Panther Valley pulled out a dramatic overtime victory over Blue Mountain in boys basketball action on Friday.

Elsewhere, the Palmerton boys and girls picked up basketball victories; Northwestern got a boys basketball win; Tamaqua posted a swimming sweep; and the Coal Cracker Wrestling Tournament got underway in Lehighton.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.

A late Drew Kokinda three-pointer sent the game into overtime and Panther Valley made it count as it posted a 58-53 Schuylkill League victory over Blue Mountain.

The Eagles (9-4, 5-3) rallied from an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit to grab a 46-43 lead late in regulation. But Kokinda’s three tied the game, and Stephen Hood and Chase Weaver combined for all 12 of their team’s points in the extra session as the Panthers pulled out the win.

Hood finished with 21 points, including seven in overtime, to lead PV (7-5, 4-4). Weaver added five OT points and ended with 19.

Carson Kerstetter topped Blue Mountain with 21 points.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Devitt 0-0-0-0, Guers 1-0-0-2, Henninger 4-2-2-11, Campbell 4-0-0-9, Caulfield 0-0-0-0, Kerstetter 6-8-9-21, Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-3-4-10. TOTALS: 18-13-15-53.

PANTHER VALLEY

Kokinda 2-0-0-6, Weaver 8-0-0-19, Orsulak 0-0-0-0, B. Hood 2-0-0-6, Kindt 0-0-0-0, Pascoe 2-0-1-4, S. Hood 6-5-6-21, Hadley 1-0-0-2, Turner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-5-7-58.

Blue Mountain 12 12 8 14 7 - 53

Panther Valley 14 13 13 6 12 - 58

Three-pointers: BM - Henninger 1, Campbell 1, Kerstetter 1, Thomas 1; PV - S. Hood 4, Weaver 3, Kokinda 2, B. Hood 2.

Palmerton-Salisbury

Palmerton edged Salisbury in a Colonial League contest, 39-38.

Matt Machalik had 15 points for the Blue Bombers (13-4), while Brayden Hosier added 13.

Kyle Artis had 13 points for the Falcons (8-7).

PALMERTON

Machalik 7-0-2-15, J. Sebelin 0-0-0-0, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Reph 1-0-0-3, Rumfield 0-0-0-0, K. Sebelin 1-2-4-4, Grammes 1-1-2-3, Hosier 4-3-5-13, Tworkowski 0-0-0-0, Anthony 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 14-7-15-39.

SALISBURY

Artis 4-4-6-13, Lopez 2-2-2-6, Fenstermaker 1-1-2-4, Bleam 3-0-0-6, Utesch 3-0-0-6, Day 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 14-7-10-38.

Palmerton 13 6 12 8 - 39

Salisbury 8 8 14 8 - 38

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Hosier 2, Machalik 1, Reph 1; Salisbury - Day 1, Fenstermaker 1, Artis 1.

Catasauqua-Northwestern

A balanced attack lifted Northwestern to a 63-47 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.

Dylan Witkowski led four players in double figures for the Tigers (8-7), scoring 17 points. Ethan Lazarus added 13 points, while Cade Christopher and Cayden Fitch each scored 10.

Bryann Rivera had 15 points for the Roughies (0-13).

CATASAUQUA

Juica 4-0-0-11, Rivera 5-1-1-15, Bright 3-4-4-13, Fotta 3-0-0-6, Keys 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-5-5-47.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 4-0-1-10, Christopher 4-2-2-10, Zimmerman 1-0-0-2, Mauro 0-0-0-0, Nelson 2-0-0-5, Lazarus 6-1-3-13, Heilman 2-2-2-6, Witkowski 7-0-0-17, March 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-5-8-63.

Catasauqua 10 13 10 14 - 47

Northwestern 16 15 19 13 - 63

Three-pointers: Catasauqua - Rivera 4, Juica 3, Bright 3. Northwestern - Witkowski 3, Fitch 2, Nelson 1.

Weatherly-Schuylkill Haven

Schuylkill Haven pulled away for a 53-37 win over Weatherly.

Nigel Kuzanga had 14 points for the Hurricanes (5-9).

Timmy Maguschak led the Wreckers (1-8) with 10 points, while Frankie Willis scored nine.

WEATHERLY

Maguschak 4-2-3-10, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Willis 3-2-4-9, Berger 2-0-1-4, Mitchell 1-0-0-3, McLaurin 1-2-2-4, Eubanks 3-0-0-7. TOTALS: 14-6-10-37.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN

Kuzanga 6-0-0-14, Hertz 2-0-0-5, Jenan 4-0-1-9, Richie 5-2-2-12, Watson-Henry 1-4-8-6, Sanders 1-0-0-3, Umbenhaur 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 21-6-11-53.

Weatherly 13 11 9 4 - 37

Sch. Haven 12 14 15 12 - 53

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Mitchell 1, Eubanks 1, Willis 1. Schuylkill Haven - Kuzanga 2, Hertz 1, Jenan 1, Sanders 1.

Pen Argyl-Northern Lehigh

Pen Argyl picked up a 50-43 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

Damian Tyminski and Chase Kennedy had 11 points for the Green Knights (5-12, 3-9).

Izaiah Ramos led the Bulldogs (2-13, 1-10) with 18 points. Aiden Parvel scored 12 points, and Nick Frame recorded 11.

PEN ARGYL

Pysher 2-3-3-8, Tyminski 4-2-5-11, Kennedy 4-3-4-11, Hershey 0-0-0-0, Pultz 1-0-0-2, Irwin-Hill, 3-1-2-8, Rudy 3-2-2-10, Moore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-11-16-50.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Frame 5-1-2-11, Parvel 4-4-7-12, Smyth 0-1-3-1, Ramos 7-2-2-18, LoPinto 0-1-2-1, Kunkle 0-0-0-0, Buskirk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-9-16-43.

Pen Argyl 21 6 14 9 - 50

Northern Lehigh 10 13 10 10 - 43

Pen Argyl - Rudy 2, Pysher 1, Tyminski 1, Irwin-Hill 1. Northern Lehigh - Ramos 2.

Easton-Pleasant Valley

Easton edged Pleasant Valley, 42-38, Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.

Three players accounted for all the Red Rovers points.

Jarod Moore led PV with 14 points and Patrick Moore added 10.

EASTON

Carew 0-0-1-0, Alston 0-0-0-0, LaBello 4-1-2-11, Greenfield 0-0-0-0, Transue 0-0-0-0, Carmona 0-0-0-0, Lutes 4-6-8-14, Lysynecky 8-0-1-16. TOTALS: 16-8-13-42.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Blass 3-0-0-6, J. Moore 6-2-3-14, Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Francois 1-0-2-2, P. Moore 4-2-4-10, Williams 0-0-0-0, Hallenbeck 0-0-0-0, Ratti 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 16-4-9-38.

Easton 13 8 15 6 - 42

Pleasant Valley 7 4 13 14 - 38

Three-pointers: Easton - LaBello 2. Pleasant Valley - Ratti 2.

Tamaqua-Pine Grove

Pine Grove edged Tamaqua, 48-44, in Schuylkill League action.

Brandon Unger had 19 points for the Cardinals (6-8, 2-5), who snapped a six-game losing streak.

Nate Gregoire scored 18 points for Tamaqua (5-9, 3-5). Cameron Lewis added eight points.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 0-0-0-0, Lewis 3-0-0-8, McLaughlin 0-1-2-1, Milot 1-0-0-2, Lane 1-0-0-2, Valentine 0-0-0-0, Dillon 4-1-2-9, Ligenza 0-0-0-0, Andrews 0-4-4-4, Gregoire 7-0-1-18, Mateyak 0-0-0-0, Coleman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-6-9-44

PINE GROVE

Brandt 3-6-8-13, Unger 6-2-5-19, Skokic 2-0-0-4, Culbert 0-0-0-0 Geesey 1-0-3-2, Tobin 0-1-2-1, Kolb 0-0-0-0, Ibarra 3-3-6-9. TOTALS: 15-12-24-48

Tamaqua 9 10 5 20 - 44

Pine Grove 11 9 17 11 - 48

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Gregoire 4, Lewis 2. Pine Grove - Unger 5, Brandt 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Panther Vy.-Blue Mtn,

Blue Mountain rolled to a 54-22 Schuylkill League win against Panther Valley.

Reese Baldwin had 17 points for the Eagles (12-3).

Maddison Maynard’s nine points paced the Panthers (1-11). Sera Robin added eight points.

PANTHER VALLEY

Krapf 0-0-0-0, N. Vermillion 1-0-0-3, Robin 3-0-0-8, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Maynard 4-1-2-9, A. Vermillion 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Yuricheck 0-0-0-0, McAndrew 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 9-1-2-22.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Beam 2-0-0-4, Kutz 6-2-4-16, Conway 1-0-0-2, Heydt 2-0-0-4, Walasavage 0-0-0-0, Wagner 0-0-2-0, Peel 2-1-2-5, J. Faust 1-0-0-2, Keck 1-0-0-2, Baldwin 8-1-3-17, K. Faust 0-0-0-0, Hall 0-0-0-0, Henninger 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-4-11-54.

Panther Valley 7 2 7 6 - 22

Blue Mountain 12 14 16 12 - 54

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Robin 2, N. Vermillion 1. Blue Mountain - Kutz 2.

Salisbury-Palmerton

Palmerton rolled past Salisbury 61-25 in a Colonial League contest to stay unbeaten.

Sydney Frantz led the Bombers (15-0) with 16 points. Bethie Morgan added 12 points, while Raegan Nemeth hit three 3s and finished with nine points.

Quinn Wittman had nine points for the Falcons (3-14).

SALISBURY

Wittman 3-2-2-9, S. Ziegenfus 0-0-0-0, P. Ziegenfuss 1-0-0-3, Bitar 0-0-0-0, Bleam 1-0-0-3, Smarch 0-0-0-0, Green 0-0-0-0, Nales 2-2-4-7, Kamp 0-3-4-3, Neitz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-7-10-25.

PALMERTON

Bollinger 0-0-0-0, Baumgardt 0-1-2-1, Frantz 6-3-5-16, Peterson 0-0-0-0, Barry 2-0-0-4, Matsko 3-0-0-6, Pengelly 1-0-0-2, Balliet 2-1-2-5, Nemeth 3-0-0-9, Andrews 3-0-0-6, Morgan 3-5-6-12. TOTALS: 23-10-15-61.

Salisbury 7 2 8 7 - 25

Palmerton 12 18 16 15 - 61

Three-pointers: Salisbury - Nales 1, Wittman 1, P. Ziegenfuss 1, Bleam 1. Palmerton - Nemeth 3, Frantz 1, Morgan 1.

Pleasant Valley-Easton

Unbeaten Easton flexed its muscles and rolled to a 64-12 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

The Red Rovers (13-0), who have an average margin of victory of 24.8 points per game, jumped out to a 50-7 halftime lead.

Megan Elias and Anye Staton each scored 13 points to pace Easton. Katelyn Honadel had five points to lead PV (6-7).

PLEASANT VALLEY

Stivala 2-0-0-4, Williams 0-2-2-2, Greene 0-0-0-0, Honadel 2-0-0-5, Morgan 0-1-2-1, Finley 0-0-0-0, McCree 0-0-0-0, Boyne 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 4-3-4-12.

EASTON

Me. Elias 4-1-2-13, Tamoun 4-0-0-10, Smith 1-0-0-3, Cole1-1-2-3, Ma. Elias 2-0-0-6, Keckler 1-0-0-2, Luciano 0-1-2-1, Zimmerman 2-0-0-5, Carew 1-2-2-4, Hippert 2-0-0-4, McPeek 0-0-0-0, Staton 5-3-3-13. TOTALS: 23-8-11-64.

Pleasant Valley 5 2 4 1 - 12

Easton 24 26 2 12 - 64

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Honadel 1. Easton - Me. Elias 4, Ma. Elias 2, Tamoun 2, Smith 1, Zimmerman 1.

