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Northwestern boys, girls both gain wins

Northwestern received wins from both its boys and girls basketball teams this weekend.

Other area winners included Tamaqua and Lehighton in boys action, and Palmerton and Panther Valley in girls play.BOYS BASKETBALLPen Argyl-NorthwesternParker Jones' last-minute three-pointer helped lift Northwestern to a 54-50 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.The Tigers (8-11; 5-9), were led in scoring by Jones, Taylor Breininger and Cam Richardson, who each finished with 11 points. Brady Mengel also chipped in with 10.For the Green Knights (5-15, 5-11), Adam Strouse had a team-high 12 points.Northwestern also won the JV game, 59-49.PEN ARGYLMuller 1-5-6-8, Gillette 4-1-2-9, Leidy 4-3-4-11, Strouse 5-1-2-12, Brunnstetter 1-3-5-5, Sampson 0-0-2-0, D. Messerschmidt 1-1-2-3, J. Messerschmidt 0-0-0-0, Barr 0-2-2-2, Hicks 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-16-25-50.NORTHWESTERNWilliamson 0-0-0-0, Mengel 2-4-4-10, Jones 3-2-4-11, Breininger 5-1-5-11, Richardson 3-5-8-11, Archer 3-0-0-8, Dangello 0-0-0-0, Snyder 1-0-0-2, McCann 0-1-2-1, Storm 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-13-23-54.Pen Argyl 12 8 15 15 - 50Northwestern 14 9 16 15 - 54Three pointers: PA - Strouse 1, Muller 1; Northwestern - Jones 3, Archer 2, Mengel 2.Dieruff-TamaquaLeading by four points after three periods, Tamaqua outscored Dieruff 21-10 in the final quarter to pull away for a 58-43 non-league win.Brett Kosciolek paced the Blue Raiders (16-3) with a game-high 25 points, while teammate Bo Rottet followed with 16.For the Huskies, Isaiah Johnson led the way with 21 points.Dieruff won the JV game, 85-51, despite 17 points from Tamaqua's Joe Berezwick.DIERUFFRockmore 1-0-2-2, Washington 0-1-2-1, Brito 0-0-0-0, Hernandez 5-1-1-12, Holley 1-0-0-2, Mellson 1-0-0-3, Paniaqua 0-0-0-0, Johnson 7-5-5-21, Vasquez 1-0-0-2, Davis 0-0-0-0, Lopez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-7-10-43.TAMAQUABlaker 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Rottet 5-5-5-16, Skripko 0-0-0-0, MacDonald 4-0-0-8, Kosciolek 10-4-8-25, Shilko 1-0-0-2, Zuber 2-0-0-5, Berezwick 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, Murphy 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-9-13-58.Dieruff 15 13 5 10 - 43Tamaqua 16 12 9 21 - 58Three pointers: Dieruff - Johnson 2, Hernandez 1, Mellson 1; Tamaqua - Zuber 1, Rottet 1, Kosciolek 1.Lehighton-Pine GroveA big second quarter helped Lehighton pull away from Pine Grove for a 77-44 Schuylkill League win.The Indians (13-7; 6-6) outscored the host team 25-5 in the frame to open up a 25-point halftime lead.Jordan Knappenberger led Lehighton with 22 points while Tyler Crum added 19. Nick Chambers chipped in with 10.The Cards were paced by Kobe D'Agostino's 21 points.In the JV game, the Indians earned a 70-44 victory.LEHIGHTONRuzicka 2-0-0-4, Cordova 2-0-0-4, Crum 8-2-3-19, Zwetolitz 1-1-2-4, Ortiz 0-0-0-0, Williams 1-2-4-4, Mele 0-0-0-0, Buchinsky 2-0-0-4, McDowell 0-0-0-0, Chambers 2-6-10-10, Knappenberger 8-2-2-22, Greene 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 29-13-21-77.PINE GROVERossi 0-0-1-0, Snedden 0-0-0-0, Soper 0-0-0-0, Kreiser 0-0-0-0, Leininger 0-1-3-1, D'Agostino 8-3-4-21, Fidler 2-2-2-6, Weinus 3-2-2-9, Griffiths 1-0-0-3, Fick 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 16-8-12-44.Lehighton 16 25 11 25 - 77Pine Grove 11 5 9 19 - 44Three pointers: Lehighton - Knappenberger 4, Crum 1, Zwetolitz 1; Pine Grove - D'Agostino 2, Weinus 1, Griffiths 1.Wilson-Northern LehighWilson built a big lead early and cruised to a 64-42 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.The Warriors were led in scoring by Phil Pierfy and Jeff Cooper, who both totalled 16 points.The Bulldogs (5-15; 4-11) received a team-high nine points from both David Shupp and Joe Egan.Wilson also won the JV game, 45-30.WILSONJefferson 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, Johnson 1-1-3-3, Herbert 0-0-0-0, Cooper 6-4-4-16, Cintron 3-4-4-10, Smeltz 0-1-2-1, Beaman 4-0-1-8, Whilden 2-0-0-4, Alexander 1-3-4-6, Williams 0-0-0-0, Pierfy 7-2-5-16. TOTALS: 24-15-23-64.NORTHERN LEHIGHGolden 2-2-2-6, Meixsell 0-0-0-0, Egan 3-2-4-9, Taylor 2-0-0-6, Shupp 3-1-1-9, McNair 0-0-0-0, Traca 2-2-2-7, Seiler 0-0-0-0, Hofmann 1-0-0-2, Sheetz 0-0-0-0, Mujovic 1-0-0-3, Hamm 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-7-9-42.Wilson 16 17 17 14 - 64No. Lehigh 5 13 9 15 - 42Three pointers: Wilson Alexander 1; NL - Taylor 2, Shupp 2, Mujovic 1, Traca 1, Egan 1.Bangor-PalmertonBangor made easy work of Palmerton, rolling to a 77-44 Colonial League win.Leading the Slaters in scoring were Mike Martino with 13 and Reece Jones with 12. The winners also received 11 from Shevy Morris and 10 from Anthony Schiavone.For the Blue Bombers (9-11; 6-9), Mike Stasko scored a team-high 11.BANGORSchiavone 1-7-7-10, R. Jones 4-2-4-12, Martino 3-4-6-13, Morris 5-1-2-11, Kaiser 3-2-2-8, D. Benton 3-0-0-6, S. Benton 3-0-0-6, Csencsits 1-0-0-2, G. Jones 2-1-2-5, Holland 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 26-19-25-77.PALMERTONHay 2-1-2-5, Blose 0-1-2-1, Svetik 0-1-2-1, Weber 3-0-0-7, Papay 1-0-0-3, Suto 0-0-0-0, Quinn 3-0-0-6, Rodrigues 2-0-1-5, Andress 0-0-0-0, Buck 2-1-2-5, Stasko 4-3-5-11, Stahler 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-7-14-44.Bangor 18 21 22 16 - 77Palmerton 13 7 12 12 - 44Three pointers: Bangor - Martino 3, R. Jones 2, Schiavone 1; Palmerton - Weber 1, Papay 1, Rodrigues 1.Pottsville-Panther ValleyPottsville clinched the Schuylkill League Division 1 title by blasting Panther Valley, 79-32.The Crimson Tide (19-0; 12-0) received a game-high 23 points from Travis Blankenhorn while Eli Nabholz finished with 15. The Tide's Jordan Melochick added 14.For the Panthers, Chad Dubosky had a team-high 10 points.Pottsville also won the JV game, 59-17.POTTSVILLEHinchliffe 1-2-2-4, Gerchak 0-0-0-0, Painter 2-1-1-5, Blankenhorn 9-0-0-23, Thomas 1-4-4-7, Dunkel 0-0-4-0, Melochick 5-3-4-14, Shuman 1-0-0-2, Witman 1-0-0-2, Abdo 1-0-0-2, Nabholz 7-1-2-15, Coyle 0-0-0-0, Renninger 1-1-3-3, Schenck 0-0-0-0, Opake 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 30-12-20-79.PANTHER VALLEYKeo 0-0-0-0, Dubosky 4-1-2-10, Vermillion 1-0-3-2, Stanko 0-0-0-0, Micholik 2-0-0-6, Miller 1-0-0-2, Hudicka 2-0-0-5, Blasko 3-0-0-7, Morgans 0-0-0-0, Eickoff 0-0-0-0, Weng 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Mehmeti 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-1-5-32.Pottsville 19 21 22 17 - 79Panther Vy. 14 8 2 8 - 32Three pointers: Pottsville - Blankenhorn 5, Thomas 1, Melochick 1; Panther Vy. - Micholik 2, Dubosky 1, Blasko 1, Hudicka 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNorthwestern-Pen ArgylNorthwestern routed Pen Argyl in a Colonial League contest, 49-18.The