The Northern Lehigh girls basketball team opened the season with a non-league win over Panther Valley on Friday. Jim Thorpe, Weatherly and Pleasant Valley also picked up victories in girls basketball action.

Elsewhere, the Tamaqua boys started the season with a win over Schuylkill Valley.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. Lehigh- Panther Vy.

Emma Niebell drilled a trio of three-pointers and scored 20 points to lead Northern Lehigh to a 44-34 non-league victory over Panther Valley.

Lauren Hoffman added 11 points for the Bulldogs (1-0).

For Panther Valley (0-1), Erika Dubosky scored a game-high 25 points.

NO. LEHIGH

Wilk 2-3-6-7, Lear 0-0-0-0, Hoffner 0-0-0-0,Hoffman 3-5-6-11, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Seier 2-2-4-6, Niebell 5-8-9-20. TOTALS: 12-17-24-44.

PANTHER VALLEY

Pascoe 2-0-1-4, Steber 0-0-0-0, Robin 2-1-2-6, Wehr 0-0-0-0, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Dubosky 10-4-5-24, Jones 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-5-8-34.

No. Lehigh 7 12 14 11 - 44

Panther Vy. 3 15 8 8 - 34

Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - Niebell 3. Panther Valley - Robin 1.

Jim Thorpe-Schuylkill Haven

Jim Thorpe picked up just where it left off a year ago, rolling to a 68-14 non-league victory over Schuylkill Haven.

The Olympians, coming off an undefeated regular season in 2018-19, didn’t miss a beat as they jumped out to a 32-2 first quarter lead and cruised from there.

Olivia Smelas led a balanced Jim Thorpe (1-0) attack with 13 points. Skyler Searfoss added 11 points, and Leila Hurley and Darcy Leight chipped in 10 points apiece.

JIM THORPE

Leight 5-0-0-10, Scott 3-0-0-6, Snisky 1-0-0-2, Berger 1-0-0-2, Yuhas 3-1-2-7, Hurley 4-1-1-10, Searfoss 5-1-2-11, O. Smelas 5-3-4-13, Solt 1-0-0-2, Rosahac 0-2-2-2, H. Smelas 0-0-2-0, Craigie 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 29-9-15-68,

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN

Davis 0-0-0-0, Philips 0-0-0-0, Scott 3-0-0-8, Clark 0-0-0-0, Siket 1-3-8-6, Curran 0-0-0-0, Minnick 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 4-3-8-14.

Jim Thorpe 32 15 12 9 - 68

Schuylkill Haven   2 0 7 5 - 14

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Hurley 1, Shenandoah - Scott 2, Siket 1.

Weatherly-Meadowbrook Christian

Ashley James exploded for 25 points to lead Weatherly to a 40-29 non-league victory over Meadownbrook Christian.

James did her damage early and late, scoring 12 first quarter points and 11 fourth quarter points for the Wreckers (1-0).

WEATHERLY

Kane 0-0-0-0, Kislan 1-0-2-2, James 7-11-15-25, Miller 4-0-0-8, Cichon 0-0-2-0, Lowman 1-0-1-2, Von Frisch 0-0-0-0, Chincola 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 14-12-22-40.

MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIAN

Stokes 5-4-6-14, Canelo 0-0-0-0, Hartman 1-0-2-2, Toland 1-0-0-2, Devlin 1-2-4-4, Baney 3-1-1-7, McNeal 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 11-7-15-29.

Weatherly 16 5 6 13 - 40

Meadowbrook Christian 7 5 12 5 - 29

Three-pointers: None.

Delaware Valley-Pleasant Valley

Three Pleasant Valley players scored in double figures to lead the Bears to a convincing 58-37 non-league win over Delaware Valley.

Cameron Caffrey poured in a game-high 18 points, including 11 in the second quarter when PV outscored its opponent by a 22-8 margin.

Riley Wagner contributed 17 points to the victory, while Samantha Merklin added 10.

DELAWARE VALLEY

Hartey 1-0-2-3, Olsommer 2-3-4-8, Thalassinos 3-0-2-6, Acoveno 3-3-5-10, Byrnes 0-1-2-1, White 2-0-0-4, Van Wie 0-0-0-0, Hernandez 2-1-2-5, Kalitsnik 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-8-17-37.

PLEASANT VALLEY

R. Wagner 6-4-7-17, Caffrey 7-3-4-18, O’Neil 1-0-2-3, A. Wagner 1-1-3-3, Williams 0-0-0-0, Rosenberg 0-0-0-0, Muir 1-3-3-5, Arndt 1-0-0-2, Morgan 0-0-1-0, Merklin 4-2-4-10, Mattson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-13-24-58.

Delaware Vy. 7 8 8 14 - 37

Pleasant Vy. 13 22 6 17 - 58

Three-pointers: Delaware Valley - Hartey 1, Olsommer 1, Acoveno 1; Pleasant Valley - R. Wagner 1, Caffrey 1, O’Neil 1.

Northwestern-Whitehall

Grace Clary’s three-pointer at the buzzer gave Whitehall a 41-38 non-league victory over Northwestern.

The Tigers received 10 points from both Alexandra Lister and Sydney Sevrain.

NORTHWESTERN

Lister 2-6-10-10, Jones 3-0-0-8, Ledeboer 2-1-2-5, S. Sevrain 5-0-0-10, Hess 0-0-2-0, Dorney 1-0-0-2, Giese 0-0-0-0, P. Sevrain 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 14-8-16-38.

WHITEHALL

Hutter 0-1-2-1, Due 2-6-9-11, Kelly 1-0-0-3, Laky 0-0-2-0, Clary 5-4-4-18, Shaul 0-0-0-0, Hirus 2-2-5-6, Alvarez 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-13-22-41.

Northwestern 7 9 6 16 - 38

Whitehall 7 10 12 12 - 41

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Jones 2; Whitehall - Clary 4, Kelly 1, Due 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Schuylkill Vy.

Brayden Knoblauch scored a game-high 24 points to power Tamaqua to a 64-53 non-league victory over Schuylkill Valley.

Lucas Gregoire poured in 19 points for the winners, while Barron Stauffenberg contributed 12.

TAMAQUA

Knoblauch 7-9-12-24, Bollentino 0-1-2-1, Boyle 1-0-0-2, N. Gregoire 3-0-2-6, L. Gregoire 6-5-6-19, Stauffenberg 4-3-3-12, Lavine 0-0-0-0, VanBuskirk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-18-25-64.

SCHUYLKILL VALLEY

Schaeffer 4-0-0-10, Mish 2-0-0-4, M. Kauffman 7-3-6-17, T. Kauffman 3-1-2-9, Rajnath 1-0-0-2, Miller 1-0-0-2, Ammarell 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 22-5-10-53.

Tamaqua 15 12 17 20 - 64

Schuylkill Valley 10 15 13 15 - 53

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - L. Gregoire 2, Knoblauch 1, Stauffenberg 1; Schuylkill Valley - Schaeffer 2, T. Kauffman 2.

No. Lehigh-Hamburg

Host Hamburg built a lead on Northern Lehigh and cruised to a 57-43 in its own tournament.

The Bulldogs received 17 points from Zach Moyer, while Grant Olewine added 12 points. Ardit Mujovic chipped in with 11.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Mujovic 5-0-0-11, Richards 0-0-0-0, Olewine 4-0-0-12, D. Smith 0-0-0-0, Moyer 8-1-1-17, C. Smith 1-0-0-2, Berger 0-1-2-1, Marlatt 0-0-0-0, Repsher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-2-3-43.

HAMBURG

Menapace 0-0-0-0, Battle 0-0-0-0, McFarland 2-1-2-7, Weidehammer 0-0-0-0, Kennedy 3-4-5-13, Evangelista 2-0-4-5, Shuey 2-2-4-6, Barter 8-1-4-17, Gassert 3-0-0-9, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-8-19-57.

No. Lehigh 6 10 11 16 - 43

Hamburg 11 18 16 12 - 57

Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - Olewine 4, Mujovic 1; Hamburg - Gassert 3, Kennedy 3, McFarland 2, Evangelista 1.