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Panthers, Colts nab boys basketball wins

Panther Valley and Marian picked up boys basketball wins, while Jim Thorpe, Marian and Northwestern won on the girls side over the weekend.

BOYS BASKETBALLLehighton-PM WestPocono Mountain West showed its strength, as 13 of its 14 players scored to down Lehighton 79-33 in the final game for the Indians.Tyrell Fortune and Jake Boyle each had 12 points for the winners, while teammate Tyrell Dixon added 10.For Lehighton (0-22, 0-12), Alex Matika's seven was tops.LEHIGHTONHill 1-1-3-3, Keer 3-0-3-6, Rossino 1-3-4-6, Kresge 1-0-0-3, Markley 1-0-0-2, Matika 2-3-7-7, Szacska 1-1-2-4, Agosto 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-8-19-33.POCONO MT WESTBryant 4-0-0-9, Fortune 4-2-2-12, Scott 1-0-0-2, Howard 2-0-2-5, Boyle 4-0-0-12, Brice 3-2-2-8, Aviema 1-0-0-2, Duclair 3-2-2-8, Dixon 5-0-1-10, Rodriguez 1-2-2-5, Malsey 0-0-0-0, Runoroso 1-0-0-2, Scott 1-0-0-2, , Collins 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 31-8-11-79.Lehighton 9 13 5 6 - 33PM West 28 23 12 16 - 79Three pointers: L - Szacska 1, Rossino 1, Kresge 1; PMW - Boyle 4, Fortune 2, Bryant 1, Howard 1, Rodriguez 1.Tamaqua-Panther Vy.After a 25-17 lead at halftime, Panther Valley's defense limited Tamaqua to two points in the third quarter and eventually pulled away for the 44-28 win.The tandem of PV's Brock Mitchell and Logan Stano teamed up for 31 of their team's 44 with Mitchell scoring 16 and Stano 15.For Tamaqua, Anthony Bumbulsky scored nine.PV improves to 13-9 overall and 5-7 in the league while the Raiders fall to 6-15; 1-11.TAMAQUAStreisel 3-0-0-6, Gurcsik 1-0-0-2, Bumbulsky 3-3-4-9, Bennett 1-0-0-3, Rudy 0-0-0-0, Taylor 3-1-2-8, Ansbach 0-0-0-0, Reinhardt 0-0-0-0, Hubosky 0-0-0-0, Fegley 0-0-0-0, Lakistky 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-4-6-28.PANTHER VY.Stanko 0-1-2-1, Ogozalek 0-0-1-0, Revell 0-0-0-0, Picht 1-2-7-4, Lewis 3-0-0-6, Romanchik 1-0-0-2, Mitchell 8-0-4-16, Ahner 0-0-0-0, Stano 5-5-6-15. TOTALS: 18-8-20-44.Tamaqua 10 7 2 9 - 28Panther Vy. 14 11 7 12 - 44Three pointers: T - Taylor 1, Bennett 1; PV - none.PM East-Pleasant Vy.The Cardinals outscored Pleasant Valley 46-24 in the first half and rolled to a 71-47 Mountain Valley Conference win.The Cards shot 52 percent from the field in the game and Kyheim Hall had a game-high 18 points for the winners. Meanwhile, teammate Lamont Tillery followed with 17 and Karnall Richards added 13.For the Bears (8-14; 4-8), Pat Kregeloh's 11 was a team-high, while Richie Irving and Mike Sharpe both chipped in with 10.POCONO MT EASTDaly 1-1-1-3, Garcia 0-0-0-0, Kilanowski 1-0-0-2, Tillery 7-1-2-17, Escobar 1-0-0-2, Davalos 0-0-0-0, Richards 6-0-0-13, Nyanti 1-0-1-2, Hall 8-0-1-18, Bursis 0-0-0-0, Pacheco 2-0-0-5, Sancho 2-0-0-5, Munson 1-0-0-2, Harris 1-0-2-2, Wheeler 0-0-0-0, Faran 0-0-0-0, Thompson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 31-2-7-71.PLEASANT VY.McQuay 1-0-2-3, C. Knudsen 1-0-2-2, Castner 0-0-0-0, Conklin 0-0-0-0, Sharpe 4-1-1-10, Biney 0-2-2-2, Kregeloh 4-3-6-11, Irving 4-2-3-10, Williams 0-0-0-0, Garcia 0-0-0-0, Blot 0-0-0-0, Stanovick 2-0-1-5, Z. Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Wild 1-2-3-4. TOTALS: 17-10-20-47.PM East 25 21 13 12 - 71Pleasant Vy. 11 13 15 8 - 47Three pointers: PME - Hall 2, Tillery 2, Pacheco 1, Sancho 1, Richards 1; PV - Stanovick 1, Sharpe 1, McQuay 1.Marian-NativityFive different players scored in double figures as Marian cruised to a 80-26 Schuylkill League victory over Nativity.Chris Barletta paced the Colts' offense with a game-high 14 points, while Ryan Gimbi followed right behind with 13.Matt Yaich netted 12, Brian O'Donnell recorded 11 and Drew Sherkness rounded things off hitting double figures with 10.MARIANBarletta 6-0-1-14, O'Donnell 5-0-0-11, Stawick 1-0-0-2, Nesgoda 0-0-0-0, Gimbi 6-1-2-13, Gottstein 1-0-0-2, Lack 4-0-0-8, Yaich 5-1-2-12, Sherkness 4-2-2-10, Pilla 3-0-0-6, Karnish 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 36-4-7-80.NATIVITYMansell 1-1-1-3, Heckman 1-0-0-2, McCormick 3-0-2-6, Gasper 2-0-0-5, Z. Navitsky 0-0-0-0, L. Navitsky 1-0-0-2, Coyne 1-0-0-2, Strause 1-0-0-2, Birosik 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 12-1-3-26.Marian 23 22 13 22 - 80Nativity 6 6 5 9 - 26Three-pointers: Marian - Barletta 2, O'Donnell 1, Yaich 1; Nativity - Gasper 1.Jim Thorpe-Blue Mtn.Blue Mountain forced a tie for the Schuylkill League Division I wild card with a 47-42 victory over Jim Thorpe on Sunday forcing a playoff today.The Eagles and Olympians tied with 8-4 records for the second league playoff berth from Division I. The two teams will square off at 5 p.m. at Tamaqua with the winner meeting Marian in the league semis at Martz Hall of Wednesday.Rashid Epps finished with 17 points and Sam Lux added 15 for the Olympians. Mark Garrity scored 18 points for Blue Mountain.JIM THORPEMickens 0-0-0-0, Richardson 1-0-2-2, Lux 7-0-0-15, Epps 7-3-6-17, Cinicola 3-0-2-6, Johnson 1-0-3-2. TOTALS: 19-3-13-42.BLUE MT.Maloney 6-1-2-14, Hartranft 1-0-0-3, LaScala 1-0-0-2, Garrity 9-0-1-18, Cryts 2-0-1-4, Tobash 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 21-1-4-47.Jim Thorpe 6 15 10 11 - 42Blue Mt. 5 9 13 20 - 47Thre-pointers: JT - Lux 1; Blue Mt. - Tobash 2, Maloney 1, Hartranft 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLJ. Thorpe-ShenandoahJim Thorpe jumped out early and never looked back on its way to a 58-41 victory over Shenandoah Valley.Celeste Robinson sparked a big Olympians' first quarter by scoring eight of her game-high 31 points.Ashley Karpovich paced the Blue Devils with 12 points, while Molly Carduff added 11.Jim Thorpe moved to 9-12 on the season.JIM THORPEMcElmoyle 0-0-0-0, Lawrence 2-1-2-7, Reis 2-2-3-6, Holland 2-1-1-5, Robinson 14-3-6-31, Mosteller 0-0-0-0, Smelas 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 24-8-14-58.SHENANDOAH VY.DeAngelo 1-0-0-3, Norwich 0-0-0-0, Carduff 2-6-6-11, Karpovich 5-2-2-12, Lukashunas 1-0-0-2, Huss 2-0-0-4, Gottshall 0-0-0-0, Krusinsky 2-0-0-4, Sacco 0-0-0-0, Bolschi 2-0-4-4, Kalenkoski 0-0-0-0, Semanchick 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 15-9-14-41.Jim Thorpe 14 15 17 12 - 58Shenandoah Vy. 7 12 13 9 - 41Three-pointers: JT - Lawrence 2; SV - DeAngelo 1, Carduff 1.Marian-Mah. AreaMarian used the strength of a 26-point third quarter to pull away with a 51-40 Schuylkill League win over host Mahanoy Area.The Fillies' Angela Bellezza scored eight of her 11 points and Danielle Tristani netted eight of her 10 in the prolific stanza. Teammate Jen Linkchorst balanced her game-high 15 throughout all four quarters.Brittany Rosas led the Golden Bears with 14 points.Marian improves to 14-7 overall and 8-4 in the league.MARIANBelezza 5-1-2-11, Ferrello 0-0-0-0, McLaughlin 3-0-0-6, Kennedy 0-0-0-0, Gutsie 1-0-0-2, Markiewicz 0-0-0-0, Linkchorst 5-5-9-15, Shober 3-1-2-7, Tristani 4-2-2-10. TOTALS: 21-9-15-51.MAHANOY AREAHeintzelman 0-2-2-2, Kane 3-0-0-6, Finneran 1-0-0-2, Styka 2-7-13-12, Filiziani 0-0-0-0, Rosas 6-0-0-14, Price 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 14-9-15-40.Marian 6 9 26 10 - 51Mahanoy Area 6 18 9 7 - 40Three-pointers: Marian - none; MA - Rosas 2, Styka 1.Pleasant Vy.-PM EastPocono Mountain East took advantage of a Pleasant Valley second half meltdown to roll to a 60-39 Mountain Valley Conference win.The Bears' Kasey Meckes scored all of her team-high 13 points in the first half.Allison Roth paced the Cardinals with a game-high 14 points.Pleasant Valley ends the regular season at 6-16 overall and 4-8 in the MVC.PLEASANT VY.Meckes 4-3-6-13, Cisluycis 0-0-0-0, Mowrey 1-0-0-2, Weissmeth 0-0-0-0, Cheiffo 3-0-0-7, Sisco 0-0-0-0, Harris 2-0-0-4, McGill 0-1-2-1, Hardy 1-2-2-4, Fitzgerald 0-0-0-0, Kregeloh 0-0-0-0, Fields 0-0-2-0, Salmon 2-3-4-7, Renna 0-0-0-0, Shanley 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 13-10-18-39.PM EASTDrodz 5-1-2-13, Cardiello 5-0-0-13, McCain 0-0-0-0, Baldassari 0-0-0-0, Aspros 0-0-0-0, Campbell 5-2-4-13, Medina 1-0-0-2, Roth 5-1-2-14, Ingram 1-0-0-2, Farmer 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 23-5-10-60.PV 13 13 7 6 - 39PME 19 16 19 6 - 60Three-pointers: PV - ; PME - Cardiello 3, Roth 3, Drodz 2, Campbell 1.N'western-CatasauquaIn a close Colonial League girls' basketball battle, Northwestern held on for a 35-34 win over the Lady Rough Riders.Sara Jones led the way for the winners with 10 points as the Tigers improved their record to 3-18 on the season.Catasauqua's Alyssa Trobetsky led all scorers with 16 points.NORTHWESTERNGulick 1-2-3-5, Landrigan 0-0-0-0, Groller 1-0-0-2, Jones 3-2-3-10, Suter 1-0-0-2, Kemmerer 1-0-0-3, L. Gimbel 2-0-0-4, A. Gimbel 0-0-0-0, Everett 2-1-2-5, Hill 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 13-5-8-35.CATASAUQUAGerhard 1-0-0-3, Kogelman 0-1-2-1, Hallquist 2-4-6-8, Trobetsky 7-1-4-16, Rigopoulos 2-2-3-6, Eck 0-0-0-0, Kulp 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-8-15-34.Northwestern 5 13 11 6 - 35Catasauqua 9 9 10 6 - 34Three pointers: NW - Jones 2, Gulick 1, Kemmerer 1; C - Gerhard 1, Trobetsky 1.WRESTLINGLehighton-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh won the last five bouts to break open what had been a tight match for a 39-17 non-league victory over visiting Lehighton.The match started at 140 pounds and the Indians captured five of the first nine bouts for a 17-14 lead.The Bulldogs' Ty Herzog scored a 13-2 major decision at 112 to put No. Lehigh in front to stay at 18-17 at 112, and the 'Dawgs pulled away with the help of two forfeits, a pin from Lucas Dise at 125 and a decision by Nikko Stevens at 135.Colin Hedash (189) scored a technical fall and Dylan Hofmann (140), Craemer Hedash (160) and Dan Huemmer (215) added decisions for the 'Dawgs, who completed dual meet competition at 15-5.Jake Hoats (103) and David Lucykanish (145) had major decisions for the Indians (10-9), who also received decisions from Mitch Moyer (152), John Mertz (171) and Briar Stern (285).No. Lehigh 39, Lehighton 17103 - Jake Hoats (L) major dec. Ryan Martinez 14-0.112 - Ty Herzog (NL) major dec. Jason McEvoy 13-2.119 - Connor Hedash (NL) won by forfeit.125 - Lucas Dise (NL) pin Zach Zellers, 1:18.130 - Zane Heller (NL) won by forfeit.135 - Nikko Stevens (NL) dec. Anthony Farole 7-2.140 - Dylan Hofmann (NL) dec. Zach Coleman 15-9.145 - David Lucykanish (L) major dec. Chris Christ 10-2.152 - Mitch Moyer (L) dec. Zach Fleming 5-4.160 - Craemer Hedash (NL) dec. Mike Balliet 9-7.171 - John Mertz (L) dec. Kyle Greenawald 15-11.189 - Colin Hedash (NL) tech. fall Zach Borger, 4;26 (19-3).215 - Dan Huemmer (NL) dec. Nate Black 7-3.285 - Briar Stern (L) dec. Brandon Loch 10-3.Panther Valley Round Robin TournamentPanther Valley held their Round Robin Tournament featuring six teams from Jim Thorpe, Panther Valley, Norristown, LaSalle Academy, Brockway and Allentown Central Catholic.Norristown pulled out the team win, totaling 160 team points, while LaSalle narrowly nabbed second with 122 to Panther Valley's 117.Individually. the Panthers' Nick O'Donnell won his 103 pound weight class going 5-0 on the afternoon. Brandon Gurka matched that success, going 4-0 at the 119-pound weight class.