The Jim Thorpe boys and girls both picked up victories in basketball action on Monday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-No. Schuylkill

A huge fourth quarter lifted Jim Thorpe to a 66-59 Schuylkill League victory over North Schuylkill.

Trailing by double digits after three quarters, the Olympians used a 24-5 run in the final frame to grab their first victory of the season.

Kaiden Herron had nine of his game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead Jim Thorpe (1-4, 1-3). Derryl Fisher added 11 points.

Joseph Flail led the Spartans (0-5) with 17 points.

JIM THORPE

Condly 6-0-0-12, McHugh 0-0-0-0, Richards 2-0-0-6, Hurley 3-1-4-8, Fisher 4-3-5-11, Ivey 1-1-1-3, Herron 7-5-6-20, Marykwas 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 25-12-18-66.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Flynn 3-0-0-7, Conti 0-0-0-0, Scott 6-0-0-12, Brown 4-1-4-9, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Markowski 3-0-0-9, Kesler 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Flail 8-0-2-17, Mazeikas 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 26-1-6-59.

Jim Thorpe 15 10 17 24 - 66

No. Schuylkill 19 18 17 5 - 59

Three-pointers: JT - Richards 2, Herron 1, Hurley 1. NS - Markowski 3, Flynn 1, Flail 1, Mazeikas 1.

Tri-Valley-Marian

Marian jumped out to a big lead and breezed to a 63-50 Schuylkill League victory over Tri-Valley.

The Colts, who led 18-2 after one quarter, got big games from Dewin Concepcion (21 points) and Brendan Lonergan (20 points).

The Bulldogs’ Kade Deeter and Jeremiah Umbenhauer both had 15 points.

Marian improves to 4-1 overall, while Tri-Valley slips to 1-2.

TRI-VALLEY

Smith 3-0-0-7, Yoder 5-3-4-13, Deeter 7-1-6-15, Umbenhauer 6-2-2-15, Kroh 0-0-2-0, Troutman 0-0-0-0, Flury 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-6-14-50.

MARIAN

Fritz 0-0-0-0, Concepcion 7-2-3-21, Agosti 2-0-0-5, Ch. Chambers 0-0-0-0, Ca. Chambers 0-0-0-0, Cerullo 2-0-3-4, Malarkey 1-3-4-5, Valente 2-3-4-8, Nyer 0-0-0-0, Lonergan 9-2-2-20, Babish 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-10-16-63.

Tri-Valley 2 16 14 18 - 50

Marian 18 10 15 20 - 63

Three-pointers: TV – Smith 1, Umenhauer 1; Marian – Concepcion 5, Agosti 1, Valente 1.

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Tamaqua stayed close to Pottsville in the opening quarter, but once the Tide got rolling they cruised to a 61-30 Schuylkill League victory.

Leading by just two points after the opening quarter, Pottsville used a 17-1 blitz in the second period to take control.

Pottsville’s Jazce Carabello-Snowell led all scorers with 15 points, while Raeff Dicello chipped in with 14 points.

Nate Gregoire led Tamaqua (0-5, 0-4) with eight points.

TAMAQUA

Lewis 1-0-1-3, Grim 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 1-0-1-2, Verta 1-2-4-4, Hollenbach 0-0-0-0, Davis 3-0-0-7, Sherry 2-1-4-6, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Gregoire 2-2-2-8, Fannock 0-0-0-0, Hope 0-0-1-0, Berg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-5-14-30.

POTTSVILLE

Carabello-Snowell 7-1-1-15, Heimbaugh 2-0-0-6, Yost 1-6-6-9, Dicello 5-1-2-14, Bellard 0-1-2-1, McCuller 1-0-0-2, Fenstermacher 1-0-0-3, Sukeena 3-0-0-6, Boris 0-0-0-0, Williams 1–0-0-3, Palko 0-2-2-2, Davis 0-0-0-0, Fermaintt 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-11-13-61.

Tamaqua 13 1 9 7 – 30

Pottsville 15 17 14 15 – 61

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Gregoire 2, Lewis 1, Davis 1, Sherry 1; Pottsville - Dicello 3, Heimbaugh 2, Yost 1, Fenstermacher 1, Williams 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Minersville

Jim Thorpe rolled to a 59-40 Schuylkill League win over Minersville.

Olivia Smelas paced the Olympians (4-2, 3-0 SL) with 19 points. Leila Hurley added 13 points, while Skylar Searfoss and Hailey Smelas both chipped in with eight.

JIM THORPE

Cinicola 1-0-0-2, Hartman 0-1-2-1, Snisky 3-0-2-6, Ginopolas 0-0-0-0, Wainwright 0-0-0-0, Hurley 5-3-5-13, Searfoss 4-0-0-8, O. Smelas 8-3-4-19, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Fiorito 0-0-0-0, H. Smelas 3-0-0-8. TOTALS: 24-7-13-59.

MINERSVILLE

Burgess 0-0-0-0, Hossler 4-2-2-12, Koury 1-2-2-4, Horan 0-0-0-0, Horoschak 0-2-2-2, Adams 4-3-4-14, Kopinetz 0-2-2-2, Hertz 0-0-0-0, Brennan 1-1-1-3, Plesnarski 0-0-0-0, Hart 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 11-12-13-40.

Jim Thorpe 17 23 18 1 – 59

Minersville 7 14 4 15 – 40

Three-pointers: JT - Hurley 2, H. Smelas 2; Minersville - Adams 3, Heister 2, Hart 1.

JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Panther Valley defeated Jim Thorpe, 34-20.

Emma Dacey led the Panthers with 15 points, while Natalie Vermillion added nine points.

Kelsey Patton had 10 points for the OIympians.

7TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Panther Valley posted a 31-24 victory over Jim Thorpe.

The Panthers’ Morgan Orsulak netted a game-high 15 points.

Ava Ruff led the Olympians with 13 points.

JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Lehighton-Panther Valley

Lehighton defeated Panther Valley, 55-36.

Brady O’Donnell sparked the Indians with 16 points, while Brayden Johnson and Cam Gable followed with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Maynard led the Panthers with 14 points.

8TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Panther Valley rolled to a 39-14 win over Jim Thorpe.

The Panthers’ Brady Jones led all scorers with 14 points, while Brody Breiner added 11.

7TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Panther Valley knocked off Jim Thorpe, 35-21.

The Panthers’ Brody Breiner finished with a game-high 28 points.

O’Connor led the Olympians with eight points.