The Palmerton boys and girls basketball teams both recorded victories on Wednesday.

Elsewhere, the Lehighton and Tamaqua boys basketball teams, along with the Northern Lehigh and Northwestern basketball teams, also earned wins.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-Catasauqua

Matt Machalik scored a game-high 25 points to lead Palmerton to its fifth straight victory with a 59-49 decision over Catasauqua in Colonial League play.

Logan Anthony added 12 points for the Bombers, who raised their mark to 5-1 overall.

Catasauqua (1-7), which dropped its sixth straight, was led by Reece Lopez’s 19 points.

PALMERTON

Machalik 11-3-6-25, Scuccato 0-0-0-0, Grammes 0-1-2-1, Leister 2-0-0-4, Pengelly 1-0-0-2, Hosier 4-2-4-11, Stahler 0-0-0-0, Z, Anthony 2-0-0-4, L. Anthony 6-0-4-12. TOTALS: 26-6-16-59.

CATASAUQUA

Pushkar 3-2-2-9, Jenkins 6-0-0-12, Cofie 2-1-2-5, Saadioui 1-0--0-3, Weaver 0–1-2-1, Lopez 7-0-0-19, Bolmer 0-0-0-0, Lorah 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-4-6-49.

Palmerton 15 12 19 13 - 59

Catasauqua 11 3 23 12- 49

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Hosier, 1; Catasauqua - Lopez 5, Pushkar 1.

Northwestern-Lehighton

A strong second half helped Lehighton pull away to secure a 64-55 non-league win over Northwestern.

Cole Dietz scored nine of his team-h1gh 19 points in the final period where the Tribe (5-3) outscored the Tigers 25-18 after entering the quarter up 39-37. Joe Roth scored eight of his 17 in the fourth, while Blake Roberts tallied eight of his 16 in the final stanza.

Gavin Nelson had 18 points for the Tigers (3-1), who led 26-21 at halftime. Del Tyler added 17.

NORTHWESTERN

Bollinger 2-2-2-6. E. Zimmerman 2-2-2-7, Wambold 0-0-0-0, Kozlowski 2-2-3-7, Nelson 7-2-4-18, Marth 0-0-0-0, Tyler 6-5-8-17, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-13-19-55.

LEHIGHTON

Serfass 1-6-8-8, Light 1-0-0-3, Hawk 0-0-0-0, Johnson 0-1-2-1. Roberts 4-7-8-16, Roth 7-3-5-17, Dietz 5-6-7-19. TOTALS: 18-23-30-64.

Northwestern 7 19 11 18 - 55

Lehighton 10 11 18 25 - 64

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Nelson 2, Kozlowski 1, E. Zimmerman 1. Lehighton - Dietz 3, Roberts 1, Light 1.

Southern Lehigh-

Northern Lehigh

Southern Lehigh cruised to an 84-67 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

Brandon Clausnitzer and Joseph Plessl each scored 16 points for the Spartans (2-3), who drilled 15 three-pointers.

Northern Lehigh (1-7) was led by Connor Simms, who had 24 points, followed by Kellen Bauer, who had 20.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Boensch 2-0-0-6, Savage 3-1-2-10, Ruggeri 1-1-2-4, Allen 3-0-0-8, Trevis 1-0-0-3, Yeager 0-0-0-0, Cawley 0-1-2-1,McMenamy 4-0-0-10, Fry 3-0-0-7, Clausnitzer 7-0-2-16, Plessl 7-0-2-16, Brogan 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 31-7-13-84.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Simms 8-8-10-24, Smith 2-0-0-5, Bauer 5-8-89-20, Salih 0-0-0-0, Buskirk 6-3-3-16, Daubert 1-0-0-2, Novicki 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-19-22-67.

Southern Lehigh 13 21 30 20 - 84

Northern Lehigh 19 7 23 18 - 67

Three-pointers: Southern Lehigh - Savage 3, Boensch 2, Allen 2, McMenamy 2, Clausnitzer 2, Plessl 2, Ruggeri 1, Trevis 1, Fry 1, Brogan 1; Northern Lehigh - Bauer 2, Buskirk 1, Smith 1.

