Local roundup: Results from Jan. 21
Marian and Pleasant Valley both posted wins in boys and girls basketball action on Tuesday.
The Jim Thorpe boys picked up an overtime win over Pine Grove, while the Northwestern and Palmerton girls gained Colonial League victories.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Pine Grove
Jim Thorpe used a big second half to erase an early deficit before claiming a 49-47 Schuylkill League overtime win over Pine Grove.
Chris Condly had 14 points to lead the Olympians (5-11; 3-6), who surged ahead in the third quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 20-6. Adam Lauer chipped in with eight points.
Pine Grove (8-8; 3-6), which led 19-13 at halftime, received a game-high 17 points from Shea Morgan.
JIM THORPE
Condly 5-4-9-14, Richards 3-0-0-6, Hurley 1-4-6-7, Adames 2-2-5-6, Lauer 3-2-3-8, McHugh 1-0-0-2, Herron 1-1-1-3, Marykwas 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 17-13-24-49.
PINE GROVE
Lengle 2-0-0-5, Leavinger 5-2-2-18, Morgan 6-0-0-17, D. Geesey 1-0-0-2, Hlavaty 2-0-3-4, K. Geesey 0-2-4-2, Griffiths 0-4-4-4. TOTALS: 16-8-13-47.
Jim Thorpe 7 6 20 11 5 - 49
Pine Grove 10 9 6 19 3 - 47
Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Hurley 1, Marykwas 1; Pine Grove - Morgan 5, Lengle 1, Leavinger 1.
Marian-Minersville
Marian cruised to a 72-52 Schuylkill League victory over Minersville.
Tyler Fritz sparked the Colts (13-2; 7-1) with a game-high 27 points. Fritz, who tallied 10 of his points during a 25-11 second quarter, also added six assists. Chris Ritsick contributed 20 points, while Jaryn Eroh pulled down 11 rebounds.
The Battlin’ Miners (2-13) received 24 points from Brendan Lonergan.
MARIAN
T. Fritz 9-3-4-27, Ritsick 7-0-0-20, Agosti 3-0-0-7, L. Fritz 1-0-0-3, Malarkey 2-0-0-4, Goff 2-0-0-4, Cerullo 1-0-0-2, Eroh 1-0-0-2, Cervasio 0-0-0-0, Chambers 1-0-0-3, Gibson 0-0-0-0, Wargo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-3-4-72.
MINERSVILLE
Noble 0-0-0-0, Davis 2-1-2-5, Beck 1-0-0-3, Pizzico 5-0-0-10, Rizzardi 1-0-0-2, Lonergan 10-2-3-24, Schwalm 2-0-0-5, Urquiza 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 22-3-5-52.
Marian 18 25 16 13 - 72
Minersville 13 11 11 17 - 52
Three-pointers: Marian - T. Fritz 6, Ritsick 6, Agosti 1, L. Fritz 1, Chambers 1; Minersville - Lonergan 2, Beck 1, Schwalm 1, Urquiza 1.
Lehighton-North Schuylkill
North Schuylkill knocked off Lehighton in Schuylkill League action, 64-54.
The Spartans (4-11; 2-7), who jumped out to a 14-point halftime lead, received a team-high 22 points from Jack Flynn.
Richard Yturrino netted a game-high 23 points for the Indians (6-10; 3-6), while Zach Hunsicker added 12.
LEHIGHTON
Hunsicker 3-6-8-12, Lorenz 2-0-0-6, Smith 1-0-0-2, Costenbader 1-0-0-2, Yturrino 8-7-12-23, Schatz 3-3-5-8. TOTALS: 18-16-25-54.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL
Weikel 7-1-4-17, Flynn 5-11-11-22, Todd 1-1-2-3, Groody 5-3-4-17, Scott 0-1-2-1, Fisher 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 20-17-23-64.
Lehighton 14 14 17 9 - 54
North Schuylkill 22 18 9 15 - 64
Three-pointers: Lehighton - Lorenz 2; North Schuylkill - Groody 4, Weikel 2, Flynn 1.
Pleasant Valley-PM East
Pleasant Valley ended a six-game losing streak by picking up a 52-41 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pocono Mountain East.
Noah Mitchell paced the Bears (5-10; 4-8) with 18 points. Sebastian Pizcatowski added 15 points, while Marcus Arce contributed 14.
Colin Castillon had 15 points for the Cardinals (2-14).
