Tamaqua shocked Lehighton and Marian gained an important win in its bid for a postseason berth to highlight boys basketball action on Thursday.

BOYS BASKETBALLLehighton-TamaquaTamaqua turned back Lehighton for a 56-54 Schuylkill League win.Russel Blaker scored 20 points for the Raiders (5-13, 3-7), who held off a fourth-quarter charge by Lehighton. Thad Zuber added 17 points while Zeke Wassell scored 10 in the victory.Hunter Greene led the Indians' charge with a game-high 25 points. Tanner Zwetolitz added 13 points.LEHIGHTONTroxell 0-1-5-1, McDowell 4-0-0-8, Zwetolitz 5-2-3-13, Mele 3-1-2-7, Howland 0-0-0-0, Greene 9-5-7-25, Crum 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-9-17-54.TAMAQUABlaker 7-3-3-20, Wassell 4-0-0-10, Kurek 1-0-0-2, Zuber 6-4-6-17, Scott 0-0-0-0, Wargula 0-1-2-1, Rother 0-2-2-2, Gregoire 2-0-0-4, Bates 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-10-13-56.Lehighton 12 14 8 20 - 54Tamaqua 9 20 14 13 - 56Three-pointers: Lehighton - Greene 2, Zwetolitz 1. Tamaqua - Blaker 3, Wassell 2, Zuber 1.Marian-Shenandoah ValleyMarian withstood a late surge from Shenandoah to secure a 41-39 Schuylkill League win.The Colts (9-7, 6-3) were outscored 13-10 in the final quarter, but Hunter Puza converted two critical free throws with seven seconds remaining to seal the victory. Marian needs just one more league win to qualify for districtsJohn Woitko paced Marian with 16 points, while Ethan Kuczynski added 12.The Colts also won the JV game, 51-44. Jake Paluck recorded a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 17 rebounds.MARIANWoitko 6-0-0-16, Puza 0-2-2-2, Karchner 1-0-0-2, Paisley 0-0-0-0, D'Angelo 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 3-5-5-12, Mohammed 1-1-3-3, Mummey 0-0-0-0, Inama 1-4-8-6. TOTALS: 12-12-18-41,SHENANDOAH VALLEYSantana 8-1-1-20, McCole 4-0-1-8, Alvarez 3-0-0-7, Chagolla-Rojas 0-0-0-0, McNeil 1-0-2-2, White 1-0-0-2, Ryan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-1-4-39.Marian 15 9 7 10 - 41Shenandoah 11 8 7 13 - 39Three-pointers: Marian - Woitko 4, Kuczynski 1. Shenandoah Valley - Santana 3, Alvarez 1.Notre Dame-No, LehighNotre Dame GP held off a late Northern Lehigh rally to claim a 75-67 Colonial League victory.Brandon Hess scored 21 of his game-high 26 points for the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter. Joe Egan (16 points) and David Shupp (14 points) also scored in double figures in the loss.NORTHERN LEHIGHMeixsell 2-0-0-5, Egan 8-0-1-16, Shupp 7-0-2-14, Seiler 0-0-0-0, Hess 7-6-6-26, P. Kemery 1-0-0-3, Colon 0-0-0-0, Mujovic 0-3-4-3. TOTALS: 25-9-13-67.NOTRE DAME GPDaniel 3-2-4-9, Raisin 0-0-0-0, Panella 0-2-2-2, Kaulius 3-0-0-8, Aitmire 0-4-4-4, Constantino 0-0-0-0, Anthony 4-8-9-16, Lauray 5-2-4-12, Gaffredo 0-0-0-0, Gregg 8-7-4-20, Gordon 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 25-22-30-75.Northern Lehigh 10 17 13 27 - 67Notre Dame GP 18 17 14 