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Tamaqua boys roll to another win

The Tamaqua boys won their seventh straight game, while Marian and Northwestern Lehigh chalked up wins on the girls side of the ledger over the weekend.

BOYS BASKETBALLHamburg-TamaquaTamaqua used a powerful start to set the tone and never looked back, cruising to a 65-16 non-league win over Hamburg.Bo Rottet led the Blue Raiders (7-0) as he poured in 25 points, while Russell Blaker's 11 and Brett Kosciolek's 10 provided the back-up.In the JV contest, Tamaqua pulled out the sweep of the night with a 40-30 win, as Dylan Scott scored 13.HAMBURGFink 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-1-2-1, Conrad 0-0-0-0, Adams 3-0-0-6, Evangelista 0-0-0-0, Greenwald 0-0-0-0, Machmer 1-0-0-2, Warner 0-0-0-0, Barr 0-0-0-0, Hauck 0-0-0-0, Graham 0-0-0-0, Lesher 1-0-0-2, Nabozny 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 7-2-4-16.TAMAQUABlaker 5-0-0-11, Miller 2-0-0-4, Rottet 9-5-5-25, Skripko 1-0-0-2, MacDonald 3-0-2-6, Kosciolek 5-0-0-10, Shilko 2-0-2-5, Berezwick 1-0-0-2, Scott 0-0-0-0, Murphy 0-0-0-0, Coleman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 28-5-9-65.Hamburg 2 6 4 4 - 16Tamaqua 27 12 11 15 - 65Three pointers: H - none; T - Rottet 2, Shilko 1, Blaker 1.Weatherly-CMVTThe Wreckers handed the host Rams a loss in the consolation game of the CMVT Holiday tournamentby a 47-39 score..Luke Reiner led the Wreckers with 17 points. Brett Kelly added 16 points.Pete Six led the Rams with 10 pointsWEATHERLYReiner 6-2-3-17, Brett Kelly 7-1-4-16, Figas 2-0-0-4, Nick Miller 3-0-0-6, Bizarre 1-0-0-2, Moon 0-0-0-0, Buck 0-0-2-0, Peiser 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-3-9-47.CMVTWisniewski 0-0-0-0, Pitonyak 2-2-2-6, Musselman 3-1-2-7, Petry 3-1-6-7, Six 4-2-3-10, Welch 3-2-2-9. Totals 15-8-15-39.Weatherly 9 10 11 17 - 47CMVT 7 13 11 8 - 39Three-pointers; Reiner 3, Kelly 1, Welch 1.Sch. Haven-Panther Vy.The Hurricanes darted out of the gates with a 15-3 first period and went on to defeat the Panthers 58-41 in a non-league win.Austin Charles scored a game-high 21 points to lead the the Hurricanes, with Mike Ulsh adding 12.Ethan Vermillion was the only Panther to reach double figures, as he scored 10.SCHUYLKILL HAVENWebb 3-0-0-6, Smith 1-0-1-2, Ulsh 5-1-4-12, Blugis 3-2-2-8, Fryer 0-0-0-0, Conage 3-0-0-7, Charles 10-1-3-21, Hughes 1-0-0-2, Mills 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-4-10-58.PANTHER VY.Keo 1-1-2-3, Dubosky 0-1-2-1, Vermillion 3-1-3-10, Stanko 1-0-0-2, Micholik 1-0-0-3, Nase 0-0-0-0, Miller 2-1-2-5, Hudicka 3-0-0-8, Eickoff 0-0-0-0, Weng 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Blasko 3-0-0-7, Emmert 0-0-0-0, Morgans 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 15-4-9-41.Sch. Haven 15 11 17 15 - 58Panther Vy. 3 11 12 15 - 41Three pointers: SH - Conage 1, Ulsh 1; PV - Vermillion 3, Hudicka 2, Blasko 1, Micholik 1.Bangor-Pleasant ValleyBangor needed to hold on down the