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NW girls clinch berth

The Northwestern girls clinched a district playoff berth with a win Tuesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALLN. Lehigh-NorthwesternNorthwestern rolled to a 54-32 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.The win clinched a district playoff berth for the Tigers (11-7; 7-6), who received 12 points from Erika Thomas and Sabrina Mertz.For the Bulldogs (1-17; 0-13), Jess Olewine and Jill Olewine each had 13 points.NORTHERN LEHIGHCsandi 0-0-0-0, Knerr 0-0-0-0, Kemery 0-0-0-0, Je. Olewine 4-3-6-13, Handwerk 1-0-0-2, Bevans 1-0-0-2, Gallimore 1-0-0-2, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Ji. Olewine 5-1-4-13. TOTALS: 12-4-10-32.NORTHWESTERNMertz 5-1-1-12, Divers 0-0-0-0, Segan 4-2-2-10, Pasquale 1-0-1-2, Koenig 3-2-2-8, Williamson 2-0-0-4, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 4-2-2-12, Kromer 0-0-0-0, Lister 1-0-0-2, Anderson 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 22-7-8-54.N. Lehigh 4 12 7 9 - 32Northwestern 20 9 13 12 - 54Threes: NL - Je. Olewine 2, Ji. Olewine 2; NW - Thomas 2, Mertz 1.Pine Grove-Jim ThorpePine Grove easily defeated Jim Thorpe, 70-39, in Schuylkill League action.Rachel Edge paced the Cardinals with 22 points. For JT (9-9; 5-6), Kayley Kovac had a game-high 28 points.PINE GROVECay. Conrad 2-4-4-9, Felty 0-0-0-0, R. Edge 10-1-1-22, Shiffer 3-1-2-9, Flick 0-0-0-0, Kauffman 2-2-2-7, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, M. Edge 4-1-2-9, Wolfe 2-2-2-7, Sleva 0-0-0-0, Car. Conrad 0-0-0-0, Whitman 2-0-0-5, Mabry 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 25-13-15-70.JIM THORPEDoughty 0-0-0-0, P. Kovac 1-1-3-3, Condly 0-0-1-0, Ohl 2-0-0-4, Binder 0-0-0-0, K. Kovac 9-10-14-28, Cressman 0-0-0-0, Waselius 0-0-0-0, Bush 1-2-8-4, Lignore 0-0-0-0, Gabel 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-13-26-39.Pine Grove 17 17 20 16 - 70Jim Thorpe 10 8 10 11 - 39Threes: PG - Shiffer 2, Cay. Conrad 1, R. Edge 1, Whitman 1, Wolfe 1, Kauffman 1; JT - none.N. Schuylkill-LehightonNorth Schuylkill rallied for a 56-45 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.Tiffany Lapotsky had 19 points for the Spartans. Aubrey Blasiak finished with 18 for the Indians (7-11; 5-6).NORTH SCHUYLKILLMarone 2-0-0-4, Lapotsky 6-6-10-19, Shinkus 1-2-4-4, Long 0-0-0-0, Bell 1-0-0-2, Stokes 1-0-1-2, Gregas 3-4-6-10, Snyder 2-0-0-5, Jordan 4-1-2-10. TOTALS: 20-13-23-56.LEHIGHTONRossino 1-0-0-2, Durishin 0-5-9-5, Fital 2-1-2-5, A. Blasiak 3-9-11-18, Beck 3-0-1-6, Faust 4-0-0-9, Buchinsky 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-15-23-45.N. Schuylkill 15 7 19 15 - 56Lehighton 16 11 3 15 - 45Threes: NS - Lapotsky 1, Snyder 1, Jordan 1; L - A. Blasiak 3, Faust 1.Blue Mtn.-Panther Vy.Blue Mountain cruised to a 65-26 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.The Eagles were led by Erin Ebling and Abby Fanelli, who both had 12 points. For PV (3-15; 0-11), Macey Markovich scored 11 points.BLUE MOUNTAINKaledas 2-0-0-4, Challenger 3-2-2-8, Smith 2-0-0-4, Fanelli 6-0-0-12, Connors 4-1-3-9, Moyer 1-0-1-2, Steinhilber 4-0-0-8, Dean 0-0-0-0, Kutz 2-0-4-4, Ebling 3-6-7-12, Renninger 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 28-9-17-65.PANTHER VALLEYMarouchoc 0-0-0-0, Vance 3-2-4-8, Picht 0-0-0-0, Corby 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-2-2, M. Markovich 3-2-2-11, Dacey 2-1-2-5, C. Markovich 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-5-10-26.Blue Mtn. 16 20 17 12 - 65Panther Vy. 11 7 5 3 - 26Threes: PV - M. Markovich 3.BOYS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-Pine GrovePine Grove earned its first Schuylkill League win of the season with a 73-69 victory over Jim Thorpe.The Cards' Kobe D'Agostino tallied a game-high 30 points. Shane Snisky led the Olympians (6-12; 3-8) with 24-points. Rayan Green contributed 17.JIM THORPECarroll 4-3-4-14, Veney 0-0-0-0, Elmore 1-0-0-2, Micciche 3-2-2-8, Green 8-1-3-17, Luciana 0-2-2-2, McElmoyle 1-0-0-2, Jefferson 0-0-0-0, S. Snisky 10-3-8-24, Everitt 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-11-19-69.PINE GROVERossi 0-0-2-0, Snedden 5-0-0-13, Leininger 0-1-2-1, D'Agostino 5-18-22-30, Fidler 2-0-3-4, Weinus 5-7-10-20, Griffiths 0-0-0-0, Fick 2-1-3-5. TOTALS: 19-27-42-73.Jim Thorpe 19 22 12 16 - 69Pine Grove 16 16 23 18 - 73Threes: JT - Carroll 3, S. Snisky 1; PG - Snedden 3, Weinus 3, D'Agostino 2.Lehighton-N. SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill edged Lehighton, 37-36, in Schuylkill League action.Major Jordan paced the Spartans with 12 points. Nick Chambers topped the Indians (11-7; 4-6) with 10 points.LEHIGHTONRuzicka 1-0-0-2, Crum 3-2-2-9, Zwetolitz 1-0-0-3, Williams 1-0-0-2, Chambers 4-2-4-10, Knappenberger 2-0-2-6, Green 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 14-4-8-36.NORTH SCHUYLKILLCarney 0-0-0-0, Marlow 1-2-2-4, Murray 3-2-4-8, Wood 0-0-0-0, Mercado 5-1-2-11, Smith 0-0-0-0, Mazeika 0-2-2-2, Jordan 6-0-0-12, Heaton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-7-10-37.Lehighton 8 9 7 12 - 36N. Schuylkill 12 6 11 8 - 37Threes: L - Knappenberger 2, Crum 1, Zwetolitz.Palmerton-SalisburySalisbury topped Palmerton, 54-45, in Colonial League play.The Falcons (16-2; 13-0) were led by Dasheen Reid's 22 points. Spencer Hay and Mark Quinn each scored 11 for the Blue Bombers (8-11; 6-9). Mike Stasko added 10.PALMERTONHay 5-1-2-11, Svetik 1-0-0-3, Weber 3-1-4-8, Quinn 5-1-2-11, Stasko 2-6-10-10, Blose 0-0-0-0, Buck 0-0-2-0, Stahler 0-0-0-0, Rodrigues 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-9-20-45.SALISBURYWeber 1-4-8-6, Reichenbach 2-3-3-7, Belletiere 1-4-6-6, Reid 8-2-2-22, Fairclough 1-0-0-2, Cooperman 1-0-0-2, Brown 1-0-0-3, Slutsky 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 17-13-19-54.Palmerton 6 9 8 22 - 45Salisbury 12 16 14 12 - 54Threes: P - Svetik 1, Weber 1; S - Reid 4, Slutsky 2, Brown 1.Panther Vy.-Blue Mtn.Blue Mountain outscored Panther Valley, 80-61, in a Schuylkill League contest.The Blue Eagles received 20 points from Mark Chelius. For PV (3-15; 1-10), Ethan Vermillion finished with 22 points, while Matt Hudicka scored 13.PANTHER VALLEYKeo 2-0-0-4, Dubosky 4-2-2-10, Vermillion 7-5-8-22, Stanko 0-0-0-0, Micholik 2-0-2-4, Miller 0-0-0-0, Hudicka 5-0-0-13, Blasko 3-0-0-8, Emmert 0-0-0-0, Morgans 0-0-0-0, Eickoff 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-7-12-61.BLUE MOUNTAINPuzzi 4-0-2-8, Stramara 7-2-4-16, Kerstetter 4-4-6-12, Welsh 2-0-0-6, Lewis 5-1-2-11, Chelius 4-11-15-20, Albertini 3-0-0-7, Diever 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 29-18-29-80.Panther Vy. 16 18 15 12 - 61Blue Mtn. 19 24 19 18 - 80Threes: PV - Hudicka 3, Vermillion 2, Blasko 2; BM - Welsh 2, Albertini 1, Chelius 1.Tamaqua-PottsvillePottsville remained undefeated by rolling past Tamaqua, 53-26.The Tide (18-0; 11-0) received a game-high 14 points from Travis Blankenhorn. For the Raiders (15-3; 9-2), Bo Rottet tallied 12.TAMAQUAShilko 0-0-0-0, Blaker 2-0-2-6, Miller 0-0-2-0, Rottet 4-2-2-12, Zuber 0-0-0-0, MacDonald 0-0-0-0, Murphy 0-0-0-0, Skripko 1-0-0-2, Kosciolek 3-0-0-6, Scott 0-0-0-0, Berezwick 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-2-6-26.POTTSVILLEHinchliffe 2-0-0-4, Gerchak 0-0-0-0, Painter 0-0-0-0, Blankenhorn 3-6-8-14, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Dunkel 2-0-0-4, Melochick 4-1-1-11, Shuman 1-0-0-2, Witman 0-0-0-0, Abdo 2-0-0-5, Nabholz 4-2-2-11, Coyle 0-0-0-0, Renninger 1-0-0-2, Schenk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-9-11-53.Tamaqua 4 7 4 11 - 26Pottsville 12 16 14 11 - 53Threes: T - Blaker 2, Rottet 2; P - Melochick 2, Blankenhorn 2, Abdo 1, Nabholz 1.Marian-Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area held off Marian in a Schuylkill League matchup, 49-40.The Bears (15-2; 10-0), were led by Brian Miller's 20 points. Nick Wesner scored 12 for Marian (6-9; 3-6).MARIANKarnish 0-0-0-0, Vercusky 1-1-2-3, Puza 1-0-2-2, Paisley 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 3-1-2-7, DeAngelo 2-2-4-6, Muhammed 3-2-2-9, Wesner 6-0-0-12, Weber 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 16-7-14-40.MAHANOY AREAYedsena 5-2-5-12, Luddy 1-0-0-3, Styka 1-0-0-3, Wronski 1-0-0-3, Miller 7-5-7-20, Joseph 3-2-2-8. TOTALS: 18-9-14-49.Marian 12 10 4 14 - 40Mahanoy Area 14 12 10 13 - 49Threes: M - Muhammed 1; MA - Luddy 1, Styka 1, Wronski 1, Miller 1.Weatherly-NativityNativity coasted to a 65-45 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.Jeff Yordy led the Hilltoppers (11-7; 6-4) with 27 points. Luke Figas had 17 for the Wreckers (3-12; 1-9).WEATHERLYReiner 6-0-0-12, Kelly 3-0-0-8, Figas 7-0-0-19, Miller 3-0-0-6, Buck 0-0-0-0, Piser 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-0-0-45.NATIVITYGreco 2-0-0-4, Yordy 10-6-8-27, Piccioni 5-4-5-17, Hoppel 3-0-0-6, Adams 1-1-4-3, Nelson 3-0-0-6, Szeliga 1-0-0-2, Hunyara 0-0-0-0, Petzel 0-0-0-0, Belding 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-11-17-65.Weatherly 10 13 11 11 - 45Nativity 21 13 16 15 - 65Threes: W - Figas 5, Kelly 2; N - Piccioni 3, Yordy 1.

Northwestern's Sarah Segan is guarded by Jess Olewine of Northern Lehigh during Tuesday's Colonial League game. Nancy Scholz/ Special to the Times News