The Pleasant Valley boys’ and girls’ basketball teams picked up victories over East Stroudsburg North on Wednesday.

Weatherly and Northwestern picked up wins in boys’ basketball action, as did the Palmerton, Marian, Jim Thorpe and Panther Valley girls’ squads.

Elsewhere, Jim Thorpe’s wrestling team posted a sweep against Williams Valley in a doubleheader.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pleasant Valley-ES North

Pleasant Valley defeated East Stroudsburg North, 62-53, in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.

After holding onto a slim one-point lead after one, the Bears outscored the Timberwolves 15-6 in the second quarter to take control.

The Bears’ Donald Francois Jr. netted a game-high 24 points, while Joel Contreas finished with 17.

Kyle John paced the Timberwolves with 19 points.

PLEASANT VALLEY

J. Moore 3-0-1-6, Contreas 5-6-8-17, J. Ratti 0-0-0-0, Francois Jr. 8-4-6-24, Hargrow 0-0-0-0, Arce 1-2-2-4, Knudsen 2-1-2-7, Telepo 1-0-0-2, Hallenbeck 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 21-13-21-62.

ES NORTH

Freeman 1-0-0-2, Pigeot 2-0-0-4, Awuah 4-0-0-9, Perez 0-0-0-0, Calderon 1-1-3-3, Pierson 4-0-0-8, Barnes 3-0-0-6, Herman 0-2-2-2, John 7-0-0-19. TOTALS: 22-3-5-53.

Pleasant Vy. 14 15 15 18 – 62

ES North 13 6 16 18 – 53

Three-pointers: PV – Francois Jr. 4, Knudsen 2, Contreas 1; ESN – John 5, Awuah 1.

Weatherly-Panther Valley

Weatherly posted an 85-64 non-league victory over Panther Valley.

Scotty Zoscin led the Wreckers with 28 points and seven assists, while Antonio Colecio followed with 24 points, five assists and five rebounds. Trevor Lowman chipped in with 10 points.

Stephen Hood had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Panthers, while Andrew Kokinda drained five three pointers on his way to 17 points.

WEATHERLY

Eubanks 0-1-2-1, Maguschak 0-0-0-0, Colecio 8-5-6-24, McLaurin 3-0-0-6, Derr 1-0-1-2, Zoscin 9-5-8-28, Broskoskie 1-0-0-2, Willis 3-0-0-6, Ray 1-0-0-2, Solonoski 1-0-0-2, Lowman 4-0-0-10, Ramirez 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 32-11-17-85.

PANTHER VALLEY

Orsulak 0-0-0-0, B. Hood 2-1-2-7, Kindt 2-1-2-6, Pascoe 1-0-2-2, S. Hood 8-2-2-20, Hadley 0-0-0-0, A. Kokinda 6-0-0-17, McAndrew 1-0-0-3, Weaver 1-4-6-6, Fatzie 0-3-4-3, Berk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-11-18-64.

Weatherly 18 28 25 14 – 85

Panther Vy. 14 14 21 15 – 64

Three-pointers: Weatherly – Zoscin 5, Colecio 3, Lowman 2; PV – Kokinda 5, B. Hood 2, S. Hood 2, Kindt 1, McAndrew 1.

Northwestern-Palisades

Northwestern knocked off Palisades for a 43-33 Colonial League victory.

Andres Garrido led the Tigers (12-4, 8-2) with 15 points, while Cayden Fitch added 11.

Brandon Fox was the lone Pirate (7-8, 4-5 CL) to hit double figures with 10 points.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 3-3-5-11, Christopher 1-0-0-2, Holmes 1-0-0-2, Henry 3-0-0-6, Witkowski 2-0-0-4, Stitzel 1-0-0-3, Garrido 7-1-2-15. TOTALS 18-4-7-43.

PALISADES

Stiansen 1-1-1-4, Carey 4-0-0-9, Harrar 0-0-2-0, Petrillo 1-2-3-4, Fox 3-4-4-10, Musantry 0-0-0-0, Moan 2-0-0-6. TOTALS 11-7-10-33.

Northwestern 9 12 15 7 – 43

Palisades 11 2 11 9 – 33

Three-pointers: NW – Fitch 2, Stitzel 1; Palisades – Moan 2, Carey 1, Stiansen 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

ES North-Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley knocked off East Stroudsburg North for a 36-30 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory.

Samantha Merklin paced the Bears (3-6 overall; 3-6 EPC) with a game-high 13 points, while Ella Muir added 10.

Raquel Costache and Chanel Davis paced the Timberwolves with 12 points apiece.

ES NORTH

R. Costache 4-1-1-12, Davis 5-2-3-12, Spence 0-0-0-0, Jean Louis 2-0-2-4, Mays 1-0-4-2, D’Haiti 0-0-0-0, G. Costache 0-0-0-0, Arthurton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-3-10-30.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Williams 0-0-0-0, Gaddist 1-0-0-2, Muir 1-7-10-10, Honadel 1-0-0-2, Morgan 3-1-6-9, Mattson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-11-20-36.

