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Tamaqua, Northern Lehigh boys get wins

Tamaqua and Northern Lehigh picked up boys basketball wins over the weekend, while Northwestern Lehigh, Panther Valley and Marian scored victories in girls basketball.

BOYS BASKETBALLTamaqua-Pine GroveTamaqua jumped out to an early lead and never looked back defeating Pine Grove, 54-32.The Blue Raiders (7-3), saw Brett Kosciolek lead the way with 21 points.For the Cardinals, Kobe D'Agostino led his team with 21 points.The Junior Raiders defeated Pine Grove in the earlier contest, 44-27, with Russell Blaker scoring 12.TAMAQUABlaker 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Rottet 3-2-2-8, Frantz 3-0-0-6, Tr. Skripko 0-0-0-0, MacDonald 1-0-2-2, Co. Hartung 2-1-1-5, Marcin 0-0-1-0, Ty. Skripko 0-0-0-0, Kosciolek 9-3-3-21, Van Buskirk 4-0-0-8, Murphy 0-0-0-0, Ch. Hartung 2-0-0-4, Wargula 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-6-9-54.PINE GROVERossi 0-0-0-0, Blankenhorn 2-0-0-4, A. White 0-0-0-0, Cataldo 0-0-0-0, T. White 0-0-0-0, J. White 0-0-0-0, D'Agostino 9-1-4-21, Weinus 0-3-6-3, Keefer 2-0-0-4, Mars 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-4-10-32.Tamaqua 12 17 15 10 - 54Pine Grove 4 7 10 11 - 32Three-pointers: T - none; PG - D'Agostino 2.Jim Thorpe-No. SchuylkillThe Spartans held Jim Thorpe to just three points in the first quarter and rolled to a 69-31 Schuylkill League Division I win over the Olympians.Matt Manbeck had a game-high 22 points for the Spartans, while Tevin Murray added 12, and Ryan Hillbish 11.Bryce Micchiche scored 11 points for Jim Thorpe.JIM THORPEB. Carroll 0-0-0-0, Acker 3-0-0-6, Micchiche 5-1-2-11, R. Carroll 0-1-2-1, Lawrence 0-0-0-0, Green 2-0-1-4, McElmoyle 2-0-0-5, Everitt 0-0-0-0, Snisky 1-2-4-4. Totals: 13-4-9-31.NO. SCHUYLKILLCarney 1-0-0-3, Marlow 1-0-0-2, Hillbish 4-1-2-11, Murray 4-4-6-12, Mazur 2-0-1-6, Manbeck 9-4-7-22, McDonald 0-0-2-0, Damiter 2-0-1-4, Mazeika 2-0-0-4, Karlonis 1-0-1-2, Heaton 1-0-0-3, Jordan 0-0-0-0. Totals: 27-9-20-69.Jim Thorpe 3 7 17 4 - 31No. Schuylkill 19 17 25 8 - 69Three-pointers: JT - McElmoyle 1; NS - Hillbish 2, Mazur 2, Heaton 1.No. Lehigh-PalisadesDespite a 10-point lead after the first period, Northern Lehigh had to hang on late to defeat Palisades, 55-51.Both Joe Egan and Tyler Dibilio scored 13 points apiece to lead the Bulldogs, while Matt Egan followed \with 12.Devin Ramsden led the Pirates with 14 points, while teammate Landon Mueller chipped in 12.With the win, the Bulldogs move to 6-2 overall, and 5-1 in the Colonial League.Palisades prevented the sweep on the night with a 53-43 JV win.NO. LEHIGHM. Egan 6-0-2-12, Dibilio 4-3-3-13, Taylor 1-0-0-2, Shupp 0-0-0-0, J. Egan 4-2-3-13, Hofmann 2-2-3-6, Landsberger 3-3-6-9. TOTALS: 20-10-17-55.PALISADESNewborg 3-0-0-7, Ramsden 6-2-2-14, Gehman 3-1-2-7, Wilkins 3-0-1-6, Mueller 5-0-0-12, B. Caraway 0-0-0-0, Abalos 1-0-0-2, Fleck 1-0-0-3, T. Caraway 0-0-0-0, Sadow 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-3-5-51.No. Lehigh 17 9 12 17 - 55Palisades 7 14 14 16 - 51Three-pointers: NL - J. Egan 3, Dibilio 2; P - Mueller 2, Fleck 1, Newborg 1.Pleasant Vy.-PM WestPocono Mountain West held on for a 54-48 Mountain Valley Conference win over Pleasant Valley.The Panthers (4-2), got out to a six-point lead at halftime, and eventually maintained that lead, with Joe Wiggins scoring a team-high 18 points in the win. Lance Singh followed with 13 points, while Jordan Hardy added 10.For the Bears (2-3), Bryan Sharpe led the way with 13 points, with teammate Jon Pazienza chipping in 10.PLEASANT VY.Brown 3-1-3-7, Mikulski 1-1-2-3, Nevarez 2-0-0-5, Robinson 2-0-0-5, Hosier 0-0-0-0, Deegan 0-0-0-0, Pazienza 3-4-5-10, Sharpe 5-2-4-13, Neubert 2-1-4-5. TOTALS: 18-9-18-48.PM WESTI. Wiggins 0-0-0-0, Cooper 3-0-0-6, Brathwaite 0-4-5-4, Howard 0-0-0-0, Simon 0-1-2-1, Mayo 1-0-2-2, J. Wiggins 4-9-10-18, Singh 5-0-0-13, Hardy 2-5-8-10. TOTALS: 15-19-27-54.Pleasant Vy. 10 10 14 14 - 48PM West 15 11 14 14 - 54Three-pointers: PV - Sharpe 1, Hosier 1, Robinson 1; PMW - Singh 3, Hardy 1, J. Wiggins 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLWilliam Allen-NorthwesternNorthwestern jumped out early with a 23-point first quarter and never looked back on its way to a 65-34 non-conference victory over William Allen.The Tigers' Erika Thomas scored 7 of her 11 points in the first quarter, while Megan Landrigan hit for six of her 11 in the same stanza. Teammate Trista Cunningham led all scorers with a game-high 12 points.The Canaries' Kamila Talib finished with a team-high 10 points.WILLIAM ALLENMaressa 0-0-0-0, Hess 1-1-1-3, Troche 3-1-2-9, Kent-Suarez 0-0-0-0, Jones 1-1-3-3, T. Styles 3-3-6-9, Talib 3-4-6-10, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Fritchman 0-0-0-0, Urena 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-10-18-34.NORTHWESTERNMertz 2-0-0-6, Landrigan 4-0-0-11, Day 1-1-2-3, Divers 1-0-0-2, Hebelka 0-1-2-1, Segan 1-1-2-3, Pasquale 2-0-1-4, Koenig 3-1-3-7, Bennett 1-0-1-2, Slack 0-0-0-0, Dietrich 0-0-2-0, Thomas 4-2-4-11, Cunningham 4-4-5-12, Anderson 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 24-11-24-65.William Allen 7 10 5 12 - 34Northwestern 23 19 12 11 - 65Three-pointers: Allen - Troche 2; NW - Landrigan 3, Mertz 2, Thomas 1.Panther Valley-CMVTPanther Valley erupted in the second period to blow open a close game and eventually go on to defeat Columbia-Montour VoTech, 55-31.Madison Blasko scored a game-high 20 points for the Lady Panthers in the win, as she poured in 10 field goals.Nadia Scicchitano led the way for CMVT , as she scored a team-high nine points.The Lady Panthers also prevailed in the JV game, 33-20.PANTHER VY.Marouchoc 1-0-0-2, Blasko 10-0-0-20, Zance 2-0-2-4, Corby 1-4-4-6, Jacobs 1-0-0-2, Weaver 0-0-0-0, Smith 3-1-4-7, Picht 0-0-0-0, M. Markovich 2-0-0-5, Mikovich 3-3-6-9, C. Markovich 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-8-16-55.CMVTCerasoli 0-2-4-2, Ventura 1-0-0-2, Gavin 2-3-5-7, H. Kramer 3-0-4-6, Scicchitano 2-4-4-9, Golamb 2-0-0-5, M. Kramer 0-0-0-0, Amick 0-0-0-0, Travelpiece 0-0-0-0, Swisher 0-0-0-0.Panther Vy. 14 23 12 6 - 55CMVT 7 9 6 9 - 31Three-pointers: PV - M. Markovich 1; CMVT - Golamb 1, Scicchitano 1.Jim Thorpe-Shenandoah Vy.Shenandoah Valley got the best of Jim Thorpe for a 55-24 victory.The Blue Devils' Abigail Snitzer netted a game-high 20 points, which included a handful of three-pointers. Teammate Kristina Nieddu chipped in with double digits with 15 points.Nikki Ennis was the Olympian to hit double figures with 10 points.JIM THORPEDoughty 0-0-0-0, Ohl 0-0-0-0, Cope 0-0-0-0, Condly 1-1-2-3, Ennis 4-0-0-10, Rusbarsky 1-0-0-2, Cressman 0-3-4-3, Naranjo 1-0-2-2, Becker 0-0-0-0, Bush 0-2-4-2, Binder 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 8-6-12-24.SHENANDOAH VY.Demalis 2-0-0-4, Nieddu 5-4-7-15, Dove 0-0-0-0, Florio 0-0-0-0, Teaschenko 1-0-0-2, Jones 1-0-2-3, Buchanan 1-0-0-2, Creasy 4-0-0-9, Snitzer 6-3-3-20, Najera 0-0-0-0, Michalik 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-7-12-55.Jim Thorpe 2 3 15 4 - 24Shenandoah 15 19 17 4 - 55Three-pointers: JT - Ennis 2; Shenandoah - Snitzer 5, Nieddu 1, Jones 1, Creasy 1.Palisades-Northern LehighPalisades finished as strong as it started to post a 43-15 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.The Pirates' Karlee Krchnani led all scorers with a game-high 22 points.The Bulldogs' Emily Bevans finished with a team-high four points.PALISADESKrchnani 9-1-4-22, Noonan 2-0-0-4, Clark 0-0-0-0, Sessinger 2-0-0-4, McClintock 2-0-1-4, Parks 2-0-0-4, Carasello 2-0-0-5, Danko 0-0-0-0, Seagreves 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-1-5-43.NO. LEHIGHFollweiler 1-1-2-3, Harlan 0-0-0-0, Tarafas 1-0-0-2, Mujovic 0-0-0-0, Petre 0-0-0-0, Moran 1-0-0-2, Bevans 2-0-2-4, Olewine 1-0-0-2, Thomas 1-0-0-2, Kemery 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-1-4-15.Palisades 13 8 10 12 - 43No. Lehigh 2 3 4 6 - 15Three-pointers: Palisades - Krchnani 3; NL - none.Lehighton-ES SouthLehighton dropped a close one to East Stroudsburg South, 46-43.Lisa Steakin proved to be too tough to stop, as her game-high 18 points mostly came in the second half, after a tie game at the break. Teammate Indigo Ramirez also had 10 points for the Lady Cavaliers.The Tribe battled hard with three players in double figures, as Tiffany Thompson's 12 points and 10 apiece from Ali Rossino and Jada Whiteman followed right behind.Lehighton also dropped the JV game, 32-18.LEHIGHTONRossino 3-3-6-10, Durishin 4-1-2-9, Whiteman 3-2-5-10, Fital 0-0-0-0, Blasiak 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-2-3-2, Bollinger 0-0-4-0, Thompson 5-2-3-12, Rehrig 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-10-23-43.ES SOUTHMaldanado 1-1-6-3, B. Poje 1-3-4-5, Steakin 6-4-9-18, K. Poje 4-0-0-8, McKeller 0-0-0-0, McCarthy 0-0-0-0, Rodriguez 1-0-0-2, Ramirez 4-2-2-10, Masferrer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS:17-10-21-46.Lehighton 2 11 11 19 - 43ES South 6 7 18 15 - 46Three-pointers: L - Whiteman 2, Rossino 1; ESS - Steakin 2.Weatherly-MarianMarian used a strong first half to roll to a 70-25 Schuylkill League victory over visiting Weatherly.Vanessa Whitecavage paced the Fillies with a game-high 18 points, while Gabby Green followed right behind with a 16-point performance. Teammate Lindsay Nemeth hit for double figures with 10.Kelly Parked led the Wreckers with seven points.WEATHERLYHeister 2-1-2-5, Strizak 0-0-0-0, Parker 3-0-0-7, Adamczyk 0-1-2-1, Isom 0-0-0-0, Lovett 2-0-0-4, Berger 0-0-0-0, S. Hartz 0-0-0-0, L. Hartz 1-4-5-6, Gillott 0-0-2-0, Wallish 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 9-6-11-25.MARIANGreen 7-1-2-16, Whildin 2-1-5-5, A. Fannick 2-1-3-5, Whitecavage 7-0-2-18, Sofranko 3-0-0-6, E. Fannick 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 4-0-2-10, Mahon 0-0-0-0, Baranko 1-0-0-2, Nilsson 1-0-0-2, Rabbe 0-0-0-0, Karnish 1-0-1-2, Stoyer 1-1-2-3, Holman 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 29-5-14-70.Weatherly 10 3 4 8 - 25Marian 27 23 11 9 - 70Three-pointers: Weatherly - Parker 1; Marian - Whitecavage 4, Nemeth 2, Green 1.Pocono Mtn. West-Pleasant ValleyJackie Benitez went on a second half tear to help Pocono Mountain West pull away for a 61-41 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.Benitez scored 21 of her game-high 26 points in the final half, while teammates Kirston Jones and Jessica Boutieller both hit for 10 in the win.Keri Dekmar netted 10 of her Bears' high 12 points in the final stanza.PM WESTWalters 1-0-0-2, Benitez 10-7-7-27, Knecht 0-0-0-0, Jones 4-2-4-10, Murray 0-0-0-0, James 3-2-2-8, Flaherty 1-0-0-2, Boutieller 5-0-0-10, Coles 0-0-0-0, Fierd 1-0-0-2, Gerling 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-11-13-61.PLEASANT VALLEYMeckes 1-1-2-3, Dekmar 5-2-3-12, Krcic 0-1-2-1, Borger 0-1-2-1, Russel 3-1-2-7, Dorney 2-3-4-7, Craig 3-0-0-7, Fields 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 15-10-17-41.PM West 10 10 23 18 - 61Pleasant Valley 8 10 5 18 - 41Three-pointers: PMW - none; PV - Craig 1.WRESTLINGTamaqua atHamburg DualsTamaqua competed in the Hawk Mountain Duals at Hamburg and came away with some impressive highlights on the day's event.Individually, Colin Mashack earned his 100th win in his career, as he collected five pins throughout his competition at the 126-pound weight class. His career record now stands at an impressive 101-21.Also earning remarkable outings were Dylan Rynkiewicz (132) and Kyle Oliphant (182). Rynkiewicz muscled out four pins and a forfeit, while Oliphant matched that same effort with four mat-slappers, as well.Forfeiting five different weight classes in each of their team's matches limited their chances of garnering a team win on the day.