Lehighton had four girls wrestlers captures titles at the Blue Raider Tournament in Tamaqua.

The host Raiders also had one champion.

In other wrestling action, Northwestern’s Luke Fugazzotto collected his 100th career pin during a boys win over Palisades.

GIRLS WRESTLING

Blue Raider

Tournament

Lehighton crowned four champions at the Blue Raider Tournament, which featured wrestlers from 11 schools.

Earning titles for the Indians were Blayr Strawser at 130 pounds, Kennedy Quinn at 136, Caeley Hinkson at 148, and Kailey Evans at 190.

Strawser registered falls in all three of her matches to earn her championship. Her pins came in 2:34, 1:11 and 1:26. Quinn also went 3-0 with three falls. She ended her matches in times of 51 and 17 seconds, and 3:45.

Hinkson also won three matches to stand atop the podium in her weight class. She gained a 30-second fall, a technical fall in 4:26 and an 11-1 major decision.

Evans gave Lehighton three champs by earning the crown at 190. She collected a pair of pins and 2:29 and 3:40.

The Tribe’s Claudia Pagotto (124), Lilly Klotz (142), Keza Moyer (148) and Alivia Reed (170) all finished runner-up in their respective weight classes, while Kailyn Smith (170), Zoey Diedel (112) and Mia Guy (118) each placed third. Cassidy Litts also turned in a fourth-place finish at 155.

Host Tamaqua crowned one champion as Jalissa Correa captured the 124-pound title. Correa went 3-0 with three decision wins, including one that was a sudden victory. The Raiders’ Rylin Arroyo earned second at 112, while Addison Trunk ended fourth at 112.

Jim Thorpe’s Madison Baksalary also turned in a second-place finish, earning runner-up at 235. Her teammates Eliana Valdes-Reed (148) and Giada Wise-Macchioni (170) placed fourth.

No. Lehigh-Wilson

Northern Lehigh registered seven pins in gaining a 54-24 Colonial League victory over host Wilson.

Six of the seven falls came in the opening period, with Anna Trelease at 148 pounds turning in a 13-second mat slap.

Mackennah Mosser (100) and Alexis Fick (118) also posted pins in less than a minute, while other falls came from Autumn Khuu (130), Yana Holva (136), De’Ja Gold (155) and Emiko Lucas (190).

Northern Lehigh 54, Wilson 24

100 - Mackennah Mosser pinned Alicia Soto in :51; 106 - Emma Smith (W) won by forfeit; 112 - Nevaeh Colon (W) pinned Addison Banda in :13; 118 - Alexis Fick (NL) pinned Ny’Vae Terry in :33; 124 - Alina Stofanak (W) won by forfeit; 130 - Autumn Khuu (N) pinned Brandy Perkins in 1:30; 136 - Yana Holva (NL) pinned Maddison Teart in 3:01; 142 - Elaina Ray (NL) won by forfeit; 148 - Anna Trelease (NL) pinned Theadora Morales in :13; 155 - De’Ja Gold (NL) pinned Casey Carriotte in 1:03; 170 - Sophia Papay (NL) won by forfeit; 190 - Emiko Lucas (NL) pinned Ava Barrows-Edwin in 1:45; 235 - Aliey Martinez (W) won by forfeit.

BOYS WRESTLING

PM Gauntlet

Tournament

Pleasant Valley placed fourth in the six-team PM Gauntlet Tournament at Blue Mountain, going 2-3.

The Bears defeated Central Catholic and Allen, but fell to Tri-Valley, Blue Mountain and Sugar Valley.

Evan Gillespie went 5-0 for PV, recording four pins in under a minute while also receiving a forfeit victory. Patrick Decker added a 4-1 slate, picking up three falls and a forfeit.

Others Bears with winning records included James Weiss (3-1 with two pins), Shawn Radcliffe (3-2 with two pins) and Adis Vukel (3-2 with two pins).

N’western-Palisades

Luke Fugazzotto recorded his 100th career pin and was one seven falls on the night as Northwestern routed Palisades, 71-6.

