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Weatherly, Marian boys both pick up victories

Weatherly and Marian posted boys basketball victories to highlight Tuesday night's scholastic sports card.

In girls basketball action, Lehighton and Northern Lehigh were winners.In swimming, Panther Valley and Tamaqua both recorded sweepsBOYS BASKETBALLMMI Prep-WeatherlyKeith Barna had a complete game against MMI Prep, as he finished with a game-high 22 points, six rebounds and four assists and led the Wreckers to a 57-51 win.Nate Pfeiffer chipped in 14 points and five assists for Weatherly, which improved to 3-1.The Wreckers squeaked out the JV game as well, winning 57-56.MMI PREPKoehler 2-0-0-4, Fort 5-0-0-15, Gerra 1-2-2-4, Corrado 1-0-0-2, McNeilus 6-2-3-16, Helt 0-2-2-2, Swankoski 3-1-2-8. TOTALS: 18-7-9-51.WEATHERLYOrmiston 2-2-4-6, Barna 8-3-5-22, Wallish 3-1-2-7, Pfeiffer 7-0-0-14, Harris 4-0-0-8, Valkos 0-0-0-0, Weichman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-6-11-57.MMI Prep 12 8 14 17 - 51Weatherly 14 17 11 15 - 57Three-Pointers: MMI - Fort 5, McNeilus 2, Swankoski 1; W - Barna 3.Marian-NativityMarian jumped out to a 25-13 halftime lead and never looked back, as the Colts beat up on Natvity 58-41.Drew Sherkness led the Colts with a game-high 16 points. Teammates Chris Barletta and Ryan Gimbi each added 11 in the winning effort.The Colts are now 4-1 (2-0) on the year.Marian also won the JV game by a score of 57-31.MARIANBarletta 4-2-3-11, O'Donnell 0-0-0-0, Stawick 0-0-0-0, Nesgoda 0-0-0-0, Decker 3-0-0-7, Gimbi 5-1-2-11, Gottstein 3-0-0-7, Lack 2-0-0-4, Sherkness 7-2-6-16, Fital 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 25-5-11-58.NATIVITYFetterof 2-2-2-6, McCormick 2-2-3-6, Navitsky 5-0-2-10, Klinger 2-2-3-6, Straus 3-0-0-6, Birosik 1-2-5-4, Gasper 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 16-8-15-41.Marian 10 15 19 14 - 58Nativity 4 9 13 15 - 41Three-Pointers: M - Barletta 1, Decker 1, Gottstein 1; N - Gasper 1.Bangor-NorthwesternBangor's Andy Mulitsch scored 29 points, including six three-pointers, and led his Slaters to a 61-43 victory over their Colonial League opponent in Northwestern.The Tigers' leading scorer was Toby Koenig, who finished with 11 points. Trevor German was the next highest with nine.Northwestern drops to 3-3 overall, 2-2 in the CL.BANGORRuggierio 1-0-2-2, Lavalva 2-1-1-6, Mulitsch 11-1-1-29, Ammerman 1-3-4-5, Carey 1-0-0-2, Bouch 0-1-4-1, Freeman 1-0-0-2, Reider 3-1-3-8, Colton 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 22-7-14-61.NORTHWESTERNLerner 3-1-3-7, Nagle 0-0-0-0, Rivera 1-0-0-2, Roth 0-0-0-0, Koenig 5-1-3-11, Oxley 2-0-0-6, German 4-1-4-9, Collopy 0-0-0-0, Conway 0-0-0-0, Wagner 0-0-0-0, Betz 3-2-2-8, DeBruin 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-5-12-43.Bangor 8 20 14 19 - 61N'western 12 8 15 8 - 43Three-Pointers: B - Mulitsch 6, Colton 2, Lavalva 1, Reider 1; N - Oxley 2.Palmerton-Pen ArgylBangor had three players score in double figures and the Slaters went on to top Palmerton by three, 57-54 in Colonial League basketball action.Joe Wagner (19), Mike Stecz (13) and Kyle Muller (12) each toppen ten points for Bangor.Tyler Kravetz was Palmerton's (1-5) main scorer. He finished 14 points.PALMERTONSnyder 1-4-5-7, Andrews 2-0-0-6, Tyahla 3-0-0-7, Suetik 0-0-0-0, Furry 2-1-2-5, Freed 2-0-0-4, Marcin 3-0-0-8, Reinhardt 0-1-2-1, Kravetz 6-2-5-14, Horvath 