The Panther Valley girls basketball team secured its spot in the postseason with a win on Wednesday, and star player Maddison Maynard hit a career milestone in the process.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Mahanoy Area-Panther Vy.

Maddison Maynard’s big game sparked Panther Valley to a key 69-49 non-league victory over Mahanoy Area.

Maynard not only scored a game-high 34 points, but in the process, recorded the 1,000th point of her high school career.

Sera Robin scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half for Panther Valley (11-9), which secured its spot in Class 2A.

Felicia Bro led the way for the Golden Bears (4-16) with 30 points.

MAHANOY AREA

Meoczka 0-0-0-0, Weikrykas 1-0-0-2, Bro 11-1-2-30, Kennedy 1-0-0-2, Kane 5-1-2-12, Bowles 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 19-2-4-49.

PANTHER VALLEY

Shreffler 0-0-0-0, Krapf 3-1-2-7, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Robin 6-0-1-15, Maynard 15-2-4-34, Breslin 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 4-0-0-8, Alabovitz 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Wentz 0-0-0-0, Yuricheck 1-1-1-3, McAndrew 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 30-4-8-69.

Mahanoy Area 5 19 4 21 – 49

Panther Valley 22 9 21 17 – 69

Three-pointers: Mahanoy Area – Bro 7, Kane 1, Bowles 1; Panther Valley – Robin 3, Maynard 2.

Northwestern-Salisbury

Northwestern rolled to a 52-16 Colonial League victory over Salisbury.

Paige Sevrain posted 10 of her game-high 12 points in the first half for the Tigers, who took a 24-6 lead into halftime.

Rylee McGinley scored 10 points for Northwestern, which improved to 19-1 overall and 15-1 in the league.

Desiree Nales paced the Falcons (3-17; 2-13) with six points.

NORTHWESTERN

H. Gober 3-0-0-6, Balliet 2-0-0-5, Miller 0-0-0-0, Freeman 0-0-0-0, McGinley 3-2-4-10, Thomas 4-0-0-8, Fenstermaker 2-0-0-4, Fisher 2-0-0-4, G. Gober 0-0-0-0, Connor 1-0-0-3, Sevrain 5-2-2-12, Reinhart 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-4-6-52.

SALISBURY

S. Ziegenfus 0-0-0-0, P. Ziegenfus 0-0-0-0, Bitar 1-0-0-3, Nimeh 0-0-0-0, Smarch 0-0-0-0, Nales 2-1-2-6, Morgan 2-0-0-4, Suleiman 0-0-0-0, Kamp 1-1-2-3, Reihman 0-0-0-0, Neitz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-2-4-16.

Northwestern 17 7 13 15 – 52

Salisbury 0 6 3 7 – 16

Three-pointers: Northwestern – McGinley 2, Balliet 1, Connor 1; Salisbury – Bitar 1, Nales 1.

Palmerton-So. Lehigh

Palmerton knocked off Southern Lehigh for a 52-34 Colonial League win.

Bethie Morgan sparked the Bombers (17-3 overall; 14-1 CL) with a game-high 21 points, scoring 19 in the first half. Hannah Barry added 11.

Danika Lewis paced the Spartans (5-15; 5-10) with 11 points.

PALMERTON

Bollinger 1-0-0-2, Baumgardt 0-0-0-0, Frantz 2-0-0-4, Peterson 0-0-0-0, Han. Barry 4-2-2-11, Matsko 2-0-0-4, Balliet 1-0-0-2, Andrews 2-0-0-4, B. Morgan 8-2-2-21, Connell 2-0-0-4, C. Morgan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-4-4-52.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Clausnitzer 0-0-0-0, Knoedler 0-0-0-0, Lewis 4-1-2-11, Rush 1-2-2-4, Gluck 0-0-0-0, MacIntosh 2-0-0-4, Bodner 0-0-0-0, McDonald 0-0-0-0, Seagraves 4-0-1-8, Padden 0-1-4-1, Netwall 3-0-1-6. TOTALS: 14-4-10-34.

Palmerton 16 18 12 6 – 52

Southern Lehigh 9 9 10 6 – 34

Three-pointers: Palmerton – B. Morgan 3, Han. Barry 1; Southern Lehigh – Lewis 2.

ES North-Marian

Marian cruised to a 75-26 non-league victory over visiting East Stroudsburg North.

Carly Minchhoff led all scorers with 19 points for the Fillies (18-1 overall). Fatikha Tikhtova posted a season high in points, finishing with double figures for the fourth time this season with 17. Ashley Pleban added 15 in the win.

Ayla Hashway paced the Timberwolves (1-17) with a team-high eight points, while Rianna Burgos added seven.

ES NORTH

Gesicho 0-0-0-0, Hashway 3-0-0-8, Rondano 3-0-1-6, Burgos 3-1-2-7, Maranda 1-1-2-3, Bear 1-0-0-2, Beckworth 0-0-0-0, Pichardo 0-0-0-0, Ponton 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-2-5-26.

