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Local roundup: Results from Dec. 19

The Marian, Tamaqua and Lehighton girls basketball teams all recorded victories on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, the Northern Lehigh wrestling team and Marian girls swimming squad also posted wins.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Weatherly-Marian

Frankie Martinell scored a game-high 17 points in Marian’s 61-13 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Carly Minchhoff also had 16 points for the Fillies (6-1).

Kelly Reiner led the Wreckers (1-5) with six points, hitting two three-pointers.

WEATHERLY

Binder 0-0-0-0, Gaydoscik 1-0-0-2, Houser 1-0-0-2, Russell 0-0-0-0, Bloom 0-0-0-0, Davidovich 1-1-2-3, Reiner 2-0-0-6, Weston 0-0-0-0, B. Pugh 0-0-0-0, Gordick 0-0-0-0, Snyder 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 5-1-2-13.

MARIAN

D. Pugh 2-0-0-4, Martinelli 6-0-0-17, Fritz 4-1-2-9, Minchhoff 7-1-1-16, Tikhtova 2-0-0-4, Hasara 2-1-2-6, Carone 0-0-0-0, Thomas 2-1-2-5, Corrado 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Hannis-Miskar 0-0-0-0, Osenbach 0-0-0-0, Katner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-4-8-61.

Weatherly 0 9 4 0 - 13

Marian 21 25 13 2 - 61

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Reiner 2. Marian - Martinelli 5, Minchhoff 1, Hasara 1.

Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe

Lorelei Plasha recorded a double-double for Tamaqua with 18 points and 11 rebounds in a 56-26 victory against Jim Thorpe in Schuylkill League play.

Lauren Ligenza added 15 points for the Blue Raiders (7-1).

Amara Robinson led the Olympians (0-7) with seven points.

TAMAQUA

Robb 2-2-2-4, Scott 0-0-0-0, S. Plasha 1-0-0-2, Bowman 1-0-0-2, Ligenza 5-5-8-15, Hope 3-1-2-7, L. Plasha 8-2-2-18, Miller 1-0-0-2, Bartenope 3-0-0-6, Black 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-10-14-56.

JIM THORPE

Yeakel 2-0-0-4, Rosenberger 0-0-0-0, Hartman 2-1-2-6, Balliet 0-0-0-0, Ginopolas 1-0-0-3, Bowen 3-0-1-6, Robinson 2-3-4-7, Scherer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-4-7-26.

Tamaqua 14 13 16 13 - 56

Jim Thorpe 9 4 6 7 - 26

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - None. Jim Thorpe - Hartman 1, Ginopolas 1.

Pottsville-Lehighton

Ryleigh Trotman scored 14 points in Lehighton’s 38-19 victory over Pottsville in Schuylkill League play.

Emma Repsher also put up eight points for the Indians (4-3).

POTTSVILLE

Yost 1-0-0-2, Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Peleschak 1-2-2-5, Fegley 0-0-0-0, Barnhart 0-3-4-3, Siminitus 1-3-4-5, Jones 1-2-2-4, R. Brennan 0-0-0-0, L. Brennan 0-0-0-0, Carter 0-0-0-0. TOTALS 4-10-12-19.

LEHIGHTON

Barthol 1-0-0-3, McHugh 1-3-6-5, Klotz 0-0-0-0, Uyvari 3-0-0-6, Trotman 8-0-0-16, Repsher 4-0-0-8, Scheckler 0-0-0-0, Can. Hewey 0-0-0-0, Troutman 0-0-0-0, Cal. Hewey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-3-6-38.

Pottsville 7 0 3 9 - 19

Lehighton 14 9 10 5 - 38

Three-pointers: Pottsville - Peleschak 1. Lehighton - Barthol 1.

Pocono Mtn. West-Pleasant Vy.

Pocono Mountain West cruised to a 64-28 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.

Anai’sah Malone scored a game-high 21 points for the Panthers (4-4).

Aryn Sitvala led the Bears (2-7) with 20 points, and had two of Pleasant Valley’s three three-pointers.

POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST

Simmons 0-0-0-0, James 1-0-0-3, Hunter-Ali 1-0-0-2, Ford 3-0-0-8. Manoyrine 0-0-0-0, Bowden 5-1-4-11, Lanier 0-0-0-0, E. Campusano 0-0-0-0, Malone 7-3-5-21, Jones 2-0-0-4, Steidl 6-0-0-15, Bowen 0-0-0-0, A. Campusano 0-0-0-0, Pittius 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-4-9-64.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Lanigan 0-0-0-0, Greene 0-0-0-0, Polazzo 0-0-0-0, Gaddist 1-0-2-2, Rosenberg 1-0-0-3, Soucy 0-0-0-0, Honadel 1-1-2-3, Stivala 8-2-4-20, Costen 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-3-8-28.

Pocono Mtn. West 27 14 13 10 - 64

Pleasant Vy. 9 5 7 7 - 28

Three-pointers: Pocono Mountain West - Malone 4, Steidl 3, Ford 2, James 1. Pleasant Valley - Stivala 2, Rosenberg 1.

Panther Vy.-No. Schuylkill

Unbeaten North Schuylkill posted a 70-46 win over Panther Valley in Schuylkill League play.

Olivia Burke scored a game-high 20 points for the Spartans (4-0).

Maddison Maynard led the Panthers with 16 points. Morgan Orsulak added 10.

PANTHER VALLEY

Shreffler 0-0-0-0, Krapf 2-4-4-9, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Gjoca 0-0-0-0, Maynard 5-4-5-16, Breslin 2-1-1-7, Orsulak 5-0-1-10, Yuricheck 2-0-0-4, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-9-11-46.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Burke 9-2-2-20, Conti 7-1-2-17, Shovlin 3-2-3-8, Capone 0-0-0-0, Ferrari 1-0-0-3, Koutch 5-3-6-16, Stitzer 0-0-0-0, Kane 1-0-0-3, Flynn 1-1-2-3, Kowalonek 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-9-15-70

Panther Vy. 7 14 21 7 - 46

No. Schuylkill 28 10 23 9 - 70

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Maynard 2, Breslin 2, Krapf 1. North Schuylkill - Koutch 3, Conti 2, Kane 1, Ferrari 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pleasant Vy.-Pocono Mtn. West

Pocono Mountain West cruised to a 63-32 win over Pleasant Valley in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference play.

KJ Coles and Adrian Brito each had 15 points for the Panthers (5-2).

Zach Prator led the Bears (1-6) with 12 points. JJ Moore added nine points.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Byers-Robinson 0-0-0-0, Greene 0-0-0-0, Weidman 0-0-0-0, Hallenbeck 2-1-2-5, Moore 4-1-2-9, Lucas 0-0-0-0, Loch 0-0-0-0, Heckman 0-0-0-0, Young 0-0-0-0, Prator 6-0-2-12, Pandolfo 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 14-2-6-32

POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST

Artis 3-0-0-6, Coles 5-2-2-15, Godwin 0-2-2-2, Breland 0-0-0-0, Behr 2-2-2-6, Mateo 2-0-0-5, Silva 1-1-2-2, Brito 7-0-0-15, Williams 6-0-0-12. TOTALS 26-6-7-63.

Pleasant Vy. 3 10 12 7 - 32

PM West 16 11 14 22 - 63

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Pandolfo 2. Pocono Mountain West - Coles 3, Mateo 1, Brito 1.

WRESTLING

So. Lehigh-No. Lehigh

Northern Lehigh secured four pins en route to a 37-34 win against Southern Lehigh in Colonial League action.

Kyle O’Connell (139), Sam Frame (285), Grady Newhard (189) and Cody Mazzocca (127) each had pins for the Bulldogs. Chase Moffitt (172) won by major decision, and Jack Tosh (215) posted a decision victory.

Northern Lehigh 37, Southern Lehigh 34

139 – Kyle O’Connell (NL) pinned Yusef Syed in 4:43; 145 – Skyler Loos (NL) won by forfeit; 152 – Brock Frable (SL) maj. dec. Mason Rothrock, 16-3; 160 – Shawn Steckert (SL) pinned Chris Frame in 0:59; 172 – Chase Moffitt (NL) maj dec. Tavin Soos, 15-2; 189 – Grady Newhard (NL) pinned Cody Wessner in 1:01; 215 – Jack Tosh (NL) dec, Ryan King, 4-2; 285 – Sam Frame (NL) pinned Reilly Steckert in 0:52; 107 – Joshua Breyer (SL) won by forfeit; 114 – Keith Barker (SL) pinned Noah Gosart in 1:05; 121 – Griffin King (SL) won by forfeit; 127 – Cody Mazzocca (NL) pinned Teagan Barr in 1:49; 133

– Samad Harriatt (SL) pinned Andrew Rudolph in 1:39.

