The Panther Valley and Palmerton boys both improved to 5-0 with league victories on Monday.

In girls basketball action, Marian, Northwestern and Palmerton all continued their strong starts to the season.

Meanwhile, in wrestling, Lehighton routed Northern Lehigh.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-Southern Lehigh

Palmerton remained undefeated after edging Southern Lehigh 54-50 in a Colonial League contest.

Brayden Hosier and Matt Machalik combined to score 17 of the Blue Bombers’ 19 fourth-quarter points to hold off the Spartans.

Hosier had nine of his 19 points in the final frame, while Machalik added eight of his game-high 20.

The win upped Palmerton’s record to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the league.

Southern Lehigh (1-2; 1-1) received 11 points from both Jonah Shaw and Max Pristas.

PALMERTON

Machalik 7-6-8-20, Sebelin 0-0-0-0, Robinson 1-0-0-2, Reph 3-0-1-7, Rumfield 0-0-0-0, Leister 0-0-0-0, Grammes 2-0-0-4, Hosier 6-7-10-19, Anthony 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-13-19-54.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Gordon 2-0-0-4, Brunner 1-1-2-4, Allen 3-0-0-7, Trump 2-2-2-7, Shaw 5-1-1-11, Johnson 1-0-0-2, Fan 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-1-2, Pristas 5-0-0-11, Kauffman 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-4-6-50.

Palmerton 10 12 13 19 - 54

So. Lehigh 7 11 14 18 - 50

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Reph 1; Southern Lehigh - Brunner 1, Allen 1, Trump 1, Pristas 1.

Panther Valley-Pine Grove

A huge game from Stephen Hood helped Panther Valley gain a 65-56 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove to remain unbeaten.

Hood scored 31 points, 20 of them coming in the first half, and pulled down 13 rebounds as the Panthers improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the league.

PV maintained its lead in the fourth quarter by going 10-of-13 at the foul line.

Chase Weaver added 13 points and nine assists to the winning cause, while the Cardinals (1-4; 0-2) received 18 points from Brandon Unger.

PANTHER VALLEY

B. Hood 3-0-0-8, Pascoe 3-1-2-7, S. Hood 11-5-6-31, Kokinda 1-2-2-5, Weaver 3-5-7-13, Hadley 0-1-2-1, Orsulak 0-0-0-0, Buyce 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-14-19-65.

PINE GROVE

Tobin 4-0-0-8, Brandt 5-0-0-12, Unger 6-3-4-18, Skopik 2-1-2-6, Kohr 0-0-0-0, Brommer 0-0-0-0, Saroe 4-3-4-12. TOTALS: 21-7-10-56.

Panther Vy. 13 20 17 15 - 65

Pine Grove 21 10 14 11 - 56

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - S. Hood 4, B. Hood 2, Weaver 2, Kokinda 1; Pine Grove - Unger 3, Brandt 2, Skopik 1, Saroe 1.

Northwestern-Salisbury

After starting the season with three straight losses, Northwestern won its second in a row after a 38-36 Colonial League decision over Salisbury.

The Tigers went 9-of-11 at the foul line during the fourth quarter to help outscore the Falcons 17-12 and erase a three-point deficit.

Gavin Nelson led a balanced Northwestern attack with 10 points. Ethan Kozlowski added nine points, while Mason Bollinger contributed eight.

Salisbury received a game-high 11 points from Thomas Lovelidge.

The Tigers are now 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the league, while the Falcons dropped to 1-3 and 1-1.

NORTHWESTERN

Cay. Fitch 1-4-4-7, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Wambold 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 3-2-5-8, Kozlowski 2-4-5-9, Nelson 3-3-3-10, Tyler 2-0-0-4, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-13-17-38.

SALISBURY

Suarez 1-0-0-2, Grejda 1-2-3-4, Foley 4-0-0-8, Zellin 1-4-5-6, Lovelidge 4-2-2-11, Leiner 1-0-1-2, Day 1-0-0-3, Lozada 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-8-11-36.

Northwestern 2 11 8 17 - 38

Salisbury 6 7 11 12 - 36

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Fitch 1, Kozlowski 1, Nelson 1; Salisbury - Lovelidge 1, Day 1.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Pottsville used a second-half rally to hand Tamaqua a 50-42 Schuylkill League defeat.

The Blue Raiders held a six-point advantage after two quarters, but the Crimson Tide outscored them 32-18 the rest of the way.

Nick Chivinski led the winners with 14 points. For Tamaqua, Noah Mateyak tallied a team-high 12 points, while Corey Dillon added 10.

The Raiders fell to 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the league, while Pottsville now sits at 3-2 and 2-0.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 0-0-0-0 Lewis 1-1-2-3 Mateyak 4-0-0-12 Klein 0-0-0-0 Milot 3-1-3-7 Kane 1-0-0-3 Dillon 4-2-2-10 Ligenza 3-1-1-7 Andrews 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-5-8-42.

