The Jim Thorpe boys and girls basketball teams both posted wins on Saturday.

The Olympian boys defeated Schuylkill Haven in overtime, while the girls topped Palmerton.

Tamaqua also gained two victories, thanks to its girls basketball and wrestling teams.

Other area winners included the Northwestern and Panther Valley boys basketball teams.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Sch. Haven

Kaidon Herron had his second straight 25-point game to help lift Jim Thorpe to a 59-53 nonconference overtime win over Schuylkill Haven.

The Olympians (4-4) outscored their opponent 13-7 in the extra period to win their fourth consecutive game. Herron had four points in OT, as did Chris Condly.

Condly finished with 11 points, while Derryl Fisher chipped in with eight.

The Hurricanes received a game-high 28 points from Mason Ulsh.

JIM THORPE

Condly 3-4-4-11, McHugh 0-0-0-0, Richards 2-0-2-4, Hurley 1-1-2-4, Fisher 4-0-0-8, Ivey 1-0-0-2, Herron 8-8-8-25, Marykwas 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 21-14-18-59.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN

Ulsh 9-5-10-28, Higgins 6-2-2-14, Houte 3-3-6-9, Ritchie 0-1-2-1, Carl 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 18-12-22-53.

Jim Thorpe 14 11 14 7 13 - 59

Sch. Haven 14 12 12 8 7 - 53

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Condly 1, Hurley 1, Herron 1; Sch. Haven - Ulsh 5.

Lehighton-Northwestern

Dylan Witkowski scored all 14 of his points in the first half as Northwestern built a big lead and cruised to a 54-39 nonleague win over Lehighton.

The Tigers (5-3) raced to a nine-point first-quarter advantage thanks to 11 points from Witkowski, before using a 13-2 second frame to take full control of the game.

Cayden Fitch added 10 points to the winning cause, while Nick Henry chipped in with seven.

The Indians (3-4) received a team-high 11 points from Jack Lorenz.

LEHIGHTON

Strauss 1-0-0-2, Hoffman 2-0-0-5, Lutz 2-0-0-4, Schaeffer 2-0-0-5, Lorenz 5-1-2-11, Yturrino 0-1-2-1, Hunsicker 0-0-0-0, Guyn 1-0-0-2, Rehrig 1-0-0-3, Costenbader 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 17-1-4-39.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 2-6-8-10, Christopher 2-2-3-6, Holmes 0-0-0-0, Henry 2-2-2-7, Heilman 0-0-2-0, Witkowski 5-0-0-14, Stitzel 2-2-2-6, Lazarus 3-0-1-6, Garrido 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 18-13-20-54.

Lehighton 11 2 10 16 - 39

Northwestern 20 13 13 8 - 54

Three-pointers: Lehighton - Hoffman 1, Schaeffer 1, Lorenz 1, Rehrig 1; Northwestern - Witkowski 4, Henry 1.

Clemente CS-Panther Valley

Stephen Hood poured in a game-high 30 points, including 21 in the second half, to help Panther Valley post a 69-61 nonleague win over Roberto Clemente Charter School.

Hood also pulled down 12 rebounds as the Panthers (3-6) snapped a six-game losing streak.

Chase Weaver contributed 10 points and six assists to the win, while Austin Hadley added six points and 12 boards.

For the Warriors, Christian Ceballos tallied a team-high 20 points.

PV also won the JV game, 55-28, as Bradley Hood scored 12 points and Thomas Kokinda finished with 11.

ROBERTO CLEMENTE CS

Dixon 0-0-0-0, Bautista 0-4-6-4, Pena 5-2-4-15, Ceballos 9-2-2-20, Zayas 7-3-6-17, Gutietrez 0-0-0-0, Madera 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-11-18-61.

