All six local boys' basketball teams that were in action prevailed over the weekend, as Lehighton, Marian, Pleasant Valley, Tamaqua, Jim Thorpe and Northwestern notched wins.

Lehighton's Jordan Knappenberger poured in 40 points to lead the Tribe over non-league opponent, Pen Argyl, to highlight the action.BOYS BASKETBALLPen Argyl-LehightonKnappenberger's 40 points led Lehighton to a 71-50 non-league win over Pen Argyl.Knappenberger knocked down 10 three pointers to set a new school record, en route to his big game performance. Meanwhile, teammate Tyler Crum managed 12 points.For Pen Argyl, Chris Muller led the Green Knights with 15 points, while teammates Trey Sampson's 13 and Jake Gillette's 12 followed.PEN ARGYLMuller 5-1-6-15, D. Messerschmidt 1-3-4-5, Leidy 1-0-1-2, Gillette 4-2-2-12, Sampson 4-2-2-13, Scott 1-0-0-3, Barr 0-0-0-0, Hicks 0-0-0-0, Cleary-Kojo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-8-15-50.LEHIGHTONRuzicka 3-0-0-7, Crum 3-6-8-12, Zwetolitz 2-0-0-6, Ortiz 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0, Buchinsky 1-0-0-3, Chambers 1-1-2-3, Knappenberger 15-0-0-40. TOTALS: 25-7-10-71.Pen Argyl 13 5 19 13 - 50Lehighton 13 25 18 15 - 71Three pointers: PA - Muller 4, Sampson 3, Gillette 2, Scott 1; L - Knappenberger 10, Zwetolitz 2, Ruzicka 1, Buchinsky 1.Northwestern-HamburgNorthwestern utilized a huge third period to pull away from Hamburg for a 58-45 non-league win.Leading the Tigers (2-3), in scoring were Kevin Shuey with a team-high 10 points, while teammates Josh Williamson and Jordan Storm both notched nine apiece.For Hamburg (0-5), Corey Evangelista led all scorers with a game-high 17, while teammate Logan Adams followed with 15.Northwestern also won the JV contest, 34-24.NORTHWESTERNWilliamson 3-3-5-9, Jones 0-0-0-0, Breininger 2-2-7-6, Storm 4-1-4-9, Richardson 3-0-0-6, Mengel 3-0-2-8, Archer 1-3-7-5, Shuey 4-2-2-10, Dangello 0-0-0-0, Haddad 0-0-0-0, Du. Snyder 0-0-0-0, McCann 1-1-1-3, Hess 0-0-0-0, Seyfried 0-2-2-2, Maurer 0-0-0-0, Lister 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-14-30-58.HAMBURGFink 0-0-0-0, Adams 6-0-1-15, Schlottman 2-2-4-7, Hauck 0-0-2-0, Lesher 1-0-3-2, Warner 1-1-2-3, Greenawald 0-1-4-1, Evangelista 6-3-5-17, Miller 0-0-0-0, Barr 0-0-0-0, Conrad 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-7-21-45.Northwestern 7 13 28 10 - 58Hamburg 7 11 9 18 - 45Three pointers: NW - Mengel 2; H - Adams 2, Evangelista 2, Schlottman 1.Delaware Vy.-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley managed to hold off non-league opponent Delaware Valley down the stretch, as it pulled away for a 45-37 win.Leading all scorers was Nyiem Nevarez for the Bears, as he tallied 17, including a 10-13 free throw showing. Eric Marbury followed with 12 points for the locals, and teammate Ron Moore chipped in 10.Delaware Valley got a team-high 11 from Noah Pratz, while Shane Acaveno added 10.DELAWARE VY.Negraw 0-3-6-3, Rosario 0-0-0-0, Cerberville 0-0-0-0, Pratz 4-0-0-11, Willis 0-0-0-0, Pampaloha 0-0-0-0, C. Acaveno 0-1-2-1, Woolley 