Palmerton’s boys and girls basketball teams both recorded wins on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, the Lehighton and Northwestern girls’ basketball teams also came away with victories, while Panther Valley won in boys’ basketball action.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-Palisades

Palmerton answered a big first quarter from Palisades on its way to a 66-58 Colonial League victory over the Pirates.

The Pirates opened with a 20-point first quarter, but it didn’t take the Bombers (11-4, 8-4) long to turn things around in their favor, outscoring Palisades 26-12 in the second period.

Matt Machalik sparked the Bombers’ attack with a game-high 31-point performance, while Chase Reph added 13 points.

Liam Carey led the Pirates (3-11 overall; 3-7 CL) with 18 points, while Riley Sessinger and Kia Stiansen added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

PALMERTON

Machalik 10-8-11-31, Robinson 1-4-4-6, Reph 5-2-3-13, K. Sebelin 1-0-0-2, Grammes 1-0-0-3, Hosier 2-5-6-9, Anthony 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-19-24-66.

PALISADES

Modlin 3-2-3-8, Stiansen 5-1-1-11, Carey 7-0-0-18, Bonelli 1-0-0-3, Sessinger Riley, Wallbillich 1-0-0-2, Bartels 1-1-3-3. TOTALS 24-5-11-58.

Palmerton 11 26 19 10 - 66

Palisades 20 12 14 12 - 58

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Machalik 3, Reph 1, Grammes 1; Palisades - Carey 4, Bonelli 1.

Panther Valley-Lehighton

Panther Valley posted a 51-35 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.

Stephen Hood posted 13 of his game-high 15 points in the second half for the Panthers (6-5, 3-4), while Drew Kokinda netted eight of his 13 points in the first half.

Mason Costenbader finished with 12 points for the Indians (3-12, 0-7), while Jack Lorenz chipped in with 11.

PANTHER VALLEY

Kokinda 4-2-4-13, Weaver 1-5-6-7, Orsulak 0-0-0-0, B. Hood 1-0-0-3, Kindt 0-1-3-1, Pascoe 3-3-4-9, S. Hood 5-3-4-15, Hadley 1-1-2-3, Maynard 0-0-0-0, Turner 0-0-0-0, Goida 0-0-0-0, Gardner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-15-23-51.

LEHIGHTON

Spring 0-0-0-0, Porambo 0-0-0-0, Lorenz 5-0-2-11, Blauch 0-0-0-0, Lutz 3-1-4-7, Costenbader 5-2-5-12, Bastone 0-0-0-0, Roth 0-2-5-2, Schatz 0-0-0-0, Serfass 1-0-0-3, Hoke 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-5-16-35.

Panther Valley 12 12 13 14 - 51

Lehighton 6 8 9 12 - 35

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Kokinda 3, S. Hood 2, B. Hood 1; Lehighton - Lorenz 1, Serfass 1.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Four players scored in double figures as Pottsville remained unbeaten in Schuylkill League action with a 70-58 win over Tamaqua.

Jazce Carabello-Snowell led the Tide (7-4, 7-0) with a game-high 21 points, while Mike Sukeena followed with 16 points. Raeff Dicello and Darren Yost added 15 and 11 points, respectively.

Connor Dillon led the Blue Raiders (5-8, 3-4) with an 18-point performance, while Steven Hoffman added 12 and Nathan Gregoire finished with 11.

POTTSVILLE

Carabello-Snowell 8-4-5-21, Matlock 1-0-0-3, Yost 4-2-4-11, Dicello 7-1-1-15, Allen 0-0-0-0, Bainbridge 0-0-0-0, Fenstermacher 1-2-4-4, Sukeena 6-0-0-16, Chivinski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-9-14-70.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 3-0-0-7, Lewis 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 4-2-3-12, McLaughlin 1-0-0-2, Milot 0-2-2-2, Kane 1-2-2-4, Dillon 7-1-3-18, Ligenza 0-0-0-0, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Gregoire 5-0-0-11, P. Coleman 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-7-10-58.