26 - 75Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Hess 6, Meixsell 1, P. Kemery 1. Notre Dame GP - Kaulius 2, Daniel 1.Pen Argyl-PalmertonPen Argyl used a strong finish to pull away for a 63-45 Colonial League win over Palmerton.Spencer Hay paced the Blue Bombers with 21 points, while Mason Stahler added 12.PEN ARGYLStrouse 4-5-7-16, Gillette 5-3-4-15, Sampson 5-2-3-13, Scott 2-0-0-5, Brunstetter 4-4-6-12, Barr 1-0-0-2, Cleary-Koso 0-0-0-0, Messerschmidt 0-0-0-0, Kukla 0-0-0-0, Hicks 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, Lilly 0-0-0-0, Robicheau 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-14-20-63.PALMERTONHay 8-5-7-21, Svetik 0-0-0-0, Yaindl 1-2-2-4, Papay 1-0-2-2, Suto 0-0-0-0, Perschy 0-0-0-0, Andress 0-0-2-, Stasko 3-0-0-6, Stahler 5-2-4-12. TOTALS: 18-9-17-45.Pen Argyl 11 14 19 19 - 63Palmerton 8 10 11 16 - 45Three-pointers: PA - Strouse 3, Gillette 2, Sampson 1, Scott 1. P - None.GIRLS BASKETBALLTamaqua-LehightonLehighton cruised to a 48-23 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.Skylynn Faust scored 16 points for the Lady Indians, who recorded their district-qualifying 11th victory against the Lady Raiders. Aubrey Blasiak added 12 points for Lehighton.Courtney Hoffman scored 12 points for Tamaqua (2-15).Tamaqua won the JV game, 41-26 behind Alexa Hromyak's 15 points. Lilly Brown had 12 points for the Indians.TAMAQUAHoffman 4-4-4-12, Hromyak 1-0-0-2, Pedersen 0-0-0-0, Sherry 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0, Ceci 0-1-2-1, Stauffenberg 0-0-0-0, Amershek 3-0-0-8, Boran-Smith 0-0-0-0, Agosti 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-5-6-23.LEHIGHTONRossino 0-2-2-2, Muffley 1-0-0-2, Long 0-0-0-0, Whiteman 1-0-0-2, Blasiak 4-3-6-12, Frey 0-2-2-2, Beck 2-0-3-4, Drofich 1-0-0-2, Faust 6-4-8-16, Buchinsky 2-0-0-4, Bollinger 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 18-11-21-48.Tamaqua 2 3 11 7 - 23Lehighton 12 16 12 8 - 48Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Amershek 1. Lehighton - Blasiak 1.No Lehigh-Notre DameNotre Dame of Green Pond raced out to a 21-9 lead after the first quarter and coasted to a 66-35 Colonial League victory.Kaitlyn Huffman paced the Lady Bulldogs with 14 points.NORTHERN LEHIGHGuelcher 0-0-0-0, M. Wilk 0-0-0-0, Huffman 6-2-6-14, Knerr 1-0-0-2, Kemery 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 2-0-0-4, Ziegler 4-0-0-8, A. Wilk 0-0-0-0, Olewine 2-1-4-7. TOTALS: 15-3-14-35.NOTRE DAMEGorman 1-0-0-2, K. Lynch 0-0-0-0, Galle 3-1-2-7, Maslonka 3-0-0-8, Carlin 1-0-0-2, Farley 7-1-1-15, Ceraolo 1-0-0-2, S. 5-0-0-11, Kelly 1-2-2-4, Brandt 2-0-0-6, Blessing 0-0-0-0, Murphy 2-2-4-7, Altmire 0-0-0-0, Wachter 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 27-6-9-66.Northern Lehigh 9 8 8 10 - 35Notre Dame 21 11 19 15 - 66Three-pointers: NL - Olewine 2. ND - Maslonka 2, Brandt 2, S. Lynch 1, Murphy 1.Northwestern-WilsonNorthwestern used a balanced attack and a big second quarter to top Wilson 54-40 in Colonial League play.Erika Thomas scored 19 and Leighanna Lister 17 for the Tigers.