Local Roundup: Results from Sept. 25
Northwestern earned wins in boys and girls soccer, while Pleasant Valley gained victories in field hockey and volleyball.
Panther and Marian also posted volleyball wins, while Lehighton and Palmerton split their soccer matches, with the Indian girls and the Bombers boys coming out on top.
FIELD HOCKEY
PM West-Pleasant Valley
Gabby Kutzler had a hat trick to help lead Pleasant Valley to a 9-0 EPC victory over visiting Pocono Mountain West.
Peyton Knecht added a goal and an assist for the Bears, while Celia Gavinovich and Lexi Green both finished with a pair of helpers.
PV keeper Emi Stipeck only needed to make three saves to record the shutout.
Pleasant Valley 9, PM West 0
PM West 0 0 0 0 - 0
Pleasant Valley 3 2 2 2 - 9
Goals: PM West - None; Pleasant Valley - Gabby Kutzler 3, Emma DePalma 1, Peyton Knecht 1, Abby Fauerbach 1, Nevaeh Allie 1, Evelyn VanDerheyden 1, Sarah Chechel 1; Assists: PM West - None; Pleasant Valley - Celia Gavinovich 2, Lexi Green 2, Alex DePalma 1, Peyton Knecht 1; Corners: PM West 1, Pleasant Valley 11; Shots on Goal: PM West 3, Pleasant Valley 23; Saves: PM West - May Rodriguez 14; Pleasant Valley - Emi Stipeck 3.
Records: PM West (0-14); Pleasant Valley (4-9).
Northwestern-Nazareth
Vivian Werner had a goal and an assist to help Nazareth register a 2-1 non-league victory over Northwestern.
The Blue Eagles, who extended their win streak to 10 games, also received a goal from Gianna Perillo.
Evelyn Alboucq accounted for the Tigers’ lone tally.
Nazareth 2, Northwestern 1
Northwestern 0 1 - 1
Nazareth 1 1 - 2
Goals: Northwestern - Evelyn Alboucq 1; Nazareth - Gianna Perillo 1, Vivian Werner 1; Assists: Northwestern - None; Nazareth - Vivian Werner; Shots: Northwestern 12; Nazareth 11; Corners: Northwestern 6; Nazareth 3; Saves: Northwestern - Ryan Smolinsky 9; Nazareth - Teagan Moore 11.
Records: Northwestern (8-4); Nazareth (11-1).
No. Lehigh-Lehighton
Ariana Williams scored the game’s only goal as Northern Lehigh posted a 1-0 Colonial League victory over Lehighton.
No other information was received.
VOLLEYBALL
ES South-Pleasant Valley
Rylee Ruggiero had 12 kills and 12 digs to help Pleasant Valley earn an EPC sweep of East Stroudsburg South.
The Bears also received 24 assists and six digs from Kira Hnat, while Sasha Slozina added five kills.
Pleasant Valley 3, ES South 0
ES South 7 11 11
Pleasant Valley 25 25 25
Stat Leaders: Pleasant Valley - Rylee Ruggiero 12 kills, 12 digs, 7 blocks, 5 aces; Kira Hnat 24 assists, 6 digs; Lila Borger 8 digs, 2 kills; Sasha Slozina 5 kills, 4 digs; Isabella Slizewski 5 aces, 3 kills, 2 blocks; Emma Weber 2 kills, 2 digs; Emmerson Deluna 5 digs, 2 aces.
Records: ES South (3-11); Pleasant Valley (7-5).
Panther Valley-Pine Grove
JaeLynn Browdy had a big night to help Panther Valley gain a Schuylkill League sweep of Pine Grove.
Browdy finished with 15 kills and 10 assists as the Panthers remained undefeated.
Morgan Orsulak added nine kills, 13 assists and seven digs, while Caroline Breslin ended with five kills and 11 digs. Chloe Hadley also contributed seven blocks.
Panther Valley 3, Pine Grove 0
Panther Valley 25 25 25
Pine Grove 17 19 12
Stat Leaders: JaeLynn Browdy 15 kills, 10 assists, 7 digs, 2 aces; Morgan Orsulak 9 kills, 13 assists, 7 digs, 4 aces; Caroline Breslin 5 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces; Chloe Hadley 7 blocks; Madeline Schirer 8 digs; Jessica Hackash 3 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks; Kathryn Breslin 3 assists, 4 digs; Emma Boger 5 digs.
Records: Panther Valley (11-0); Pine Grove (7-7).
Shenandoah Valley-Marian
Marian rolled to a Schuylkill League sweep over visiting Shenandoah Valley.
Isabella Horvat paced the Fillies with 11 digs, seven kills and three aces, while Eris Hayes contributed 12 assists, five digs, four aces and two kills.
Lara Cancio added seven kills. Kali Grochowski and Alena Lombardo each chipped in with six.
