It was a rough night on the hardwoods for local basketball teams as the lone winner was the Panther Valley girls, who played a non-league game against Lincoln Leadership Academy.

BOYS BASKETBALLSo. Lehigh-NorthwesternTrailing by one point after the first eight minutes, Southern Lehigh seized control of the game in the second quarter and never looked back, as the Spartans posted a 48-40 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.Alex Anderson led Southern Lehigh with a game-high 24 points, including three three-pointers. Chris Mobley also tacked on 12 for the Spartans.For Northwestern (2-10), Matt Rivera and Naveed Hadian scored 11 and 10 points respectively.SO. LEHIGHMobley 6-01-12, McCroy 0-0-0-0, Anderson 9-3-3-24, Wagner 2-0-0-4, Brown 0-0-0-0, Zellner 0-0-0-0, Shaheen 1-6-6-8, Reppert 0-0-0-0, Amory 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-9-10-48.NORTHWESTERNWagner 0-0-0-0, Hadian 5-0-1-10, Richardson 3-0-0-9, Maher 1-0-0-2, Rivera 4-1-4-11, Perry 1-0-0-2, Binder 2-0-2-4, Bachman 0-2-2-2, Williamson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-3-9-40.So. Lehigh 6 20 14 8 - 48Northwestern 7 11 12 10 - 40Three-Pointers: SL - Anderson 3; N - Richardson 3, Rivera 2.Notre Dame-PalmertonThe Crusaders opened up a 15-point lead by halftime and went on to down the Blue Bombers 81-43 in a Colonial League matchup.The Bombers managed to score just 16 points in the second half and fell to 1-9 overall on the season.Alex Gregg finished with 15 points for the Crusaders, while Tanner Reed and Connor Hughes each added 10. Matt Leaver was high scorer for Palmerton with 12 points.NOTRE DAMEJacham 0-0-0-0, Miller 2-0-0-4, Gregg 7-1-2-15, Scott 1-0-0-2, Huerta 2-4-4-9, C. Reed 0-1-2-1, Deutsch 2-1-2-5, Santos 1-0-0-2, Kelly 2-0-0-5, Miller 1-0-1-3, Keretz 0-0-0-0, T. Reed 4-1-4-10, Reid 3-0-0-6, Hughes 3-4-4-10, Eze 3-0-0-6, Myers 1-1-1-3, Theaford 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 32-13-20-81.PALMERTONHorvath 0-0-0-0, Svetik 3-0-1-6, B. Snyder 3-1-3-9, Leaver 6-0-1-12, Ruch 2-0-2-4, Shigo 0-0-0-0, Lesher 0-0-0-0, Leone 0-0-3-0, T. Snyder 0-0-0-0, Geist 3-2-4-8, Luers 2-0-0-4, Quinn 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-3-14-43.Notre Dame 22 20 17 22 - 81Palmerton 12 15 8 8 - 43Three-pointers: ND - Huerta 1, Kelly 1, Miller 1, T. Reed 1; P - B. Snyder 2.Marian-MinersvilleMinersville used clutch free throw shooting down the stretch to post a 68-63 overtime victory over Marian.The Battlin' Miners connected on 8-of-10 free throws in the extra session, while the Colts were 0-4 from the chartity stripe in overtime.Minersville placed four players in double figures and was led by Isaac Melochick's 20 points. Cole Weachock added 13, while Evan Hollen and Jake Kopintez scored 12 points apiece.For Marian (4-8), Ryan Karnish was deadly from long range, as the junior buried seven three pointers and scored a game-high 25 points. Alden Whah scored 11 points and hauled in 11 rebounds for the Colts.In the JV game, Marian was a 48-47 winner.MARIANWhah 5-1-2-11, Kweder 1-0-0-3, Karnish 9-0-0-25, Pilla 