PANTHER VALLEY

Orsulak 0-0-0-0, B. Hood 1-0-0-3, Krapf 1-3-5-6, Kindt 0-0-0-0, Pascoe 1-4-4-6, S. Hood 11-5-6-30, Hadley 2-2-4-6, Kokinda 3-0-0-8, Weaver 3-3-4-10, Berk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-17-23-69.

Clemente CS 12 12 16 21 - 61

Panther Valley 12 15 21 21 - 69

Three-pointers: Clemente CS - Pena 3, Velasquez 1; Panther Valley - S. Hood 3, Kokinda 2, Weaver 1, B. Hood 1, Krapf 1.

Notre Dame (ES)-Palmerton

Aaron Bailey scored a game-high 26 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to help Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg hold off Palmerton for a 65-52 nonleague victory.

The Crusaders, who also received 13 points from Xavier Spears, benefited at the foul line going 19-for-23. The Bombers, meanwhile, were just 8-of-17 from the stripe.

Kody Kratzer led Palmerton (2-4) with 22 points, while Matthew Machalik finished with 12.

NOTRE DAME-ES

Bailey 7-11-13-26, Hardy 2-0-0-5, James 3-0-0-6, Medina 0-0-0-0, Natale 2-0-0-6, Parris 0-0-0-0, Quijada 0-0-0-0, Seay 3-3-4-9, Spears 3-5-6-13. TOTALS: 20-19-23-65.

PALMERTON

Connell 1-0-2-2, Kratzer 8-3-7-22, White 0-0-0-0, Reph 0-0-0-0, Whitney 1-0-0-3, Robinson 1-0-0-3, Sebelin 0-0-0-0, Bates 0-0-0-0, Hosier 0-0-1-0, Stuck 2-0-0-4, Frank 0-0-0-0, Buck 2-2-3-6, Machalik 4-3-4-12. TOTALS: 19-8-17-52.

Notre Dame-ES 16 17 15 17 - 65

Palmerton 13 10 19 10 - 52

Three-pointers: Notre Dame-ES - Natale 2, Spears 2, Bailey 1, Hardy 1; Palmerton - Kratzer 3, Machalik 1, Whitney 1, Robinson 1.

Pleasant Valley-PM East

Pocono Mountain East had four players reach double figures in scoring to help the Cardinals gain a 64-50 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

Tamir Thompson paced the winners with 21 points, while Jaycoblee Jackson added 17.

The Bears (0-4) trailed by only three points at halftime, but a 14-5 third quarter by PM East proved the be the difference.

Jarod Moore and Justin Ratti both finished with 14 points for PV, while Leland Hargrow chipped in with 10.

PLEASANT VALLEY

J. Moore 4-6-11-14, Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Contreras 3-1-2-7, Francois Jr. 1-0-0-3, J. Ratti 6-2-2-14, Telepo 0-0-0-0, Wynn 0-0-0-0, Keesler 0-0-0-0, Hollenbeck 0-0-0-0, P. Moore 0-2-2-2, A. Ratti 0-0-0-0, Pandelfo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-13-19-50.

PM EAST

Castillon 4-3-4-12, Glasford 4-2-2-12, Thompson 9-1-5-21, Davis 0-0-0-0, Jackson 7-0-3-4-17, Davalos 0-0-0-0, Sutton 1-0-2-2, Sanchez 0-0-0-0, Cruz 0-0-0-0, Owusu 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-9-17-64.

Pleasant Valley 9 20 5 16 - 50

PM East 12 20 14 18 - 64

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Hargrow 2, Francois Jr 1; PM East - Glasford 2, Thompson 2, Castillon 1.

Schuylkill Valley-Tamaqua

Schuylkill Valley connected on 11 three-pointers to earn a 58-51 nonleague victory over Tamaqua.

Luke Braucher scored a game-high 19 points for the Panthers, while Nathan Schaeffer finished with 16, including four treys.

The Blue Raiders (0-8) kept the contest close, but came up short of their first win of the season. Nate Gregoire tallied a team-high 18 points for Tamaqua, with Luke Verta adding 14.

