Tamaqua boys and Northwestern girls basketball programs earned victories Wednesday night.

BOYS BASKETBALL Sch. Haven-TamaquaTamaqua used a 20-point opening quarter to jump on Schuylkill Haven on its way to a 53-40 victory.The Blue Raiders' Russell Blaker led all scorers with 17 points, while Thad Zuber and Zeke Wassell followed with 13 and 10 points, respectively.The Hurricanes' Austin Charles finished with a team-high 14 points.SCHUYLKILL HAVENCharles 6-2-4-14, Cannavacciuolo 0-0-0-0, Connage 5-0-0-11, Klotz 2-0-0-5, Mills 0-0-0-0, Hughes 3-0-0-6, Boyer 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 18-2-4-40.TAMAQUABlaker 6-2-2-17, Wassell 4-1-1-10, Kurek 0-2-2-2, Zuber 6-0-0-13, Scott 2-2-3-7, Wargula 1-0-0-3, Gregoire 0-1-3-1, Berezwick 0-0-0-0, Bates 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-8-11-53.Sch. Haven 9 10 14 7 - 40Tamaqua 20 10 14 9 - 53Three-pointers: SH - Connage 1, Klotz 1; Tamaqua - Blaker 3, Wassell 1, Zuber 1, Scott 1, Wargula 1.Northwestern-BangorBangor got the best of Northwestern for a 97-57 Colonial League win.Five different Slaters scored in double figures, but it was Reece Jones and Seth Benton, who tied for a game-high 17 points.Robbie Seyfried paced the Tigers with 16 points, while Brady Mengel added 11.NORTHWESTERNKemmerer 0-0-0-0, Hippensteel 2-0-0-4, Yadush 1-0-0-2, Mengel 4-0-0-11, Jones 3-1-1-7, Snyder 2-3-4-7, Fatzinger 0-0-0-0, Fager 1-2-2-4, McCann 0-2-2-2, Seyfriend 7-2-4-16, Fenstermaker 0-0-0-0, Hess 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 22-10-13-57.BANGORI. Jones 2-3-5-7, R. Jones 6-0-0-17, Martino 2-0-0-5, S. Benton 8-1-2-17, B. Holland 5-3-4-15, Strone 1-1-2-3, D. Benton 4-2-2-10, Schiavone 3-2-2-9, Field 0-2-3-2, Pagotto 0-1-2-1, C. Holland 4-3-3-11. TOTALS: 35-18-25-97.Northwestern 15 19 13 10 - 57Bangor 26 33 18 20 - 97Three-pointers: NW - Mengel 3; Bangor - R. Jones 9, B. Holland 2, Martino 1, Schiavone 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLBangor-NorthwesternA 22-point second quarter gave Northwestern the boost it needed to run away with a 52-35 Colonial League win over Bangor.Six different Tigers scored in the second period. Leighanna Lister led the way by scoring six of her 13 points in that quarter. Erika Thomas, who led all scorers with 16 points, posted six of her points in the second.Teammate Gabby Servain finished with 10 points.Marissa Fernandez-Tierney finished with a Slaters-high of 10 points.BANGORCorby 1-0-0-2, Konicki 0-0-0-0, Ohland 2-0-0-4, Robinson 3-0-0-6, Groller 1-2-3-4, Barone 1-0-0-2, A. Fernandez-Tierney 1-0-0-2, Hess 2-0-0-4, M. Fernandez-Tierney 4-2-3-10, Champa 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 15-5-8-35.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 0-0-0-0, Hambrick 0-0-0-0, Lister 6-1-3-13, Chisdak 1-0-0-2, Sevrain 3-4-6-10, Pasquale 0-0-0-0, Koenig 0-0-0-0, Williamson 3-1-2-9, Dietrich 1-0-0-2, Thomas 4-6-6-16. TOTALS: 19-11-17-52.Bangor 8 16 9 2 - 35Northwestern 5 22 14 11 - 52Three-pointers: Bangor - none; NW - Thomas 2, Williamson 1.WRESTLINGN'western-Pen ArgylNorthwestern won the last four bouts of the Colonial League match, but it was a little too late as Pen Argyl built enough of a comfortable lead to score a 39-24 victory.Jarett White (138) started the match with a Tiger pin, while Quentin Bernhard (126) added another late in the match.Pen Argyl 39, Northwestern 24138 - Jarett White (NW) pinned Phil Zito in 1:07.145 - Chase Anklam (PA pinned Tyler Derr in :44.152 - James Klinger (PA) pinned David VanBlargan in 1:00.160 - Stephen Beltz (PA) dec. Jackson Bernhard, 12-6.170 - Jake Holden (PA) pinned Jason Hottinger in :54.182 - Nate Black (PA) pinned Jacob Shellhammer in 1:14.220 - Hayden Oliver (PA) pinned Quin Moyer in :44.285 - Blake Fox (PA) dec. Jacob Murray, 2-1.106 - Austin Buskirk (PA) dec. Zach Anderson, 7-1.113 - Ryan Haas (NW) dec. Cody Lucca, 13-11.120 - Baily Wehr (NW) dec. Nick Reto, 5-1.126 - Quentin Bernhard (NW) pinned Tanner Kootsares in 1:46.132 - Tony DiCataldo (NW) dec. Jordan Sims, 9-4.