The Pleasant Valley boys picked up a win, while the Northwestern and Palmerton girls also picked up victories in scholastic sports action on Tuesday.

BOYS BASKETBALLPM East-Pleasant ValleyEric Marbury's 21-point performance helped fuel the fire in the 68-53 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory for the Bears over visiting Pocono Mountain East.The Bears' Eric Mikulski kept pace with his teammate posting a 17-point effort himself. Nyiem Nevarez and Bryan Sharpe just missed double figures as both finished with nine points a piece.Jake Steckel led the Cardinals with 16 points, while Stefan Forbes and Stephen Carter ended up with 16 and 14 respectively.PM EASTFerguson 0-0-0-0, Carter 5-4-4-14, Steckel 6-3-5-16, Woody 0-2-2-2, Forbes 5-1-2-15, Kennedy 1-0-0-2, Burgos 1-0-0-2, Peechatka 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-10-13-53.PLEASANT VY.Mikulski 7-0-0-17, Nevarez 3-3-5-9, Marbury 6-5-8-21, Moore 3-0-0-6, Conklin 0-0-0-0, Wisser 0-3-4-3, Krcic 0-0-0-0, Barker 1-0-0-3, Sharpe 3-2-3-9, Shaffner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-13-20-68.PM East 14 9 15 15 - 53Pleasant Vy. 22 17 12 17 - 68Three-pointers: PME - Forbes 4, Steckel 1; PV - Marbury 4, Mikulski 3, Barker 1, Sharpe 1.Northwestern-CatasauquaCatasauqua came out on top with a 61-50 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.Davey Wetherhold led the way for the Roughies with a team-high 15 points. Rickyi Houser added 13 of his own.Cam Richardson, Parker Jones, and Brady Mengel were all in double-digits for the Tigers.NORTHWESTERNArcher 3-0-2-6, Williamson 0-0-0-0, Mengel 4-1-1-11, Jones 3-8-8-16, Snyder 0-0-0-0, Breininger 0-0-0-0, Dangello 0-0-0-0, McCann 0-0-0-0, Shuey 1-2-2-4, Richardson 3-6-11-13, Snyder 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-17-24-50.CATASAUQUAGraves 2-0-0-4, Wetherhold 5-5-8-15, Hicks 1-0-0-2, Schiffer 1-5-6-7, Houser 4-5-10-13, Kober 3-2-2-9, Mason 1-0-3-3, Bond 2-4-7-8. TOTALS: 19-21-36-61.N'western 6 20 10 14 - 50Catasauqua 16 20 13 13 - 61Three-pointers: NW - Mengel 2, Jones 2, Richardson 1; Catty - Kober 1, Mason 1.Pottsville-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe got off to a slow start and fell to a tough Pottsville team in a Schuylkill League contest, 62-21.Pottsville jumped out to a 14-1 first quarter lead and never trailed.Travis Blankenhorn led the Tide' with 21 points.Brenden Carroll contributed five Olympian points, as Shane Snisky had four.JIM THORPECarroll 2-0-0-5, Veney 1-0-0-2, Elmore 1-0-0-2, Micciche 0-1-2-1, Green 1-1-2-3, Snisky 0-0-0-0, Lauer 0-0-0-0, Twardzick 0-0-0-0, Luciana 0-0-0-0, McElmoyle 1-0-0-2, Jefferson 1-0-0-2, Snisky- 1-2-3-4, Everitt- 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-4-7-21.POTTSVILLEHinchliffe 1-0-0-2, Gerchack 0-0-0-0, Painter 1-0-0-3, Blankenhorn 8-5-8-21, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Dunkel 2-1-2-5, Melochick 2-0-2-5, Shuman 0-0-0-0, Witman 2-0-0-5, Abdo 1-2-2-4, Nabholz 7-1-3-15, Coyle 0-0-0-0, Renninger- 0-0-0-0, Schenk 0-0-0-0, O'Pake 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 25-9-17-62.Jim Thorpe 1 8 5 7 - 21Pottsville 14 13 15 20 - 62Three-pointers: JT - Carroll 1; P - Painter 1, Melochick 1, Witman 1.No. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.North Schuylkill finished as strong as it started to be able to capture a 64-24 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.The Spartans' Jonathan Smith led all scorers with 13 points, while Tevin Murray followed right behind him with 12.Matt Hudicka led the Panthers with nine points.NO. SCHUYLKILLCarney 1-0-0-3, Marlow 3-0-0-6, Murray 6-0-0-12, Mazur 1-1-2-3, Wood 2-0-0-4, Mercado 6-1-1-13, Smith 1-2-2-4, Mazeika 1-0-0-2, Shewmaker 0-0-0-0, Jordan 2-2-8-6, Heaton 3-2-2-9, Bolinsky 0-2-2-2, Weist 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-10-17-64.PANTHER VY.Keo 0-1-2-1, Dubosky 2-0-0-4, Vermillion 1-0-0-3, Stanko 0-0-0-0, Micholik 0-0-0-0, Miller 1-0-0-2, Hudicka 3-0-0-9, Blasko 2-0-0-5, Emmert 0-0-0-0, Morgans 0-0-0-0, Eickoff 0-0-0-0, Weng 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Mehmeti 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-1-2-24.N. Schuylkill 22 13 12 17 - 64Panther Vy. 7 3 6 8 - 24Three-pointers: NS - Carney 1, Heaton 1; PV - Hudicka 3, Vermillion 1, Blasko 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-Blue Mtn.Blue Mountain defeated Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League contest, 50-33.Abby Fanelli led the Lady Eagles with a team-high 12 points. Erin Ebling added 11.Despite the loss, Kayley Kovac scored 24 of Thorpe's 33 points.JIM THORPEDoughty 0-0-0-0, P. Kovac 0-1-2-1, Condly 0-0-0-0, Ohl 0-0-0-0, Naranjo 0-0-1-0, Binder 2-2-4-6, K.Kovac 7-10-15-24, Cressman 0-0-0-0, Waselus 0-0-0-0, Bush 1-0-0-2, Lignore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-13-22-33.BLUE MTN.Kaledas 1-1-2-4, Challenger 2-1-2-5, Smith 0-0-0-0, Fanelli 4-2-3-12, Moyer 2-0-0-5, Steinhilber 2-2-4-6, Dean 0-0-0-0, Kutz 2-3-8-7, Ebling 3-5-6-11. TOTALS: 16-14-25-50.Jim Thorpe 9 8 9 7 - 33Blue Mtn. 17 18 9 5 - 50Three-pointers: JT - none; BM - Kaledas 1, Fanelli 2, Moyer 1Lehighton-PottsvillePottsville was too much to handle for Lehighton as it cruised to a 68-28 Schuylkill League victory at Martz Hall.Kyra Schenk paced the Tide with a game-high 18 points.Skylynn Faust finished with an Indians' high of seven points.Lehighton falls to 4-9 overall (2-4 in SL), while Pottsville moves to 12-1 (5-1 in SL).LEHIGHTONRossino 2-1-2-6, Durishin 1-2-4-4, Muffley 1-0-0-2, Whiteman 2-0-0-4, Fital 1-0-0-2, B. Blasiak 0-0-0-0, A. Blasiak 0-0-0-0, Beck 0-0-0-0, Drofich 0-0-0-0, Faust 3-1-3-7, Buchinsky 1-0-0-2, Frey 0-1-2-1, Bollinger 0-0-0-0. Totals 11-5-11-28.POTTSVILLESherakas 2-2-3-6, Burnhauser 3-0-0-6, Drasdis 0-0-0-0, Eckley 0-0-0-0, A. Tarconish 2-2-2-6, Cresswell 3-0-0-8, Kondrack 3-1-1-7, Connors 0-0-0-0, Schenk 6-6-6-18, Purnell 4-0-0-8, Hook 0-0-0-0, Coyle 0-1-2-1. Totals 23-12-14-60.Lehighton 7 4 3 14 - 28Pottsville 17 20 14 9 - 60Three-pointers: Lehighton - Rossino 1; Pottsville - Cresswell 2.Catasauqua-NorthwesternNorthwestern used a solid first half to run away with a 64-21 Colonial League victory over visiting Catasauqua.The Tigers' Sabrina Mertz scored 12 of her game high 14 points in the first half, while Sarah Segan posted 11 of her 13 in the same time frame. Teammate Erika Thomas hit for 10.Shiloh Sziy led the Roughies with 12 points.Northwestern improves to 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the league.CATASAUQUASobrinski 2-0-0-5, Bradley 1-0-0-2, Moten 1-0-0-2, Garner 0-0-0-0, Joackmon 