The Panther Valley and Marian boys basketball teams prepared for the upcoming district playoffs by gaining wins in their season finales.

The Panthers downed Southern Columbia, while the Colts topped Tri-Valley.

Also ending regular-season play with a victory were the Weatherly girls.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Panther Vy.-So. Columbia

A strong second half by Panther Valley lifted the Panthers to a 64-50 non-league victory over Southern Columbia.

Chase Weaver scored 15 of his game-high 19 points over the final two quarters as PV overcame a five-point halftime deficit.

Logan Fisher contributed 18 points to the winning effort, while Drew Kokinda added 16.

The Panthers, who sealed the victory by going 9-of-10 at the free throw line in the final quarter, improved to 13-9.

Jacob Hoy topped the Tigers (12-6) with 15 points.

PANTHER VALLEY

Kokinda 5-2-2-16, Weaver 6-5-7-19, Fisher 7-4-4-18, Penberth 2-1-2-7, Jones 0-0-0-0, Hood 0-2-2-2, Buyce 0-0-0-0, Black 0-0-0-0, Maynard 0-0-0-0, Goida 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-14-17-64.

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA

Carter 3-2-4-8, Gallagher 1-1-2-3, Swank 4-0-0-9, Hoy 7-1-2-15, Gehret 0-2-4-2, Wegrzyywowicz 0-0-0-0, Barton 5-1-1-11, Martino 0-0-0-0, Fetterolf 0-0-0-0, Griscavage 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-7-13-50.

Panther Valley 7 9 24 22 - 64

Southern Columbia 10 11 16 13 - 50

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Kokinda 4, Weaver 2, Penberth 2; Southern Columbia - Swank 1.

Tri-Valley-Marian

Jesse Rodino scored eight of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter to help Marian gain a 67-59 Schuylkill League victory over Tri-Valley.

The Colts, who also received seven points from Jacob Miller in the final frame, trailed by a point after three quarters.

James Rodino collected 15 points for the winners, who finished the regular season at 13-9 overall and 8-5 in the league, while Miller added 14.

For the Bulldogs, who dropped to 17-5 and 8-5, Dawsyn Manning tallied a team-high 17 points.

TRI-VALLEY

Schwartz 4-0-0-8, Miller 0-0-0-0, Yoder 4-1-2-12, Manning 6-4-5-17, Wehry 4-2-2-13, Doyle 0-1-2-1, Klock 0-0-0-0, Porter 3-0-2-8. TOTALS: 21-8-13-59.

MARIAN

Miller 4-4-6-14, Rosario 1-1-2-4, Ju. DeLaCruz 0-0-0-0, Je. Rodino 8-3-4-19, Tom 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Currie 2-3-4-8, Ja. Rodino 7-1-2-15, Hopeck 3-0-0-7. TOTALS: 25-12-18-67.

Tri-Valley 6 21 19 13 - 59

Marian 13 17 15 22 - 67

Three-pointers: Tri-Valley - Yoder 3, Wehry 3, Porter 2, Manning 1; Marian - Miller 2, Rosario 1, Currie 1, Hopeck 1.

Weatherly-MMI Prep

MMI pulled away from Weatherly for a 56-30 non-league victory.

After being held scoreless in the first quarter, Ryan Sanz hit for 18 of his game-high 21 points in the middle frames to help the Preppers turn a narrow two-point lead into a comfortable 12-point advantage.

The winners, now 12-9, also received 19 points from Nick Pantages.

Corbin Wagner tossed in 12 points for the Wreckers, who slipped to 2-19.

WEATHERLY

Kokinda 1-0-0-2, Adler 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0, Stauffer 2-0-0-4, McKeegan 2-0-0-5, Saldukas 2-0-0-4, Wagner 6-0-0-12, Lamonica 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 14-0-0-30.

MMI PREP

Lespi 1-0-0-3, Patanges 8-3-4-19, Floyshak 0-0-0-0, Sanz 8-3-4-21, Brobst 3-3-4-10, Rodriguez 0-2-2-2, Hosier 0-1-1-1, Frack 0-0-0-0, Schwabe 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-12-15-56.

Weatherly 8 6 12 4 - 30

MMI Prep 10 12 16 18 - 56

Three-pointers: Weatherly - McKeegan 1, Lamonica 1; MMI Prep - Sanz 2, Lespi 1, Brobst 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Weatherly-MMI Prep

Weatherly closed its season on a positive note, gaining a 34-23 non-league victory over MMI Prep.

Bethany Houser scored five points in the opening quarter as the Wreckers raced to a 13-point lead.

Houser finished with a team-high 13 points, while Brianna Pugh contributed eight.

For the Preppers, Bria Kringe scored 19 of her team’s 23 points.

Weatherly ended the year 4-18, while MMI is 5-17.

WEATHERLY

Gaydoscik 1-1-2-3, Binder 0-0-0-0, Houser 4-3-7-13, Davidovich 0-3-6-3, Reiner 2-2-2-7, Weston 0-0-0-0, Pugh 2-4-8-8, Gordick 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-13-25-34.

MMI PREP

Daniagua 0-0-0-0, Solgama 0-0-0-0, Young 0-0-0-0, Kringe 5-8-9-19, Abdulrahman 0-0-0-0, McDermott 1-0-0-2, Shak 0-0-0-0, Washko 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 7-8-9-23.

Weatherly 15 1 5 13 - 34

MMI Prep 2 0 14 7 - 23

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Houser 2, Reiner 1; MMI Prep - Kringe 1.

SWIMMING

Marian-PM West

The Marian girls edged Pocono Mountain West, while the Panther boys cruised past the Colts.

Lydia Strucko and Zoe Katona both won multiple individual events to help the Fillies gain a 67-61 victory.

Strucko took the 50 free style and 100 backstroke, while Katona captured the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.

In the boys competition, which PM West won by a 100-34 margin, Marian’s Michael Strucko earned a win in the 50 freestyle.

BOYS

PM West 100, Marian 34

200 Medley Relay - 1. PM West 1:53.12; 200 Freestyle - 1. Shawn Belfon (PMW) 2:31.23, 2. Luke Bramley (PMW), 3. Isaiah Ocasio (PMW); 200 IM - 1. Jack Dunham (PMW) 2:19.58, 2. Logan Colford (PMW); 50 Freestyle - 1. Michael Strucko (M) 23.93, 2. Ratmir Ibragimov (PMW), 3. Eryk Mackowski (PMW); 100 Butterfly - 1. Dominick Gortych (PMW) 1:15.49; 100 Freestyle - 1. Carter Mui (PMW) 49.05, 2. Reece Steibler (M), 3. Andrew Metters (M); 500 Freestyle - 1. Eryk Mackowski (PMW) 6:48.74, 2. Logan Colford (PMW); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. PM West 1:45.77; 100 Backstroke - 1. Jack Dunham (PMW) 56.65, 2. Reece Steibler (M), 3. Isaiah Ocasio (PMW); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Carter Mui (PMW) 1:00.45, 2. Michael Strucko (M), 3. Dominick Gortych (PMW); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. PM West 4:30.19.

GIRLS

Marian 67, PM West 61

200 Medley Relay - 1. Marian (Lydia Strucko, Zoe Katona, Kaitlyn Kisenwether, Octavia Zito) 2:19.86; 200 Freestyle - 1. Ashley Garner (PMW) 2:33.28, 2. Delaney Erickson (M), 3. Ishbel Aparicio-Cruz (PMW); 200 IM - 1. Ola Wakuluk (PMW) 3:01.17, 2. Evelyn Riccio (PMW), 3. Kaitlyn Kisenwether (M); 50 Freestyle - 1. Lydia Strucko (M) 26.43, 2. Sienna McNamara-Burkett (PMW), 3. Makenzie Moyer (M); 100 Freestyle - 1. Zoe Katona (M) 1:01.54, 2. Makenzie Moyer (M), 3. Regan Carlson (PMW); 500 Freestyle - 1. Ashley Garner (PMW) 7:01.75; 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Marian (Kaitlyn Kisenwether, Delaney Erickson, Makenzie Moyer, Zoe Katona) 2:10.27; 100 Backstroke - 1. Lydia Strucko (M) 1:00.91, 2. Evelyn Riccio (PMW), 3. Kaitlyn Kisenwether (M); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Zoe Katona (M) 1:15.17, 2. Sienna McNamara-Burkett (PMW), 3. Ola Wakuluk (PMW); 400 Freestyle

- 1. Marian (Makenzie Moyer, Octavia Zito, Delaney Erickson, Lydia Strucko) 5:10.54.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain posted a 36-28 win over Tamaqua.

Greg Tirpak scored a team-high 14 points for the Blue Raiders, who ended their season 8-8.

8TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Chase McArdle scored 23 points to lead Panther Valley to a 51-27 victory over Tamaqua.

The Panthers, who finished the season 14-4, also received 10 points from Tyler Hall.

Deondre Marshall led the Blue Raiders with 16 points.

7TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Panther Valley defeated Tamaqua 39-16 to end its season with a 9-6-1 record.

Jayden Honshiko scored 14 points to lead the Panthers, while Carson Jones chipped in with eight.

The Raiders received a team-high eight points from Mason Evans.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Panther Valley

Millie Black scored 16 points to help Tamaqua defeat Panther Valley, 45-17.

The winners also received 14 points, which included four three-pointers, from Coleman.

PV was led by Kathryn Breslin’s seven points, while Danika Blazosky added six.

7TH GRADE Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Panther Valley edged Tamaqua by a 16-15 score.

Kathtyn Breslin hit three three-pointers and finished with 14 points for PV.

The Raiders received seven points from Gormley and six from Jones.