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-8-14-54.PEN ARGYLWagner 8-2-6-19, Crossen 2-2-2-6, Shelly 0-0-0-0, Muller 3-6-10-12, Stecz 5-2-2-13, Borger 1-3-4-5, Heard 1-0-2-2, Nasatka 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-15-26-57.Palmerton 8 11 20 15 - 54Pen Argyl 16 15 12 14 - 57Three-Pointers: P - Andrews 2, Marcin 2, Tyahla 1, Snyder 1; PA - Wagner 1, Stecz 1.Lehighton-ES NorthEast Stroudsburg North rolled past Lehighton 61-35. No other information on this game was provided to the TIMES NEWS.Pottsville-TamaquaPottsville posted a 63-41 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua. No other information on this game was provided to the TIMES NEWS.GIRLS BASKETBALLES North-LehightonLehighton jumped on MVC-foe East Stroudsburg North early and went on to post a 39-27 win.The Indians' Jordyn Homyak led all scorers with 24 points. She made nine field goals and connected on six-of-seven free throws. No other Lehighton player scored more than three points.The Timberwolves were led by Jessy Ortiz and her 12 points. All of her points came from beyond the three-point arc.EAST STROUDSBURG NORTHRader 0-0-0-0, Ki. Harvey 0-0-0-0, Talley 0-1-2-1, Ortiz 4-0-0-12, Goetz 0-0-0-0, Knight 0-0-0-0, Galvan 1-0-0-2, McLean 1-0-0-2, LaCascio 3-0-2-6, Shabazz 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 11-1-3-27.LEHIGHTONLocker 1-0-0-2, Homyak 9-6-7-24, Green 1-0-0-2, Rimbey 1-1-2-3, McCullion 0-1-2-1, Boyer 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2, White 1-1-4-3, Teno 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 15-9-15-39.ES North 2 7 7 11 - 27Lehighton 10 6 7 16 - 39Three-Pointers: ESN - Ortiz 4; L - None.Pleasant Valley-Delaware Valley.In a contest that featured 57 combined free throw attempts, Delaware Valley's Meagan Boccio poured in 20 points to help her team to a 55-46 victory over Pleasant Valley (2-3).Kim Commisso also added 11 points in the Warriors' victory.For Pleasant Valley, Kasey Meckes and Amber Schieffo led the way with 14 and 12 points respectively.In the JV game, the Bears prevailed by a final score of 46-40.PLEASANT VALLEYMeckes 6-1-3-14, Mowery 2-0-0-4, Schieffo 4-3-4-12, Harris 0-3-5-3, McGill 2-3-4-7, Hardy 1-3-4-5, Kregeloh 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 15-14-22-46.DELAWARE VALLEYSmith 2-3-6-8, Commisso 3-5-9-11, Peters 1-1-2-3, Pullig 3-2-5-8, Kruse 2-1-5-5, Boccio 6-7-8-20. TOTALS: 17-19-35-5.Pleasant Vy. 9 14 11 12 - 46Delaware Vy. 13 14 9 19 - 55Three-Pointers: PV - Meckes 1, Schieffo 1; DV - Smith 1, Boccio 1.N. Lehigh-CatasauquaNorthern Lehigh raced out to a 33-8 halftime lead and kept its undefeated record (6-0) intact with a 47-24 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua (0-6).Sonya Josephson led the Bulldogs with 17 points (13 in the first half) and Aimee Oertner chipped in with 15 (13 in the first half).For Catasauqua, Angela Rigopoulos had eight points in the loss.Northern Lehigh also came away with a 37-20 victory in the JV game.NORTHERN LEHIGHLeVan 1-0-0-2, Bastardi 2-0-0-5, Barnett 0-0-0-0, Stauffer 0-0-0-0, Harakal 0-0-0-0, Werley 0-0-0-0, Fiske 0-0-0-0, Oertner 4-0-0-8, Josephson 8-1-2-17, Oertner6-2-3-15, Howell 0-0-0-0, Seiler 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-3-5-47.CATASAUQUASierzega 1-0-0-2, Gerhard 1-0-0-2, Kogelman 2-0-0-5, Hallquist 0-2-2-2, Trobetsky 2-1-2-5, Rigopoulos 4-0-0-8, Lebron 0-0-0-0, Mauser 0-0-0-0, Kulp 0-0-0-0, Schnabel 0-0-0-0, Eck 