Jim Thorpe, Palmerton and Pleasant Valley scored girls basketball wins, while the Palmerton boys picked up their second Colonial League win in two nights in local action on Friday.

GIRLS BASKETBALLPanther Vy.-Jim ThorpeThe Lady Olympians opened it up in the second quarter and went on to down the Lady Panthers by a 58-38 score in Schuylkill League play.Kaley Kovac led the Olympians with 18 points, while Gabby Binder added 12 and Rebecca Cressman 10.Macey Markovich finished with 15 and Christina Dacey added 14 for the Lady Panthers.PANTHER VY.Marouchoc 0-0-0-0, Vance 1-0-0-2, 1-0-0-2, Picht 0-0-0-0, Corby 0-0-0-0, Smith 3-1-4-7, M. Markovich 5-0-1-15, Dacey 4-3-5-14, C. Markovich 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-4-10-38.JIM THORPEDoughty 0-0-0-0, P. Kovac 3-0-0-6, Condly 1-0-0-2, Ohl 4-0-2-8, Binder 5-2-4-12, K. Kovac 9-0-8-18, Cressman 5-0-0-10, Waselus 0-2-2-2, Bush 0-0-0-0, Lignore 0-0-0-0, Gabel 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-4-14-58.Panther Vy. 5 8 11 14 - 38Jim Thorpe 5 16 17 20 - 58Three-pointers: PV - M. Markovich 5, Davey 3; JT - none.Pen Argyl-PalmertonThe Lady Bombers exploded for 24 first quarter points and never looked back in scoring a 52-26 Colonial League win over the Green Knights.Bomber freshman Linnaea Leister scored a game-high 19 points, while Jade Farquhar added 12. Madison Mennell had 13 to score half of Pen Argyl's points.PEN ARGYLStrouse 2-0-0-5, Zanette 0-0-0-0, Johnson 0-0-0-0, Messinger 1-0-0-2, Hanlon 0-0-0-0, Mennell 5-0-0-13, Bender 3-0-4-6, Stierce 0-0-0-0, Sutton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-0-4-26.PALMERTONMissal 0-0-0-0, Smale 0-0-0-0, Reimer 4-1-2-9, Mummey 3-0-0-8, Leister 7-0-0-19, Farquhar 5-2-2-12, Wentz 0-0-0-0, Sterling 0-0-0-0, Beers 2-0-0-4, Nemeth 0-0-0-0, Goodhile 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-3-4-52.Pen Argyl 10 7 6 3 - 26Palmerton 24 14 9 5 - 52Three-pointers: PA - Mennell 3, Strouse 1; P - Leister 5, Mummey 2.PM West-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley's balance was enough to offset a huge game by Pocono Mountain West standout Jackie Benitez as the Bears pulled out a 43-39 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory.Jenesa Fields and Shante Benjamine had 10 points apiece to lead Pleasant Valley. Kiki Russell added eight points.For Pocono Mountain West, Benitez pumped in 30 points.PM WESTBenitez 11-4-4-30, Pilgrim 0-0-0-0, Horan 0-0-0-0, Huggins 0-0-2-0, James 0-4-8-4,Rivers 1-1-2-3, Hoffman 1-0-0-2, Field 0-0-0-0, Hall 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-9-16-39.PLEASANT VY.Borger 0-0-0-0, Sullivan 0-0-0-0, Covart 0-2-2-2, Miller 0-1-2-1, Francis 3-0-3-7, Benjamine 4-1-2-10, Russell 2-4-5-8, Field 5-0-0-10, Milos 2-1-5-5. TOTALS: 16-9-15-43.PM West 7 11 8 13 - 39Pleasant Vy. 9 9 14 11 - 43Three-pointers: PMW - Benitez 4. PV - Francis 1, Benjamine 1.BOYS BASKETBALLPalmerton-Pen ArgylThe Blue Bombers went on an early run in the fourth quarter and held on for a 48-45 win over the Green Knights in Colonial League action.Mark Quinn had a game-high 17 points, while Ben Weber added 13 for the Bombers (8-9, 6-7)) . Strouse led the Green Knights with 12.PALMERTONHay 4-0-1-8, Svetik 1-2-2-5, Weber 5-0-0-13, Suto 1-0-0-3, Quinn 6-5-7-17. Stasko 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 17-9-12-48.PEN ARGYLMuller 2-2-2-8, Strouse 3-5-7-12, Gillette 1-0-1-2, Leidy 5-1-3-11, Brunstetter 1-1-2-3, D. Messerschmidt 0-0-0-0,Sampson 2-0-0-9. TOTALS: 159-15-45.Palmerton 10 12 7 19 - 48Pen Argyl 10 10 16 9 - 45Three-pointers: P - Weber 3, Suto 1, Svetik 1; PA - Sampson 3, Muller 2, Strouse 1.Pleasant Vy.