Jim Thorpe, Marian boys, NW girls post wins
The Jim Thorpe and Marian boys basketball teams earned Schuylkill League victories on Friday night. The Northwestern girls basketball team also picked up a Colonial League win over Palmerton.
BOYS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-Pine GroveJim Thorpe scored a 59-52 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove.Matt Elmore led the Olympians (10-6; 5-4) with a game-high 20 points. Brendan Carroll tallied 16, while Chris Micciche had 10.Jake Leininger recorded a team-high 15 points for the Cardinals.JIM THORPECarroll 4-5-8-16, Samuel 0-0-0-0, Elmore 9-2-5-20, Micciche 5-0-0-10, Burkhart 0-0-0-0, Joyce 4-1-2-9, Marykwas 1-0-0-2, Rosahac 0-2-2-2. Totals 23-10-17-59.PINE GROVEIbarra 2-2-7-7, A. Griffiths 3-5-6-12, Leininger 7-1-1-15, Snedden 6-0-1-14, C. Griffiths 0-0-0-0, Routledge 2-0-0-4. Totals 20-8-15-52.Jim Thorpe 14 13 19 13 - 59Pine Grove 11 13 12 16 - 52Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Carroll 3; Pine Grove - Snedden 2, A. Griffiths 1, Ibarra 1.Nativity-MarianMarian defeated Nativity in a Schuylkill League contest, 73-57.Tyler Fritz led the Colts (13-2; 9-0) with seven three-pointers and a game-high 23 points. Brandon Mohammed chipped in 19.NATIVITYC. Matlock 0-0-0-0, Walker 1-0-0-3, Muldrow 8-0-2-18, A.Matlock 0-0-0-0, Winter 1-0-0-2, Latimer 4-0-0-9, Shatalsky 3-0-0-6, White 0-0-0-0, Szeliga 5-6-7-19. TOTALS: 22-6-9-57.MARIANKarchner 4-0-0-8, Mohammed 7-4-7-19, Mummey 1-0-0-3, Stauffer 1-0-0-3, Fritz 7-2-2-23, Paisley 2-4-5-9. TOTALS: 25-12-17-73.Nativity 23 4 16 15 - 57Marian 25 8 18 22 - 73Three-pointers: Nativity - Szeliga 3, Muldrow 2, Walker 1, Laimter 1; Marian - Fritz 7, Mohammed 1, Mummey 1, Stauffer 1, Paisley 1.Blue Mountain-TamaquaBlue Mountain topped Tamaqua in Schuylkill League action, 67-58.Zeke Wassell led the Blue Raiders (10-7; 4-6) with 18 points, while Brayden contributed 17.Aaron Albertini paced the Blue Eagles with a game-high 25 points.BLUE MOUNTAINWelsh 0-0-0-0 Lewis 7-4-5-19 Albertini 8-5-5-25 Zerbe 7-2-3-16 Caulfield 0-0-0-0 Hoynoski 1-1-2-3 Biever 2-0-2-4. Totals: 25-12-17-67TAMAQUABonetsky 0-0-0-0 Wassell 7-0-0-18 Kurek 0-0-0-0 Zuber 6-0-2-14 Knoblauch 6-2-2-17 Scott 1-0-0-2 Rother 0-0-0-0 Inama 3-0-2-6 G Gregoire 0-1-4-1 L Gregoire 0-0-0-0. Totals: 21-3-10-58.Blue Mountain 10 18 15 24 - 67Tamaqua 15 8 13 22 - 58Three-pointers: Blue Mountain - Albertini 4, Zerbe 1; Tamaqua - Wassell 4, Knoblauch 3, Zuber 2.Southern Lehigh-Northern LehighNorthern Lehigh's rally fell short in a Colonial League battle with Southern Lehigh, 57-54.Joe Egan sparked the Bulldogs (6-13; 4-11) with a 16 points, while Preston Kemery followed with 14. Gio Colon added 12.Mike Miller and Jack Zamichelli both tied for a Spartans' high with 15 points.SOUTHERN LEHIGHPatel 1-0-2-2, Miller 6-1-2-15, Murtaugh 0-0-0-0, Hudson 4-3-4-12, Welsh 5-1-1-11, Zamichelli 7-0-0-15, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Hoff 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-5-9-57.NORTHERN LEHIGHKemery 5-3-3-14, Egan 7-2-4-16, Seier 0-0-0-0, Seiler 1-0-0-2, Schoff 1-0-0-3, Hess 3-1-3-7, Colon 5-2-4-12. TOTALS: 22-8-14-54.Southern Lehigh 10 15 12 20 - 57Northern Lehigh 7 14 12 21 - 54Three-pointers: So. Lehigh - Miller 2, Hudson 1, Zamichelli 1; No. Lehigh - Kemery 1, Schoff 1.Pleasant Valley-Eastburg NorthEast Stroudsburg North earned a 55-38 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.The Timberwolves were led by Devonte Wiggins with 23 