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 0-0-0-0, Hambrick 0-0-0-0, Lister 8-1-1-17, Chisdak 2-1-1-5, Sevrain 1-0-0-2, Pasquale 0-0-0-0, Koenig 0-0-0-0, Williamson 4-1-1-9, Christopher 1-0-0-2, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 7-10-5-19, Sekerak 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-8-13-54.WILSONVega 6-2-2-16, Casciole 1-0-0-2, Dreyer 1-1-2-3, Gilien 2-0-0-6, Fabian 0-0-2-0, McGinn 2-0-0-5, Heneman 0-0-0-0, Shriver 0-0-0-0, Camilo 1-0-0-2, Quinn 1-2-4-4, Salvi 0-0-0-0, Mariani 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 15-5-10-40.Northwestern 13 24 9 8 - 54Wilson 10 9 7 14 - 40Three-pointers: Northwestern - None. Wilson - Vega 2, Gilien 2, McGinn 1.Palmerton-Pen ArgylPalmerton used a quick start to claim a 44-33 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.The Lady Bombers were paced by Linnaea Leister's game-high 17 points.PALMERTONHirociak 1-3-4-5, Shupp 0-0-0-0, Leister 5-6-8-17, Frantz 2-1-2-5, Wentz 2-2-2-6, Muniz 0-1-2-1, Beers 3-0-0-6, Goodhile 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 15-13-20-44.PEN ARGYLRuggerio 0-0-0-0, Campbell 0-0-0-0, O'Brien 0-0-0-0, Heisler 2-0-0-4, Irwin 0-0-2-0, Sampson 4-0-0-10, Freda 0-2-4-2, Weaver 3-1-5-7, Sutton 3-3-4-10. TOTALS: 12-6-15-33.Palmerton 13 10 11 10 - 44Pen Argyl 3 13 4 13 - 33Three-pointers: Palmerton - Leister 1. Pen Argyl - Sampson 2, Sutton 1.WRESTLINGNazareth-Pleasant ValleyNazareth topped Pleasant Valley in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action, 60-13.Trent Thomas (195) earned a win by decision for the Bears, while Jason Jacobi (132) won by major decision.Nazareth 60, Pleasant Valley 13195 - Trent Thomas (PV) dec. Austin Vlasaty, 9-4220 - Mohamed Tounkara (N) won by forfeit285 - Antonio Novielli (N) won by forfeit106 - Sean Pierson (N) won by forfeit113 - Tyson Klump (N) won by forfeit120 - James Gehr (PV) won by forfeit126 - Trevor Tarsi (N) pinned Jonathan Klein in 5:56132 - Jason Jacobi (PV) maj. dec Ian Pulli, 10-1138 - Sammy Sasso (N) pinned Craig Choynowski in 0:08145 - Garrett Snyder (N) dec Gavin McCabe, 5-0152 - Brock Wilson (N) dec Garrett Gouger, 7-0160 - Ricky Fornaciari (N) pinned Tyler Dorn in 2:43170 - Travis Stefanik (N) pinned Trevor Dorn in 4:36182 - Cade Wilson pinned Colby Frey in 1:47SWIMMINGMahanoy Area-TamaquaDespite winning 10 of 12 events, the depth-challenged Tamaqua girls lost to Mahanoy Area 86-83 in a tightly-contested meet.The Lady Raiders were led by double-event winners Rebecca Kanaskie (200 free, 500 free), Abby Brickler (50 free, 100 fly) and Lexi Kerstetter (100 free, 100 back). Sarah Maue captured the 100 breast, while Emma Rago took first in the diving.In the boys' meet, Mahanoy Area soundly defeated Tamaqua, 103-62.The Blue