The Marian Colts and Fillies both extended winning streaks with victories on Monday.

The win by the Marian girls also clinched a district playoff berth.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Southern Columbia-Marian

Marian won its fifth game in a row, holding off Southern Columbia for a 60-52 non-league victory.

Frank Valente poured in 22 points to lead the Colts, who improved to 8-6 after starting the season 3-6.

The winners, who trailed at halftime, also received 14 points from Julius Currie.

Brian Britton topped the Tigers (6-3) with a game-high 23 points.

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA

Carter 1-6-8-8, Gallagher 1-2-2-5, Hoy 2-0-2-4, Toczylowsky 0-0-0-0, Britton 9-4-4-23, Arnold 3-1-2-7, Gehret 0-0-0-0, Fetterolf 1-0-0-2, Griscavage 1-0-1-3. TOTALS: 18-13-19-52.

MARIAN

Ramirez 0-0-1-0, Miller 2-0-0-5, Chambers 1-2-4-4, Je. Rodino 4-0-0-8, Ferrera 0-0-0-0, Walko 3-1-2-7, Currie 5-0-0-14, Valente 7-8-11-22, Ja. Rodino 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-11-18-60.

Southern Columbia 17 12 5 18 - 52

Marian 15 13 12 20 - 60

Three-pointers: Southern Columbia - Gallagher 1, Britton 1, Griscavage 1; Marian - Currie 4, Miller 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Marian-Lourdes

Marian’s eighth-straight victory, a 59-38 Schuylkill League win over Lourdes, clinched a district playoff berth.

Kerrigan Digris scored eight of her 11 points in the opening quarter as the Fillies - who are still undefeated in league play- raced to a 23-5 lead.

Carly Minchhoff finished with a game-high 16 points for the winners, now 11-1 overall and 7-0 in the league, while Frankie Martinelli contributed 13.

Masie Reed, Chloe Rishel and Leah Kosmer all recorded seven points for the Red Raiders, who dropped to 9-3 and 3-3.

MARIAN

Pleban 2-1-2-6, Digris 3-2-2-11, Martinelli 5-1-2-13, Minchoff 7-2-2-16, F. Tikhtova 3-0-2-6, A. Tikhtova 0-0-0-0, Fritz 2-0-0-5, Lombardo 0-0-0-0, Corrado 0-0-0-0, Thomas 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 23-6-11-59.

LOURDES

Reed 3-0-0-7, Lindenmuth 2-1-1-6, Moyer 2-0-0-5, Grimes 1-0-0-2, Rishel 2-3-4-7, Keer 1-0-0-2, Kosmer 3-1-2-7, Shingara 0-0-0-0, Coleman 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 15-5-8-38.

Marian 23 11 6 19 - 59

Lourdes 5 17 6 10 - 38

Three-pointers: Marian - Digris 3, Martinelli 2, Pleban 1, Fritz 1; Lourdes - Reed 1, Lindenmuth 1, Moyer 1.

Blue Mountain-Lehighton

Skylynne Hardy scored a game-high 18 points to help Blue Mountain gain a 44-31 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.

Hardy registered 14 of her points in the second half to help the Eagles (13-2 overall; 7-1 league) remain just one game back of North Schuylkill for the top spot in Division 1. Blue Mountain has now won nine games in a row.

For the Indians, who fell to 4-11 and 2-6, Olivia Serfass recorded a team-high 14 points. Ryleigh Trotman chipped in with nine.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

K. Faust 0-0-0-0, Conway 0-0-0-0, Heydt 1-1-2-3, Place 0-0-0-0, Wagner 4-1-2-9, Gibson 0-0-0-0, Peel 0-0-0-0, J. Faust 0-0-0-0, Hardy 7-0-5-18, Keck 2-0-0-6, Baldwin 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 18-2-9-44.

LEHIGHTON

Serfass 6-2-2-14, Haley 2-0-0-5, Uyvari 0-0-0-0, Trotman 4-1-1-9, Bowman 1-0-3-2, Wojton 0-0-2-0, Hauser 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 13-4-10-31.

Blue Mountain 16 6 12 10 - 44

Lehighton 5 11 5 10 - 31

Three-pointers: Blue Mountain - Hardy 4, Keck 2; Lehighton - Haley 1.

North Schuylkill-Tamaqua

North Schuylkill cruised to a 72-35 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua to remain undefeated in the league.

Maddy Wetzel poured in a game-high 27 points as the Spartans, winners of five straight games, improved to 8-0 in Division 1. Overall, North Schuylkill has a mark of 11-2.

The Blue Raiders (3-12; 0-8) received a team-high 15 points from Kendle Miller, while Lorelei Plasha finished with 10.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Burke 5-0-0-10, Conti 0-0-0-0, Monahan 0-0-0-0, Gawrylik 3-1-2-8, Mengel 4-2-2-10, Wetzel 13-0-0-27, Ferrari 0-0-0-0, Hall 2-0-0-5, Koutch 3-2-2-9, Lucas 0-0-0-0, Felty 0-0-0-0, Flynn 0-0-0-0, Shovlin 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 31-6-8-72.

TAMAQUA

Robb 1-0-0-2, Gormley 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, S. Plasha 0-2-2-2, Fannock 0-0-0-0, Hope 1-1-1-3, L. Plasha 2-6-8-10, Miller 7-0-0-15, Bartenope 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 12-10-13-35.

North Schuylkill 24 24 18 6 - 72

Tamaqua 10 17 5 3 - 35

Three-pointers: North Schuylkill - Gawrylik 1, Wetzel 1, Hall 1, Koutch 1; Tamaqua - Miller 1.

Weatherly-Tri-Valley

Tri-Valley used a big second quarter to help gain a 42-24 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Gianna Poletti scored six of her 11 points in the second frame as the Bulldogs outscored the Wreckers 16-5 to take control of the game.

Grace Header led the winners with 14 points, while Bethany Houser topped Weatherly with 10.

Tri-Valley upped its mark to 12-3 overall, and 5-2 in the league. The Wreckers are now 3-9 and 0-7.

WEATHERLY

Kane 1-2-2-4, Binder 0-0-0-0, Gaydoscik 1-0-0-2, Houser 2-5-7-10, McGill 0-0-0-0, Davidovich 0-2-2-2, Reiner 3-0-2-6, Weston 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-9-13-24.

TRI-VALLEY

Miller 0-0-0-0, Paulston 0-0-0-0, Kanzmarczyk 2-0-0-4, Huntzinger 0-0-0-0, Header 6-0-0-14, Colahan 0-0-0-0, Poletti 4-1-2-11, Kroh 1-0-0-3, Snyder 0-0-0-0, Canfield 4-1-2-10. TOTALS: 17-2-4-42.

Weatherly 8 5 6 5 - 24

Tri-Valley 10 16 8 8 - 42

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Houser 1; Tri-Valley - Header 2, Poletti 2, Kroh 1, Canfield 1.

WRESTLING

Northwestern-Palmerton

Palmerton gained a 39-30 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.

Aiden Ortiz (127) and Dillon Lombardi (133) each registered pins for the Blue Bombers, who also received a decision from Bryce Smith at 145.

The Tigers received falls from both Luke Fugazzotto (160) and Dalton Clymer (172).

Palmerton 39, Northwestern 30

121 - Josh Merkel (P) won by forfeit; 127 - Aiden Ortiz (P) pinned Josephine Wehr in 1:32; 133 - Dillon Lombardi (P) pinned Nathan Geiger in 0:57; 139 - Derek King (P) won by forfeit; 145 - Bryce Smith (P) dec. Katie Brensinger, 11-7; 152 - Jameson Trainer (P) won by forfeit; 160 - Luke Fugazzotto (NW) pinned David Periera in 1:05; 172 - Dalton Clymer (NW) pinned Dominic Massey in 0:12; 189 - Lucas Miller (NW) won by forfeit; 215 - Dartanyon DeLillo (NW) won by forfeit; 285 - Noah Schlofer (NW) won by forfeit; 107 - Double forfeit; 114

- Kellen Trotter (P) won by forfeit.

JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

North Schuylkill-Weatherly

North Schuylkill gained a 43-32 win over Weatherly.

Stephen Minahan paced the Spartans with eight points, while the Wreckers’ Chance Schaffer also scored eight.

7TH GRADE

North Schuylkill-Weatherly

North Schuylkill defeated Weatherly, 48-14.

Logan Damiter scored 12 points for the winners.

The Wreckers were led by Mitchel Konek’s 12 points.

JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Pine Grove-Panther Valley

Pine Grove cruised to a 40-3 victory over Panther Valley.

Seltzer led the Cardinals with 11 points.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Pottsville rolled to a 45-20 victory over Tamaqua.

The Tides’ Barnhart finished with a game-high 18 points, while Davis had 15.

Lauren Ligenza paced the Blue Raiders with a team-high 12 points.

North Schuylkill-Weatherly

North Schuylkill posted a 35-4 win over Weatherly.

The Spartans’ Monica Selgrade and Maddie Zilker both scored seven points.

7TH GRADE

Pine Grove-Panther Valley

Pine Grove rolled to a 41-16 win over Panther Valley.

Flynn paced the Cardinals with 13 points, while Umbenhauer added 12.

PV received a team-high seven points from Ayeta Gjoca.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Pottsville earned a 30-22 victory over Tamaqua.

The Blue Raiders’ Naomi Knitter led all scorers with 10 points.