Panther Valley’s Morgan Orsulak and Weatherly’s Ian McKeegan each hit 1,000 career points on Wednesday night.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Weatherly-LLA

Ian McKeegan broke the 1,000-point barrier for his career with a 24-point effort to lead Weatherly to a 61-57 victory over Lincoln Leadership.

McKeegan scored eight points in the fourth quarter to help push the Wreckers ahead in a tight game.

Robert Baker had a game-high 31 points for Lincoln Leadership.

LINCOLN LEADERSHIP

Velez 2-0-0-6, Baker 11-3-4-31, Colon 0-0-0-0, Forbes 2-0-0-4, Parker 3-0-0-6, Lockhart 1-0-0-2, Young 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 21-3-4-57.

WEATHERLY

Adler 3-4-7-10, Kokinda 3-3-5-10, McKeegan 5-11-14-24, Saldukas 3-2-2-8, Davis 2-0-0-4, Wagner 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 18-21-30-61.

Linc. Leadership 19 10 16 12 — 57

Weatherly 13 19 12 17 — 61

Three-pointers: Lincoln Leadership — Baker 6; Weatherly — McKeegan 3, Kokinda 1.

Records: Lincoln Leadership (6-4); Weatherly (7-3).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Panther Valley-Dieruff

Panther Valley’s Morgan Orsulak scored her 1,000th career point, but the Panthers fell to Dieruff, 77-50, in independent play.

Orsulak, who hit the milestone in the fourth quarter, paced Panther Valley with 18 points.

Jayla Rosario tallied 18 of her game-high 29 points in the second quarter to give Dieruff a commanding 39-21 halftime advantage. Aniya Holder added 17 for the Huskies, who sank 15 of 16 free throws.

DIERUFF

Holder 7-0-0-17, Matos 0-0-0-0, Barsky 0-0-0-0, McChristian 4-3-3-12, Page 1-2-2-4, Brockington 0-0-0-0, Figueroa 2-2-2-6, Gomez 2-1-2-6, Aldridge 1-0-0-3, Rivera 0-0-0-0, Rosario 10-7-7-29, Morales 0-0-0-0, Leon 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-15-16-77.

PANTHER VALLEY

Gjoca 0-0-0-0, Kocha 2-1-4-7, K. Breslin 1-0-0-3, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Aponte 2-2-4-6, Blazosky 2-4-6-8, C. Breslin 1-2-3-5, Prudente 0-0-0-0, Alabovitz 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 6-5-8-18, Carrasquillo 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 15-15-25-50.

Dieruff 17 22 14 24 — 77

Panther Valley 14 7 13 16 — 50

Three-pointers: Dieruff — Holder 3, Rosario 2, McChristian 1, Gomez 1, Aldridge 1; Panther Valley — Kocha 2, K. Breslin 1, C. Breslin 1, Orsulak 1.

Records: Dieruff (10-4); Panther Valley (4-7).

BOYS WRESTLING

Wilson-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe earned its first Colonial League win of the season with a 45-27 victory over Wilson.

Stephen Korte recorded a pin in under a minute at 133 pounds, while Gaetano Sarnelli added a third-period fall at 215. Ryan Broadbent contributed bonus points with a technical fall at 127.

Jim Thorpe 45, Wilson 27

107 — Brian Reese (JT) won by forfeit; 114 — Sahlem Ortiz (JT) won by forfeit; 121 — Christ M’Balla (W) major dec. Aiden Bowman, 18-6; 127 — Ryan Broadbent (JT) tech. fall Vinnie Viscomi, 17-0 (2:26); 133 — Stephen Korte (JT) pinned Garrick Kuder, 0:49; 139 — Justin Hetrick (W) pinned Joshua Mantilla, 2:33; 145 — Connor Millen (W) tech. fall Demetri Llewellyn, 19-1 (5:27); 152 — Jonathan Joseph (W) pinned Jared Mantilla, 2:36; 160 — Donovan Llewellyn (JT) major dec. Max Vinson, 19-8; 172 — Connor Zurawa (JT) won by forfeit; 189 — Ryan Bonham (W) pinned Phineas Benyo, 0:29; 215 — Gaetano Sarnelli (JT) pinned Jordan Toledo, 3:55; 285 — Lucas Knopf (JT) won by forfeit.

Records: Wilson (4-9; 0-3 CL); Jim Thorpe (2-7; 1-3 CL).

Palisades-Lehighton

Lehighton rolled to a 71-0 Colonial League victory over visiting Palisades.

Konner Nalesnik (160) pinned his opponent in 21 seconds, while Carter Hontz (172) and Asher Traylor (215) each needed just over a minute for falls. Danny Edgar added a second-period pin at 133.

