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Lehighton girls gain narrow win over Blue Mountain

The Lehighton girls basketball team pulled out a narrow Schuylkill League win against Blue Mountain on Tuesday.

Jim Thorpe, Northern Lehigh, Weatherly and Pleasant Valley also gained wins in girls action, while the Olympians boys defeated Minersville.GIRLS BASKETBALLBlue Mountain-LehightonLehighton edged Blue Mountain in a Schuylkill League showdown, 44-43.Skylynn Faust led Lehighton with a game-high 18 points. Aubrey Blasiak tallied 11.Julia Kutz was Blue Mountain's leading scorer with 11 points.LEHIGHTONFrey 1-2-2-4, Long 1-0-0-2, Whiteman 2-2-2-7, Blasiak 4-1-3-11, Miller 1-0-0-2, Faust 8-2-3-18, Buchinsky 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-7-10-44.BLUE MOUNTAINAlbertini 4-0-0-8, Martin 4-0-0-9, Moyer 2-4-4-8, Dean 2-0-0-5, Kutz 4-3-7-11, Pishock 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-7-11-43.Lehighton 10 6 9 19 - 44Blue Mtn. 6 11 8 18 - 43Three-pointers: Lehighton - Blasiak 2, Whiteman 1; Blue Mtn. - Martin 1, Dean 1.Panther Valley-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe cruised to a 61-21 Schuylkill League win against Panther Valley.Kayley Kovac had 25 points for the Olympians, who held a 30-point lead at halftime. Payton Kovac contributed 14.Christina Dacey and Rachelle Filer had nine points apiece for the Panthers.PANTHER VALLEYPascoe 0-0-0-0, Steber 0-0-0-0, Knoblauch 0-0-0-0, Hoben 0-0-0-0, Sheridan 1-1-4-3, Dacey 3-2-2-9, Filer 3-3-4-9, Miller 0-0-0-0, Markovich 0-0-0-0, Ketchledge 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-6-10-21JIM THORPERichards 2-0-0-5, P.Kovac 6-0-0-14, Scott 0-0-0-0, Condly 1-0-0-2, Berger 0-0-0-0, Ohl 1-0-0-2, Naranjo 1-0-0-2, K.Kovac 9-7-12-25, Skrimcovsky 0-0-0-0, Lignore 0-1-4-1, Gabel 3-0-0-6, Craigle 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 25-8-16-61.Panther Vy. 2 5 9 5 - 21Jim Thorpe 11 26 16 8 - 61Three-pointers: PV - Dacey 1; JT - P. Kovac 2, Richards 1ES North-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley rolled by East Stroudsburg North in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest, 45-15.Joyce Sullivan led the Bears with nine points.Cameron Caffrey and Masani Francis each chipped in eight points. Nine different PV players registered points.ES NORTHJohn 1-0-1-2, Peterson 0-0-0-0, Stoddard 1-1-2-3, Jackson 0-0-2-0, Rivera 1-0-0-2, Reed 1-1-2-3, McKeithon 2-0-0-4, Dobie 0-1-2-1, Mayes 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-3-9-15.PLEASANT VALLEYSullivan 3-3-5-9, Covart 2-0-0-4, Miller 1-0-4-2, Rosenberg 2-1-2-5, Clark 1-0-0-2, Francis 3-2-2-8, Borden 0-0-0-0, Caffrey 3-2-2-8, Schwenck 2-1-3-5, Salmon 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 18-9-18-45.ES North 3 5 7 0 - 15Pleasant Vy. 15 11 7 12 - 45Three-pointers: None.Saucon Valley-Northern LehighNorthern Lehigh used a big fourth quarter to top Saucon Valley in a Colonial League game, 51-39.Jill Olewine and Jada Seager combined for 31 points for the Bulldogs. Jada Mills contributed 12.Olivia Williams had 11 for Saucon Valley.NORTHERN LEHIGHOlewine 6-1-2-16, Kemery 1-2-2-4, Saeger 3-9-10-15, D.Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Mills 5-2-2-12, Guelcher 2-0-0-4, Zeigler 0-0-0-0, L.Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Wiik 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-14-16-51.SAUCON VALLEYSouders 0-0-0-0, Naiburg 2-0-0-4, Medei 0-0-0-0, S.Williams 3-2-2-8, Soltysiak 0-0-0-0, Kramer 2-0-0-4, B.Riefenstahl 1-1-2-3, Estojack 0-0-0-0, K.Riefenstahl 0-0-0-0, O.Williams 5-0-0-11, Kieschollek 3-1-1-7. TOTALS: 16-6-7-39.No. Lehigh 15 12 6 18 - 51Saucon Vy. 9 9 13 8 - 39Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - Olewine 3; Saucon Vy. - O. Williams 1.Palisades-PalmertonPalisades topped Palmerton in a Colonial League game, 47-38.Katie King had a team-high 17 points for the Pirates, who outscored the Bombers by 10 points in the second half. Kaitlyn Cavallaro finished with 14.Linnaea Leister tallied a game-high 21 points to lead Palmerton. Kayla Cincilla chipped in with 11.PALISADESKing 5-5-14-17, Benner 1-0-0-2, Parks 1-3-4-6, Olhstead 1-1-2-3, Johnson 0-1-2-1, Cavallaro 4-4-4-14, Smeland 0-0-0-0, H.Johnson 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 13-16-28-47.PALMERTONPapay 0-2-3-2, Hirochek 1-0-0-2, Cincilla 3-5-7-11, Leister 7-4-7-21, P.Frantz 0-0-0-0, Wentz 0-0-0-0, Muniz 1-0-1-2, Ruch 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-12-18-38.Palisades 11 6 11 19 - 47Palmerton 9 9 8 12 - 38Three-pointers: Palisades - King 2, Olhstead 1, Cavallaro 2; Palmerton - Leister 2.Pottsville-TamaquaPottsville enjoyed a 67-35 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.Kyra Schenck had 21 points for the Crimson Tide.Emma Kuczynski led the Blue Raiders (9-6; 4-3) with 17 points, while Jamie Zuber chipped in with seven.TAMAQUAR.Hromyak 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 0-1-2-1, Zuber 3-0-0-7, A.Hromyak 1-0-0-3, Jones 3-0-0-6, Coccio 0-0-0-0, Titus 0-0-0-0, Ceci 0-0-0-0, Frederickson 0-1-2-1, Kuczynski 8-1-2-17, Agosti 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 15-3-8-35POTTSVILLESherakas 2-0-0-5, Skosnick 1-0-0-2, Plachko 5-0-0-12, Tarconish 2-0-0-4, Eckert 1-0-0-2, Coyle 1-0-0-2, Dalton 1-0-0-2, Schaeffer 1-0-0-2, Yoder 0-0-0-0, Shrom 0-1-2-1, Schenk 10-1-2-21, Comfort 5-0-0-14. TOTALS: 29-2-4-67.Tamaqua 13 5 11 6 - 35Pottsville 16 20 17 14 - 67Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Zuber 1, A. Hromyak 1; Pottsville - Comfort 4, Plachko 2, Sherakas 1.Schuylkill Haven-WeatherlyWeatherly cruised by Schuylkill Haven in a Schuylkill League contest, 68-45.Emily Zoscin led all scorers with 23 points for the Wreckers (5-7; 2-4), who also received 11 points from Lindsey Hoffman.Haven's leading scorer was Sarah Donati with 20.SCHUYLKILL HAVENRossi 0-0-0-0, Malinoski 1-0-0-2, Donati 8-2-4-20, Werez 2-0-1-4, Pruden 2-0-0-4, Philips 2-0-2-4, Boulhanna 0-0-0-0, Bernitsky 3-2-2-8, Farr 1-0-0-3, Krause 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-4-9-45.WEATHERLYZoscin 8-5-8-23, T.Hinkle 3-0-3-6, Hoffman 5-0-0-11, Caravella 4-0-0-9, Despirito 2-0-0-4, G.Hinkle 1-0-0-2, Henry 0-0-0-0, Overt 1-1-1-3, Strouse 0-0-0-0, Peifer 4-0-3-8, Hernandez 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 29-6-15-68.Sch. Haven 13 13 11 8 - 45Weatherly 23 16 15 14 - 68Three-pointers: Schuylkill Haven - 2, Farr 1; Weatherly - Zoscin 2, Hoffman 1, Caravella 1.BOYS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-MinersvilleJim Thorpe defeated Minersville in a Schuylkill League game, 68-52.Chris Micciche tallied a game-high 21 points for the Olympians (8-5; 4-3), who have won four straight games. Matt Emore chipped in 17, while Brendan Carroll added 11.The Miners were led by Bryce Ellinger with 16 points.JIM THORPECarroll 4-0-0-11, Samuel 0-0-0-0, Elmore 8-1-3-17, Micciche 9-2-3-21, Burkhart 0-0-0-0, Searfoss 0-0-0-0, Joyce 2-2-2-6, Marykwas 