The Lehighton boys’ basketball team defeated Catasauqua on Wednesday.

Elsewhere, Palmerton earned a victory in wrestling action.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Lehighton-Catasauqua

Lehighton capitalized on a solid second-half effort to come away with a 47-45 non-league win over Catasauqua.

After trailing 25-19 at half thanks to a 21-point second quarter for the Roughies, the Indians staged a comeback in the second half to pull out the victory.

Brayden Lutz recorded a game-high 20 points for the Indians (2-8), while Joe Roth chipped in with 13.

Manny Jiminez finished with 13 points for Catty (0-6), while Bryann Rivera added 11.

LEHIGHTON

Hawk 0-0-0-0, Blanch 3-3-6-9, Lutz 6-8-8-20, Bastone 0-0-0-0, Roth 4-5-8-13, Schatz 0-0-0-0, Serfass 0-5-8-5, Hoke 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 13-21-31-47.

CATASAUQUA

Juica 1-0-0-2, M. Jiminez 5-0-0-13, Rivera 4-0-0-11, Nye 3-0-0-7, J. Jiminez 1-0-0-2, Torres 1-0-0-3, Schneck 1-1-2-3, Bright 0-0-0-0, Fotta 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 18-1-2-45.

Lehighton 11 8 16 12 – 47

Catasauqua 4 21 11 9 – 45

Three-pointers: Lehighton – none; Catty – M. Jiminez 3, Rivera 3, Nye 1, Torres 1.

Pleasant Vy.-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain pulled away from Pleasant Valley for a 60-49 non-league win.

Carson Kerstetter scored 19 of his game-high 29 points in the Blue Eagles’ (5-2) second half, in which the hosts outscored the Bears 39-26. Isaac Thomas and Kade Henninger added 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Donald Francois, Jr. finished with 19 points for the Bears (1-3), while Patrick Moore just reached double digits with 10 points.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Knudsen 2-0-0-5, Williams 3-0-0-7, Hallenbeck 1-1-2-3, Francois, Jr. 8-2-5-19, P. Moore 5-0-0-10, Blass 2-1-2-5, Prator 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-4-9-49.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Campbell 0-2-2-2, Henninger 5-2-3-12, Kerstetter 10-9-10-29, Miller 0-0-0-0, Devitt 1-0-0-3, Thomas 5-4-6-14, Guers 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-17-21-60.

Pleasant Valley 15 8 13 13 – 49

Blue Mountain 12 9 25 14 – 60

Three-pointers: PV – Knudsen 1, Williams 1, Francois, Jr. 1; BM – Devitt 1.

WRESTLING

Palmerton-Salisbury

Palmerton benefited from a handful of forfeits to come away with a 42-30 Colonial League victory over Salisbury.

Dillon Lombardi (126) and Caleb Gaffney (145) both had pins for the Bombers.

Palmerton 42, Salisbury 30

106 – Kellen Trotter (P) won by forfeit; 113 – Double forfeit; 120 – Carver Moyer (S) pinned Josh Merkel; 126 – Dillon Lombardi (P) pinned Chloe Sandeen in 0:27; 132 – John Samy (S) pinned Byrce Smith in 2:06; 138 – Derek King (P) won by forfeit; 145 – Caleb Gaffney (P) pinned Mason Holva in 2:24; 152 – Dennis Lombardi (P) won by forfeit; 160 – Daniel Lucykanish (P) won by forfeit; 172 – Jeremy Mooney (P) won by forfeit; 189 – Ifrahim Ansari (S) pinned Colyn Mertz in 3:41; 215 – Ben Krauss (S) won by forfeit; 285

– Ethan Sandford (S) won by forfeit.

Catasauqua-No. Lehigh

Catasauqua picked up a 40-30 Colonial League win against Northern Lehigh.

Cody Mazzocca (120) had the Bulldogs’ lone pin, while Trey Deiter (106) and Austin Rex (126) both added decisions.

Catasauqua 40, Northern Lehigh 30

106 – Trey Dieter (NL) won by forfeit; 113 – Caroline Rodriguez (C) won by forfeit; 120 – Cody Mazzocca (NL) pinned Mo Hartranft in 2:45; 126 – Austin Rex (NL) dec. Jon Cardon-Pinto, 5-2; 132 – Cole Brown (C) won by forfeit; 138 – Julian Rodriguez (C) won by forfeit; 145 – Gavin Fehr (C) won by forfeit; 152 – Jordyn Hartranft (C) pinned Jonathan Zemlansky in 0:37; 160 – Bailey Smith (NL) won by forfeit; 172 – Luis DelRosario (C) major dec. Chase Moffit, 14-4; 189 – Jack Tosh (NL) dec. Chad Beller, 2-1; 215 – Dominic Melendez (C) pinned Lawson Hoffman in 0:57; 285

– Sam Frame (NL) won by forfeit.

