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Marian gets win

Marian earned a non-league win over Pius X in boys basketball action Friday.

BOYS BASKETBALLPius X-MarianMarian closed out its regular season with a 54-53 overtime win over Pius X.Ethan Kuczynski scored a game-high 19 points for the Colts, who have won five of their last six games. Brandon Mohammed added 15 points.Marian (11-11) built a 14-point lead after three quarters but the Royals rallied with a big fourth frame to force overtime.In the extra period the Colts' Mike Vercusky tallied four points.PIUS XWeller 4-0-0-9, Moran 1-0-0-2, Plante 3-4-5-10, Gonzalez 0-0-0-0, Kitchline 2-0-0-4, Stewart 6-1-1-15, Simpson 4-0-0-11, Carryl 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-5-6-53.MARIANKarnish 1-2-4-4, Vercusky 2-2-5-6, Puza 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 8-2-5-19, Cortese 0-0-0-0, DeAngelo 3-2-2-8, Latham 0-0-0-0, Mohammed 6-2-3-15, Wesner 1-0-0-2, Weber 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-10-19-54.Pius X 7 15 0 24 7 - 53Marian 17 8 11 10 8 - 54Three-pointers: Pius X - Simpson 3, Stewart 2, Weller 1; Marian - Kuczynski 1, Mohammed 1.WRESTLINGTri-Valley-LehightonTri-Valley won seven of 10 bouts wrestled, four of them by fall, to gain a 40-19 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.The Indians (12-9; 1-6) received individual victories from Connor Frey (pin at 195), Nate Kemmerer (major at 106) and Alex Smith (decision at 285).Tri-Valley 40, Lehighton 19106 - Nate Kemmerer (L) major dec. Dawson Boltz, 12-2.113 - Kyle Stephen (TV) pinned Antonio Lorenzo in 3:28.120 - Caleb Bordner (TV) pinned Zac Kemmerer in 3:37.126 - Sammy Hepler (TV) pinned Josh Hess in :54.132 - Cody Scherer (L) won by forfeit.138 - Cody Semmel (L) won by forfeit.145 - Chase Schaeffer (TV) major dec. Teagan Durishin, 16-5.152 - Dawson Schwalm (TV) pinned Dustin Koons in 1:33.160 - Anthony Snyder (TV) dec. Tyler Cann, 9-5.170 - Hunter Harner (TV) won by forfeit.182 - Double forfeit.195 - Connor Frey (L) pinned Cole Smeltz in :36.*220 - Dan Scheib (TV) dec. Wyatt Clements, 5-3.285 - Alex Smith (L) dec. Alan Renninger, 3-1.*-match started at 220.Jim Thorpe-Mah. AreaJim Thorpe and Mahanoy Area each won five bouts on the mat but the Olympians were hurt by three forfeits and dropped a 40-30 Schuylkill League match.Thorpe received falls from Kevan Gentile (106 pounds), Chalel Smalls (138) and Cameron Condly (145) while Pollux Fisher (152) and Robbie Geisinger (170) added decision wins.The loss dropped the Olympians to 2-14 overall and 1-5 in the league.Mahanoy Area 40, Jim Thorpe 30106 - Kevan Gentile (JT) pinned Willie Streisel in 1:08.113 - John Newhall (JT) won by forfeit.120 - Yaddiel Barraza (MA) won by forfeit.*126 - Kenneth Martinez (MA) won by forfeit.132 - Brendan Bennett (MA) won by forfeit.138 - Chalil Smalls (JT) pinned Adam Bahrey in 1:34.145 - Cameron Condly (JT) pinned Zane Houser in 1:57.152 - Pollux Fisher (JT) dec. Blake Florio, 6-0.160 - Jake Freil (MA) pinned Justin Mahmde in 5:14.170 - Robbie Geisinger (JT) dec. Matt Lewandowski, 8-5.182 - Corbin White (MA) pinned Zachary Dykas in :30.195 - Chris Caravella (MA) dec. Caleb Campbell, 6-4.220 - Bailey Forte (MA) major dec. Steven Counterman, 10-1.285 - Henry Blume (MA) dec. Ryan O'Rurke, 2-1.*-match started at 126.9TH GRADEBOYS BASKETBALLTamaqua-N. SchuylkillTamaqua ended its season with a 47-30 win over North Schuylkill.Mitchell Kurek scored a game-high 14 points for the Blue Raiders (14-3-1). The winners also received 10 points from Nate Davison.