Pottsville 16 19 19 16 - 70

Tamaqua 10 11 12 25 - 58

Three-pointers: Pottsville - Sukeena 4, Carabello-Snowell 1, Matlock 1, Yost 1; Tamaqua - Dillon 3, Hoffman 2, Ansbach 1, Gregoire 1.

N. Schuylkill-Jim Thorpe

Zane Zulkowski scored a game-high 23 points to lead North Schuylkill to a 59-43 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe.

The Spartans, who jumped out to a 22-7 first-quarter advantage, also received 19 from Jack Keiter.

Kaiden Herron led the Olympians (7-6; 3-4) with 13 points, while Colby McHugh added 12.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Zulkowski 9-3-7-23, Miller 1-0-0-2, Scott 4-1-3-9, Fisher 1-0-0-3, Keiter 9-0-0-19, Dean 0-0-0-0, Wallace 1-0-0-3, Bralicki 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-4-10-59.

JIM THORPE

Herron 5-3-4-13, Richards 0-0-0-0, Warner 1-0-0-3, C. McHugh 6-0-0-12, Fisher 2-2-2-7, DiSanto 0-0-0-0, Spruill 1-0-2-2, Heydt 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 18-5-8-43.

North Schuylkill 22 15 16 6 - 59

Jim Thorpe 7 10 12 14 - 43

Three-pointers: North Schuylkill - Zulkowksi 2, Fisher 1, Keiter 1, Wallace 1; Jim Thorpe - Warner 1, Fisher 1.

No. Lehigh-Moravian Ac.

A big third quarter lifted Moravian Academy to a 55-41 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

After holding a 24-23 lead at halftime, the Bulldogs couldn’t hold off the Lions (3-9, 2-7), as they opened the second half with a 22-point period to take a 45-35 lead into the final frame.

Christopher Ray posted seven of his 14 points in the third for the Lions’ (2-12 overall; 1-9 CL), while Gabe Borsuk scored seven of his 12 points in the same stanza. Alohi Patel led all scorers with 20 points.

Nick Frame helped the Bulldogs (2-12 overall; 1-9 CL) take a lead into half, as he posted 10 of his team high 17 points in the second quarter. Bryce LoPinto contributed eight points.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Frame 6-3-4-17, Parvel 2-1-4-5, Smyth 2-0-0-4, Ramos 2-2-2-7, Simms 0-0-0-0, LoPinto 4-0-1-8, Kunkle 0-0-2-0, Buskirk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-6-13-41.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Gandhi 0-0-0-0, Patel 8-2-6-20, J. Miller 2-0-2-5, Phillips 1-0-0-2, Reid 0-0-0-0, Mariani 0-0-0-0, Borsuk 4-1-2-12, Kandole 0-0-0-0, Vega-Smith 0-0-0-0, Ray 6-0-0-14, Messman 1-0-0-2, Bolden 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-3-10-55.

Northern Lehigh 8 16 11 6 - 41

Moravian Academy 15 8 22 10 - 55

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Frame 2, Ramos 1; Moravian Academy - Borsuk 3, Patel 2, Ray 2, Miller 1.

N’western-Notre Dame GP

Notre Dame Green Pond kept its undefeated Colonial League record in tact with a 74-44 victory over Northwestern.

Brendan Boyle sparked the Crusaders’ (11-3, 9-0) with a game-high 19 points, while Lucas Altmire followed with 18 and Sean Howlett chipped in with 10.

Cade Christopher posted 13 points for the Tigers (6-6, 6-4).

NORTHWESTERN

Christopher 5-2-2-13, Zimmerman 0-3-4-3, Mauro 2-0-0-5, Koslowski 1-0-0-2, Nelson 3-0-0-7, Snyder 0-0-0-0, Lazarus 4-0-1-8, Heilman 0-2-2-2, Witkowski 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 17-7-9-44.

NOTRE DAME GP

B. Boyle 5-9-10-19, Rodgers 2-0-0-5, C. Boyle 1-0-0-2, McMenimen 1-1-2-3, Becker 1-1-1-3, Smith 0-3-4-3, Vassallo 2-2-3-6, Howlett 4-1-2-10, Marcks 2-1-2-5, Altmire 8-2-2-18. TOTALS: 26-20-26-74.

Northwestern 13 13 13 5 - 44

Notre Dame 19 14 22 19 - 74

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Christopher 1, Mauro 1, Nelson 1; Notre Dame - Howlett 2, Rodgers 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Lehighton-Panther Valley

Haley Miller’s 20-point performance sparked Lehighton to a 56-21 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.

Miller posted 10 of her game-high 20 points in the Indians’ (5-6, 2-5) second quarter, as the Indians took a 34-6 lead into halftime. Emma Repsher and Aaliyah Fisher both finished with nine points.

Maddison Maynard paced the Panthers (1-10, 0-7) with a team-high nine points.

LEHIGHTON

Repsher 4-0-0-9, Barthol 1-0-0-2, McHugh 3-1-2-7, Haley 0-0-0-0, Williams 2-0-0-5, Wehr 0-0-2-0, Miller 9-2-4-20, Bowman 1-0-2-2, Wojton 1-0-0-2, Fisher 4-0-0-9, Hauser 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-3-10-56.

PANTHER VALLEY

Shreffler 0-0-0-0, Krapf 2-0-0-5, N. Vermillion 1-0-0-3, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Maynard 3-3-5-9, A. Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Bachicchio 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Yuricheck 1-2-2-4, McArdle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-5-7-21.

Lehighton 16 18 10 12 - 56

Panther Valley 4 2 5 10 - 21

Three-pointers: Lehighton - Repsher 1, Williams 1, Fisher 1; Panther Valley - Krapf 1, N. Vermillion 1.

Moravian Ac.-No. Lehigh

Northern Lehigh’s fourth-quarter rally fell short, as Moravian Academy escaped with a 43-42 Colonial League win.

After trailing 38-30 entering the final period, the Bulldogs outscored the Lions 12-5, but Moravian held on for the victory.

Emma Niebell led the Bulldogs’ (5-6, 4-6) rally by scoring eight of her game-high 19 points in the final eight minutes, while Katelynn Barthold chipped in with four of her 14 points in the fourth.

Sofia Ettle led the Lions (7-5, 5-5) with a team-high 15 points, while Gianna Tout-Puissant chipped in with 12 points.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Ettle 7-1-2-15, Cho 2-1-1-5, Noel 1-0-0-2, Nifong 1-0-0-2, T. Tout-Puissant 2-2-2-4-7, G. Tout-Piussant 4-0-0-12. TOTALS: 17-4-7-43.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Steckel 0-0-0-0, Whalen 1-1-2-3, D. Barthold 0-0-0-0, Lear 0-0-0-0, K. Barthold 7-0-2-14, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Peters 3-0-0-6, Niebell 7-3-4-19, Klimek 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-4-8-42.

Moravian Academy 9 18 11 5 - 43

Northern Lehigh 8 8 14 12 - 42

Three-pointers: Moravian Academy - G. Tout-Puissant 4, T. Tout-Puissant 1; Northern Lehigh - Niebell 2.

Notre Dame GP-N’western

Northwestern came out on top with a 48-44 Colonial League victory over Notre Dame Green Pond.

Maci Fisher hit double figures for the first time this season, and her team-high 12 points came at a key time to help lift the Tigers to an all-important win in league play. Cara Thomas followed with 11 points, while Brook Balliet added eight.

Raegan Cooper led all scorers with 18 points for the Crusaders.

Northwestern pushes its winning streak to eight games as it moves to 13-3 overall (11-1 CL), while Notre Dame falls to 6-5 (5-4).

