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Tamaqua girls surprise Blue Mountain

The Tamaqua girls basketball team rallied in the second half to force overtime and defeat Blue Mountain on Tuesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALLBlue Mountain-TamaquaTamaqua earned a Schuylkill League Division 1 win over Blue Mountain in overtime, 41-37.Jamie Zuber led the Raiders with 14 points. Emma Kuczynski chipped in 11.Zara Albertini was Blue Mountain's leading scorer with 13 points.TAMAQUAHromyak 3-0-0-6, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Zuber 5-2-2-14, Jones 3-0-0-6, Titus 2-0-1-4, Ceci 0-0-0-0, Frederickson 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 4-3-4-11. TOTALS: 17-5-7-41.BLUE MOUNTAINChallenger 5-0-3-10, Albertini 4-5-6-13, Martin 1-0-0-2, Fascnacht 0-0-0-0, Moyer 0-2-2-2, Dean 1-0-0-2, Kutz 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 15-7-11-37.Tamaqua 7 11 12 5 6 - 41Blue Mtn. 10 10 7 8 2 - 37Three-pointers: T - Zuber 2; BM - None.Pen Argyl-Northern LehighNorthern Lehigh defeated Pen Argyl in Colonial League competition, 48-37.Jada Saeger led the Bulldogs with a game-high 12 points. Jill Olewine chipped in 11, while Jada Mills tallied nine.Abby Weaver scored 11 points for the Green Knights.PEN ARGYLCampbell 0-0-2-0, O'Brien 0-4-4-4, Heisler 3-0-1-6, Lohman 1-0-0-2, Lilly 4-0-0-8, Weaver 2-7-8-11, Sutton 1-0-1-2, E.Sutton 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 13-11-16-37.NORTHERN LEHIGHOlewine 5-1-3-11, Kemery 1-0-0-3, Saeger 4-4-4-12, Hoffman 1-2-3-4, Mills 4-0-0-9, Zeigler 2-0-0-4, Hoffman 1-0-0-2, Wiik 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 19-7-10-48.Pen Argyl 3 8 10 16 - 37No. Lehigh 4 14 21 9 - 48Three-pointers: PA - None; NL - Kemery 1, Mills 1, Wiik 1.Wilson-NorthwesternNorthwestern topped Wilson in a Colonial League game, 59-36.The Tigers' Leighanna Lister led all scorers with 18 points. Sage Christopher added 16, while Gabriell Sevrain had 12.Gaby Vega scored 11 points for Wilson.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 1-0-0-2, Hambrick 1-1-2-4, Lister 9-0-0-18, Chisdak 2-1-2-5, Sevrain 5-2-2-12, S.Sevrain 1-0-3-2, Williamson 0-0-0-0, Christohper 7-2-2-16. TOTALS: 26-6-11-59.WILSONVega 3-4-4-11, Casciole 2-0-0-4, Dreyer 2-0-0-6, Gillen 2-4-5-8, Camilo 0-0-0-0, Quinn 3-0-2-7. TOTALS: 12-8-11-36.Northwestern 17 10 14 18 - 59Wilson 11 12 6 7 - 36Three-pointers: NW - Hambrick 1; W - Vega 1, Dreyer 2, Quinn 1.Bangor-PalmertonBangor defeated Palmerton in a Colonial League game, 40-22.Linnaea Leister had a game-high 12 points to lead the Blue Bombers.BANGORCorby 0-3-4-3, Learn 0-0-0-0, Mendez 0-0-0-0, Konicki 1-0-0-2, Oxland 1-0-2-2, Robinson 1-0-0-3, Karasek 0-0-0-0, Groller 2-0-2-4, Labar 2-0-0-4, Barone 1-0-0-3, Fernandez 2-0-0-4, Hess 1-1-2-4, M. Fernandez 3-3-4-11, Minner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-7-14-40.PALMERTONHirochek 0-0-0-0, Cincilla 2-0-0-4, Leister 5-0-2-12, Frantz 0-0-0-0, Wentz 1-0-2-2, Muniz 0-1-2-1, Ruch 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 9-2-7-22.Bangor 18 14 9 1 - 40Palmerton 3 5 7 7 - 22Three-pointers: B - Baraone 1, Robinson 1, M.Fernandez 2, Hess 1; P - Leister 2.BOYS BASKETBALLPine Grove-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe defeated Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League clash, 51-46.Brendan Carroll had a game-high 16 points for the Olympians (4-4; 1-2). Chris Micciche added 10, while Aaron Joyce scored seven.For the Cardinals, Taylor Rutledge tallied a team-high 11 points.PINE GROVEIbarra 2-0-0-5, Tina 3-0-0-8, Griffiths 2-0-0-4, Leininger 3-4-5-10, Snedden 2-0-0-6, C.Griffitghs 1-0-4-2, Rutledge 4-3-4-11. TOTALS: 17-7-13-46.JIM THORPECarroll 6-1-4-16, Samuel 2-4-4-8, Elmore 3-0-1-6, Micciche 5-0-1-10, Joyce 3-0-0-7, Marykwas 1-0-0-3, Ni. Rosahac 0-1-2-1, Na. Rosahac 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-6-12-51.Jim Thorpe 10 16 9 16 - 51Pine Grove 7 18 8 13 - 46Three-pointers: Pine Grove - Tina 2, Snedden 2, Ibarra 1; Jim Thorpe - Carroll 3, Joyce 1, Marykwas 1.Lehighton-PottsvillePottsville raced to an early lead and then coasted to a 68-32 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.Jordan Abdo scored a game-high 16 points for the Crimson Tide.For the Indians (7-1; 2-1), Caine Carpenter had a team-high 11 points.LEHIGHTONTroxell 3-2-3-8, Carpenter 4-3-3-11, Schaeffer 0-0-0-0, McDowell 0-0-0-0, Crum 0-1-2-1, Buchinsky 0-1-2-1, Mele 2-0-0-6, Howland 1-0-0-2, Venuto 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 11-8-11-32.POTTSVILLEJu. Abdo 1-0-0-2, Barnes 1-1-2-3, Timberlake 1-2-2-4, Wood 3-1-4-10, Melochick 2-0-0-5, Hahner 0-0-1-0, Stanton 1-0-0-3, Pellish 2-0-0-4, Jo. Abdo 4-5-6-16, Renninger 7-0-1-14, Kondrack 2-1-2-7. TOTALS: 24-10-18-68.Lehighton 5 5 6 16 - 32Pottsville 22 23 14 9 - 68Three-pointers: Lehighton - Mele 2; Potts - Wood 3, Jo. Abdo 3, Kondrack 2, Melochick 1, Stanton 1.Northern Lehigh-Pen ArgylPen Argyl downed Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League contest, 51-39.Tim Brunstetter paved the way for the Golden Knights with 12 points. For Northern Lehigh (3-7; 1-5), Joe Egan led all scorers with 18 points. Brandon Hess had 13.PEN ARGYLSampson 2-4-4-9, Strouse 3-1-1-8, Messerschmidt 2-0-1-5, Robicheau 0-0-0-0, Brunstetter 2-8-10-12, Cleary-Kojo 1-2-4-5, Kukla 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-2-2-2, Barr 0-1-2-1, T.Cleary-Kojo 4-0-0-9. TOTALS: 14-18-24-51.NORTHERN LEHIGHKemery 1-2-2-4, Egan 7-4-10-18, Seier 0-0-1-0, Seiler 1-0-0-2, Hess 5-1-2-13, Colon 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 15-7-15-39.Pen Argyl 8 12 16 15 - 51No. Lehigh 8 12 10 9 - 39Three-pointers: Pen Argyl - Sampson 1, Messerschmidt 1, J.Cleary-Kojo 1, Stroudse 1, T. Cleary-Kojo 1; No. Lehigh - Hess 2.Northwestern-WilsonWilson held on to post a 50-48 Colonial League win over Northwestern.Robbie Swiatek had 14 points for the Warriors, who led by nine at halftime.The Tigers received a game-high 15 points from Robert Seyfried. Trevor Cunningham chipped in with 11.NORTHWESTERNKemmerer 0-0-0-0, Cunningham 4-3-8-11, Yadush 1-2-2-4, Freeman 1-1-2-3, Bollinger 2-0-1-4, Fatzinger 0-0-0-0, Hallman 1-0-2-2, R.Seyfried 6-3-3-15, S.Seyfried 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 19-10-20-48.WILSONPerson 0-1-2-1, Clark 0-0-0-0, Rivera 1-0-1-3, Glvoas 6-1-2-13, Swiatek 5-0-0-14, Smeltz 2-0-1-4, Smith 1-1-1-3, Barnes 3-3-6-9, Williams 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 19-7-14-50.Northwestern 8 9 18 13 - 48Wilson 14 12 8 16 - 50Three-pointers: W - None; W - Swiatek 4, Riera 1.Palmerton-BangorBangor pulled away from Palmerton in the second half to earn a 72-51 Colonial League win.The Slaters were led by Dylan Benton's 16 points.Nate Dougherty led the Blue Bombers (0-8; 0-5) with 18 points. Justin Hosier scored 11, while Eric Baumgardt had 10.BANGORSingleton 0-0-0-0, I. Jones 2-2-2-6, R. Jones 2-0-0-6, T. Jones 2-2-2-6, S. Benton 6-3-4-15, N. Berger 0-0-0-0, H. Kish 0-0-0-0, D. Pagotto 0-0-0-0, B. Holland 2-0-0-6, D. Benton 5-6-7-16, Schiavone 4-0-4-12, Holland 1-0-0-2, Meyers 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 25-13-19-72.PALMERTONYacone 1-0-0-3, Dougherty 4-6-8-18, Baumgart 4-2-2-10, Frace 0-0-0-0, Suto 3-0-1-6, Hosier 4-0-0-11, Yaindl 0-0-0-0, Silfies 1-0-3-2, Taschler 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 17-9-16-51.Bangor 12 17 22 21 - 72Palmerton 12 13 13 13 - 51Three-pointers: Bangor - R.Jones 2, Holland 2, Schiavone 1, Meyers 1; Palm - Hosier 3, Yacone 1.Salem Christian-Panther ValleySalem Christian Academy used a strong fourth quarter to gain a 48-38 non-league win over Panther Valley.The winners, who trailed by one after three quarters, received 17 points from Matt Shiffer.Tristan Blasko scored 15 points to lead the Panthers (4-5). Josue Rodriguez had 10, and Anthony Micholik scored eight.SALEM CHRISTIANGehman 3-2-3-9, Lutz 0-0-0-0, Avery 2-3-6-7, Lutz 4-0-0-12, Rosak 1-0-0-3, Shiffer 6-3-5-17. TOTALS: 16-8-14-48.PANTHER VALLEYRodriguez 3-4-5-10, Micholik 3-0-0-8, Turner 2-0-0-5, Distler 0-0-0-0, White 0-0-0-0, Blasko 7-1-3-15, Rohlfing 0-0-0-0, Morgans 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-5-8-38.Salem Christian 10 10 9 19 - 48Panther Valley 11 6 13 8 - 38Three-pointers: Salem - Lutz 4, Shiffer 2, Gehman 1, Rosak 1; Panther Valley - Micholik 2, Turner 1.Tamaqua-Blue MountainTamaqua's Thad Zuber poured in a game-high 27 points, but the Blue Raiders still dropped a 55-44 Schuylkill League decision to Blue Mountain.Jakob Beiver had 19 points to lead the Eagles. Tamaqua (7-3; 1-2) also received eight points from Brayden Knoblauch.TAMAQUABonetsky 0-0-0-0, Wassell 0-0-0-0, Zuber 10-3-5-27, Knoblauch 3-0-0-8, Scott 1-0-0-2, Rother 1-0-0-2, Inama 2-0-0-4, Gregoire 0-1-2-1, L.Gregoire 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 17-4-9-44BLUE MOUNTAINWelsh 3-2-2-9, Lewis 2-0-0-4, Grace 1-0-0-3, Albertini 2-2-4-6, Zerbe 5-0-1-10, Caulfield 0-0-0-0, Hoynoski 2-0-0-4, Beiver 9-1-1-19. TOTALS: 24-5-8-55.Tamaqua 