Bulldogs, Panthers pick up basketball victories
The Northern Lehigh boys and the Panther Valley boys were the only two locals to pick up victories.
BOYS BASKETBALLPen Argyl-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh limited Pen Argyl to single digits in all four quarters, en route to a 50-21 Colonial League victory.Josh Eden paced the Bulldogs (13-7) with a game-high 15 points, while Tyler Dibilio tacked on 12.PEN ARGYLMuller 0-1-2-1, Gillette 1-0-0-2, Oyer 1-0-0-2, Wentzell 1-2-2-4, Bender 0-1-2-1, Hoffmann 1-1-2-3, Houck 1-0-0-3, Sisson 0-2-4-2, Hanna 0-0-0-0, Messerschmidt 0-1-2-1, Stecz 0-0-0-0, LaBarre 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 6-8-14-21.NORTHERN LEHIGHEgan 1-0-0-2, Dibilio 2-6-7-12, Eden 6-3-4-15, Johnson 2-2-4-6, Pierce 3-1-2-7, Landsberger 2-1-4-5, Hofmann 1-0-0-2, Taylor 0-1-2-1, Hamm 0-0-0-0, Novitsky 0-0-0-0, Meixsell 0-0-0-0, Alejandro 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-14-23-50.Pen Argyl 1 8 4 8 - 21Northern Lehigh 8 12 19 11 - 50Three-Pointers: Pen Argyl - Houck 1; Northern Lehigh - Dibilio 2.Pine Grove-Panther Vy.Panther Valley rallied from a one-point halftime deficit (24-23) to post a 58-52 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove.Jake Szczecina went a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line and led the Panthers (4-14) with 21points. Steven Romanchik added 14 points, while Brett Kerschner chipped in 10.PINE GROVEBlankenhorn 0-0-0-0, D'Agostino 3-2-2-10, Bressler 1-2-3-4, Wolfe 11-1-2-24, Weinus 1-1-2-3, Kreiser 3-3-3-9, Keefer 0-0-0-0, Seiger 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-9-12-52.PANTHER VALLEYDubosky 0-0-0-0, Szczecina 4-10-10-21, Kusko 0-1-2-1, Stano 2-0-0-5, Romanchik 7-0-0-14, Kerschner 4-1-2-10, Ferryman 2-1-1-5, Taras 0-2-3-2, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Keo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-15-18-58.Pine Grove 19 5 11 17 - 52Panther Valley 17 6 15 20 - 58Three-Pointers: Pine Grove - D'Agostino 2, Wolfe 1; Panther Valley - Szczecina 3, Stano 1, Kerschner 1.Weatherly-Mahanoy A.Mahanoy Area rolled to a 69-31 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.Luke Reiner's 11-point effort topped Weatherly (10-7).WEATHERLYKelly 0-0-0-0, Coombs 0-0-0-0, Bizarre 0-0-0-0, L. Reiner 4-2-2-11, Capone 0-0-0-0, Miller 2-3-4-7, Stallone 2-0-0-4, Wallish 1-0-0-2, Figas 0-1-2-1, J. Reiner 2-0-0-6, Baade 0-0-0-0, Busher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-6-8-31.MAHANOY AREARichmond 2-2-2-7, Miller 4-2-4-12, Merchlinsky 0-0-0-0, Mahmod 3-0-0-8, Yedsena 1-0-0-2, Wronski 0-0-0-0, McGee 3-0-0-8, Cavenas 13-4-6-30, Kuzma 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 27-8-12-69.Weatherly 9 7 5 10 - 31Mahanoy Area 23 21 18 7 - 69Three-Pointers: Weatherly - J. Reiner 2, L. Reiner 1; Mahanoy Area - Miller 2, Mahmod 2, McGee 2, Richmond 1.Jim Thorpe-Blue Mtn.Blue Mountain cruised to a 64-31 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe.Jaquan Brown led Jim Thorpe (3-16) with 11 points.JIM THORPEHarleston 1-0-0-2, Heydt 0-0-0-0, Lindsey 3-1-2-7, M. Principe 0-0-0-0, Green 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2, Snisky 1-0-0-2, S. Principe 1-0-0-3, McElmoyle 0-0-0-0, Micciche 0-0-0-0, Brown 4-3-6-11, Everitt 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 13-4-8-31.BLUE MOUNTAINStramara 0-0-0-0, Bornstein 8-3-3-19, P. Harding 1-2-2-4, L. Harding 0-2-2-2, Slane 7-0-0-18, Grapsey 2-0-0-6, Jones 0-0-0-0, Tobash 2-0-0-4, Donovan 0-0-0-0, Coller 3-2-7-8, Panchari 1-1-2-3, Eifert 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-10-16-64.Jim Thorpe 4 4 16 7 - 31Blue Mountain 18 14 17 15 - 64Three-Pointers: Jim Thorpe - S. Principe 1; Blue Mountain - Slane 4, Grapsey 2.Pleasant Vy.-PM WestPleasant Valley's Marquis Brown scored a season-high 29 points put the Bears still dropped a 67-60 Mountain Valley Conference to Pocono Mountain West.Devon Howard also tallied 14 points for the Bears.PLEASANT VALLEYBrown 14-1-6-29, Skutnik 0-0-0-0, Howard 4-4-5-14, Hosier 1-2-2-4, Sharpe 1-0-0-3, Hrbek 3-0-0-6, Jones 0-0-0-0, Pazienza 0-0-0-0, Robinson 1-0-0-3, Neubert 0-1-2-1, Leap 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-8-15-60.PM WESTDixon 2-1-2-5, Vick 5-3-5-17, Cooper 3-4-6-10, Howard 0-1-2-1, Diaz 0-0-0-0, Wiggins 7-8-11-22, Baptiste 2-0-0-4, Hardy 2-4-4-8. TOTALS: 21-21-30-67.Pleas. Vy. 10 14 13 23 - 60PM West 14 20 11 22 - 67Three-pointers: PV - Howard 2, Sharpe 1, Robinson 1; PMW - Vick 4.GIRLS BASKETBALLNo. Lehigh-Pen ArgylPen Argyl cruised past Northern Lehigh 52-33 in last night's Colonial League contest.For Northern Lehigh (2-17), Annie Tarafass led the way with 10 points.NORTHERN LEHIGHFollweiler 1-4-6-7, Mazzocca 0-0-0-0, Schlegel 0-0-0-0, Weil 1-4-9-7, Stauffer 0-1-2-1, Tarafass 4-2-2-10, Olewine 2-4-7-8. TOTALS: 8-15-26-33.PEN ARGYLBaker 2-0-0-4, Strouse 0-0-0-0, Zanette 2-1-2-5, Firestone 5-3-4-17, Cinelli 6-0-0-12, Frey 2-0-0-5, Mennell 2-0-0-5, Bender 1-0-0-2, Vough 1-0-0-2, Small 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-4-6-52.Northern Lehigh 9 5 9 10 - 33Pen Argyl 15 14 13 10 - 52Three-Pointers: Northern Lehigh - Follweiler 1, Weil 1; Pen Argyl - Firestone 4, Frey 1, Mennell 1.Lehighton-ES SouthEast Stroudsburg South dominated from start to finish, en route to a 69-33 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Lehighton.Cy Lippold scored a game-high 22 points to lead East Stroudsburg South (14-7).For Lehighton (3-16), Kasaundra Barclay led the way with 10 points.LEHIGHTONRossino 0-0-0-0, Shelly 0-0-0-0, Green 0-0-0-0, Barclay 4-0-0-10, Fital 2-0-0-4, Yurasits 2-1-2-5, Blasiak 1-0-0-2, Durishin 1-0-0-2, Smith 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, Thompson 3-0-2-6, Rehrig 2-0-0-4, Cordova 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-1-4-33.ES SOUTHSwinton 6-2-2-14, B. Poje 2-0-0-4, Lippold 9-1-1-22, K. Poje 2-2-2-8, Rodriguez 1-0-0-2, Ramirez 4-4-5-13, Asher 2-0-0-4, McKeller 0-0-0-0, Masterrer 0-0-0-0, Cook 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 27-9-10-69.Lehighton 12 7 8 6 - 33ES South 16 20 19 14 - 69Three-Pointers: Lehighton - Barclay 2; East Stroudsburg South - Lippold 3, K. Poje 2, Ramirez 1.