SWIMMING

Marian-PM East

Marian earned a split with Pocono Mountain East in a non-league meet.

The Fillies earned a 67-61 victory, while the Cardinals posted a 94-51 win in the boys meet.

Lydia Strucko (200 IM, 100 Backstroke) and Makenzie Moyer (50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle) had multiple wins for the Marian girls, while Zoe Katona earned a victory in the 100 Breaststroke.

In the boys meet, Michael Strucko swam to wins in the 200 IM and 100 Backstroke for the Colts, while Andrew Metters won the 50 Freestyle and Reece Steibler won the 100 Freestyle.

GIRLS

Marian 67, PM East 61

200 Medley Relay - Marian (Kaitlyn Kisenwether, Zoe Katona, Lydia Strucko, Makenzie Moyer) 2:13.46; 200 Freestyle - 1. Victoria Kuteras (PME) 2:04.05, 2. Zoe Katona (M), 3. Delaney Erickson (M); 200 IM - 1. Lydia Strucko (M) 2:14.39, 2. Maria Gasgonia (PME); 50 Freestyle - 1 . Makenzie Moyer (M) 30.99, 2. Catherine Besecker (PME), 3. Lauren McLain (PME); 100 Butterfly - 1. Marina Gasgonia (PME) 1:06.98, 2. Isabella Campoverde (PME); 100 Freestyle - 1. Makenzie Moyer (M) 1:11.17, 2. Kaitlyn Kisenwether (M), 3. Christen Vecchiarello (PME); 500 Freestyle - 1. Victoria Kuteras (PME) 5:37.38; 200 Freestyle Relay - Pocono Mountain East (Marina Gasgonia, Catherine Besecker, Christen Vecchiarello, Lauren McLain) 2:27.59; 100 Backstroke - 1. Lydia Strucko (M) 59.97, 2. Kaitlyn Kisenwether (M), 3. Christen Vecchiarello (PME); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Zoe Katona (M) 1:15.18, 2. Delaney Erickson (M), 3. Camila Reyes (PME); 400 Freestyle Relay

- Marian (Makenzie Moyer, Delaney Erickson, Zoe Katona, Lydia Strucko) 4:24.63.

BOYS

PM East 94, Marian 51

200 Medley Relay - Marian (Andrew Metters, Michael Strucko, Reece Steibler, Ethan Movassaghi) 2:06.11; 200 Freestyle - 1. Kornel Szumniak (PME) 2:05.49, 2. Reece Steibler (M), 3. Evan Hutton (PME); 200 IM - 1. Michael Strucko (M) 2:10.14, 2. Maciej Nicka (PME), 3. Josef Franzo (PME); 50 Freestyle - 1. Andrew Metters (M), 2. Ethan Movassaghi (M), 3. Owen Farley (PME); 100 Butterfly - 1. Gabriel Machala (PME) 1:07.66, 2. Nathaniel Brooks (PME), 3. Josef Franzo (PME); 100 Freestyle - 1. Reece Steibler (M) 1:00.92, 2. Lorenzo Valle Teodoro (PME), 3. Owen Farley (PME); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabriel Machala (PME) 6:45.26; 200 Freestyle Relay - Pocono Mountain East (Maciej Nicka, Kornel Szumniak, Evan Hutton, Gabriel Machala) 1:47.60; 100 Backstroke - 1. Michael Strucko (M) 57.09, 2. Andrew Metters (M), 3. Kornel Szumniak (PME); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Maciej Nicka (PME) 1:18.06, 2. Elijah Simmons (PME), 3. Ethan Movassaghi (M); 400 Freestyle Relay

- Pocono Mountain East (Maciej Nicka, Evan Hutton, Nathaniel Brooks, Kornel Szumniak) 4:12.64.

Lehighton's Charli McHugh goes up for a shot as Pottsville's Liv Peleschak defends. RICH SMITH/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS