The Northwestern boys and girls basketball teams posted wins over Catasauqua Tuesday.

The victory for the boys clinched a district playoff berth.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Lehighton-Tamaqua

Lucas Gregoire poured in a game-high 20 points to lead Tamaqua to a 62-48 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.

The victory lifted the Blue Raiders to 15-5 overall and 9-3 in the league. They remain tied with Blue Mountain for the Division 1 wild-card berth.

Brayden Knoblauch contributed 13 points to the victory, while Derian Stianche added 10.

For the Indians (6-14; 4-8), Addison Howland scored a team-high 19 points. Ben Schatz chipped in with eight.

LEHIGHTON

Strauss 0-0-0-0, Heery 0-0-0-0, Hunsicker 2-0-1-5, Beers 3-0-0-6, Beatty 0-0-0-0, Haydt 1-0-0-3, Schwab 0-0-0-0, Howland 7-3-5-19, Yturinno 1-0-1-2, Potts 0-3-4-3, Schatz 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 18-6-11-48.

TAMAQUA

Bonetsky 2-1-2-6, Stianche 3-3-4-10, Griffin 0-1-2-1, Mateyak 0-0-0-0, Knoblauch 5-0-1-13, Bollentino 0-0-0-0, Zehner 2-0-2-4, Gutierrez 0-0-0-0, Agosti 4-0-0-8, N. Gregoire 0-0-0-0, L. Gregoire 8-3-5-20, Stauffenburg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS 24-8-16-62.

Lehighton 12 14 10 10 - 46

Tamaqua 20 11 17 14 - 62

Three pointers: Lehighton - Howland 2, Hunsicker 1, Haydt; Tamaqua - Knoblauch 3, Bonetsky 1, Stianche 1, L. Gregoire 1.

Catasauqua-Northwestern

Northwestern clinched a district playoff berth by gaining a 63-49 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.

Devin Thomas hit for a game-high 27 points to lead the Tigers (11-10; 9-7), who had built an 11-point halftime lead.

Northwestern also received 15 points from Sean McCann and eight from Sam Seyfried.

CATASAUQUA

Velez 2-0-0-6, A. Martinez 3-1-1-7, D. Martinez 2-0-0-4, George 10-0-0-20, Troxell 4-0-0-8, Schneck 0-0-0-0, Schiffer 0-4-4-4, Walakovitz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-5-5-49.

NORTHWESTERN

Hebelka 0-0-0-0, Yadush 1-2-2-5, Bollinger 2-1-3-5, Mccann 5-1-2-15, Thomas 12-3-5-27, Seyfried 3-2-3-8, Snyder 0-0-0-0, Holmes 0-0-0-0, Rebert 0-0-0-0, Hagadus 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 24-9-15-63.

Catasauqua 11 10 13 15 - 49

Northwestern 20 12 16 15 - 63

Three-pointers: C - Velez 2; NW - McCann 4, Yadush 1, Hagadus 1.

Palmerton-Northern Lehigh

Northern Lehigh rallied from a halftime deficit to gain a 69-62 Colonial League victory over rival Palmerton.

Preston Kemery scored a game-high 30 points for the Bulldogs, who trailed by eight points at the break.

Nolehi (15-7; 11-6) also received 14 points from AJ Berger and 10 from Brandon Hess.

For the Blue Bombers, who dropped to 11-10 overall and 8-8 in the league, Nate Dougherty had a team-high 20 points. Justin Hosier added 18, and Kody Kratzer tallied 13.

PALMERTON

Christman 1-0-0-2, Kratzer 4-2-3-13, Young 1-0-0-3, King 1-0-0-2, Dougherty 8-3-5-20, Stuck 0-0-0-0, Hosier 6-2-2-18, Buck 1-0-0-2, Silfies 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-7-10-62.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Keller 0-0-0-0, Mujovic 0-0-0-0, Kemery 10-10-16-30, Moyer 3-0-0-8, Kroll 0-0-0-0, Berger 5-0-0-14, Hess 4-0-0-10, Smith 1-2-2-4, Richards 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 24-13-20-69.

Palmerton 15 17 16 14 - 62

Northern Lehigh 12 12 22 23 - 69

Three-pointers: P - Hosier 4, Kratzer 3, Young 1, Dougherty 1; NL - Berger 4, Hess 2, Moyer 2.

Panther Valley-Pine Grove

A big second half helped Pine Grove rally for a 75-52 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.

Jordan Pena scored 16 points to pace the Cardinals, who trailed by seven points at halftime.

Rene Figueroa had 22 points to lead Panther Valley (13-7; 6-7).

PANTHER VALLEY

Machorro 2-1-2-5, Stilitino 1-4-5-7, Buzzard 1-3-4-5, Figueroa 7-5-6-22, White 3-0-0-7, Brettle 0-0-2-0, Krapf 2-0-0-5, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Hoben 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Berk 0-0-0-0, Turner 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 16-14-21-52.

PINE GROVE

Lengle 1-0-0-2, Leninger 2-2-4-6, C. Griffiths 1-0-0-2, Boyer 0-0-0-0, Culbert 5-0-0-12, Ibarra 4-2-3-11, Pena 5-4-4-16, A. Griffiths 2-6-6-10, Morgan 0-0-0-0, Hindman 0-0-0-0, Hlvavaty 3-1-2-7, Geesey 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 27-16-21-75.

Panther Valley 13 22 8 9 - 52

Pine Grove 9 19 19 28 - 75

Three-pointers: PV - Figueroa 3, Stilitino 1, White 1, Krapf 1; PG - Culbert 2, Pena 2, Ibarra 1.

Blue Mountain-Jim Thorpe

Blue Mountain used the middle frames to pull away from Jim Thorpe for a 57-26 Schuylkill League victory.

Gavin Conway scored a game-high 14 points for the Eagles, who outscored the Olympians by a 33-10 margin in the second and third frames.

Tyler Burak and Zach Searfoss each scored five points for Thorpe (9-12; 4-9).

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Grace 1-0-0-2, Henninger 1-0-0-2, Cryts 1-2-2-4, Lipko 0-0-0-0, Conway 6-1-1-14, Ketch 3-0-0-8. DiLorenzo 1-0-1-2, Dean 3-2-3-8, Nabholz 2-0-0-4, Carr 5-3-3-13, Tidmore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-8-10-57.

JIM THORPE

Searfoss 2-0-0-5, Burak 1-2-2-5, Santiago 0-1-2-1, Hurley 1-0-0-3, Condly 1-1-2-3, Fikenlscher 0-0-0-0, Adames 1-1-2-3, Laver 0-2-5-2, Rosahac 1-2-7-4, Marykwas 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-9-20-26.

Blue Mountain 10 13 20 14 - 57

Jim Thorpe 8 2 8 8 - 26

Three-pointers: Blue Mountain - Ketch 2, Conway 1; Jim Thorpe - Searfoss 1, Burak 1, Hurley 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-Catasauqua

Sydney Sevrain scored 15 of her game-high 18 points in the first half to help Northwestern roll to a 64-25 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.

Emily Sekerak also contributed 10 points for the Tigers (18-3; 13-3).

NORTHWESTERN

Bleam 0-2-2-2, Betz 1-0-2-2, Motolese 0-0-0-0, Lister 3-0-1-6, Miller 0-0-0-0, Jones 2-0-0-5, Ledeboer 2-0-0-4, Sevrain 5-5-6-18, Hess 3-0-0-6, Sekerak 4-2-3-10, Christopher 3-3-4-9, Funk 0-0-1-0. Dorney 0-0-0-0, Ballick 0-0-0-0, Farthnig 0-0-0-0, Giese 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-12-19-64.

CATASAUQUA

Hawk 0-0-0-0, Rushatz 2-1-2-7, Huber 1-0-0-2, Roberts 0-0-0-0, Pacchiolli 0-0-0-0, Emery 0-0-0-0, Lacey 4-0-0-10, Hicks 0-0-0-0, Barna 0-1-2-1, Richards 1-1-3-3, George 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 9-3-7-25.

Northwestern 17 21 20 6 - 64

Catasauqua 10 7 6 3 - 25

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Sevrain 3, Jones 1; Catasauqua - Rushatz 2, Lacey 2.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain swept Tamaqua in a Schuylkill League meet.

The Blue Raiders swept the diving event, getting wins from Ashley Jones and Billy Shilko. Kayla Sherry captured the 100 breaststroke for the Tamaqua girls (7-6), who dropped a 123-57 decision.

The boys (3-10) lost by a 136-41 score.

GIRLS

Blue Mountain 123, Tamaqua 57

200 Medley Relay - 1. Blue Mountain (Mallorie Dukmen, Sara Zimmerman, Olivia Haas, Jacqueline O’Neill) 2:01,90; 200 Free - 1. Zimmerman (BM) 2:12.74, 2. Dukmen (BM), 3. Raysa Kelly (BM); 200 IM - 1. Morgan Yuengling (BM) 2:26.91, 2. Maria Lopez (BM) 3. Sarah Maue (T); 50 Free - 1. Haas (BM) 26.65, 2. O’Neill (BM), 3. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T); Diving - 1. Ashley Jones (T) 162.30, 2. Hailey Toth (T), 3. Kaitlyn Reber (BM); 100 Fly - 1. Lopez (BM) 1:08.06, 2. Katherine Sarnes (BM), 3. Brianna Dumond (T); 100 Free - 1. Haas (BM) 57.52, 2. O’Neill (BM), 3. Kayla Sherry (T); 500 Free - 1. Sarnes (BM) 5:41.04, 2. Kelly (BM), 3. Reber (BM); 200 Free Relay - 1. Blue Mountain (Kelly, Sarnes, Zimmerman, Haas) 1:53.54; 100 Back - 1. Dukmen (BM) 1:05.28, 2. Yuengling (BM), 3. Dumond (T); 100 Breast - 1. Sherry (T) 1:15.55, 2. Zimmerman (BM), 3. Nevach Mitchell (BM); 400 Free Relay

- 1. Blue Mtn. (Reber, Kelly, Yuengling, Dukmen) 4:11.29.

BOYS

Blue Mountain 136, Tamaqua 41

200 Medley Relay -1. Blue Mountain (Derrick Yuengling, Tabor Perry, Andrew Johnson, Robert Hudepohl) 1:53.16; 200 Free - 1.Gavin Fry (BM) 2:15.17, 2. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T), 3. Gauge Hartney (T); 200 IM - 1.Gregory Rautzhan (BM) 2:30.37, 2. Torin Perry (BM), 3. Logan Stein (BM); 50 Free - 1. Mikloas Barbe (BM) 24.60, 2. Eliot Keith (BM), 3. Perry (BM); Diving - 1. Billy Shilko (T) 245.00, 2. Michael Levkulic (BM), 3. Bill Frederick (T); 100 Fly - 1. Nathaniel Powers (BM) 58.99, 2. Johnson (BM), 3. Yuengling (BM); 100 Free - 1. Perry (BM) 56.61, 2. Rautzhan (BM), 3. Zeno Zukovich (T); 500 Free - 1. Ty Rabenstein (BM) 4:58.49, 2. Barbe (BM), 3. Fry (BM); 200 Free Relay - 1. Blue Mountain (Barbe, Hudepohl, Stein, Johnson) 1:42.70; 100 Back - 1. Yuengling (BM) 1:02.37, 2. Keith (BM), 3. Sean Sopko (BM); 100 Breast - 1. Hudepohl (BM) 1:14.53, 2. Perry (BM), 3. Alexander Barron (T); 400 Free Relay

- 1. Blue Mountain (Powers, Johnson, Sopko, Perry) 3:39.95.