0-0-0-0, Kunkle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-3-4-24.No. Lehigh 14 19 8 6 - 47Catasauqua 4 4 8 8 - 24Three-Pointers: NL - Bastardi 1, Oertner 1; C - Kogelman 1.Northwestern-BangorBangor defeated Northwestern by a final score of 54-35. No other information on this Colonial League contest was provided to the TIMES NEWS.SWIMMINGMount Carmel-Panther ValleyPanther Valley swept in its Schuylkill League swim meet with Mt. Carmel on Tuesday, winning 103-64 on the girls' side and 52-47 on the boys' side.Karoline Vavra, Alexia Follweiler and Lauren Cormier all won two individual events for the Lady Panthers.Vavra won both the 50 and 100 Free, Follweiler took the 100 Fly and the 500 Free and Cormier placed first in both the 200 IM and the 100 Breast. Each were also on the winning 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay teams.Jason Gates won multiple events on the boys' side. He won the 100 Breast and the 500 Free by default. Michael McCarroll (50 Free) and Michael Sloboda (100 Fly) had first place finishes as well.GIRLSPanther Vy. 103, Mt. Carmel 64200 MEDLEY RELAY - 1. Panther Valley (Janowiak, Cormier, Follweiler, Vavra) 2:02.73, 2. Panther Valley (Erbe, Yelito, Branchide, Mantz) 2:17.6, 3. Mt. Carmel (Fletcher, Besser, Williams, Fletcher) 2:21.61.200 FREE - 1. Brittany Erbe (PV) 2:18.6, 2. R. Fletcher (MC), 3. Kayla Nunemacher (PV).200 IM - 1. Lauren Cormier (PV) 2:36.7, 2. Christa Mantz (PV), 3. Celene Yelito (PV).50 FREE - 1. Karoline Vavra (PV) 26.2, 2. Tricia Janowiak (PV), 3. N. Fiamoncini (MC).100 FLY - 1. Alexia Follweiler (PV) 1:05.8, 2. Sarah Branchide (PV), 3. C. Fletcher (MC).100 FREE - 1. Karoline Vavra (PV) 1:01.8, 2. R. Fletcher (MC), 3. S. Williams (MC).500 FREE - 1. Alexia Follweiler (PV) 6:03, 2. R. Niglio (MC), 3. J. Shulskie (MC).200 FREE RELAY - 1. Panther Valley (Janowiak, Cormier, Follweiler, Vavra) 1:53.1, 2. Mt. Carmel (Williams, Fiamoncini, Fletcher, Fletcher) 2:02.6, 3. Panther Valley (Erbe, Yelito, Branchide, Matnz) 2:04.8.100 BACK - 1. Tricia Janowiak (PV) 1:08.6, 2. Brittany Erbe (PV) 1:16.2, 3. Christa Mantz (PV) 1:19.100 BREAST - 1. Lauren Cormier (PV) 1:18.1, 2. A. Besser (MC), 3. Celene Yelito (PV).400 FREE RELAY - 1. Mt. Carmel (Dunkle, Klemas, Besser, Niglio) 5:19.5, 2. Mt. Carmel (Shulskie, Fasolka, D'Andrea, Nolan) 5:20.2.BOYSPanther Vy. 52, Mt. Carmel 47200 MEDLEY RELAY - 1. Mt. Carmel (Shearn, Zsiolo, Swatski, Fegley) 2:15.2, 2. Panther Valley (Cabrera, Gates, Sloboda, McCarroll) 2:15.4.200 FREE - 1. M. Swatski (MC) 2:17.8, 2. Michael Sloboda (PV), 3. M. Shearn (MC).200 IM - Not contested.50 FREE - 1. Michael McCarroll (PV) 32.0, 2. E. Fegley (MC), 3. T. Zerbe (MC).100 FLY -1. Michael Sloboda (PV) 1:13.4.100 FREE - 1. M. Shearn (MC) 1:03.5, 2. Omar Cabrera (PV) 1:12.1, 3. T. Zerbe (MC).500 FREE - 1. Jason Gates (PV) 6:17.5.200 FREE RELAY - 1. Panther Valley (McCarroll, Gates, Cabrera, Sloboda) 2:00.5.100 BACK - 1. M. Swatski (MC) 1:10.7, 2. Omar Cabrera (PV) 1:31.1.100 BREAST - 1. Jason Gates (PV) 1:17.5, 2. Michael McCarroll (PV) 1:20.8.400 FREE RELAY - 1. Mt. Carmel (Swatski, Shearn, Zerbe, Zsiolo) 5:03.9.Schuylkill Haven-TamaquaTamaqua cleaned up in its swim meet with Schuylkill Haven, as the Blue Raiders won on both sides by a large amount.The Lady Raiders won 122-64. Chey Bates (100 Fly and 100 Back) and Caroline Kanaskie (200 Free and 500 Free) each won two events.The Raider boys also won, 112-63. Dane DeWire took both the 100 Free and the 200 Free, while teammate Ben Tuckett won the 200 IM and the 100 Back.GIRLSTamaqua 122, Sch. Haven 64200 MEDLEY RELAY - 1. Tamaqua (Bates, Bumbulsky, DeWire, Digilio) 2:09.9, 2. Schuylkill Haven (Romberger, Scheibelhut, Boyer, Smerlick) 2:12.1, 3. Tamaqua (VanBuren, Hartung, VanBuren, Hummel) 2:21.3.200 FREE - 1. Caroline Kanaskie (T) 2:15.2, 2. Andrea Whitley (T), 3. A. Miller (SH).200 IM - 1. Deana DeWire (T) 2:36.7, 2. K. Boyer (SH), 3. E. Romberger (SH).50 FREE - 1. Sam Digilio (T) 27.4, 2. Jordan Nowacki (T), 3. A. Smerlick (SH).DIVING - 1. Katelin Hummel (T) 202, 2. K. Scheibelhut (SH), 3. C. McGarry (SH).100 FLY - 1. Chey Bates (T) 1:11.1, 2. Ashley VanBuren (T), 3. K. Boyer (SH).100 FREE - 1. Jordan Nowacki (T) 1:01.7, 2. Sam Digilio (T), 3. Megan Amey (T).500 FREE - 1. Caroline Kanaskie (T) 6:02.8, 2. Deana DeWire (T), 3. Andrea Whitley (T).200 FREE RELAY - 1. Tamaqua (Nowacki, Digilio, Amey, Kanaskie) 1:54.6, 2. Schuylkill Haven (Lehman, McGarry, Smerlick, Miller) 1:57.1, 3. Tamaqua (Bates, VanBuren, Hummel, Whitley) 2:00.4.100 BACK - 1. Chey Bates (T) 1:11.5, 2. Ashley VanBuren (T) 1:12.9, 3. E. Romberger (SH).100 BREAST - 1. K. Scheibelhut (SH) 1:23.4, 2. M. Devlin (SH), 3. Emily Bumbulsky (T).400 FREE RELAY - 1. Tamaqua (DeWire, Amey, Kanaskie, Nowacki) 4:21.4, 2. Schuylkill Haven (Lehman, McGarry, Miller, Boyer) 4:30, 3. Tamaqua (Whitley, VanBuren, Bumbulsky, Hartung) 5:52.5.BOYSTamaqua 112, Sch. Haven 63200 MEDLEY RELAY - 1. Tamaqua (Tuckett, Leibensperger, Tuckett, McCann) 1:56.5, 2. Schuylkill Haven (Slotterback, Olsen, Palladino, Fleagle) 2:12.1, 3. Tamaqua Starry, Troxell, Stoll, Kupetz) 2:17.4.200 FREE - 1. Dane DeWire (T) 1:58.4, 2. Sam Tuckett (T), 3. V. Palladino (SH).200 IM - 1. Ben Tuckett (T) 2:16.5, 2. S. Spotts (SH), 3. Devin Smith (T).50 FREE - 1. Ricky Clemson (T) 25.1, 2. T. Schultz (SH), 3. D. Slotterback (SH).DIVING - 1. Billy Breiner (T) 154.1, 2. J. Fleagle (SH), 3. John Scheitrum (T).100 FLY - 1. Sam Tuckett (T) 1:03.1, 2. A. Bayliff (SH), 3. Calvin Troxell (T).100 FREE - 1. Dane DeWire (T) 53.4, 2. Ricky Clemson (T), 3. D. Slotterback (SH).500 FREE - 1. Devin Smith (T) 6:03.3, 2. V. Palladino (SH), 3. Evan Stoll (T).200 FREE RELAY - 1. Tamaqua (Tuckett, Tuckett, Clemson, DeWire) 1:39.2, 2. Schuylkill Haven (Bayliff, Slotterback, Spotts, Schultz) 1:39.4, 3. Schuylkill Haven (Chesakis, McGovern, Fleagle, Olsen) 1:57.4.100 BACK - 1. Ben Tuckett (T) 1:02.3, 2. S. Spotts (SH), 3. Corey McCann (T).100 BREAST - 1. Calvin Troxell (T) 1:11.4, 2. Nate Leibensperger (T), 3. A. Bayliff (SH).400 FREE RELAY - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Spotts, Palladino, Schultz, Bayliff) 3:50.3, 2. Tamaqua (Clemson, Smith, Troxell, DeWire) 3:53.4, 3. Tamaqua (Kupetz, Starry, Romberger, Romberger) 4:56.3.JUNIOR HIGHBASKETBALL9TH GRADETamaqua-WeatherlyTamaqua beat Weatherly, 47-36.Tanner Kehl had a team high 15 points and Craig Eroh added 12 points to lead the Raiders (2-1).Josh Reiner had a game high 21 points to lead Weatherly.8TH GRADETamaqua-WeatherlyTamaqua beats Weatherly, 48-30.Chris Hartung led the Raiders (4-0) with 12 points. Mike Weinert added 10 points.For Weatherly, Luke Reiner hit eight three-pointers and scored 26 points.

Steve Shinko/Special to the TIMES NEWS MMI's Fran Swankoski takes a hit as the Wreckers' Nate Pfeiffer drives to the basket during Tuesday's game at Weatherly. The Wreckers won the contest, 57-51.