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Indians roll in non-league victory

The Lehighton boys' basketball team turned in a dominant performance Wednesday night. The Northern Lehigh and Northwestern wrestling teams also were victorious.

BOYS BASKETBALLCatasauqua-LehightonLehighton used a high-scoring first half to pull away for a 72-31 non-conference win over Catasauqua.The Indians' Addison Howland scored 15 of his game-high 17 points in the first half, while Donnie Buchinsky netted nine of his 16 in the first two periods. Andre McDowell chipped in with 10 points.Cullen Bond led the Roughies with 11 points.CATASAUQUAGraves 2-1-1-6, Green 0-0-0-0, Chase 0-0-0-0, D. Martinez 1-1-2-3, Hawk 0-0-0-0, Bond 4-1-1-11, Brett 2-0-0-5, Ritter 0-0-0-0, Dolan 1-0-0-2, A. Martinez 1-0-0-2, Troxell 1-0-0-2, Velez 0-0-0-0, Schneck 0-0-0-0, Sparacello 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-3-4-31.LEHIGHTONLawler 1-0-0-2, Troxell 2-2-2-7, Carpenter 1-0-0-2, Schaeffer 1-0-0-2, McDowell 4-2-2-10, Crum 1-0-0-3, Buchinsky 4-8-9-16, Mele 3-1-3-8, Howland 6-2-2-17, Venuto 1-0-0-3, Schatz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-15-18-72.Catty 8 6 13 4 - 31Lehighton 20 21 15 16 - 72Three-pointers: Catty - Bond 2, Graves 1, Brett 1; Lehighton - Howland 3, Troxell 1, Crum 1, Mele 1, Venuto 1.WRESTLINGSo. Lehigh-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh held off Southern Lehigh to earn a 39-29 Colonial League victory.Dan Belfonti (120) and Ryan Farber (182) sparked the Bulldogs with pins.No. Lehigh 39, So. Lehigh 29120 - Dan Belfonti (NL) pinned Michael Smith in 3:24126 - Seth Fronheiser (NL) dec. Ciro D'Ambrosio, 5-2132 - Ezra Neff (NL) won by forfeit138 - Dylan Holschlander (SL) dec. Tyler Hargreaves, 8-4145 - Nick DeWave (SL) major dec. Aaron Rudolph, 14-1152 - Bradford Shaffer (SL) pinned Dale Wanamaker in :57160 - Brandon Belfonti (NL) dec. Dominic Caciplo, 9-3170 - No match182 - Ryan Farber (NL) pinned Luke Lakatos in 1:19195 - Caleb Goodman (SL) pinned Austin Rudolph in :16220 - Riley Craft (SL) pinned Dominic Bandle in 3:54285 - Jason Schaffer (NL) dec. Brandon Derby, 3-1106 - Preston Bauer (NL) won by forfeit113 - Brent Nier (NL) won by forfeitNorthwestern-SalisburyNorthwestern came out on top with a 48-12 Colonial League victory over Salisbury.Donovan White (126) and Colin Rex (132) scored pins for the Tigers.Northwestern 48, Salisbury 12106 - No match113 - Harrison Bernhard (NW) won by forfeit120 - Jack Casciano (NW) won by forfeit126 - Donovan White (NW) pinned Michael Murphy132 - Colin Rex (NW) pinned Cory Brunner138 - Williard Delicker (NW) won by forfeit145 - Isaac Bredbenner (NW) won by forfeit152 - Ryan Fink (NW) won by forfeit160 - Caleb Clymer (NW) won by forfeit170 - No match182 - Shane Simononis (S) pinned Sam Day195 - Jonah Niesenbaum (S) won by forfeit220 - No match285 - No matchCatasauqua-PalmertonCatasauqua dropped Palmerton for a 51-18 Colonial League victory on the mats.Riad Kapur (170), John Iles (195) and Jared Mooney (220) accounted for all the Bombers' points as all three scored pins on the night.Catasauqua 51, Palmerton 18113 - Malik Sharif (C) dec. Shawn Gardner, 7-6120 - Tyler Melendez (C) won by forfeit126 - Derrick Rodriguez (C) pinned Hunter Fierro in 2:38132 - Oscar Gordon (C) pinned Matt Lalik in 3:15138 - Wilquon Clemens (C) dec. Chase Faulstick, 7-5145 - Alec Hartranft (C) won by forfeit152 - Ryan Greene (C) dec. Nate Sterner, 15-9160 - Dan Dailey (C) dec. Dylan Gonyo, 3-2170 - Riad Kapur (P) pinned Shane Brader in 3:34182 - Tyler Youssef (C) pinned Kyle Kralik in 3:29195 - John Iles (P) pinned Jacob Latsettin in 4:31220 - Jared Mooney (P) pinned Ben Nosal in 1:53285 - Levonte Bowle (C) dec. Dan Nicolo, 1-0106 - Bradshaw Henning (C) won by forfeitTri-Valley-Panther ValleyAn injury default in the last match helped put Tri-Valley over the top for a 38-34 Schuylkill League Division II win over Panther Valley.Hunter Kennedy (160), Hunter Kerestes (195), Justin Rodriguez (220) and Kyle Rusnak (126) all recorded pins for wins for the Panthers.PV's Tanner Kennedy added a major decision at 152.Tri-Valley 38, Panther Valley 34145 - Sammy Hepler (TV) tech. fall Derek Beckham in 5:46, 21-6152 - Tanner Kennedy (PV) major dec. Rayce Newswanger, 9-1160 - Hunter Kennedy (PV) pinned Peyton Poletti in :23170 - Dawson Schwalm (TV) pinned Xander Kern in 1:15182 - Kolt Schaeffer (TV) pinned Colin Haydt in :51195 - Hunter Kerestes (PV) pinned Jacob Kroh in 5:18220 - Justin Rodriguez (PV) pinned Stone Clouser in 1:00285 - Dan Scheib (TV) pinned Aaron Eidem in 1:02106 - Louden Breiner (PV) won by forfeit113 - Cal Schoffstall (TV) pinned Brandon Meyers in :09120 - Logan Schwalm (TV) dec. Miguel Santiago, 4-0126 - Kyle Rusnak (PV) pinned Dawson Boltz in 3:01132 - No match138 - Braxton Zerbe (TV) injury default over Justin OgozalekPleasant Vy-PM East-ES South-StroudsburgPleasant Valley took part in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference quad meet at Stroudsburg.The Bears were only able to walk away with one victory, a 39-38 win over Pocono Mountain East.The Bears' James Gehr came out victorious twice, scoring two pins on the night.Trevor Dorn was the lone PV grappler to go 3-0 as he finished with a major decision and two wins by forfeit.Pleasant Valley 39, PM East 38285 - Zachary Altemose (PV) won by forfeit106 - Ian Hagan (PME) tech. fall Hannah Hunter in 4:56; 21-6113 - Jayshawn Rodriguez (PME) dec. Daniel Valdner, 4-3120 - Braden Breithaupt (PME) pinned Justin Rojas in :40126 - Jonathan Klein (PV) dec. Elijah Hernandez, 5-3132 - James Gehr (PV) pinned Mason Guelho in 2:50138 - Jeremy Stoner (PME) pinned Wayne Blizzard in 1:29145 - Billy Koch (PME) won by forfeit152 - James Benjamin (PME) won by forfeit160 - Juan Medina (PME) won by forfeit170 - Colby Frey (PV) won by forfeit182 - Trevor Dorn (PV) won by forfeit195 - Anthony Mazzella (PV) pinned Michael Ressegive in 2:30220 - Spencer Mease (PV) pinned Bobby Fox in 4:35Stroudsburg 