stretch to fend off Pleasant Valley in a non-league match-up, before prevailing 57-53.Reece Jones led the Slaters in scoring with 24 points, while teammate Anthony Shiavone followed with 17.The Bears received 15 points from Ron Moore, while teammates Eric Marbury and Kevin Wisser both scored 14.BANGORShiavone 5-4-5-17, R. Jones 7-4-7-24, Morris 1-0-0-2, Kaiser 1-3-4-5, D. Benton 3-1-2-7, S. Benton 1-0-0-2, G. Jones 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-12-18-57.PLEASANT VY.Nevarez 1-0-0-2, Marbury 4-5-6-14, Moore 7-1-2-15, Wisser 4-2-2-14, Barker 0-0-0-0, Sharpe 2-1-3-6, Shaffner 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 18-11-15-53.Bangor 16 13 17 11 - 57Pleasant Vy. 9 15 17 12 - 53Three pointers: B - R. Jones 6, Shiavone 3; PV - Wisser 4, Sharpe 1, Marbury 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLShenandoah -J. ThorpeShenandoah Valley used two strong middle periods to defeat Jim Thorpe 52-39.Marcella Creasy's 14 points led the way for the winners, who outscored the Lady Olympians 34-7 in those two middle periods. Teammates Kristina Nieddy and Abigail Snitzer both chipped in 12 apiece to aid in the winning effort, as well.For the Olympians, Kayley Kovac scored 18, while Alexis Naranjo added 12.SHENANDOAH VY.Demalis 1-0-0-2, Nieddy 3-3-4-12, Teaschenko 2-3-4-8, Creasy 6-0-0-14, Wargo 1-0-0-2, Snitzer 2-6-8-12, Najera 1-0-0-2, Michalik 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-12-16-52.JIM THORPEDoughty 0-0-0-0, P. Kovac 1-2-3-4, Condly 0-0-0-0, Naranjo 4-2-2-12, Binder 1-3-4-5, K. Kovac 8-2-6-18, Cressman 0-0-0-0, Waselius 0-0-0-0, Bush 0-0-0-0, Lignore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-9-15-39.Shenandoah Vy. 8 21 13 10 - 52Jim Thorpe 13 4 3 19 - 39Three pointers: SV - Nieddy 3, Creasy 2, Snitzer 2, Teaschenko 1; JT - Naranjo 2.Northwestern-N. LehighNorthwestern outscored Northern Lehigh in each frame of this Colonial League battle to prevail, 51-26.The Lady Tigers saw Erika Thomas drain four three pointers, en route to a game-high 14 points. Meanwhile, Sarah Segan's 12 and Sabrina Mertz's 10 provided extra offense.For the Lady Bulldogs, Jess Olewine led the way with 10 points.NORTHWESTERNMertz 1-8-9-10, Landrigan 1-0-0-3, Chisdak 1-0-0-2, Divers 1-0-0-2, Segan 4-3-4-12, Pasquale 0-0-0-0, Koenig 2-2-2-6, Williamson 1-0-0-2, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 5-0-0-14, Lister 0-0-2-0, Anderson 0-0-0-0, Sevrain 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-13-17-51.NO. LEHIGHCsanadi 0-1-2-1, Hoffman 1-0-0-2, Knerr 0-0-0-0, Je. Olewine 4-1-2-10, Handwerk 0-0-0-0, Bevans 2-2-4-6, Gallimore 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Ji. Olewine 2-2-6-7. TOTALS: 9-6-14-26.Northwestern 11 16 8 16 - 51No. Lehigh 9 6 5 6 - 26Three pointers: NW - Thomas 4, Landrigan 1, Segan 1; NL - Ji. Olewine 1, Je. Olewine 1.Lake Lehman-MarianThe Fillies pulled away in the second half for a 56-38 non-league win over Lake-Lehman.Abby Whilden had a team-high 17 points for the Fillies. Vanessa Whitecavage added 13 points.Cayle Spencer scored a game-high 21 to lead Lake Lehman.LAKE-LEHMANSpencer 8-4-7-21, Storz 5-0-0-10, Eneboe 1-0-0-3, Love 1-0-0-2, Bartuska 1-0-0-2, Cawley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-4-7-38.MARIANWhildin 6-4-5-17, Whitecavage 5-0-0-13, Karnish 3-1-4-7, Shaud 3-0-0-6, Mahon 2-0-0-4, Correale 1-2-2-4, Stoyer 0-3-4-3, Agosti 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-10-15-56.Lake Lehman 7 8 12 11 - 38Marian 14 12 17 13 - 56Three-pointers: LL - Eneboe 1. M - Whitecavage 3, Whilden 1.WRESTLINGPen Argyl-LehightonLehighton manhandled Pen Argyl in a non-league wrestling contest, 54-13.The Tribe put together four pins as Connor Frey, Tegan Durishin, Wyatt Clements and Nate Kemmerer all flattened their opponents.Meanwhile, Antonio Lorenzo and Grant Wetzel both battled for decisions.Lehighton 54, Pen Argyl 13106 - Nate Kemmerer (L) pinned Cody Lueca in 1:02113 - Antonio Lorenzo (L) dec. Austin Buskirk, 9-2120 - Grant Wetzel (L) dec. Tanner Keetsares, 8-6126 - Zac Kemmerer (L) won by forfeit132 - Chase Anklam (PA) maj. dec. Cody Scherer, 10-0138 - Tegan Durishin (L) pinned Philip Zito in 2:57145 - Dylan Shook (L) won by forfeit152 - Dustin Koons (L) won by forfeit160 - Tyler Cann (L) won by forfeit170 - Double forfeit*182 - Connor Frey (L) pinned Nathan Black in 2:19195 - Hayden Oliver (PA) pinned Kyle Strohl in :53220 - Wyatt Clements (L) pinned Christian Tirrito in 1:27285 - Blake Fox (PA) dec. Joel Kunick, 4-2.*Match started at 182Dieruff-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley used the strength of six pins to power past Dieruff, 45-31.James Gehr, Jason Jacobi, Brody Keefe, Ahmad Curtis, Trevor Dorn and Daniel Valdner all earned falls for the Bears. Quintin Vesga also won by decision.Pleasant Vy. 45, Dieruff 31113 - James Gehr (PV) pinned Danny Berro in 2:12120 - Quidame Vega-Cosme (D) won by forfeit126 - Anthony Rosato (D) maj. dec. John Klein, 12-2132 - Jason Jacobi (PV) pinned Rafi Birro in :12138 - Jose Barrios (D) pinned Jiovoni Vesga in :29145 - Ronald Nguyen (D) pinned Tanner Boland in 1:57152 - Quintin Vesga (PV) dec. Tahj Robinson, 10-6160 - Trevor Dorn (PV) pinned Mario Maldonado in 3:45170 - Carlos Rivas (D) dec. Garrett Gouger, 5-1182 - Brody Keefe (PV) pinned Aarif King in 1:20195 - Jayden Reyes (D) won by forfeit220 - Trent Thomas (PV) won by forfeit285 - Ahmad Curtis (PV) pinned Shai Hines in 5:50106 - Daniel Valdner (PV) pinned Joevanni Vazguez in 2:35.Tamaqua at Berwick TournamentTamaqua took part in the Berwick Wrestling Tournament over the weekend.While the Blue Raiders finished 0-5 (having to yield forfeits at seven weight classes), they did have some outstanding individual efforts.Tanner McHugh and Dylan Rinkiewicz both finished 5-0 in the tourneyto push both of their individual season records to 9-1.

ron gower/times news Northern Lehigh Jill Olewin tries to protect the ball from Northwestern's Megan Landrigan