Panther Valley defeated Pine Grove on Thursday night to move within one victory of clinching a District 11 playoff berth.

BOYS BASKETBALLPanther Vy.-Pine GrovePanther Valley used a strong start to grab the early lead and hold out for a 48-43 win over Pine Grove.Jake Sczcecina led all scorers on the night with 28 points, including five treys for the Panthers (10-9, 4-6 SL).Meanwhile, Pine Grove was led by Kobe D'Agostino with 17 points, while Jed Blankenhorn followed with 14.PANTHER VALLEYDuboski 3-2-2-8, Szczecina 8-7-8-28, Kusko 0-2-4-2, Stano 1-0-0-3, Ferryman 1-0-2-2, Nase 2-0-0-4, Vermillion 1-0-3-2, Keo 0-0-0-0, Hudicka 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-11-18-49.PINE GROVEBlankenhorn 4-6-10-14, D'Agostino 6-3-5-17, Weinus 0-5-7-5, Keefer 3-1-2-7, Rossi 0-0-0-0, A. White 0-0-0-0, Snedden 0-0-0-0, T. White 0-0-0-0, J. White 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-15-24-43.Panther Valley 16 10 12 11 - 48Pine Grove 8 10 13 12 - 43Three pointers: PV - Szczecina 5, Stano 1; PG - D'Agostino 2.Northwestern-PalisadesPalisades pulled out a close Colonial League win over Northwestern, 49-44.Devin Ramsden led the Purple Pirates (6-12, 3-10), with 13 points, while Nate Newborg chipped in 10.For Northwestern (4-15, 1-12), Logan Schwartz scored 13.The Tigers pulled out a 47-43 win in the JV game.NORTHWESTERNArcher 1-0-0-2, Williamson 3-1-1-7, Mengel 0-0-0-0, Jones 1-0-1-3, Breininger 2-4-6-8, Breidinger 0-4-6-4, Schwartz 5-1-2-13, Shuey 0-0-0-0, Richardson 2-2-2-7, Markovitch 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-12-18-44.PALISADESNewborg 3-3-4-10, Ramsden 5-3-4-13, Gehman 1-6-9-8, Wilkins 1-4-8-6, Krauss 2-0-2-5, Mueller 1-3-4-5, Abalos 0-0-0-0, Fleck 0-2-2-2, Sadow 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-21-33-49.Northwestern 11 5 10 18 - 44Palisades 6 13 8 22 - 49Three pointers: NW - Schwartz 2, Jones 1, Richardson 1; P - Newborg 1, Krauss 1.Pius X-MarianPius X (Rosetto) hit 14 three pointers to down Marian, 68-21.Leading the way for the winners was Eric Marbury, who hit seven triples en route to 31 points on the night, while teammate Anthony Holmes followed with 17.With the loss Marian now drops to 7-11 on the season.PIUS XProvosty 1-0-0-2, Marbury 11-2-3-31, Holmes 6-2-2-17, Plante 1-0-0-3, Brotzman 1-0-0-3, Goffredo 0-2-4-2, Saco 1-0-0-3, Stewart 1-0-0-3, Moore 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 24-6-9-68.MARIANVercusky 0-1-2-1, Wotko 0-0-0-0, N. Agosti 1-0-0-2, Kuczysnki 1-0-2-2, Lagath 1-0-0-2, Mussoline 1-0-2-2, Wesner 2-2-2-6, Swetz 2-2-4-6. TOTALS: 8-5-12-21.Pius X 27 24 10 7 - 68Marian 5 10 0 6 - 21Three pointers: P - Marbury 7, Holmes 3, Plante 1, Brotzman 1, Saco 1, Stewart 1; M - none.Blue Mtn.-Jim ThorpeBlue Mountain outscored Jim Thorpe in each frame on their way to a 78-36 win.Will Bornstein led all scorers on the evening with 22 points for the Blue Eagles, while his teammate, Kyle Slane ensued with 16.For the Olympians (2-16, 1-9 SL) Chris Micciche led the way with 13 points.Blue Mountain also pulled out a win in the JV contest, 61-37.BLUE MOUNTAINStramara 1-0-0-2, Bornstein 10-1-3-22, Kerstetter 0-2-2-2, Harding 2-4-6-8, Slane 7-1-1-16, Grapsy 1-1-1-3, Puzzi 3-0-0-6, Chelius 0-1-4-1, Donovan 0-0-0-0, Pancheri 3-2-3-8, Albertini 2-2-2-8, Thomas 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 30-14-22-78.JIM THORPECarroll 2-0-0-6, Principe 2-0-0-4, B. Micciche 3-2-4-8, Lawrence 0-0-0-0, C. Micciche 6-0-0-13, Green 1-0-0-2, McElmoyle 0-0-0-0, O. Snisky 0-3-6-3, Jefferson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-5-10-36.Blue Mountain 23 21 17 17 - 78Jim Thorpe 7 12 14 3 - 36Three pointers: BM - Albertini 2, Slane 1, Bornstein 1; JT - Carroll 2, C. Micciche 1.Mahanoy Area-WeatherlyDylan Mahmod scored 21 points to lead Mahanoy to a 62-39 Schuylkill League Division 3 victory over Weatherly.Luke Reiner led the Wreckers (3-13, 1-10 SL) with 17 points on the night, including five triples.MAHANOY AREARichmond 1-0-0-3, McNeil 1-1-2-3, Merchlinsky 2-0-0-4, Mahmod 10-0-0-21, Miller 2-2-2-7, Price 1-0-0-2, Cavenas 7-0-0-14, Kuzma 3-0-0-7, Yedsena 0-0-0-0, Styka 0-0-0-0, Talbott 0-0-0-0, Wronski 0-0-0-0, Joseph 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-3-4-62WEATHERLYKelly 3-0-0-8, L. Reiner 5-2-2-17, Figas 1-1-2-4, Miller 2-0-0-4, J. Reiner 2-1-2-6, Coombs 0-0-0-0, Bizarre 0-0-0-0, Busher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-4-6-39.Mahanoy Area 24 15 19 4 - 62Weatherly 13 6 9 11 - 39Three pointers: MA - Richmond 1, Merchlinsky 1, Mahmod 1, Miller 1, Kuzma 1; W - L. Reiner 5, Kelly 2, Figas 1, J. Reiner 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLWeatherly-Meadowbrook ChristianWeatherly used a huge second half to eventually pull away from Meadowbrook Christian, 61-41.The Lady Wreckers put three players in double digit scoring, as Courtney Lovett nailed 13, Cheyanne Wallish pitched in 12 and Dominique Adamczyk scored 11.Emily Benfer led all scorers, as she hit for 19, while teammate Madison Burrows scored 10.WEATHERLYHeister 1-1-2-3, Strizack 0-0-0-0, Parker 3-0-0-7, Adamczyk 5-0-0-11, McClintock 0-0-0-0, Isom 0-0-0-0, Lovett 6-1-2-13, Polchin 2-1-2-6, Berger 2-0-0-4, S. Hartz 1-0-0-2, L. Hartz 1-1-2-3, Wallish 5-2-2-12. TOTALS: 26-6-10-61.MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIANGessner 2-0-0-4, K. Benfer 3-0-1-6, Barner 0-0-0-0, Bordner 1-0-0-2, E. Benfer 8-3-8-19, Burrows 3-4-7-10. TOTALS: 17-7-16-41.Weatherly 11 18 16 16 - 61Meadowbrook Christian 14 13 8 6 - 41Three pointers: W - Polchin 1, Adamczyk 1, Parker 1; MC - none.BOYS BASKETBALL9TH GRADETamaqua improved to 12-6 on the season with a 54-25 win over Jim Thorpe.Thad Zuber led the winners with 11 points, while teammate Dylan Woods added eight.8TH GRADETamaqua defeated Jim Thorpe 37-14 in eighth grade hardwood action.Mitch Kurek led the Blue Raiders with 13 points, while Zuber added eight to help their team improve to 14-2-1.7TH GRADETamaqua pulled out a 35-28 win over Shenandoah Valley in seventh grade basketball action.Greg Davis led the winners with 10 points, helping the team improve to 12-3 on the season.