Fugazzotto (215) flipped Will Kapp in 1:31, and he notched his 131st career victory (131-21). Other Tigers with pins were Noah Griffith (139), Trent Croll (145), Brayden Uricchio (160), Nolan Kuehler (172), and Vinnie Fugazzotto (189).

Northwestern also received forfeits from Logan Heeps (107), Mackenzie Case (114), Cooper Smith (121), Weston Killar (127), and Ian Zettlemoyer (285). Chase Sukanick (152) recorded a technical fall, 15-0, in 2:58.

Northwestern 71, Palisades 6

107 - Logan Heeps (NW) won by forfeit; 114 - Mackenzie Case (NW) won by forfeit; 121 - Cooper Smith (NW) won by forfeit; 127 - Weston Killar (NW) won by forfeit; 133 - Trent Snyder (P) pinned Emory Lloyd in 1:31; 139 - Noah Griffith (NW) pinned Connor Phy in 0:24; 145 - Trent Croll (NW) pinned Landen Phy in 0:12; 152 - Chase Sukanick (NW) tech fall over Oliver Mutterperl, 15-0 in 2:58; 160 - Brayden Uricchio (NW) pinned Stuart Nohe in 1:12; 172 - Nolan Kuehler (NW) pinned Solomon Riddle in 1:44; 189 - Vinnie Fugazzotto (NW) Will Kapp in 1:35; 215 - Luke Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Silas Day in 1:24; 285 - Ian Zettlemoyer (NW) won by forfeit.

Saucon Vy.-No. Lehigh

Saucon Valley registered seven pins to turn back Northern Lehigh, 54-23, in a Colonial League match.

Mason Rothrock (160), Conner Arrigo (189), and Dawson Newhard (215) recorded falls for Northern Lehigh.

Saucon Vy. 54, No. Lehigh 23

107 - Dominick D’Ambola (SV) won by forfeit; 114 - Gavin Chunko (SV) won by forfeit; 121 - Gabe Baer (SV) pinned Noah Gosart in 0:51; 127 - Carter Chunko (SV) pinned Javian Mercado in 0:43; 133 - Mason Wenhold (SV) pinned Conner Whalen in 0:18; 139 - Zach Rygiel (SV) pinned Henry Slonaker, in 2:51; 145 - Matt Santoro (SV) pinned Kyle O’Conner in 0:41; 152 - Taylor Rohn (SV) pinned Skyler Loos in 2:51; 160 - Mason Rothrock (NL) pinned Aston Beckowski (SV) in 2:43; 172 - Jaxon Bower (NL) dec. Elijah Szlachtian, 17-3; 189 - Conner Arrigo (NL) pinned Jack Tatu in 2:44; 215 - Dawson Newhard (NL) pinned Ryan Petras in 4:38; 285 - Ezekiel Deily (SV) pinned Issac Jackovitz in 0:13.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

N’western-Catasauqua

In a key early-season Colonial League contest, Northwestern made good use of the foul line to pull out a 56-51 victory over host Catasauqua.

The Tigers outscored Catty by 11 points at the charity stripe and finished with an impressive 16-of-21 performance with their free throws.

Charlotte Gober was a perfect 6-of-6 at the line, while Olivia Reinhart went 5-for-5.

Reinhart finished with 15 points, while Natalie Conner collected a team-high 17 for Northwestern, which trailed at halftime.

For the Rough Riders, Hailey Jenkins tallied a game-high 25 points.

NORTHWESTERN

Bernhard 2-0-0-6, C. Gober 0-6-6-6, Freeman 1-0-2-3, H. Gober 1-3-4-5, N. Conner 7-0-2-17, M. Conner 1-2-2-4, Reinhart 5-5-5-15. TOTALS: 17-16-21-56.

CATASAUQUA

Roberts 0-0-0-0, Sankari 3-0-0-7, LaFond 2-0-2-5, Jenkins 11-2-5-25, Stewart 4-3-5-12, Mankos 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-5-12-51.

Northwestern 9 15 17 15 - 56

Catasauqua 15 11 11 14 - 51

Three-pointers: Northwestern - N. Conner 3, Bernhard 2, Freeman 1; Catasauqua - Sankari 1, LaFond 1, Jenkins 1, Stewart 1.