POTTSVILLE

Palko 1-2-2-4, Matlock 5-1-3-11, Montrone 1-0-0-2, Allen 5-3-4-13, Bainbridge 2-0-1-4, Chivinski 5-3-3-14, Shappell 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 20-9-15-50.

Tamaqua 13 11 6 12 - 42

Pottsville 14 4 14 18 - 50

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Mateyak 4, Kane 1; Pottsville - Chivinski 1.

Marian-Wyoming Seminary

Marian battled Wyoming Seminary, but ended up dropping a 54-51 non-league contest.

Julius Currie scored a team-high 19 points, including five three-pointers, for the Colts. Chris Chambers also contributed 12.

The winners were paced by Isaiah Stull’s 20 points.

The loss left Marian with a 1-3 record.

MARIAN

Ramirez 0-1-2-1, Miller 1-0-0-3, Chambers 4-4-7-12, Je. Rodino 4-0-2-8, Ferrara 0-0-0-0, Walko 1-0-1-2, Currie 7-0-0-19, Valente 3-0-0-6, Ja. Rodino 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-5-12-51.

WYOMING SEMINARY

Iskra 2-1-2-6, Stull 7-2-3-20, Novelli 3-0-1-8, Montalvo 8-1-2-17, Leahy 0-1-2-1, Herron 0-2-2 2, Aiello 0-0-0-0, Fuegener 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-7-12-54.

Marian 12 11 14 14 - 51

Wyoming Sem. 11 15 17 11 - 54

Three-pointers: Marian - Currie 5, Miller 1; Wyoming Seminary - Stull 4, Novelli 2, Iskra 1.

Mahanoy Area-Weatherly

Mahanoy Area jumped out to a big lead and cruised to a 62-26 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Kadin Styka scored all 14 of his points in the first half as the Golden Bears raced to a 46-16 advantage. The winners also received 12 points from Brady Alansky.

The Wreckers were paced by Dylan Buck, who scored seven points.

Mahanoy improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the league, while Weatherly fell to 0-4 and 0-2.

MAHANOY AREA

Sendach 1-0-0-2, Mayberry 0-0-0-0, Yedsena 2-0-1-4, Cuff 5-0-0-11, B.Manley 0-0-0-0, Zawada 3-0-0-8, Alansky 6-0-0-12, McGroarty 2-2-2-7, Zilker 0-0-2-0, Frye 1-2-4-4. TOTALS: 26-4-9-62.

WEATHERLY

McLaurin 4-0-0-9, Hoffman 1-0-0-3, Berger 0-0-0-0, McKeegan 3-0-0-6, Saldukas 0-0-2-0, Wagner 0-1-2-1, Buck 3-0-0-7. TOTALS: 11-1-4-26.

Mahanoy Area 19 27 8 8 - 62

Weatherly 12 4 4 6 - 26

Three-pointers: Mahanoy Area - Zawada 2, Styka 2; Weatherly - Hoffman 1, McLaurin 1, Buck 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Marian-Wyoming Seminary

Marian took control of a close game in the third quarter and went on to a 55-36 non-league victory over Wyoming Seminary.

The Fillies (4-1), who suffered their only loss of the season to Allentown Central Catholic on Saturday, bounced back in impressive fashion.

Marian built a double-digit lead after three quarters and then erupted for 18 points in the final stanza to put the game away.

Frankie Martinelli led Marian with 19 points. Aliya Tikhtova added nine.

Cassidy Skoranski paced Wyoming Seminary with 13 points.

MARIAN

Pleban 3-1-1-6, Martinelli 5-5-7-19, Digris 3-0-0-7, F. Tikhtova 4-0-0-8, A. Tikhtova 4-0-0-9. Fritz 2-0-0-5, Lombardo 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-1-3-1. TOTALS: 20-7-12-55.

WYOMING SEMINARY

Skoranski 5-0-2-13, Ruiz 0-0-0-0, Olshemski 0-8-8-8, Liechtenstein 2-0-0-4, Luksic 0-0-0-0, Griffin 1-0-0-2, Liegler 0-0-0-0, Parra 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 12-9-12-36.

Marian 18 10 9 18 – 55

Wyoming Seminary 5 15 9 7 – 36

Three-pointers: Marian - Martinelli 4, Pleban 1, Digris 1, A. Tikhtova 1, Fritz 1; Wyoming Seminary - Skoranski 3.

Salisbury-Northwestern

Cara Thomas’ 19-point performance highlighted Northwestern’s 62-14 Colonial League victory over Salisbury.

Thomas caught fire in the opening quarter, as she poured in 15 points to help the Tigers grab a 25-5 lead. Teammate Brook Balliet chipped in seven of her 12 points in the stanza.

Destiny Nales led the Falcons with seven points.