3-0-2-8, Motil 3-1-3-7, Julian 0-0-0-0, Richards 1-0-2-2, Swankoski 2-1-1-5, Weber 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 25-3-8-63.MINERSVILLEMelochick 7-4-8-20, Hollen 4-2-2-12, Weachock 4-4-5-13, Kopinetz 5-2-3-12, Fedornak 1-0-0-2, Barton 1-0-0-3, Powanda 0-1-2-1, Brophy 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-13-20-68.Marian 18 19 14 7 5 - 63Minersville 18 13 15 12 10 - 68Three-Pointers: Marian - Karnish 7, Pilla 2, Kweder 1; Minersville - Melochick 2, Hollen 2, Weachock 1, Barton 1.Panther Vy.-Blue Mt.Blue Mountain rallied for a 39-17 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory over Panther Valley.The Panthers (4-7) led 14-9 at halftime, but completely collapsed in the second half. Panther Valley's only field goal in the second half was a Zack King three-pointer with 1:30 left in the game. The Panthers shot 1-for-20 from the floor in the second half.Nate Yost led Blue Mountain with eight points.Thad Ogozalek, Nate Mathewson and Brock Mitchell had four points apiece for the Panthers.PANTHER VY.Ogozalek 1-1-4-4, Dalesio 1-0-0-2, Mathewson 2-0-0-4, Mitchell 2-0-0-4, Sczcecina 0-0-0-0, McArdle 0-0-0-0, Stano 0-0-0-0, Romanchik 0-0-0-0, Ferryman 0-0-0-0, Vermillion 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-1-4-17.BLUE MT.Yost 2-4-8-8, Cook 2-0-0-4, Flane 1-0-1-3, Cryts 2-1-2-6, Laughlin 2-4-4-6, Coller 1-0-0-2, Dornstine 2-0-0-4, Spotts 2-2-2-6, Harding 0-0-0-0, Schafer 0-0-0-0, Donovan 0-0-0-0, Grapsy 0-0-0-0, Pancheri 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-11-17-39.Panther Vy. 7 7 0 3 - 17Blue Mt. 5 4 11 19 - 39Three-Pointers: PV - King 1, Ogozalek 1; BM - Flane 1, Cryts 1.Weatherly-Williams Vy.The Vikings used big first and fourth quarters to hand the Wreckers a 68-45 loss in a Schuylkill League crossover contest.Owen Daniel had a game-high 19 points for the Vikings (8-2, 4-1), while teammate Brendan Miller finished with 15 points, scoring seven in a 20-point first quarter. Josh Reiner's 12 points lead the Wreckers (2-7, 0-5).WEATHERLYColl 2-0-0-5, L. Reiner 2-1-2-7, Stallone 3-1-5-9, J. Reiner 3-4-4-12, Belletierre 0-0-0-0, Haganey 0-4-6-4, Walton 2-2-2-6, Wallish 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 13-12-21-45.WILLIAMS VY.Daniel 6-6-9-19, Harrison 4-4-6-12, Sedesse 4-1-2-10, Miller 6-2-3-15, Jansen 1-4-6-6, Murray 0-2-2-2, Rautzahn 0-0-0-0, Mika 1-0-0-2, Graff 1-0-0-2, Crider 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-19-28-68.Weatherly 8 16 10 11 - 45Williams Vy. 20 15 13 20 - 68Three-Pointers: W - Coll 1, L. Reiner 2, Stallone 2, J. Reiner 2; WV - Daniel 1, Sedesse 1, Miller 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNo. Lehigh-Saucon Vy.The Panthers pulled away from the Bulldogs in the second half to score a 49-35 Colonial League win.Karine Polgar finished with 16 points for Saucon Valley, while Jessica Mowrey added 15. Aimee Oertner had a game-high 18 points for Northern Lehigh, while Christina Bastardi chipped in with 11.NO. LEHIGHFollweiler 0 1-2 1, Hams 0 2-2 2, Bastardi 4 2-3 11, Weil 0 0-0 0, Olewine 1 1-1 3, Torofas 0 0-0 0, Oertner 5 8-8 18. Totals: 10 13-16 35.SAUCON VALLEYPolgar 5 3-4 16, Omdahl 1 0-0 2, Spick 0 0-0 0, Wean 2 0-1 4, O'Donnell 2 0-2 4, Mowrey 7 0-0 15, Martin 3 2-2 8. Totals: 20 5-9 49.No. Lehigh 5 10 10 10 - 35Saucon Vy. 8 10 14 17 - 49Three-pointers: NL - Bastardi 1; Saucon Vy - Polgar 3, Mowrey 1.Palmerton-No. Dame GPBrittany Pierzga finished with a career high 24 points and lead the Crusaders to a 61-47 win over the Lady Bombers in Colonial League action.Pierzga scored 10 points in the second quarter helping Notre Dame move out to a 31-21 halftime lead and the Bombers never recovered.Shannon Moran backed up Pierzga with 15 points for Notre Dame (7-4, 5-2).Kelsey Hay and Jade Farquhar both had 12 points for Palmerton (7-5, 3-4), while Morgan Mummey added 10.PALMERTONHadinger 1-0-0-3, Rickert 0-0-0-0, Farquhar 4-2-3-12, Mor. Mummey 5-0-0-10, Meinhart 3-0-0-6, Eaton 1-0-0-2, Snyder 0-2-2-2, Hay 5-2-4-12. TOTALS: 19-6-9-47.NO. DAME GPSpirk 1-0-0-2, McGivern 2-2-4-7, Shupp 0-3-4-3, Altmire 0-2-3-2, Pierzga 12-0-3-24, Moran 4-7-8-15, Gorman 3-1-2-8. TOTALS: 22-15-24-61.Palmerton 11 10 14 12 - 47No. Dame 15 16 14 16 - 61Three-pointers: P - Farquhar 2, Hadinger 1; ND - McGivern 1, Gorman 1.Northwestern-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and rallied from a 38-31 deficit entering the final frame to pull off a 53-52 victory over Northwestern (9-2).Bridgette Dougherty scored 16 points for the Spartans, while Madelene McDonald tacked on 10 points.For Northwestern, Sarah Segan tallied 14 points, while Caileigh Landrigan and Trista Cunningham added 11 points apiece.NORTHWESTERNMertz 2-3-4-7, Landrigan 4-0-0-11, Jones 0-6-6-6, Kemmerer 1-1-2-3, Cunningham 5-1-3-11, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Segan 5-4-7-14. TOTALS: 17-15-22-52.SOUTHERN LEHIGHSullivan 3-1-2-7, Nemeth 1-3-6-6, Arnold 1-0-0-3, Yext 0-0-0-0, Dougherty 5-6-8-16, Amory 1-1-2-4, Campbell 0-0-0-0, Ozanne 3-0-0-7, McDonald 4-2-4-10, Prince 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-13-22-53.Northwestern 13 15 10 14 - 52Southern Lehigh 9 6 16 22 - 53Three-Pointers: N - Landrigan 3; SL - Nemeth 1, Arnold 1, Amory 1, Ozanne 1.Panther Valley-L.L. AcademyPanther Valley made quick work of Lincoln Leadership Academy by rolling to a 77-24 non-league victory.Panther Valley's Abbey Whildin led four double-digit scorers with a game-high 15 points, while Sam Zlock scored 10 of her 14 points in the second quarter. Madison Blasko and Trayvonda Rice also tallied 12 points apiece for the Panthers (6-5).In the JV game, Panther Valley posted a 50-21 victory.PANTHER VALLEYWhildin 7-0-2-15, Blasko 5-2-2-12, Kehrli 0-0-2-0, Phillips 1-0-0-2, Jacobs 1-0-0-2, M. Markovich 1-0-0-2, Thomas 1-0-0-2, Paul 0-0-0-0, Rice 6-0-2-12, O. Markovich 4-0-0-8, Cunfer 2-0-2-4, Zlock 7-0-0-14, Smith 0-0-0-0, Marouchoc 2-0-0-4, Vance 0-0-0-0, Corby 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 37-2-10-77.LL ACADEMYGordon 7-0-0-14, N. Ortiz 1-0-0-2, Marcado 3-0-2-8, S. Ortiz 0-0-0-0, Cumberbatch 0-0-0-0, Melendez 0-0-0-0, Crespo 0-0-0-0, Diaz 0-0-0-0, Taveras 0-0-0-0, Perez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-0-2-24.Panther Valley 19 28 22 8 - 77LL Academy 4 9 0 11 - 24Three-Pointers: PV - Whildin 1; LLA - Marcado 2.SWIMMINGTamaqua-Saucon Vy.The Tamaqua swim teams earned a non-league split with Saucon Valley, as the Lady Raiders rolled to a 120-50 victory, while the boys were handed a 108-59 setback.Miranda Amey (200 free, 100 free), Caroline Kanaskie (200 IM, 100 back) and Joann Butkus (50 free, 100 breast) were multiple-event winners for Tamaqua.BOYSSaucon Valley 108, Tamaqua 59200 Medley Relay - 1. Saucon Valley (Avery Soong, Noah Siddoway, Chris Parry, Paul Houck) 1:54.97, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Saucon Valley.200 Freestyle - 1. Zak Yachera (T) 2:08.42, 2. Justin Reccek (SV), 3. Matt Stanek (T).200 Individual Medley - 1. Avery Soong (SV) 2:08.07, 2. Gage Whalen (T), 3. Peter Daniel (SV).50 Freestyle - 1. Brian Peterson (SV) 25.17, 2. Ethan Eberts (T), 3. Zach Oliveria (T).100 Butterfly - 1. Max Daniel (SV) 1:06.09, 2. Paul Houck (SV), 3. Jake Kropp (T).100 Freestyle - 1. Brian Peterson (SV) 1:00.39, 2. Noah Siddoway (SV), 3. Tyler Butkus (T).500 Freestyle - 1. Avery Soong (SV) 5:12.95, 2. Peter Daniel (SV), 3. Matt Stanek (T).200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Saucon Valley (Paul Houck, Peter Daniel, Noah Siddoway, Brian Peterson) 1:43.46, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Saucon Valley.100 Backstroke - 1. Jake Kropp (T) 1:09.48, 2. Erick Edward (SV), 3. Chris Parry (SV).100 Breaststroke - 1. Paul Houck (SV) 1:11.67, 2. Zak Yachera (T), 3. Dax Schol (SV).400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Saucon Valley (Alex Soong, Justin Reccek, Noah Siddoway, Brian Peterson) 3:54.30, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Saucon Valley.GIRLSTamaqua 120, Saucon Valley 50200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Caroline Kanaskie, Carly Trovinger, Joann Butkus, Danielle DeCindio) 2:03.44, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Saucon Valley.200 Freestyle - 1. Miranda Amey (T) 2:11.44, 2. Susanne Neher (SV), 3. Megan Wagner (T).200 Individual Medley - 1. Caroline Kanaskie (T) 2:32.35, 2. Elizabeth Chikotas (SV), 3. Amber Gulick (T).50 Freestyle - 1. Joann Butkus (T) 26.02, 2. Danielle DeCindio (T), 3. Alexa Korinchak (SV).100 Butterfly - 1. Danielle DeCindio (T) 1:09.12, 2. Emily Bumbulsky (T), 3. Lanie Smith (SV).100 Freestyle - 1. Miranda Amey (T) 1:00.39, 2. Alex Korinchak (SV), 3. Makayla Boyle (T).500 Freestyle - 1. Dana Linsky (SV) 6:18.77, 2. Megan Wagner (T), 3. Carly Trovinger (T).200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Danielle DeCindio, Amber Gulick, Miranda Amey, Joann Butkus) 1:50.49, 2. Saucon Valley, 3. Tamaqua.100 Backstroke - 1. Caroline Kanaskie (T) 1:09.52, 2. Makayla Boyle (T), 3. Nicole Mautino (SV).100 Breaststroke - 1. Joann Butkus (T) 1:13.65, 2. Emily Bumbulsky (T), 3. Elizabeth Chikotas (SV).400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Makayla Boyle, Megan Wagner, Miranda Amey, Caroline Kanaskie) 4:10.19, 2. Saucon Valley, 3. Tamaqua.