Jim Thorpe overcame a huge halftime deficit against Pine Grove, but still dropped a girls basketball game on Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALLJim Thorpe-Pine GrovePine Grove edged Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League contest, 65-63.The Olympians exploded for 30 points in the third quarter to overcome an 18-point halftime deficit. But Pine Grove bounced back in the final quarter and denied Thorpe's upset bid.Kayley Kovac poured in a game-high 25 points for the Olympians (8-8, 3-6). Devin Lignore chipped in 13, and Payton Kovac had 12.Pine Grove (13-4, 8-2) was led by Rached Edge with 17 points, while Faith Shiffer had a dozen.JIM THORPERichards 3-0-0-8, P.Kovac 3-3-4-12, Condly 0-0-0-0, Ohl 2-1-2-5, Naranjo 0-0-0-0, K.Kovac 7-11-15-25, Lignore 6-1-2-13, Gabel 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-16-23-63.PINE GROVEConrad 4-0-0-9, Edge 6-5-6-17, Faith Shiffer 4-1-3-12, Flick 0-0-2-0, Kauffman 4-2-2-10, Sleva 2-1-2-5, Frew 1-0-0-2, Boyer 3-4-7-10. TOTALS: 24-13-22-65.Jim Thorpe 8 10 30 15 - 63Pine Grove 13 23 11 18 - 65Three-pointers: JT - Richards 2, P.Kovac 3; PG - Shiffer 3, Conrad 1.No. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.North Schuylkill rolled by Panther Valley in Schuylkill League action, 65-39.Averi Jordan led the Spartans (9-7, 7-3) with a game-high 34 points.Christina Dacey had 14 points for the Panthers (2-14, 0-9).PANTHER VALLEYPascoe 4-0-1-12, Knoblauch 0-0-0-0, Sheridan 1-2-3-5, Dacey 6-0-0-14, Filer 1-0-0-2, Miller 3-0-0-6, Markovich 0-0-0-0, Ketchledge 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-2-4-39.NORTH SCHUYLKILLShinkus 6-3-4-17, Gregas 20-0-4, Jordan 11-11-13-34, Green 3-2-4-8, Guerrero 0-0-0-0, Holmes 0-0-0-0, Smarnulsky 0-0-0-0, Stokes 0-0-0-0, Garner 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-16-21-65Panther Vy 14 6 10 9 - 39No. Schuylkill 18 11 6 20 - 65Three-pointes: PV - Dacey 2, Sheridan 1; NS - Shinkus 2, Jordan 1.Tamaqua-Blue MountainBlue Mountain defeated Tamaqua in a Schuylkill League game, 54-37.Zara Albertini and Taylor Martin led the Eagles (11-7, 5-6) with 13 points apiece.Emma Kuczynski scored a game-high 18 points for the Raiders (9-8, 4-5).TAMAQUAHromyak, R. 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 1-2-6-4, Zuber 2-0-0-6, Jones 0-0-2-0, Titus 3-0-0-6, Frederickson 1-1-2-3, Kuczynski 7-4-4-18. TOTALS: 14-7-14-37.BLUE MOUNTAINAlbertini 5-3-4-13, Martin 3-5-6-13, Fasnacht 3-3-4-9, Lewis 0-0-2-0, Moyer 1-6-6-8, Dean 1-0-0-2, Kutz 2-0-0-4, Lukacz 0-0-0-0, Pishock 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 17-18-24-54.Tamaqua 5 11 15 6 - 37Blue Mtn. 13 18 8 15 - 54Three-pointers: T - Zuber 2; BM - Martin 2Weatherly-NativityNativity topped Weatherly in a Schuylkill League contest, 55-37.Maddy Ulsh paved the way for Nativity (7-9, 4-4) with a dozen points.Emily Zoscin tallied 23 points for the Wreckers (6-9, 3-6).WEATHERLYZoscin 8-6-11-23, T.Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 1-1-2-4, Peifer 1-4-6-6, Caravella 0-0-0-0, G.Hinkle 1-2-4-4, Gower 0-0-0-0, Obert 0-0-0, Hernandez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-13-23-37.NATIVITYMatlock 0-1-6-1, Malacusky 4-0-0-8, Satvinski 0-2-2-2, Sanders 2-2-2-6, Klembara 3-2-3-12, Ulsh 1-10-17-12, McClure 1-3-4-5, Hunyara 0-0-0-0, M.Clarke 4-3-6-1, A.Clarke 0-0-0-0, Rushannon 0-0-0-0, Carpentino 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-23-40-55.Weatherly 7 6 18 6 - 37Nativity 14 18 9 13 - 55Three-pointers: W - Zoscin 1, Hoffman 1; N - Klembara 2.Lehighton-PottsvillePottsville remained unbeaten in Schuylkill League play with a 55-38 victory over Lehighton.Lexi Plachko led the Tide (14-4, 10-0) with 16 points.For Lehighton (6-9, 2-8), Aubrey Blasiak and Jada Whiteman scored 13 and 12 points respectively to lead the way.The teams combined for 15 three-pointers in the game as Pottsville's Plachko and Sadie Comfort both had four and the Indians' Blasiak drilled three.LEHIGHTONBrown 0-1-2-2, Frey 2-0-0-5, Long 0-0-0-0, Whiteman 5-0-0-12, Blasiak 5-0-0-13, Miller 2-1-1-5, Buchinsky 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 15-2-3-38.POTTSVILLESharakas 2-6-11-11, Skosnick 0-0-0-0, Plaschko 5-2-3-16, Tarconish 1-0-1-2, Eckhart 0-0-0-0, Comfort 5-0-0-14, Coyle 0-0-0-0, Schenk 5-2-2-12. TOTALS: 18-10-17-55.Lehighton 16 5 9 8 - 38Pottsville 20 11 8 16 - 55Three-pointers: Lehighton - Blasiak 3, Whiteman 2, Frey 1. Pottsville - Plachko 4, Comfort 4, Sherakas 1.BOYS BASKETBALLWeatherly-Sunbury CASunbury Christian Academy topped Weatherly 79-67 in non league action.Jackson Snyder had 27 points for Sunbury Christian.AJ Knepper scored 26 points for the Wreckers (2-14).WEATHERLYDerr 3-0-0-8, Knepper 10-4-5-26, Buck 5-1-2-11, Gerhard 0-0-0-0, Hauser 0-0-0-0, Schertrumpf 0-0-0-0, Arthur 1-0-0-3, Hinkle 1-0-0-2, Yurchak 1-0-0-2, Peiser 4-1-2-9, Martens 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-7-11-67.SUNBURY CHRISTIANSnyder 8-7-8-27, Gulli 5-1-2-11, Long 4-3-6-11, Kabonick 7-1-2-20, Abraham 1-2-2-5, Schroth 1-2-2-4, Carey 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 26-17-24-79.Weatherly 15 21 14 17 - 67Sunbury 29 19 8 23 - 79Three-pointers: Weatherly - Derr 2, Knepper 2, Arthur 1; Sunbury - Snyder 4, Kabonick 5, Abraham 1.JR. HIGH BASKETBALL9TH GRADEPanther Valley-MarianMarian defeated Panther Valley, 41-30.Chris Ritsick had 12 points for Marian. Chris Latoff, Nick Goff and Seth Derr all added six points.Tommy Edwards had six points for the Panthers.8TH GRADETamaqua-ShenandoahTamaqua defeated Shenandoah, 40-27.Joey Coleman led the Raiders with 19 points.Tamaqua-Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area edged Tamaqua, 33-27.Joey Coleman had 15 points to lead the Raiders.