Three Times News area wrestlers placed first at Panther Valley's Coal Cracker Tournament over the weekend. The trio of Northwestern's Bailey Wehr, Tamaqua's Tanner McHugh and PV's Hunter Kennedy all captured gold medals Saturday.

WRESTLINGJim Thorpe, Northwestern, Tamaqua, Panther Vy. atCoal Cracker TournamentNorthwestern's Baily Wehr, Tamaqua's Tanner McHugh and Panther Valley's Hunter Kennedy won individual titles Saturday at Panther Valley's Coal Cracker Tournament.Wehr earned a 6-5 decision against Notre Dame Green Pond's Ryan McGuire in the 120-pound final, while McHugh got a 6-1 decision against Hanover Area's Jeff Bennett in the 132-pound final. Kennedy topped Hanover's Noah Rakowski 1-0 in the 160-pound final.Tamaqua's Bronson Strouse also advanced to the finals at 220 pounds, but was pinned in 1:34 by Abington Heights' Logan Hivner.Caleb Clymer (152) placed third, Harrison Bernhard (113) fourth and Colin Rex (132) seventh for the Tigers.Miguel Santiago (106) and Derrick Beckham (145) placed fifth for the Panthers, while Xander Kern (170) and Chris Walkinshaw (285) took sixth and Tyler Baez (195) eighth.John Newhall (113) grabbed seventh for Jim Thorpe, and Cameron Condly (160) eighth.EPC ChampionshipsWhitehall-Pleasant Vy.Whitehall defeated Pleasant Valley 59-21 Saturday in the 11th-place match at the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Championships.Trevor Dorn (182) and Spencer Mease (220) earned pins and Colby Frey (170) got a decision for the Bears.Whitehall 59, Pleasant Vy. 21106 - Luke Rex (W) pinned Hannah Hunter in 0:25113 - Caleb Staub (W) tech. fall Daniel Valdner 18-2 (5:43)120 - Jovany Belman (W) pinned Justin Rojas 1:09126 - Jaden Youwakin (W) pinned Jonathan Klein in 4:46132- Noah Rex (W) won by forfeit138 - James Gehr (PV) won by forfeit145 - Kai Clark (W) pinned Wayne Blizzard in 0:17152 - Nikitas Davis (W) pinned Craig Choynowski in 1:02160 - John Kaintz (W) won by forfeit170 - Colby Frey (PV) dec. Jesiah Davis, 7-1182 - Trevor Dorn (PV) pinned Michael Ajami in 2:11195 - Marwan Rajha (W) pinned Anthony Mazzella in 1:43220 - Spencer Mease (PV) pinned Izak Bright in 3:25285 - Julio Diaz (W) pinned Christian DeReinzi in 1:14BOYS BASKETBALLN. Schuylkill-Pleasant Vy.A 24-point third quarter helped put Pleasant Valley over the top in a 58-29 non-league game against North Schuylkill.The Bears' Justin Richardson netted six of his game-high 12 points in the third, while Isaiah Howard scored five of his 10 in the same stanza.NORTH SCHUYLKILLStokes 3-1-2-7, Stavinski 0-0-0-0, Bolinsky 1-0-0-3, Weist 1-3-4-5, Kovach 0-0-0-0, Gregas 0-0-0-0, Burke 1-0-0-2, Guerrero 1-2-2-5, Knerr 0-0-2-0, Kotzo 2-2-4-7, Abolo 0-0-0-0, Lucas 0-0-0-0, Kempsey 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 9-8-16-29.PLEASANT VALLEYAulder 3-2-3-8, Robinson 2-0-0-5, Barker 1-0-0-2, Stivala 0-0-0-0, Howard 4-0-0-10, Newhart 2-0-0-4, Richardson 6-0-0-12, Munford 1-0-0-2, Neubert 0-1-2-1, Gerolimatos 2-0-0-4, Rosario 1-0-0-3, Prator 3-1-4-7. TOTALS: 25-4-9-58.No. Schuylkill 3 9 10 7 - 29Pleasant Vy. 12 8 24 14 - 58Three-pointers: NS - Bolinsky 1, Guerrero 1, Kotzo 1; PV - Howard 