Skyler Searfoss scored the 1,000th point of her high school career as Jim Thorpe defeated Blue Mountain in girls basketball action on Tuesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Blue Mountain-Jim Thorpe

Skyler Searfoss scored a game-high 23 points, including the 1,000th of her career, as Jim Thorpe cruised to a 62-33 Schuylkill League victory over Blue Mountain.

Searfoss poured in 11 of her 23 points in the first quarter as the Olympians built a 27-7 lead. The Olympian junior achieved her milestone point on a layup early in the third quarter.

Leila Hurley added 18 points for Jim Thorpe (2-1; 2-0).

Abby Beam was the lone Blue Eagle to reach double figures with 10 points.

JIM THORPE

Cinicola 0-0-0-0, Hartman 0-0-0-0, Snisky 3-0-0-7, Ginopolas 0-0-0-0, Wainwright 0-0-0-0, Hurley 7-0-0-18, Searfoss 11-1-2-23, O. Smelas 4-1-5-9, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Fiorito 2-0-0-5, H. Smelas 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 27-2-8-62.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Conway 0-0-0-0, Beam 2-5-6-10, Heydt 3-0-0-6, L. Gibson 2-0-0-5, Thompson 0-1-2-1, Walasavage 2-0-2-4, Wegner 1-0-1-2, Peel 1-0-1-3, K. Gibson 0-0-1-0, Balturin 1-0-0-2, Dayson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-6-15-33.

Jim Thorpe 27 16 16 3 - 62

Blue Mountain 7 4 7 13 - 33

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Hurley 4, Fiorito 1, Snisky 1; Blue Mountain - Beam 1, Gibson 1, Peel 1.

Pottsville-Lehighton

Lehighton had an eight-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but Pottsville rallied for a 67-66 Schuylkill League win.

Hailey Miller paced the Indians with an 18-point performance. Taylor Bowman and Alexis Solomon added 12 points apiece, while Abigail Meckes chipped in with 10.

The Tides’ Julia Kowalski recorded a game-high 22 points.

Lehighton dropped to 0-2 overall and in the league.

POTTSVILLE

Kruss 0-0-0-0, Plachko 3-2-4-13, Bowers 1-0-0-3, Kowalski 6-6-8-22, Guzick 2-0-0-6, Golden 2-0-0-6, Welsh 2-3-8-7, Blum 4-2-2-10. TOTALS: 20-13-22-67.

LEHIGHTON

Williams 0-0-0-0, Marchessault 1-0-0-2, Miller 7-1-1-18, Bowman 4-4-4-12, Meckes 5-0-1-10, Fisher 2-0-0-4, Gaston 4-0-0-8, Solomon 5-0-0-12. TOTALS: 28-5-6-66.

Pottsville 16 13 18 20 - 67

Lehighton 14 16 25 11 - 66

Three-pointers: Pottsville - Kowalski 4, Plachko 3, Guzick 2, Golden 2, Bowers 1; Lehighton - Miller 3, Solomon 2.

Northwestern-Pen Argyl

Northwestern rolled to a 55-24 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.

Alexander Lister paced the Tigers with 12 points, while Paige Sevrain followed with 11.

Northwestern, now 3-0 this season, built a 22-point halftime lead before cruising to the victory.

NORTHWESTERN

D. Lister 0-0-0-0, N. Miller 0-0-0-0, A. Lister 5-2-2-12, C. Miller 1-0-0-2, Jones 3-0-0-8, Ledeboer 2-1-2-5, Balliet 1-1-2-3, Nyce 3-2-2-8, Fisher 3-0-2-6, Kirkopoulos 0-0-0-0, Sevrain 2-7-8-11. TOTALS: 20-13-16-55.

PEN ARGYL

Schneck 0-0-0-0, Williams 2-0-0-5, Wallibich 2-0-1-4, Kupres 0-0-4-0, Borger 0-0-0-0, Falletto 0-0-0-0, Wagner 0-2-2-2, Sissan 0-1-2-1, Marro 1-2-2-4, Kotuka 0-0-0-0, Maggipinto 2-0-0-4, Wartle 2-0-2-4. Frey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-5-13-24.

Northwestern 14 20 18 3 - 55

Pen Argyl 6 6 4 8 - 24

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Jones 2; Pen Argyl - Williams 1.

Palmerton-Palisades

Palmerton posted a 54-37 Colonial League victory over Palisades.

After a close opening frame, the Bombers (1-0) rattled off 17 points in the second quarter to take control of the game.

The Bombers’ Brianna Moore netted a game-high 23 points, while Beth Morgan chipped in with 14 points.

Trinity Williams recorded a team-high 16 points for the Pirates.

PALMERTON

Frantz 0-0-0-0, Gursky 0-0-0-0, Barry 1-2-2-4, Matsko 0-0-2-0, Balliet 2-1-3-5, Nemeth 3-0-0-8, Morgan 5-1-2-14, Moore 8-6-7-23. TOTALS: 20-10-16-54.

PALISADES

Amato 3-2-4-10, Williams 6-4-4-16, A. Stiansen 1-0-2-3, Mosher 0-0-0-0, L. Stiansen 2-1-2-6, Anderson 0-0-0-0, Hilferty 0-0-0-0, Marton 1-0-0-2, Meadows 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-7-12-37.

Palmerton 8 17 11 18 - 54

Palisades 8 4 13 12 - 37

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Nemeth 2, Morgan 1, Moore 1; Palisades - Amato 2, A. Stiansen 1, L. Stiansen 1.

Weatherly-Mahanoy Area

Weatherly dug itself a huge first-quarter hole and could never recover as Mahanoy Area rolled to a 63-39 Schuylkill League win.

Ashley James posted a game-high 19 points with five rebounds and five assists for the Wreckers (0-2).

Claudia Clark led the Bears (1-1) with 18 points.

WEATHERLY

Kane 0-2-2-2, Gaydocsik 0-0-0-0, Houser 4-0-2-10, Davidovich 0-0-0-0, James 4-11-14-19, Pugh 2-2-3-6, Paisley 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-15-21-39.

MAHANOY AREA

Derr 0-0-0-0, Babinsky 4-0-0-9, Kramer 1-0-0-2, Clark 7-0-0-18, Quick 2-0-2-5, Moss 6-0-0-14, Kessock 2-0-0-6, Macleary 1-2-2-4, Cavenas 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 25-2-4-63.

Weatherly 4 11 12 12 - 39

Mahanoy Area 24 15 11 13 - 63

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Houser 2; Mahanoy Area - Clark 4, Moss 2, Kessock 2, Babinsky 1, Quick 1, Cavenas 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pen Argyl-Northwestern

Northwestern used a big second half to gain its first win of the season, defeating Pen Argyl 63-37 in a Colonial League contest.

Dylan Witkowski scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Tigers (1-2), who led by just four points at halftime. Justin Holmes contributed 14 points in the win, while Cayden Fitch added 11.

Colin McKeague tallied a team-high 19 points for the Green Knights.

PEN ARGYL

McKeague 7-1-2-19, Ragozino 3-0-0-6, Maggipinto 0-0-0-0, Shook 2-0-0-4, Betancourt 2-0-2-5, Pysher 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 15-1-4-37.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 5-0-3-11, Christopher 3-1-1-7, Holmes 6-2-3-14, Henry 0-1-2-1, Heilman 0-0-0-0, Witkowski 8-1-2-21, Stitzel 0-2-2-2, Lazarus 0-2-3-2, Garrido 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 24-9-16-63.

Pen Argyl 16 9 10 2 - 37

Northwestern 20 9 21 13 - 63

Three-pointers: Pen Argyl - McKeague 4, Bettancourt 1, Pysher 1; Northwestern - Witkowski 4, Fitch 1, Garrido 1.

Palisades-Palmerton

A 20-point second quarter helped spark Palmerton to a 54-41 Colonial League win over Palisades.

After a close opening frame, the Bombers (1-1) turned a one-point lead into a 33-21 advantage by halftime.

The Bombers’ Kody Kratzer scored a game-high 18 points, while Owen Buck finished with 11.

Liam Carey had a team-high 15 points for the Pirates.

PALISADES

Stiasen 2-0-2-5, Balsner 0-0-0-0, Carey 4-7-8-15, Fox 5-0-2-11, Musantry 2-0-0-6, Moan 1-2-2-4, Warbilliah 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-9-14-41.

