The Tamaqua and Pleasant Valley boys chalked up victories, while the Northwestern, Palmerton and Marian girls also got wins on Tuesday night.

BOYS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-TamaquaBrett Kosciolek scored 25 points to lead Tamaqua to a 63-41 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe.Adam Frantz and Russell Blaker added 10 and nine points respectively for the Blue Raiders (12-8, 5-6).For Jim Thorpe (2-19, 1-10), Brendan Carroll led the way with 12 points.TAMAQUABlaker 3-1-2-9, Miller 0-0-0-0, Rottet 2-4-4-8, Frantz 5-0-0-10, Tr. Skripko 2-0-0-4, MacDonald 0-0-0-0, Marcin 1-0-0-3, Ty. Skripko 1-0-0-2, Kosciolek 10-3-4-25, Murphy 0-0-0-0, Hartung 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 25-8-10-63.JIM THORPECarroll 3-4-4-12, Principe 1-1-2-4, B. Micciche 3-0-0-8, Pompa 0-0-0-0, Nocelli 0-0-0-0, C. Micciche 2-0-0-6, Green 4-0-2-8, McElmoyle 1-0-0-3, Snisky 0-0-0-0, Jefferson 0-0-0-0, TOTALS 14-5-8-41.Tamaqua 16 15 15 17 - 63Jim Thorpe 8 4 17 12 - 41Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Blaker 2, Kosciolek 2, Marcin 1. Jim Thorpe - Carroll 2, Principe 1, B. Micciche 2, C. Micciche 2, McElmoyle 1.Northwestern-BangorBangor rolled to a 74-35 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.The Slaters (15-5, 14-2) exploded for 46 first half points to put the game away early. Jeremy Ringland led the Bangor charge with 24 points.For Northwestern (5-16, 2-14), Kevin Markovitch scored 19 points.NORTHWESTERNArcher 1-0-0-2, Williamson 1-0-1-2, Mengal 0-0-0-0, Breininger 1-0-1-2, McCann 0-0-0-0, Breidinger 1-1-2-3, Schwartz 1-0-0-2, Mauer 0-0-0-0, Shuey 0-1-2-1, Richardson 2-0-0-4, Markovitch 7-5-6-19. TOTALS: 14-7-12-35.BANGORShavone 0-0-0-0, Jones 2-0-0-5, Freeman 1-0-2-2, Marano 2-3-4-8, Morris 2-0-1-4, Reider 4-0-2-8, Kaiser 2-2-2-6, Struhe 3-0-0-6, Kosman 2-2-2-6, Ringland 8-4-4-24, Juno 1-0-0-2, Mulich 1-0-0-3. TOTALS; 28-11-17-74.Northwestern 6 8 5 16 - 35Bangor 19 27 13 15 - 74Three-pointers: Northwestern - None. Bangor - Ringland 4, Jones 1, Marano 1, Mulich 1.Lehighton-PM WestJoe Wiggens scored 25 points to lead Pocono Mountain West to an 85-48 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Lehighton.The Panthers (15-4, 8-2) also got 18 points from Lance Singh and 11 from Sean Cooper.For Lehighton (11-9, 4-6), Anthony Rossino and Vince Mele both had 12 points.LEHIGHTONRossino 5-1-2-12, Farano 1-0-0-2, Crum 20-0-5, Williams 0-0-0-0, McCandless 1-3-6-5, Cordova 0-0-0-0, K. Knappenberger 0-0-0-0, Ruzika 0-0-0-0, Chambers 2-0-0-4, J. Knappenberger 3-0-0-8, Mele 5-2-2-12, Green 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-6-10-48.PM WESTI. Wiggins 3-0-0-7, Archer 1-0-0-2, Cooper 5-1-4-11, Brathwaite 3-1-2-9, Howard 1-0-0-2, Simon 1-1-4-3, J. Wiggins 11-0-0-25, Field 1-2-2-4, Hardy 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 35-5-12-85.Lehighton 12 13 14 9 - 48PM West 21 20 23 21 - 85Three-pointers: Lehighton - J. Knappenberger 2, Rossino 1, Crum 1. PM West - Singh 4, J. Wiggins 3, Brathwaite 2, I. Wiggins 1.Pen Argyl-PalmertonThe Blue Bombers led well into the fourth quarter, but two three-pointers by the Green Knights down the stretch sent Palmerton to a 41-39 Colonial League loss.Mark Quinn of Palmerton was the game's only double-digit scorer, netting 12 points.The Bombers fell to 2-18 overall and 0-15 in the league.PEN ARGYLMuller 3-2-3-8, Lebarre 1-0-1-3, Neid 3-0-0-6, N. Gillette 3-1-1-7, Sisson 1-0-0-2, Fehr 2-0-0-4, A. Strouse 1-0-0-3. Stecz 2-1-2-6, Messerschmidt 0-0-0-0, Ruppert 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-4-7-41.PALMERTONHay 4-0-0-8, Achtermann 0-0-2-0, Lesher 1-2-4-4, Weber 1-2-2-5, Frey 3-0-0-8, Quinn 3-6-8-12, Stasko 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 13-10-16-39Pen Argyl 11 4 13 13 - 41Palmerton 8 12 10 9 - 39Three-pointers: PA - Lebarre 1, S - 1, Stecz 1; Palmerton - Frey 2, Weber 1.PM East-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating Pocono Mountain East, 56-43, in Mountain Valley Conference action.The Bears (7-12, 3-8), were led Lance Robinson and Nyiem Nevarez who scored 18 and 11 points respectively.PM EASTHardman 3-0-0-7, Sarajian 1-0-2-2, Yarosh 2-1-2-6, Carter 1-1-2-3, Leonard 0-0-0-0, Wiggins 2-0-0-4, Steckel 1-0-0-2, Woody 1-0-0-2, Hudson 1-2-3-4, Moses 1-1-2-3, Comas 3-0-0-8, Burgos 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-5-11-43.PLEASANT VY.Brown 2-1-3-5, Mikulski 0-2-2-2, Nevarez 3-5-6-11, Robinson 6-1-1-18, Hosier 2-2-4-6, Wisser 0-0-0-0, Deegan 0-0-0-0, Aulder 0-0-0-0, Sharpe 2-2-2-6, Neubert 1-0-0-2, Raughley 1-0-3-2, Pierce 0-0-0-0, Moore 1-0-0-2, Fludd 0-0-1-0, Smaltz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-13-22-56.PM East 10 13 11 9 - 43Pleasant Vy. 16 6 18 16 - 56Three-Pointers: PM East - Comas 2, Hardman 1, Yarosh 1. Pleasant Vy - Robinson 5, Sharpe 2.Marian-Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area opened up a 40-14 halftime lead and never looked back, as the Golden Bears posted a 79-23 Schuylkill League Division 3 victory over Marian.With the loss, Marian must now beat Weathely on Thursday night to advance to the District 11 playoffs.Dylan Mahmod scored 19 points to lead Mahanoy Area, while Larry McNeil chipped in 13.For Marian (8-12, 6-6), Ethan Kuczynski scored six points in the loss.Mahanoy Area won the JV game, 50-26.MARIANKarnish 1-3-4-5, Puza 0-0-0-0, Vercusky 1-0-0-2, Kubishin 0-0-0-0, N. Agosti 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 0-0-0-0, Legath 0-0-0-0, Latham 0-0-0-0, Mussoline 0-1-2-1, Wesner 2-1-1-5, Swetz 0-0-0-0, Weber 0-0-0-0, Myers 1-0-0-2, Inama 1-0-0-2, Paluck 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-5-7-23.MAHANOY AREARichmond 2-0-0-4, Yedsena 6-0-1-12, Lubby 0-0-0-0, McNeil 5-0-0-13, Merchlinsky 1-0-0-3, Mahmod 8-2-4-19, Talbott 2-0-0-5, Wronski 0-0-0-0, Miller 4-1-2-9, Joseph 1-0-2-2, Cavenas 3-2-5-8, Kuzma 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 33-7-16-79.Marian 10 4 7 2 - 23Mahanoy Area 17 23 21 18 - 79Three-Pointers: Marian - None; Mahanoy Area - McNeil 3, Merchlinsky 1, Mahmod 1, Talbott 1.Panther Vy.-PottsvillePottsville rolled to a 60-20 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.The Crimson Tide were led by Travis Blankenhorn's 15 points.Panther Valley (10-11, 4-7) got eight points from Jake Szczecina. The Panthers are now faced with a must-win situation in Thursday's regular-season finale against Tamaqua if they want to qualify for the District 11 playoffs.PANTHER VY.Dubosky 0-0-0-0, Szczecina 2-3-3-8, Stano 0-1-2-1, Hudicka 1-0-0-2, Ferryman 1-2-2-4, Vermillion 1-0-0-2, Weng 1-0-0-3, Keo 0-0-0-0, Kusko 0-0-0-0, Michalik 0-0-0-0, Nace 0-0-0-0, Horan 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-6-7-20.POTTSVILLEHinchliffe 3-0-0-6, Painter 3-0-0-8, Blankenhorn 6-2-2-15, Toomey 2-0-0-4, Dunkel 1-0-0-2, Melochick 3-0-1-6, Shuman 2-1-2-6, Nabholz 3-5-6-11, Hampford 1-0-0-2, Jackson 0-0-0-0, Witman 0-0-0-0, Coyle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-8-11-60.Panther Vy. 7 0 6 7 - 20Pottsville 21 21 13 5 - 60Three-Pointers: Panther Valley - Szczecina 1, Weng 1. Pottsville - Painter 2, Blankenhorn 1, Shuman 1.Shenandoah Vy.-WeatherlyTrailing by two points at halftime, Shenandoah Valley used a huge third quarter performance to take home a 59-56 Schuylkill League Division 3 victory over Weatherly.Shenandoah's Angelo Maskornick posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while John Storm added 17 points.For Weatherly (3-15, 1-11), Luke Figas led the way with 20 points and four three-pointers.In the JV game, Weatherly was a 36-35 winner behind Nick Miller's 15 points.SHENANDOAH VY,Herb 2-0-0-4, McCole 1-2-2-5, Marnell 3-0-0-7, McNeil 2-0-0-6, Maskornick 9-1-3-20, Storm 7-2-5-17, Alvarez 0-0-0-0, Creasy 0-0-0-0, Wei Lieu 0-0-0-0, Cabrera 0-0-0-0, Allegretta 0-0-0-0, White 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-5-10-59.WEATHERLYColl 3-0-0-6, Kelly 5-0-0-12, L. Reiner 7-0-0-16, Figas 8-0-1-20, J. Reiner 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Bizarre 0-0-0-0, Busher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-0-1-56.Shenandoah Vy. 13 16 17 13 - 59Weatherly 16 15 9 16 - 56Three-Pointers: Shenandoah Valley - McNeil 2, McCole 1, Marnell 1, Maskornick 1, Storm 1; Weatherly - Figas 4, Kelly 2, L. Reiner 2.GIRLS BASKETBALLPocono Mountain West-LehightonPocono Mountain West's Jackie Benitez was a force to be reckoned with, as she led her team to a 60-31 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Lehighton.Benitez scored a game-high 30 points off 11 field goals, including five three-pointers. Jessica Boutieller also scored 13 points for the Panthers.Lehighton was led by Riley Durishin's 8-point effort.POCONO MOUNTAIN WESTWalters 2-0-0-4, Benitez 11-3-4-30, Knect 0-0-0-0, Seally 0-0-0-0, Murray 0-0-0-0, James 3-0-0-6, Coles 0-0-0-0, Flaherty 1-0-2-2, Boutieller 5-2-4-13, Field 0-0-2-0, Gerling 1-1-2-3, Dangerfield 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-6-14-60.LEHIGHTONRossino 1-0-0-2, Durishin 3-1-2-8, Muffley 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, Whiteman 2-1-2-6, Fital 1-1-2-3, Blasiak 1-2-2-4, Smith 2-0-0-6, Diofich 0-0-0-0, Thompson 1-0-0-2, Rehrig 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-5-8-31.PM West 18 14 21 7 - 60Lehighton 2 10 8 11 - 31Three-Pointers: Pocono Mountain West - Benitez 5, Boutieller 1; Lehighton - Smith 2, Durishin 1, Whiteman 1.Bangor-NorthwesternWith the game tied at 28-28 at halftime, Northwestern pulled away in the third quarter, en route to a 56-46 Colonial League victory over Bangor.Northwestern's Sabrina Mertz had a huge day for the Lady Tigers with a game-high 20 points, including five three-pointers. Trista Cunningham also added 13 points, while Sarah Segan chipped in with 11.Bangor was led by Meredith Colton's 11 points.BANGORSmith 1-0-0-2, Vass 1-1-3-3, Holmquist 0-0-0-0, Phillips 0-0-0-0, King 1-2-2-5, Shook 0-1-2-1, Green 0-0-0-0, Zungolo 1-7-8-9, Colton 3-5-6-11, Kollus2-2-4-6, Baker 2-4-4-9, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Wilkins 0-0-0-0, Champa 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-22-29-46.NORTHWESTERNMertz 5-5-6-20, Landrigan 1-0-0-3, Day 0-1-2-1, Divers 0-0-0-0, Hebelka 0-0-0-0, Segan 4-2-3-11, Koenig 0-2-2-2, Bennett 0-0-0-0, Slack 0-0-0-0, Thomas 1-1-2-4, Cunningham 4-5-9-13, Anderson 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 16-16-24-56.Bangor 16 12 8 10 - 46Northwestern 10 18 15 13 - 56Three-Pointers: Bangor - King 1, Baker 1; Northwestern - Mertz 5, Landrigan 1, Segan 1, Thomas 1.Pleasant Vy.-PM EastWith Pleasant Valley holding a slim 21-20 halftime lead, Pocono Mountain East outscored the Lady Bears 16-7 in the third quarter, en route to a 45-38 Mountain Valley Conference victory.Cheyenne Ruggiero scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Lady Cardinals.For Pleasant Valley, Courtney Miller tallied 11 points.PLEASANT VY.Meckes 1-0-0-2, Dekmar 2-3-3-7, Krcic 1-0-0-2, Miller 5-0-0-11, Russel 1-1-3-3, Dorney 2-3-4-7, Craig 2-1-2-6, Fields 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-8-12-38.PM EASTHaller 1-0-0-2, Caldwell 2-2-2-6, Lavelle 2-0-0-5, Mader 0-0-0-0, Ruggiero 6-2-3-16, Parker 3-2-2-8, Reisenwitz 3-2-3-8. TOTALS: 17-8-10-45.Pleasant Vy. 12 9 7 10 - 38PM East 12 8 16 9 - 45Three-Pointers: Pleasant Valley - Miller 1, Craig 1; Pocono Mountain East - Ruggerio 2, Lavelle 1.Mahanoy Area-MarianMarian scored 20 or more points in each of the first three quarters and rolled to a 74-33 Schuylkill League Division 3 victory over Mahanoy Area.The Fillies had 12 different players score points, as Marian combined for 11 three-pointers as a team.Lindsay Nemeth scored a game-high 21 points, including five triples. Vanessa Whitecavage added nine points on three treys.For Mahanoy Area, Macey Brown led the way with 14 points.MAHANOY AREABrown 5-0-0-14, Laurence 2-0-0-4, Bisco 0-0-1-0, Levy 0-0-0-0, Conroy 2-0-0-4, Babinsky 0-0-0-0, Van Horn 1-0-1-2, Neifert 0-0-0-0, Byrne 0-1-2-1, Davidson 1-0-0-2, Scalamonti 0-0-0-0, Leshko 1-0-0-3, Rodgers 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 13-2-6-33.MARIANGreen 3-0-0-8, Whildin 2-2-2-6, A. Fannick 2-2-2-7, Whitecavage 3-0-0-9, Sofranko 1-0-0-2, E. Fannick 1-0-0-2, Nemeth 8-0-0-21, Mahon 0-0-0-0, Baranko 2-0-0-4, Nilsson 1-2-4-4, Krusinsky 2-0-0-4, Raabe 0-0-1-0, Karnish 1-0-2-2, Stoyer 0-0-0-0, Holman 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 28-7-13-74.Mahanoy Area 6 10 5 12 - 33Marian 25 25 20 4 - 74Three-Pointers: Mahanoy Area - Brown 4, Leshko 1; Marian - Nemeth 5, Whitecavage 3, Green 2, A. Fannick 1.Pottsville-Panther Vy.Pottsville outscored Panther Valley 21-10 in the first quarter and cruised to a 56-38 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory over the host Panthers.Pottsville's Sadie Cresswell put up 17 points to pace the Crimson Tide, while Hanna Burnhauser had 10.For Panther Valley, Jamey Mikovich scored a team-high 11 points.In the JV game, Pottsville came away with a 46-20 win.POTTSVILLESherakas 3-1-3-7, Burnhauser 4-2-2-10, Cleary 0-0-0-0, Eckley 4-0-2-8, Moser 0-0-0-0, Cresswell 6-2-5-17, Kondrack 1-1-5-3, Connors 1-0-0-2, Bulino 4-1-2-9, Schenk 0-0-0-0, Purnell 0-0-0-0, Hook 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-7-19-56.PANTHER VALLEYMarouchoc 0-0-0-0, Blasko 3-0-0-6, Vance 3-1-2-7, Picht 0-0-0-0, Corby 0-0-0-0, Jacobs 2-1-2-5, Smith 1-1-1-3, M. Markovich 2-0-0-6, Mikovich 4-3-3-11. TOTALS: 15-6-8-38.Pottsville 21 11 8 16 - 56Panther Valley 10 18 3 7 - 38Three-Pointers: Pottsville - Cresswell 3; Panther Vy. - M. Markovich 2.Weatherly-ShenandoahAbagail Snitzer scored 20 points to lead Shenandoah to a 55-33 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.For the Wreckers, Kelly Parker led all scorers with 11 points.WEATHERLYHeister 2-0-0-5, Strizak 0-0-0-0, Parker 5-0-2-11, Adamczyk 2-0-0-5, McClintock 0-0-0-0, Isom 0-0-0-0, Lovett 0-0-2-0, Polchin 1-2-4-4, Berger 0-0-0-0, S. Hartz 0-0-0-0, L. Hartz 2-0-0-4, Gillodt 1-0-0-2, Wallish 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 14-2-9-33.SHENANDOAH VALLEYDeMalis 1-0-0-2, Nadu 3-5-6-13, Jones 3-3-4-10, Bucchannon 4-0-1-8, Creasy 1-0-4-2, Snitzer 7-3-4-20, Dove 0-0-0-0, Florio 0-0-0-0, Hixon 0-0-0-0, Michalik 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-11-19-55.Weatherly 7 11 5 10 - 33Shenandoah 20 16 11 8 - 55Three-Pointers: Weatherly - Heister 1, Parker 1, Adamczyk 1. Shenandoah - Snitzer 3, Nadu 2, Jones 1.Palmerton-Pen ArgylJade Farquhar led four girls in double figure scoring as Palmerton defeated Pen Argyl, 59-44, in Colonial League action.Abby Reimer, Madison Mummey and Lindsey Nemeth also had strong games for the Bombers scoring 13, 11 and 10 respectively.PALMERTONKrupa 1-1-1-3, Mummey 4-3-4-11, Farquhar 8-3-5-22, Reimer 6-1-2-13, Beers 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 5-0-0-10 TOTALS: 24-8-12-59Pen ArgylPresby 4-1-2-11, Strouse 0-0-0-0, Cinelli 5-1-2-11, Mennell 3-0-0-6, Bender 0-0-0-0, Zanette 4-1-2-11, Thompson 0-0-0-0, Smull 1-3-4-5, TOTALS: 17-6-10-44.Palmerton 16 13 19 11 - 59Pen Argyl 13 8 15 8 - 44Three-pointers: Palmerton - Farquhar 3. Pen Argyl - Presby 2, Zanette 2.WRESTLINGPM West-LehightonLehighton used five pins to earn a 41-37 Mountain Valley conference victory over Pocono Mountain West.Erza Neff (106), Tegan Durishin (126), Anthony Farano (145), Dustin Koons (152) and Connor Frey (182) all picked up falls for the Indians, while Zach Kemmerer scored a technical fall (16-0) at 113.Lehighton 41, PM West 37106 - Ezra Neff (L) pinned Najzim Reed in 1:53.113 - Zach Kemmerer (L) tech. fall Gregory Sheppard, 16-0 (4:20).120 - Alphonso Lee (PMW) dec. Antonio Lorenzo, 9-1.126 - Tegan Durishin (L) pinned Darryl McAlpine in 2:48.132 - Cody Semmel (L) won by forfeit.138 - Christopher Martinez (PMW) pinned Chris Clay in 1:14.145 - Anthony Farano (L) pinned Joseph Parrotta in 3:49.152 - Dustin Koons (L) pinned Joey Knoell in 3:48.160 - Amir Blair (PMW) tech. fall Tyler Cann, 17-2 (3:50).170 - Elias Borrero (PMW) pinned Dominik Mystkowski in 2:54.182 - Connor Frey (L) pinned Dishon Springer in 2:31.195 - Mario LaMonica (PMW) dec. Perry Didyoung, 8-0.220 - Andrew Tutrone (PMW) won by forfeit.285 - David Masznik (PMW) pinned Alexander Smith in 2:35.