The Jim Thorpe, Northwestern and Marian girls’ basketball teams all recorded victories on Friday.

Palmerton also picked up a win in boys’ basketball action.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Pottsville-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe rolled to a 49-23 Schuylkill League win over Pottsville to stay unbeaten.

Olivia Smelas led the Olympians (10-0) with 16 points. Skyler Searfoss and Leah Snisky scored nine points apiece while Leila Hurley added eight points.

Olivia Peleschak had eight points for the Tide (5-4).

POTTSVILLE

Plachko 2-1-2-6, Bowers 1-0-0-2, Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Peleschak 3-2-3-8, Kowalski 2-0-0-4, Guzick 1-0-0-3, Golden 0-0-0-0, Welsh 0-0-0-0, Blum 0-0-0-0, Fegley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-3-5-23.

JIM THORPE

L. Snisky 4-0-0-9, Cinicola 0-0-0-0, Hartman 0-0-0-0, B. Snisky 0-0-0-0, Ginopolas 0-0-0-0, H. Smelas 0-0-0-0, Wainwright 0-0-0-0, Hurley 4-0-0-8, Searfoss 4-1-1-9, O. Smelas 8-0-1-16, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 23-2-4-49.

Pottsville 4 4 5 10 - 23

Jim Thorpe 16 19 9 5 - 49

Three-pointers: Pottsville - Guzick 1, Plachko 1. Jim Thorpe - L. Snisky 1.

Marian-Sch. Haven

Marian rolled to a 51-22 win over Schuylkill Haven.

Kerrigan Digris led the Fillies (8-3) with 18 points. Carly Minchoff added nine points as Marian won its third in a row.

MARIAN

A. Tikhtova 1-0-0-2, Nunez 0-0-0-0, Minchoff 3-3-4-9, Walsh 1-0-2-3, Pleban 1-0-0-3, Digris 7-0-0-18, F. Tikhtova 3-0-0-6, Lombardo 2-0-0-4, Corrado 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 21-3-6-51.

SCH. HAVEN

Dress 1-1-2-3, Rugh 1-0-0-2, Brown 0-0-0-0, Feger 1-4-4-6, Porter 0-3-4-3, Schaeffer 3-1-3-7, Goehring 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 6-10-15-22.

Marian 16 18 12 5 - 51

Sch. Haven 8 4 1 9 - 22

Three-pointers: Marian - Digris 4, Walsh 1, Pleban 1. Schuylkill Haven - None.

Northwestern-Moravian A.

Northwestern erupted in the third quarter and cruised to a 44-28 win over Moravian Academy in a Colonial League contest.

Brook Balliet hit four 3s and had 14 points for the Tigers (11-3), who trailed 15-14 at halftime but took control in the third period, outscoring the Lions 20-6. Cara Thomas scored 10 points as Northwestern won for the sixth-straight time.

NORTHWESTERN

Bro. Balliet 5-0-0-14, Miller 0-0-0-0, Bry. Balliet 2-0-0-5, Thomas 4-1-2-10, Nyce 1-0-0-2, Fisher 2-0-0-4, Dorney 1-0-0-2, Sevrain 3-1-3-7. TOTALS: 18-2-5-44.

MORAVIAN

Ettle 1-4-5-6, Cho 0-0-0-0, Noel 2-0-0-4, Nifong 1-0-0-2, T. Tout-Puissant 3-2-2-8, G. Tout-Puissant 3-0-0-8. TOTALS: 10-6-7-28.

Northwestern 9 5 20 10 - 44

Moravian 5 10 6 7 - 28

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Bro. Balliet 4, Bry. Balliet 1, Thomas 1. Moravian - G. Tout-Puissant 2.

Panther Vy.-Pine Grove

Pine Grove cruised to a 65-19 win over Panther Valley in Schuylkill League action.

Mikaili Donmoyer paced the Cardinals (5-5) with 22 points, which included six 3s. Lindsey Wolff scored 15 points.

Maddison Maynard led the Panthers (1-8) with 15 points.

PANTHER VALLEY

Shreffler 0-0-0-0, Krapf 1-0-0-2, Kattner 0-0-0-0, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Maynard 6-1-3-15, Bochicchia 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Yuricheck 1-0-0-2, McAndrew 0-0-0-0, Benack 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-1-3-19.

PINE GROVE

Wolff 6-1-2-15, Koons 0-0-0-0, Donmoyer 8-0-2-22, Shiffer 0-0-0-0, Felty 3-0-0-6, A. Zimmerman 1-0-0-2, Butler 0-0-0-0, Leininger 0-1-2-1, R. Zimmerman 0-2-2-2, Schneck-Haines 0-1-2-1, Stewart 2-0-2-6, Becker 2-0-0-4, Dorson 3-0-0-6, Schaeffer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-5-12-65.

Panther Vy. 8 5 4 2 - 19

Pine Grove 20 17 17 11 - 65

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Maynard 2. Pine Grove - Donmoyer 6, Wolff 2, Stewart 2.

Weatherly-Lourdes

Lourdes rolled to a 61-21 non-league win over Weatherly.

Paityn Moyer had 16 points for Lourdes. Leah Kosmer added 14 points, while Masie Reed and Tori Lindemuth scored 10 apiece.

Emma Kane had 11 points for the Wreckers (3-7).

WEATHERLY

Kane 4-0-0-11, Gaydosick 0-0-0-0, Houser 1-1-2-3, Davidovich 2-0-0-5, Pugh 0-2-4-2, Paisley 0-0-2-0, Diaz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-3-8-21.

