The Marian boys clinched a spot in the District 11 playoffs with a win over Tri-Valley on Monday.

BOYS BASKETBALLTri-Valley-MarianThe Colts rolled to a commanding 74-28 Schuylkill League win over the Vikings.Ryan Karnish had the hot hand for Marian (11-3, 4-3) finishing with a game-high 22 points, while Alden Whah added 10.Devin Masser paced the Bulldogs with a team high 10 points.TRI-VALLEYMasser 4-0-0-10, Bruso 2-1-2-5, Buchanan 1-0-0-2, C. Opozda 3-0-5-6, Horn 1-0-3-2, D. Opozda 0-1-2-1, Fasnacht 0-2-4-2. TOTALS: 11-4-16-28.MARIANA. Agosti 4-1-1-9, Whah 4-2-4-10, Kweder 1-1-3-3, R. Karnish 8-2-2-22, Richards 0-0-0-0, Swankoski 2-0-0-4, Damian 1-2-4-4, N. Agosti 0-0-0-0, M. Karnish 0-0-0-0, Legath 0-0-0-0, Paisley 2-2-2-6, Bilka 2-4-6-9, Mussoline 1-0-0-3, Palbot 1-0-0-2, Postupak 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 27-14-22-74.Tri-Valley 8 12 6 2 - 28Marian 23 12 23 16 - 74Three-pointers: TV - Masser 2; Marian - R. Karnish 4, Bilka 1, Mussoline 1.Pottsville-Jim ThorpeA slow start doomed Jim Thorpe as Pottsville ran away with a 63-34 Schuylkill League Division I victory on the road.The Tides' Brandon Bridy led all scorers with 19 points, while Travis Blankenhorn netted 13.Mike Harleston finished with an Olympian high eight points.In the JV game, Jim Thorpe escaped with a 53-50 win over Pottsville. Khadir Lindsey recorded 21 points for the Olympians while Jordan McElmoyle followed with 19.POTTSVILLEBlankenhorn 5-0-0-13, Witman 3-1-1-7, Bridy 5-8-9-19, Toomey 1-0-0-2, Coyle 1-2-2-4, Hinchliffe 1-0-0-2, Kupervage 1-0-0-3, Wile 3-1-1-9, Melochick 2-0-1-4. TOTALS: 22-12-14-63.JIM THORPEHarleston 3-2-2-8, Heydt 0-0-0-0, Lindsey 2-1-4-5, M. Principe 0-0-0-0, Green 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2, S. Principe 1-0-0-3, McElmoyle 0-0-0-0, Micciche 2-0-0-6, Brown 3-0-0-6, Everitt 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 14-3-8-34.Pottsville 16 14 22 11 - 63Jim Thorpe 5 6 11 12 - 34Three-pointers: Pottsville - Blankenhorn 3, Wile 2, Bridy 1, Kupervage 1; JT - Micciche 2, S. Principe 1.JR. HIGHBASKETBALL8TH GRADETamaqua-Panther Vy.Tamaqua upped its record to 9-0 with a 32-18 win over Panther Valley.Eddie Titus led Tamaqua with seven points, while Josh Gordon and Bill Derr chipped in with five apiece. Morgan led the Panthers with eight points.