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Northwestern boys upset Saucon Valley

Northwestern upset Saucon Valley in boys basketball to highlight Friday's scholastic sports card.

BOYS BASKETBALLPM East-LehightonKmall Richards scored 10 of his game-high 22 points in the first quarter as the Cardinals outscored the Indians 18-2 and went on to pick up a 82-57 Mountain Valley Conference win.Lamont Tilley added 11 and Justin Kilanowski 10 for the Cardinals. Tyler Hill led Lehighton with 13 points, while D.J. Rossino added 11 and J.T. Keer 10.The Cardinals also won the JV game by a 33-24 score.PM EASTGarcia 3-0-0-7, Kilanowski 5-0-0-10, Tillery 5-1-1-11, Richards 10-0-0-22, Nyanti 2-0-2-4, Buisis 2-0-0-4, Puchese 3-1-2-9, Preston 1-3-6-5, Munson 2-0-0-4, Stapler 2-1-2-6. TOTALS: 36-6-13-82.LEHIGHTONHill 5-3-9-13, Keer 4-2-6-10, Rossino 5-0-0-11, Kresge 3-0-0-8, Markley 1-0-0-2, Guyn 0-0-0-0, Matika 1-0-0-2, Szacska 2-4-4-9, Evans 0-0-0-0, Scott 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-9-19-57.PM East 18 24 19 21 - 82Lehighton 2 19 13 23 - 57Three-pointers: PM East - Richards 2, Puchese 2, Stapler 1, Garcia 1; Lehighton - Kresge 2, Rossino 1, Szacska 1.No. Lehigh-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh's Ramfus Rodriguez's drive to the basket and lay-up at the buzzer gave the host Spartans a thrilling 56-55 victory over the visiting Bulldogs.Northern Lehigh took the lead in the first quarter and held it until the last minute of the game. Jordan Weylan (24 points) gave the Bulldogs a one-point edge with just under 30 seconds remaining to set up the Spartans final shot.Bobby Hahn dumped in 13 points for the Bulldogs who fell to 10-5 on the season and 6-4 in the league. Rodriguez led the Spartans (9-7, 7-3) with 23 points.NO. LEHIGHSeremula 2-0-0-4, Hahn 3-4-6-13, Waylen 7-5-6-24, Glose 0-0-0-0, Everhart 0-0-0-0, Biegley 3-1-2-7, Johnson 0-0-0-0, Pappas 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 18-11-16-55.SO. LEHIGHSroka 2-0-0-5, Festa 5-0-0-10, Leddy 3-2-2-9, Rodriguez 7-7-8-23, Rockle 1-0-0-2, Mobley 2-1-2-5, Hoffman 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-10-12-56.No. Lehigh 24 11 12 8 - 55So. Lehigh 15 17 11 13 - 56Three-pointers: NL - Waylen 5, Hahn 3; SL - Rodriguez 2, Leddy 1, Sroka 1.Northwestern-Saucon Vy.The Tigers (8-8, 5-5) fell behind early but outscored the Panthers by five in the final quarter to pull off a 51-49 triumph in a Colonial League contest.Kevin Oxley drained three from beyond the arc and finished with a game-high 20 points to lead the Tigers. Trevor German added 12.John Clark and Eric Franz had 17 and 13 respectively for the Panthers.NORTHWESTERNLerner 1-2-4-4, Nagle 4-0-1-9, Roth 2-0-0-4, Oxley 8-1-2-20, German 6-0-0-12, Betz 1-0-0-2, Koenig 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-3-7-51.SAUCON VY.Reitz 2-1-3-5, Poli 0-0-0-0, Remaley 2-1-1-6, Mosher 2-1-2-6, Franz 6-1-2-13, Clark 5-6-9-17, Redding 0-0-0-0, Kowalski 0-2-4-2. TOTALS: 17-12-21-49.N'western 12 13 13 13 - 51Saucon Vy. 15 16 10 8 - 49Three-pointers: NW - Oxley 3, Nagle 1; SV - Remaly 1, Mosher 1, Clark 1.Tri-Valley-WeatherlyTri-Valley rolled to a 52-33 victory over Weatherly.Matt McGinley led the Bulldogs with 19 points.For the Wreckers (11-5, 4-4), Keith Barna scored 