruff-Panther Valley
Dieruff rolled to a 54-22 non-league win over Panther Valley.
Jayla Rosario scored 13 points for the Huskies, who led 39-6 at halftime. Aniya Holder added nine points in the win.
Morgan Orsulak paced the Panthers with seven points, while Natalie Vermillion added six.
DIERUFF
Holder 4-0-0-9, Culbreath 1-0-0-2, Fernandez 3-0-2-6, McChristian 2-0-0-4, Price 2-1-2-5, Brockington 1-0-0-2, Figueroa 3-0-0-6, Gomez 0-0-0-0, Aldridge 0-0-0-0, Carmona 0-0-0-0, Matos 0-0-0-0, Rosa 3-0-0-7, Rivera 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-3-6-54.
PANTHER VALLEY
Gjoca 0-4-4-4, Kocha 0-0-0-0, Vermillion 2-0-0-5, Kosciolek 0-0-0-0, Blazosky 1-3-4-5, Breslin 0-0-2-0, Prudente 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 2-3-5-7, O’Brein 0-0-0-0, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 5-10-15-22.
Dieruff 20 19 11 4 - 54
Panther Vy. 3 3 8 8 - 22
Three-pointers: Dieruff - Holder 1, Rosa 1, Rosario 1. Panther Valley - Vermillion 2.
Records: Dieruff (8-4); Panther Valley (5-5).
Notre Dame ES-N. Lehigh
Northern Lehigh cruised past Notre Dame East Stroudsburg for a 62-9 non-league win Tuesday.
Katelynn Barthold poured in 14 of her game-high 20 points in the first half, as the Bulldogs took a 44-2 lead into halftime.
Tegan Simms followed behind with 16 points, while Dekota Barthold added 11.
T. Ramone finished with four points for the Spartans.
NOTRE DAME ES
B. Assegid 1-0-0-2, Blain 0-1-2-1, Ramone 2-0-0-4, Rios 0-0-0-0, Protheroe 1-0-0-2, Ochoa 0-0-0-0, Romanowski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 4-1-2-9.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Williams 1-0-0-2, K. Barthold 10-0-0-20, D. Barthold 5-0-2-11, Simms 7-0-0-16, Snyder 1-1-2-3, Tosh 0-0-0-0, Gad 1-2-2-4, Ramos 1-0-0-3, Thompson 1-1-1-3, DeSousa 0-0-0-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, Trelease 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-4-7-62.
NDES 2 0 2 5 – 9
Northern Lehigh 30 14 12 6 – 62
Three-pointers: NDES – None; Northern Lehigh – Simms 2, D. Barthold 1, Ramos 1.
Records: NDES (2-8); Northern Lehigh (7-4).
BOYS BASKETBALL
Panther Valley-Pottsville
Christian Alvarez scored a game-high 19 points to push Pottsville past Panther Valley, 63-51, in Schuylkill League play.
Logan Fisher had a team-high 16 points for the Panthers, and Connor Penberth added 14.
POTTSVILLE
Alvarez 7-4-6-19, Bowers 6-0-0-15, Montone 6-3-5-15, Watkins 0-5-6-5, Ivy 1-0-0-3, Bainbridge 1-0-0-3, McGinley 0-1-1-1, Talinflurer 1-0-0-2, Allen 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-13-18-63.
PANTHER VALLEY
Fisher 5-6-6-16, Penberth 5-4-4-14, Jones 3-0-0-7, Mitchell 0-0-0-0, Weziti 0-0-0-0. Wehr 3-0-0-6, Breiner 2-0-0-6, Baneravage 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-10-12-51.
Pottsville 14 16 15 18 – 63
Panther Valley 13 12 13 13 – 51
Three-pointers: Pottsville- Bowers 3, Alvarez 1; Panther Valley – Breiner 2, Jones 1.
Records: Pottsville (8-5; 5-2 SL); Panther Valley (8-5; 2-5 SL).
BOYS WRESTLING
Pottsville-Tamaqua
Tamaqua made the most of bonus points to come away with a 40-30 Schuylkill League win over visiting Pottsville.
Chase Zeigenfuss had a pin for the Blue Raiders at 160 pounds, while both Brody Schlier (145) and Jacob Hehn (215) added tech falls in their victories.
Tamaqua 40, Pottsville 30
107 – Cole Cooke (P) won by forfeit; 114 – Stephen Karinch (P) won by forfeit; 121 – Levi Kunkel (T) dec. Chris Dembinsky, 4-3; 127 – Aiden Schlier (T) won by forfeit; 133 – Brody Boyce (T) won by forfeit; 139 – Evan Temarantz (T) dec. Colin Kline, 7-0; 145 – Brody Schlier (T) tech. fall Brayden Tokinitz in 2:33, 15-0; 152 – Mason MacMillan (T) won by forfeit; 160 – Chase Zeigenfuss (T) pinned Pete Scharadin in 0:53; 172 – Brayden Evans (P) pinned Bradley Whalen in 5:19; 189 – Terrell McFarland (P) pinned Jonathan Knepper in 0:34; 215 – Jacob Hehn (T) tech. fall Drew Seaman in 4:56, 17-0; 285 – Lukas McNamara (P) pinned William Behun in 2:49.
Records: Pottsville (3-6; 0-2 SL); Tamaqua (6-9; 1-1 SL).
