Four area boys teams picked up wins on Thursday.

Jim Thorpe posted its fifth straight victory, while Lehighton won for the fourth straight time. Also winning were Weatherly and Tamaqua.

In girls action, Northern Lehigh evened its record with a victory over Saucon Valley.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Panther Valley-Weatherly

Weatherly used a big third quarter to pull away from Panther Valley and gain an 81-55 victory.

Scotty Zoscin finished with a game-high 28 points, while Trevor Lowman added a career-best 17. The winners, now 14-7, also received 11 points from Jacob Solonoski and 14 assists from Antonio Colecio.

For the Panthers (4-15), Stephen Hood finished with 19 points and Chase Weaver tallied 17. Drew Kokinda also reached double figures for PV, ending with 12.

In the JV game, Weatherly earned a 60-54 win behind 20 points from Ricky Ray. Bradley Hood topped the Panthers with 14.

PANTHER VALLEY

Pascoe 1-0-0-3, S. Hood 9-1-7-19, Hadley 1-0-0-2, Kokinda 4-0-0-12, Weaver 6-0-0-17, Orsulak 1-0-0-2, B. Hood 0-0-0-0, Kindt 0-0-0-0, Fatzie 0-0-0-0, Berk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-1-7-55.

WEATHERLY

Colecio 3-0-0-6, McLaurin 0-0-0-0, Derr 1-0-0-2, Zoscin 11-2-2-28, Broskoskie 0-2-2-2, Willis 4-0-0-8, Ray 0-0-0-0, Solonoski 5-1-2-11, Lowman 6-0-0-17, Ramirez 2-2-2-7. TOTALS: 22-10-7-8-81.

Panther Valley 14 18 11 12 - 55

Weatherly 17 19 26 19 - 81

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Weaver 5, Kokinda 4, Pascoe 1; Weatherly - Lowman 5, Zoscin 4, Ramirez 1.

Jim Thorpe-Sch.Haven

Five Jim Thorpe players scored in double figures as the Olympians rolled to a 76-51 victory over Schuylkill Haven.

Derryl Fisher led the JT attack, finishing with 18 points, while Chris Condly collected 17. The winners also received 12 points each from Kaiden Herron, Jared Marykwas and Caiden Hurley.

The win was Thorpe’s fifth in a row, and improved its record to 12-7.

JIM THORPE

Gilliar 0-0-0-0, Condly 7-2-4-17, McHugh 0-0-0-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, Warner 0-0-0-0, Hurley 4-0-0-12, DiSantos 0-0-0-0, Fisher 7-2-2-18, Bradley 0-0-0-0, Ivery 2-0-0-5, Smith 0-0-0-0, Herron 5-2-3-12, Marykwas 4-2-2-12. TOTALS: 29-8-11-76.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN

Ulsh 2-1-4-6, Higgins 5-5-12-15, Houtz 1-2-3-4, Ritchie 4-1-4-12, McGoey 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, Sanders 0-0-0-0, Kuzanga 1-0-0-2, Jo. Jenan 0-0-0-0, Carl 5-0-0-12. TOTALS: 18-9-23-51.

Jim Thorpe 27 19 16 14 - 76

Schuylkill Haven 2 17 17 15 - 51

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Hurley 4, Fisher 2, Marykwas 2, Ivey 1, Condly 1; Schuylkill Haven - Ritchie 3, Carl 2, Ulsh 1.

North Schuylkill-Tamaqua

Tamaqua picked up its third win of the season, posting a 66-53 Schuylkill League victory over North Schuylkill.

Luke Verta netted 21 points for the Raiders (3-18; 2-11), who used a 13-5 second quarter to take control. The winners also received 19 points from Nate Gregoire.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Brown 5-0-0-10, Wallace 3-0-0-8, Flynn 5-1-3-12, Todd 3-1-1-8, Zulkowski 0-0-0-0, Miller 3-1-2-7, Scott 3-2-4-8. TOTALS: 22-5-10-53.

TAMAQUA

Lewis 2-0-0-4, Hoffman 3-1-3-9, Verta 7-7-8-21, Hollenbach 2-1-1-5, Sherry 2-0-0-5, Andrews 1-1-2-3, Gregoire 7-3-8-19, Hope 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-13-22-66.

North Schuylkill 12 5 21 15 - 53

Tamaqua 12 13 22 19 - 66

Three-pointers: North Schuylkill - Wallace 2, Flynn 1, Todd 1; Tamaqua - Gregoire 2, Hoffman 2, Sherry 1.

Northern Lehigh-Lehighton

A fast start propelled Lehighton to a 54-26 victory over Northern Lehigh.