ES North 2 11 12 5 – 30

Pleasant Vy. 7 9 13 7 – 36

Three-pointers: ESN – Costache 1; PV – Morgan 2, Muir 1.

Palmerton-Pen Argyl

Palmerton pulled away from Pen Argyl in the second half and posted a 53-38 Colonial League victory.

Brianna Moore sparked the Bombers (10-4, 8-3) with a 25-point performance, while Beth Morgan followed with 14 points.

The Green Knights (3-9, 2-8) were led by the duo of Ellie Wallbillich and Jill Marro, who both finished with 12 points.

PALMERTON

Frantz 1-0-0-3, Gursky 1-0-2-2, Matsko 2-0-2-4, Balliet 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 2-0-0-5, Morgan 6-0-0-14, Moore 11-1-5-25. TOTALS: 23-1-9-53.

PEN ARGYL

Williams 0-0-0-0, Wallbillich 4-1-2-12, Kupress 0-1-2-, Falletta 3-3-7-9, Wagnes1-0-0-2, Marro 6-0-2-12, Maggipinto 0-0-0-0, Warfle 1-0-0-2, Marshall 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-5-13-38.

Palmerton 11 11 19 12 – 53

Pen Argyl 12 10 12 4 – 38

Three-pointers: Palmerton – Morgan 2, Moore 2, Nemeth 1, Frantz 1; PA – Wallbillich 3.

North Schuylkill-Tamaqua

North Schuylkill rolled to a 74-44 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.

Sarah Wagner led the Spartans (15-3, 13-1) with 17 points, while Kamryn Mendel added 13. Teammates Mya Wetzel and Joslon Stitzer finished with 11 and 10, respectively.

McKenna Meckes had 16 points to lead the Blue Raiders (11-8, 10-5).

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Himes 2-0-0-5, Wetzel 3-3-4-11, Gawrylik 2-1-2-5, Mengel 6-1-2-13, McCormick 0-0-0-0, Wetzel 3-2-2-9, Wagner 8-0-0-17, Hall 0-0-0-0, Fetterolf 0-0-0-0, Mogish 2-0-0-4, Lucas 0-0-0-0, Taylor 0-0-0-0, Stitzer 5-0-0-10. TOTALS: 31-7-10-74.

TAMAQUA

Kane 1-0-0-2, S. Hope 0-0-0-0, Jones 4-0-1-8, Meckes, 7-0-0-16, Boyle 2-0-2-5, Wingler 3-0-0-7, E. Hope 1-0-0-2, Plasha 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 20-0-3-44.

No. Schuylkill 20 15 21 18 – 74

Tamaqua 7 22 4 11 – 44

Three-pointers: NS – My. Wetzel 2, Ma. Wetzel 1, Wagner 1, Himes 1; Tamaqua – Meckes 2, Boyle 1, Wingler 1.

Shenandoah Valley-Marian

Marian used a balanced scoring attack to pull out a 35-22 Schuylkill League win over Shenandoah Valley.

Frankie Martinelli led the Fillies with nine points, while Jacalyn Possessky, Carly Minchoff and Kerrigan Digris all finished with eight.

Marian improves to 4-7 overall and 4-6 in the league, while Shenandoah Valley falls to 4-8 overall.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Av. Menjivar 3-3-6-9, Sosna 1-0-3-2, Gottshall 3-0-2-7, Rodnick 0-2-2-2, Wasser 1-0-0-2, Donavan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-5-13-22.

MARIAN

Walsh 1-0-0-2, Martinelli 4-1-1-9, Nemeth 0-0-1-0, Pleban 0-0-1-0, Possessky 3-2-4-8, Klitsch 0-0-0-0, Minchoff 3-2-3-8, Digris 3-0-0-8. TOTALS: 14-5-10-35.

Shenandoah 9 4 2 7 – 22

Marian 16 8 4 7 – 35

Three-pointers: SV – Gottshall 1; Marian – Digris 2.

Pine Grove-Jim Thorpe

A quick start helped Jim Thorpe roll to a 56-20 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove.

The Olympians’ (15-4, 12-1) Skler Searfoss posted 10 of her game-high 19 points in a 23-point opening quarter, while Leila Hurley chipped in with six of her 16 points in the first quarter.

PINE GROVE

Wolff 0-0-0-0, Koons 0-0-0-0, Donmoyer 3-0-0-9, Felty 2-2-4-7, Shollenberger 0-0-0-0, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Stewart 0-0-0-0, Becher 0-0-0-0, Dorson 0-2-2-2, Hikes 0-0-0-0, Scheibby 0-0-0-0, Sarge 0-2-4-2. TOTALS: 5-6-10-20.

JIM THORPE

Cinicola 1-0-0-2, Hartman 0-0-0-0, Snisky 1-0-0-2, Yuhas 2-4-4-8, Wainwright 0-0-0-0, Hurley 4-6-8-16, Searfoss 9-0-1-19, O. Smelas 1-3-4-5, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Fiorito 1-0-0-2, H. Smelas 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-13-17-56.