PALMERTON

Connell 2-0-0-4, Kratzer 7-3-8-18, White 1-1-2-4, Reph 3-0-1-6, Whitney 1-0-0-2, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Sebelin 0-0-0-0, Bates 0-0-0-0, Hosier 1-0-0-3, Stuck 1-1-2-3, Frank 0-1-2-1, Buck 5-1-3-11, Machalik 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-7-18-54.

Palisades 12 9 6 14 - 41

Palmerton 13 20 13 8 - 54

Three-pointers: Palisades - Musantry 2, Fox 1, Stiansen 1; Palmerton - Kratzer 1, White 1, Hosier 1.

Jim Thorpe-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain edged Jim Thorpe, 47-43, in Schuylkill League action.

The Olympians held a five-point lead at halftime, but the Eagles used a strong second half to rally for the win

Sonny Ivey led Thorpe (0-3) with 15 points, while Caiden Hurley added 14.

For Blue Mountain, Kade Henniger had a team-high 13 points.

JIM THORPE

Condly 1-0-0-2, Richards 0-0-0-0, Hurley 6-0-0-14, Fisher 1-1-2-3, Ivey 5-2-4-15, Herron 1-0-0-2, Marykwas 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 17-4-8-43.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Cryts 1-4-5-6, Henninger 5-2-4-13, S. Devitt 4-1-1-10, Kerstetter 1-0-0-2, Gibson 1-0-0-2, Hensley 5-0-0-10, Murtin 0-0-0-0, R. Caulfield 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 19-7-12-47

Jim Thorpe 12 16 8 7 - 43

Blue Mountain 7 16 12 12 - 47

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Ivey 3, Hurley 2; Blue Mountain - Henninger 1. S. Devitt 1.

SWIMMING

Mahanoy Area-Tamaqua

Tamaqua swam to a Schuylkill League sweep against Mahanoy Area.

The Blue Raiders cruised to a 113-25 win in the boys meet, while the Tamaqua girls came away with a 93-80 victory.

Nathaniel Kovalchick (200 Free, 100 Fly) and Joey Lescavage (200 IM, 500 Free) both won two events for Tamaqua.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 93, Mahanoy Area 80

200 Medley Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area 2:01.75; 200 Freestyle - 1. Maddison Quick (MA) 2:18.28, 2. Nicole Ramirez-Aguero (T), 3. Lexi Buchala (T); 200 IM - 1. Kaylee Senglar (MA) 2:48.07, 2. Lily McNutt (T), 3. Madelyn Jones (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Abby Dudash (MA) 27.67, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Hailey Toth (T); Diving - 1. Hailey Toth (T) 139.80; 100 Butterfly - 1. Oceana O’Boyle (MA) 1:16.45, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Maria Onea (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Maddison Quick (MA) 1:00.72, 2. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T), 3. Rylee Wenzel (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:36.51, 2. Oceana O’Boyle (MA), 3. Emily Kohlmeir (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area 1:57.72; 100 Backstroke - 1. Abby Dudash (MA) 1:08.21, 2. Kaylee Senglar (MA), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Tabatha Ward (MA) 1:16.02, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Tamaqua (Lexi Buchala, Madelyn Jones, Lily McNutt, Nicole Aguero-Ramirez) 4:33.26.

BOYS

Tamaqua 113, Mahanoy Area 25

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Stephen Behun, Nathaniel Kovalchick, Ethan Amershek) 2:04.35; 200 Freestyle - 1. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T) 2:18.57, 2. Jathan Krall (T), 3. Brandon Long (T); 200 IM - 1. Joey Lescavage (T) 2:35.88, 2. Stephen Behun (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Ethan Amershek (T) 25.82, 2. Kyler Shapansky (MA), 3. Bohdan VanHorn (MA); 100 Butterfly - 1. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T) 1:04.59, 2. Jack Tharp (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Bohdan VanHorn (MA) 58.60, 2. Ethan Amershek (T), 3. Espn Ansbach (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Joey Lescavage (T) 6:31.78, 2. Jathan Krall (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Stephen Behun, Jack Tharp, Joey Lescavage, Jathan Krall) 1:50.63; 100 Backstroke - 1. Brandon Long (T) 1:09.84, 2. Alexander Nattress (T), 3. Marcus Roseland (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Jake Hillibush (MA) 1:14.82, 2. Kyler Shapansky (MA), 3. Stephen Behun (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Tamaqua (Jathan Krall, Nathaniel Kovalchick, Joey Lescavage, Ethan Amershek) 4:11.84.