Schuylkill Valley also won the JV game, 39-38.

SCHUYLKILL VALLEY

Schaeffer 5-2-2-16, Eddinger 1-0-0-3, Braucher 8-0-1-19, Mish 1-0-0-2, Seymour 4-1-2-10, Houser 0-0-0-0, Frantz 3-0-0-8, Miller 0-0–0-0. TOTALS: 22-3-5-58.

TAMAQUA

Hoffman 1-0-0-2, Verta 7-0-3-14, Davis 2-0-0-6, Sherry 2-0-0-6, Andrews 2-0-0-5, Gregoire 6-3-4-18, Hope 0-0-0-0, Berg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-3-7-51.

Schuylkill Valley 10 17 8 23 - 58

Tamaqua 4 18 8 21 - 51

Three-pointers: Schuylkill Valley - Schaeffer 4, Braucher 3, Frantz 2, Eddinger 1, Seymour 1; Tamaqua - Gregoire 3, Davis 2, Sherry 2, Andrews 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe exploded for 27 points in the third quarter to help the Olympians pull away from Palmerton for a 65-50 nonleague victory.

Skyler Searfoss paced the winners with a game-high 24 points, while Leah Snisky contributed 15. Thorpe (7-2), which has now won five straight games, also received 13 from Olivia Smelas.

For the Blue Bombers, who dropped to 3-2, Sydney Frantz hit four three-pointers on her way to a team-high 15 points. Brianna Moore finished with 14, with Raegan Nemeth adding nine.

PALMERTON

Frantz 5-1-2-15, Barry 1-1-2-3, Matsko 3-3-4-9, Balliet 1-1-2-3, Nemeth 2-0-0-6, Moore 5-3-5-14, Andrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-9-15-50.

JIM THORPE

Cinicola 1-0-0-3, Hartman 0-1-3-1, Snisky 5-4-6-15, Ginopolas 0-0-0-0, Wainwright 0-0-0-0, Hurley 0-0-0-0, Searfoss 9-6-7-24, O. Smelas 6-1-2-13, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Fiorito 2-0-0-5, H. Smelas 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 25-12-18-65.

Palmerton 9 11 9 21 - 50

Jim Thorpe 13 19 27 6 - 65

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Frantz 4, Nemeth 2, Moore 1; Jim Thorpe - Cinicola 1, Snisky 1, Fiorito 1.

Mahanoy Area-Tamaqua

Tamaqua earned its third straight victory, edging Mahanoy Area 57-56 in a nonleague matchup.

The Blue Raiders (6-2) received a game-high 16 points from Trenyce Wingler, while McKenna Meckes finished with 12. The winners, who trailed entering the fourth quarter but scored 22 points in the final frame, also received 11 points from Sophia Boyle and 12 rebounds from Emma Kane.

For the Bears, Claudia Clark tallied a team-high 15 points.

MAHANOY AREA

McGroarty 2-0-0-4, Babinsky 4-0-0-9, Clark 3-6-6-15, Quick 3-0-1-6, Moss 3-0-0-8, Kessock 3-1-2-8, Macleary 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 21-7-9-56.

TAMAQUA

Streisel 1-0-0-3, Kane 0-0-0-0, Jones 4-1-4-9, Meckes 4-2-2-12, Boyle 1-8-8-11, Wingler 7-0-1-16, Hope, E. 2-2-3-6. TOTALS: 19-13-18-57.

Mahanoy Area 20 10 10 16 - 56

Tamaqua 10 21 4 22 - 57

Three-pointers: Mahanoy - Clark 3, Moss 2, Kessock 1, Babinsky 1; Tamaqua - Meckes 2, Wingler 2, Streisel 1, Boyle 1.

Brandywine-Panther Valley

Brandywine Heights held Panther Valley’s offense in check to earn a 32-21 nonleague win.

The Bullets limited PV to just one point in both the second and fourth quarters.

