The Palmerton boys basketball team clinched a berth in the district playoffs with a win on Monday night.

The Blue Bombers also received a victory from its wrestling squad.

Other area teams to gain wins included the Panther Valley boys, and the Jim Thorpe, Marian and Northern Lehigh girls.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-Notre Dame ES

Kody Kratzer and Justin Hosier combined for 51 points as Palmerton defeated Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg 71-65 in a non-league contest and clinched a district playoff berth.

Kratzer tallied 10 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Blue Bombers (11-5) held off the Spartans. Hosier added 24.

Notre Dame (6-8) received a team-high 24 points from Aaron Bailey.

PALMERTON

Connell 1-0-0-2, Kratzer 10-7-9-27, King 1-0-0-2, Frank 0-0-0-0, Christman 2-2-2-7, Stuck 1-0-2-2, Hosier 9-5-9-24, Buck 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 27-15-24-71.

NOTRE DAME-ES

Bailey 7-10-13-24, Seay 0-0-0-0, Hardy 5-1-1-14, Natalie 3-2-3-10, Saecheron 5-1-1-15, Wolf 1-0-0-2, Torres 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-14-18-65.

Palmerton 18 14 19 20 - 71

Notre Dame-ES 15 11 17 22 - 65

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Christman 1, Hosier 1; Notre Dame - Saecheron 4, Hardy 3, Natalie 2.

CMVT-Panther Valley

Eleven different players scored for Panther Valley in coasting to a 66-24 non-league win over Columbia Montour Vo-Tech.

Erick Marchorro and Aaron Gutierrez both scored eight points in the opening quarter as the Panthers raced to a 28-6 lead.

Marchorro finished with a game-high 15 points, while Gutierrez contributed 10. Blake White and Brandon Stilitino both chipped in eight points.

PV, which also won the JV game 46-22, improved to 10-6.

COLUMBIA MONTOUR VO-TECH

Vazquez 1-0-0-2, Kaleb 0-0-0-0, Lloyd 0-3-6-3, Norr 3-0-0-7, Krick 2-0-0-4, Boone 3-0-0-6, Yost 0-0-0-0, Fender 1-0-0-2, Naimon 0-0-0-0, Bond 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-3-6-24.

PANTHER VALLEY

Marcharro 7-0-0-15, Gutierrez 5-0-0-10, Stilitino 3-0-0-8, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Kindt 2-1-2-6, Pascoe 2-0-0-5, Eidle 2-0-0-4, Hadley 0-0-0-0, Hoben 1-0-0-2, Roth 2-0-0-4, White 4-0-0-8, Juracka 0-2-2-2, Hood 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 29-3-4-66.

Columbia Mont. VT 6 2 5 11 - 24

Panther Valley 28 10 17 11 - 66

Three-pointers: Columbia Montour Vo-Tech - Norr 1; Panther Valley - Stilitino 2, Marcharro 1, Pascoe 1, Kindt 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Minersville-Marian

Marian’s strong second half enabled it to pull away from Minersville for a 51-35 Schuylkill League victory.

Emily Shaud scored a game-high 19 points for the Fillies, who outscored their opponent by a 29-17 margin in the final two frames. Shaud registered 15 of her points at the foul line.

The winners, now 8-6 overall and 6-2 in the league, also received 10 points from Julia Kreisl.

Alex Kroznuskie had nine points for the Miners (10-4; 6-2).

MINERSVILLE

Hossler 0-1-2-1, Koury 3-0-0-6, Hollywood 1-0-0-2, Horan 3-1-2-8, Horoschak 1-0-0-2, Adams 2-1-2-7, Kroznuskie 3-2-2-9, Hertz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-5-8-35.

MARIAN

Kreisl 3-4-7-10, Shaud 2-15-18-19, Walsh 0-0-0-0, A. Digris 3-2-2-8, Pleban 2-3-6-7, Possessky 0-2-2-2, Alansky 2-0-0-5, K. Digris 0-0-0-0, Reinohl 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-26-35-51.

Minersville 11 7 11 6 - 35

Marian 12 8 19 12 - 51

Three-pointers: Minersville - Adams 2, Kroznuskie 1, Horan 1; Marian - Alansky 1.

Pine Grove-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe won its ninth straight game by cruising to a 66-36 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove.

Skyler Searfoss poured in a game-high 21 points, while Olivia Smelas added 15 points, five steals and five assists.

The Olympians (15-1; 9-0) also received 15 points from Leila Hurley.

For the Cardinals (7-7; 2-7), Ally Butler finished with a team-high 15 points.

PINE GROVE

Wolff 0-2-3-2, Koons 0-0-0-0, Donmoyer 3-3-4-11, Felty 1-0-0-2, Butler 5-3-4-15, Shollenberger 0-0-0-0, Ott 1-0-0-2, Dotton 0-0-0-0, Brown 1-0-2-2, Sarge 0-2-2-2, Dodson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-10-15-36.

JIM THORPE

Cinicola 1-0-0-3, Scott 0-0-0-0, Snisky 2-1-1-5, Berger 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 0-0-0-0, Leight 0-0-0-0, Hurley 6-2-4-15, Searfoss 8-2-3-21, O. Smelas 6-3-4-15, Solt 1-0-0-2, Rosahac 0-0-0-0, H. Smelas 0-0-0-0, Craig 2-1-1-5. TOTALS: 26-9-13-66.