2-0-0-5, Na. Rosahac 0-0-0-0, Ni. Rosahac 3-0-0-6, Fikentscher 0-0-0-0, Burak 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 29-5-8-68.MINERSVILLESnyder 4-0-0-10, Ellinger 6-3-3-16, Woodford 1-0-0-3, Rinaldo 4-1-2-11, Hossler 2-1-3-6, Landers 0-0-0-0, Wollyung 1-0-0-3, Kuehn 1-0-0-3, Stablum 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-5-8-52.Jim Thorpe 19 20 16 13 - 68Minersville 14 12 10 16 - 52Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Carroll 3, Micciche 1, Marykwas 1; Minersville - Snyder 2, Rinaldo 2, Ellinger 1, Woodford 1, Hossler 1, Wollyung 1, Kuehn 1.No. Lehigh-Saucon ValleySaucon Valley earned a Colonial League victory against Northern Lehigh, 71-46.Josh Snead tallied a game-high 20 points for Saucon Valley, who jumped out to a 15-point halftime lead.Gio Colon had a team-high 15 points for the Bulldogs (5-9; 3-7), while Joe Egan followed with 14.NORTHERN LEHIGHKemery 2-0-1-4, Egan 6-1-4-14, Seier 0-1-2-1, Schaffer 0-0-0-0, Shoff 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, Hess 1-0-0-3, Keller 1-1-2-3, Colon 6-3-3-15, Sullivan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-6-12-46.SAUCON VALLEYSmith 5-3-4-15, Gilotti 1-0-0-3, Snead 7-5-5-20, Allen 7-1-3-17, Cyphers 1-1-2-4, Nichols 0-2-2-2, Zelinski 2-0-0-4, Yeahl 1-0-0-2, Zawendry 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 26-12-16-71.No. Lehigh 9 13 15 9 - 46Saucon Vy. 15 22 14 20 - 71Three-pointers: NL - Egan 4; SV - Smith 2, Allen 2, Gilotti 1, Snead 1.Notre Dame-NorthwesternNotre Dame rallied to defeat Northwestern in Colonial League action, 66-62.Greg Lauray dropped a game-high 26 points for Notre Dame, who trailed by three at the half.Robert Seyfried had 21 for the Tigers (5-8; 3-8), while Samuel Yadush poured in 19.NORTHWESTERNR.Seyfried 9-3-3-21, Yadush 8-1-3-19, Bollinger 3-2-3-8, S.Seyfried 3-0-0-7, Hallman 2-0-1-4, Ruch 1-1-1-3, Freeman 0-0-0-0, Kemmerer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-7-11-62.NOTRE DAMELauray 13-0-1-26, Wilkins 8-2-3-18, Anthony 7-1-3-15, Daniel 2-0-0-4, Omick 1-0-0-3, Peapos 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 31-3-7-66.Northwestern 13 18 17 14 - 62Notre Dame 8 20 22 16 - 66Three-pointers: Northwestern - Yadush 2, S. Seyfried 1; Notre Dame - Omick 1.Palmerton-PalisadesPalisades was victorious over Palmerton in a Colonial League game, 51-44.Justin Hosier had a dozen points to lead the Blue Bombers (1-12; 1-9). Nate Dougherty tallied 11, while Ryan Yacone had 10.Bobby Snyder scored a team-high 16 points for the Pirates, who used a 19-9 third quarter to take control of the game, while Bobby McClintock had 15.PALMERTONYacone 4-1-1-10, Dougherty 2-5-7-11, Baumgardt 2-1-2-6, Suto 0-0-0-0, Hosier 4-4-4-12, Yaindl 1-0-0-2 Silfies 1-1-1-3 King 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-12-15-44.PALISADESDeiley 4-0-0-8, Newton 0-3-6-3, Snyder, 5-4-4-16, McClintock 3-9-10-15, Jones 0-0-2-0, Eichlin 3-3-4-9, Muth 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 15-19-27-51Palmerton 6 10 9 19 - 44Palisades 4 10 19 18 - 51Three-pointers: Palmerton - Daugherty 2, Yacone 1, Baumgardt 1; Palisades - Snyder 2.Weatherly-Lincoln LALincoln Leadership Academy cruised past Weatherly in non-league action, 73-44.Ramfis Rodriguez led Lincoln with 21 points.Zach Moon had a team-high 14 points to lead the Wreckers (1-11). AJ Knepper chipped in 10.LINCOLN LEADERSHIPMedero 0-2-2-2, Garcia 1-0-0-2, Cruz 0-1-2-1, Gonzalez 1-0-2-3, Morales 2-0-0-4, Momore 