PLEASANT VALLEY
Kearns 2-1-3-5, Rommel 0-0-0-0, Wynn 0-0-1-0, Arce 5-2-3-14, Pizcatiwski 6-2-2-15, Mitchell 6-6-9-18, Moore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-11-18-52.
PM EAST
Castillon 5-2-3-15, Glasford 2-5-5-9, Thompson 3-3-4-9, Jackson 1-2-4-4, Hafler 2-0-0-4, Rodriguez 0-0-1-0, Ortiz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-12-17-41.
Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Arce 2, Pizcatowski 1. PM East - Castillon 3.
Northern Lehigh-Salisbury
Salisbury rolled to a 66-35 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.
Joe Pamarello led the Falcons (10-7; 7-5), who raced to a 12-point first-quarter lead, with 16 points.
DeSean Smith finished with a team-leading seven points for the Bulldogs (4-13; 3-9).
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Hammond 2-0-0-4, Richards 2-0-2-4, Olewine 1-0-0-3, D. Smith 2-2-4-7, Moyer 0-1-2-1, C. Smith 1-0-2-2, Herzog 1-0-1-2, Marlatt 2-2-2-6, Repsher 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 14-5-13-35.
SALISBURY
Parton 1-0-0-3, Foley 3-1-2-10, Weber 4-0-0-9, Artis 0-0-0-0, Stephens 4-0-1-9, Tyler 0-0-2-0, Zeng 0-0-0-0, Herrera 3-0-0-6, Bleam 1-0-1-2, Scialla 2-0-0-4, Warmkessel 3-1-1-7, Pamarello 8-0-0-16. TOTALS: 29-2-7-66.
Northern Lehigh 4 10 11 10 - 35
Salisbury 16 18 24 8 - 66
Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Olewine 1, D. Smith 1; Salisbury - Foley 3, Parton 1, Weber 1, Stephens 1.
Northwestern-So. Lehigh
Daryl Coleman’s big night sparked Southern Lehigh to a 63-42 Colonial League win over Northwestern.
Coleman scored 27 points for the Spartans (13-3; 11-1), who outscored the Tigers by 11 points in both the first and fourth quarters.
Sean McCann and Andres Garrido both had nine points to lead Northwestern (8-8; 5-7).
NORTHWESTERN
Hebelka 0-2-2-2, Bollinger 3-0-2-6, McCann 3-0-0-9, Castrine 1-2-2-5, Henry 3-0-1-6, Hallman 2-0-0-5, Pleban 0-0-0-0, Zack 0-0-0-0, Stitzel 0-0-0-0, Garrido 4-1-2-9, Sosdwik 0-0-0-0, Lazarus 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-5-9-42.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH
Lisicky 1-0-0-2, McDermott 0-0-0-0, McKee 0-0-0-0, Cyr 0-0-0-0, Coleman 10-1-2-27, Andrews 6-2-2-17, Gaughan 2-0-0-5, Smith 0-0-0-0, Hoff 2-0-0-4, Pristas 4-0-0-8, Schuebel 0-0-0-0, Tankred 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-3-4-63.
Northwestern 8 13 13 8 - 42
Southern Lehigh 19 9 16 19 - 63
Three-pointers: Northwestern - McCann 3, Castrine 1, Hallman 1; Southern Lehigh - Coleman 6, Andrews 3, Gaughan 1.
Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.
Blue Mountain turned back Panther Valley’s second-half rally, holding on for a 62-59 Schuylkill League victory.
Blake White had 22 points for the Panthers (10-7; 3-6), who trailed by nine at the break. Brandon Stilitino finished with 18 points, while Erick Marchorro added 11.
Keenan Cryts sparked the Blue Eagles (13-3; 6-3) with 20 points.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Cryts 8-2-2-20, Henninger 2-0-0-4, Lipko 3-0-1-6, Devitt 0-0-0-0, Ketch 7-0-1-16, Dean 1-8-13-10, Carr 2-0-0-4, Hensley 1-0-0-2, Caulfield 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-10-17-62.
PANTHER VALLEY
Marchorro 4-2-2-11, Gutierrez 1-0-0-3, Stilitino 6-2-4-18, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Eidler 1-1-2-3, Hoben 0-0-0-0, White 7-6-8-22, Turner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-11-16-59
Blue Mountain 17 18 13 12 - 62
Panther Valley 11 15 16 15 - 59
Three-pointers: Blue Mountain - Cryts 2, Ketch 2; Panther Valley - Stilitino 4, White 2, Marchorro 1, Gutierrez 1.