64, Pleasant Valley 13220 - Esner Arcelin (S) pinned Alex Anderson in 3:21285 - Sammi Khamis (S) pinned Christian DeReinzi in 1:37106 - Jeffrey Pasciak (S) tech. fall Hannah Hunter in 4:30, 18-0113 - Cameron Enriquez (S) pinned Daniel Valdner in 1:38120 - Patrick Noonan (S) pinned Justin Rojas in 1:47126 - James Gehr (PV) pinned Ethan Balcik in 2:43132 - Andrew Schneider (S) pinned Jonathan Klein in 3:45138 - Mike Palmisano (S) tech. fall Wayne Blizzard in 2:00, 15-0145 - Colin Murphy (S) won by forfeit152 - Jarrett Canfield (S) won by forfeit160 - Kyle Frack (S) won by forfeit170 - Trevor Dorn (PV) major dec. Denzel Saunders, 13-1182 - Colby Frey (PV) dec. Aaron Messina, 5-2195 - Tim Dobroski (S) pinned Spencer Mease in 3:54ES South 65, Pleasant Valley 10195: Austin Sphar (ESS) pinned Spencer Mease in :32220: Patrick Finn (ESS) pinned Alex Anderson in 1:19285: Daniel Opong-Duah (ESS) dec. Zachary Altemose, 5-3106: Santosh Adi (ESS) major dec. Hannah Hunter, 13-1113: Daniel Valdner (PV) major dec. Douglas Doll, 13-0120: Aaron Acosta (ESS) pinned Justin Rojas in 3:28126: Patrick Gould (ESS) pinned Jonathan Klein in 1:49132: Steven Storm (ESS) major dec. James Gehr, 10-1138: Kevin Constantine (ESS) pinned Wayne Blizzard in :48145: Joseph Anello (ESS) won by forfeit152: Milton Morales (ESS) won by forfeit160: Brendan Finn (ESS) won by forfeit170: Trevor Dorn (PV) won by forfeit182: Tyler Delorenzo (ESS) pinned Colby Frey in 2:57Lehighton-Blue MountainBlue Mountain earned a Schuylkill League win over Lehighton, 47-24.Chris Whiteman pinned his opponent for the Tribe at 145 pounds in 4:30, while Cody Scherer and Tyler Schock each picked up decision wins.Blue Mountain 47, Lehighton 24285 - Erech Noecker (BM) pinned Will Smith in :36106 - Saul Blankenhorn (BM) dec. Kevin Madea, 14-11113 - Luas Sangiuliano (L) won by forfeit120 - Nathaniel Lucykanish (L) won by forfeit126 - Josh Mason (BM) pinned Nathan Kemmerer in :34132 - Luke Englert (BM) maj. dec. Logan Pagotto, 11-3138 - Tyler Schock (L) dec. Danile Farrell, 7-1145 - Chris Whiteman (L) pinned Brandin Reber in 4:30152 - Cody Scherer (L) dec. Chase Sincavage, 9-3160- Tyler Noecker (BM) maj. dec. Grant Wetzel, 16-6170 - Nate Stine (BM) pinned Dylan Schock in 3:44182 - Nick Nye (BM) pinned Alex Zeigenfuss in :25195 - Kevin Croley (BM) pinned Jack Zimmerman in 3:08220 - Thomas Seaman (BM) pinned Brett Gasker in 2:54JUNIOR HIGHEIGHTH GRADETamaqua-WeatherlyWeatherly routed Tamaqua for a 43-22 victory.Antonio Colecio led the Wreckers with 16 points.The Blue Raiders' Nate Gregoire finished with 11 points.SEVENTH GRADETamaqua-WeatherlyTamaqua cruised to a 52-12 win over Weatherly.Joey Coleman paced the Blue Raiders with 17 points.Trusten Dempsey and Frank Willis both finished with a Wreckers' high of four points.

Palmerton's John Iles (top) tries to turn Catasauqua's Jacob Latsettin in their 195 pound bout. Iles went on to record a pin. RICH GEORGE/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS