The Panther Valley boys recorded their first league win of the season by defeating Pine Grove on the road.

BOYS BASKETBALLPanther Valley-Pine GrovePanther Valley gained its first league win of the season, defeating Pine Grove by a 53-48 score.The Panthers' Anthony Micholik led all scorers with 16 points, while Matt Hudicka chipped in with 11.PV improved to 3-9 overall and 1-5 in Division 1 of the Schuylkill League.Jake Leininger paced the Cardinals with 14 points.PANTHER VALLEYFigueroa 4-0-3-8, Stanko 2-0-0-5, Micholik 6-0-0-16, Miller 2-0-0-4, Hudicka 4-1-3-11, Blasko 3-1-2-7, Emmert 0-0-0-0, Morgans 1-0-0-2. Totals 22-2-8-53.PINE GROVEWolff 0-0-0-0, Ibarra 3-1-4-7, Pena 0-0-0-0, A. Griffiths 6-0-0-12, Leininger 4-6-8-14, C. Griffiths 3-0-3-7, Omlor 1-1-2-3, Rutledge 3-1-3-5. Totals 19-9-20-48.Panther Vy. 13 10 19 11 - 53Pine Grove 17 14 8 9 - 48Three-pointers: PV - Micholik 4, Hudicka 2, Stanko 1; PG - C. Griffiths 1.Lehighton-PottsvilleLehighton gave Pottsville a run for its money, but the Crimson Tide remained unbeaten earning a 54-45 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory.Nick Chambers finished with a team-high 13 points for the Indians (8-4; 3-3) while Damian Mele chipped in with 11.Pottsville's Maldeen Thomas and Jordan Abdo both tied for game-high honors with 15 points.The Tide improved to 11-0 overall (6-0 in the league).LEHIGHTONTroxell 1-0-0-3, Schaeffer 0-0-0-0, McDowell 3-0-0-8, Zwetolitz 2-2-2-8, Mele 5-0-0-11, Howland 0-0-0-0, Chambers 4-5-7-13, Greene 1-0-3-2. Totals 16-7-12-45.POTTSVILLEJu. Abdo 0-0-0-0, Gerchak 0-1-2-1, Wood 0-0-0-0, Thomas 5-3-7-15, Melochick 5-1-2-11, Witman 2-0-2-4, Jo. Abdo 4-7-10-15, Renninger 2-0-0-4, Schenk 2-0-0-4 Totals 20-12-23-54.Lehighton 4 8 12 21 - 45Pottsville 16 7 11 20 - 54Three-pointers: Lehighton - McDowell 2, Zwetolitz 2, Troxell 1. Mele 1; Pottsville - Thomas 2.Jim Thorpe-Blue MountainBlue Mountain edged Jim Thorpe, 49-42, in a Schuylkill League Division 1 contest.Mark Chelius led a trio of Eagles in double figures with 15. Jakob Biever and Braydon Lewis followed with 13 and 12.Brendan Carroll paced the Olympians (8-5; 4-2) with a team-high 14 points.JIM THORPECarroll 5-0-0-14, Elmore 2-0-0-4, Micciche 3-1-2-7, Jefferson 1-0-0-3, Green 4-0-2-8, Lauer 2-0-1-4, McElmoyle 1-0-0-2, Twardzik 0-0-0-0, Joyce 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-1-5-42.BLUE MOUNTAINPuzzi 0-0-0-0, Kerstetter 1-0-2-2, Welsh 0-0-0-0, Lewis 3-6-6-12, Albertini 3-0-0-7, Chelius 6-3-3-15, Biever 6-1-2-13, Hoynoski 0-0-0-0, Zerbe 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-10-12-49.Jim Thorpe 12 6 12 12 - 42Blue Mtn. 12 14 8 15 - 49Three-pointers: JT - Carroll 4, Jefferson 1; BM - Albertini 1.Marian-MinersvilleDavid Graham's 22-point performance helped spark Minersville to a 64-52 Schuylkill League win over Marian.Ethan Kuczynski and Josh Inama both tallied 16 points for the Colts (5-6; 2-3) while Aaron DeAngelo added 10.MARIANCortese 1-0-0-3, Woitko 3-0-0-7, Kuczynski 7-2-2-16, DeAngelo 4-2-5-10, Inama 6-4-9-16, Puza 0-0-0-0, Karchner 0-0-0-0, Collevechiso 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-8-17-52.MINERSVILLESnyder 2-0-0-4, McBreen 3-1-6-7, Leshko 4-4-5-14, Rinaldo 1-0-1-2, Wolly-Ung 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 2-2-2-6, Taylor 0-0-0-0, Stoppie 3-3-6-9, Graham 9-3-4-22. TOTALS: 24-13-24-64.Marian 7 19 16 10 - 52Minersville 13 19 17 15 - 64Three-pointers: Marian - Cortese 1, Woitko 1; Minersville - Leshko 2, Graham 1.Pleasant Valley-PM WestPocono Mountain West earned its 15th straight district playoff berth by rolling past Pleasant Valley, 71-22, in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference matchup.Jalen Vaughns, Isaiah Wiggins and Mario Olivieri all had 15 points for the Panthers.Romeo Smoltz led the Bears (1-10; 0-7) with nine points.PLEASANT VALLEYSmoltz 4-0-1-9, Auldes 2-0-0-4, Barker 1-1-3-3, Richardson 0-0-0-0, Brown 0-0-0-0, Howard 0-0-0-0, Neubert 1-0-0-2, Stivala 0-0-0-0, Schaffner 1-0-0-2, Geralimatos 1-0-0-2, Prator 0-0-0-0, Pandolfo 0-0-0-0, Beck 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-1-4-22.PM WESTVaughns 4-7-7-15, Wiggins 7-1-2-15, Singh 4-4-7-14, Nurse 0-0-0-0, Jasmin 2-0-0-4, Pedroza 0-2-2-2, Olivieri 5-5-5-15, Romney 0-0-0-0, Nelson 0-1-2-1, Elmore 0-1-2-1, Jackson 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 24-21-27-71.Pleasant Vy. 9 11 2 0 - 22PM West 21 28 15 7 - 71Three-pointers: PV - Smoltz 1; PMW - Singh 2.Tamaqua-North SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill cruised to a 55-33 Schuylkill League Division 1 win over Tamaqua.Russell Blaker was the lone Blue Raider to hit double figures, finishing with 15 points.Tevin Murray paced the Spartans with 18 points.Tamaqua fell to 4-10 overall, 2-4 in the league.TAMAQUABlaker 6-1-2-15, Wassell 1-0-0-2, Kurek 0-0-0-0, Zuber 3-0-1-6, Scott 2-0-0-5, Barr 0-0-0-0, Wargula 0-0-0-0, Rother 0-0-0-0, Murphy 0-0-0-0, Rivera 0-0-0-0, Gregoire 1-1-2-3, Bates 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 14-2-5-33.NO. SCHUYLKILLStokes 1-0-0-2, Bolinsky 0-0-0-0, Weist 2-0-0-4, McCabe 0-0-0-0, Murray 8-2-3-18, Mazur 0-0-0-0, Wood 1-0-0-2, Smith 5-0-0-10, Grigas 1-0-0-2, Kotzo 0-0-0-0, Shewmaker 0-0-0-0, Roshoe 0-0-0-0, Jordan 8-0-4-17. TOTALS: 26-2-7-55.Tamaqua 7 4 9 13 - 33N. Schuylkill 14 14 17 10 - 55Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Blaker 2, Scott 1; No. Schuylkill - Jordan 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNorthwestern-CatasauquaAfter two straight losses, Northwestern got back to its winning ways with a 56-28 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.The Tigers (8-4; 6-3) were led by the duo of Gabriell Sevrain and Erika Thomas, who both tied for game-high honors with 16 points.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 0-0-0-0, Hambrick 0-0-0-0, Lister 4-1-3-9, Chisdak 4-0-0-8, Sevrain 8-0-0-16, Pasquale 0-0-0-0, Koenig 0-1-2-1, Williamson 0-0-0-0, Christopher 2-0-0-4, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, 6-2-2-16, Sekerak 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 25-4-7-56.CATASAUQUAGillespie 1-0-0-2, Bradley 5-1-5-12, Garner 2-0-1-4, Bachman 2-0-0-5, Safadi 1-0-0-2, Biviano 0-1-2-1, Brown 0-0-1-0, Emery 0-0-0-0, Saeger 1-0-0-2, Greenberg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-2-9-28.Northwestern 15 21 8 12 - 56Catasauqua 3 10 12 3 - 28Three-pointers: NW - Thomas 2; Catty - Bradley 1, Bachman 1.NINTH GRADE BASKETBALLMinersville-TamaquaTamaqua knocked off Minersville for a 53-41 win.The Blue Raiders' Brayden Knoblauch had a game high 17 points, while Greg Davis and Lucas Gregoire added 10 apiece.Minersville's Ellinger finished 13 points.Tamaqua improves to 7-2 on the season.