Emmaus-Pleasant Valley
Emmaus dropped Pleasant Valley for a 61-12 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.
Both Evan Gillespie (215) and Andrew Mihalichko (285) secured back-to-pack pins to close out the match for the Bears.
Emmaus 61, Pleasant Valley 12
107 – Jackson Max (E) pinned Frank Lucarello in 1:23; 114 – Emilio Albanese (E) tech. fall Shawn Radcliffe in 3:17, 19-3; 121 – Teagan Caciolo (E) tech. fall Lorenzo Demaio in 2:00, 17-2; 127 – Levi Max (E) major dec. Victor Custodio, 10-2; 133 – Tommy Fallstich (E) won by forfeit; 139 – Xyler Sallit (E) pinned Alexander Sandt in 1:16; 145 – Chancellor Henry (E) won by forfeit; 152 – Logan Armstrong (E) pinned Nathan Tyner in 2:39; 160 – Jesse Scott (E) pinned Preston Snyder in 1:25; 172 – Xayden Sallit (E) tech. fall Adis Vukel in 3:11, 19-4; 189 – Massimo Tranguch (E) won by injury default over Aldin Vukel; 215 – Evan Gillespie (PV) pinned Ashir Choudhry in 0:46; 285 – Andrew Mihalichko (PV) pinned Logan Roth in 3:38.
Records: Emmaus (7-3); Pleasant Valley (4-4).
Pine Grove-Panther Vy.
Pine Grove shut out Panther Valley for a 78-0 Schuylkill League win.
Pine Grove 78, Panther Valley 0
285 – S. Frantz (PG) pinned Carlos Maldonado-Rosa in 2:21; 107 – C. Waite (PG) won by forfeit; 114 – Q. Wolak (PG) won by forfeit; 121 – C. Nagle (PG) pinned Hayden Matula in 0:47; 127 – G. Cleary (PG) pinned Landon Hunsicker in 3:41; 133 – J. Hay (PG) tech. fall Jo Morciglio in 2:21, 17-2; 139 – A. Ostach (PG) won by forfeit; 145 – J. Miller (PG) pinned Ayden Barclay in 0:28; 152 – A. France (PG) pinned Bob Campomizzi in 0:50; 160 – A. Martin (PG) pinned Mason Roman in 1:21; 172 – T. Werner (PG) pinned Levi Weaver in 5:00; 189 – I. Eghebi (PG) pinned Ayden Watson in 3:39; 215 – R. Schaffer (PG) pinned Matthew Mullen in 0:45.
Records: Pine Grove (7-4); Panther Valley (0-9).
GIRLS WRESTLING
Emmaus-Pleasant Valley
Emmaus topped Pleasant Valley for a 51-24 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.
Juliette Trout (112), Isabella Altemose (170) and Hailey Marsh (190) all posted pins for the Bears.
Emmaus 51, Pleasant Valley 24
100 – Peyton Schneck (E) won by forfeit; 106 – Shadeilyz (E) won by forfeit; 112 – Juliette Trout (PV) pinned Danielle Rivera in 0:41; 118 – Tessa Hawkins (PV) pinned Flor Chouloupe in 0:28; 124 – Erin Bechtel (E) won by forfeit; 130 – Sarah Luisi (E) won by forfeit; 136 – Brynn Kobelein (E) pinned Emily Fox in 0:21; 142 – Ariana Koberlein (E) pinned Emilynn Stipeck in 0:51; 148 – Haily Laible (E) dec. Josie Fetterman, 5-3; 155 – Olivya Kroope (E) pinned Marilyn Castaldo in 0:46; 170 – Isabella Altemose (PV) pinned Jocelyn Wargas in 2:58; 190 – Hailey Marsh (PV) pinned Petra Perez in 1:09; 235 – Katherine Soto-Acuno (E) won by forfeit.
JUNIOR HIGH
BOYS BASKETBALL
8th Grade
Pottsville-Weatherly
Pottsville rolled to a 54-23 victory over Weatherly.
Gochowski finished with nine points for the Tide, while Baker added eight points.
The Wreckers’ Eli Brown recorded a game-high 11 points, while Jaxon McKeegan finished with seven.
Blue Mtn.-Panther Vy.
Panther Valley edged Blue Mountain for a 43-38 victory.
The Panthers’ Crampsie netted a game-high 16 points, while Schoenberger added 10.
Ernst was the lone Eagle in double figures with 10 points.
7th Grade
Blue Mtn.-Panther Vy.
Blue Mountain defeated Panther Valley, 47-26.
The Eagles’ Clemas netted a game-high 12 points, while Fleagle added 10.
Lynn led the Panthers with seven points, while McDonald finished with five.
JUNIOR HIGH
GIRLS BASKETBALL
8th Grade
Pottsville-Weatherly
Pottsville edged Weatherly for a 22-20 win.
Takiera Curry led the Tide with 10 points.
Mikayla Pugh netted nine points for the Wreckers.
7th Grade
Pottsville-Weatherly
Weatherly recorded a 32-21 victory over Pottsville.
Mikayla Pugh led the Wreckers with a team-high seven points, while both Riley Bachart and Shayna Pugh chipped in with six apiece.
Heidi McGinley led all scorers with 15 points for the Tide.