1-0-2-2, Alvarez 1-0-0-3, Ramfis Rodriguez 7-3-3-21, Ayala 4-4-4-12, Marrero 4-0-0-8, Esposito 0-0-0-0, Torres 4-0-0-9, Vasuqez 2-0-1-4, Pagan 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 28-10-16-73.WEATHERLYMoon 6-0-0-14, Moser 1-1-1-3, Buck 2-0-0-4, Yurchak 1-1-2-3, Koslop 0-0-0-0, Knepper 5-0-0-10, Martens 0-0-0-0, Hinkle 0-1-4-1, Bleiler 0-0-0-0, Arthur 0-0-0-0, Peiser 2-0-0-4, Schertrumpf 0-0-0-0, Derr 0-0-0-0, Gerhart 1-0-0-2, Berger 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 20-3-7-44.Lincoln LA 19 25 7 18 - 73Weatherly 7 7 17 13 - 44Three-pointers: Lincoln - Gonzalez 1, Alvarez 1, Rodriguez 4,Torres 1; Weatherly - Moon 2, Berger 1.SWIMMINGTamaqua-North SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill swept Tamaqua in a Schuylkill League meet.The Lady Spartans topped the Lady Raiders, 107-59.Tamaqua's Lexi Kerstetter was victorious in the 200 freestyle and the 100 Backstroke. Brianna Drumond won the 100 Butterfly.The Tamaqua boys lost to the Spartans, 70-60.Bill Shilko was victorious in diving, while Chris Miller won the 100 Backstroke.GIRLSN. Schuylkill 107, Tamaqua 59200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Rebecca Kanaskie, Abby Brickler, Sarah Maue, Kayla Sherry) 2:06.50.200 Freestyle - 1. Lexi Kerstetter (T) 2:12.39, 2. Kylie Mallams (NS), 3. Raquel Burke (NS).200 IM - 1. Rylee Bolinsky (NS) 2:28.50, 2. Sarah Maue (T), 3. Sarah Antanavage (NS).50 Freestyle - 1. Brinn DeAngelo (NS) 26.74, 2. Abby Brickler (T), 3. Kayla Shery (T).Diving - 1. Lauren Antanaage (NS) 128.00.100 Butterfly - 1. Brianna Drumond (T) 1:06.58, 2. Rylee Bolinsky (NS), 3. Mackenzie Menuchak (NS).100 Freestyle - 1. Brinn DeAngelo (NS) 59.02, 2. Sarah Antanavage (NS), 3. Abby Brickler (T).500 Freestyle - 1. Elizabeth Andrewcavage (NS) 6:15.99, 2. Raquel Burke (NS), 3. Taylor Zahodnick (NS).200 Freestyle Relay - 1. North Schuylkill (Brinn DeAngelo, Sarah Antanavage, Rylee Bolinsky, Raquel Burke) 1:54.07.100 Backstroke - 1. Lexi Kersteter (T) 1:06.02, 2. Elizabeth Andrewcavage (NS), 3. Samantha Wagner (T).100 Breaststroke - 1. Sarah Maue (T) 1:18.49, 2. Kylie Mallams (NS), 3. Audrey Mastishin (NS).400 Freestyle Relay - 1. North Schuylkill (Brinn DeAngelo, Raquel Burke, Rylee Bolinsky, Kylie Mallams) 4:09.71.BOYSNorth Schuylkill 70, Tamaqua 60200 Medley Relay - 1. North Schuylkill Holden Andrewcavage, Reggie Crawford, Joseph Antolick, Ryan Evert) 1:43.17.200 Freestyle - 1. Reggie Crawford (NS) 1:50.99, 2. Ethan Turrano (T).200 IM - 1. Holden Andrewcavage (NS) 2:39.13.50 Freestyle - 1. Joseph Antolick (NS) 23.27, 2. Bill Shilko (T), 3. Bill Frederick (T).Diving - 1. Bill Shilko (T), 2. Bill Frederick (T), 3. Jacob Hepler (NS).100 Butterfly - 1. Joseph Antolick (NS) 58.22, 2. Jeff Letterhouse (T).100 Freestyle - 1. Holden Andrewcavage (NS) 58.70, 2. Chris Miller (T), 3. Ethan Turrano (T).500 Freestyle - 1. Ryan Evert (NS) 6:33.62, 2. Zachery Hepler (NS).200 Freestyle Relay - 1. North Schuylkill (Reggie Crawford, Holden Andrewcavage, Joseph Antolick, Ryan Evert) 1:42.53.100 Backstroke - 1. Reggie Crawford (NS) 57.57, 2. Jeff Letterhouse (T).100 Breaststroke - 1. Chris Miller (T) 1:19.99, 2. Nathan Steigerwalt (T), 3. Ryan Evert (NS).400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Bill Shilko, Jeff Letterhouse, Nathan Steigerwalt, Bill Freferick) 4:33.05.

Pleasant Valley's Masani Francis slips a pass behind Kayla John of East Stroudsburg North. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS