Local roundup: Results from Jan. 21
The Lehighton boys and girls basketball teams earned a sweep of Palmerton Wednesday, while Panther Valley’s boys and girls wrestling squads each posted wins over Tamaqua.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Lehighton–Palmerton
Cole Dietz drilled eight three-pointers on his way to a game-high 30 points as Lehighton rolled to a 62-25 Colonial League victory over Palmerton.
Blake Roberts added 12 points, and Talin Fairchild chipped in 11 for Lehighton, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Tate Buck scored eight points for Palmerton, which dropped its eighth straight game.
LEHIGHTON
McCarroll 0-0-0-0, Solt 1-2-2-5, White 0-0-0-0, Meek 0-2-2-2, Fairchild 4-0-0-11, Roberts 4-3-4-12, Steigerwalt 1-0-0-2, Dietz 9-4-4-30. TOTALS: 19-11-12-62.
PALMERTON
Bettini 1-0-0-2, Singleton 0-1-2-1, Jedrejczyk 0-0-0-0, Grammes 1-0-0-3, Pengelly 1-0-0-2, Gursky 1-0-0-3, Delgado 0-0-0-0, Buck 3-0-0-6, Pereira 1-0-0-3, Rex 0-0-0-0, McGowan 1-2-2-5, Lax 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-3-5-25.
Lehighton 23 17 12 10 — 62
Palmerton 4 8 8 9 — 25
Three-pointers: Lehighton — Dietz 8, Fairchild 3, Roberts 1; Palmerton — Grammes 1, Gursky 1, Pereira 1, McGowan 1.
Records: Lehighton (9-8, 8-7 CL); Palmerton (2-16, 2-12 CL).
Pleasant Valley–Allen
Tiheed Wise Jr. scored 12 of his game-high 23 points in the third quarter to lead Allen to a 71-33 rout of Pleasant Valley.
The Canaries outscored the Bears 16-9 in the third quarter to take a commanding 55-23 lead entering the fourth. Sebastian Sacci paced Pleasant Valley with 18 points.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Horstman 1-0-0-2, Haines 2-0-0-5, Perry 0-0-0-0, Dorshimer 1-0-2-2, Solt 1-4-6-6, Cordle 0-0-0-0, Wheeler 0-0-0-0, Sacci 7-2-6-18, Gearhart 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-6-14-33.
ALLEN
Pearsall 1-0-0-2, Wise 9-0-1-23, Walker 1-1-2-3, Wimberly 3-2-4-9, Lockhart 0-0-0-0, Hawkins 1-0-0-3, Plott 3-1-2-7, Stokes 1-0-0-2, Gaynair 0-0-0-0, Chapman 2-1-1-5, Martin 3-0-0-6, Moss 3-2-2-8, Mack 0-0-0-0, Abel 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 28-7-12-71.
Pleasant Valley 5 9 9 10 — 33
Allen 20 19 16 16 — 71
Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley — Sacci 2, Haines 1; Allen — Wise 5, Wimberly 1, Hawkins 1, Abel 1.
Records: Pleasant Valley (4-13); Allen (13-4).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lehighton–Palmerton
Lehighton returned to the win column with a commanding 55-28 Colonial League victory over Palmerton.
A game after dropping its first loss of the season by two points, the Indians didn’t need overtime this time around. Lehighton jumped out early and shut down the Bombers offensively, building a 37-11 halftime lead.
Leah Uyvari scored eight of her game-high 12 points in the second quarter, when the Indians put up 22 points.
Ryleigh Trotman added 11 points, and Olivia Serfass finished with nine.
Cate Morgan led Palmerton with eight points, while Alisyn Green added seven.
LEHIGHTON
Arzuaga 0-0-0-0, O. Serfass 2-5-6-9, Wise 0-0-0-0, Yeakel 0-0-0-0, Reph 0-0-0-0, Solt 0-0-0-0, Uyvari 4-1-2-12, Trotman 5-0-0-11, S. Serfass 0-2-2-2, A. Serfass 3-2-2-8, Wehr 0-0-0-0, Parliman 4-1-2-13. TOTALS: 18-11-14-55.
PALMERTON
A. Barry 2-0-0-6, Rex 0-0-0-0, Rumfield 0-0-0-0, Schneider 0-2-2-2, Morgan 3-2-4-8, Wasilewski 0-0-0-0, Green 3-1-2-7, Borger 0-0-0-0, H. Barry 2-0-0-5, Scott 0-0-0-0, Martin 0-0-0-0, Herman 0-0-0-0, Getch 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-5-8-28.
Lehighton 15 22 13 5 — 55
Palmerton 4 7 10 7 — 28
Three-pointers: Lehighton — Parliman 4, Uyvari 3, Trotman 1; Palmerton — A. Barry 2, H. Barry 1.
Records: Lehighton (16-1, 14-1 CL); Palmerton (13-5, 11-4 CL).
GIRLS WRESTLING
Panther Valley–Tamaqua
Panther Valley used eight forfeits to roll to a 48-24 victory over Tamaqua.
Jillian Remes (100), Savanna Chisolm (136), Adrianna Cabrera (142), Ashley Williams (148), Bailey Snyder (155), Anelia Bennick (170), Alisa Williams (190) and Brenda Banks (235) all earned forfeits for the Panthers.
Addison Trunk (112), Kiely Kunkel (118) and Kaitlyn Rivera (124) recorded consecutive falls for Tamaqua, while Jalissa Correa (130) was awarded a forfeit.
Panther Valley 48, Tamaqua 24
100 — Jillian Remes (PV) won by forfeit; 106 — Double forfeit; 112 — Addison Trunk (T) pinned Mya Reyes, 0:16; 118 — Kiely Kunkel (T) pinned Amelia Spino, 4:18; 124 — Kaitlyn Rivera (T) pinned Ella Vega-Santiago, 3:51; 130 — Jalissa Correa (T) won by forfeit; 136 — Savanna Chisolm (PV) won by forfeit; 142 — Adrianna Cabrera (PV) won by forfeit; 148 — Ashley Williams (PV) won by forfeit; 155 — Bailey Snyder (PV) won by forfeit; 170 — Anelia Bennick (PV) pinned Zania Braewell, 1:56; 190 — Alisa Williams (PV) won by forfeit; 235 — Brenda Banks (PV) won by forfeit.
Records: Panther Valley (2-5); Tamaqua (0-4).
BOYS WRESTLING
Pen Argyl–Jim Thorpe
Pen Argyl claimed a 45-25 Colonial League victory over Jim Thorpe.
The Olympians won four contested bouts, led by Gaetano Sarnelli’s pin in 57 seconds at 215 pounds. Stephen Korte added a pin at 133, while Connor Zurawa and Phineas Benyo both earned decision victories.
Pen Argyl 45, Jim Thorpe 25
107 — Bo Yeakel (PA) maj. dec. Brian Reese, 14-4; 114 — Mason Ramsay (PA) tech. fall over Sahlem Ortiz, 15-0, 2:36; 121 — Isaiah Adams (PA) pinned Aiden Bowman, 1:17; 127 — Jacob Policelli (PA) pinned Ryan Broadbent, 1:10; 133 — Stephen Korte (JT) pinned Warren Ackerman, 1:26; 139 — Blayke Lacey (PA) pinned Joshua Mantilla, 2:25; 145 — Collin Ramsay (PA) pinned Demetri Llewellyn, 0:37; 152 — Cole Lobb (PA) won by forfeit; 160 — Luca Albanese (PA) pinned Donovan Llewellyn, 1:25; 172 — Connor Zurawa (JT) maj. dec. Zachary Metzgar, 16-8; 189 — Phineas Benyo (JT) dec. Kaleb Neely, 13-12; 215 — Gaetano Sarnelli (JT) pinned Jace Adam, 0:57; 285 — Lucas Knopf (JT) pinned Rocky Smith, 3:40.
Records: Pen Argyl (6-4, 4-1 CL); Jim Thorpe (2-9, 1-5 CL).
Panther Valley–Tamaqua
Panther Valley used bonus points to escape with a 33-30 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.
The Blue Raiders edged the Panthers 4-3 in contested bouts, but three forfeits proved decisive for the visitors.
Cameron Rolon (160) and Carlos Maldonado-Rosa (215) both recorded pins for Panther Valley.
Rylan Reitz (127), Brody Schlier (145), Troy Hartman (172) and William Behun (285) all posted falls for Tamaqua.
Panther Valley 33, Tamaqua 30
107 — Ixsaiah Bracero (PV) won by forfeit; 114 — Double forfeit; 121 — Terran Wakefield (T) won by forfeit; 127 — Rylan Reitz (T) pinned Landon Hunsicker, 2:57; 133 — Hayden Matula (PV) won by forfeit; 139 — Double forfeit; 145 — Brody Schlier (T) pinned Cayden Moore, 1:00; 152 — Nathan Rolon (PV) dec. Francis Hill, 14-13; 160 — Cameron Rolon (PV) pinned Angelo Cerimele, 1:36; 172 — Troy Hartman (T) pinned Joseph Zarsky, 1:34; 189 — Ralph Vazquez Matta (PV) won by forfeit; 215 — Carlos Maldonado-Rosa (PV) pinned Dylan Garcia, 0:51; 285 — William Behun (T) pinned Nathan Blose, 0:20.
Records: Panther Valley (1-10, 1-3 SL); Tamaqua (1-15, 0-4 SL).
Parkland–Pleasant Valley
Parkland earned a 47-20 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley in Brodheadsville.
Adis Vukel scored the Bears’ lone pin of the night, pinning Jayden Santiago in 1:51 at 189 pounds. Evan Gillespie added a technical fall at 285, and Shawn Radcliffe earned a decision at 121.
Parkland 47, Pleasant Valley 20
107 — Luis Moya (P) tech. fall over Frank Lucarello, 21-6; 114 — Braden Todora (P) won by forfeit; 121 — Shawn Radcliffe (PV) dec. Chase Kruk, 12-7; 127 — Ricardo Rivera (P) tech. fall over Jimmy Stipeck, 15-0; 133 — Matthew Velez (P) won by forfeit; 139 — Jared Santilli (P) tech. fall over Zach Jochen, 21-5; 145 — Danyal Shah (P) won by forfeit; 152 — Colton Vitale (P) maj. dec. Patrick Decker, 18-9; 160 — Jorge Moya (P) tech. fall over James Cordle, 19-3; 172 — Donato Ciampittiello (P) tech. fall over Benjamin Jochen, 19-4; 189 — Adis Vukel (PV) pinned Jayden Santiago, 1:51; 215 — Frederick Merklin (PV) won by forfeit; 285 — Evan Gillespie (PV) tech. fall over Myles Lysek, 22-5.
Records: Parkland (9-5, 4-3 EPC); Pleasant Valley (5-11, 0-6 EPC).
JUNIOR HIGH
BOYS BASKETBALL
8th Grade
Panther Valley–Weatherly
Weatherly edged Panther Valley, 31-29. Isaac Schoenberger led all scorers with 13 points, and Yaasir Jackson added nine. Vincent Garcia paced the Wreckers with seven points, while Forest Clark chipped in six.
7th Grade
Panther Valley–Weatherly
Weatherly posted a 36-32 win. Silas Zink scored a game-high 17 points, and MJ Ryan added nine. Noah Seifert led Panther Valley with 11 points, while Keion Wheeler scored seven.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
8th Grade
Weatherly–Panther Valley
Weatherly cruised to a 37-10 victory. Sophia Durham finished with a game-high 11 points, and Riley Bachert added eight. Lucy Uher led Panther Valley with seven points.