NOTRE DAME GP

Attmire 1-2-2-5, Becker 0-2-2-2, Schweizter 0-0-0-0, Micklos 4-0-1-8, Cooper 6-2-3-18, Hewitt 1-0-0-2, Lessig 0-2-2-2, Zimbo 1-1-2-3, Picht 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 15-9-12-44.

NORTHWESTERN

Bro. Balliet 3-0-2-8, Miller 0-0-0-0, Bry. Balliet 0-1-2-1, Thomas 3-2-2-11, Nyce 1-0-0-2, Fisher 5-2-2-12, Dorney 0-0-0-0, Sevrain 6-2-5-14. TOTALS: 18-7-13-48.

Notre Dame 8 12 10 14 - 44

Northwestern 10 9 18 11 - 48

Three-pointers: Notre Dame - Cooper 4, Attmire 1; Northwestern - Thomas 3, Bro. Balliet 2.

Palisades-Palmerton

Palmerton rolled to a commanding 59-28 Colonial League win over Palisades on Senior Night.

Senior Brianna Moore finished with a game-high 19 points for the Bombers (13-0, 12-0), while junior Bethie Morgan added 13 points.

Raegan Nemeth, who is also having a fine senior season, just missed out on double digits with nine points. However, Nemeth did it by doing what she does best, as she drained three three-pointers on the night.

Chesney Mosher finished with seven points for the Pirates (2-9, 1-9).

PALISADES

Amato 1-0-0-2, Chilton 1-0-0-2, Mosher 3-1-4-7, Smith 2-0-0-6, Hunter 0-0-0-0, Anderson 3-0-0-6, Riseurio Cerezo 2-0-0-5, McArdle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-1-4-28.

PALMERTON

Baumgardt 1-0-0-3, Frantz 1-2-2-5, Peterson 0-1-2-1, Barry 1-3-4-5, Matsko 0-0-0-0, Pengelly 0-0-0-0, Balliet 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 3-0-0-9, Andrew 2-0-0-4, Morgan 6-0-0-13, Moore 8-0-0-19. TOTALS: 22-6-8-59.

Palisades 12 2 10 4 - 28

Palmerton 15 19 18 7 - 59

Three-pointers: Palisades - Smith 2, Riseurio Cerezo 1; Palmerton - Nemeth 3, Moore 3, Baumgardt 1, Frantz 1, Morgan 1.

Pleasant Valley-PM West

Pocono Mountain West continued its push toward a North Division title with a 57-20 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.

Vatijah Davis posted seven of her game-high 19 points in the Panthers’ (8-3, 8-3) third quarter, while Alyssa Ford scored nine of her 13 points in the opening quarter.

Aryn Stivala and Drew Morgan both finished with seven points for the Bears (6-5, 6-5)

PLEASANT VALLEY

Stivala 3-0-0-7, Williams 0-3-5-3, Greene 0-1-2-1, Honadel 0-1-2-1, Morgan 3-0-0-7, Finley 0-1-2-1, Boyne 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-6-11-20.

PM WEST

Ford 5-1-1-13, Bowen 3-0-0-6, Cancel 2-2-3-6, Malone 3-0-0-6, Jones 1-1-2-3, Steidl 0-0-0-0, Davis 8-3-5-19, Maldy 0-0-0-0, Decker 1-2-6-4. TOTALS: 23-9-17-57.

Pleasant Valley 4 5 9 2 - 20

PM West 18 11 19 9 - 57

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Stivala 1, Morgan 1; PM West - Ford 2.

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Pottsville knocked off Tamaqua for a 55-39 Schuylkill League win.

Alex Blum led all scorers with 14 points for the Tide (6-4, 3-3), while Taylor Welsh and Jess Plachko contributed 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Trenyce Wingler led the Blue Raiders (5-7, 1-6) with a team-high 11 points, while Serena Jones added 10.

