The Jim Thorpe boys and Panther Valley girls both gained basketball wins on Thursday.

Lehighton’s wrestling team also gained a victory against Northwestern.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Western Wayne-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe posted its first win of the season by holding off Western Wayne for a 60-55 non-league victory.

Ben Goldberg scored eight of his team-high 14 points in the opening half as the Olympians built a 14-point advantage.

Thorpe hit 16 free throws over the final two frames to secure the decision.

The winners, now 1-9, also received 11 points from both Brody Schrantz and Aaron Curran.

For the Wildcats, Evan Dean tallied a game-high 26 points.

WESTERN WAYNE

Vargas 0-0-0-0, Ronchi 0-1-2-1, Lawlor 3-1-2-7, Kroll 3-1-2-8, Elias 0-0-0-0, Clackin 2-1-2-6, Owens 4-0-2-8, Dean 8-6-9-26. TOTALS: 20-10-19-56.

JIM THORPE

J. Spruill 2-0-0-4, Domski 3-2-2-9, Goldberg 5-4-8-14, Curran 1-9-14-11, Moore 1-0-0-2, Gothard 2-1-2-5, Schrantz 4-1-1-11, Z. Spruill 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 20-17-27-60.

Western Wayne 12 5 24 15 - 56

Jim Thorpe 18 13 17 12 - 60

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Schrantz 2, Domski 1; Western Wayne - Dean 4, Clackin 1, Kroll 1.

Pleasant Valley-Nazareth

A big second half allowed Nazareth to rally for a 59-49 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

The Bears jumped out to an 11-point halftime lead before the Blue Eagles outscored PV by a 38-17 margin over the final two quarters.

Sina Ramin led Nazareth with 16 points, while Mason Kuehner added 15.

Pleasant Valley received a team-high 16 points from Jereal Moore. Sean Hallenback added 13, while Zach Prator chipped in with 11.

The Eagles upped their record to 5-2. The Bears, meanwhile, dropped to 1-7.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Byers-Robinson 0-0-2-0, Greene 1-0-0-2, Weidman 1-0-0-2, Hallenbeck 5-2-3-13, Moore 7-2-5-16, Lucas 1-0-0-3, Prator 3-5-6-11, Pandolfo 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-9-16-49.

NAZARETH

Hilarczyk 0-0-2-0, Ramin 4-7-9-16, Kuehner 3-9-13-15, Hasker 1-0-0-2, Banghart 3-2-2-8, Roberts 5-0-0-13, Baker 0-0-0-0, Pardo 0-0-0-0, Nowroski 0-0-0-0, Bowyer 0-0-0-0, Attieh 1-0-0-2, Hahn 1-0-0-3, Wolf 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-18-26-59.

Pleasant Valley 15 17 8 9 - 49

Nazareth 12 9 14 24 - 59

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Hallenbeck 1, Lucas 1; Nazareth - Roberts 3, Ramin 1, Hahn 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Panther Vy.-Mahanoy Area

A huge second half by Maddison Maynard helped Panther Valley earn a 56-45 non-league victory over Mahanoy Area.

Maynard scored 25 of her game-high 31 points over the final two quarters as the Panthers erased a halftime deficit.

PV trailed by four at the break, but Maynard hit for 14 points in the third frame as her team took the lead.

Morgan Orsulak also came up big for the Panthers, finishing with a double-double. Orsulak collected 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

Panther Valley is now 6-3, while the Bears fell to 3-4.

PANTHER VALLEY

Krapf 2-0-2-6, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Maynard 13-5-6-31, Breslin 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 5-5-6-15, Yurichek 2-0-0-4, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-10-14-56.

MAHANOY AREA

McGowan 2-1-2-5, Bro 2-3-4-9, Kennedy 2-0-0-4, Mroczka 2-0-0-5, Kowalick 3-1-2-8, Gonzalez 0-0-0-0, Connolly 7-0-0-14. TOTALS: 18-5-8-45.

Panther Valley 14 4 22 16 - 56

Mahanoy Area 14 8 16 7 - 45

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Krapf 2; Mahanoy Area - Bro 2, Mroczka 1, Kowalick 1.