WRESTLING

Coal Cracker Tournament

The first day of action at the Coal Cracker Tournament saw a number of area wrestlers position themselves for a medal – and maybe more.

Jim Thorpe and host Lehighton each placed three wrestlers into the quarterfinals.

Aidan Gruber (120), Lukas Ferguson (145) and Wyatt Sherer (215) advanced for the Tribe, while Ridge Snyder (126), Gabe Heaney (152) and Jared Newhall (172) moved on for the Thorpe.

Palmerton’s Derek King (132) and Dennis Lombardi (145) are also through to the quarters, as is Tamaqua’s Gabe Erbe (113).

Many others are still alive in the consolation rounds at the 45-team tournament, which continues at 9 a.m. today with the girls tournament.

All wrestling on Saturday will be held at Lehighton’s Elementary Center with the exception of the JV Tournament being held at the high school.

The championship rounds are set to begin around 4 p.m.

SWIMMING

Sch. Haven-Tamaqua

Tamaqua swept past Schuylkill Haven, with the Raiders posting a 114-56 victory in the girls’ competition, and a 101-28 triumph on the boys’ side.

Gabby Blasko (500 freestyle, 100 breaststroke) posted multiple event wins for the Tamaqua girls, and was also part of two winning relay teams.

Jathan Krall (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle) and Brandon Long (50 freestyle, 100 backstroke) had multiple event wins for the Raiders in the boys’ meet.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 114, Schuylkill Haven 56

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Gabby Blasko, Lily McNutt, Lexi Buchala, Rylee Wenzel) 2:14.21; 200 Freestyle - 1. Isabella Jones (T) 2:29.45, 2. Kyleigh Book (SH), 3. Emily Kohlmeier (T); 200IM - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 2:37.53, 2. Maura Walker (T), 3. Andrea Betz (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Rylee Wenzel (T) 29.14, 2. Taylor Fitzpatrick (SH), 3. Keira McGuinness (T); Diving - 1. Mia Jones (T) 161.02; 100 Butterfly - 1. Nicole Domermuth (SH) 1:11.08, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Cali Stank (SH) 1:03.02, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Taylor Fitzpatrick (SH); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:30.28, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Kyleigh Book (SH); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Cali Stank, Teagan Wehr, Taylor Fitzpatrick, Nicole Domermuth) 1:58.30; 100 Backstroke - 1. Cali Stank (SH) 1:14.40, 2. Mia Jones (T), 3. Meagan Sweeney (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 1:22.80, 2. Lily McNutt (T), 3. Nicole Domermuth (SH); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Tamaqua (Lexi Buchala, Isabella Jones, Gabby Blasko, Maura Walker) 4:27.03.

BOYS

Tamaqua 101, Schuylkill Haven 28

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Vincenzo Valentine, Jathan Krall, Ethan DiBonafazio) 2:09.19; 200 Freestyle - 1. Jathan Krall (T) 2:11.09, 2. Alex Zehner (T), 3. Aidan McKee (SH); 200IM - 1. Reese Felty (SH) 2:18.21, 2. Vincenzo Valentine (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Brandon Long (T) 26.08, 2. Alexander Nattress (T), 3. Jacob Gilbert (SH); 100 Butterfly - 1. Reese Felty (SH) 1:03.37; 100 Freestyle - 1. Jack Tharp (T) 59.05, 2. Ethan DiBonafazio (T), 3. Benjamin Hehn (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Jathan Krall (T) 5:58.79, 2. Alex Zehner (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Long, Alexander Nattress, Alex Zehner, Jack Tharp) 1:53.97; 100 Backstroke - 1. Brandon Long (T) 1:11.97, 2. Alexander Nattress (T), 3. Benjamin Hehn (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Aiden McKee (SH) 1:18.75, 2. Jacob Gilbert (SH), 3. Vincenzo Valentine (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Tamaqua (Jathan Krall, Alex Zehner, Ethan DiBonafazio, Jack Tharp) 4:09.21.