1-0-0-2, Brannagel 2-2-4-6, S. Acaveno 4-2-5-10, Lutz 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 13-8-17-37.PLEASANT VY.Mikulski 1-0-0-2, Nevarez 3-10-13-17, Marbury 3-6-7-12, Moore 5-0-2-10, Wisser 0-0-0-0, Smaltz 0-0-0-0, Shaffner 2-0-1-4, Pandolfo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-16-23-45.Delaware Vy. 10 7 10 10 - 37Pleasant Vy. 12 8 15 10 - 45Three pointers: DV - Pratz 3; PV - Nevarez 1.Tamaqua-NativityTamaqua proved to be too much offensively for Nativity, as the Raiders pulled away for a 79-56 win.Leading the waywas Brett Kosciolek with a game-high 27 points in the contest, while teammate Bo Rottet added 24.For Nativity, Domini Piccioni scored a team-high 21 points and Jeff Yordy added 17.With the win, the Blue Raiders improve to a perfect 4-0 on the young season.TAMAQUAShilko 0-0-0-0, Blaker 3-0-0-7, Miller 0-1-2-1, Rottet 8-5-6-24, Coleman 1-0-0-2, MacDonald 2-0-0-4, Murphy 0-0-0-0, Skripko 3-4-7-10, Kosciolek 11-1-1-27, Scott 0-0-0-0, Berezwick 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 30-11-16-79.NATIVITYPiccioni 9-0-0-21, Greco 3-1-4-7, Petzel 1-0-0-2, Hoppel 1-0-0-2, Yordy 8-0-1-17,Hunyara 2-1-1-5, Adams 0-0-0-0, Shatalski 0-0-0-0, Belding 1-0-0-2, Nelson 0-0-0-0, White 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-2-6-56.Tamaqua 23 22 12 22 - 79Nativity 8 21 14 13 - 56Three pointers: T - Kosciolek 4, Rottet 3, Blaker 1; N - Piccioni 3, Yordy 1.Marian-MMI PrepMarian held off MMI Prep down the stretch for a 53-49 win.Leading the way for the Colts was Mike Vercusky with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Nick Wesner added 11.For MMI, Ed Herbener led the way with 16 points, while teammate John Stish added 13.Marian also prevailed in the JV contest, 65-21, as Ryan Karchner and Gabe Milley both scored 13.MARIANKarnish 2-4-7-8, Woitko 0-1-2-1, Vercusky 9-3-5-21, Puza 0-0-0-0, Karchner 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 4-0-2-9, Cortese 0-0-0-0, Mohammed 0-0-0-0, Wesner 3-3-4-11, Plesh 0-1-2-1, Weber 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-12-22-53.MMI PREPHerbener 6-2-2-16, Solgama 2-1-2-6, Rogers 3-0-0-7, Stish 3-5-6-13, Harman 1-0-0-2, Badamo 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0, Alday 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 17-8-10-49.Marian 16 14 12 9 - 53MMI Prep 11 14 10 14 - 49Three pointers: M - Kuczynski 1, Wessner 2; MMI - Stish 2, Herbener 2, Solgama 1, Alday 1, Rogers 1.Jim Thorpe-Williams Vy.Brendan Carroll nailed five three-pointers to help the Olympians even their record at 2-2 with a 49-38 win over the Vikings in a non-league game.Carroll finished with 15 points, while teammae Shane Snisky added 12.Nick Rodichock had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Williams Valley.JIM THORPES. Snisky 3-6-10-12, McElmoyle 0-4-4-4, Carroll 5-0-0-15, Micciche 0-0-0-0, Elmore 3-3-4-9, Veney 1-3-7-5, Green 0-2-2-2, O. Snisky 0-0-0-0, Luicina 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 13-8-27-49.WILLIAMS VY.Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Weist 0-0-0-0, Sepulveda 2-1-2-7, Rodichock 4-9-14-18, Mini 3-1-2-7, Miller 3-0-0-6, Bordner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12 11-18 38.Jim Thorpe 7 17 14 11 - 49Williams Vy. 8 9 2 19 - 38Three-pointers: JT - Carroll 5; WV - Sepulveda 2, Rodichock 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLTri Valley-TamaquaDespite hanging close with Tri Valley early on, Tamaqua was unable to stay with its opponent, dropping a 72-26 decision.Tri Valley placed four players in double digits, as Reagan Newswanger scored 16, both Kelly Romberger and Brianne Pacenta scored 11, and Paige Doyle added 10.Tamaqua also dropped the JV contest, 32-13.TRI VALLEYNewswanger 7-1-4-16, Doyle 3-3-5-10, Deibert 1-0-0-2, Header 2-3-5-7, A. Pacenta 0-0-0-0, Maxwell 0-0-0-0, Romberger 5-1-1-11, B. Pacenta 5-0-0-11, Harner 3-0-0-6, Scheib 4-1-3-9. TOTALS: 30-9-18-72.TAMAQUAHartung 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Jones 1-2-2-4, Wittig 3-0-0-6, Baddick 0-0-0-0, Solt 1-2-4-5, Ligenza 0-0-0-0, Pratka 3-0-0-6, Boran-Smith 0-4-4-4, McVicker 0-0-0-0, Shamonsky 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 8-9-12-26.Tri Valley 19 20 22 11 - 72Tamaqua 12 4 5 5 - 26Three pointers: TV - Newswanger 1, Doyle 1, B. Pacenta 1; T - Solt 1.Lehighton-Pen ArgylDespite a slow start, Lehighton managed to battle back against non-league foe Pen Argyl, before dropping a close 34-32 decision.Leading the Green Knights in scoring were Abby Strouse with 10 points and Laura Zanette with nine.For the Tribe, Celina Fital led her team with nine points, while Aubrey Blasiak followed with eight.LEHIGHTONRossino 2-2-2-6, Durishin 2-3-7-7, Whiteman 0-0-0-0, Fital 4-1-2-9, B. Blasiak 0-0-0-0, A. Blasiak 3-2-4-8, Bock 0-0-0-0, Faust 1-0-0-2, Frey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-8-15-32.PEN ARGYLHempeler 1-0-2-2, Strouse 3-2-2-10, Zanette 2-4-10-9, Johnson 0-0-0-0, Messinger 1-1-2-3, Mennell 3-0-0-6, Sampson 0-0-2-0, Bender 2-0-1-4, Sutton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-7-19-34.Lehighton 0 9 12 11 - 32Pen Argyl 9 9 8 8 - 34Three pointers: L - none; PA - Strouse 2, Zanette 1.Holy Redeemer-MarianHoly Redeemer's Alexis Lewis poured in 29 points to lead her team to a 69-27 non-league win over Marian.Following Lewis in scoring were teammates Rebecca Prociak with 12 points and Kayla Hons with 10.For the Fillies, Abby Whildin scored six.Holy Redeemer also prevailed in the JV contest, 35-31.HOLY REDEEMERLewis 12-2-2-29, Lawson 3-0-0-6, Prociak 6-0-0-12, Flannely 1-1-2-3, Corridoni 2-0-0-4, Schinski 2-0-0-5, Hons 4-0-0-10, Rajza 0-0-0-0, Hebda 0-0-0-0, Kaminski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 30-3-4-69.MARIANWhildin 2-1-2-6, Fannick 2-0-0-5, Whitecavage 1-0-0-3, Correale 0-0-0-0, Shaud 1-1-2-3, Agosti 0-0-0-0, Capparell 1-0-0-3, Raabe 2-0-0-4, Karnish 1-1-2-3, Mahon 0-0-0-0, Stoyer 0-0-0-0, Mooney 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-3-6-27.Holy Redeemer 23 22 14 10 - 69Marian 8 6 6 7 - 27Three pointers: HR - Lewis 3, Hons 