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Weatherly reaches tournament title game

The Weatherly boys reached the finals of the Columbia Montour AVTS Tournament while four other local basketball teams captured consolation game wins on Friday.

Hazleton TournamentPleasant Valley-PM EastPleasant Valley cruised to a 73-41 consolation game victory over Pocono Mountain East in the Hazleton Tournament.Marquis Brown paced the Bears with a game-high 15 points. Devon Howard followed with 14.PLEASANT VALLEYBrown 6-3-7-15, Skutnik 2-0-0-5, Howard 5-2-2-14, Hosier 1-0-0-2, Roden 1-0-0-2, Deegan 1-0-0-2, Sharpe 2-0-0-5, Hrbek 2-0-0-5, Jones 0-0-0-0, Pazienza 4-0-0-8, Robinson 2-0-0-6, Helfrich 0-0-0-0, Neubert 0-3-4-3, Aulder 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 29-8-13-73.POCONO MOUNTAIN EASTHardmon 1-0-2-2, Sarijian 3-1-3-7, Yarosh 1-0-0-3, Diaz 0-0-0-0, Vazquez 1-0-0-2, Steckel 3-5-6-12, Hosbach 1-0-0-2, Clarke 2-1-2-5, Carter 0-0-0-0, Tyndall 0-0-0-0, Comas 0-0-0-0, Mann 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 16-7-13-41.Pleasant Vy. 20 14 18 21 - 73PM East 8 6 8 19 - 41Three-pointers: PV - Howard 2, Robinson 2, Skutnik 1, Sharpe 1, Hrbek 1; PME - Yarosh 1, Steckel 1.Slatington Rotary TourneyLehighton-PalmertonLehighton had five players score in doubles figures as it breezed to a 77-55 consolation game victory over Palmerton.Tyler Crum paced the Indians with 17 points while Anthony Rossino and Jacen Nalesnik each tallied 14. Lehighton (5-4) also received 13 points from Jordan Knappenberger and 12 from Vince Mele.For the Bombers (0-7), Spencer Hay finished with a team-high 17 points.LEHIGHTONRossino 5-4-5-14, Farano 2-0-0-4, Crum 7-2-2-17, Zwetolitz 1-0-0-3, J. Knappenberger 5-0-2-13, Mele 6-0-0-12, Nalesnik 7-0-1-14, K. Knappenberger 0-0-0-0, Evans 0-0-0-0, Thompson 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 33-6-10-77.PALMERTONHay 7-2-3-16, Shigo 1-0-0-2, Achterman 1-2-2-4, Lesher 2-1-2-6, Leaver 5-0-0-12, Quinn 3-0-0-7, Koma 1-0-0-2, Buck 2-0-0-5, Frey 0-1-2-1, Luers 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-6-9-55.Lehighton 22 18 18 19 - 77Palmerton 18 11 11 15 - 55Three-pointers: Lehighton - J. Knappenberger 3, Crum 1, Zwetolitz 1; Palmerton - Leaver 2, Quinn 1, Lesher 1, Buck 1.Columbia Montour TourneyWeatherly-CMVTWeatherly earned a spot in the Columbia Montour AVTS Tournament championship game by knocking off host Columbia Montour AVTS, 77-37.Brett Stallone led the way for the Wreckers with a 24 point performance. Charlie Wallish and Joe Haganey followed with 15 and 13 respectively.WEATHERLYKelly 3-0-0-7, Coombs 0-0-0-0, Bizarre 0-0-0-0, L. Reiner 2-0-0-4, Capone 0-0-0-0, Miller 4-0-0-8, Stallone 9-4-4-24, Wallish 5-5-7-15, J. Reiner 3-0-0-6, Baade 0-0-0-0, Haganey 5-3-6-13, Busher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 31-12-17-77.CMVTMiller 2-0-0-4, Chyko 1-0-0-2, Zumerlinger 6-9-11-21, Lakin 3-0-0-6, Hoyle 0-1-4-1, Pitonyak 1-0-0-2, Musselman 0-0-1-0, Schultz 0-1-3-1. TOTALS: 13-11-18-37.Weatherly 25 21 18 13 - 77CMVT 11 9 10 7 - 37Three-pointers: Weatherly - Stallone 2, Kelly 1; CMVT - none.Blue Mt.-NorthwesternThree players scored in double figures as Blue Mountain scored a 58-29 non-conference victory over Northwestern.The Tigers' Jarrad Binder ended up with a team-high 12 points.BLUE MOUNTAINStramara 0-0-0-0, Bornstein 5-2-2-12, P. Harding 4-0-0-10, L. Harding 1-3-4-5, Slane 3-0-2-7, Grapsy 0-3-4-3, Jones 3-3-3-9, Tobash 0-0-0-0, Donovan 0-0-0-0, Coller 4-1-1-10, Panchari 1-0-0-2, Eifert 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-12-16-58.NORTHWESTERNWagner 0-2-3-2, Williamson 0-0-0-0, Schuler 0-0-0-0, T. Richardson 1-1-2-4, Betz 0-0-0-0, Breidinger 0-0-0-0, Perry 0-0-0-0, C. Richardson 0-0-2-0, Binder 2-8-9-12, McCain 0-0-0-0, Jones 1-4-4-6, Scwartz 1-0-1-2, Mengel 0-0-0-0, Deutsch 0-1-2-1, Breninger 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 6-16-23-29.Blue Mt 12 12 25 9 - 58Northwestern 5 6 7 11 - 29Three-pointers: BM - P. Harding 2, Slane 1, Culler 1; NW - T. Richardson 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLLady Indian Holiday ClassicJim Thorpe-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh earned its first win of the season with a 32-25 win over Jim Thorpe in the Lady Indian Holiday Classic consolation game.Autumn Stauffer and Emily Bevans tied for a Bulldog high with eight points apiece.The Olympians' Nikki Ennis finished with a game-high 13 points.Jim Thorpe slips to 1-5 on the season. Northern Lehigh improves to 1-7.JIM THORPEHassler 0-0-0-0, Doughty 1-1-2-4, Condly 2-0-2-4, Ennis 5-0-0-13, Rusbarsky 0-0-0-0, Becker 1-0-2-2, Bush 0-0-0-0, Shigo 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 10-1-6-25.NORTHERN LEHIGHFollweiler 3-0-3-6, Weil 1-1-3-3, Stauffer 4-0-0-8, Olewine 3-0-0-6, Tarafas 0-0-0-0, Bevans 4-0-5-8, Harlan 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 15-2-13-32.Jim Thorpe 5 3 3 14 - 25No. Lehigh 11 6 2 13 - 32Three-pointers: JT - Ennis 3, Doughty 1; NL - none.Whitehall-NorthwesternA strong third quarter helped Northwestern pull away for a 45-30 non-conference victory over visiting Whitehall.The Tigers' Sara Jones scored six of her game-high 18 points in the third while Sabrina Mertz netted six of her 10 points in the same quarter. Trista Cunningham also hit double figures with 10.Northwestern remains unbeaten at 7-0.WHITEHALLCunningham 0-0-0-0, Erie 0-0-0-0, Kelly 1-1-3-3, Mellinger 0-0-0-0, Spanitz 0-0-0-0, Umberhauer 3-4-8-10, Walker 0-0-0-0, Schannauer 1-0-0-2, Cruz 1-0-0-2, Klein 0-0-0-0, George 2-4-6-9, Jones 1-0-0-2, Kreglow 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 10-9-17-30.NORTHWESTERNMertz 3-3-4-10, Landrigan 0-0-0-0, Day 0-0-0-0, Jones 6-6-7-18, Suter 0-0-4-0, Segan 3-1-5-7, Gawelko 0-0-0-0, Koenig 0-0-0-0, Bennett 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Cunningham 4-2-8-10, Anderson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-12-28-45.Whitehall 15 3 5 7 - 30Northwestern 8 12 17 8 - 45Three-pointers: Whitehall - George 1; NW - Mertz 1.Senator Rhodes TourneyPanther Vy.