2, Robinson 1, Rosario 1.Uppper Dauphin-TamaquaTamaqua used the strength of a 21-point fourth quarter to run away with a 71-43 non-league win over Upper Dauphin.Thad Zuber led a trio of Blue Raiders in double figures with a game-high 18 points. Brayden Knoblauch followed with 16 and Josh Inama finished with 12.Bailey Dressler paced the Trojans with 15 points.UPPER DAUPHINMessner 1-0-0-2, Smith 0-2-2-2, Reed 0-0-0-0, Jury 0-0-0-0, Dressler 5-2-3-15, Troutman 0-0-0-0, Klinger 4-2-2-11, Ayers 0-2-4-2, Reigner 1-2-2-4, M Bellis 3-1-4-7. Totals: 15-11-17-45.TAMAQUABonetsky 1-0-0-3, Stianche 0-0-0-0, Wassell 2-0-0-5, Kurek 1-0-0-2, Zuber 8-1-1-18, Knoblauch 5-1-2-16, Scott 0-0-0-0, Rother 1-0-0-3, Inama 6-0-0-12, G. Gregoire 4-0-0-8, L. Gregoire 1-2-2-4, Griffin 0-0-0-0. Totals: 29-4-5-71.Upper Dauphin 13 6 16 8 - 43Tamaqua 18 17 15 21 - 71Three-pointers: UD - Dressler 3, Klinger 1; Tamaqua - Knoblauch 5, Wassell 1, Zuber 1, Bonetsky 1, Rother 1.Marian-LLAMarian posted a 68-56 non-conference victory over Lincoln Leadership Academy.Brandon Mohammed sparked the Colts' with a triple-double. Mohammed had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. The Colts' DJ Mummey added six three-pointers to finish with 18 points.Ramfis Rodriguez paced the Lions' with a game-high 27 points.MARIANKarchner 4-0-4-8, Mohammed 8-7-10-23, Mummey 6-0-0-18, Stauffer 2-0-0-5, Fritz 3-0-0-7, Paisley 2-0-0-5, Collecvecchio 0-2-2-2, Paluck 0-0-0-0.LINCOLN LEADERSHIP ACADEMYGarcia 3-0-0-6, Gonzalez 0-0-0-0, Morales 0-0-0-0, Moore 2-0-0-5, Alvarez 0-0-0-0, Rodriguez 9-2-2-27, Ayala 3-2-2-10, Marrero 1-0-0-2, Torres 3-0-2-6. TOTALS: 21-4-6-56.Marian 17 21 20 10 - 68Lincoln Leadership 14 16 12 14 - 56Three-pointers: Marian - DJ Mummey 6, Stauffer 1, Fritz 1, Paisley 1; LLA - Rodriguez 7, Ayala 2, Moore 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLPanther Valley-TamaquaThree players hit double figures as Tamaqua rolled to a 69-44 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.Emma Kuczynski led the Panthers' trio with 19 points, while Jamie Zuber and Emily Titus followed with 17 and 15, respectively.The Panthers' Christina Dacey finished with a season-high and game-high 27 points.PANTHER VALLEYPascoe 0-0-0-0, Hoben 1-0-0-2, Sheridan 2-1-2-6, Dacey 7-11-12-27, Filer 0-1-2-1, Miller 4-0-2-8, Ketchledge 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 14-13-19-44.TAMAQUAR. Hromyak 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 3-1-2-7, Zuber 6-0-0-17, A. Hromyak 1-0-0-3, Jones 2-4-11-8, Titus 7-1-2-15, Frederickson 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 8-3-6-19, Agosti 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-9-21-69.Panther Vy. 16 12 10 6 - 44Tamaqua 15 20 16 18 - 69Three-pointers: PV - Dacey 2, Sheridan 1; Tamaqua - Zuber 5, A. Hromyak 1.Weatherly-LLAEmily Zoscin's 32-point performance sparked Weatherly to a high-scoring 82-62 non-conference victory over Lincoln Leadership Academy.Lindsey Hoffman netted a season-high 16 points for the Wreckers, while Megan Pfeiffer added 14.Ramsey Rodriguez paced the Lions with 30 points.WEATHERLYZoscin 10-9-11-32, T. Hinkle 2-1-2-5, Hoffman 6-0-0-16, Pfeiffer 7-0-1-14, Caravella 3-0-0-6, G. Hinkle 1-3-4-5, Gower 1-0-0-2, Hernandez 1-0-0-2, DeSpirito 0-0-0-0, Hernry 0-0-0-0, Obert 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 31-13-18-82.LINCOLN LEADERSHIPRodriguez 9-9-13-30, Villanueva 1-0-3-2, Cabez 0-2-4-2, Marmalejos 0-0-2-0, Thomas 2-2-6-6, Ramos 8-6-15-22, Smith 0-0-0-0, Mamary 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-19-43-62.Weatherly 19 25 25 13 - 82Lincoln Leadership 13 17 14 18 - 62Three-pointers: Weatherly - Hoffman 4, Zoscin 3; LLA - Rodriguez 3.Lehighton-CatasauquaLehighton used a strong second half to earn a 40-31 non-league victory over Catasauqua.Skylynn Faust sparked the Indians with a 16-point performance.LEHIGHTONBrown 0-0-0-0, Frey 0-1-5-1, Long 1-1-3-3, Whiteman 2-1-2-7, Blasiak 2-3-5-7, Miller 0-6-10-6, Faust 5-4-5-16. TOTALS: 10-16-31-40.CATASAUQUAGillespie 2-1-2-5, Bradley 4-1-2-11, Garner 1-2-4-4, Delucia 0-0-0-0, Safadi 0-0-0-0, Biviano 3-5-7-11, Brown 0-0-0-0, Emery 0-0-0-0, Harakal 0-0-0-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, Greenberg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-9-15-31.Lehighton 6 7 13 14 - 40Catty 7 10 5 9 - 31Three-pointers: Lehighton - Whiteman 2, Faust 2; Catty - Bradley 2.Allen-Pleasant ValleyWilliam Allen cruised to a 65-43 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.The Canaries' Taylor Rae Styles led all scorers with 20 points.Masani Francis and Natalia Salmon both had eight points for the Bears.WILLIAM ALLENAndrews 6-2-214, Troche 4-0-0-11, Styles 8-3-6-20, Hiller 2-0-1-4, Russell 1-0-0-3, Talib 1-0-0-3, Flood 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 25-9-15-65.PLEASANT VALLEYO'Neil 0-0-0-0, Sullivan 1-0-1-3, B. Clark 1-0-1-2, Covart 0-4-4-4, Miller 2-0-0-4, Rosenberg 1-0-0-3, A. Clark 0-0-0-0, Bolds 0-0-0-0, Francis 2-2-2-8, Borden 0-0-0-0, Caffrey 2-0-0-6, Schwenck 2-1-1-5, Salmon 3-2-5-8. TOTALS: 14-9-14-43.Allen 14 12 19 18 - 65Pleasant Vy. 5 13 8 17 - 43Three-pointers: Allen - Troche 3, Styles 1, Russell 1, Talib 1; PV - Francis 2, Caffrey 2, Sullivan 1, Rosenberg 1.Salisbury-PalmertonSalisbury soared to a 58-28 Colonial League win over Palmerton.Caylin Meinkrantz paced the Falcons with 19 points.Linnaea Leister was the lone Bomber to hit double digits with 13 points.SALISBURYStauffer 0-0-0-0, McGee 3-0-2-9, Holben 1-0-0-2, Burkhardt 4-3-4-11, Gardus 6-0-1-13, Meikrantz 6-3-4-19, Nicholas 0-1-2-1, Scialla 0-0-0-0, Bettuccio 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 21-8-15-58.PALMERTONPapay 0-1-4-1, Hirochek 1-0-0-2, Cincilla 1-1-4-3, Leister 5-0-0-13, P. Frantz 0-0-0-0, Wentz 0-0-0-0, Recker 0-0-0-0, Muniz 3-1-2-7, Ruch 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-3-10-28.Salisbury 17 20 10 11 - 58Palmerton 8 4 10 6 - 28Three-pointers: Salisbury - Meikrantz 4, McGee 3, Gardus 1; Palmerton - Leister 3.9TH GRADE BASKETBALLBlue Mountain-TamaquaBlue Mountain topped Tamaqua, 69-27.Nicko Bolletino had a team-high eight points for Tamaqua.Shenandoah-TamaquaShenandoah Valley edged Tamaqua, 44-40.Nathaniel Noftz led the Blue Raiders with 11 points, while Nicko Bolletino added 10.