Nazareth-Pleasant Valley

Nazareth cruised to a 54-23 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

The winners built a 12-points halftime lead and then used an 18-2 third quarter to seal the win.

Renee Wells scored a game-high 16 points for the Blue Eagles, now 6-2, while Sophie Cole added 11.

For the Bears, Aryn Stivala accounted for 15 of her team’s 23 points.

The loss dropped PV to 2-7.

NAZARETH

Ott 0-0-0-0, Novak 0-1-2-1, Mooney 0-2-2-2, Vasquez 0-0-0-0, Davis 2-0-0-4, Bauder 1-0-0-2, Henchy 0-0-2-0, Baker 2-3-4-8, Wells 5-5-5-16, Long 5-0-2-10, Cole 5-1-1-11. TOTALS: 20-12-18-54.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Lanigan 1-0-1-2, Williams 0-0-0-0, Rosenberg 1-0-0-2, Gaddist 0-0-0-0, Soucy 0-1-2-1, Honadel 1-0-0-3, Gamble 0-0-0-0, Stivala 6-0-0-15, Dominick 0-0-0-0, Costen 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-1-3-23.

Nazareth 13 11 18 12 - 54

Pleasant Valley 7 5 2 9 - 23

Three-pointers: Nazareth - Baker 1, Wells 1; Pleasant Valley - Stivala 3, Honadel 1.

BOYS WRESTLING

Lehighton-Northwestern

Lehighton registered four pins to help gain a 45-27 non-league victory over Northwestern.

The Indians opened the match with falls from Aidan Gruber at 114 and Connor Dugan at 121, before the Tigers countered with consecutive pins from Kenny Kerekes (127) and Trent Croll (133).

Lehighton took control with three straight victories and a forfeit win. Evan Wentz earned a technical fall at 139, Carter Hontz added a major at 145, and Konner Nalesnik posted a 27-second fall at 152.

Ethan Nothstein closed out the match for the Indians (4-1) with a pin at 107.

Northwestern (2-3) also received falls from Nate Geiger (172) and Luke Fugazzotto (189), as well as a decision from Noah Shlofer (215).

Lehighton 45, Northwestern 27

114 - Aidan Gruber (L) pinned Braydon Uricchio in 1:23; 121 - Connor Dugan (L) pinned Noah Griffith in 5:14; 127 - Kenny Kerekes (NW) pinned Jake Hall in :52; 133 - Trent Croll (NW) pinned Blake Muffley in 4:28; 139 - Evan Wentz (L) tech. fall William Turner, 16-1 (3:55); 145 - Carter Hontz (L) major dec. Katie Brensinger, 9-0; 152 - Konner Nalesnik (L) pinned Justice Weaver in :27; 160 - Jake Ferguson (L) won by forfeit; 172 - Nate Geiger (NW) pinned Wyatt Smith in 1:49; 189 - Luke Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Asher Traylor in :56; 215 - Noah Schlofer (NW) dec. Wyatt Sherer, 8-4; 285 - Reese Balk (L) won by forfeit; 107

- Ethan Nothstein (L) pinned Aris Gabri-El in :34.

Schuylkill Haven-No. Lehigh

Northern Lehigh dropped a 36-30 non-league decision to Schuylkill Haven.

The Bulldogs received pins from Kyle O’Connell at 133, and Chase Moffitt at 172.

Five pins by the Hurricanes (1-3) helped overcome two forfeits to gain their first team win of the season.

The loss dropped Nolehi to 1-4.

Schuylkill Haven 36, No. Lehigh 30

189 - Augustus Warke (SH) pinned Grady Newhard in 3:15; 215 - Aiden Myers (SH) dec. Jack Tosh, 6-3; 285 - Niko Carestia (SH) pinned Sam Frame in 4:18; 107 - Double forfeit; 114 - Noah Gosart (NL) won by forfeit; 121 - Dorson Hasenauer (SH) dec. Cody Mazzocca, 9-4; 127 - Carter Williams (SH) pinned Andrew Rudolph in 5:48; 133 - Kyle O’Connell (NL) pinned Justin Waston in 4:24; 139 - Skyler Loos (NL) won by forfeit; 145 - Mason Rothrock (NL) won by forfeit; 152 - Aden Celani (SH) pinned Chris Frame in :29; 160 - Andrew Zimmermann (SH) pinned Isaac Raber in 1:08; 172

- Chase Moffitt (NL) pinned Xavier Dierolf in :47.

SWIMMING

Marian-North Schuylkill

North Schuylkill registered a sweep of Marian in swimming action.

The Spartans gained an 89-58 win in the boys meet, while the North Schuylkill girls pulled out a narrow 57-52 victory.

Michael Strucko, Lydia Strucko and Zoe Katona all posted multiple individual wins for Marian.

Michael Strucko was first in both the 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle in the boys competition.

Lydia Strucko touched the wall first in both the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle, while Katona topped the competition in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.

Other wins by Marian came from Andrew Metters (100 backstroke) and Delaney Erickson (100 butterfly).

BOYS

North Schuylkill 89, Marian 58

200 Medley Relay - Marian (Andrew Metters, Michael Strucko, Reece Steibler, James Gomez) 2:12.92; 200 Freestyle - 1. Gavin Mentzer (NS) 2:14.40, 2. Andrew Metters (M), 3. Fabrizio Mangianello (NS); 200 IM - 1. David Luna (NS) 2:49.81; 50 Freestyle - 1. Gavin Mentzer (NS) 24.13, 2. Reece Steibler (M), 3. Ethan Movassaghi (M); 100 Butterfly - 1. Michael Strucko (M) 58.01, 2. Joe Campbell (NS), 3. David Luna (NS); 100 Freestyle - 1. Chase Meyers (NS) 57.67, 2. Reece Steibler (M), 3. Hayden Hornung (NS); 500 Freestyle - 1. Michael Strucko (M) 5:15.86, 2. Chase Meyers (NS); 200 Freestyle Relay - Marian (Andrew Metters, Ethan Movassaghi, Reece Steibler, Michael Strucko) 1:46.27; 100 Backstroke - 1. Andrew Metters (M) 1:14.12, 2. Joe Campbell (NS); 100 Breaststroke

- 1. Fabrizio Mangianello (NS).

GIRLS

North Schuylkill 57, Marian 52

200 Medley Relay - Marian (Lydia Strucko, Zoe Katona, Kaitlyn Kisenwether, Delaney Erickson) 2:08.77; 200 Freestyle - 1. Emily Welna (NS) 2:16.47, 2. MacKenzie Lavas (NS), 3. Delaney Erickson (M); 200 IM - 1. Lydia Strucko (M) 2:15.31; 50 Freestyle - 1. Emily Welna (NS) 27.62, 2. Jaelyn Pennypacker (NS), 3. Kaitlyn Kisenwether (M); Diving - 1. Joyce Burian (NS) 154.05, 2. Jamie Love (NS), 3. Vivian (NS); 100 Butterfly - 1. Delaney Erickson (M) 1:25.91; 100 Freestyle - 1. Zoe Katona (M) 1:00.19, 2. Kenna Wonsock (NS), 3. Kaylee Morgan (NS); 500 Freestyle - 1. Lydia Strucko (M) 5:21.92, 2. Jaelyn Pennypacker (NS), 3. Maya Barnett (NS); 200 Freestyle Relay - Marian (Zoe Katona, Kaitlyn Kisenwether, Delaney Erickson, Lydia Strucko) 1:57.38; 100 Backstroke - 1. MacKenzie Lavas (NS) 1:15.48, 2. Kaitlyn Kisenweather (M), 3. Alyssa McElhenney (NS); 100 Breaststoke - 1. Zoe Katona (M) 1:14.77, 2. Kenna Wonsock (NS), 3. Maya Barnett (NS); 400 Freestyle Relay

- North Schuylkill 5:14.60.

JR. HIGH

GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Weatherly-Panther Valley

Panther Valley edged Weatherly, 21-17.

The Panthers’ Danika Blazosky led all scorers with eight points, while Kathryn Breslin added six.

Katie Knock had seven points for the Wreckers, and Maci Kane chipped in with six.