-ShenandoahPanther Valley avenged an early-season loss to Shenandoah Valley by defeating the Sun Devils, 34-29, in the Senator Rhodes Tournament.Sam Zlock had 11 points to pace the Panthers, who suffered a 21-point loss to Shenandoah in their season opener.Panther Valley has now won six of its last seven games and improves to 6-3 on the season.SHENANDOAHNiedu 2-3-4-7, Semanchik 1-0-0-2, Huss 0-6-6-6, Snitzer 3-0-0-7, Sacco 3-1-2-7, Dove 0-0-0-0, Hammer 0-0-0-0, Buchanan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-10-12-29.PANTHER VALLEYWhildin 2-3-4-8, Blasko 1-1-3-4, Rice 4-0-1-8, Mikovich 1-0-2-3, Zlock 5-1-3-11, Corby 0-0-0-0, Jacobs 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-5-13-34.Shenandoah 11 7 4 7 - 29Panther Vy. 11 6 4 13 - 34Three-pointers: SV - Snitzer 1; PV - Whildin 1, Blasko 1, Mikovich 1.So. Lehigh TournamentTamaqua-PottsgroveTamaqua walked off the court with a 46-33 victory over Pottsgrove in the consolation game of the Southern Lehigh Tournament.Amanda Solt sparked the Blue Raiders with a game-high 23 points. Maria Streisel followed with 18.Tamaqua moves to 4-3 on the season.TAMAQUAHartung 0-0-0-0, Demetriades 0-2-2-2, Kabilko1-1-3-3, M. Streisel 7-3-11-18, V. Solt 0-0-0-0, A. Solt 10-3-7-23. TOTALS: 18-9-23-46.POTTSGROVEKinner 3-0-0-8, Barefield 0-0-0-0, Conrad 5-0-0-11, Kehl 1-0-0-2, Bealer 2-0-0-4, Wood 0-0-0-0, Coddington 0-0-0-0, Evans 2-4-8-8, Austin 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-4-8-33.Tamaqua 10 4 16 16 - 46Pottsgrove 10 5 7 11 - 33Three-pointers: Tamaqua - M. Streisel 1; Pottsgrove - Kinner 2, Conrad 1.Weatherly-MMI PrepWeatherly used a strong second half to run away with a 42-23 non-conference win over MMI.The Wreckers' Dominique Adamcyzk led all scorers with 13 points.Weatherly evens its record to 3-3 on the season.WEATHERLYT. Heister 0-1-3-1, Dougherty 3-1-7-7, Parker 1-0-0-2, Adamczyk 5-2-4-13, S. Heister 4-1-7-9, Polchin 2-0-0-4, Boyarski 2-2-2-6, Bizarre 0-0-0-0, Berger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-7-23-42.MMI PREPPurcell 1-1-2-3, Stanziola 2-2-4-6, Carrato 3-1-3-9, Shearer 1-0-0-2, Karchner 1-0-3-2, Klesh 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 8-5-14-23.Weatherly 9 7 16 10 - 42MMI Prep 6 7 6 4 - 23Three-pointers: Weatherly - Adamczyk 1; MMI - Carrato 1.WRESTLINGJT Christmas TourneyJim Thorpe's Ryan Ruberto recorded four pins on his way to a 4-1 record at the Jim Thorpe Christmas Tournament. The Olympians finished sixth as a team.Brian Ohl (145) also had a 4-1 mark for the Olympians, picking up a tech fall, two decisions and a forfeit. Kyle Morales (126) also finished 4-1, recording one pin.Olympians who posted a 3-2 mark on the day were Kevan Gentile (106), Johnathan Condly (113), Tyler Andrew (182) and Jedidiah Scorzelli (195).