Panther Valley senior Rene Figueroa kicked off the season by surpassing a scoring milestone in a rout of Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech.

BOYS BASKETBALL

CMVT-Panther Valley

Figueroa recorded his 1,000th career point as Panther Valley downed Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, 80-35, in its season opener.

Figueroa entered the game needing 23 points to reach the milestone and finished the contest with a game-high 24.

The Panthers, who blew the game open with a 34-point second quarter, received 15 points from Erick Marchorro while Stilitino added 11. Carter Brettle chipped in with eight points.

Eleven different players scored for PV, which also won the JV game by a 55-19 score.

CMVT

Vasquez 0-1-3-1, Starr 2-1-2-5, Simpler 4-1-3-10, Fedder 0-0-0-0, Church 1-1-2-3, Shotwell 0-4-6-4, Boone 1-0-0-2, Verbeck 0-1-2-1, Earnest 3-3-6-9, Yost 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-12-24-35.

PANTHER VALLEY

Marchorro 7-1-2-15, Stilitino 3-2-2-11, Krapft 1-0-0-2, Eidle 1-0-0-2, Buzzard 3-0-0-6, Turner 1-0-0-3, Figueroa 11-1-2-24, Hoben 0-0-0-0, Miller 1-0-0-2, White 0-2-4-2, Berk 0-0-0-0, G. Turner 2-0-2-5, Brettle 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 34-6-12-80.

CMVT 7 8 10 10 - 35

Panther Vy. 20 34 19 7 - 80

Three-pointers: CMVT - Simpler 1; Panther Valley - Stilitino 3, T. Turner 1, Figueroa 1, G. Turner 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sch. Haven-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe rolled to a 60-9 non-league victory over Schuylkill Haven in its season opener.

The Olympians raced to a 24-0 first-quarter lead behind 11 points from Leila Hurley.

Hurley finished with a game-high 16 points, while Skyler Searfoss contributed 14. Thorpe also received 10 points from Olivia Smelas and 11 rebounds from Riley Solt.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN

Ross 0-0-0-0, Phillips 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, Minnick 0-0-0-0, Siket 0-0-0-0, Roshannon 0-1-2-1, Bernitsky 3-0-0-8. TOTALS: 3-1-2-9.

JIM THORPE

Richards 1-0-0-2, Scott 1-3-4-5, Snisky 2-1-2-5, Berger 0-0-0-0, McArdle 0-0-0-0, Hurley 6-2-5-16, Searfoss 6-2-4-14, Smelas 5-0-0-10, Solt 2-0-0-4, Craigie 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 25-8-15-60.

Sch. Haven 0 2 7 0 - 9

Jim Thorpe 24 22 12 2 - 60

Three-pointers: Sch. Haven - Bernitsky 2; Jim Thorpe - Hurley 2.

Meadowbrook Christian-Weatherly

Weatherly scored the game’s first 30 points and cruised to a 71-21 non-league victory over Meadowbrook Christian.

Emily Zoscin scored 15 of her game-high 22 points in the opening quarter as the Wreckers raced to a 28-0 advantage.

The winners, who forced 24 first-half turnovers, also received 11 points from Megan Peifer and 10 from Abby Hernandez.

Ten different players ended up scoring for Weatherly.

MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIAN

Hoffman 2-1-2-5, Devlin 4-0-0-9, Day 0-0-0-0, Hartman 1-3-5-5, Lynd 0-0-0-0, Spring 1-0-0-2, Toland 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-4-7-21.

WEATHERLY

Zoscin 9-1-1-22, Barnes 0-0-0-0, Hinkle 1-0-0-2, Hoffman 2-0-0-5, Provizzi 2-0-0-4, Jones 0-0-0-0, James 1-2-2-4, Strouse 2-1-1-5, Peifer 5-0-2-11, Hernandez 5-0-0-10, Miller 3-0-0-6, Lowman 0-0-0-0, Heister 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 31-4-6-71.

Meadowbrook 0 12 6 3 - 21

Weatherly 28 19 17 7 - 71

Three-pointers: Meadowbrook - Devlin 1; Weatherly - Zoscin 3, Hoffman 1, Peifer 1.

Whitehall-Northwestern

Northwestern jumped out to an early double-digit lead and held off Whitehall for a 51-42 non-league victory.

Six different players scored for the Tigers in the first quarter as the home team built a 16-4 advantage.

Sydney Sevrain finished with a game-high 17 points, including a 9-of-10 effort at the foul line.

Sage Christopher added nine points for the winners, while Emily Sekeeak chipped in with seven.

WHITEHALL

Sayre 1-0-0-3, George 5-2-2-13, Due 1-0-0-2, Kelly 0-0-0-0, E. Laky 2-3-4-8, Smith 2-4-6-8, K. Laky 1-0-0-2, Clary 2-1-3-6, Hines 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-10-15-42.

NORTHWESTERN

Betz 1-0-2-2, Mack 0-0-0-0, Lister 2-0-0-5, Jones 1-0-0-3, Ledoboer 2-0-0-4, Sevrain 4-9-10-17, Hess 2-0-1-4, Sekeeak 2-3-7-7, Christopher 2-4-5-9. TOTALS: 16-16-25-51.

Whitehall 4 12 15 11 - 42

Northwestern 16 11 13 11 - 51

Three-pointers: Whitehall - George 3, E. Laky 1; Northwestern - Lister 1, Jones 1, Christopher 1.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Hazleton

Hazleton swept Tamaqua in swimming action.

The Cougars won the boys meet by a 114-59 score, while the girls gained a 111-72 victory.

The Blue Raiders received a pair of firsts from Bill Frederick (50 free, one-meter diving) in the boys meet, while Ashley Jones (one-meter diving) and Brianna Dumond (100 butterfly) each had one first in the girls competition.

Boys

Hazleton 114, Tamaqua 59

200 medley relay - Hazleton (Anthony Goulstone, Thomas Pollack, Paul Flowers, Bradon DeGrosa) 1:48.44; 200 freestyle - 1. Ryan Kovalick (H) 1:57.86, 2. Thomas Pollock (H), 3. Cole Johnson (H); 200 IM - 1. Anthony Goulston (H) 2:05.68, 2. Bradon DeGrosa (H), 3. Cody Manherz (H); 50 freestyle - 1. Bill Frederick (T) 26.22, 2. Anthony Witczak (T), 3. Steven Domanski (H); 1-meter diving: 1. Bill Frederick (T) 245.80, 2. Billy Shilko (T), 3. Dominic Valentine (T); 100 butterfly - 1. Paul Flowers (H) 56.41, 2. Brandon DeGrosa (H), 3. Thomas Pollock (H); 100 freestyle - 1. Steven Domanski (H) 1:03.29, 2. Billy Cardwell (T), 3. Zeno Zukovich (T); 500 freestyle - 1. Ryan Kovalick (H) 5:15.37, 2. Cody Manherz (H), 3. Matthew Hartz (H); 200 freestyle relay - Hazleton (Thomas Pollock, Ryan Kovalick, Steven Domanski, Cody Manherz) 1:46.31; 100 backstroke - 1. Anthony Goulstone (H) 57:83, 2. Zeno Zukovich (T), 3. Chris Osenbach (T); 100 breaststroke - 1. Paul Flowers (H) 1:03.23, 2. Matthew Hartz (H), 3. Alexander Barron (T); 400 freestyle relay

- Hazleton (Paul Flowers, Anthony Goulstone, Brandon DeGrosa, Ryan Kovalick) 3:30.95.

Girls

Hazleton 111, Tamaqua 72

200 medley relay - Tamaqua (Sarah Maue, Madelyn Jones, Brianna Dumond, Kayla Sherry) 2:08.95; 200 freestyle - 1. Maggie Yannes (H) 2:11.91, 2. Abigail Goulstone (H), 3. Sarah Lloyd (H); 200 IM - 1. Alissa Platukis (H) 2:37.11, 2. Sadie Hungsinger (H), 3. Sarah Maue (T); 50 freestyle - 1. Marina O’Hara (H) 27.38, 2. Kayla Sherry (T), 3. Rose Flanagan (H); 1-meter diving - 1. Ashley Jones (T) 155.25, 2. Tressa Barron (T), 3. Hailey Toth (T); 100 butterfly - 1. Brianna Dumond (T) 1:07.32, 2. Alberiluz Alcantara (H), 3. Ashtyn Cartwright (H); 100 freestyle - 1. Sarah Lloyd (H) 1:03.85, 2. Kayla Sherry (T), 3. Rose Flanagan (H); 500 freestyle - 1. Maggie Yannes (H) 6:00.79, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Bridget Reed (H); 200 freestyle relay - Hazleton (Stefany Malaga, Alissa Platukis, Sadie Hungsinger, Abigail Goulstone) 1:55.23; 100 backstroke - 1. Marina O’Hara (H) 1:08.69, 2. Brianna Dumond (T), 3. Logan Hartney (T); 100 breaststroke - 1. Sadie Hungsinger (H) 1:19.23, 2. Sarah Maue (T), 3. Abigail Goulstone (H); 400 freestyle relay

- Hazleton (Maggie Yannes, Alissa Platukis, Marina O’Hara, Sarah Lloyd) 4:17.31.