LOURDES

Reed 4-0-0-10, Lindemuth 3-3-4-10, Moyer 6-0-0-16, Grimes 1-1-2-3, Rishel 0-3-6-3, Keer 1-0-2-2, Kosmer 7-0-4-14, Chikotas 0-0-0-0, Coleman 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 23-8-20-61.

Weatherly 3 5 5 8 - 21

Lourdes 15 24 17 5 - 61

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Kane 3, Davidovich 1. Lourdes - Moyer 4, Reed 2, Lindemuth 1.

Blue Mountain-Tamaqua

Blue Mountain defeated Tamaqua, 50-37, in Schuylkill League play.

Lindsay Kutz led a balanced Eagles’ attack with 11 pointds.

Lorelei Plasha had a strong game for the Blue Raiders (4-6) with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Serena Jones added nine points.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Beam 3-2-3-8, Kutz 5-0-0-11, Conway 4-0-0-8, Heydt 2-0-0-4, Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Dayson 0-0-0-0, Wagner 0-1-2-1, Peel 4-2-2-10, Baldwin 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 22-5-7-50

TAMAQUA

K. Robb 0-0-0-0, Streisel 1-2-2-4, S. Jones 4-1-2-9, Meckes 1-2-2-4, G. Robb 0-0-0-0, Wingler 2-0-1-4, Hope 0-0-0-0, Plasha 6-4-5-16. TOTALS: 14-9-12-37

Tamaqua 8 6 15 8 - 37

Blue Mountain 9 10 17 14 - 50

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - None. Blue Mountain - Kutz 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pen Argyl-Palmerton

Matt Machalik erupted for 28 points to lead Palmerton to a 55-43 Colonial League victory over Pen Argyl.

The game was tied at 31-31 entering the fourth quarter, but behind 12 points from Machalik and six from Zack Anthony the Bombers pulled away.

Brayden Hosier added 12 points for Palmerton, which improved to 6-4 in league play and 10-4 overall.

Damian Tyminski led Pen Argyl (1-9, 2-12) with 17 points.

PEN ARGYL

Irwin-Hill 0-0-0-0, Pysher 3-0-0-6, Tyminski 6-4-4-17, Kennedy 2-3-6-7, Hershey 1-0-0-3, Pultz 5-0-0-10. TOTALS: 17-7-10-43.

PALMERTON

Machalik 12-2-3-28, J. Sebelin 0-0-0-0, Robinson 1-0-0-2, Reph 0-0-0-0, Rumfield 0-0-0-0, K. Sebelin 1-0-0-2, Grammes 1-0-0-2, Hosier 2-7-9-12, Tworkowski 0-0-0-0, Anthony 3-3-4-9. TOTALS: 20-12-16-55.

Pen Argyl 13 6 12 12 - 43

Palmerton 15 6 10 24 - 55

Three-pointers: Pen Argyl - Tyminski 1, Hershey 1. Palmerton - Machalik 2, Hosier 1.

Wilson-Northern Lehigh

Wilson had three players score in double figures en route to a 65-40 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

Anthony Shaw’s 18 points led the Warriors (9-1, 8-0). Na’Shawn Jones added 13 points, while Shamel Gibson tallied 12.

Austin Smyth’s 10 points paced the Bulldogs (2-11, 1-8).

WILSON

Jones 6-0-0-13, Gibson 4-0-2-12, Shunk 4-1-2-8, Stem 0-0-0-0, Shaw 9-0-2-18, Westbrook 2-0-0-4, Harris 1-4-4-7, Kelly-Range 0-0-0-0, Roundtree 1-0-0-2, Rusu 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-5-10-65.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Frame 3-0-0-7, Parvel 3-0-0-6, Smyth 4-2-2-10, Ramos 2-0-2-5, LoPinto 3-1-2-7, Buskirk 1-0-0-2, Kunkle 1-0-0-3, Simms 0-0-0-0, Silverio 0-0-0-0, Berfield 0-0-0-0. TOTALS:17-3-6-40.

Wilson 19 18 20 8 - 65

Northern Lehigh 16 9 5 10 - 40

Three-pointers: Wilson - Gibson 4, Jones 1, Harris 1. Northern Lehigh - Ramos 1, Frame 1, Kunkle 1.

Moravian A.-Northwestern

Moravian Academy turned back Northwestern for a 53-49 Colonial League win.

Christopher Ray scored 21 points for the Lions (2-9). Abhi Patel added 13 points, and Gabe Borsuk added 10.

Dylan Witkowski scored 21 points for the TIgers (6-5), while Cade Christopher recorded 15 points.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Patel 5-3-4-13, Miller 1-0-0-3, Phillips 0-2-2-2, Borsuk 3-2-4-10, Ray 8-1-2-21, Messman 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 19-8-12-53.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 0-0-0-0, Christopher 4-5-6-15, Mauro 0-0-2-0, Nelson 1-0-0-2, Lazarus 0-7-8-7, Heilman 1-2-4-4, Witkowski 8-3-4-21. TOTALS: 14-17-24-49.

Moravian 14 1 13 15 - 53

Northwestern 6 17 9 17 - 49

Three-pointers: Moravian - Ray 4, Borsuk 2, Miller 1. Northwestern - Witkowski 2, Christopher 2.

JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH Grade

Blue Mtn.-Weatherly

Weatherly used a 24-0 run over two-and-a-half quarters and eased past Blue Mountain, 39-9.

DeAnna Pugh and Kelly Reiner pumped in 18 and 13 points, respectively, while Abby Binder netted six in the win.