Raiders had winning performances from Ben Turrano (200 free), Jeff Letterhouse (100 fly) and diver Thorn Devlin.GIRLSMahanoy Area 86, Tamaqua 83200 Yard Medley Relay- Tamaqua (Lexi Kerstetter, Sarah Maue, Abigail Brickler) 2:06.02;50 Yard Freestyle- 1. Abigal Brickler (T) 27.36, 2. Payton Bernardyn (M), 3. Emily Andrews (T);200 Yard Freestyle- 1. Rebecca Kanaskie (T) 2:13.89, 2. Kendall Bernardyn (M), 3. Raquel Burke (M);200 Yard IM- 1. Kiera VanHorn (M) 2:33.57, 2. Sarah Maue (T), 3. Audrey Mastishan (M);1 Meter Diving- 1. Emma Rago (T) 146.9;100 Yard Butterfly- 1. Abigail Brickler (T) 1:11.92, 2. Sarah Antanavage (M), 3. Kendall Bernardyn (M);100 Yard Freestyle- 1. Lexi Kerstetter (T) 1:02.92, 2. Kiera VanHorn (M), 3. Raquel Burke (M);500 Yard Freestyle- 1. Rebecca Kanaskie (T) 6:04.21, 2. Elizabeth Andrewcavage (M), 3. Taylor Evans (M);200 Yard Freestyle RelayMahanoy (Kiera VanHorn, Payton Bernardyn, Katie Loughlin, Kendall Bernardyn) 1:55.29;100 Yard Backstroke- 1. Lexi Kerstetter (T) 1:07.55, 2. Payton Bernardyn (M), 3. Katie Loughlin (M);100 Yard Breaststroke- 1. Sarah Maue (T) 1:19.65, 2. Audrey Mastishan (M), 3. Taylor Evans (M);400 Yard Freestyle Relay- Tamaqua (Lexi Kerstetter, Sarah Maue, Abigail Brickler, Rebecca Kanaskie) 4:12.42.BOYSMahanoy Area 103, Tamaqua 62200 Yard Medley Relay- Mahanoy (Liam Mansell, Kris Boxter, Joseph Antolick, Reginald Crawford) 1:52.44;50 Yard Freestyle- 1. Joseph Antolick (M) 24.40, 2. Caleb Snyder (M), 3. Kris Boxter (M);200 Yard Freestyle- 1. Benjamin Turrano (T) 2:07.70, 2. Noah Noon (M), 3. Andrew Castagna (T);200 Yard IM- 1. Reginald Crawford (M) 2:14.47, 2. Jacob Rudy (T);1 Meter Diving- 1. Thorn Devlin (T) 233.65, 2. Bill Shilko (T), 3. Bill Frederick (T);100 Yard Butterfly- 1. Jeff Letterhouse (T) 1:09.63, 2. Holden Andrewcavage (M);100 Yard Freestyle- 1. Liam Mansell (M) 55.69, 2. Luke Holman (M), 3. Andrew Castagna (T);500 Yard Freestyle- 1. Joseph Antolick (M) 5:31.42, 2. Benjamin Turrano (T), 3. Bryan Ramirez (T);200 Yard Freestyle Relay- Mahanoy (Reginald Crawford, Caleb Snyder, Kris Boxter, Liam Mansell) 1:46.68;100 Yard Backstroke- 1. Liam Mansell (M) 1:05.03, 2. Jeff Letterhouse (T), 3. Holden Andrewcavage (M);100 Yard Breaststroke- 1. Kris Boxter (M) 1:09.36, 2. Caleb Snyder (M), 3. Jacob Rudy (T);400 Yard Freestyle Relay- Mahanoy (Reginald Crawford, Holden Andrewcavage, Noah Noon, Joseph Antolick) 4:01.90.9TH GRADEBASKETBALLNorth Schuylkill-MarianNorth Schuylkill picked up a 45-44 win over Marian.Jace Whitaker and Keith McCall scored 10 points apiece for the Colts.8TH GRADEBASKETBALLWeatherly-TamaquaTamaqua defeated Weatherly, 50-28.The Blue Raiders were led by Lucas Gregoire, who had 16 points while Brayden Knoblauch added 10.7TH GRADEBASKETBALLWeatherly-TamaquaWeatherly topped Tamaqua, 51-19.The Wreckers were led by Antonio Colecio's 12 points. Will Nyer added seven.Ian Davis led the Raiders with seven points.