0-0-0-0, Alquirih 0-0-0-0, Biviano 0-0-0-0, Harakal 0-0-0-0, Sziy 5-2-8-12, Rushatz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-2-8-21.NORTHWESTERNMertz 6-0-0-14, Landrigan 2-0-0-5, Chisdak 1-0-0-2, Divers 0-0-0-0, Segan 4-5-6-13, Pasquale 0-0-0-0, Koenig 1-0-2-2, Williamson 4-0-0-9, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 4-2-2-10, Kromer 0-0-0-0, Lister 2-0-1-4, Anderson 1-1-2-3, Sevrain 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 26-8-13-64.Catasauqua 5 4 4 8 - 21N'western 21 22 15 6 - 64Three-pointers: Catty - Sobrinski 1; NW - Mertz 2, Landrigan 1, Williamson 1.Panther Vy.-Pine GrovePine Grove defeated Panther Valley at home in a Schuylkill League contest, 61-25.Carlee Conrad led Pine Grove with a team-high 17 points during the win.Macey Markovich was the Lady Panthers' leading scorer with 10 points, including three treys.Pine Grove's JV team was also victorious , 30-13.PANTHER VY.Marouchoc 0-2-2-2, Vance 2-0-0-4, Smith 1-0-0-2, M.Markovich 3-1-2-10, Dacey 1-0-0-2, C.Markovich 2-0-0-6, Picht 0-0-0-0, Corby 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-3-6-26.PINE GROVECay. Conrad 2-5-6-9, Felty 1-0-0-2, Edge 4-4-5-12, Kaufman 4-0-0-9, Wolff 3-0-2-6, Car. Conrad 8-1-3-17, Whiteman 2-2-4-6, Shiffer 0-0-0-0, Flick 0-0-0-0, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Mabry 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-12-18-61Panther Vy 2 6 8 10 - 25Pine Grove 16 17 24 4 - 61Three-pointers: PV - M.Markovich 3, C.Markovich 2; PG - Kaufman 1Pleasant Vy.-PM EastKyhasia Caldwell's 20-point performance helped spark Pocono Mountain East to a 62-31 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over visiting Pleasant Valley.Caldwell's performance was also backed by double digits figures from both Alpreshia Parker and Morgan Mader, who finished with 17 and 11 respectively for the Cardinals.Renee Milos finished with a Bears' high of nine points, while Joyce Sullivan was right behind her with seven.PLEASANT VY.Sullivan 2-3-4-7, Covart 2-0-1-4, Miller 0-1-4-1, Jones 0-0-0-0, Francis 2-0-1-4, Iovino 0-0-0-0, Benjamin 1-0-0-2, Richardson 0-0-0-0, Keefer 1-0-0-2, Borden 0-0-0-0, Russell 0-0-0-0, Fields 1-0-1-2, Salmon 0-0-0-0, Milos 4-1-3-9. TOTALS: 13-5-14-31.PM EASTThomas 0-0-0-0, Caldwell 10-0-0-20, Maldonado 2-1-1-6, Mader 5-0-0-11, Fernandez 1-2-2-4, Parker 6-5-9-17, Harris 0-0-0-0, Ellerbee 2-0-1-4, Connell 0-0-2-0, Clarke 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-8-15-62.Pleasant Vy. 7 5 10 9 - 31PM East 17 19 16 10 - 62Three-pointers: PV - none; PME - Maldonado 1, Mader 1.Tamaqua-No. SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill rolled to a 79-17 Schuylkill League win over visiting Tamaqua.The Spartans' Tiffany Lapotsky scored eight of her game-high 21 points in a 24-0 run in the opening quarter, while Carly Gregas and Waverly Snyder both added double digits with 12 points.Brianna Wittig recorded a Blue Raiders' high of eight points.TAMAQUAHartung 0-0-2-0, Demetriades 1-0-0-3, Hoffman 0-1-2-1, Jones 0-0-0-0, Wittig 4-0-0-8, Baddick 0-1-2-1, Solt 0-0-0-0, Ligenza 0-0-0-0, Pratka 0-0-0-0, Boran-Smith 0-0-0-0, McVicker 1-0-0-2, Shamonsky 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 1-0-1-2. Totals 7-2-7-17.NO. SCHUYLKILLMarone 1-5-8-7, Lapotsky 10-0-0-21, Shinkus 2-1-2-5, Peleschak 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, Damiter 2-0-0-4, Bell 1-0-0-2, L. Gregas 2-1-2-5, Stokes 2-0-0-4, C. Gregas 5-2-3-12, Snyder 5-0-1-12, Ferriola 0-0-0-0, Jordan 1-5-6 -7. Totals 31-14-22-79.Tamaqua 0 7 4 6 - 17No. Schuylkill 24 23 18 14 - 79Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Demetriades 1; NS - Snyder 2, Lapotsky 1.Weatherly-Williams Vy.Williams Valley went off on a second half surge to route Weatherly for a 79-41 Schuylkill League win.Rayanne Hawk led the Vikings' charge with 14 points, while Haley Nestor hit for double digits with 13.Shelby Berger drained four three-pointers on her way to a 13-point performance for the Wreckers, while Tea Heister contributed 10 in the setback.WEATHERLYHeister 4 0-0 10, Parker 1 0-0 2, Polchin 1 0-0 2, Berger 4 1-2 13, S. Hartz 3 0-0 6, L. Hartz 2 0-0 4, Strizak 1 0-0 2, Scatton 1 0-0 2, Gillot 0 0-0 0, Caravella 0 0-0 0, Gower 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 1-2 41.WILLIAMS VY.Pinchorski 3 0-0 6, Hawk 6 2-4 14, Schorr 2 1-2 5, Daniel 4 1-2 9, Schadle 2 0-0 5, Kreiser 3 0-0 6, Hal. Nestor 5 2-2 13, Whelski 9 2-3 21, Raho 0 0-0 0, Updegrove 0 0-0 0, Ancheff 0 0-0 0. Totals 34 8-13 79.Weatherly 15 17 0 9 - 41Williams Vy. 24 19 28 8 - 79Three-pointers: Weatherly - Berger 4, Heister 2; WV - Schadle 1, Hal. Nestor 1, Whelskix 1.Marian-MinersvilleThe Lady Miners pulled away in the third quarter and grabbed a 54-46 win over the Fillies to run their record to 11-1 overall and 5-0 in Schuylkill League play.Emily Mealey had 15 points for the Miners, while Adrienne Kroznuskie added 11.Brenna Karnish led Marian with 15 points.Minersville also won the JV game by a 41-32 margin.MARIANWhildin 2 2-3 7, Whitecavage 2 3-4 9, Capparell 3 2-2 8, Karnish 7 0-0 15, Stoyer 3 1-2 7, Shaud 0 0-0 0, Mahon 0 0-0 0, Raabe 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 8-11 46.MINERSVILLEPolinsky 0 0-0 0, Schoffstall 3 2-2 8, Bentz 3 0-2 6, Mealey 4 6-9 15, Kroznuskie 3 4-4 11, Nawrocki 1 0-0 3, Kriston 0 2-2 2, Wigoda 4 1-2 9. Totals 18 15-21 54.Marian 12 7 10 17 - 46Minersville 13 10 14 17 - 54Three-pointers: Ma - Whildin 1, Whitecavage 2, Karnish 1; Mi - Mealey 1, Kroznuskie 1, Nawrocki 1.Palmerton-No. LehighPalmerton went on to outscore Northern Lehigh 34-9 in the second half to pull away for a 54-29 Colonial League victory on the road.Jade Farquhar led the Bomber attack with a game-high 21 points, while teammates Abby Reimer and Madison Mummey both finished with 10 points.Jess Olewine was the lone Bulldog to hit double digits with 11 points.Palmerton improves to 12-2 overall (7-2 in the CL), while Northern Lehigh slips to 1-13 (0-9 in the CL).PALMERTONMissal 0-0-0-0, Smale 0-0-0-0, Reimer 4-1-2-10, Mummey 5-0-0-10, Leister 2-0-1-4, Farquhar 7-7-8-21, Wentz 1-0-0-2, Sterling 0-0-0-0, Beers 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 3-0-0-6, Goodhile 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 22-9-13-54.NO. LEHIGHK. Hoffman 2-1-2-5, Je. Olewine 4-1-3-11, Bevans 3-0-0-6, Thomas 1-0-0-2, Gallimore 0-2-2-2, D. Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Ji. Olewine 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 11-5-9-29.Palmerton 16 4 20 14 - 54No. Lehigh 8 12 7 2 - 29Three-pointers: Palmerton - Reimer 1; NL - Je. Olewine 2.