-PM WestPocono Mountain West used a huge second quarter to roll to an 83-57 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.Trailing 14-10 after one quarter, PM West exploded for 29 second quarter to take command and never looked back.Isaiah Wiggins had 14 of his 20 points in the seocnd quarter for the Panthers (10-5). Lance Singh also had 20 points.For Pleasant Valley (5-12), Eric Marbury and Eric Mikulski led the way with 13 and 12 points respectively.PLEASANT VY.Mikulski 4-0-0-12, Navarez 4-0-0-8, Marbury 1-11-16-13, Moore 4-0-0-8, Conklin 1-0-0-2, Wisser 3-00-8, Dean 0-0-0-0, Barker 1-0-0-3, Fludd 0-0-0-0, Smaltz 0-0-0-0, Sharpe 1-1-2-3, Munford 0-0-0-0, Krcic 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-12-18-57.PM WESTVaughns 4-0-0-8, Wiggins 7-4-5-20, Singh 8-2-2-20, Nurse 2-0-0-4, Jasmin 1-0-1-2, Simon 6-3-4-15, Hackett 0-0-0-0, Alvardo 0-2-2-2, Olivieri 3-1-3-7, Quiteh 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 33-13-19-83.Pleasant Vy. 14 11 22 10 - 57PM West 10 29 19 25 - 83Three-pointers: PV - Mikulski 4, Wisser 2, Barker 1. PMW - Wiggins 2, Singh 2.WRESTLINGNorthwestern-No. Dame GPThe Tigers took advantage of five pins to build up a big enough edge for a 64-12 win over the Crusaders.Matt Peters, Jarett White, Jason Hottinger, Andrew Sorenson and Anthony Fillis all won by falls for the Tigers. Bailey Wehr also added a major decision, while Caleb Clymer and Jacob Murray also won by decisions.NORTHWESTERN 64, NO. DAME GP 12106 - Matt Peters (NW) pinned Ryan McGuire in 3:17113 - Bailey Wehr (NW) maj. dec. Ray Markulics 11-1120 - Quentin Bernhard (NW) won by forfeit126 - Jarett White (NW) pinned Mario Gordon in 5:25132 - Dalton Webster (NW) won by forfeit138 - David VanBlargan (NW) won by forfeit145 - Caleb Clymer (NW) dec. Reese Cornish 4-1152 - Jason Hottinger (NW) pinned Michael Salmentoin in 3:08*160 - Michael Reif (ND) pinned Sam Day (NWL) in :45170 - Andrew Sorensen (NW) pinned over Dominic Scartelli (ND) in 1:07182 - Anthony Fillis (NW) pinned Robert Fiedler (ND) in 1:02195 - Alex Russo (NW) won by forfeit220 - Julian Wismer (ND) pinned Quinn Moyer in :30285 - Jacob Murray (NW) dec Juwan Georges, 11-9Match started at 160Palmerton-Saucon Vy.The Blue Bombers were able to pick up just two wins in a 62-112 loss to Saucon Valley.Jarred Mooney pinned Nathan Kehs in 3:51 of the 182-pound bout, while Tre Nelson pinned Trey Polak in 27 seconds at 220.SAUCON VY 62, PALMERTON 12106 - Paul Miller (SV) won by forfeit113 - Jack Hill (SV) won by forfeit120 - Angelo Mahaffey (SV) won by forfeit126 - Ty Druckenmiller (SV) won by forfeit132 - Jason Jones (SV) tech. fall Daniel Russo 15-0 (3:31)138 - Nick Schnei8der (SV) pinned Brandon Traugher in 2:58145 - Dylan Yonney (SV) pinned Nathan Eckhart in 2:49152 - Bret Svites (SV) dec. Matthew Wolfe 3-2160 - Blayne Hirschbeck (SV) tech. fall Cowen Unger 16-0 (2:00)170 - Jason Lynch (SV) maj. dec. Zachary Graver 9-1182 - Jarred Mooney (P) pinned Nathan Kehs in 3:51195 - DeVan VanVlief (SV) ded. John Iles 5-2220 - Tre Nelson (P) pinned Trey Polak in :27285 - Sam Sheetz (SV) won by forfeit