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Tamaqua boys, Northern Lehigh girls earn victories

The Tamaqua boys and Northern Lehigh girls both gained wins in basketball action Thursday.

The Raiders rolled past Schuylkill Haven, while the Bulldogs rallied past Palmerton.GIRLS BASKETBALLNo. Lehigh-PalmertonNorthern Lehigh used a big fourth quarter to gain a 39-31 victory over Palmerton in the consolation game of the Lady Indian Holiday Classic.Jill Olewine went 7-of-8 at the foul line in the final frame as the Bulldogs outscored their opponent by a 19-9 margin.Jada Saeger scored a game-high 19 points for the winners, while Olewine finished with 12.The Blue Bombers received a team-high 13 points from Linnaea Leister, while Kayla Cincilla added 10Saeger and Leister were both named to the all-tournament team.NORTHERN LEHIGHGuelcher 0-0-0-0, L. Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Saeger 4-8-13-19, Kemery 1-0-0-2, D. Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Ziegler 2-0-0-4, Mills 1-0-0-2, Olewine 1-9-12-12. TOTALS: 9-17-25-39.PALMERTONPapay 1-0-0-2, Hirochek 1-0-0-2, Cincilla 3-3-6-10, Leister 5-2-4-13, Frantz 0-0-0-0, Wentz 1-0-0-2, Muniz 0-0-0-0, Ruch 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 12-5-10-31.No. Lehigh 6 7 7 19 - 39Palmerton 7 8 7 9 - 31Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - Saeger 3, Olewine 1; Palmerton - Cincilla 1, Leister 1.Weatherly-Sunbury ChristianEmily Zoscin scored 16 points, but it wasn't enough to lift Weatherly to a win, as Sunbury Christian held on for a 48-46 non-league victory.The Wreckers (1-5) also received nine points from Megan Peifer.Faith Gingrich paced the Eagles with a game-high 17 points.WEATHERLYZoscin 6-3-6-16, Hoffman 2-0-0-5, G. Hinkle 3-0-2-6, Peifer 3-3-4-9, T. Hinkle 3-0-0-6, DeSpirito 2-0-0-4, Gower 0-0-0-0, Obert 0-0-0-0, Caravella 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-6-12-46.SUNBURY CHRISTIANF. Gingrich 7-3-4-17, Novack 2-1-2-5, Stuck 1-0-0-2, B. Gingrich 1-2-2-4, Spangler 2-0-0-6, Snyder 6-0-0-14. TOTALS: 19-6-8-48.Weatherly 8 13 12 13 - 46Sunbury Chr. 14 14 8 12 - 48Three-pointers: Weatherly - Zoscin 1, Hoffman 1; Sunbury Christian - Spangler 2, Snyder 2.BOYS BASKETBALLTamaqua-Sch. HavenTamaqua jumped out to a big first-half lead and cruised to a 59-28 non-league win over Schuylkill Haven.Brayden Knoblauch had 15 points, while Josh Inama added 12 for the Blue Raiders (7-2, 1-1), who led 33-11 after two quarters. Thad Zuber and Casey Rother each chipped in with seven points.Albe Evans led the Hurricanes with 11.Tamaqua also won the JV game, 56-25.TAMAQUABonetsky 2-0-0-5, Stianche 0-0-0-0, Wassell 2-0-0-4, Kurek 0-0-0-0, Zuber 3-1-2-7, Knoblauch 6-1-1-15, Scott 1-0-0-2, Griffin1-0-0-2, Rother 3-1-2-7, Inama 5-2-7-12, G. Gregoire 0-1-2-1, L. Gregoire 2-0-0-4. Totals: 25-6-14-56.SCHUYLKILL HAVENMiller 0-0-2-0, Evans 3-2-2-11, Slusser 1-0-0-3, Welsh 3-2-4-8, Allan 2-0-0-4, Carter 1-0-0-2. Totals: 10-4-8-28.Tamaqua 13 20 13 13 - 59Sch. Haven 7 4 8 9 - 28Three pointers: Tamaqua - Knoblauch 2, Bonetsky 1; SH - Evans 3, Slusser 1.Weatherly-CMVTWeatherly had a lead heading into the fourth quarter, but Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech rallied for a 51-44 victory to claim the championship in its holiday tournament.Owen Petry had 15 points to pace the Rams, who outscored the Wreckers 20-5 in that final frame. Trevor Welsh added 14.For Weatherly, which dropped to 1-5, Gary Buck scored a team-high 11 points. Austin Koslop and A.J. Knepper each finished with nine.WEATHERLYMoon 3-0-0-7, Moser 2-0-0-4, Buck 3-3-4-11, Yurchak 2-0-0-4, Knepper 4-0-0-9, Koslop 4-1-2-9, Arthur 0-0-0-0, Martens 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-4-6-44.CMVTRoberts 2-0-0-5, Welsh 3-6-7-14, Hayle 2-0-3-4, Petry 6-3-5-15, Simpler 2-0-0-4, Pascal 1-2-4-4, Cameron 0-1-2-1, Laubach 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 17-14-23-51.Weatherly 10 10 19 5 - 44CMVT 8 14 9 20 - 51Three-pointers: Weatherly - Buck 2, Moon 1, Knepper 1; CMVT - Welsh 2, Roberts 1.WRESTLINGBethlehem CatholicTournamentLehighton's 145-pounder, Chris Whiteman, advanced to the semifinals of the Tony Iasiello Christmas City Tournament.Whiteman opened the tourney with a pin in 5:52 against Wallenpaupack's Ryan Hartman before gaining a 4-3 decision versus Mike Nigro of Cranford.The Indian sophomore was scheduled to take on Scranton's William Evanitsky in the semis this morning.Whiteman was the only Lehighton wrestler to reach the semifinals, but five others were still alive in the consolation rounds. They included Lucas Sangiuliano (113), Cody Scherer (160), Dylan Schock (170), Brett Gasker (220) and Will Smith (285).Windsor TournamentTwo Panther Valley wrestlers placed at the Windsor Christmas Tournament in Windsor, NY.Justin Rodriguez captured fourth in the 220-pound class, gaining a pin in the first round and one in the consolations.Tanner Kennedy brought home a fifth-place finish at 152, earning a major in the opening round. He added a technical fall during the consolations.A total of 31 schools participatied in the 60th annual event.Trojan Wars TournamentTamaqua's Tanner McHugh advanced to the semifinals of the Trojan Wars Tournament in Chambersburg.McHugh topped Gettysburg's Dylan Reinert 3-2 in the 138-pound quarterfinals.

Northern Lehigh's Jada Saeger drives to the basket between Palmerton defenders Kayla Cincilla and Linnaea Leister. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS