The Lehighton and Tamaqua boys basketball teams posted convincing wins on Friday night.

BOYS BASKETBALLLehighton-PM EastLehighton used an offensive explosion to defeat Pocono Mountain East 75-58 in Mountain Valley Conference play.Tyler Crum and Jordan Knappenberger combined for eight three-pointers and led the Indians (3-0; 1-0) with 25 points each. Anthony Rossino was also in double figures, scoring 11 points.Jake Steckel paced the Cardinals with 15 points.LEHIGHTONRossino 5-1-2-11, Farano 3-3-4-9, Crum 7-8-10-25, Zwetolitz 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0, McCandless 0-0-0-0, J. Kanppenberger 7-6-9-25, Mele 1-3-4-5. TOTALS: 23-21-29-75.PM EASTSarajian 0-0-0-0, Yarosh 2-0-0-5, Leonard 0-0-0-0, N. Wiggins 2-1-1-5, Steckel 6-1-4-15, Hudson 0-0-1-0, J. Wiggins 4-1-2-10, Comas 5-2-2-14, Burgos 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-5-10-58.Lehighton 15 20 21 19 - 75PM East 13 20 9 16 - 58Three-pointers: L - Crum 3, Knappenberger 5; PME - Yarosh 1, Carter 1, Steckel 2, J. Wiggins 1, Comas 2.Palmerton-BangorBangor cruised to a 72-35 Colonial League win over Palmerton.The Slaters had four players in double figures, led by Michael Martino's game-high 21 points.Nick Frey hit three three-pointers and paced the Bombers (0-3; 0-2) with 13 points, while Spencer Hay chipped in eight.PALMERTONHay 4-0-0-8, Mann 0-0-0-0, Svetik 0-0-0-0, Lesher 0-0-2-0, Weber 1-0-0-2, Frey 5-0-0-13, Suto 0-0-0-0, Quinn 2-2-3-6, Shivone 0-0-0-0, Andress 0-0-0-0, Buck 0-0-0-0, Burger 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 15-2-5-35.BANGORJones 1-0-0-2, Freeman 3-1-2-7, Martino 8-2-2-21, Reiger 4-2-6-10, Kosman 3-0-0-6, Ringland 5-2-4-13, Morris 5-3-6-13. TOTALS: 29-10-20-72.Palmerton 5 10 10 10 - 35Bangor 16 16 18 22 - 72Three-pointers: P - Frey 3; B - Martino 3, Ringland 1.Pleasant Vy.-ES NorthEast Stroudsburg North picked up a 42-38 Mountain Valley Conference win over rival Pleasant Valley.Isaiah Battle paced the Timberwolves with 13 points, with six coming in the second half.Bryan Sharpe led Pleasant Valley (1-2; 0-1) with 14 points, including three three-pointers. Marquis Brown and Lance Robinson each scored eight points for the Bears.PLEASANT VALLEY4-0-0-8, Mikulski 1-0-0-2, Nevarez 0-3-5-3, Robinson 2-2-2-8, Hosier 0-0-2-0, Deegan 0-0-1-0, Sharpe 4-3-4-14, Roden 0-0-0-0, Raughley 0-0-0-0, Neubert 0-3-6-3. TOTALS: 11-11-20-38.EAST STROUDSBURG NORTHJohn 3-0-0-6, D. Quiles 1-1-3-4, Thompson 3-1-2-7, W. Quiles 0-5-9-5, Byrd 0-2-2-2, Kirton 0-0-0-0, Kussiahport 0-0-0-0, Battle 5-2-3-13, Drakeford 2-0-0-5, Mangassoubba 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-11-19-42.Pleasant Vy. 8 8 8 14 - 38ES North 6 9 12 15 - 42Three-pointers: PV - Robinson 2, Sharpe 3; ESN - D. Quiles 1, Battle 1, Drakeford 1.Tamaqua-So. ColumbiaTamaqua used a balanced attack to cruise past Southern Columbia for 67-36 non league win.Brett Kosciolek paced the Blue Raiders with a game-high 27 points. Bo Rottet chipped in nine points for Tamaqua (4-0).Mike Klebon topped Southern Columbia with 13 points.TAMAQUABlaker 1-2-2-5, Miller 0-0-0-0, Rottet, (Bo) 3-2-3-9, Frantz 2-0-0-4, Skripko, Tr. 0-0-0-0, MacDonald 1-0-0-2, Hartung, Co. 0-0-0-0, Marcin 4-1-1-9, Skripko, Ty. 2-0-0-4, Kosciolek 10-7-8-27, Van Buskirk 1-0-0-2, Murphy 0-0-0-0, Hartung, Ch. 1-1-2-3, Wargula 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 26-13-16-67.SOUTHERN COLUMBIAOlson 0-0-0-0, Michaels 0-0-0-0, Klebon 5-3-7-13, Palacz 2-0-0-6, Brokus 1-0-0-2, Fegley 0-3-5-3, Cioco 1-0-0-2, Rarig 2-3-8-7, Mostick 1-1-3-3, Keiser 0-0-0-0, Genaria 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-10-22-36Tamaqua 10 17 25 15 - 67So. Columbia 9 11 8 8 - 36Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Blaker 1, Rottet 1; Southern Columbia - Palacz 2.Marian-NativityMarian dropped its first Schuylkill League game, falling to Nativity 59-39.Jeff Yordy and Tyler Hunyara paced the Hilltoppers with 22 and 20 points, respectively.Anthony Agosti paced the Colts (1-3; 0-1) with 12 points while Mike Vercusky helped out with eight points.MARIANA. Agosti 5-0-2-12, Karnish 0-0-0-0, Vercusky 2-5-8-8, Woitko 0-0-0-0, N. Agosti 0-0-4-0, Kuczynski 2-0-0-4, Legath 0-0-2-0, Latham 0-1-2-1, Mussoline 1-2-2-5, Wesner 1-1-2-3, Swetz 1-1-2-4, Weber 1-0-0-2, Myers 0-0-0-0, Inama 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-9-21-39.NATIVITYHoppel 2-0-0-5, Hunyara 10-0-2-20, Yordy 7-7-11-22, Kaledas 2-0-1-4, Palamar 2-0-0-4, Sabol 0-0-0-0, Nickey 1-0-1-2, Greco 1-0-1-2, Piccioni 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-7-16-59.Marian 13 10 4 12 - 39Nativity 16 9 10 24 - 59Three-pointers: M - A. Agosti 2, Mussoline 1, Swetz 1; N - Hoppel 1, Yordy 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLPM East-LehightonPocono Mountain East held off a late Lehighton rally to earn a 33-26 win in Mountain Valley Conference play.The Cardinals, led by Alpreshia Parker's 11 points, outscored the Lady Indians 23-14 in the second half after trailing 12-10 at halftime.Riley Durishin paced Lehighton with nine points while Amy Smith chipped in six.PM EASTHaller 2-2-2-6, Caldwell 1-0-0-2, Lavelle 0-0-0-0, Mader 0-0-0-0, Ruggiero 3-3-6-9, Yacboski 0-0-0-0, LaDuke 0-0-0-0, Fernandez 0-0-0-0, Parker 5-1-1-11, Famulario 0-0-0-0, Reisemwitz 2-1-4-5. TOTALS: 13-7-13-33.LEHIGHTONRossino 2-0-2-4, Durishin 3-3-4-9, Whiteman 0-0-0-0, Fital 1-1-2-3, Blasiak 0-0-0-0, Smith 2-1-1-6, Bollinger 0-0-0-0, Thompson 1-2-5-4, Rehrig 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-7-14-26.PM East 10 0 11 12 - 33Lehighton 5 7 3 11 - 26Three-pointers: L - Smith 1.Freeland MMI-Panther Vy.Panther Valley got its season started with a 43-39 win over Freeland MMI.Madison Blasko paced the Lady Panthers with 15 points. Macey Markovich added 11 points on the strength of three three-pointers.Kristen Purcell scored a game-high 18 points for MMI.MMIPurcell 8-0-0-18, Stanziola 3-2-4-8, Ferry 1-0-0-2, Cerrato 2-0-0-4, Shearer 1-0-0-2, Postupack 1-0-0-2, Vanhoekelen 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 17-3-6-39.PANTHER VALLEYMarouchec 0-0-0-0, Blasko 6-1-4-15, Vance 0-3-4-3, Corby 0-0-0-0, Jacobs 0-0-0-0, Smith 5-0-0-10, M. Markovich 4-0-1-11, Mikovich 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 17-4-9-43.MMI 4 11 16 8 - 39Panther Vy. 13 14 11 5 - 43Three-pointers: MMI - Purcell 2; PV - M. Markovich 3, Blasko 2.