The Marian boys basketball team remained undefeated after edging Schuylkill Haven on Saturday.

Other area winners included the Panther Valley boys and the Northwestern girls.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Marian-Schuylkill Haven

A big fourth quarter, capped by Logan Fritz’s game-winner with three seconds to play, lifted Marian to a 68-67 non-league victory over Schuylkill Haven.

The Colts (11-0), who trailed after three frames, scored 28 points in the final period on their way to clinching a district playoff berth.

Dante Agosto tallied 14 of his 19 points during the fourth, while Tyler Fritz finished with a game-high 35.

For the Hurricanes (11-2), Albe Evans had a team-high 29 points.

Marian also won the JV game, 55-48. Mason Gibson had 14 points and Chris Chambers added 12.

MARIAN

T. Fritz 14-5-7-35, Ritsick 1-0-0-3, Agosti 6-3-3-19, L. Fritz 3-0-0-7, Malarkey 0-0-0-0, Cerullo 0-0-0-0, Eroh 1-0-0-2, Hnat 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 26-8-10-68.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN

Ulsh 2-0-2-4, Evans 7-11-14-29, Miller 2-2-2-6, Carter 7-6-9-20, Houtz 0-0-0-0, Higgins 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 22-19-27-67.

Marian 13 14 13 28 - 68

Schuylkill Haven 18 11 17 21 - 67

Three-pointers: Marian - Agosti 4, T. Fritz 2, L. Fritz 1, Ritsick 1; Schuylkill Haven - Evans 4.

Catasauqua- Northwestern

Catasauqua built a big lead and then held on to post a 66-61 Colonial League win over Northwestern.

The Rough Riders, who received a game-high 27 points from Dave Troxell, led by 13 points at halftime.

Sean McCann tallied a team-high 25 points for the Tigers (7-6; 4-5), while Deven Bollinger added 15 and Luke Hallman chipped in with 12.

CATASAUQUA

DiPaolo 8-2-4-19, Schiffer 1-5-7-7, McKenzie 1-2-2-5, Reitz 3-0-0-7, Troxell 11-3-3-27, Smith 0-1-2-1, Vasquez 0-0-0-0, Hess 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-13-18-66.

NORTHWESTERN

Hebelka 1-0-1-2, Bollinger 5-5-15-15, McCann 8-4-5-25, Henry 1-0-0-3, Hallman 5-2-2-12, Castrine 0-0-0-0, Garrido 2-0-0-4, Zack 0-0-0-0, Stitzel 0-0-0-0, Sosnovik 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-11-23-61.

Catasauqua 18 21 13 14 - 66

Northwestern 16 10 15 20 - 61

Three-pointers: Catasauqua - Troxell 2, DiPaolo 1, McKenzie 1, Reitz 1; Northwestern - McCann 5, Henry 1.

Pleasant Vy.-Central Cath.

Allentown Central Catholic used a big third quarter to pull away for a 59-48 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

The Vikings, who outscored the Bears 26-13 in the third, received a team-high 14 points from Liam Joyce.

Kory Kearns finished with 14 points for PV (4-7), while Noah Mitchell added 13.

PLEASANT VALLEY

M. Kearns 0-2-2-2, K. Kearns 5-4-5-14, Rommel 0-0-0-0, Wynn 0-0-0-0, Arce 3-0-0-8, Pazrakinski 3-0-0-7, Mitchell 4-4-5-13, Keesler 1-0-0-3, Moore 0-1-2-1, Francis 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-11-14-48.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC

Spugnardi 1-0-2-2, Green 3-0-0-6, Thomas 5-0-0-11, Csensits 1-0-0-2, Johnson 3-0-0-8, Joyce 7-0-3-14, Filchner 3-4-4-13, Partridge 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 24-4-9-59.

Pleasant Valley 3 13 13 19 - 48

Central Catholic 9 12 26 12 - 59

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Arce 2, Keesler 1, Mitchell 1, Pazrakinski 1; Central Catholic - Filchner 3, Johnson 2, Partridge 1, Thomas 1.

Oley Valley-Panther Valley

Erick Marcharro scored a team-high 19 points to help Panther Valley earn a 65-59 non-league victory over Oley Valley.

The Panthers, who fell behind early, used a big 24-12 second frame to take the lead.

Aaron Gutierrez contributed 17 points to the win, while PV (8-5) also received 12 from Blake White.

OLEY VALLEY

Rubendall 1-2-2-5, Turchi 2-6-6-10, McCalpine 4-1-2-9, Vaccaro 0-0-0-0, Knowles 8-4-7-20, Moreno 2-0-0-6, Schlegel 0-1-2-1, Smith 3-1-2-8. TOTALS: 20-15-25-59.

PANTHER VALLEY

Marcharro 5-6-7-19, Gutierrez 5-4-4-17, Stilitino 3-0-1-8, Krapf 1-3-4-5, Eidle 2-0-2-4, Hoben 0-0-0-0, White 6-0-2-12, Turner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-13-20-65.

Oley Valley 17 12 14 17 - 59

Panther Valley 11 24 11 19 - 65

Three-pointers: Oley Valley - Moreno 2, Smith 1, Rubendall 1; Panther Valley - Gutierrez 3, Marcharro 3, Stilitino 2.

Pottsville-Jim Thorpe

Pottsville cruised to a 70-35 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe

Kevin Schenk scored a game-high 20 points for the Tide, who used a 28-7 second quarter to take control of the game.

The Olympians (3-10; 1-5) received 14 points from James Adames.

POTTSVILLE

Schenk 5-6-6-20, Heimbaugh 1-0-0-3, Barnes 3-5-7-12, DiCello 4-2-4-11, Yost 0-0-0-0, Sukeena 3-0-0-7, McCuller 0-0-0-0, Boris 0-0-0-0, Stanton 3-0-0-7, Snowell 1-0-0-2, Salata 3-2-2-8. TOTALS: 23-15-19-70.

JIM THORPE

Gilliar 0-0-0-0, Condly 3-0-0-6, Richards 1-0-0-2, Burak 0-0-0-0, Hurley 0-0-0-0, Hendricks 1-0-1-3, Ivey 0-0-0-0, Adames 4-4-5-14, Lauer 0-0-1-0, McHugh 1-0-0-2, Herron 3-0-2-6, Marykwas 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 14-4-9-35.

Pottsville 12 28 21 9 - 70

Jim Thorpe 7 7 10 11 - 35

Three-pointers: Pottsville - Schenk 4, Heimbaugh 1, Barnes 1, DiCello 1, Sukeena 1, Stanton 1; Jim Thorpe - Adames 2, Hendricks 1.

Northampton-Lehighton

Northampton doubled up Lehighton in the first half and cruised the rest of the way for a 60-41 non-league victory.

Isaac Harris and Donte Rodriquiez both had 14 points for the Konkrete Kids, who led 36-18 at the break.

The Indians (6-7) received a team-high 14 points from Ben Schatz.

NORTHAMPTON

Cole 3-2-2-9, Rodriquiez 6-0-1-14, Kerbacher 1-0-0-2, Saul 3-0-0-8, Gula 4-2-2-11, Christman 1-0-0-2, Harris 5-4-6-14. TOTALS: 23-8-11-60.

LEHIGHTON

Strauss 1-2-2-4, Hunsicker 2-2-2-7, Lorenz 0-0-0-0, Smith 2-1-4-5, Haydt 1-0-0-3, Costenbxder 3-0-0-7, Yturrino 0-1-2-1, Schatz 6-1-2-14. TOTALS: 15-7-12-41.

Northampton 18 18 13 11 - 60

Lehighton 6 12 9 14 - 41

Three-pointers: Northampton - Saul 2, Rodriquiez 2, Cole 1, Gula 1; Lehighton - Schatz 1, Haydt 1, Hunsicker 1, Costenbader 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-Catasauqua

Northwestern clinched a district playoff berth after rolling to a 59-13 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.

Sydney Sevrain finished with a game-high 18 points for the Tigers (11-3; 8-1), while Paige Sevrain contributed 15.

NORTHWESTERN

Ballet 0-0-0-0, Lister 2-1-2-5, Miller 3-0-0-6, Jones 1-0-0-2, Ledeboer 2-1-4-5, S. Sevrain 8-1-1-18, Hess 0-0-0-0, Dorney 1-0-0-2, Funie 0-0-0-0, Fishel 2-2-2-6, Giese 0-0-2-0, P. Sevrain 7-1-1-15. TOTALS: 26-6-12-59.

CATASAUQUA

Hawk 1-2-4-5, Rushatz 1-0-0-2, Ritter 0-0-0-0, Roberts 0-0-0-0, Pacholi 1-1-2-4, Emery 0-2-2-2, Weidau 0-0-0-0, Hicks 0-0-0-0, Polanco 0-0-0-0, Soltis 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 3-5-8-13.

Northwestern 13 17 17 12 - 59

Catasauqua 4 4 2 3 - 13

Three-pointers: Northwestern - S. Sevrain 1; Catasauqua - Pachioli 1, Hawk 1.

Shenandoah-Weatherly

Shenandoah Valley jumped out to an early lead and held off Weatherly for a 50-39 Schuylkill League win.

The Devils (5-8; 1-4) received a game-high 27 points from Victoria Donovan.

Ashley James poured in 21 points for the Wreckers (2-9; 0-5), while Grace Miller added 10.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Sosna 1-2-5-4, Donovan 11-1-2-27, Gottshall 0-0-0-0, Rodnick 1-0-2-3, Conroy 4-0-0-11, Buchanan 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 19-4-11-50.

WEATHERLY

Kane 3-0-0-6, Kislan 0-0-0-0, James 8-5-6-21, Miller 5-0-0-10, Lowman 0-0-0-0, Ciehon 1-0-0-2, VonFrisch 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-5-6-39.

Shenandoah Valley 18 7 12 13 - 50

Weatherly 7 14 8 10 - 39

Three-pointers: Shenandoah Valley - Donovan 4, Conroy 3, Rodnick 1; Weatherly - None.

WRESTLING

Tamaqua at

Line Mountain Duals

Tamaqua posted a 2-3 record at the Line Mountain Duals.

The Blue Raiders picked up victories over Wyalusing (40-32) and Pittston (39-39, won tie-breaker on least forfeits). They lost to Line Mountain (66-12), Milton (54-27) and Pocono Mountain West (45-34).

Individually for the Blue Raiders, Bronson Strouse went 5-0 with a pin, a decision and three forfeits. Randy Steigerwalt went 4-1 with three pins, while Michael Schlanta, Caleb Sell, Nate Wickersham and Aaron Coccio all picked up three victories.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Lehighton

Tamaqua defeated Lehighton, 58-18.

Chase Andrews had a game-high 11 points for Tamaqua.

Tamaqua-Shenandoah

Tamaqua beat Shenandoah, 66-36.

Cian McLaughlin led the Blue Raiders with 20 points, while Cam Lewis added 15.

Tamaqua-Nativity

Tamaqua defeated Nativity, 55-16.

Cam Lewis had a game-high 15 points for the Raiders (8-1), while Cian McLaughlin added 11.