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Palmerton wrestlers, JT girls win

The Palmerton wrestling team and Jim Thorpe girls basketball team both posted victories on Wednesday.

WRESTLINGNo. Dame-PalmertonThe Blue Bombers had an easy time of it as they won all but one match in a 63-3 victory over Notre Dame of Green Pond in Colonial League action.Palmerton used seven falls, two decisions and a couple of forfeits in the win.Andrew Strauss, Kane Kralik, Josh Evans, Sam Oberlander, Joey Bubble, Zach Graver and Cody Grohotolski all pinned their opponents with Oberland (:29), Kralik (:40) and Grohotolski (:54) all under a minute.Daniel Russo, Dillon Masington and Zach Christman all won by decisions, while Matt Wolfe and Skyler Rosenberry got forfeit wins.Palmerton 63, No. Dame 3170 - Matt Wolfe (P) won by forfeit182 - Sean Williams (ND) dec. Jake Christman 10-5195 - Andrew Strauss (P) pinned Georges Juvany in 3:00220 - Kane Kralik (P) pinned Ronald Johnson in :40285 - Skyler Rosenberry (P) won by forfeit106 - Daniel Russo (P) dec. Rocco Trupiano 7-2113 - Not contested.120 - Josh Evans (P) pinned Thomas Mazzante in 3:22126 - Sam Oberlander (P) pinned Preston Wiedner in :29132 - Dillon Masington (P) dec. Seever Hoyak 3-0138 - Zach Christman (P) dec. John Jennings 3-2145 - Joey Bubble (P) pinned Reese Cornish in 2:26152 - Zach Graver (P) pinned Dean Fedrizzi in 3:40160 - Cody Grohotolski (P) pinned Scott Maldanado in :54Tri-Valley-Jim ThorpeThe unbeaten Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0) lost just one bout to the Olympians (1-11, 0-1) and that was when Ryan Ruberto collected a forfeit victory.Tri-Valley rolled to a 67-6 Schuylkill League win.Tri-Valley 67, Jim Thorpe 6126 - Harner (TV) dec. Ohl, 5-2132 - J. Snyder (TV) won by disqualification over Ziegenfuss, 1:37138 - A. Snyder (TV) pinned Helmer in :30145 - M. Snyder (TV) won by forfeit152 - Bowman (TV) pinned Lewis in :48160 - Schoffstall (TV) pinned K. Stewart in 1:20170 - Scheib (TV) pinned Boyle, 1:31182 - Heffron (TV) tech. fall Munoz, 20-3, 4:58195 - Troutman (TV) pinned Scorzelli, 1:54220 - White (TV) pinned Struble, 1:07285 - Ruberto (JT) won by forfeit106 - Stephen (TV) tech. fall Condly, 17-2, 4:00113 - Bordner (TV) won by forfeit120 - No boutSo. Lehigh-No. LehighDaulton Romano posted a decision in the final bout to help Southern Lehigh secure a 39-33 Colonial League win over visiting Northern Lehigh.When Kyle Schomp scored a pin at 220 pounds to pull NL within three (33-36) with one match to go, Romano lasted his Bulldog counterpart Brandon Loch to earn a 7-3 decision to give the hosts the victory.Zach Leiby (113), Kyle Baumann (132), Dylan Hofmann (152) and Marcus Hardinman (170) all added pins for the Bulldogs. Hardinman's fall gave the Bulldogs its last lead (27-24) with four bouts to go.In the Junior High match, Northern Lehigh edged Southern Lehigh for a 48-39 win.Southern Lehigh 39, Northern Lehigh 33106 - Ryan Rubio (NL) won by forfeit113 - Zach Leiby (NL) pinned George Allen in 3:12120 - Adam Zeigler (SL) won by forfeit126 - Joey Giordano (SL) pinned Derek Ferrer in 1:04132 - Kyle Baumann (NL) pinned Lucas Anderson in 3:20138 - Jacob Deloriore (SL) dec. Nate Farber, 7-6145 - Matt Mirth (SL) dec. Ty Herzog, 11-9 in OT152 - Dylan Hofmann (NL) dec. Adam Russek, 5-3160 - William Hailey (SL) pinned Cody Bowman in 1:46170 - Marcus Hardinman (NL) pinned Christian Ricci in 5:00182 - Thomas Dex (SL) pinned Dray Budhoo in 3:15195 - Michael Suan (SL) pinned Theo Young in 2:18220 - Kyle Schomp (NL) pinned Melvin Derby in 2:44285 - Daulton Romano (SL) dec. Brandon Loch, 7-3Palisades-NorthwesternPalisades cruised to a 47-10 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.Levi Veppert (182) posted a major decision for the Tigers, while Mike Ortiz (160) and Mitch Evans (170) added decisions.In the Junior High match, Palisades came out on top with a 55-39 win over Northwestern.Palisades 47, Northwestern 10106 - Joe Beckowski (P) won by forfeit113 - Nick Sanders (P) won by forfeit120 - Brian Koenig (P) won by forfeit126 - Peter Wasser (P) pinned Dylan Faust in 3:01132 - Chris Gretzinger (P) pinned Anthony Fillis in :43138 - Steve Metton (P) dec. Ethan Keichel, 4-3145 - Jesse Snyder (P) dec. Cole Moyer, 5-0152 - Tim Kepp (P) tech. fall Alex Russo, 17-0160 - Mike Ortiz (NW) dec. Justin Marsh, 7-5170 - Mitch Evans (NW) dec. James Kelleher, 9-4182 - Levi Veppert (NW) major dec. Lovie Hill, 9-1195 - Double forfeit220 - Mike Roszkowski (P) won by forfeit285 - Double forfeitPanther Vy.-Upper DauphinThe Trojans picked up their eighth win of the season to remain unbeaten by beating the Panthers 55-21 in a Schuylkill League Division II win.Stephen Snyder (170), John Horvath (220) and Lenny Ogozalek (106) all won by falls and Richard Nase added a decision for the Panthers who are now 4-4 overall and 0-1 in league action.Upper Dauphin 55,Panther Valley 21152 - Wolfe (UD) dec. Rohlfing, 16-12160 - Leitzel (UD) pinned Eichkoff in 2:38170 - Snyder (PV) pinned Becker in 3:13182 - Nase (PV) dec. T. Campbell, 13-7195 - B. Snyder (UD) won by forfeit220 - Horvath (PV) pinned Kerwin in 3:23285 - Hunsberger (UD) pinned Shubeck in :36106 - Ogozalek (PV) pinned C. Campbell in 3:13113 - Lark (UD) won by forfeit120 - Garber (UD) pinned Oriel in :49126 - Hoffman (UD) pinned Glassic in 5:58132 - C. Snyder (UD) pinned Davidyock in :59138 - Stiles (UD) pinned Founds in 1:11145 - Miller (UD) maj. dec. Marblestone, 17-9GIRLS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-WeatherlyCeleste Robinson went off for a game-high 27 points and helped lead Jim Thorpe to a 58-35 victory over Weatherly.Teammates Chelsea Smelas and Kristen Lawrence chipped in with 13 and 12 points respectively. The Olympians move to 8-1 with the win.The Lady Wreckers (1-7) were led by Jaime Dougherty and her 12 points.Weatherly won the JV contest, 36-34.JIM THORPEMcElmoyle 1-0-0-2, Batts 0-1-2-1, Lawrence 4-0-0-12, Robinson 13-1-3-27, Ennis 1-0-0-3, Smelas 6-1-3-13, Condly 0-0-0-0, Binder 0-0-0-0, Mosteller 0-0-0-0, Becker 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-3-8-58.WEATHERLYGalada 4-1-3-9, Panzarella 2-0-0-6, J. Dougherty 5-2-2-12, Boyarski 2-0-0-4, E. Dougherty 1-0-4-2, Adamczyk 1-0-0-2, Bizzare 0-0-0-0, Polchin 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-3-9-35.Jim Thorpe 16 13 17 12 - 58Weatherly 14 8 7 6 - 35Three-Pointers: JT - Lawrence 4, Ennis 1; W - Panzarella 1.BOYS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-Blue MountainBlue Mountain scored at least 16 points in every quarter and went on to beat up on Jim Thorpe, 68-37.The Eagles' Jake Cryst had a bg night, as he finished with 25 points including four three-pointers.The only player to crack double figures for the Olympians was Darius Clark. He finished with 15.JIM THORPELynch 1-1-2-3, Ciavarella 2-2-2-6, Freeman 2-0-0-5, Brown 2-0-0-4, Clark 7-1-3-15, Johnson 2-0-5-4, Harleston 0-0-0-0, St. Hill 0-0-0-0, Moore 0-0-0-0, Gallagher 0-0-0-0, Baombolia 0-0-0-0, Ennis 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-4-12-37.BLUE MOUNTAINYost 1-0-1-8, Cook 0-0-0-0, Harding 6-0-0-15, Schafer 0-0-1-0, Slane 1-0-0-2, Donovan 1-0-2-2, Cryts 10-1-2-25, Grapsy 0-0-0-0, Laughlin 4-2-2-10, Coller 1-0-0-2, Borenstine 1-0-0-2, Spotts 0-0-0-0, Pancheri 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 29-3-8-68.Jim Thorpe 6 13 13 5 - 37Blue Mt. 16 17 19 16 - 68Three-Pointers: JT - Freeman 1; BM - Cryts 4, Harding 3.Pottsville-Panther ValleyWith the score tied at nine at the break, Pottsville outscored Panther Valley 25-10 in the second half to go on to win, 34-19.The Tides' Brandon Bridy led all scorers with 14 points.The Panthers were paced by Nick McArdle's seven points.POTTSVILLEAdams 0-0-0-0, Blankenhorn 2-0-1-6, Heffner 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-2-3-8, Bridy 5-2-3-14, Nabholz 0-0-0-0, Coyle 3-0-1-6, Wile 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-4-8-34.PANTHER VALLEYSzczecina 0-0-0-0, McArdle 3-1-1-7, Ogozalek 1-0-0-3, Romanchik 1-0-0-2, Dalessio 1-0-0-2, Mathewson 1-0-0-2, Mitchell 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 8-1-1-19.Pottsville 7 2 14 11 - 34Panther Vy 2 7 4 6 - 19Three-Pointers: P - Blankenhorn 2, Bridy 2; PV - Ogozalek 1, Mitchell 1.Marian-Shenandoah ValleyShenandoah Valley had four players score at least eight points and together they defeated Marian, 45-34.Anthony Agosti did all he could to keep his Colts in the game, as he finished with 15 points. Ryan Karnish added seven.Marian drops to 4-5 (1-2) on the year.MARIANWah 0-3-4-3, Kweder 0-0-0-0, Karnish 3-0-0-7, Pilla 1-0-0-3, Motil 1-1-2-3, Julian 0-0-0-0, Richards 1-0-0-3, Swankoski 0-0-0-0, Weber 0-0-0-0, Agosti 7-1-1-15. TOTALS: 13-5-7-34.SHENANDOAH VALLEYDombroski 3-3-6-9, Merba 4-0-2-10, Twardzik 4-0-0-8, Moyer 4-1-4-9, Paulibinski 2-0-0-4, Maskornick 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 19-4-12-45.Marian 6 6 12 10 - 34Shenandoah 14 7 11 13 - 45Three-Pointers: M - Karnish, Pilla, Richards; SV - Merba 2, Maskornick.7th GRADEBASKETBALLTamaqua-Panther Vy.Panther Valley defeated Tamaqua, 24-18.For the Panthers, Micholik and Tucillo led the way with eight and six points respectively.Riley McHugh and Josh Gordon paced the Raiders with six points apiece.