Franklin Township advanced to the final round of the District 18 8-10 Little League South Division tournament with a victory over Towamensing Thursday.

In other action, the Carbon Monarchs gained a Lehigh Valley Legion win.D18 LITTLE LEAGUE 8-10Franklin Township-TowamensingFranklin Township defeated Towamensing, 11-3, in the winner's bracket final of the South Division tournament.Dylan Greene had four hits for Franklin, and Jayse Lawrence added three. Mike Gelatko and John Light each had two hits for the winners, while Cole Dietz had two walks and scored two runs.Jake Lewis, Aidan Albert, Derek Behler, and Jesse Waksmunski all had one hit for Franklin Township.For Towamensing, Jason Carrell had two hits.LEHIGH VALLEY LEGIONCarbon Monarchs-EmmausCollin Haupt had four hits, all doubles, scored two runs and knocked in two to help the Carbon Monarchs gain an 8-6 nine-inning victory over Emmaus.Anthony Collevechio had a hit in the seventh to tie the game. He then forced in the go-ahead run in the ninth with a walk. Collevechio finished the game with three RBIs.Anthony Micholik had two hits and a run for the Monarchs (5-10-1), while Mason Goida, David Marino and Darren Goida each had an RBI.Justin Marykwas pitched three shutout innings of relief to gain the win. He gave up three hits and one walk while striking out five. Darren Goida tossed the first six frames, striking out six.Carbon 103 010 102 - 8 12 4Emmaus 200 130 000 - 6 10 1D. Goida, Marykwas (7) and M. Goida; Lynch, Doddy (6), Foley (7), Doddy (8) and Zgura. W - Marykwas. L - Doddy.LEHIGH VALLEY CONNIE MACKJim Thorpe-CatasauquaJim Thorpe dropped a 9-2 decision to Catasauqua.Evan Dart had two hits and an RBI for Thorpe, while Tyler Hartman added an RBI single. Thorpe also received hits from Zach Searfoss and Drew Frank.Catasauqua 303 300 0 - 9 12 1Jim Thorpe 000 200 0 - 2 5 2Reitz, Fink (4) and Schiffer; Binder, Joyce (4) and Schwartz. W - Reitz. L - Binder.