Richard Yturrino finished with 12 points, while Dylan Guyn tallied 10 for the Indians. The winners, who won their fourth straight game and improved to 11-8, also received nine points from Carter Strauss.

For the Bulldogs (1-11), Jordan Marlatt netted eight points.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Mujovic 1-3-6-5, Hammond 1-0-0-2, Parvel 0-0-0-0, Zarambo 0-0-0-0, Smith 2-0-4-4, Herzog 0-0-0-0, Blose 0-0-0-0, Wisocky 0-0-0-0, Marlatt 3-2-2-8, Repsher 3-0-0-7, Wilk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-5-12-26.

LEHIGHTON

Strauss 3-2-3-9, Hoffman 1-0-0-3, Lutz 2-0-0-4, Schaeffer 0-0-0-0, Lorenz 2-0-0-4, Yturrino 6-0-0-12, Hunsicker 2-0-0-4, Guyn 4-1-1-10, Costenbader 4-0-0-8, Schatz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-3-4-54.

Northern Lehigh 7 9 6 4 - 26

Lehighton 21 9 12 12 - 54

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Repsher 1; Lehighton - Strauss 1, Hoffman 1, Guyn 1.

Whitehall-Marian

Whitehall registered a 55-44 non-league victory over Marian.

Luke Gilbert had 14 points to lead the Zephrys.

The Colts (13-3) were paced by Dante Agosti, who scored 14 points. Frank Valente chipped in with 10.

WHITEHALL

Buskirk 6-0-0-12, Gilbert 5-0-0-14, Werner 1-0-0-3, Snyder 0-0-0-0, Lisicky 0-2-2-2, Bashore 3-2-2-8, Hartman 4-1-2-9, Tyson 1-0-0-2, Kneller 0-0-0-0, Derkits 1-0-0-2, Jackson 1-1-4-3. TOTALS: 22-6-10-55.

MARIAN

Fritz 2-0-0-4, Concepcion 2-0-0-4, Agosti 5-0-0-14, Ca. Chambers 0-0-0-0, Cerullo 2-1-1-5, Malarkey 2-0-0-4, Valente 4-0-0-10, Nyer 0-0-0-0, Lonergan 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 18-2-3-44.

Whitehall 13 18 14 10 - 55

Marian 9 14 8 13 - 44

Three-pointers: Whitehall - Gilbert 1, Werner 1; Marian - Agosti 4, Valente 2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saucon Vy.-Northern Lehigh

Nine different players scored for Northern Lehigh as the Bulldogs rolled to a 63-27 victory over Saucon Valley.

Emma Niebell sparked Nolehi with a game-high 25 points. The Bulldogs (6-6) also received 10 points from Madison Seier and eight from Cadence Whalen.

SAUCON VALLEY

Lannon 0-0-0-0, Cort 2-0-0-4, Cyphers 0-0-0-0, Peterson 3-0-0-6, Nuttall 0-0-2-0, Robertson 1-0-0-2, Babashak 1-0-0-3, Good 1-0-0-2, Frace 3-0-0-8, Hlavinka 1-0-0-2, Rudolph 2-0-0-4, Miller 0-0-0-0, Bradley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-0-2-29.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Steckel 0-1-2-1, Whalen 3-1-2-8, Lear 0-0-0-0, Hunsicker 2-1-2-7, Pollard 3-1-2-7, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Seier 4-2-3-10, Peters 0-1-1-1, Klimek 1-0-0-2, Niebell 10-1-2-25, Bosch 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-8-14-63.

Saucon Valley 4 11 14 2 - 27

Northern Lehigh 15 23 18 7 - 63

Three-pointers: Saucon Valley - Frace 2, Babshak 1; Northern Lehigh - Niebell 4, Hunsicker 2, Whalen 1.

Weatherly-Millville

Millville’s Emiliee Kline scored 10 of her 14 points in the first quarter to help the Thunderbirds post a 46-34 victory over Weatherly.

Emma Kane finished with 14 points to lead Weatherly (2-16), while Ashley James followed with 13.

WEATHERLY

Kane 3-6-6-14, Gaydocsik 0-0-0-0, Houser 1-2-4-5, Davidovich 1-0-0-2, James 4-3-4-13, Pugh 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-11-14-34.

MILLVILLE

Michael 2-0-2-4, Dodge 6-6-6-18, E. Kakaley 1-0-2-2, Henrie 1-0-0-2, Savage 2-0-0-4, A. Kakaley 0-0-0-0, Kline 7-0-2-14, Davidson 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-6-12-46.

Weatherly 6 9 6 13 - 34

Millville 14 10 14 8 - 46

Three-pointers: Weatherly - James 2, Kane 2, Houser 1; Millville - None.