11 10 16 7 - 44Blue Mountain 8 19 15 13 - 55Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Zuber 4, Knoblauch 2; Blue Mountain - Grace 1, Welsh 1.Pleasant Valley-PM WestPleasant Valley fell to Pocono Mountain West in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference game, 54-33.Jalen Vaughns scored 16 points to lead West. For Pleasant Valley (4-4; 1-3), Isaiah Howard had a dozen points.PLEASANT VALLEYAulder 0-0-0-0, Robinson 1-1-4-3, Barker 0-3-4-3, Stivala 0-0-0-0, Howard 4-1-2-12, Richardson 0-0-1-0, Gaddist 0-0-0-0, Neubert 1-0-1-2, Scarboro 2-0-1-4, Gerolimatos 2-0-0-6, Rosario 1-0-0-3, Prator 0-0-3-0. TOTALS: 11-5-16-33.PM WESTVaughns 7-2-2-16, Wiggins 4-6-7-15, Mosley 1-0-0-2, Louchie 0-3-4-3, Romney 1-0-2-2, Elmore 4-3-5-11, Williams 2-0-0-4, Nelson 0-1-2-1, Ernest 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-15-22-54.Pleasant Valley 7 8 3 15 - 33PM West 8 18 8 20 - 54Three-pointers: PM West - Wiggins 1; Pleasant Vy. - Howard 3, Gerolimatos 2, Rosario 1.Weatherly-Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area defeated Weatherly in a Schuylkill League contest, 79-33.Jordan McGee drained six three-pointers to lead the Bears with 30 points.Gary Buck had 11 points for the Wreckers (1-6; 0-3).WEATHERLYMoon 1-1-2-3, Moser 2-2-2-6, Buck 4-2-2-11, Yurchak 0-0-0-0, Knepper 1-2-5-4, Martens 1-0-0-2, Bleiler 1-0-0-2, Arthur 0-0-0-0, Peiser 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 12-8-13-33.MAHANOY AREACrespo 2-1-1-6, Joseph 5-4-4-16, Marcellus 1-0-0-2, M. Derr 0-0-0-0, Miller 5-0-0-10, Streisel 0-0-0-0, Mazalusky 0-0-0-0, Rivera 1-0-1-2, Atkins 1-1-1-3, Lipshaw 1-0-0-3, Butcavage 1-2-2-4, McGee 11-0-3-30, Ramos 1-0-0-3, Fedor 0-0-2-0, R. Derr 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-10-14-79.Weatherly 14 5 5 9 - 33Mahanoy Area 26 14 21 18 - 79Three-pointers: Weatherly - Buck 1; Mahanoy Area - McGee 6, Joseph 2, Lipshaw 1, Ramos 1, Crespo 1.WRESTLINGNo. Schuylkill-LehightonLehighton topped North Schuylkill in a Schuylkill League match, 39-33.The Indians' Nate Kemmerer, Tyler Shcock, and Lucas Sangiuliano all registered pins.Lehighton 39, North Schuylkill 33120 - Nate Kemmerer (L) pinned R. Roseberry (NS) in :32.126 - C. Boyer (NS) dec. Logan Pagotto, 4-0.132 - Tyler Schock (L) pinned N. Briggs (NS) in :19.138 - Mason Madden-Edwards (NS) won by forfeit.145 - Chris Whiteman (L) won by forfeit.152 - Grant Wetzel (L) dec Justyn DeAngelo (NS) 3-1.160 - Cody Scherer (L) won by forfeit.170 - Dylan Schock (L) dec J. Alexander, 10-3.182 - Craig Fisher (NS) pinned Alex Zeigenfuss in 1:15.195 - Brady Mickatavage (NS) pinned Jack Zimmerman in 1:10.220 - Brett Gasker (L) dec R. Weitz, 2-0.285 - Jeno Schicatano (NS) pinned Will Smith in :42.106 - Gavin Locke (NS) pinned Emma Ligouri in :42.113 - Lucas Sangiuliano (L) pinned D.J. Zaharick (NS) in :55.

Tamaqua's Emma Kuczynski maintains possession of the ball after colliding with Kasey Dean of Blue Mountain. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS