Kovac has big night at Thorpe routs MMI
The Jim Thorpe girls routed Freeland MMI to highlight scholastic sports action on Friday night.
GIRLS BASKETBALLFreeland MMI-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe jumped out early and never looked back on its way to a dominating 72-28 non-league victory over Freeland MMI.Kayley Kovac paced the Olympians (2-0) with a game-high 27 points. Payton Kovac chipped in 10 points.The Preppers' Rachel Stanziola finished with 14 points.FREELAND MMIStanziola 5-2-4-14, Van Hoeklen 1-0-0-2, Fisk 1-0-0-2, McGran 0-1-2-1, Kupsho 3-0-0-6, Snyder 0-0-2-0, Perchak 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 11-3-8-28.JIM THORPEDoughty 2-0-0-5, P. Kovac 5-0-0-10, Sterner 0-0-0-0, Rivera 0-0-0-0, Condly 0-0-0-0, Ohl 1-0-2-2, Naranjo 4-1-2-9, Binder 4-0-0-8, K. Kovac 11-5-14-27, Cressman 1-0-0-2, Waselus 1-0-0-2, Bush 0-0-0-0, Lignore 3-0-0-6, Babel 0-1-2-1, Fasolino 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 32-7-20-72.MMI 8 11 4 5 - 28Jim Thorpe 23 21 19 9 - 72Three-pointers: MMI - Stanziola 2, Perchak 1; JT - Doughty 1.No. Lehigh-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh got the best of Northern Lehigh for a 51-26 Colonial League win.The Bulldogs' Jill Olewine led all scorers with 14 points.Madyson Campbell topped the Spartans with 10 points.NORTHERN LEHIGHCsandi 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 1-4-6-6, Knerr 0-0-0-0, Kemery 0-0-0-0, Je. Olewine 1-1-5-4, Handwerk 0-0-0-0, Bevans 0-0-0-0, Thomas 1-0-0-2, Ji. Olewine 5-2-6-14. TOTALS: 8-7-17-26.SOUTHERN LEHIGHCerciello 0-0-0-0, A. Mobley 4-0-0-8, J. Cyr 0-0-0-0, Dex 1-0-0-2, Bennett 1-0-0-2, Schaffer 0-0-0-0, Jurgens 0-0-0-0, Koziel 4-0-0-9, Saraceno 2-2-5-6, S. Cyr 1-2-2-4, Campbell 4-2-2-10, Clemmer 1-0-0-2, Tankred 0-0-0-0, Miller 2-1-2-5, B. Mobley 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 21-8-13-51.No. Lehigh 5 4 6 11 - 26So. Lehigh 13 14 12 12 - 51Three-pointers: NL - Ji. Olewine 2, Je. Olewine 1; SL - Koziel 1.Pleasant Vy.-ACCAllentown Central Catholic used a balanced scoring attack to earn a 63-18 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over visiting Pleasant Valley.Masani Francis paced the Bears with nine points.Darcy Wolf led the Vikings with 10 points.PLEASANT VALLEYBorger 2-1-2-5, Sullivan 0-0-0-0, Covart 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0, Francis 4-1-2-9, Keefer 0-0-0-0, Borden 0-0-0-0, Rosseli 0-2-4-2, Beagle 0-0-0-0, Fields 0-0-0-0, Milos 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 7-4-8-18.CENTRAL CATHOLICRoseman 2-0-0-5, Heffner 1-0-0-2, Mack 3-1-1-7, Gribb 0-0-0-0, Kalman 1-0-0-2, Shoemaker 1-0-0-2, Eriphet 4-0-0-8, Lazarus 2-0-0-5, Arner 2-0-0-6, Luma 4-1-4-9, Roberts 1-0-0-2, Wolf 5-0-0-10, Buckenmyer 1-1-2-3, Acevela 0-0-0-0, Kocsis 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 27-5-9-63.Pleasant Valley 2 9 5 2 - 18Central Catholic 10 15 22 16 - 63Three-pointers: PV - none; CC - Arner 2, Roseman 1, Lazarus 1.BOYS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-Sch. HavenSchuylkill Haven escaped with a 40-39 victory over visiting Jim Thorpe.Jordan McElmoyle and Jalil Veney led the Olympians' with nine points apiece.The Hurricanes' Zavier Webb and J.T. Hughes both scored 12 points.JIM THORPES. Snisky 1-0-0-2, McElmoyle 3-0-0-9, Carroll 1-0-0-3, Micciche 0-0-0-0, Elmore 4-0-0-8, Veney 3-1-2-9, Green 4-0-0-8. Totals 16-1-4 39.SCHUYLKILL HAVENWebb 5-0-0-12, Ulsh 2-2-2-7, Blugis 3-0-0-7, Conage 0-2-5-2, Hughes 4-2-3-12, Fryer 0-0-0-0, Charles 0-0-0-0. Totals 14-6-10-40.Jim Thorpe 10 7 6 16 - 39Schuylkill Haven 8 14 9 9 - 40Three-pointers: JT - McElmoyle 3, Veney 2, Carroll 1; SH - Webb 2, Hughes 2, Ulsh 1, Blugis 1.So. Lehigh-No. LehighSouthern Lehigh used a second half surge to pull away for a 60-45 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.After trailing to the Bulldogs by two points at halftime, the Spartans outscored the hosts 37-20 in the second half to capture the win.The Spartans' Cody Heffelfinger led all scorers with 14 points while Jacob Cassel and Noah Kandt finished with 13 and 12 respectively.Tyshawn Golden and David Shupp both tied for a Bulldog high with 10 points.SOUTHERN LEHIGHBarnes 2-0-2-5, Kandt 2-7-12-12, Koch 2-0-0-4, Hendrzak 0-0-0-0, Hudson 1-5-8-7, Watkins 0-1-2-1, Cassel 3-7-9-13, Davis 0-0-0-0, Deutsch 0-0-0-0, Zabrecky 2-0-0-4, Heffelfinger 5-4-7-14, Dalition 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-24-40-60.NORTHERN LEHIGHGolden 4-0-0-10, Meixsell 0-0-0-0, Egan 3-1-4-9, Taylor 2-0-0-5, Shupp 3-4-6-10, McNair 2-0-0-4, Seiler 0-0-0-0, Hofmann 1-1-2-3, Sheetz 1-0-0-2, Mujovic 0-0-0-0, Hamm 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-6-12-45.So. Lehigh 9 14 20 17 - 60No. Lehigh 13 12 8 12 - 45Three-pointers: SL - Barnes 1, Kandt 1; NL - Golden 2, Egan 2, Taylor 1.SWIMMINGTamaqua-Southern LehighSouthern Lehigh swept Tamaqua in a non-conference showdown in the pool.The Spartans swam to a 120-45 win in the girls' meet, while the boys' earned a 125-31 victory over the visiting Blue Raiders.Rebecca Kanaskie shined in the loss for Tamaqua, winning 200IM and 100 Breaststroke. Teammate Danielle DeCindio added the only other first place finish by the Blue Raiders in the 100 Butterfly.The Blue Raiders' Benjamin Turrano added two second place finishes the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Butterfly.GIRLSSouthern Lehigh 120, Tamaqua 45200 Medley Relay - 1. Southern Lehigh 2:02.44, 2. Tamaqua (Olivia Stanek, Rebecca Kanaskie, Danielle DeCindio, Abigail Brickler), 3. Southern Lehigh200 Freestyle - 1. Raechel Rodriguez (SL) 2:13.52, 2. Theresa Gulla (SL), 3. Emily Andrews (T)200 IM - 1. Rebecca Kanaskie (T) 2:24.34, 2. Zoe Geis (SL), 3. Samantha Talecki (SL)50 Freestyle - 1. Jenna Forrester (SL) 25.42, 2. Danielle DeCindio (T), 3. Anna Donato (SL)100 Butterfly - 1. Danielle DeCindio (T) 1:07.04, 2. Tori Touzeau (SL), 3. Lauren Cocozza (SL)100 Freestyle - 1. Raechel Rodriguez (SL) 59.19, 2. Anna Donato (SL), 3. Gwynn Kylish (SL)500 Freestyle - 1. Katerina Sawickij (SL) 6:20.35, 2. Santina Schiaretta (SL), 3. Megan James (SL)200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Southern Lehigh 1:46.58, 2. Tamaqua (Danielle DeCindio, Abigail Brickler, Olivia Stanek, Emily Andrews), 3. Southern Lehigh100 Backstroke - 1. Jenna Forrester (SL) 1:04.05, 2. Tori Touzeau (SL), 3. Angela Burns (SL)100 Breaststroke - 1. Rebecca Kanaskie (T) 1:13.95, 2. Zoe Geis (SL), 3. Amber Beltz (SL)400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Southern Lehigh 4:02.12, 2. Southern Lehigh, 3. Southern LehighBOYSSouthern Lehigh 125, Tamaqua 31200 Medley Relay - 1. Southern Lehigh 1:45.53, 2. Southern Lehigh, 3. Tamaqua (Jeff Letterhouse, Ryan Alicandri, Benjamin Turrano, Brandon Ramirez)200 Freestyle - 1. Klar-Chaudia Raahi (SL) 1:56.86, 2. Kyle Reyes (SL), 3. Alex Amann (SL)200 IM - 1. Chris Schell (SL) 2:12.61, 2. Andrew Johnson (SL), 3. Niko Kreider (SL)50 Freestyle - 1. Drew Schell (SL) 25.02, 2. Benjamin Turrano (T), 3. Spencer Gunkle (SL)100 Butterfly - 1. Klar-Chaudia Raahi (SL) 56.99, 2. Benjamin Turrano (T), 3. Drew Schell (SL)100 Freestyle - Trevor Decastro (SL) 53.08, 2. Will Schell (SL), 3. Jeff Letterhouse (T)500 Freestyle - 1. Will Schell (SL) 5:29.50, 2. Niko Kreider (SL), 3. David Kroll (SL)200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Southern Lehigh 1:38.53, 2. Tamaqua (Benjamin Turrano, Jeff Letterhouse, Ryan Alicandri, Thorn Devlin), 3. Southern Lehigh100 Backstroke - 1. Chris Schell (SL) 1:00.21, 2. Alex Amann (SL), 3. Kyle Reyes (SL)100 Breaststroke - 1. Andrew Johnson (SL) 1:08.01, 2. Ryan Alicandri (T), 3. William McGlone (SL)400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Southern Lehigh 3:50.25