Tigers' Sarah Segan led all scorers with 15 points. Sabrina Mertz and Erika Thomas both finished with 12 points.For the Green Knights, Laura Zanette scored 14 of her team's 18 points.NORTHWESTERNMertz 4-3-5-12, Landrigan 1-0-0-3, Chisdak 1-0-2-2, Segan 5-5-7-15, Pasquale 0-0-0-0, Koenig 0-0-0-0, Williamson 1-0-0-2, Thomas 5-2-3-12, Lister 1-1-2-3, Anderson 0-0-0-0, Sevrain 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-11-19-49.PEN ARGYLStrouse 0-0-0-0, Zanette 6-0-3-14, Johnson 0-0-0-0, Messinger 0-0-0-0, Hanlon 0-0-0-0, Mennell 0-0-0-0, Benden 1-0-0-2, Stienle 0-0-0-0, Sutton 1-0-0-2, Sampson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-0-3-18.Northwestern 21 10 12 6 - 49Pen Argyl 4 9 5 0 - 18Three pointers: Northwestern - Mertz 1, Landrigan 1; Pen Argyl - Zanette 2.Palmerton-BangorJade Farquhar had a game-high 21 points to help lead Palmerton to a 51-42 Colonial League win over Bangor.The Blue Bombers, now 13-2 in the league, also received 13 points from Abby Reimer.Marissa Fernandez-Tierney and Emily Wilkins each tallied 10 points for the Slaters.PALMERTONBeers 0-1-2-1, Farquhar 9-2-2-21, Goodhile 0-0-0-0, Leister 2-1-2-6, Missal 0-0-0-0, Mummey 1-2-2-4, Nemeth 3-0-0-6, Reimer 4-5-9-13, Sterling 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-11-17-51.BANGORCasimiro 0-0-0-0, Champa 1-0-0-2, Corby 0-0-0-0, A. Fernandez-Tierney 0-0-0-0, M. Fernandez-Tierney 4-2-6-10, Green 1-0-0-2, Hess 1-0-0-3, Holmqvist 0-1-2-1, Karasek 0-0-0-0, Konicki 1-0-0-3, Ohland 1-1-2-3, Robinson 3-2-2-8, Wilkins 3-4-6-10. TOTALS: 15-10-18-42Palmerton 12 14 12 13 - 51Bangor 10 8 12 12 - 42Three pointers: Palmerton - Farquhar 1, Leister 1; Bangor - Hess 1, Konicki 1.CMVT-Panther ValleyPanther Valley picked up a non-league win over Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, 43-18.Taylor Vance led the Lady Panthers in scoring with 13 points, while Macey Markovich followed with 10.For Vo-Tech, Katelyn Amick scored six.COLUMBIA MONTOUR VOTECHGavin 1-0-0-3, Fausey 1-1-7-4, Scicchitano 2-0-2-4, H. Kramer 1-0-0-2, Ventura 0-0-0-0, Amick 2-1-2-6, Harner 0-0-0-0, M. Kramer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-2-11-18.PANTHER VALLEYMarouchoc 1-0-0-2, Kerestes 0-0-0-0, Weaver 1-0-0-2, Vance 6-1-6-13, Picht 0-0-0-0, Corby 1-0-0-2, Smith 4-0-2-8, M. Markovich 3-1-1-10, Davey 0-2-2-2, C. Markovich 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 18-4-11-43.Columbia Mont. VT 3 9 4 2 - 18Panther Vy. 13 11 7 12 - 43Three pointers: CMVT - Gavin 1, Amick 1; Panther Vy. - M. Markovich 3.Northern Lehigh-WilsonWilson proved to be too much for Northern Lehigh, as it pulled out a 43-36 Colonial League win.Madison Quinn led the Warriors with 12 points while Ally Quinn followed with nine.Jill Olewine led the Bulldogs with 15 points, while Jess Olewine added 10.Wilson also won the JV contest, 42-18.NORTHERN LEHIGHKnerr 0-0-0-0, Kemmery 0-0-0-0, Je. Olewine 2-1-2-6, Handwerk 0-0-0-0, Bevan 4-2-6-10, Gallimore 1-0-0-2, Thomas 1-1-1-3, Ji. Olewine 6-1-4-15. TOTALS: 14-5-13-36.WILSONCalantoni 1-3-5-5, Vega 3-0-1-6, Casciole 1-1-3-3, Dreyer 2-0-0-4, Stra 1-0-0-2, Heneman 1-0-0-2, A. Quinn 3-1-2-9, M. Quinn 3-4-4-12. TOTALS: 15-9-15-43.No. Lehigh 7 11 7 11 - 36Wilson 9 11 14 9 - 43Three pointers: NL - Ji. Olewine 2, Je. Olewine 1; Wilson - A. Quinn 2, M. Quinn 2.Marian-LoyalsockMarian edged Loyalsock, 47-45, in a non-league contest.No other information was received by the Times News.