The Palmerton and Northwestern boys and girls basketball teams posted wins on Thursday.

Elsewhere, the Northern Lehigh girls basketball team extended its winning streak to four games, and Tamaqua swept Mahanoy Area in Schuylkill League swimming action.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Moravian Academy-

Palmerton

Palmerton rolled to a 73-44 Colonial League decision over Moravian Academy to give Ken Termini his 100th victory as head coach of the Blue Bombers.

Brayden Hosier scored 24 of his game-high 27 points in the first half as the winners raced to a 23-point halftime lead.

Corey Serfass and Jacob Grammes both added 10 points for Palmerton, which are 100-79 during Termini’s tenure.

For the Lions, Jackson Reid posted a team-high 15 points.

The Bombers are now 8-3 overall and 8-0 in the league, while Moravian fell to 3-9 and 2-7.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Miller 3-0-0-9, Klotz 3-4-6-11, Gordon 1-0-4-2, Tong-Weller 2-1-2-5, Reid 6-3-5-15, Greene 0-0-0-0, Rodney 0-0-0-0, Horvath 0-0-0-0, King 1-0-0-2, Bolden 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-8-17-44.

PALMERTON

Serfass 4-0-1-10, Machalik 3-2-4-8, Carrelli 0-0-0-0, Scuccato 1-2-2-4, Jac. Grammes 3-2-6-10, Pengelly 1-0-2-2, B, Stahler 2-0-0-5, Hosier 11-3-7-27, Reph 0-0-0-0, George 1-1-1-3, T, Stahler 1-0-0-2, Anthony 0-0-0-0, Jar. Grammes 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 28-10-21-73.

Moravian A. 13 11 6 14 - 44

Palmerton 28 19 18 14 - 73

Three-pointers: Moravian Academy - Miller 3, Klotz 1; Palmerton - Jac. Grammes 2, Hosier 2, Serfass 2, B. Stahler 1.

Wilson-Northwestern

Northwestern pulled away from Wilson in the second half en route to a 60-42 Colonial League victory.

Eli Zimmerman scored a game-high 19 points for the Tigers, who led by just four points at the break.

Gaven Nelson added 18 points as Northwestern improved to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in the league.

The Warriors, who slipped to 6-5 and 5-4, were paced by Brady Westbrooks’ 18 points.

WILSON

Cressman 1-0-0-2, Singleton 2-0-0-4, Shaw 4-5-6-13, Westbrooks 6-2-2-18, Sagrestano 0-0-0-0, Kelly-Range 1-2-2-4, Rountree 0-0-0-0, Mustafa 0-0-0-0, Rusu 0-0-0-0, Darwish 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0, Shotko 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 14-10-12-42.

NORTHWESTERN

Bollinger 2-2-2-6, E. Zimmerman 8-0-1-19, Kozlowski 2-2-2-7, Nelson 5-7-8-18, Tyler 1-4-5-6, Marth 2-0-0-4, Wambold 0-0-0-0, Krimmel 0-0-0-0, Hite 0-0-0-0, B. Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Fitch 0-0-0-0, Miller 0 0-0-0, Fitzgerald 0-0-0 0, Coleman 0-0-0-0, Leh 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-15-18 60.

Wilson 11 12 9 10 - 42

N’western 13 14 23 10 - 60

Three-pointers: Wilson - Westbrooks 4; Northwestern - E. Zimmerman 3, Kozlowski 1, Nelson 1.

Palisades-No. Lehigh

Northern Lehigh’s Connor Simms posted a game-high 26 points, but Palisades used a balanced attack to earn a 75-60 Colonial League victory.

The Pirates had four players score in double figures, led by Riley Sessinger’s 17.

Kellen Bauer registered 12 of his 17 points in the first half as the Bulldogs trailed by just one at the intermission. Dare-Rious Smith also chipped in with 10 as Nolehi dropped to 2-11 overall and 0-8 in the league.

The win lifted Palisades to 2-9 and 1-7.

PALISADES

Johnson 2-0-0-4, Anderson 6-3-5-15, Bonelli 4-4-7-12, Trickel 1-0-0-3, Andrew 1-0-0-2, Sessinger 7-3-4-17, Cook 7-1-2-16, Oglialara 2-2-3-6, Malik 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 30-13-21-75.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Simms 10-3-5-26, Bauer 7-1-3-17, Smith 4-0-0-10, Buskirk 0-0-0-0, Daubert 0-0-0-0, Salih 3-0-0-7. TOTALS: 24-4-8-60.

Palisades 15 20 20 20 - 75

No. Lehigh 19 15 11 15 - 60

Three-pointers: Palisades - Trickel 1, Cook 1; Northern Lehigh - Simms 3, Bauer 2, Smith 2, Salih 1.

Tamaqua-Blue Mtn.

Tamaqua hung with Blue Mountain for a quarter before the Eagles pulled away for a 76-54 Schuylkill League victory.

Noah Mateyak netted a team-high 16 points for the Blue Raiders, who were tied at 13-13 after the first quarter.

Blue Mountain, who received a game-high 29 points from Isaac Thomas, used a 23-12 second frame to forge ahead.

Cooper Ansbach also tallied 11 points for Tamaqua, now 7-7 overall and 3-4 in the league.

The Eagles upped their marks to 12-1 and 6-1.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 5-0-2-11, McCabe 0-0-2-0, Mateyak 7-0-0-16, Vecolitis 0-0-0-0, Styka 4-1-4-9, Kane 0-1-3-0, Frohnheiser 0-0-0-0, Kamant 0-0-0-0, Tamagini 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-9-18-54.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Meade 4-3-4-11, McGhee 3-1-2-7, Baldwin 1-0-0-3, Brayford 2-0-0-6, Heim 1-1-2-3, Grace 1-0-0-3, Muller 5-0-0-11, Feisel 1-1-4-3, Thomas 12-5-7-29. TOTALS: 30-11-19-76.

Tamaqua 13 12 13 16 - 54

Blue Mtn. 13 23 13 27 - 76

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Mateyak 2, Dillon 1; Blue Mountain - Brayford 2, Baldwin 1, Grace 1, Miller 1.

Jim Thorpe-Pine Grove

Pine Grove used a big second half to gain a 61-45 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe.

The two teams were knotted at 23-23 at halftime, but Karson Felty scored 13 of his game-high 17 points over the final two quarters to help the Cardinals earn the win.

Brody Schrantz paced the Olympians with 16 points, while Ben Goldberg and Christian Barile both chipped in with seven.

Thorpe fell to 1-14 overall and 0-7 in the league, while Pine Grove improved to 2-12 and 1-6.

JIM THORPE

Barile 3-1-1-7, Domski 3-0-0-6, Goldberg 3-0-0-7, Curran 0-3-6-3, Moore 1-0-0-2, Gothard 1-2-4-4, Schrantz 5-3-4-16. TOTALS: 16-8-15-45

PINE GROVE

Sarge 4-3-4-12, Felty 6-4-7-17, O. Hannevig 2-0-0-5, Schneck-Haines 0-0-0-0, D. Hannevig 5-0-2-11, Brommer 4-4-6-12, Snyder 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 22-13-21-61.

Jim Thorpe 5 18 3 19 - 45

Pine Grove 10 13 15 23 - 61

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Schrantz 3, Goldberg 1; Pine Grove - Felty 1, D. Hannevig 1, O. Hannevig 1, Sarge 1.

Lourdes-Weatherly

A fast start propelled Lourdes to a 61-43 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Trebor Moore and Owen Sandri both scored eight points in the first quarter as the Red Raiders raced to a 25-11 advantage.

Moore finished with a game-high 17 points as Lourdes won for the first time in league play.

The Wreckers received a team-high 15 points from Corbin Wagner, while Niko Saldukas added 12 and Ian McKeegan contributed 11.

The loss dropped Weatherly to 2-10 overall and 1-5 in the league.

LOURDES

Scicchitano 6-2-3-14, Baronsky 0-1-2-1, Mudden 0-0-0-0, B. Rishel 6-0-4-12, Sandri 4-6-11-15, Moore 8-0-0-17, J. Rishel 0-2-4-2, Yuskoski 0-0-0-0, Vincentes 0-0-0-0, Cicchiello 0-0-0-0, Shegenski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-11-26-61.

WEATHERLY

Kokinda 1-0-1-3, Adler 1-0-0-2, Davis 0-0-0-0, Ortiz 0-0-0-0, Stauffer 0-0-0-0, Donish 0-0-0-0, McKeegan 3-4-6-11, Saldukas 5-1-2-12, Wagner 4-6-6-15, Lamonica 0-0-0-0, T. Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Lare 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-11-15-43.

Lourdes 25 8 14 14 - 61

Weatherly 11 8 8 16 - 43

Three-pointers: Lourdes - Sandri 1, Moore 1; Weatherly - Kokinda 1, McKeegan 1, Saldukas 1, Wagner 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. Lehigh-Palisades

Aubrey Pollard scored 25 points to lead Northern Lehigh to a 58-30 victory against Palisades in Colonial League play.

Katelyn Barthold hit a pair of threes and finished with 14 points for the Bulldogs (7-6), while sister Dekota added 11 points in the team’s sixth win in its past seven games.

Teegan Sims also hit two of Northern Lehigh’s five three-pointers and finished with seven points.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Whalen 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-1-4-1, K. Barthold 6-0-0-14, Pollard 8-9-15-25, D, Barthold 5-0-0-11, Simms 2-1-2-7, Snyder 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-11-21-58.

PALISADES

Young 4-3-4-11, Shansen 0-0-0-0, Euleth 0-0-0-0, Anderson 1-0-0-2, Smith 1-0-0-3, Gruver 1-0-0-2, Mosher 1-0-0-3, Hunter 2-0-0-5, McArdle 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 12-3-4-30.

Northern Lehigh 14 15 15 18 - 58

Palisades 6 10 10 4 - 30

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - K. Barthold 2, Simms 2, D. Barthold 1; Palisades - Hunter 1, Mosher 1, Smith 1.

Northwestern-Wilson

Northwestern cruised to a 51-19 victory over Wilson in Colonial League play.

Cara Thomas led the Tigers with 12 points, while Mallory Conner hit three three-pointers for nine points for Northwestern (10-2).

Brook Balliet and Gracie Scheffler each had eight points apiece in the win.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 2-3-6-8, Freeman 2-0-0-5, Scheffler 2-2-2-8, Thomas 5-0-2-12, Fenstermaker 0-0-0-0, Minnich 1-0-0-2, Fornwalt 1-0-0-2, Conner 3-0-0-9, Yacynych 0-0-0-0, Gober 1-0-0-2, Reinhart 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 19-6-10-51.

WILSON

A. Colon 2-1-1-5. K. Colon 0-0-0-0, Mustafa 2-2-2-4, Schmitt 0-1-2-1, Tshiyonga 0-0-0-0, Javier 0-0-0-0, Fredericks 0-1-2-1, Alvarez 1-0-0-2, Hartzell-Ham 0-1-2-1, Brooks 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 4-10-14-19.

Northwestern 24 21 6 0 - 51

Wilson 3 2 6 8 - 19

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Conner 3, Scheffler 2, Thomas 2, Balliet 1, Freeman 1; Wilson - A. Colon 1.

Palmerton-Moravian

Palmerton remained unbeaten in Colonial League play with a 52-18 victory over Moravian Academy.

Hannah Barry posted 11 of her game-high 14 points for the Bombers (11-1 overall; 8-0 CL) in the first half, as the winners took a 29-9 lead into the intermission.

Sydney Frantz added nine points, while Cate Morgan scored eight.

Chloe Dahl led the Lions (4-6; 4-6) with six points.

PALMERTON

Pengelly 1-0-0-3, Baumgardt 1-1-2-3, Frantz 4-1-1-9, Rumfield 0-0-0-0, Schneider 0-0-0-0, Morgan 3-0-0-8, Han. Barry 6-0-0-14, Matsko 0-2-2-2, Hai. Barry 0-0-0-0, Andrews 1-2-2-4, Rex 2-0-0-5, Connell 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 20-6-7-52.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Hazer 0-0-0-0, Lauden 0-0-0-0, Lopez 1-1-4-4, Gordon 1-0-0-2, Cho 0-0-0-0, Dahl 3-0-0-6, Nimcha 0-0-0-0, Noel 0-0-0-0, Nifong 0-0-0-0, Borsuk 1-0-0-2, Domzalski 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 7-3-6-18.

Palmerton 16 13 15 8 - 52

Moravian Academy 4 5 7 2 - 18

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Morgan 2, Han. Barry 2, Pengelly 1, Rex 1; Moravian Academy - Lopez 1.

Pine Grove-Jim Thorpe

Pine Grove took advantage of a strong start to claim a 51-27 Schuylkill League win over Jim Thorpe.

Callee Leffler sparked the Cardinals (5-7 overall; 3-4 SL) with a game-high 21 points. Addison Zimmerman added 10 points for Pine Grove, which led 30-1 at halftime.

Kiara Ginopolas led the way for the Olympians (0-11; 0-6), scoring all of her team-high nine points in the fourth quarter. Ginopolas connected for three three-pointers. Sarah Hartman recorded eight points.

PINE GROVE

Umbenhauer 4-0-2-8, Leffler 8-0-0-21, Zimmerman 3-2-4-10, Leininger 1-0-0-2, Flynn 1-1-2-3, Stewart 4-0-0-9, Grimes 0-0-0-0, Schneck-Haines 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-3-8-51.

JIM THORPE

Yeakel 2-1-2-5, Hartman 2-1-8-6, Balliet 0-0-0-0, Ginopolas 3-0-0-9, Sully 0-0-0-0, Bowen 1-1-2-3, Robinson 1-2-5-4, Scherer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-5-17-27.

Pine Grove 10 20 9 12 - 51

Jim Thorpe 0 1 13 13 - 27

Three-pointers: Pine Grove - Leffler 5, Stewart 1; Jim Thorpe - Ginopolas 3, Hartman 1.

SWIMMING

Mahanoy Area-Tamaqua

Tamaqua swept a Schuylkill League meet against Mahanoy Area.

The Blue Raiders rolled to a 117-17 win in the boys meet, and cruised to a 98-56 victory on the girls side.

Will Behun took home wins in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle events for Tamaqua, while Jathan Krall picked up the victory in the 100-yard butterfly.

Lexi Buchala scored victories in the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle events for the girls. Savannah Wilson took home victories in the 200-yard IM and the 100-yard breaststroke.

BOYS

Tamaqua 117, Mahanoy Area 17

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Stephen Behun, Ethan DiBonifazio, Jathan Krall, Jack Tharp) 1:59.08; 200 Freestyle - 1. Alex Zehner (T) 2:13.03, 2. Ethan DiBonizfazo (T), 3. Peter McGinley (T); 200 IM - 1. Bohdan Van Horn (MA) 2:25.95; 50 Freestyle - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 24.60, 2. Jesse Gormley (T), 3. Blake Brown (MA); 100 Butterfly - 1. Jathan Krall (T) 1:02.05, 2. Bohdan Van Horn (MA), 3. Jacob Hehn (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Will Behun (T) 1:04.64, 2. Blake Brown (MA), 3. Thomas Graham (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Jack Tharp (T) 6:26.26, 2. Logan Morgans (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Peter McGinley, Alex Zehner, Jacob Hehn, Ethan DiBonifazio) 1:45.68; 100 Backstroke - 1. Will Behun (T) 1:19.05, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T), 3. Thomas Graham (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Ethan DiBonifazio (T) 1:19.18, 2. Peter McGinley (T), 3. Nassir Nobles (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Tamaqua (Jathan Krall, Jack Tharp, Jacob Hehn, Stephen Behun) 3:53.55.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 98, Mahanoy Area 56

200 Medley Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area (Kaylee Senglar, Alexis Chilinskas, Samantha Ritsko, Morgan Denchy) 2:08.26; 200 Freestyle - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 2:16.31, 2. Samantha Ritsko (MA), 3. Lyla Clemson (T); 200 IM - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 2:29.12, 2. Gabby Blasko (T), 3. Kaylee Senglar (MA); 50 Freestyle - 1. Morgan Denchy (MA) 28.78, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Urijah Fazio (MA); 100 Butterfly - 1. Audrey Nattress (T) 1:12.68; 100 Freestyle - 1. Morgan Denchy (MA) 1:04.29, 2. Ava Jones (T), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 6:03.25, 2. Samantha Ritsko (MA), 3. Isabella Jones (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area (Kaylee Senglar, Samantha Ritsko, Alexis Chilinskas, Morgan Denchy) 1:55.99; 100 Backstroke - 1. Kaylee Senglar (MA) 1:08.97, 2. Gabby Blasko (T), 3. Addison Krall (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:15.88, 2. Lily McNutt (T), 3. Alexis Chilinskas (MA); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Tamaqua (Isabella Jones, Ava Jones, Gabby Blasko, Savannah Wilson) 4:26.26.

JR. HIGH

BOYS BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain defeated Tamaqua, 49-30.

Greg Tirpak scored a game-high 17 points for the Blue Raiders.

Guers paced the Eagles with 11 points.