Marian defeated Tri-Valley in boys basketball action on Friday night.

BOYS BASKETBALLMarian-Tri-ValleyThe Colts went to the foul line in the final quarter to stage a big comeback and beat the Bulldogs 55-52 in a Schuylkill League contest.Matt Karnish and Ethan Kuczynski nailed their free throws down the stretch to preserve the win.Brandon Mohammed led the Colts with 13 points, while Aaron DeAngelo and Jarod Paisley each added 10. Jericho Zemencik had a game high 22 points for Tri-Valley, while Jaden Buchanan added 17.Marian also won the JV game by a 51-44 score. Adam Cortese and D.J. Mummey had 13 and 12 respectively.MARIANKarnish 0-3-6-3, Vercusky 4-0-0-8, Puza 0-0-0-0, Paisley 4-1-2-10, Kuczynski 0-3-4-3, DeAngelo 5-0-0-10, Mohammed 5-1-2-13, Wesner 3-2-3-8, Weber 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-10-17-55.TRI-VALLEYJ. Buchanan 6-3-4-17, A. Buchanan 1-0-0-2, McNally 4-0-0-9, Zemencik 9-4-4-22, Opozda 1-0-0-2, Yoder 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-7-8-52.Marian 10 11 12 22 - 55Tri-Valley 13 15 14 10 - 52Three-Pointers: M - Mohammed 2, Paisley 1; TV - J. Buchanan 2, McNally 1.Wilson-PalmertonThe Blue Bombers fell behind early and fourth quarter comeback fell short for the third game in a row as the Warriors held on for a 53-46 Colonial League win.Jonathan Cintron had a game-high 18 points for the Warr5iors, while Phil Pierfy added 16. Spencer Hay had 18 to lead the Bombers, while Mark Quinn finished with 12.The Bombers salvaged a 55-47 win in the JV game as Brett Papay had 22 points.WILSONJohnson 0-0-0-0, Herbert 0-0-0-0, Cooper 3-0-0-7, Cintron 6-3-4-18, Raso 2-2-2-6, Whilden 2-0-0-4, Alexander 1-0-0-2, Pierfy 5-4-6-16. TOTALS: 19-9-12-53.PALMERTONHay 6-1-2-13, Svetik 0-0-0-0, Weber 4-0-0-9, Papay 1-0-0-3, Suto 0-0-0-0, Quinn 5-2-2-12, Buck 3-0-0-6, Stahler 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 20-4-6-46.Wilson 15 17 9 12 - 53Palmerton 7 16 8 12 - 46Three-pointers: W - Cintron 3, Pierfy 1, Cooper; P - Weber 1, Papay 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLPottsville-Jim ThorpeThe Crimson Tide outscored the Lady Olympians by 16 points in the third quarter and rolled to a 60-29 Schuylkill League win.Sodie Cresswell had a game-high 21 for Pottsville, while Kyra Schenk addewd 18. Kaley Kovac led the Olympians with 16.POTTSVILLESherakas 1-0-2-2, Coyle 0-0-0-0, Burnhauser 2-0-0-5, Eckley 2-2-6-6, Tarconish 0-1-2-1, Cresswell 8-0-1-21, Kondrack 0-1-2-1, Connors 0-0-0-0, Schenk 7-4-6-18. Purnell 2-0-0-4, Hok 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-8-19-60.JIM THORPEDoughy 0-0-0-0, P. Kovac 1-0-0-2, Condly 1-0-0-2, Ohl 1-1-2-3, Binder 1-4-6-6, K. Kovac 4-8-16-16, Cressman 0-0-0-0, Waselus 0-0-0-0, Lignore 0-0-0-0, Gabel 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-13-24-29.Pottsville 17 10 21 12 - 60Jim Thorpe 7 9 5 8 - 29Three-pointers: P - Cresswell 5, Burnhauser 1; JT - none.Pleasant Vy.-ES NorthThe Lady Bears staged a fourth quarter comeback but wound up falling short as the Timberwolves picked up a 44-38 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.Taylor Turrentine led ES North with 19 points. Renee Miloss finished with 20 points to lead the Bears, while Masani Francis added 12.PLEASANT VY.Sullivan 1-0-0-3, Covart 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Francis 5-0-0-12, Benjamine 1-0-0-3, Keefer 0-0-0-0, Borden 0-0-0-0, Fields 0-0-0-0, Salmon 0-0-0-0, Milos 8-4-6-20. TOTALS: 15-4-6-38.ES NORTHSmalls 1-3-4-5, White 2-1-2-5, Turrentine 5-7-10-19, Rogers 1-0-2-2, Hartley 3-0-2-6, Bacheve 0-0-0-0, Mitchell 0-0-0-0, Robinson 2-3-7-7. TOTALS: 14-14-27-44.Pleasant Vy. 7 4 13 14 - 38ES North 10 9 18 7 - 44Three-pointers: PV - Francis 2, Sullivan 1, Benjamine 1; ESN - Turrentine 2.Pine Grove-LehightonPine Grove rallied for a 40-34 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.Trailing by a basket entering the final quarter, the Cardinals rode the offensive production of Rachel Edge to the victory. Edge scored nine of her team-high 13 points in the period.For Lehighton, Aubrey Blasiak led the way with 15 points.PINE GROVECo. Conrad 1-0-0-3, R. Edge 3-7-9-13, Shiffer 2-0-2-5, Kauffman 3-2-4-8, M. Edge 1-0-0-2, Wolfe 1-0-0-2, Ca. Conrad 2-1-3-5, Whitman 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 14-10-18-40.LEHIGHTONRossino 0-1-4-1, Durishin 2-1-5-5, Whiteman 2-1-2-5, Fital 3-0-0-6, A. Blasiak 5-1-2-15, Faust 0-2-4-2. TOTALS: 12-6-17-34.Pine Grove 9 4 9 18 - 40Lehighton 6 8 10 10 - 34Three-pointers: PG - Co. Conrad 1, Shiffer 1. L - A. Blasiak 4.Blue Mt.-TamaquaA big third quarter propelled Blue Mountain to a 52-26 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.The Blue Eagles outscored Tamaqua, 17-0, in the third period to take control of the game.Julia Kutz and Abby Fanelli led Blue Mountain with 12 and 10 points respectively.For Tamaqua (1-13), Brianna Wittig led the way with nine points.BLUE MOUNTAINKaledas 1-0-0-2, Challenger 1-1-2-3, Smith 1-0-0-2, Fanelli 3-3-4-10, Connors 3-2-4-8, Moyer 2-0-0-5, Steinhilber 3-0-0-6, Dean 0-0-0-0, Kutz 5-2-3-12, Ebling 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 20-10-15-52.TAMAQUAHartung 1-0-2-2, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Wittig 3-0-0-9, Baddick 0-0-0-0, Solt 3-1-1-7, Pratka 1-0-0-2, McVicker 3-0-0-6, Shamonsky 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-1-3-26.Blue Mt. 9 15 17 11 - 52Tamaqua 9 7 0 10 - 26Three-pointers: BM - Fanelli 1, Moyer 1. T - Wittig 3.No. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.North Schuylkill erupted for 28 first-quarter points and rolled to a 70-18 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.Tiffany Lapotsky was the game's only double-figure scorer as she led the Spartans with 17 points.For Panther Valley, Macey Markovich led the way with nine points.NORTH SCHUYLKILLMarone 4-0-0-8, Lapotsky 8-0-0-17, Shinkus 3-1-1-7, Peleschak 1-0-0-2, Long 0-0-0-0, Damiter 0-0-0-0, Puell 4-0-0-8, L. Gregas 1-1-2-3, Stokes 2-0-1-4, C. Gregas 3-1-2-7, Snyder 4-0-0-8, Ferraiolo 1-0-0-2, Jordan 1-1-2-4. TOTALS: 32-4-8-70.PANTHER VALLEYMarouchoc 0-0-0-0, Vance 1-0-4-2, Picht 0-0-0-0, Corby 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2, M. Markovich 3-0-0-9, Dacey 1-0-0-32, C. Markovich 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 7-0-4-18.No. Schuylkill 28 12 16 14 - 70Panther Vy. 5 4 3 6 - 18Three-pointers: NS - Lapotsky 1, Jordan 1. PV - M. Markovich 3, C. Markovich 1.No. Lehigh-PalisadesKarlee Krchnavi surpassed the 1,000-point mark in her career and led Palisades to a 53-33 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.Krchnavi, a junior who entered the contest just four points shy of the milestone, scored 23 points against the Bulldogs.For Northern Lehigh, Jess Olewine led the way with 12 points.NORTHERN LEHIGHCsandi 0-0-0-0, K. Hoffman 2-3-5-7, Knerr 0-2-4-2, Kemery 1-0-0-2, Je. Olewine 4-2-5-12, Handwerk 1-0-0-2, Bevans 1-0-0-2, Gallimore 0-0-1-0, D. Hoffman 1-0-0-2, Thomas 1-0-0-2, Ji. Olewine 1-0-0-2. Totals: 12-7-15-33.PALISADESDanko 0-0-0-0, McClintock 1-0-0-3, Odle 0-0-0-0, King 1-0-2-2, Reed 2-0-0-4, Benner 1-0-0-2, Parks 1-0-0-3, Krchnavi 10-1-1-23, Cavallaro 0-2-2-2, Carabello 0-0-2-0, Reiman 3-0-0-8, Sessinger 3-0-0-6. Totals: 22-3-7-53.No. Lehigh 8 9 3 13 - 33Palisades 24 9 11 9 - 53Three-pointers: NL: Je. Olewine 2. P: Krchnavi 2, Reiman 2, Parks 1, McClintock 1.