TAMAQUA

K. Robb. 0-0-0-0, A. Jones 1-0-0-2, Streisel 4-0-0-8, S. Jones 4-2-4-10, Meckes 1-0-0-2, G. Robb 1-1-2-3, Wingler 4-2-4-11, Hope 0-0-0-0, L. Plasha 1-1-2-3, Werner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-6-12-39.

POTTSVILLE

Plachko 5-0-0-10, Bowers 0-0-0-0, Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Peleschak 2-0-0-4, Kowalski 3-0-0-8, Guzick 2-0-0-6, Golden 0-0-0-0, Welsh 4-3-5-13, Blum 6-1-2-14, Fegley 0-0-0-0, Goodman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-4-7-55.

Tamaqua 6 9 14 10 - 39

Pottsville 17 11 19 8 - 55

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Wingler 1; Pottsville - Kowalski 2, Guzick 2, Welsh 2, Blum 1.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-North Schuylkill

Tamaqua and North Schuylkill split in a Schuylkill League meet.

The Spartans edged the Blue Raiders for a 97-85 win on the girls’ side, while Tamaqua swam away with a 89-23 victory on the boys’ side.

Jathan Krall (200, 500 Free), Jack Tharp (100IM, 100 Fly) and Stephen Behun (100 Free, 100 Breast) all had multiple event wins in the boys’ competition for the Blue Raiders.

Maura Walker (200 Free), Rylee Wenzel (50 Free), Lexi Buchala (100 Fly) and Gabby Blasko (500 Free) all scored victories in the girls’ meet for Tamaqua.

GIRLS

North Schuylkill 97, Tamaqua 85

200 Medley Relay - 1. North Schuylkill 2:11.90; 200 Freestyle - 1. Maura Walker (T) 2:24.34, 2. Genevieve Salefski (NS), 3. Kenna Wonsock (NS); 200 IM - 1. Emily Welna (NS) 2:28.32, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Andrea Betz (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Rylee Wenzel (T) 29.28, 2. Olivia Kehler (NS), 3. Meagan Sweeney (T); Diving - 1. Joyce Burian (NS) 149.45, 2. Jamie Love (NS), 3. Viviian Swartz (NS); 100 Butterfly - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 1:12.47, 2. Abby Orkin (NS), 3. Maura Walker (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Emily Welna (NS) 59.29, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. MacKenzie Lavas (NS); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:24.61, 2. Genevieve Salefski (NS), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Lexi Buchala, Maura Walker, Lily McNutt, Rylee Wenzel) 1:58.45; 100 Backstroke -1. Emalie Farrone (NS) 1:15.35, 2. Gabby Blasko (T), 3. MacKenzie Lavas (NS); 100 Breaststroke -1. Abby Otkin (NS) 1:20.09, 2. Kenna Wonsock (NS), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. North Schuylkill 4:24.76.

BOYS

Tamaqua 89, North Schuylkill 23

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Stephen Behun, Jack Tharp, Alexander Nattress) 2:04.56; 200 Freestyle - 1. Jathan Krall (T) 2:05.84, 2. Gavin Mentzer (NS), 3. Alex Zehner (T); 200 IM - 1. Jack Tharp (T) 2:37.69; 50 Freestyle - 1. Travis Stanitis (NS) 23.53, 2. Brandon Long (T), 3. Benjamin Hehn (T); 100 Butterfly -1. Jack Tharp (T) 1:13.06; 100 Freestyle - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 56.57, 2. Gavin Mentzer (NS), 3. Ethan DiBonafazio (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Jathan Krall (T) 5:48.01, 2. Alex Zehner (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Ethan DiBonafazio, Jathan Krall, Jack Tharp) 1:46.69; 100 Backstroke - 1. Travis Stanitis (NS) 1:00.04, 2. Brandon Long (T), 3. Alexander Nattress (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 1:22.25; 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Tamaqua (Ethan DiBonafazio, Jathan Krall, Alex Zehner, Stephen Behun) 4:13.16.