Weatherly-Williams Valley
Williams Valley held off a late rally from Weatherly to post a 57-53 win.
Bo Raho had a game-high 18 points for the Vikings (11-3; 7-1), who led 40-27 after three quarters.
Antonio Colecio and Elijah Derr paced the Wreckers (7-7; 2-6) with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Weatherly won the JV game, 42-26.
WEATHERLY
Colecio 4-3-7-11, Derr 5-0-0-10, Gearhart 2-2-2-8, Zoscin 3-0-0-9, Tomkins 0-0-0-0, Obert 0-0-0-0, Broskoskie 1-0-0-2, Soloniski 4-1-3-9, Lowman 2-0-0-4, Ray 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-6-12-53.
WILLIAMS VALLEY
Herb 4-2-4-12, Raho 4-9-12-18, Engle 4-2-4-10, Evans 4-0-3-8, Herman 3-0-2-7, Miller 1-0-4-2. TOTALS: 20-13-29-57.
Weatherly 9 10 8 26 - 53
Williams Valley 19 11 10 17 - 57
Three-pointers: Weatherly - Zoscin 3; Williams Vy. - Herb 2, Raho 1, Herman 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Executive Charter-Marian
Marian cruised to a 59-12 non-league win over Executive Charter School.
Macy Alansky led the Fillies (9-7) with a game-high 16 points, while Abbey Digris chipped in with 11. The winners hit 11 three-pointers in the contest.
Executive Charter fell to 1-13.
EXECUTIVE CHARTER
Ferra 0-0-0-0, Rios 0-0-0-0, Thomas 1-0-0-2, N. Morales 0-0-0-0, E. Morales 0-0-0-0, Diaz 2-1-5-6, Acosta 0-0-0-0, Neris 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 5-1-5-12.
MARIAN
Kreisl 4-0-1-8, Shaud 1-0-0-3, Walsh 1-0-0-2, A. Digris 4-0-0-11, Pleban 2-0-0-5, Possessky 2-0-0-6, Alansky 5-2-2-16, K. Digris 0-0-0-0, Reinoehl 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 23-2-3-59.
Executive Charter 2 3 2 3 - 12
Marian 19 17 11 12 - 59
Three-pointers: Executive CS - Brooks 1; Marian - Alansky 4, A. Digris 3, Possessky 2, Shaud 1, Pleban 1.
So. Lehigh-Northwestern
Four players reached double figures in scoring as Northwestern knocked off Southern Lehigh, 62-24, in Colonial League action.
Tess Ledeboer and Paige Sevran both scored 16 points for the Tigers (13-4; 10-2), while Sydney Sevrain added 12 and Alexandra Lister chipped in with 10.
Lauren Conron paced the Spartans (6-10; 5-7) with 12 points.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH
Meinhold 0-0-0-0, Brader 0-0-0-0, Lewis 1-0-0-2, S. Weirer 0-0-0-0, Feight 1-1-2-3, Gluck 0-0-0-0, K. Weirer 0-0-0-0, Bennett 1-0-0-3, Pearson 2-0-0-4, Mobley 2-0-0-4, Conron 3-6-6-12. TOTALS: 8-7-8-24.
NORTHWESTERN
Balliet 0-0-0-0, Lister 5-0-0-10, Miller 0-0-2-0, Jones 3-0-0-8, Ledeboer 6-4-6-16, S. Sevrain 5-0-0-12, Hess 0-0-0-0, Dorney 0-0-0-0, Funk 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Giese 0-0-0-0, P. Sevrain 8-0-1-16. TOTALS: 27-4-9-62.
Southern Lehigh 8 6 8 2 - 24
Northwestern 28 18 14 2 - 62
Three-pointers: Southern Lehigh - Bennett 1; Northwestern - Jones 2, S. Sevrain 2.
Pleasant Valley-PM East
Cameron Caffrey carried Pleasant Valley to a 54-34 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pocono Mountain East.
Caffrey led the Bears’ (10-5) attack with 16 points. Nine different PV players scored in the victory.
A. Williams had 10 points for the Cardinals (3-14).
PLEASANT VALLEY
R. Wagner 2-1-3-5, Caffrey 6-0-0-16, O’Neil 3-0-0-7, A. Wagner 3-0-0-6, Williams 0-0-0-0, Rosenberg 0-0-0-0, Muir 0-6-6-6, Arndt 1-2-2-4, Morgan 1-0-0-3, Merklin 0-5-6-5, Mattson 1-0-0-2, Boyne 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-14-17-54.