Palmerton- So. Lehigh

Courtney Connell, Cate Morgan and Hailey Barry each scored in double figures to push Palmerton past Southern Lehigh, 51-36, in Colonial League play.

Connell led the Blue Bombers with 17 points while Morgan contributed 14 and Barry ended with 12.

Eliana Marques led Southern Lehigh with 12.

PALMERTON

Rex 3-0-2-8, Rumfield 0-0-0-0, Schneider 0-0-0-0, Morgan 5-3-4-14, Green 0-0-0-0, Barry 4-2-2-12, Connell 7-3-4-17. TOTALS: 19-8-12-51.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Collich 0-0-0-0, Druck 4-0-0-8, Bartlett 0-0-0-0, Martin 1-0-0-2, Trexler 0-0-0-0, Marques 5-0-1-12, Adams 3-0-2-7, Fontanez 3-0-0-7, Brunner 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 16-0-5-36.

Palmerton 16 16 11 8 - 51

So. Lehigh 10 8 12 6 - 36

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Rex 2, Barry 2, Morgan 1; Southern Lehigh - Marques 2, Adams 1, Fontanez 1.

Tamaqua-Lincoln LA

Tamaqua used a big third quarter to help pull away from Lincoln Leadership for a 40-21 non-league victory.

The Blue Raiders outscored the host team by a 12-3 margin in the third to extend what was a five-point halftime advantage.

Millie Black poured in a game-high 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for Tamaqua, while Lauren Ligenza tallied 14 points and collected 10 boards.

The Lions received a team-high 13 points from Jayde Rivera.

TAMAQUA

Osenbach 0-0-0-0, M. Black 8-5-10-21, Ellington 0-0-0-0, Bamford 0-0-0-0, York 0-0-0-0, Knitter 0-0-0-0, Ligenza 5-4-4-14, Coleman 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-1-2-1, Conahan 0-0-0-0, Gormley 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 15-10-16-40.

LINCOLN LEADERSHIP

Taylor 1-0-0-2, Morales 0-0-0-0, DeJesus 2-0-0-5, Landis 0-0-0-0, Sampson 0-1-4-1, Hannegan 0-0-2-0, Fields 0-0-0-0, Rivera 6-0-0-13, Fuentes 0-0-0-0, Morales 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-1-6-21.

Tamaqua 13 6 12 9 - 40

Lincoln LA 8 6 3 4 - 21

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - None; Lincoln Leadership - DeJesus 1, Rivera 1.

Pine Grove-Panther Vy.

A furious fourth-quarter rally by Panther Valley came up just short as Pine Grove held on for a 48-45 Schuylkill League victory.

The Panthers trailed by 20 points heading into the final frame but nearly pulled off the comeback. Ajete Gjoca scored six points in the fourth for PV during a 23-6 period that almost prevented the loss.

Morgan Orsulak had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Panthers, while Caroline Breslin finished with 11 and Gjoca chipped in with eight.

The Cardinals received a game-high 22 points from Lainey Fidler, who drilled five three-pointers.

PINE GROVE

Gehres 0-0-0-0, K. Umbenhauer 1-0-0-2, Leffler 0-5-6-5, M. Umbenhauer 2-1-4-6, Heming 1-3-6-5, Reichert 2-0-0-5, Fidler 8-1-2-22, Sampson 1-1-4-3. TOTALS: 15-11-22-48.

PANTHER VALLEY

Gjoca 3-1-1-8, K. Breslin 1-0-0-3, Aponte 2-2-2-6, Blazosky 0-2-4-2, C. Breslin 3-2-4-11, Orsulak 6-3-4-15, Carrasquillo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-10-15-45.

Pine Grove 11 19 12 6 - 48

Panther Valley 9 7 6 23 - 45

Three-pointers: Pine Grove - Fidler 5, M. Umbenhauer 1, Reichert 1; Panther Valley - C. Breslin 3, Gjoca 1, K. Breslin 1.

Pleasant Vy.-ACC

Allentown Central Catholic staked itself to a commanding halftime lead, and the Vikettes rolled to a 62-24 EPC victory over host Pleasant Valley.