Lehighton 71, Palisades 0

107 – Elijah Gay (L) won by forfeit; 114 – Ryder Croizier (L) won by forfeit; 121 – Michael D’Amico (L) won by forfeit; 127 – Jack Lucykanish (L) won by forfeit; 133 – Danny Edgar (L) pinned Trent Snyder in 2:30; 139 – Connor Dugan (L) won by forfeit; 145 – Lukas Croizier (L) dec. Brock Schneiderwind, 4-2; 152 – Evan Wentz (L) tech. fall Landen Phy in 4:18, 19-4; 160 – Konner Nalesnik (L) pinned Oliver Mutterperl in 0:21; 172 – Carter Hontz (L) pinned Solomon Riddle in 1:48; 189 – Preston DiGrazia (L) dec. Will Kapp, 7-2; 215 – Asher Traylor (L) pinned Silas Day in 1:26; 285 – Marc Macias (L) won by forfeit.

Records: Palisades (0-6; 0-6 CL); Lehighton (11-4; 2-2 CL).

Northwestern-Catty

Northwestern remained unbeaten in Colonial League action with a 58-12 victory over Catasauqua, highlighted by six pins.

First-period falls came from both Braden Uricchio (152) and Vinnie Fugazzotto (189), while Weston Killar, Luke Fugazzotto and Ian Zettlemoyer all added second-period pins.

Northwestern 58, Catasauqua 12

107 – Elliot Jones (C) won by forfeit; 114 – Mackenzie Case (NW) pinned Blake Reed in 3:17; 121 – Jayce Perez-Rivera (C) pinned Luke Breidinger in 1:27; 127 – Weston Killar (NW) pinned Gavin Macker in 1:54; 133 – Adam Griffith (NW) dec. Aiden Friday, 7-2; 139 – Noah Griffith (NW) major dec. Elija Vazquez, 14-4; 145 – Trent Croll (NW) major dec. Evan Reed, 19-3; 152 – Braden Uricchio (NW) pinned Jevon Doney in 0:45; 160 – Chase Sukanick (NW) tech. fall Nikoloz Kemasdale in 4:00, 17-2; 172 – Nolan Koehler (NW) tech. fall Josiah Martinez in 4:00, 18-0; 189 – Vinnie Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Eli Sandt in 0:52; 215 – Luke Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Javon Evans in 1:48; 285 – Ian Zettlemoyer (NW) pinned Carter Gonzalez in 1:04.

Records: Northwestern (9-2; 4-0 CL); Catasauqua (3-5; 2-3 CL).

Panther Vy.-Pine Grove

Pine Grove defeated Panther Valley, 65-12.

Ixsaiah Bracero opened the match with a pin at 107, and Landon Hunsicker capped the Panthers’ scoring with a fall at 127.

Pine Grove 65, Panther Valley 12

107 – Ixsaiah Bracero (PV) pinned Joshua Witherow in 3:07; 114 – Liam Levan (PG) won by forfeit; 121 – Chase Nagle (PG) tech. fall Emmanuel Andrades in 3:05, 19-3; 127 – Landon Hunsicker (PV) pinned Taylor Enge in 3:15; 133 – Andrew Hikes (PG) pinned Hayden Matula in 1:35; 139 – James Hoy (PG) won by forfeit; 145 – Colby Townley (PG) pinned Nathan Rolon in 0:49; 152 – Aaron Osatchuk (PG) pinned Cayden Moore in 0:57; 160 – Austin Frantz (PG) pinned Cameron Rolon in 1:08; 172 – Isaiah Miller (PG) pinned Joseph Zarsky in 0:33; 189 – Logan Troup (PG) pinned Ralph Vazquez Matta in 0:20; 215 – Zachary Kurtz (PG) pinned Carlos Maldonado-Rosa in 1:59; 285 – Scout Frantz (PG) pinned Nathan Blose in 1:20.

Records: Panther Valley (0-8); Pine Grove (7-3).

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Pottsville snapped a four-match losing streak with a 46-16 Schuylkill League win over visiting Tamaqua.

Tamaqua’s Brody Schlier scored a major decision at 145 pounds.

Pottsville 46, Tamaqua 16

107 – Gavin Lutsky (P) won by forfeit; 114 – Cole Cook (P) won by forfeit; 121 – Rylan Reitz (T) won by forfeit; 127 – Cole Daubert (P) won by forfeit; 133 – Silas Smith (P) won by forfeit; 139 – No match; 145 – Brody Schlier (T) major dec. Colin Kline, 15-7; 152 – Corbin Evans (P) pinned Francis Hill in 4:34; 160 – Angelo Cerimele (T) won by injury default over Brayden Tokinitz; 172 – Kaiden Renn (P) won by forfeit; 189 – No match; 215 – Jacoby Hay (P) major dec. Dylan Garcia, 17-8; 285 – Terrell McFarland (P) pinned William Behun in 2:08.

Records: Tamaqua (1-12; 0-2 SL); Pottsville (5-10; 1-0 SL).