So. Lehigh-Northwestern

Southern Lehigh knocked off Northwestern for a commanding 46-18 Colonial League win.

Dalton Clymer (160) and Noah Schlofer (215) both recorded pins for the Tigers.

Southern Lehigh 46, Northwestern 18

106 – Double forfeit; 113 – Rex Jarrett (SL) pinned Josie Wehr in 2:32; 120 – Anthony Lorio (SL) won by forfeit; 126 – Scott Stevens (SL) pinned Jon Conti in 0:18; 132 – Chris Venezia (SL) won by forfeit; 138 – Braedon Alder (SL) pinned Thomas Schneck in 2:17; 145 – Deacon Dickinson (SL) major dec. Eli Dellicker, 17-6; 152 – Ryan King (SL) won by forfeit; 160 – Dalton Clymer (NW) pinned Cade Sawyer in 4:53; 172 – Buck Miller (NW) won by forfeit; 189 – Mike Fluck (SL) dec. Nate Peters, 4-2; 215 – Noah Schlofer (NW) pinned Jared Kelly in 4:43; 285

– Ian Gill (SL) dec. Eli Johri, 5-2.

JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

9TH Grade

Lehighton-Catasauqua

Lehighton earned a hard-fought 51-46 victory over Catasauqua.

Blake Roberts had 13 points for the Tribe, while Cole Dietz contributed 12. Mrgim Meziri chipped in with nine points.

The Roughies’ Frank Pujols ended up with a game-high 15 points.

8TH Grade

Jim Thorpe-Weatherly

Jim Thorpe held off a late rally by Weatherly to secure a 41-39 win.

Logan O’Connor powered the Olympians with 13 points, while Jackson Gehris added double figures with 10.

The Wreckers’ Jacob Tom led all scorers with 22 points, while Nico Saldukis added eight points.

Tamaqua-Panther Valley

Tamaqua posted a 32-21 win over Panther Valley.

Tringome led the Raiders with eight points, while McCabe added seven.

The Panthers’ D. Lazar led all scorers with 13 points.

7TH Grade

Jim Thorpe-Weatherly

Weatherly cruised to a 36-6 win over Jim Thorpe.

The Wreckers’ Aiden Buck netted a game-high 23 points.

Tamaqua-Panther Valley

Tamaqua got the best of Panther Valley for a 25-19 victory.

Jakin Tamagini and Denning led the Blue Raiders, as both finished tied for a game-high 10 points.

The Panthers’ K. Koerber netted a game-high 12 points.

JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH Grade

Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua rolled to a 45-19 victory over Panther Valley.

The Blue Raiders’ Cecelia Ulicny netted a game-high 11 points, while Kendle Miller and Lauren Ligenza both followed with 10 points.

Morgan Orsulak recorded a Panthers’ best with nine points.

Weatherly-Jim Thorpe

Weatherly and Jim Thorpe ended up locked in a 26-26 tie.

DeAnne Pugh paced the Wreckers’ with a game-high 15 points.

Ava Ruff led the Olympians with 10 points.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Pottsville posted a 27-15 win over Tamaqua.

Simintus had 10 points for the Tide, while Ketner netted seven.

L. Ligenza had four points for the Raiders.

Lehighton-Tamaqua

Lehighton rolled to a 41-17 win over Tamaqua.

Serfoss led the Indians with 17 points, while Trotman added 12 and Leah Uyvari scored 10.

L. Ligenza scored seven points for the Raiders.

7TH Grade

Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua edged Panther Valley for a 17-16 win.

The Blue Raiders’ Lauren Ligenza led all scorers with 11 points.

Callie Kosciolek finished with a Panthers’ high five points.

Weatherly-Jim Thorpe

Weatherly defeated Jim Thorpe, 37-18.

The Wreckers’ DeAnna Pugh led all scorers with a 28-point performance.

Jayla Yeakel was the lone Olympian to hit double digits with 11 points.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Pottsville cruised to a 49-6 win over Tamaqua.

Barnhart led the Tide with 13 points.

L. Ligenza scored four points for the Raiders.

Lehighton-Tamaqua

Tamaqua picked up a 22-14 win over Lehighton.

L. Ligenza paced the Raiders with eight points.

K. Thomas recorded five points for the Indians.