Lehighton and Weatherly both earned wins in both boys and girls basketball on Thursday.

The Northwestern boys opened its season with a victory, while the Northern Lehigh girls pulled out a buzzer-beating win.

Also having success were the Palmerton and Tamaqua girls.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Lehighton-Pen Argyl

Lehighton gained its first Colonial League win of the season by cruising past host Pen Argyl, 69-48.

Cole Dietz scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the first half as the Indians jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead.

The Indians, who hit 10 three-pointers, received 16 points from Blake Roberts, while Talin Fairchild also contributed 11.

Kaen Kaiser paced the Green Knights with 15 points.

LEHIGHTON

McCarroll 1-0-0-3, Solt 2-2-2-6, White 1-0-2-2, Meek 2-0-1-4, Fairchild 3-2-2-11, Heimbach 1-0-0-2, Roberts 7-1-2-16, Blair 0-0-0-0, Dietz 9-2-5-25. TOTALS: 26-7-14-69.

PEN ARGYL

Stuckey 1-0-0-2, Hunter 2-2-2-6, Pezzuto 2-0-0-5, Kotulka 3-1-4-7, Soos 5-2-4-13, Herrera-Carmona 0-0-0-0, Wedge 0-0-0-0, Kaiser 6-1-2-15. TOTALS: 19-6-12-48.

Lehighton 19 18 20 12 - 69

Pen Argyl 12 8 15 13 - 48

Three-pointers: Lehighton - Dietz 5, Fairchild 3, Roberts 1, McCarroll 1; Pen Argyl - Kaiser 2, Pezzuto 1, Soos 1.

Records: Lehighton (3-2; 1-2); Pen Argyl (2-2; 1-2).

Northwestern-So. Lehigh

Northwestern opened its season with a 61-56 Colonial League victory over previously unbeaten Southern Lehigh.

Cannon Fitch and Malachi Coleman both scored six points in the third quarter as the Tigers used a 19-10 period to turn a halftime deficit into a lead.

Fitch and Coleman each tallied a team-high 16 points, while Brady Krimmel added 10.

The Spartans received a game-high 19 points from Wyatt Adams.

NORTHWESTERN

Bollinger 3-1-2-7, Lagowy 0-0-2-0, Fitch 6-0-1-16, Krimmel 2-5-8-10, Wertman 1-1-2-3, Kumernitsky 0-0-0-0, Coleman 5-5-5-16, Mish 1-0-0-3, Berk 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 20-14-22-61.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Ruggeri 1-1-1-3, Capuano 1-1-4-3, Plessl 2-0-0-4, Fistner 3-4-6-13, Brogan 0-0-0-0, Helms 1-1-2-3, Spigelmyer 2-0-0-6, Frey 2-0-0-5, Adams 6-5-8-19, Sutyak 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 18-12-23-56.

Northwestern 14 17 19 11 - 61

Southern Lehigh 16 17 10 13 - 56

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Fitch 4, Krimmel 1, Coleman 1, Mish 1; Southern Lehigh - Fistner 3, Spigelmyer 2, Adams 2, Frey 1.

Records: Northwestern (1-0; 1-0); Southern Lehigh (3-1; 1-1).

Weatherly-Nativity

Weatherly had a strong night at the free-throw line to help gain a 75-60 Schuylkill League victory over Nativity.

The Wreckers, led by 22 points from Dominick Kokinda, finished 13-of-14 from the charity stripe, while the Hilltoppers managed just one point from the foul line.

Five Weatherly players reached double digit scoring. Besides Kokinda, Ian McKeegan netted 16, and Niko Saldukas tallied 15. Corbin Wagner added 12, while Brandon Davis chipped in with 10.

Nativity’s Trey Keating poured in a game-high 36 points.

WEATHERLY

Adler 0-0-0-0, Kokinda 9-4-5-22, McKeegan 6-3-3-16, Cuddeford 0-0-0-0, Saldukas 5-4-4-15, Davis 4-2-2-10, Wagner 6-0-0-12. TOTALS: 30-13-14-75.

NATIVITY

Clark 2-0-0-5, Bowman 2-0-0-5, Pasker 3-0-0-6, Lutzkanin 0-1-4-1, Swartz 1-0-0-3, Kramer 0-0-0-0, Holley 1-0-0-2, Keating 15-0-0-36, Shimko 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 25-1-5-60.

Weatherly 13 19 21 22 - 75

Nativity 11 17 17 15 - 60

Three-pointers: Weatherly - McKeegan 1, Saldukas 1; Nativity - Keating 6, Clark 1, Bowman 1, Swartz 1.

Records: Weatherly (2-2; 1-2); Nativity (1-4; 1-2).

Jim Thorpe-Salisbury

Salisbury remained undefeated early in the season by posting a 57-36 Colonial League victory over Jim Thorpe.

Drew Petrie scored eight first-quarter points as the Falcons raced to a 21-6 lead en route to their fourth consecutive win.

Steven Lozada and Garritt Leiner both tallied a game-high 15 points, while Petrie finished with 10.

The Olympians received a team-high 13 points from Pierce Gothard, and 10 more from Cole Lazorick.

JIM THORPE

Antignani 0-0-0-0, P. Gothard 6-1-1-13, Kiehl 1-0-0-3, Hoherchek 0-0-0-0, S. Gothard 0-1-2-1, Flyzik 0-0-0-0, Lazorick 4-1-4-10, Schrantz 2-0-4-6, Moore 1-0-0-3, Hodor 0-0-0-0, Reese 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-3-11-36.

SALISBURY

Lozada 4-6-7-15, Leiner 6-0-0-15, Kloosterman 1-0-0-2, B. Gonzalez 3-0-0-7, Petrie 4-1-2-10, Cady 0-0-0-0, J. Gonzalez 1-0-0-3, Muth 0-0-0-0, Smarch 0-0-0-0, Soria 0-0-0-0, Makoul 1-3-4-5. TOTALS: 20-10-13-57.

Jim Thorpe 6 11 11 8 - 36

Salisbury 21 13 6 17 - 57

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Schrantz 2, Kiehl 1, Lazorick 1, Moore 1; Salisbury - Leiner 3, Lozada 1, B. Gonzalez 1, Petrie 1, J. Gonzalez 1.

Records: Jim Thorpe (1-3; 1-2); Salisbury (4-0; 2-0).

Northern Lehigh-Wilson

Wilson outscored visiting Northern Lehigh in every quarter to earn a 55-34 Colonial League victory.

Lafayette Acree scored a team-high 15 points for the Warriors, who held a 12-point lead at the half. Andrew Powell added 13 points to the winning cause as Wilson moved to 3-0 in league play.

For the Bulldogs, Kellen Bauer tallied a game-high 18 points, while Michael Bauer finished with 10.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Daubert 0-0-0-0, K. Bauer 7-4-8-18, Salih 0-0-0-0, Karetsky 2-0-0-6, Fox 0-0-0-0, Schaffer 0-0-0-0, Mohrey 0-0-0-0, Loch 0-0-0-0, Lozado-Medina 0-0-0-0, M. Bauer 3-4-5-10. TOTALS: 12-8-13-34.

WILSON

Acree 4-7-10-15, Powell 6-1-2-13, Samayoa 0-0-0-0, DiBartola 2-2-2-6, Shotko 4-0-2-9, Darwish 2-0-0-4, Hall 3-2-2-8, Velasquez Spence 0-0-0-0, Deemer 0-0-0-0, Danielson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-12-18-55.

Northern Lehigh 5 9 11 9 - 34

Wilson 12 14 16 13 - 55

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Karetsky 2; Wilson - Shotko 1.

Records: Northern Lehigh (2-3; 1-2); Wilson (3-0; 3-0).

Palmerton-Bangor

A big second half allowed host Bangor to post a 59-45 Colonial League victory over Palmerton.

Jason Marcantonis scored 12 of his 17 points over the final two quarters for the Slaters, who trailed at halftime.

Loren Gaines finished with a game-high 20 points for the winners, while Cameron Pengelly and Gaige McGowan both finished with 10 points to pace the Blue Bombers.

PALMERTON

Bettini 1-0-0-2, Jedrejczyk 0-0-0-0, Grammes 1-1-2-3, Pengelly 5-0-0-10, Delgado 0-0-0-0, Buck 6-4-5-17, Reph 1-0-0-3, Rex 0-0-0-0, McGowan 4-1-2-10, Lax 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-6-9-45.

BANGOR

Merlo 2-2-2-7, Gaines 7-2-2-20, Childs 3-2-2-10, Rehrig 1-3-6-5, Renner 0-0-2-0, Panczer 0-0-0-0, Marcantonis 7-3-5-17. TOTALS: 20-12-19-59.

Palmerton 5 15 11 14 - 45

Bangor 13 6 21 19 - 59

Three-pointers: Palmerton - McGowan 1, Reph 1, Buck 1; Bangor - Gaines 4, Childs 2, Merlo 1.

Records: Palmerton (1-4; 1-2); Bangor (2-1; 2-0).

Panther Valley-Pine Grove

Pine Grove kept Panther Valley winless by holding off the visiting Panthers for a 55-46 Schuylkill League victory.

Dane Hannevig scored eight of his game-high 16 points in the first quarter as the Cardinals raced to a 20-10 lead.

The Panthers, who struggled at the free throw line, received a team-high 14 points from Brody Breiner. PV’s Jake Moyer added 11, while Jarell Thomas contributed 10.

PANTHER VALLEY

Moyer 4-2-4-11, Crampsie 0-0-3-0, McArdle 0-0-0-0, Breiner 4-5-7-14, Mitchell 3-1-2-7, Revell 0-0-0-0, Baneravage 2-0-0-4, Thomas 4-2-8-10, Maynard 0-0-4-0, Williams 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-10-28-46.

PINE GROVE

Rizzo 3-0-0-8, Smeltz 1-0-0-3, Farell 0-0-0-0, Hannevig 6-3-5-16, Witmer 1-0-0-2, Schneck-Haines 2-1-1-6, Herber 2-1-1-5, Felty 3-2-2-8, Kolb 1-3-8-6, Wolff 0-0-0-0, Snyder 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 19-11-19-55.

Panther Valley 10 11 15 10 - 46

Pine Grove 20 5 16 14 - 55

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Moyer 1, Breiner 1; Pine Grove - Rizzo 2, Smeltz 1, Hannevig 1, Schneck-Haines 1, Kolb 1.

Records: Panther Valley (0-5; 0-3); Pine Grove (2-3; 1-2).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wilson-Northern Lehigh

Tegan Simms hit a buzzer-beater to lift Northern Lehigh to its first win of the season — a 42-41 victory over Wilson.

Taking an inbound pass from half-court, Simms turned and threw up a prayer from the left arc for what turned out to be her fifth three-pointer and a Bulldogs win.

Simms finished with a team-high 25 points, while Ariana Williams chipped in with six.

Juliana Bonham scored 18 of her game-high 26 points in the first half, as the Warriors held a 23-17 halftime lead.

WILSON

Colon 0-0-0-0, Schmitt 0-0-0-0, J. Bonham 8-8-10-26, Dalpe 1-0-0-2, Thomas 0-1-2-1, Scholtes 0-0-0-0, T. Bonham 3-2-2-8, Hartzell-Ham 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 14-11-14-41.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Williams 1-4-4-6, Gad 0-0-0-0, Ramos 2-0-0-5, Tosh 0-1-2-1, Wentz 0-0-0-0, Simms 9-2-2-25, Snyder 1-2-4-4. TOTALS: 13-9-12-42.

Wilson 11 12 10 8 - 41

Northern Lehigh 10 7 12 13 - 42

Three-pointers: Wilson - J. Bonham 2; Northern Lehigh - Simms 5, Ramos 1.

Records: Wilson (3-2; 3-2 CL); Northern Lehigh (1-3; 1-3 CL).

Pen Argyl-Lehighton

In Colonial League action, a 20-point third quarter by Lehighton sealed an eventual 49-22 win over Pen Argyl.

Olivia Serfass netted 10 of her game-high 19 points in the third, extending what had been a 16-point halftime lead.

The Indians’ Ryleigh Trotman also contributed 12 points.

PEN ARGYL

Martini 1-3-3-5, Soos 0-0-0-0, DeCesare 0-0-0-0, Garcias 2-0-2-4, Scherer 1-1-6-3, Apostol 1-0-0-2, Stocker 0-0-0-0-0, Gloth 1-1-2-4, Transue 0-0-0-0, Oessenick 0-4-4-4, Wilqus 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-9-17-22.

LEHIGHTON

Arzuoga 0-0-0-0, O. Serfass 7-5-8-19, Wise 0-0-0-0, Yeakel 0-0-0-0, Reph 0-0-2-0, Solt 1-0-0-2, Uyvari 1-2-2-4, Trotman 4-4-4-12, S. Serfass 1-0-0-3, A. Serfass 1-0-0-2, Wehr 1-0-0-2, Parliman 2-0-1-5, Hewey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-11-16-49.

Pen Argyl 2 6 7 7 - 22

Lehighton 15 9 20 5 - 49

Three-pointers: Pen Argyl - Gloth 1; Lehighton - S. Serfass 1, Parliman 1.

Records: Pen Argyl (3-1; 3-1 CL); Lehighton (3-0; 3-0 CL).

Bangor-Palmerton

Four players scored in double figures as Palmerton cruised to a 65-16 Colonial League win over visiting Bangor.

Courtney Connell tallied a game-high 14 points for the Bombers, who held a 39-6 halftime lead and finished the game with 10 three-pointers.

Grace Schneider and Hailey Barry both added 13 points, while Cate Morgan chipped in with 10.

BANGOR

Lilly 0-0-0-0, Figurski 2-0-0-4, Cole 0-0-0-0, G. Hartzell 2-1-1-5, H. Hartzell 0-0-0-0, Mera 0-0-0-0, Jesse 0-1-2-1, Scarfara 1-0-0-2, Mariano 1-0-2-2, Klingle 1-0-0-2, Acevedo 0-0-0-0, Geffers 0-0-2-0, TOTALS: 7-2-6-16.

PALMERTON

A. Barry 0-0-0-0, Rex 2-0-0-5, Rumfield 3-0-0-7, Schneider 5-1-2-13, Morgan 4-0-0-10, Wasilewski 0-0-0-0, Green 1-0-0-3, H. Barry 5-0-0-13, Scott 0-0-0-0, Martin 0-0-0-0, Herman 0-0-0-0, Getch 0-0-0-0, Connell 6-2-2-14, Strohl 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-3-4-65.

Bangor 2 4 7 3 - 16

Palmerton 18 21 18 8 - 65

Three-pointers: Bangor - None; Palmerton - H. Barry 3, Schneider 2, Morgan 2, Rex 1, Rumfield 1, Green 1.

Records: Bangor (0-5; 0-4 CL); Palmerton (3-0; 3-0 CL).

Tamaqua-Blue Mountain

Tamaqua made it back-to-back wins after a two-game losing streak, as the Blue Raiders pulled away for a 40-29 Schuylkill League victory over Blue Mountain.

Millie Black scored a game-high 14-points for Tamaqua, which held a 24-12 lead at the break. The Raiders also received 13 from Kendle Miller.

For the Eagles, Mila Fleagle scored a team-high nine points.

TAMAQUA

Osenbach 0-0-2-0, M. Black 6-2-3-14, Ellington 1-0-0-2, Ligenza 1-3-4-5, Miller 5-2-4-13, Conahan 0-0-0-0, L. Black 1-1-1-3, Gormley 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 15-9-16-40.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Faust 0-0-0-0, Fleagle 3-3-4-9, Canfield 1-0-0-2, Place 1-2-2-4, Peel 1-1-2-4, Koch 1-0-0-2, Leonard 1-0-0-3, Walborn 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 10-6-8-29

Tamaqua 12 12 8 6 - 40

Blue Mountain 6 6 6 11 - 29

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Miller 1; Blue Mountain - Peel 1, Leonard 1, Walborn 1.

Records: Tamaqua (4-2; 2-1 SL); Blue Mountain (2-3; 1-2 SL).

Nativity-Weatherly

Weatherly needed overtime to secure its first win of the season, as the Wreckers walked off with a thrilling 31-29 Schuylkill League victory over visiting Nativity.

After hitting just one of her first seven attempts at the foul line, the Wreckers’ Kelly Reiner went three-for-four in the overtime period. Reiner finished with a game-high 10 points, with half of them coming at the charity stripe.

Alexia Kehler added seven points to the winning cause.

Finley McNamara paced the Golden Girls with eight points.

NATIVITY

Lorence 1-0-0-2, Pinkey 2-2-2-6, Zulick 0-0-0-0, Rushannon 3-0-0-6, McNamara 4-0-0-8, Purcell 0-0-0-0, Stewart 2-3-6-7, Evans 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-5-8-29.

WEATHERLY

Marasco 0-0-0-0, Russell 0-0-0-0, Kane 1-2-2-4, Kehler 3-1-3-7, Way-Heffner 1-0-2-2, Reiner 2-5-13-10, Weston 1-4-7-6, Gerhard 0-0-0-0, Snyder 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 9-12-29-31.

Nativity 6 6 4 8 5 - 29

Weatherly 6 5 5 8 7 - 31

Three-pointers: Nativity - None; Weatherly - Reiner 1.

Records: Nativity (0-5; 0-3 SL); Weatherly (2-3; 1-2 SL).

Salisbury-Jim Thorpe

Salisbury kept up its winning ways with a 46-25 Colonial League victory over Jim Thorpe.

Kendra Morgan poured in 12 of her game-high 16 points in the first half, as the Falcons took a 25-14 lead into halftime.

Salisbury’s Roxana Cardenas chipped in with eight points.

The Olympians’ Ryah Confer just missed double figures with nine points, while Ciara Lees ended with seven.

SALISBURY

Cardenas 3-1-2-8, Shahd 1-3-4-5, Nimeh 3-0-0-7, Beers 0-0-0-0, Morgan 6-4-6-16, Brinlee 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 2-0-0-5, Kemmerer 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 17-9-14-46.

JIM THORPE

Yeakel 0-0-0-0, Lees 3-0-0-7, Searfoss 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 1-2-4-4, Frantz 0-0-0-0, Scherer 0-0-0-0, Snisky 2-0-0-5, Hernandez 0-0-0-0, Confer 2-3-5-9, Wolf 0-0-0-0, McGee 0-0-0-0, Garritano 0-0-0-0, Wentz 0-0-0-0, Strohl 0-0-0-0, Madera 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-5-9-25.

Salisbury 15 10 10 11 - 46

Jim Thorpe 6 8 5 6 - 25

Three-pointers: Salisbury - Cardenas 1, Nimeh 1, Gonzalez 1; Jim Thorpe - Confer 2, Lees 1, Snisky 1.

Records: Salisbury (3-0; 2-0 CL); Jim Thorpe (0-3; 0-3 CL).

BOYS WRESTLING

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

North Schuylkill handed Panther Valley a 68-5 setback in Schuylkill League action.

Emmanuel Andrades scored a technical fall at 127 pounds for the Panthers’ only team points.

North Schuylkill 68, Panther Valley 5

107 - Gaige Mentusky (NS) pinned Ixsaiah Bracero in 1:50; 114 - Evan Miernicki (NS) won by forfeit; 121 - Stanley Padaowski (NS) won by forfeit; 127 - Emmanuel Andrades (PV) tech. fall over Connor Hoover in 3:30, 15-0; 133 - Noah Leib (NS) pinned Landon Hunsicker in 3:38; 139 - Brock Holmes (NS) pinned Hayden Matula in 0:36; 145 - Bode Gates tech. fall over Nathan Rolon in 2:10, 15-0; 152 - Kaden Tavares (NS) pinned Cayden Moore in 1:30; 160 - Bryce Kile (NS) pinned Jeremiah Smith in 0:23; 172 - Benjamin Carr (NS) pinned Ixsaviar Bracero in 3:42; 189 - Connor Dower (NS) pinned Joseph Zarsky in 0:20; 215 - Cadyn McGraw (NW) dec. Carlos Maldonado-Rosa, 6-1; 285 - William Wysoski (NS) pinned Benjamin Zambrana in 0:55.

Records: Panther Valley (0-1; 0-1 SL); North Schuylkill (5-1; 1-0 SL).