Tamaqua-

Roberto Clemente Charter

Tamaqua shook off a slow start en route to a 66-30 non-league win over Roberto Clemente Charter School.

The Pirates kept pace with the Blue Raiders for a quarter, but Tamaqua caught fire over the next two periods to outscore the hosts 42-16.

Connor Dillon paced the Blue Raiders (5-3 overall) with a game-high 18 points, while Brady McCabe added 12.

Deeani Velez led the Pirates (1-5) with 12 points.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 3-3-4-9, McCabe 3-6-10-12, Mateyak 4-0-0-9, Vecolitis 0-0-0-0, Styka 2-1-3-5, Kane 3-2-4-8, Dillon 7-3-5-18, Kamant 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0, Tamagini 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 24-15-26-66.

ROBERTO CLEMENTE CHARTER

Velez 6-0-1-12, Heregen 3-1-2-9, Gilo 0-0-2-0, Villar 2-1-4-5, J. Rodriguez 0-2-4-2, Maldonado 0-0-0-0, E Rodriguez 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 12-4-13-30.

Tamaqua 11 22 21 12 – 66

RCCS 8 8 8 6 – 30

Three-pointers: Tamaqua – Mateyak 1, Dillon 1, Tamagini 1; RCCS – Heregen 2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Catasauqua-Palmerton

Mikayla Pengelly drained five three-pointers to help Palmerton remain undefeated with a 46-36 victory over Catasauqua in Colonial League action.

Pengelly scored 17 points, and Sydney Frantz added 10 for the Blue Bombers, who raised their record to 8-0 on the season.

Hailey Jenkins scored a game-high 18 points to lead Catasauqua (5-3).

CATASAUQUA

Ha. Jenkins 8-2-6-18, Bear 0-0-0-0, Troxell 1-0-0-2, He. Jenkins 1-0-0-2, Soltis 2-0-0-5, Becker 2-5-6-9. TOTALS: 14-7-12-36.

PALMERTON

Pengelly 6-0-0-17, Baumgardt 2-4-7-7, Frantz 4-1-2-10, Morgan 0-1-4-1, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Rex 0-0-0-0, Connell 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-6-9-46.

Catasauqua 14 10 5 7 - 36

Palmerton 7 18 11 10 - 46

Three-pointers: Catasauqua – Soltis, 1; Palmerton – Pengelly 5, Baumgardt 1, Frantz 1.

Northern Lehigh-

Southern Lehigh

Northern Lehigh earned a big 64-45 victory over Southern Lehigh in Colonial League play.

The Bulldogs (2-5 overall) were paced by Aubrey Pollard, who poured in a game-high 28 points. Katelyn Barthold added 20.

Taylor McDonald led the Spartans (3-3) with 14 points.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Clausnitzer 2-0-0-4, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Gluck 1-2-2-5, MacIntosh 3-0-3-6, Bodner 1-0-0-3, McDonald 5-4-5-14, Seagreaves 6-1-1-13, Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-6-10-45.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Moffitt 0-0-0-0, Whalen 1-0-0-2, Williams 3-0-1-7, K. Barthold 8-2-3-20, Pollard 12-4-6-28, Tosh 0-0-0-0, D. Barthold 0-0-0-0, Simms 2-1-2-5, Snyder 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 28-8-24-64.

Southern Lehigh 11 11 13 10 – 45

Northern Lehigh 16 19 12 17 – 64

Three-pointers: Southern Lehigh – Gluck 1, Bodner 1, Seagreaves 1; Northern Lehigh – Williams 1, K. Barthold 1.

Lehighton-Northwestern

Cara Thomas connected for a game-high 18 points to lead Northwestern to a 47-39 non-league win over visiting Lehighton.

Thomas led a trio of Tigers (7-1 overall). Brook Balliet and Olivia Reinhart followed with 12 points and 11 points, respectively.

Emma Repsher led the Indians (4-4) with a team-high 16 points. Charli McHugh scored nine.

LEHIGHTON

Barthol 0-0-0-0, McHugh 2-4-5-9, Klotz 1-0-0-2, Uyvari 2-0-0-5, Trotman 3-0-0-7, Repsher 7-2-3-16, Costenbader 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-6-8-39.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 5-0-0-12, Schaffer 0-0-0-0, Freeman 2-0-0-6, Thomas 8-2-3-18, Fenstermaker 0-0-2-0, Conner 0-0-0-0, Reinhart 4-3-3-11. TOTALS: 19-5-8-47.

Lehighton 12 13 4 10 – 39

Northwestern 16 11 11 9 – 47

Three-pointers: Lehighton – McHugh 1, Uyvari 1, Trotman 1; Northwestern – Balliet 2, Freeman 2.

BOYS WRESTLING

Panther Valley-Pine Grove

Pine Grove made the most of the bonus points to come out on top with a 42-24 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.

Rory Dixon recorded a tech fall at 152 pounds for the Panthers, while Giovanni Fleming added a major decision at 172 pounds.

Brian Welser (285), Jah Bushati (160) and Michael Cobb (133) all posted decisions for Panther Valley.

Pine Grove 42, Panther Valley 24

107 – Andrew Hikes (PG) pinned Hayden Matula in 0:50; 114 – Gage Cleary (PG) won by forfeit; 121 – Camber Boyer (PG) pinned Landon Hunsicker in 3:04; 127 – Aaron Osatchuck (PG) pinned Finn Terry in 1:04; 133 – Michael Cobb (PV) dec. James Hoy, 9-5; 139 – Isaiah Miller (PG) pinned Mason Roman in 0:21; 145 – Logan Troup (PG) pinned Matthew Spino in 3:15; 152 – Rory Dixon (PV) tech. fall Kyle Austin in 5:40, 21-4; 160 – Jah Bushati (PV) dec. Carson Lengle, 7-3; 172 – Giovanni Fleming (PV) major dec. Austin Frantz, 13-4; 189 – Mergim Bushati (PV) won by medical forfeit over Zach Kurtz; 215 – Robert Schaeffer (PG) pinned Marcus Rodriguez in 1:32; 285

– Brian Welser (PV) dec. Scout Frantz, 9-7.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Lehighton

Panther Valley earned a 43-28 win over Lehighton.

Chase McArdle led the way for the Panthers with a team-high 17 points, while Cy Maynard added nine.

McCarrell netted a game-high 18 points for the Indians.

Weatherly-Tamaqua

Weatherly knocked off Tamaqua for a 43-25 win.

Mitchell Knock drained a game-high 17 points for the Wreckers, while Aiden Slovick chipped in with eight.

Chance Makovec finished with eight points for the Blue Raiders .

7TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Lehighton

Lehighton got the best of Panther Valley for a 38-29 victory.

Carson Jones and Corrigan Crampsie paced the Panthers with 11 and eight points respectively.

Weatherly-Tamaqua

Tamaqua edged Weatherly for a 33-31 win.

The Blue Raiders’ Jayden Vozicki and the Wreckers’ Eli Brown both tied for a game-high 13 points.

Sam Vinc added 11 for the Blue Raiders, while Anderson Otero chipped in with eight.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Lehighton-Panther Valley

Lehighton cruised to a 44-7 victory over Panther Valley.

The duo of A. Serfass and E. Serfass tied for a game-high nine points for the Indians.

Katelyn Breslin led the Panthers high with six points, while Danika Blazosky followed with four.

Weatherly-Tamaqua

Tamaqua edged Weatherly for a 27-25 victory.

Millie Black led all scorers with 17 points for the Blue Raiders. Joelle Zelonis added five.

Maci Kane scored a team-high 16 points for the Wreckers. Katie Knock added five.

7TH GRADE

Lehighton-Panther Valley

Lehighton defeated Panther Valley, 23-13.

Snyder led all scorers with 10 points for the Indians.

Katelyn Breslin finished with nine points for the Panthers.