Northern Valley posted a win over Whitehall Monday in the opening round of the Lehigh Valley Legion playoffs.

LV LEGION

Whitehall-Northern Valley

Winning pitcher Connor Simms knocked in four runs at the plate as Northern Valley opened the Lehigh Valley Legion playoffs with a 9-3 victory over Whitehall.

Simms delivered a two-run single during a five-run fourth inning that turned a tight 3-2 contest into a more comfortable 8-2 advantage.

Cole Dynda added an RBI double in the fourth, while Parker Schaffer also knocked in a run with a single.

Simms pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs and no walks while striking out five.

Schaffer finished 3-for-3 and scored two runs. Dynda, who tossed 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief, added a pair of hits. Max George walked three times and scored a pair of runs, while Coy Daubert reached twice on free passes and scored two runs.

Whitehall 000 210 0 - 3 7 2

Northern Valley 012 510 x - 9 7 0

Lindenmuth, Shultz (3), Hartner (6) and Nicklas; Simms, Dynda (6) and B. Buskirk. W - Simms. L - Lindenmuth.

Records: Whitehall (6-8); Northern Valley (7-5-1).

LV SR CONNIE MACK

Wilson-Northern Lehigh

Northern Lehigh received a hit, run or RBI from 11 different players en route to a 14-0 victory over Wilson.

While the offense was clicking, five pitchers each threw an inning to combine on a three-hit shutout.

Colton Becker collected two hits, walked once, scored three runs and knocked in a pair for the winners, who broke the game open with a six-run third inning.

Garrett Kunkle added two hits and two RBIs, while Cole Mohrey had a hit and drove home three runs. Drew Mohrey also finished with a hit and two RBIs.

Beckett Fox, Paul Porobenski and Braedon Dougherty each contributed a hit and two runs.

Wilson 000 00 - 0 3 2

Northern Lehigh 116 6x - 14 9 1

Fredericks, Penyak (4) and Castillo; Gall, Becker (2), Fox (3), Porobenski (4), Wanamaker (5) and Wanamaker. W - Gall. L - Fredericks.

Records: Wilson (1-13); Northern Lehigh (6-9-1).

LV JR CONNIE MACK

Lower Mac-Franklin Twp.

Lower Macungie led from start to finish in earning a 12-5 victory over Franklin Township.

Ben Martin paced the winners with two hits, three runs and three RBIs.

FT, which fell behind 5-1 after two innings and saw the game slip away when Lower Mac plated five runs in the sixth, received three hits, a run and an RBI from Brock Atwood.

Owen Moyer finished with a hit, a run and two RBIs, while Jaxson Markell also ended with two RBIs. Korbin Ahner and Carter Spotts both chipped in with a hit and a run.

Lower Mac 230 015 1 - 12 7 1

Franklin Twp. 100 202 0 - 5 8 3

Hodge, Harris (5), Geiger (7) and Viola; Albert, Ahner (5), Utrata (6) and Atwood. W - Hodge. L - Albert.

Records: Lower Mac (12-5); Franklin Township (14-4).

Jim Thorpe-So. Lehigh Blue

Bud Johnson struck out seven and didn’t allow an earned run in five innings of work to lead Southern Lehigh Blue to a 10-3 victory over Jim Thorpe.

Thomas Roth had a hit and two RBIs for the winners, who broke a 3-3 tie with a five-run third inning.

Thorpe received a hit, run and RBI from Dominic Calcano, while Bryce McElmoyle added a hit and knocked in a run.

Jim Thorpe 003 000 0 - 3 4 4

So. Lehigh Blue 035 011 x - 10 6 3

McElmoyle, Domski (4), Grant (5) and Knopf; Johnson, Zanders (6) and Roth. W - Johnson. L - McElmoyle.

Records: Jim Thorpe (3-11-2); Southern Lehigh Blue (4-10).

SCHUYLKILL SENIOR TEENER LEAGUE

LGH Tax & Acct. (PV)-

Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain rolled to a 15-0 victory over LGH Tax & Acct.

Tyler Bensinger had the big bat for Blue Mountain, finishing with two singles, a double, a run scored and six RBIs.

Gabe Perilli and Cameron Cooper accounted for the two LGH Tax & Acct’s hits. With two outs in the fourth inning, Perilli and Cooper connected for back-to-back singles.

LGH Tax & Acct 000 0 - 0 2 1

Blue Mountain 363 3 - 15 12 0

Koerbler, Jones (3), Lazar (3) and Mazzie; Clemas, Bensinger (4) and Strouse. W - Clemas. L - Koerbler.

Records: LGH Tax & Acct (0-6); Blue Mountain (6-3).