Northwestern moves to 4-1 overall (2-1 CL), while Salisbury slips to 0-2 (0-2).

SALISBURY

S. Ziegenfus 0-0-0-0, P. Ziegenfus 0-0-0-0, Bitar 0-0-0-0, Neitz 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, Nales 3-0-0-7, Morgan 1-0-0-2, Suleman 0-0-0-0, Kamp 1-0-0-2, Reihman 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 6-1-1-14.

NORTHWESTERN

H. Gober 3-0-0-7, Balliet 4-3-4-12, Miller 1-0-0-3, Bissell 0-0-0-0, Freeman 1-0-0-3, McGinley 3-0-0-9, Thomas 8-3-7-19, Fenstermaker 0-0-0-0, Fisher 1-0-0-2, G. Gober 0-0-0-0, Conner 1-0-0-2, Sevrain 1-1-2-3, Reinhart 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-7-13-62.

Salisbury 5 4 2 3 – 14

Northwestern 25 13 11 13 – 62

Three-pointers: Salisbury – Nales 1; NW – McGinley 3, H. Gober 1, Balliet 1, Miller 1, Freeman 1.

Southern Lehigh-Palmerton

Palmerton remained undefeated with a 53-32 Colonial League victory over Southern Lehigh.

Palmerton stormed out to a 22-3 lead after one quarter and was never threatened.

The Blue Bombers, who raised their record to 4-0, were led by Bethie Morgan, who had 14 points, and Sydney Frantz, who added 13. Southern Lehigh (0-5) was led by Tessa Seagreaves, who had 10

PALMERTON

Baumgardt 1-1-2-3, Frantz 5-2-3-13, Peterson 1-0-0-2, Barry 3-1-2-8, Matsko 1-0-0-2, Pengelly 2-2-4-6, Balliet 0-2-2-2, Morgan 6-1-2-14, Connell 1-1-2-3. TOTALS 20-10-17-53.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Lewis 2-1-2-7, Gluck 0-0-0-0, MacIntosh 1-1-4-3, Bodner 2-0-1-4, Seagreaves 4-1-2-10, Padden 1-0-0-2, Netwall 2-2-6-6. TOTALS 12-5-15-32.

Palmerton 22 13 5 13 – 53

So. Lehigh 3 10 5 14 - 32

Three-pointers: Palmerton – Frantz 1, Barry 1, Morgan 1; Southern Lehigh – Lewis 2, Seagreaves 1.

WRESTLING

Lehighton-No. Lehigh

Lehighton cruised to a 69-0 non-league win over Northern Lehigh.

The Indians’ Connor Dugan (114), Blake Muffley (127), Evan Wentz (133), Carter Hontz (145), Ethan Barachie (152), Wyatt Sherer (215) and Reese Balk (285) all recorded pins.

Lehighton improves to 2-0 overall, while Northern Lehigh falls to 0-2.

Lehighton 69, Northern Lehigh 0

107 – Ethan Nothstein (L) won by forfeit; 114 – Connor Dugan (L) pinned Noah Gosart in 1:49; 121 – Aidan Gruber (L) won by forfeit; 127 – Blake Muffley (L) pinned Cody Mazzocca in 6:51; 133 – Evan Wentz (L) pinned Skyler Loos in 0:14; 139 – Nicholas Zeigenfuss (L) dec. Austin Rex, 9-3; 145 – Carter Hontz (L) pinned Amir Mustafin in 1:42; 152 – Ethan Barachie (L) pinned Emil Mustafin in 3:04; 160 – Jacob Ferguson (L) won by forfeit; 172 – Brok Solt (L) dec. Chase Moffit, 11-4; 189 – Deven Armbruster (L) dec. Jack Tosh, 3-1; 215 – Wyatt Sherer (L) pinned Landon Moll in 2:33; 285

– Reese Balk (L) pinned Sam Frame in 0:55.

JR. HIGH BOYS

9TH GRADE

Lehighton-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe defeated Lehighton, 41-3.

The Olympians’ Pierce Gothard led all scorers with 25 points.

Cade Meek topped the Indians with 20 points.

JR. HIGH GIRLS

8TH GRADE

Marian-Tamaqua

Tamaqua rolled to a 44-12 victory over Marian.

The Blue Raiders’ Lauren Ligenza netted a game-high 12 points, while teammate Millie Black added 10.

Brooke Hannis-Miskar led the Fillies with 11 points.

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe posted a 33-25 win over Panther Valley.

The Olympians’ Ciara Lees led all scorers with 11 points, while Ryah Confer followed with nine.

Lucy Kocha had seven points for the Panthers.

Lehighton-Weatherly

Lehighton rolled to a 40-6 victory over Weatherly.

The Indians received a game-high 10 points from Morgan Costenbader,

7TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe edged Panther Valley, 23-16.

The Olympians’ Layala Searfoss posted a game-high 10 points.

Danika Blazosky led the Panthers with eight points.