Marian 3, Shenandoah Valley 0
Shenandoah Valley 4 9 13
Marian 25 25 25
Stat leaders: Marian - Eris Hayes 12 assists, 5 digs, 4 aces, 2 kills; JoElle Currie 14 assists, 4 digs; Caydense Smith 9 aces, 4 digs; Kali Grochowski 6 kills, 6 digs; Isabella Horvat 11 digs, 7 kills, 3 aces; Alena Lombardo 6 kills; Lara Cancio 7 kills.
Records: Shenandoah Valley (4-8; 3-7 SL); Marian (9-3; 8-2 SL).
Blue Mountain-Tamaqua
Blue Mountain registered a Schuylkill League sweep of Tamaqua.
Mille Black paced the Blue Raiders with 10 digs, seven kills and two aces, while Leah Black contributed 11 digs and four kills.
Tamaqua’s Isadora Neifert chipped in with four kills and three digs.
Blue Mountain 3, Tamaqua 0
Blue Mountain 25 25 25
Tamaqua 7 22 17
Stat leaders: Tamaqua - Leah Black 11 digs, 4 kills; Madison Schock 10 assists, 2 aces, 7 digs, 3 kills; Isadora Neifert 3 digs, 4 kills; Millie Black 2 aces, 10 digs, 7 kills; Kelsey Lusch 8 assists, 3 digs.
Records: Blue Mountain (10-3; 7-3 SL); Tamaqua (7-8; 2-8 SL).
So. Lehigh-Northwestern
Southern Lehigh remained undefeated with a Colonial League sweep of Northwestern.
The Tigers received 11 kills and seven digs from Daisy Stringer, while Leah Nagle added 10 kills and 15 digs.
Kayla Schaffer also contributed 19 assists and 21 digs.
Southern Lehigh 3, Northwestern 0
Southern Lehigh 25 25 25
Northwestern 22 22 17
Stat Leaders: Northwestern - Daisy Stringer 11 kills, 7 digs; Leah Nagle 10 kills, 15 digs; Kayla Schaffer 19 assists, 21 digs.
Records: Southern Lehigh (10-0; 10-0 CL); Northwestern (9-4; 9-2 CL).
Schuylkill Haven-Weatherly
Hannah Nelson had seven kills to help Schuylkill Haven gain a Schuylkill League sweep of host Weatherly.
The Wreckers received four kills from Abigail Binder and three from Kelly Reiner. Reiner also added 10 digs, while Abby Weston finished with 16 assists.
Schuylkill Haven 3, Weatherly 0
Schuylkill Haven 25 25 25
Weatherly 16 23 9
Stat Leaders: Schuylkill Haven - Hannah Nelson 7 kills, 3 aces; Lydia Hartz 20 assists, 3 aces; Riley Gotthardt 7 aces, 2 digs; Weatherly - Abigail Binder 4 kills, 4 digs, 3 points; Kelly Reiner 3 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces, 3 points; Abby Weston 16 assists, 2 points.
Records: Schuylkill Haven (4-8); Weatherly (1-12).
BOYS SOCCER
Pleasant Valley-Emmaus
Pleasant Valley gave undefeated Emmaus all it could handle, falling by a 2-1 score in EPC action.
The Green Hornets tallied twice in the opening half, but Matt Slobodzian cut the deficit in half in the second half.
Royce Thompson assisted on the Bears’ only goal.
Emmaus 2, Pleasant Valley 1
Pleasant Valley 0 1 - 1
Emmaus 2 0 - 2
Goals: Pleasant Valley - Matt Slobodzian 1; Emmaus - Connor Powell 1, Brennan Stack 1; Assists: Pleasant Valley - Royce Thompson 1; Emmaus - Maseyn Muthard 1, Rio Johnson 1; Shots: Pleasant Valley 3; Emmaus 5; Corners: Pleasant Valley 2; Emmaus 3; Saves: Pleasant Valley - Cole Clark 2; Emmaus - Gavin Yartymyk 1.
Records: Pleasant Valley (9-5); Emmaus (12-0-2).
Lehighton-Palmerton
Palmerton made it back-to-back wins in Colonial League action, as the Bombers rolled to a 6-0 victory over visiting Lehighton.
Devlin Moyzan sparked the Bombers with a hat trick, while Wyatt Spalding added a goal and four assists.
Palmerton also received two goals from Brett Smith.
The game was called due to lightning with 28 minutes left in the contest.
Palmerton 6, Lehighton 0
Lehighton 0 0 - 0
Palmerton 3 3 - 6
Goals: Lehighton - None; Palmerton - Devlin Moyzan 3, Brett Smith 2, Wyatt Spalding 1; Assists: Lehighton - None; Palmerton - Spalding 4. Moyzan 1; Saves: Palmerton - Kurt Jedreczyl 7.
Records: Lehighton (1-11; 1-9 CL).; Palmerton (4-9; 2-8 CL).
Northwestern-Saucon Vy.
Northwestern pushed its winning streak to 12 games, as the Tigers cruised to an 8-1 Colonial League win over Saucon Valley.
Caelan Stangil led the way for the Tigers with a hat trick and two assists.
Logan Mesics also scored three goals and added a helper, while Cole Mertz chipped in with a goal and two assists.
Northwestern 8, Saucon Valley 1
Northwestern 6 2 - 8
Saucon Valley 1 0 - 1
Goals: Northwestern - Caelan Stangil 3, Logan Mesics 3, Lyle Good 1, Cole Mertz 1; Saucon Valley - N/A; Assists: Northwestern - Mertz 2, Stangil 2, Weston Killar 1, Preston Hurdle 1, Mesics 1; Saucon Valley - N/A; Saves: Northwestern - Dean Carl 2, Nick Schmoyer 1; Saucon Valley - N/A.
Records: Northwestern (12-1; 9-0 CL); Saucon Valley (4-7-2; 3-6-2 CL).
Northern Lehigh-Palisades
Northern Lehigh dropped a 3-0 Colonial League decision to Palisades.
In a contest that was called official after only a half, the Bulldogs’ keeper Gustavo Rosario finished with five saves.
Northern Lehigh returns to action Saturday when the Bulldogs host Pen Argyl.
Palisades 3, Northern Lehigh 0
Northern Lehigh 0 x - 0
Palisades 3 x - 3
Goals: Northern Lehigh - None; Palisades - N/A; Assists: Northern Lehigh - None; Palisades - N/A; Saves: Northern Lehigh - Gustavo Rosario 5; Palisades - N/A.
Records: Northern Lehigh (4-8; 2-7 CL); Palisades (8-3-1; 8-3-1 CL).
GIRLS SOCCER
Saucon Vy.-Northwestern
Sophia Schaffer scored five goals to lead Northwestern to an 8-0 Colonial League victory over Saucon Valley.
The Tigers, who led 5-0 after the first half, also received goals from Amelia Glassberg, Juliet Snyder and Lexi Kercher.
Kherington Yezik and Ava Snyder both contributed to the win as each finished with two assists.
Northwestern 8, Saucon Valley 0
Saucon Valley 0 0 - 0
Northwestern 5 3 - 8
Goals: Saucon Valley - None; Northwestern - Sophia Schaffer 5, Amelia Glassberg 1, Juliet Snyder 1, Lexi Kercher 1; Assists: Saucon Valley - None; Northwestern - Kherington Yezik 2, Ava Snyder 2, Sophia Schaffer 1, Juliet Snyder 1, Maddy Milks 1, Emily Kistler 1.
Records: Saucon Valley (9-2); Northwestern (12-0).
Palmerton-Lehighton
Claire Bridy’s goal in the second half lifted Lehighton to a 1-0 Colonial League win over visiting Palmerton.
With 4:35 left in the contest, Bridy tallied the game’s lone goal that helped the Indians secure their third victory in the last four games.
Lehighton keeper Cassidy Litts collected seven saves to earn the shutout, while her Bomber counterpart Taylor Wasilewski finished with 10.
Lehighton 1, Palmerton 0
Palmerton 0 0 - 0
Lehighton 0 1 - 1
Goals: Palmerton - None; Lehighton - Claire Bridy 1; Assists: Palmerton - None; Lehighton - None; Saves: Palmerton - Taylor Wasilewski 10; Lehighton - Cassidy Litts 7.
Records: Palmerton (2-9; 1-8 CL); Lehighton (7-5; 4-5 CL).
Notre Dame GP-Jim Thorpe
Bella Cemelli’s hat trick helped Notre Dame Green Pond gain a 7-0 Colonial League victory over Jim Thorpe.
The Crusaders, unbeaten in six straight games, also received two goals from London Narvaez.
Notre Dame-GP 7, Jim Thorpe 0
Notre Dame-GP 4 3 - 7
Jim Thorpe 0 0 - 0
Goals: Notre Dame-GP - Bella Cemelli 3, London Narvaez 2, Josephine Hobbie 1, Kelsey Bedics 1; Jim Thorpe - None; Assists: Notre Dame-GP - None; Jim Thorpe - None; Corners: Notre Dame-GP 6; Jim Thorpe 1; Saves: Notre Dame-GP - 2; Jim Thorpe - 10.
Records: Notre Dame-GP (8-3-1); Jim Thorpe (0-13).
Palisades-Northern Lehigh
After back-to-back ties in Colonial League play, Palisades earned itself a 5-0 victory over Northern Lehigh.
Dakota Wizeman finished with two goals for the Pirates, who have suffered just one loss all season.
The Bulldogs travel on Saturday for a matchup with Pen Argyl.
Palisades 5, Northern Lehigh 0
Palisades 2 3 - 5
Northern Lehigh 0 0 - 0
Goals: Palisades - Dakota Wizeman 2, Gabrielle Brader 1, Sadie Chilton 1, Mia Battoni 1; Northern Lehigh - None; Assists: Palisades - N/A; Northern Lehigh - None; Saves: Palisades - N/A; Northern Lehigh - Y. Holva 1; Shots on goal: Palisades - 16; Northern Lehigh - 1.
Records: Palisades (8-1-3; 6-1-3 CL); Northern Lehigh (3-8; 3-6 CL).