Pine Grove 11 12 7 6 - 36

Jim Thorpe 18 22 17 9 - 66

Three-pointers: Pine Grove - Donmoyer 2, Butler 2; Jim Thorpe - Searfoss 3, Hurley 1, Cinicola 1.

North Schuylkill-Lehighton

North Schuylkill jumped out early and rolled to a 77-43 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.

The Spartans, who raced to a 20-3 first-quarter advantage, received a game-high 24 points from Kamryn Mengel.

Kelsey Gaston paced the Indians (7-10; 3-6) with 11 points.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Himes 3-0-0-8, My. Wetzel 3-2-2-9, Mengel 6-9-13-24, Gawrylik 4-0-0-9, McCormick 1-0-0-2, Ma. Wetzel 3-2-2-9, Wagner 2-3-4-7, Hall 1-0-0-3, Mogish 1-2-2-4, Felty 0-1-2-1, Taylor 0-1-2-1, Stitzel 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 24-20-26-77.

LEHIGHTON

Klotz 1-0-2-2, Marchessault 1-0-0-2, Miller 2-1-2-6, Bowman 3-1-2-7, Wojton 0-0-0-0, Meckes 2-0-2-4, Fisher 1-0-0-3, Gaston 3-5-6-11, Solomon 2-0-0-4, Schappell 2-0-0-4, Hauser 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-7-12-43.

North Schuylkill 20 16 24 17 - 77

Lehighton 3 15 11 14 - 43

Three-pointers: No.Schuylkill - Mengel 3, Himes 2, My. Wetzel 1, Gawrylik 1, Hall 1, Ma. Wetzel 1; Lehighton - Fisher 1, Miller 1.

Williams Valley-Weatherly

Williams Valley rebounded from a slow start to gain a 57-24 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

The Wreckers (2-13; 0-8), who led after the first quarter, received a team-high 15 points from Ashley James.

Elyssa Kramer tallied a game-high 17 points for the Vikings (12-3; 5-3).

WILLIAMS VALLEY

Rabuck 2-0-0-5, Boyle 1-0-0-2, Yeagley 7-2-2-17, Bordner 4-3-3-11, Kramer 6-1-2-14, Savage 0-2-2-2, Sincyr 1-0-0-3, Carl 1-0-0-3, Groff 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-8-9-57.

WEATHERLY

Kane 2-0-0-4, Kislan 1-2-3-4, James 6-3-3-15, Lowman 0-0-0-0, VonFrisch 0-0-0-0, Gordon 0-1-2-1, Cichon 0-0-0-0, Fewins 0-0-0-0, Maiello 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-6-8-24.

Williams Valley 5 21 14 17 - 57

Weatherly 9 6 6 3 - 24

Three-pointers: Williams Valley - Sincyr 1, Rabuck 1, Carl 1, Yeagley 1, Kramer 1; Weatherly - None.

Salisbury-Northern Lehigh

Northern Lehigh used a big second half to pull away from Salisbury for a 35-20 Colonial League win.

Lauren Hoffman scored nine of her game-high 15 points over the final two quarters for the Bulldogs (8-8; 6-6), who led by just two points at halftime.

The winners also received eight points from both Sophia Lear and Madison Seier.

SALISBURY

Wittman 4-0-0-8, Trenge 0-2-2-2, Kubinsky 0-2-2-2, Young 2-0-0-4, Aungst 0-0-0-0, Petit-Mat 0-0-0-0, Seiler 0-0-0-0, Watson 0-0-0-0, Lozacha 1-0-0-2, Kamp 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 8-4-4-20.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Wilk 0-1-3-1, Lear 3-0-1-8, Hoffner 0-0-0-0, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 4-7-11-15, Seier 4-0-2-8, Peters 0-0-0-0, Klimek 0-0-0-0, Niebell 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 12-9-18-35.

Salisbury 10 4 2 4 - 20

Northern Lehigh 8 8 11 8 - 35

Three-pointers: Salisbury - None; Northern Lehigh - Lear 2.

WRESTLING

Salisbury-Palmerton

Palmerton picked up a 60-18 Colonial League victory over Salisbury.

Dennis Lombardi (132) and Jeremy Mooney (220) recorded pins for the Blue Bombers (1-8).

Palmerton 60, Salisbury 18

106 - Aaron Gardner (P) won by forfeit; 113 - Double forfeit; 120 - Westin Horn (P) won by forfeit; 126 - John Samy (S) pinned Dylan Shinsky in 2:36; 132 - Dennis Lombardi (P) pinned Braedon Alder in 4:45; 138 - Grant Scott (P) won by forfeit; 145 - Devon Alder (S) pinned Colyn Mertz in 1:25; 152 - Toby Linn (S) pinned Colton Stroup in 1:35; 160 - Shawn Gardner (P) won by forfeit; 170 - Matt Lalik (P) won by forfeit; 182 - Aidan Melber (P) won by forfeit; 195 - Chris Lucykanish (P) won by forfeit; 220 - Jeremy Mooney (P) pinned Kyle Killiri in 2:35; 285

- Matt Garey-Hendricks (P) won by forfeit.