MARIAN

Pleban 6-2-2-15, Digris 2-0-0-6, Martinelli 3-1-1-8, Minchhoff 9-0-0-19, F. Tikhtova 6-4-6-17, A. Tikhtova 2-0-0-4, Lombardo 2-0-0-4, Corrado 0-0-0-0, Thomas 1-0-0-2, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 31-7-9-75.

ES North 7 5 4 10 – 26

Marian 22 29 20 4 – 75

Three-pointers: ES North – Hashway 2; Marian – Digris 2, Pleban 1, Martinelli 1, Minchhoff 1, F. Tikhtova 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Salisbury-Northwestern

Northwestern kept its postseason hopes alive with a commanding 44-26 Colonial League win over Salisbury.

The Tigers improved to 9-10 overall, and 7-8 in the league with three games remaining. Cayden Fitch led all scorers with a 17-point performance, while Gavin Nelson added 10.

Jake Zellin and Thomas Lovelidge both led the Falcons (5-15; 5-10) with nine points apiece.

SALISBURY

Graver 1-0-0-2, Grejda 0-1-2-1, Foley 0-0-0-0, Zellin 4-0-0-9, Lovelidge 4-0-0-9, Leiner 1-0-0-2, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 0-0-0-0, Adamcik 0-0-0-0, Lozada 1-0-0-3, Berger 0-0-0-0, Petrie 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-1-2-26.

NORTHWESTERN

Cay. Fitch 7-1-1-17, Zimmerman 1-0-2-3, Wambold 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 3-0-0-7, Nelson 4-1-2-10, Kozlowski 0-0-0-0, Marth 1-0-0-2, Tyler 2-1-2-5, Miller 0-0-0-0, Fitzgerald 0-0-0-0, Can. Fitch 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-3-7-44.

Salisbury 4 9 9 4 – 26

Northwestern 14 7 16 7 – 44

Three-pointers: Salisbury – Zellin 1, Lovelidge 1, Lozada 1; Northwestern – Cay. Fitch 2, Zimmerman 1, Bollinger 1, Nelson 1.

WRESTLING

Emmaus-Pleasant Vy.

Emmaus topped Pleasant Valley 58-9 in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference match.

Eddie Lauritsen had a pin for the Bears at 121 pounds, while Michael Pomilio (114) won by decision.

Emmaus 58, Pleasant Valley 9

107 - Jackson Max (E) won by forfeit; 114 - Michael Pomilio (PV) dec. Aiden Bayard, 12-10; 121 - Edward Lauritsen (PV) pinned Alex Issa in 4:45; 127 - Logan Armstrong (E) pinned Emmanuel Rivera in 5:43; 133 - Chancellor Henry (E) tech. fall Benjamin Griffith, 18-2 (5:57); 139 - Xayden Sallit (E) pinned John Careccia in 1:59; 145 - Marco Albanese (E) tech. fall Jason Kays, 20-5 (2:11); 152 - Jesse Scott (E) dec. Aldin Vukel, 8-4; 160 - Sam Rainford (E) pinned Frederick Merklin in 3:27; 172 - Lord Henry (E) pinned Aiden Lollis in 0:48; 189 - Reilly Bechtel (E) pinned Jason Schubert in 5:05; 215 - Jake Gross (E) pinned James Barruzza in 3:47; 285

- E.J. Boney (E) dec. Andrew Mihalichko, 5-1.

JR. HIGH BOYS

8th GRADE

Panther Vy.-Marian

Panther Valley rolled to a 42-16 win over Marian.

Derek Lazar paced the Panthers with 12 points, while Jake Moyer and Chase McArdle each added nine points apiece

Brett McGuire led the Colts with eight points.

Panther Vy.-No. Schuylkill

Wesley Urban scored 14 points, and Sam Will added 10 to lead North Schuylkill to a 48-20 win over Panther Valley at Minersville’s recent seventh- and eighth-grade tournament.

Tyler Hall’s six points paced the Panthers.

Panther Valley-Nativity

Nativity edged Panther Valley 29-28 at Minersville’s seventh- and eighth-grade tournament.

The Panthers came back from a late nine-point deficit, but fell just short in a one-point loss to the Hilltoppers.

Stephen Karinch led Nativity with 10 points.

Jarell Thomas was tough inside, leading the Panthers with nine points.

JR. HIGH GIRLS

8th GRADE

Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe posted a 26-12 victory over Tamaqua.

Lee led the Olympians with nine points, while both Yuhas and Yeakel added seven apiece.

Millie Black paced the Raiders with five points.

7th GRADE

Panther Valley-Weatherly

Panther Valley defeated Weatherly for a 29-20 win.

The Panthers’ Danika Blazosky finished with a game-high 14 points, while Isabella D’Ancona chipped in with seven.

Mya Binder and Courtney Snyder both tied for a Wreckers’ high, as each recorded eight points.

Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe

Millie Black’s 19 points led Tamaqua to a 27-18 win over Jim Thorpe.

Naomi Knitter added four points in the win.

Yuhas had five points for the Olympians, while Strohl added four.