PM EAST
Cruz 2-2-2-6, Jackson 2-1-2-5, Dudley 0-1-5-1, Horvath 2-3-6-7, Williams 3-4-7-10, South 0-0-0-0, Jefw 1-1-2-3, Hayden 1-0-0-2, J. Passmore 0-0-0-0, Wehr 0-0-0-0, S. Passmore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-12-22-34.
Pleasant Valley 14 17 8 15 - 54
PM East 3 9 11 11 - 34
Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Caffrey 4, O’Neil 1, Morgan 1; PM East - None.
Palmerton-Catasauqua
Palmerton started strong and never looked back on its way to a 58-21 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.
The Bombers (10-6; 7-5), who led by 23 points at halfime, received 12 points from both Hollis Guedes and Brianna Moore.
Alexis Rushatz finished with 11 points for the Roughies (4-12; 3-9).
PALMERTON
Guedes 5-2-4-12, Molchan 0-0-0-0, Papay 1-0-0-2, Gursky 0-0-0-0, Cincilla 3-2-4-8, Recker 1-0-0-2, Nemeth 3-0-0-7, Morgan 2-0-0-5, Moore 6-0-0-12, Nothstein 2-1-2-5, Smith 1-1-2-3, Balliet 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 24-8-14-58.
CATASAUQUA
Hawk 0-0-0-0, Rushatz 4-1-2-11, Ritter 0-0-0-0, Shaziyah 0-0-0-0, Larchick 2-0-0-4, Emery 0-0-0-0, Weidaul 1-0-0-2, Gerhard 0-0-0-0, Hicks 0-0-0-0, Polanco 0-0-0-0, Carvatho 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 0-0-0-0, Soltis 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 9-1-2-21.
Palmerton 18 20 10 10 - 58
Catasauqua 5 10 2 4 - 21
Three-pointers: Palmerton - Nemeth 1, Morgan 1; Catasauqua - Rushatz 2.
WRESTLING
Northern Lehigh-East Stroudsburg North
East Stroudsburg North topped Northern Lehigh 42-38 in a non-league match.
Matthew Frame (195), Josh Schaffer (285), Brenden Smay (106) and Preston Bauer (132) all had pins for the Bulldogs. Trevor Amorim (145) won by technical fall, and Nathan Ellan (138) won by decision.
ES North 42, Northern Lehigh 38
138 - Nathan Ellan (NL) dec. Avia Bibeau, 13-7; 145 - Trevor Amorim (NL) tech. fall Tashi Sherpa, 22-7 (3:58); 152 - Wayne McIntyre (ESN) pinned Dylan Smoyer in :31; 160 - Dylan Hogan (ESN) won by forfeit; 170 - Moshe Mitchell (ESN) won by forfeit; 182 - Will Cordero (ESN) pinned Dustin Greene in :43; 195 - Matthew Frame (NL) pinned Kevin Malone in :58; 220 - Jason Hunter (NL) won by forfeit; 285 - Josh Schaffer (NL) pinned Kyle Harris in 3:24; 106 - Brenden Smay (NL) pinned Denajah Womack in 3:19; 113 - Manuel Lopez (ESN) won by forfeit; 120 - Anthony Rendo (ESN) won by forfeit; 126 - Jason Conrad (ESN) won by forfeit; 132
- Preston Bauer (NL) pinned Cristofer Torres in 5:36.
SWIMMING
Tamaqua-Pottsville
Pottsville swept Tamaqua in a Schuylkill League meet.
The Tide posted a 109-72 win in the girls’ meet, and scored a 107-60 victory in the boys’ competition.
In the girls’ meet, Brianna Dumond picked up victories in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke for the Raiders, while Nicole Agueor-Ramirez won the 200 free. Tamaqua’s Alexander Barron won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke in the boys’ meet. Brandon Long added a victory in the 100 backstroke.
GIRLS
Pottsville 109, Tamaqua 72
200 medley relay - 1. Pottsville (Elizabeth Rakus, Taleah Ruben, Isabelle Mettam, Autumn Walchalk) 2:09.68; 200 freestyle - 1. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T) 2:15.87, 2. Elena Martinko (P), 3. Autumn Walchalk (P); 200IM - 1. Taleah Ruben (P) 2:24.62; 2. Maura Walker (T), 3. Madison Wright (P); 50 free - 1. Julia Balulis (P) 26.97, 2. Carly Mohl (P), 3. Elizabeth Rakus (P); Diving - 1. Emma Smith (P) 190.55, 2. Ashley Jones (T), 3. Greta Snukis (P); 100 butterfly - 1. Brianna Dumond (T) 1:13.56, 2. Carly Mohl (P), 3. Isabelle Mettam (P); 100 freestyle - 1. Julia Balulis (P) 1:00.96, 2. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T), 3. Elizabeth Rakus (P); 500 free - 1. Elena Martinko (P) 6:23.81, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Autumn Walchalk (P); 200 freestye relay - 1. Pottsville (Carly Mohl, Elizabeth Rakus, Isabelle Mettam, Julia Balulis) 1:54.32; 100 back - 1. Brianna Dumond (T) 1:48.04, 2. Madison Wright (P), 3. Meagan Sweeney (T); 100 breaststroke - 1. Taleah Ruben (P) 1:13.14, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Hailey Toth (T); 400 freestyle relay
- 1. Pottsville (Julia Balulis, Carly Mohl, Elena Martinko, Taleah Ruben) 4:12.58.
BOYS
Pottsville 107, Tamaqua 60
200 medley relay - 1. Pottsville (Zaidian Van Orden, Jack Kalinich, Caleb Reedy, Dan Albertini) 1:55.06; 200 freestyle - 1. Indiana Raess-Sausser (P) 2:14.17, 2. Noah Lecher (P), 3. Jude Brennan (P); 200IM - 1. Alexander Barron (T) 2:38.28, 2. Joey Lescavage (T); 50 free - 1. Corey Rinda (P) 25.40, 2. Zeno Zukovich (T), 3. Ryan Seiger (P); Diving - 1. Owen Golden (P) 173.85, 2. Nathan Colna (P); 100 butterfly - 1. Caleb Reedy (P) 1:01.77, 2. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T), 3. Zach Ott (P); 100 free - 1. Dan Albertine (P) 57.12, 2. Ethan Amershek (T), 3. Xander Hirsch (P); 500 free - 1. Jack Kalinich (P) 5:59.97, 2. Noah Lecher (P), 3. Joey Lescavage (T); 200 freestyle relay - 1. Pottsville (Brandyn Purcell, Caleb Reedy, Corey Rinda, Zaidian Van Orden) 1:39.54; 100 back - 1. Brandon Long (T) 1:14.44, 2. Alexander Nattress (T), 3. Shawn Michel (P); 100 breaststroke - 1. Alexander Barron (T) 1:14.46, 2. Zach Ott (P), 3. Ethan Amershek (T); 400 freestyle relay
- 1. Pottsville (Indiana Raess-Sausser, Corey Rinda, Dan Albertini, Zaidian Van Orden) 3:45.40.
JR. HIGH BOYS B-BALL
9TH GRADE
Weatherly-Panther Valley
Panther Valley rolled to a 68-29 victory over Weatherly.
Stephen Hood paced the Panthers with 20 points, while Riley Hoben added 12.
Tanner Hinkle finished with nine points for the Wreckers.
8TH GRADE
Weatherly-Panther Valley
Panther Valley recorded a 36-23 win over Weatherly.
Hayden Goida led the Panthers with 13 points, while Eli Maynard added 10.
The Wreckers’ Vincent Paisley and John Puzzetti both finished with six points.
JR. HIGH GIRLS B-BALL
Tamaqua-PM East
Tamaqua dropped a 24-23 contest to Pocono Mountain East in the A game, despite 10 points from Lorelei Plasha.
In the B contest, the Raiders fell 41-12.
Tamaqua-Pleasant Valley
Lorelei Plasha had eight points to lead Tamaqua to a 30-24 victory over Pleasant Valley in the A game.
Carly Minchoff added seven points, while Ava Agosti chipped in with six. PV’s Bundra finished with 10.
In the B game, the Bears rolled to a 25-6 victory behind seven points from Lesnik.
Tamaqua-Blue Mountain
Tamaqua posted a 38-25 victory over Blue Mountain in the A game.
Lorelei Plasha paced the Raiders with 10 points, while Ava Agosti and Carly Minchoff both finished with nine.
Blue Mountain earned an 18-10 win in the B contest.