2, Schinski 1; M - Whildin 1, Whitecavage 1, Fannick 1, Capparell 1.Weatherly-CMVTThe Lady Wreckers jumped out to a 34-13 lead at intermission and cruised to a 47-221 triumph over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech.Shelby Berger had 17 points and Kelly Parker added 12 for the Wreckers.CMVTGavin 2-1-2-7, Fausey 0-0-2-0, Amice 1-2-2-4, Scicchitano 1-3-6-3, H. Kramer 1-0-2-2, Ventura 1-0-0-2, Harner 0-0-0-0, M. Kramer 0-0-0-0, Travelpiece 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-6-14-21.WEATHERLYHeister 2-0-0-5, Parker 5-2-2-12, Scatton 0-1-2-1, Berger 7-0-0-17, S. Hartz 2-1-2-5, L. Hartz 3-0-0-7, Caravella 0-0-0-0, Gower 0-0-0-0, Obert 0-0-0-0, Gillot 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-4-6-47.CMVT 6 7 3 5 - 21Weatherly 14 20 8 5 - 47Three-pointers: CMVT - Gavin 2, Scicchitano; W - Berger 3, Heister 1, L. Hartz 1.WRESTLINGPanther ValleyPenn Manor TournamentPanther Valley took part in the Penn Manor Tournament and came home with four place winners at the event.Darren Goida had a great finish, as he took first overall, defeating Zach Sheetz in the final, 6-4.Other Panther place-winners were Tanner Kennedy in 7th, while Ali Capobianco and Hunter Kennedy both finished in eighth.Pleasant Vy., Northwesternin Blue Mtn. Gauntlet TourneyPleasant Valley finished second, while Northwestern Lehigh was third in the Gauntlet Turnament held at Blue Mountain on Friday.The host Eagles won the six-team tournament.Pleasant Valley defeated Northwestern Lehigh 40-37, Crestwood 54-24, Hughesville 52-21 and Allen 51-24.The Bears lone loss was to Blue Mountain by a 39-32 score.Besides falling to the Bears, Northwestern Lehigh lost to Blue Mountain 40-30, but defeated Hughesville 42-32, Allen 39-35 and Crestwood 40-34.Anthony McCue won all four matches he wrestled at 138 for the Bears, while Jason Jacobi, Trevor Dorn, Trent Thomas and Brody Keefe all finished 5-0 winning all of their matches for the Bears.Baily Wehr, Quentin Bernhard, Jarrett White and Alexander Russo won all five matches they wrestled for the Tigers.Pleasant Vy.-PM EastPocono Mountain East rattled off six straight individual matches to pull out a 43-30 win over Pleasant Valley.For the Bears, John Klein (120), Brody Keefe (182) and Trent Thomas (220) all notched pins. Other locals to collect wins on the day were Daniel Valdner, James Gehr and Jason Jacobi.PM East 43, Pleasant Vy. 30106 - Daniel Valdner (PV) dec. Elihah Hernandez, 6-4113 - James Gehr (PV) tech. fall Alex Matese, 22-6 in 4:44120 - John Klein (PV) pinned Jorge Roca in 4:14126 - Jason Jacobi (PV) maj. dec. Mark Jordan, 11-3132 - Danny Ferrara (PME) pinned David Contreras in :31138 - James Benjamin (PME) pinned Jiovoni Vesga in 2:44145 - Joshua Stoner (PME) pinned Tanner Boland in 1:01152 - Jordan Kloiber (PME) pinned Quintin Vesga in 2:52160 - TJ Robinson (PME) dec. Trevor Dorn, 6-1170 - Joe Fiore (PME) maj. dec. Garrett Gouger, 10-2182 - Brody Keefe (PV) pinned Robert Craig in 2:51195 - Nick Price (PME) pinned Antonio Santana in 2:37220 - Trent Thomas (PV) pinned Robert Szpara in 1:11285 - Jeremy Candelario (PME) pinned Will Focht in 2:27SWIMMINGCentral Catholic-TamaquaTamaqua dropped both the boys and girls competitions to Allentown Central Catholic in a non-league meet.The boys lost 111-55, while the Lady Raiders fell, 95-81.Leading the Raiders, individually, were Danielle DeCindio and Rebecca Kanaskie. Both swimmers took first in two of their individual events, while DeCindio was also a part of two winning relay teams. Kanaskie was on one triumphant relay team, as well.Other Lady Raider swimmers that faired well were Abigail Brickler, winner of the 100 free event, and Olivia Stanek, first in the 100 back.Ben Turrano led the Blue Raider boys with two individual first place finishes, as well, taking the 50 free and the 100 fly. Teammate Thorn Devlin won the 1-meter diving competition to help out the locals, as well.BOYSAllentown Central Catholic 111, Tamaqua 55200 Medley Relay - 1. ACC (Johnston, Li, Burda, Arndt) 1:52.83, 2. Tamaqua (Jeff Letterhouse, Ryan Alicandri, Ben Turrano, Brandon Ramirez), 3. ACC;200 Free - 1. Andrew Johnson (ACC) 2:18.24, 2. Chris Boucher (ACC), 3. Joe Galassi (ACC);200 IM - 1. Gabe Castano (ACC) 2:21.17, 2. Alicandri (T), 3. Craig Peoples (ACC);50 Free - 1. Turrano (T) 25.67, 2. Alex Sharkey (ACC), 3. Jimmy Clee (ACC);1 Mtr Diving - 1. Thorn Devlin (T) 121.5, 2. Sharkey (ACC);100 Fly - 1. Turrano (T) 1:00.2, 2. Zac Johnston (ACC), 3. Andrew Waldron (ACC);100 Free - 1. Castano (ACC) 51.51, 2. Letterhouse (T), 3. Burda (ACC);500 Free - 1. Danny Chlebove (ACC) 5:59.37, 2. Waldron (ACC), 3. Arndt (ACC);200 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Turrano, Letterhouse, Devlin, Alicandri) 1:48.18, 2. ACC;100 Back - 1. Letterhouse (T) 1:11.58, 2. Michael Cardiges (ACC), 3. Tristan Fuentes (ACC);100 Breast - 1. Li (ACC) 1:06.88, 2. Alicandri (T), 3. Fuentes (ACC);400 Free Relay - 1. ACC (Boucher, Arndt, Theo Elmore, Castano) 4:05.36, 2. ACC, 3. ACC.GIRLSAllentown Central Catholic 95, Tamaqua 81200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Olivia Stanek, Rebecca Kanaskie, Danielle DeCindio, Abigail Brickler) 2:05.68, 2. ACC, 3. ACC;200 Free - 1. Maria Holstrom (ACC) 2:06.84, 2. Elizabeth Fahrney (ACC), 3. Nagle (ACC);200 IM - 1. Kanaskie (T) 2:27.05, 2. Grace Johnson (ACC), 3. Walkosak (ACC);50 Free - 1. DeCindio (T) 26.90, 2. Brickler (T), 3. Acevedo (ACC);1 Mtr Diving - 1. Nicole Sagl (ACC) 203.10, 2. Emma Rago (T), 3. Maizy Troxell (T);100 Fly - 1. DeCindio (T) 1:06.50, 2. Fahrney (ACC), 3. Mia Molnar (ACC);100 Free - 1. Abigail Brickler (T) 1:04.40, 2. Stanek (T), 3. Acevedo (ACC);500 Free - 1. Holstrom (ACC) 5:41.51, 2. Julia Fritz (ACC), 3. Koller (ACC);200 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (DeCindio, Stanek, Emily Andrews, Brickler) 1:55.77, 2. ACC, 3. ACC;100 Back - 1. Stanek (T) 1:15.53, 2. Nagle (ACC), 3. Jazmin Mena (T);100 Breast - 1. Kanaskie (T) 1:14.20, 2. Gurniak (ACC), 3. Sierra Szabo (T);400 Free Relay - 1. ACC (Molnar, Fritz, Nagle, Johnson) 4:32.47, 2. ACC, 3. ACC.