The Vikettes stormed out to a 39-14 intermission lead behind Skylar Talyor, who had 10 of her game-high 18 points over the first two quarters.

Amaya Fuentes paced the Bears with 11 points.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC

Hartman 3-0-0-7, Roberts 2-2-3-6, Polanco 4-0-0-9, Spinosa 1-0-0-3, Kofraoth 1-0-2-2, Seagreaves 3-0-0-6, Taylor 9-0-0-18, Molchany 1-0-0-2, Hursch 1-0-0-3, Menecola 3-0-0-6. TOTALS 28-2-5-62.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Merklin 0-0-0-0, Knapp 0-0-0-0, Shillady 1-0-0-2, Allie 2-1-2-5, Hower 1-1-2-3, A. Fuentes 3-4-5-11, K. Fuentes 1-1-2-3. TOTALS 8-7-11-24.

Central Cath. 27 12 13 10 - 62

Pleasant Vy. 4 10 3 7 - 24

Three-pointers: Central Catholic - Hartman 1, Polanco 1, Spinosa 1, Molchany 1; Pleasant Valley - A. Fuentes 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-LV Academy

Lehigh Valley Academy got off to a fast start and kept Tamaqua winless by earning a 59-36 non-league victory.

Anthony Azcuidiaz scored a game-high 17 points for the Jaguars, who raced to a 23-8 first-quarter lead.

The winners also received 15 points from Omar Hurt.

For the Blue Raiders, Gavin Edmonds tallied a team-high 11 points while Donovan Broadway chipped in with eight.

Tamaqua did post a 49-46 win in the JV game.

TAMAQUA

Chalk 1-1-2-4, McDowell 1-0-2-2, McCabe 1-1-6-3, Edmonds 2-6-7-11, Schickram 0-2-2-2, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Shannon 0-0-0-0, Frohnheiser 0-1-2-1, Sadusky 0-0-0-0, Makovec 1-0-0-3, Tamagini 1-0-0-2, Denning 0-0-0-0, Broadway 3-2-2-8, Lare 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-13-23-36.

LEHIGH VALLEY ACADEMY

Echevarna 2-0-0-4, Azcuidiaz 7-0-0-17, Mendez-Feliz 2-0-0-4, Heiney 4-1-4-9, Orozco 1-0-0-2, Scott 3-2-2-8, Baladi 0-0-0-0, Hurt 6-3-4-15. TOTALS: 25-6-10-59.

Tamaqua 8 11 7 10 - 36

LV Academy 23 15 19 2 - 59

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Chalk 1, Edmonds 1, Makovec 1; LV Academy - Azcuidiaz 3.

Pleasant Valley-ACC

Yarilel Gonzalez and Cameron Hines each scored 12 points in the opening half to help Allentown Central Catholic to a 72-50 EPC win over visiting Pleasant Valley.

Gonzalez scored a game-high 21 points and Hines had 18, as the Vikings built a 37-20 halftime advantage.

Sebastian Sacci led Pleasant Valley with 14 points, while Jake Loch chipped in with 10.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Loch 3-4-4-10, Horstman 0-0-0-0, Perry 1-0-0-3, Dorshimer 2-0-0-4, Solt 3-0-0-9, Cordle 0-0-0-0, Wheeler 2-0-0-4, Sacci 6-2-4-14, Gearhart 0-0-0-0, Brewer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS 19-6-9-50.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC

Hines 9-0-1-18, Daubert 0-0-0-0, Baxter 1-0-1-2, Gonzalez 7-4-7-19, Leak 2-0-0-4, Villegas Edmondson 2-0-0-5, Hosak 3-0-2-6, Ford 3-0-0-7, Garrity 0-0-0-0, Eddinger 4-0-0-11, Diaz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS 35-4-11-72

Pleasant Vy. 13 7 17 13 - 50

Central Cath. 22 15 26 9 - 72

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Solt 3, Hines 2, Perry 1; Central Catholic - Eddinger 3, Gonzalez 1, Edmondson 1, Ford 1.