Pine Grove 5 8 7 0 – 20

Jim Thorpe 23 15 12 6 – 56

Three-pointers: PG – Donmoyer 3, Felty 1; JT – Hurley 2, Searfoss 1.

Pottsville-Panther Valley

Panther Valley picked up a 61-49 Schuylkill League win over Pottsville.

Erika Dubosky and Maddison Maynard scored 22 points apiece to spark the Panthers (5-14 overall; 3-12 SL). Dubosky also added 14 rebounds, Sera Robin also played well for PV with 13 points, six rebounds and two steals.

Julia Plashko led the Tide with 17 points, while Julia Kowalski and Alexandria Blum added 13 and 10 points, respectively.

POTTSVILLE

Plashko 5-3-4-17, Peleschak 0-0-0-0, Kowalski 3-6-8-13, Guzick 1-0-0-3, Welsh 0-6-12-6, Blum 3-1-4-10. TOTALS: 12-16-28-49.

PANTHER VALLEY

Dubosky 9-3-4-22, Robin 4-2-2-13, Maynard 9-1-1-22, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Eidle 2-0-0-4, Ha. Shreffler 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 24-6-8-61.

Pottsville 12 11 10 16 – 49

Panther Vy. 18 14 16 13 – 61

Three-pointers: Pottsville – Plashko 4, Blum 3, Guzick 1, Kowalski 1; PV – Robin 3, Maynard 3, Dubosky 1.

Lehighton-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain turned back Lehighton for a 46-35 Schuylkill League victory.

The Blue Eagles’ Lindsay Klotz led all scorers with 12 points.

Hailey Miller had 10 points for the Indians (10-8 overall; 7-7 SL). Alexis Solomon chipped in with eight.

LEHIGHTON

McHugh 0-0-0-0, Marchessault 0-0-0-0, Miller 4-1-7-10, Bowman 3-1-6-7, Fisher 1-0-0-3, Gaston 3-0-0-7, Solomon 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 15-2-13-35.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Beam 2-3-6-7, Kutz 5-2-3-12, Thompson 1-0-0-2, Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Dayson 3-1-2-7, Wagner 0-0-0-0, Peel 2-3-4-8, Baldwin 5-0-0-10. TOTALS: 18-9-15-46.

Lehighton 10 2 10 13 – 35

Blue Mtn. 10 14 14 8 – 46

Three-pointers: Lehighton – Miller 1, Fisher 1, Gaston 1; BM – Peel 1.

WRESTLING

Jim Thorpe-Williams Vy.

Jim Thorpe swept Williams Valley in a doubleheader.

In the first match, the Olympians came out on top with a 30-24 victory over the Vikings. The Olympians walked off the mats with a 34-18 win in the second match.

Ridge Snyder (126), Gabe Heaney (152) and Derek Hunter (285) all scored pins in both of their matches.

Jim Thorpe 30, Williams Valley 24

106 – No match; 113 – Aleah Lucas (WV) won by forfeit; 120 – No match; 126 – Ridge Snyder (JT) pinned Ashton Gonder in 3:36; 132 – Drew Buffington (WV) won by forfeit; 138 – Caden Deibert (WV) pinned Gavyn Dechert in 5:03; 145 – Ashton Lucas (WV) won by forfeit; 152 – Gabe Heaney (JT) pinned Tristan Gillard in 1:12; 160 – Salvatore Capria (JT) won by forfeit; 172 – Maximus Fitzpatrick (JT) won by forfeit; 189 – No match; 215 – No match; 285

– Derek Hunter (JT) pinned Cruz Banda in 3:14.

Jim Thorpe 34, Williams Valley 18

113 – Aleah Lucas (WV) won by forfeit; 120 – Ashton Gonder (WV) won by forfeit; 126 – No match; 132 – Ridge Snyder (JT) major dec. Drew Buffington, 12-4; 138 – Caden Deibert (WV) won by forfeit; 145 – Gavyn Dechert (JT) pinned Ashton Lucas in 1:38; 152 – Gabe Heaney (JT) pinned Tristan Gillard in 2:52; 160 – Salvatore Capria (JT) won by forfeit; 172 – Maximus Fitzpatrick (JT) won by forfeit; 189 – No match; 215 – No match; 285 – Derek Hunter (JT) pinned Cruz Banda in 0:36; 106

– No match.

JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Lehighton

Tamaqua defeated Lehighton, 39-24.

Spencer Dennis led the Blue Raiders with 13 points, while Michael Styka finished with 10.

Aiden Rarick paced the Indians with eight points.

Tamaqua-Nativity

Tamaqua cruised to a 54-32 victory over Nativity.

The Blue Raiders’ Michael Styka finished with a game-high 15 points.

8TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Panther Valley defeated Jim Thorpe, 28-24.

Brady Jones recorded a Panthers’ high 10 points, while Logan Fisher finished with nine.

The Olympians’ McHugh hit double figures with 10 points, while Yescavage added nine.

7TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe edged Panther Valley for a 40-37 victory.

Gehris netted an Olympians’ high with nine points, while O’Connor recorded eight.

The Panthers’ Brody Breiner led all scorers with 23 points, while Marcus Rodiguez finished with six.