Erika Dubosky had 10 points and nine rebounds to lead the Panthers (4-4), while Maddison Maynard added six points and seven boards.

PV also dropped the JV game, 29-28, despite 10 points from Kaidence Krapf.

BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS

Moyer 4-0-0-8, Savitz 2-0-2-5, Pottteiger 3-0-0-6, Clark 6-0-1-11, Fenstermacher 0-2-2-2, Wartzenluft 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 15-2-7-32.

PANTHER VALLEY

Dubosky 3-4-8-10, Robin 0-1-2-1, Maynard 2-1-2-6, Wehr 1-2-2-4, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Ha. Shreffler 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-8-14-21.

Brandywine 4 9 9 10 - 32

Panther Valley 9 1 10 1 - 21

Three-pointers: Brandywine Heights - Savitz 1, Clark 1; Panther Vy. - Maynard 1.

WRESTLING

Tamaqua-Schuylkill Valley

Tamaqua received six pins, all of them coming in the opening period, to help gain a 42-30 nonconference win over Schuylkill Valley.

Gabe Erbe (113 pounds) and Nate Wickersham (285) each registered falls in 27 seconds. Other Blue Raiders with pins included Michael Steigerwalt (145), Aaron Coccio (160), Reese Szabo (172) and John Buday (215).

Tamaqua 42, Schuylkill Valley 30

106 - No match; 113 - Gabe Erbe (T) pinned Caden Hummel in: 27; 120 - Anthony Foscone (SV) won by forfeit; 126 - Mason Shelak (SV) won by forfeit; 132 - Gary Deyarmin (SV) pinned Zaidyn Walker in: 26; 138 - Jacob Stelluti (SV) pinned Nick Wall in 1:04; 145 - Michael Steigerwalt (T) pinned Maxwell Lawler in 1:24; 152 - Randy Steigerwalt (T) won by forfeit; 160 - Aaron Coccio (T) pinned David Rhein in 1:53; 172 - Reese Szabo (T) pinned Drew Koller in 1:51; 189 - Ethan Yoh (SV) pinned Cole Eberts in 1:34; 215 - John Buday (T) pinned Lance Gribbin in 1:10; 285

- Nate Wickersham (T) pinned Caden Moyer in: 27.

ES South-Pleasant Valley

East Stroudsburg South dropped Pleasant Valley, 37-27, in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference match.

Logan Segeda (120) and Gentry Knapp (160) registered pins for the Bears, while Blake Walters (145) added a decision win.

ES South 37, Pleasant Valley 27

106 - No match; 113 - Thomas Ruiz (ESS) major dec. Mattison Hyland, 9-0; 120 - Logan Segeda (PV) pinned Eryk Wozniak in 2:36; 126 - Richard Torres (ESS) won by forfeit; 132 - Dawson Miller (ESS) pinned Jonathan Feldman in 2:46; 138 - Omar Chellaoui (ESS) pinned Evertt Lata in 3:14; 145 - Blake Walters (PV) dec. Niran Nguyen, 15-11; 152 - Jaidon Garcia (ESS) pinned Dillon Anderson in 5:17; 160 - Gentry Knapp (PV) pinned Marcus McNeill in 4:54; 172 - James Syracuse (PV) won by forfeit; 189 - Robert Dominick (PV) won by forfeit; 215 - Ajay Hiller (ESS) dec. Christopher Frable, 5-1; 275

- Gareth Till (ESS) pinned James Barruzza in 3:05.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

8th Grade

Lehighton-Pine Grove

Lehighton remained unbeaten with a 29-26 win over Pine Grove.

Cole Dietz led the Indians (4-0) with 10 points, while Blake Roberts added eight points and 10 rebounds.

7th Grade

Lehighton-Pine Grove

Lehighton posted a 31-17 win over Pine Grove.

Kieler Kimmerer led the Indians with eight points, while Jayse Lawrence and Jesse Waksmunski both finished with six.