points.Noah Neubert had 10 points for the Bears.PLEASANT VALLEYAuldes 0-0-0-0, Robinson 1-0-0-3, Barker 1-0-0-2, Stivala 0-0-0-0, Howard 1-0-0-3, Richardson 3-0-0-6, Munford 3-2-4-8, Gaddist 0-0-0-0, Neubert 3-4-7-10, Scarboro 0-0-0-0, Gerolimatos 1-0-0-2, Rosario 0-2-2-2, Duviello 1-0-0-2, Prator 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-8-13-38EAST STROUDSBURG NORTHA. Azemi 2-2-2-6, Noble 4-1-3-8, Moultre 0-0-0-0, Bellinger 5-1-2-13, Davilla 0-0-0-0, Wilkins 1-0-0-2, Enyosiosi 0-0-0-0, Wiggins 11-1-2-23, Reed 0-0-0-0, Smoot 0-0-0-0, B. Azemi 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 24-5-9-55.Pleasant Vy. 6 8 14 10 - 38ES North 15 15 13 12 - 55Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Robinson 1, Howard 1; ES North - Noble 2, Bellinger 2, B. Azemi 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNorthern Lehigh-Southern LehighSouthern Lehigh ran away with 53-34 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.Olivia Snyder sparked the Spartans' with a 20-point performance.Jada Saeger paced the Bulldogs with a team-high 20 points.NORTHERN LEHIGHGuelcher 1-0-0-2, L. Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Saeger 6-6-8-20, Kemery 2-0-0-5, D. Hoffman 1-0-0-2, Ziegler 1-0-0-2, Olewine 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 12-6-8-34.SOUTHERN LEHIGHCyr 1-0-0-2, Mobley 7-0-0-15, Bennett 1-0-0-2, Schaffer 1-0-0-2, Sabram 0-1-2-1, Snyder 10-0-0-20, Rice 0-0-0-0, Cassel 3-1-2-7, Miller 1-2-2-4, Mohrman 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 24-4-8-53.Northern Lehigh 2 14 7 11 - 34Southern Lehigh 16 7 21 9 - 53Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - Saeger 2, Kemery 1, Olewine 1; So. Lehigh - Mobley 1.Palmerton-NorthwesternNorthwestern defeated Palmerton for a 50-26 Colonial League win.Leighanna Lister led the Tigers with a game-high 12 points, while Sage Christopher and Gabrielle Sevrain added 11 and 10 respectively.Linnaea Leister paced the Bombers with 11 points, while Kayla Cincilla chipped in 10.PALMERTONPapay 0-2-2-2, Hirochek 1-0-0-3, Cincilla 3-3-4-10, Leister 4-2-2-11, P. Frantz 0-0-0-0, Muniz 0-0-0-0, Ruch 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-7-8-26.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 0-0-0-0, Hambrick 2-2-2-7, Lister 4-3-4-12, Chisdak 1-0-0-2, G. Sevrain 4-2-4-10, S. Sevrain 3-0-0-8, Williamson 0-0-0-0, Christopher 4-3-4-11, Sekarek 0-0-0-0, Sisco 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-10-14-50.Palmerton 7 6 8 5 - 26Northwestern 8 14 14 14 - 50Three-pointers: Palmerton - Hirochek 1, Cincilla 1, Leister 1; NW - S. Sevrain 2, Hambrick 1, Lister 1.Pleasant Valley-Eastburg NorthPleasant Valley pulled out a 27-26 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over East Stroudsburg North.Masani Francis finished with eight points for the Bears, while Cameron Caffrey ended up with six.Aaliyah Reed recorded a game-high nine points for the Timberwolves.PLEASANT VALLEYO'Neil 0-0-0-0, Sullivan 0-0-4-0, Covart 0-0-2-0, Miller 2-1-4-5, Rosenberg 0-0-0-0, Francis 4-0-2-8, Borden 0-0-0-0, Caffrey 3-0-0-6, Schwenk 1-0-0-2, Salmon 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 12-3-14-27.EAST STROUDSBURG NORTHJohn 1-0-1-2, Stoddard 3-1-2-7, Gomez-Lopez 0-0-0-0, Jackson 0-0-0-0, Rivera 0-0-0-0, Reed 3-3-6-9, McKeithan 3-1-2-8, Dobie 0-0-0-0, Mayes 0-0-3-0. TOTALS: 10-5-14-26.Pleasant Valley 6 12 9 0 - 27ES North 6 5 9 6 - 26Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - None; ES North - McKeithan 1.