GIRLS WRESTLING

Palisades-Lehighton

Lehighton used seven forfeits to edge Palisades, 42-35, and remain undefeated.

Lehighton 42, Palisades 35

100 - Jenilys Sanchez (L) won by forfeit; 106 - Molly Haubert (P) pinned Charlotte Griffiths in 2:26; 112 - Zoey Diedel (L) won by forfeit; 118 - Mia Renda (P) pinned Mia Guy in 2:48; 124 - Hailey Hughart (L) won by forfeit; 130 - Marcela Renda (P) tech fall over Blayr Strawser, 18-2, 5:20; 136 - Kennedy Quinn (L) won by forfeit; 142 - Ella Salca (P) pinned Lilliam Klotz in 5:05; 148 - Keza Moyer (L) won by forfeit; 155 - Cassidy Litts (L) won by forfeit; 170 - Nadia Wilt (P) pinned Alivia Reed in 4:25; 190 - Bryce Snyder (P) pinned Kailey Evans in 0:31; 235 - Regan Fahringer (L) won by forfeit.

Records: Lehighton (4-0); Palisades (0-4).

Jim Thorpe-Wilson

Wilson collected six forfeits to defeat Jim Thorpe, 47-21.

Madison Baksalary (235) posted a pin for the Olympians, while Ashyn Coffey (130) earned a decision.

Wilson 47, Jim Thorpe 21

100 - Alicia Soto (W) won by forfeit; 106 - Emma Smith (W) won by forfeit; 112 - Nevaeh Colon (W) won by forfeit; 118 - Ny’Vae Terry (W) won by forfeit; 124 - No match; 130 - Ashyn Coffey (JT) dec. Alicia Stofanek, 13-6; 136 - Maddison Teart (W) won by forfeit; 142 - Gabrielle Dunn (W) won by forfeit; 148 -Theadora Morales (W) tech fall over Mia Cassidy, 21-5, 3:12; 155 - Jordan Merriweather (JT) won by forfeit; 170 - Rylynn Perez (JT) won by forfeit; 190 - Ava Burrows-Edwin (W) pinned Giada Wise-Macchioni in 3:07; 235 - Madison Baksalary (JT) pinned Karley Martinez in 5:44.

Records: Wilson (1-3); Jim Thorpe (0-4)

Panther Vy.-Pine Grove

Pine Grove built an early cushion and held off a late push from Panther Valley to earn a 42-36 victory.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 42-6 lead by winning eight of the first nine bouts.

Panther Valley rallied in the final five bouts, scoring 30 unanswered points behind pins from Ashley Williams (148), Anelia Bennick (170), Alisa Williams (190) and Brenda Banks (235), but the comeback fell just short.

Pine Grove 42, Panther Valley 36

100 – Kiersen Echternach (PG) pinned Jillian Remes, 0:55; 106 – Mya Reyes (PV) won by forfeit; 112 – Morgan Broy (PG) won by forfeit; 118 – Autumn Martin (PG) pinned Amelia Spino, 3:51; 124 – Samantha Eisenhauer (PG) pinned Ella Vega-Santiago, 1:18; 130 – Renee Eisenhauer (PG) pinned Savanna Chisolm, 0:31; 136 – Eliza Kurtz (PG) won by forfeit; 142 – Taylor Bast (PG) pinned Adrianna Cabrera, 3:53; 148 – Ashley Williams (PV) pinned Payton Reiner, 3:44; 155 – Bailey Snyder (PV) won by forfeit; 170 – Anelia Bennick (PV) pinned Violet Krill, 0:12; 190 – Alisa Williams (PV) pinned Rieleigh Purcell, 1:23; 235 – Brenda Banks (PV) pinned Audrey Graeff, 0:52

JUNIOR HIGH

BOYS BASKETBALL

8th Grade

Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.

Blue Mountain escaped with a 39-30 victory over Panther Valley.

Amato led all scorers with 14 points for the Eagles, while Werdt added seven.

Isaac Schoenberger paced the Panthers with 10 points, while Cooper Lynn added nine.

Tamaqua-Nativity

Tamaqua edged Nativity for a 37-35 win.

Hashin posted a game-high 16 points for Nativity, while Ziegmont added 10.

Makovec was the lone Blue Raider in double digits, as he finished with 10 points. Kovalchick added nine.

7th Grade

Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.

Blue Mountain posted a 38-20 win over Panther Valley.

Henderson scored a game-high 14 points for the Eagles, while Fanelli added seven.

Brian McLaughlin led the Panthers with eight points, while Josiah Torress finished with five.

JUNIOR HIGH

GIRLS BASKETBALL

8th Grade

Weatherly-Pottsville

Weatherly came out on top with a 30-17 victory over Pottsville.

Mikayla Pugh led all scorers with 13 points for the Wreckers, while Alexis Masterson finished with six.

Heidi McGinley led the Tide with six points.