22 points and Kyle Harris pulled down 11 rebounds.Tri-Valley won the JV game, 47-21. Corey Furmanchin had eight points for Weatherly.TRI-VALLEYHinkle 0-2-2-2, Snyder 4-0-1-8, Wert 2-5-6-10, McGinley 8-3-4-19, Hepler 2-7-8-11, Strohecker 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-17-21-52.WEATHERLYBarna 8-5-8-22, B. Rowan 1-0-1-2, G. Wallish 1-1-2-3, Pfeiffer 2-0-0-4, Harris 1-0-0-2, Ormiston 0-0-0-0, Valkos 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-6-11-33.Tri-Valley 14 7 17 14 - 52Weatherly 7 6 9 11 - 33Three-pointers: TV - Wert 1, W - Barna 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLLehighton-PM EastThe Cardinals jumped out to an 11-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back in handing the Indians a 60-47 Mountain Valley Conference setback.Megan Campbell led all scoers with 27 points as she had 11 in the third quarter and nine in the first quarter for the Cardinals. Neechelle Ingram added 12 points and Catie Cardiello backed her up with 11 for Pocono Mountain East.Jordyn Homyak had eight fourth quarter points and finished with 16 for the Indians. Sheena White also hit double figures with 13.LEHIGHTONHomyak 5-5-6-16, Green 0-0-0-0, McCullian 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-3, Schwiezer 1-0-0-2, Rimbey 1-5-9-7, Teno 3-0-2-6, White 5-3-8-13. TOTALS: 16-13-25-47.PM EASTDrodz 2-0-0-5, Cardiello 4-2-2-11, McCain 0-0-0-0, Baldassari 0-0-0-0, Campbell 10-3-4-27, Roth 2-0-0-5, Ingram 5-2-2-12. TOTALS: 23-7-8-60.Lehighton 12 7 14 14 - 47PM East 23 8 18 11 - 60Three-pointers: Lehighton - Homyak 2, Smith 1; PM East - Campbell 4, Drodz 1, Cardiello 1, Roth 1.Saucon Vy.-NorthwesternThe Tigers kept it close for three quarters, but scored just five points (all free throws) in the final eight minutes to drop a 48-37 to Saucon Valley in Colonial League action.Danielle Van Buren had 14 points to lead the Panthers, while Karine Polgar added 12. Sara Jones had a game-high 16 points for the Tigers.SAUCON VY.Polgar 5-0-1-12, Amber 1-1-4-3, Van Buren 5-4-4-14, Feher 0-3-4-3, Wean 3-0-0-8, Mowrey 1-0-0-2, Hough 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 17-10-15-48.NORTHWESTERNGulick 2-0-2-4, Groller 1-0-0-2, Jones 4-8-11-16, Suter 1-2-4-4, L. Gimbel 0-0-0-0, Everett 3-0-0-6, Hill 2-1-1-5. TOTALS: 13-11-18-37.Saucon Vy. 4 15 17 12 - 48Northwestern 8 8 16 5 - 37Three-pointers: SV - Polgar 2, Wean 2; NW - None.JR. HIGH BASKETBALL9TH GRADETamaqua-MinersvilleMinersville defeated Tamaqua, 53-31.Derek Rottet had a game high 13 points for the Blue Raiders (6-8). Dalton Nunemacher added 10 points.8TH GRADETamaqua-MinersvilleTamaqua relied on its defense to edge Minersville, 23-19.Dustin Vandermartin hit two big foul shots with six seconds left to seal the win. Chez Picone and Mike Weinert led the Raiders with six points apiece.Pleasant Vy.-PalisadesAll nine of the Pleasant Valley players got in the scorebook, as the Bears topped Palisades 35-12.Dakota Neubert led the winners with eight points, while Marquis Brown added six.7TH GRADETamaqua-MinersvilleTamaqua remained undefeated with a 55-30 victory over Minersville.Tyler Skripko had the hot hand for the Raiders (10-0) with 18 points while the tandem of Brett Kosciolek and Zachary Wargula threw in 14 and 12 points respectively.