Northwestern’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams recorded victories on Friday night.

Jim Thorpe also picked up a win in boys’ basketball action, as did the Tamaqua girls’ swim squad.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Northwestern-Moravian Academy

Northwestern pulled away from Moravian Academy for a 53-29 Colonial League win.

Dylan Witkowski scored nine of his 17 points in the third quarter for the Tigers (3-0), who pushed their lead to 39-22 in the period. Cade Christopher scored nine points, and Cayden Fitch added eight.

Tayden Miller had nine points for the Lions (0-5).

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 3-0-0-8, Christopher 3-3-4-9, Shuhay 0-0-0-0, Osborne 0-0-0-0, Mauro 0-0-0-0, Koslowski 1-0-0-2, Nelson 2-0-0-5, Lazarus 1-2-2-4, Heilman 3-0-0-6, Witkowski 6-2-3-17, March 0-0-0-0, Tyler 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 19-9-11-53.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Gandi 0-0-0-0, Miller 3-0-0-9, Phillips 0-0-0-0, Reid 0-0-0-0, Mariani 1-1-2-3, Borsuk 0-4-8-4, Kandola 0-0-0-0, Ray 3-0-0-6, Messman 3-1-2-7, Bolden 0-0-0-0, Jay 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-6-12-29.

Northwestern 11 2 21 14 - 53

Moravian Acad. 2 11 9 7 - 29

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Witkowski 3, Fitch 2, Nelson 1. Moravian - Miller 3.

Jim Thorpe-Lehighton

Jim Thorpe won its second straight game to start the season, downing Lehighton 45-32 in Schuylkill League action.

Kaiden Herron had 14 points for the Olympians.

Jack Lorenz led the Indians (0-3) with 13 points.

JIM THORPE

Herron 6-2-8-14, Richards 2-0-0-8, McHugh 3-0-1-6, Fisher 3-1-7-8, DiSanto 1-0-0-3, Bradley 0-0-0-0, Heydt 3-0-6-6. TOTALS: 19-3-22-45.

LEHIGHTON

Lorenz 5-3-8-13, Blauch 2-1-2-5, Lutz 2-0-0-4, Rehrig 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, Costenbader 1-1-2-3, Ruth 2-3-4-7, Schatz 0-0-0-0, Serfass 0-0-0-0, Hoke 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-8-16-32.

Jim Thorpe 17 6 9 13 - 45

Lehighton 8 7 10 7 - 32

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Richards 2. Fisher 1, DiSanto 1. Lehighton - None.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Moravian Academy-Northwestern

Northwestern built on an early advantage en route to a 49-27 Colonial League win over Moravian Academy.

Cara Thomas had 11 points for the Tigers (3-1), who led 15-1 after the first period and a 35-11 advantage at halftime. Paige Sevrain added nine points, and Sydney Nyce scored eight.

Gianna Tout-Puissant had 15 points for the Lions (3-2).

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Ettle 3-2-8-8, Cho 0-0-0-0, Noel 0-0-0-0, Nifong 0-0-0-0, T. Tout-Puissant 1-0-2-2, G. Tout-Puissant 6-0-0-15, Loudon 0-0-0-0, Domzalski 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-2-10-27.

NORTHWESTERN

Bro. Balliet 0-0-0-0, Minnich 0-0-0-0, Bissell 0-0-0-0, Bry. Balliet 2-0-0-4, McGinley 1-2-2-5, Thomas 5-0-0-11, Fenstermaker 0-0-0-0, Nyce 4-0-2-8, Fisher 2-0-0-4, Dorney 2-1-2-6, Kirkopoulos 1-0-0-2, Sevrain 2-5-7-9. TOTALS: 19-8-13-49.

Moravian Acad. 1 10 7 9 - 27

Northwestern 15 20 10 4 - 49

Three-pointers: Moravian - G. Tout-Puissant 3. Northwestern - McGinley 1, Thomas 1, Dorney 1.

Northern Lehigh-Southern Lehigh

Southern Lehigh rallied for a 35-33 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

Sara Wierer had nine points for the Spartans (2-3), who outscored the Bulldogs 11-3 in the final quarter.

Emma Niebell paced Northern Lehigh (3-1) with 13 points.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Whalen 2-2-6-6, Lear 1-0-0-2, K. Barthold 2-1-2-6, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Peters 3-0-0-6, Richards 0-0-0-0, Niebell 6-1-1-13. TOTALS: 14-4-9-13.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Pearson 0-0-0-0, Lewis 2-0-0-5, S. Wierer 4-1-2-9, MacIntosh 3-0-3-7, Vandebunte 2-0-0-4, Meinhold 3-0-2-6, Seagreaves. TOTALS: 16-1-7-35

Northern Lehigh 16 8 6 3 - 33

Southern Lehigh 5 13 6 11 - 35

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - K. Barthold 1. Southern Lehigh - Lewis 1, MacIntosh 1.

Blue Mountain-Panther Valley

Blue Mountain jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 65-32 Schuylkill League win.

Lindsay Kutz scored eight of her 21 points in the first quarter to help the Eagles (3-1) build a 19-6 lead. Ava Peel added 14 points, while Abby Beam scored 12.

Sera Robin had 14 points, including four 3s, for the Panthers (1-3), with Maddison Maynard adding 10.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Neam 5-1-2-12, Kutz 10-0-0-21, Conway 3-1-2-7, Heydt 1-2-2-4, Thompson 0-0-0-0, Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Dayson 0-0-0-0, Wagner 1-1-2-3, Peel 5-0-1-14, Faust 1-0-0-2, Baldwin 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 27-5-9-65.

PANTHER VALLEY

Shreffler 0-0-0-0, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Robin 5-0-0-14, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Maynard 2-6-8-10, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Yuricheck 1-4-6-6, McAndrew 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 8-12-14-32.

Blue Mountain 19 18 18 10 - 65

Panther Valley 6 14 8 4 - 32

Three-pointers: Blue Mountain - Peel 4, Beam 1, Kutz 1. Panther Valley - Robin 4.

Nativity-Weatherly

Kami Abdo’s hot shooting powered Nativity past Weatherly for a 50-32 Schuylkill League win.

The Golden Girls (2-2) used a 15-0 spurt late in the third and early in the fourth quarters to go up 48-16.

Abdo drained five triples and scored a game-high 26 points for Nativity. Caelan Quick added 10 points.

Emma Kane poured in 19 points for the Wreckers (3-1), and Bethany Houser added 11 points.

NATIVITY

Bernitsky 2-0-0-4, Abdo 10-1-4-26, Sinko 2-0-0-4, Burkot 0-0-0-0, Quick 4-2-3-10, Rugh 1-0-2-2, Bennett 0-0-2-0, Conroy 0-0-0-0, Zimerfosky 2-0-0-4, Pinkey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-3-11-50.

WEATHERLY

Kane 7-3-7-19, Gaydosick 0-0-0-0, Houser 3-5-9-11, Davidovich 0-0-0-0, Pugh 0-2-2-2, Paisley 0-0-0-0, Diaz 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 10-10-18-32.

Nativity 14 15 14 7 - 50

Weatherly 6 5 5 16 - 32

Three-pointers: Nativity - Abdo 5. Weatherly - Kane 2.

WRESTLING

Palmerton at

Carlisle Tournament

Palmerton’s Dennis Lombardi advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 60th Carlisle Wrestling Tournament.

Lombardi received a bye in the opening round of the 152-pound bracket before posting a 12-1 major decision over Susquenita’s Isaiah Buckley. The Blue Bomber senior will face Logan Newell of Gettysburg in the quarters.

Three other Palmerton wrestlers won their first-round matches before losing in the second round. Josh Merkel at 120, Westin Horn at 132, and Caleb Gaffney at 145 all posted falls before dropping their next bouts.

SWIMMING

Moravian Academy-Tamaqua

Tamaqua split its swim meet with Moravian Academy as the girls registered a 96-83 victory and the boys suffered a 90-71 defeat.

The Blue Raider girls received individual firsts from five different swimmers to help earn the win. Posting those wins were Isabella Jones (200 free), Lexi Buchala (200 IM), Rylee Wenzel (50 free), Gabby Blasko (500 free) and Lily McNutt (100 breast). Jones and Buchala also added a second-place finish.

In the boys meet, Jathan Krall gave Tamaqua a first in the 500 free and a second in the 200 free, but the Lions earned first in nine of the 11 events. The Raiders’ other win came in the 200 free relay.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 96, Moravian Academy 83

200 Medley Relay - 1. Moravian Academy (Kassie Ritter, Megan Dadio, Chloe Oudin, Tessa Francis) 2:13.50, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Moravian Academy; 200 Freestyle - 1. Isabella Jones (T) 2:29.32, 2. Emily Kohlmeir (T), 3. Linnea Crouch (MA); 200 IM - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 2:41.51, 2. Maura Walker (T), 3. Natalie Kislin (MA); 50 Freestyle - 1. Rylee Wenzel (T) 29.84, 2. Chloe Oudin (MA), 3. McKenna Ehrig (T); Diving - 1. Alexa Fegley (MA) 256.65, 2. Mia Jones (T); 100 Butterfly - 1. Kassie Ritter (MA) 1:09.18, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Lily McNutt (T) 1:18.48; 100 Freestyle - 1. Megan Dadio (MA) 1:04.30, 2. Tessa Francis (MA), 3. Rylee Wenzel (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:25.95, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Emily Kohlmeir (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Mia Jones, Rylee Wenzel, Maura Walker, Lily McNutt) 1:59.73, 2. Moravian Academy, 3. Tamaqua; 100 Backstroke - 1. Kassie Ritter (MA) 1:11.55, 2. Tessa Francis (MA), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Lily McNutt (T) 1:21.18, 2. Megan Dadio (MA), 3. Maura Walker (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Moravian Academy (Chloe Oudin, Tessa Francis, Kassie Ritter, Mega Dadio) 4:23.23, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Tamaqua.

BOYS

Moravian Academy 90, Tamaqua 71

200 Medley Relay - 1. Moravian Academy (Aidan Rodrigues, Jack Lu, Sebastian Malaver, Nic Murgia) 1:54.57, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Tamaqua; 200 Freestyle - 1. Aidan Rodrigues (MA) 2:00.71, 2. Jathan Krall (T), 3. Adrian Vanegas (MA); 200 IM - 1. Nic Murgia (MA) 2:26.92, 2. Jack DeLuca (MA); 50 Freestyle - 1. Jack Lu (MA) 25.24, 2. Jack Tharp (T), 3. Ethan DiBonafazio (T); 100 Butterfly - 1. Sebastian Malaver (MA) 1L07.71, 2. Jack Tharp (T), 3. Jack DeLuca (MA); 100 Freestyle - 1. Aidan Rodrigues (MA) 53.45, 2. Stephen Behun (T), 3. Brandon Long (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Jathan Krall (T) 6:02.26, 2. Adrian Vanegas (MA), 3. Alex Zehner (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Stephen Behun, Ethan DiBonafazio, Jack Tharp) 1:44.01, 2. Moravian Academy, 3. Moravian Academy; 100 Backstroke - 1. Nic Murgia (MA) 1:05.80, 2. Brandon Long (T), 3. Alexander Nattress (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Jack Lu (MA) 1:10.18, 2. Stephen Behun (T), 3. Ethan Krupka (MA); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Moravian Academy (Sebastian Malaver, Aidan Rodrigues, Nic Murgia, Jack Lu) 3:51.23, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Tamaqua.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Jim Thorpe-Lehighton

Lehighton posted a 48-19 victory over Jim Thorpe.

John Light led the Indians with 14 points. Blake Roberts contributed 12 points, while Cole Dietz chipped in with 11.

Aaron Curran paced Jim Thorpe with 11 points.