NL gets wrestling, girls basketball wins
Northern Lehigh recorded wins in wrestling and girls basketball action on Wednesday, while Lehighton also picked up a wrestling victory.
BOYS WRESTLING
No. Lehigh-Catasauqua
Northern Lehigh cruised to a 49-15 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.
Chris Frame (160), Chase Moffitt (172), Grady Newhard (189), Sam Frame (285) and Noah Gostart (114) all picked up pins for the Bulldogs. Teammate Skyler Loos added a major decision at 145 pounds.
Northern Lehigh 49, Catasauqua 15
160 – Chris Frame (NL) pinned Donovan Torres in 1:26; 172 – Chase Moffitt (NL) pinned Christopher Wellington in 1:46; 189 – Grady Newhard (NL) pinned Braden Bartholomew in 2:49; 215 – Chad Beller (C) dec. Jack Tosh, 5-2; 285 – Sam Frame (NL) pinned Jacob Ramos in 0:52; 107 – Javian Mercado (NL) won by forfeit; 114 – Noah Gostart (NL) pinned Gavin Hacker in 2:47; 121 – Cody Mazzocca (NL) dec. Mikhail Hartranft, 10-9; 127 – Evan Reed (C) won by forfeit; 133 – Andrew Rudolph (NL) dec. Jonathan Rizzo, 1-0; 139 – Jonathan Cordon Pinto (C) pinned Kyle O’Connell in 1:09; 145 – Skyler Loos (NL) major dec. Aeriel Stallworth, 13-2; 152 – Mason Rothrock (NL) dec. Miles Melendez, 5-2.
Pottsville-Lehighton
Lehighton improved to 6-1 on the season with a 43-30 Schuylkill League victory over Pottsville.
The Indians took eight of the 13 matches, including four straight victories in the 107 through 127-pound range.
Aidan Gruber, Jacob Hall, Luke Sterns, Evan Wentz, Carter Hontz, Wyatt Sherer and Reese Balk all recorded pins for the Indians.
Lehighton 43, Pottsville 30
107 – Michael D’Amico (L) dec. Stephen Karinch, 4-3; 114 – Aidan Gruber (L) pinned Sean Pinho in 0:55; 121 – Connor Dugan (L) major dec. Chris Dembinsky, 13-4; 127 – Jacob Hall (L) pinned Colin Kline in 4:38; 133 – Luke Sterns (P) pinned Anthony Amari in 5:00; 139 – Evan Wentz (L) pinned John Snyder in 1:13; 145 – Carter Hontz (L) pinned Ronald Peleschak in 3:55; 152 – Parrish McFarland (P) pinned Zoltan Bedocs in 0:17; 160 – Nick Kunstek (P) pinned Jacob Ferguson in 1:29; 172 – Terrell McFarland (P) pinned Wyatt Smith in 0:07, 189 – Brayden Evans (P) pinned Asher Traylor in 1:07; 215 – Wyatt Sherer (L) pinned Drew Seaman in 3:27, 285 – Reese Balk (L) pinned Lukas McNamara in 4:37.
Jim Thorpe-Blue Mountain
Jim Thorpe dropped a 54-19 decision to Blue Mountain in Schuylkill League action.
Stephen Korte won the Olympians’ lone contested victory thanks to earning a fall at 121 pounds.
Teammates Christian Ortiz (107) and Christopher Jacobacci (127) picked up forfeit victories.
Blue Mountain 54, Jim Thorpe 18
160 – Sayyidakbar Skbarov (BM) pinned Rafael Dinarte in 0:35; 172 – Bradley Renninger (BM) pinned Nikolas Schwartz in 3:50; 189 – Hunter Blankenhorn (BM) pinned Cole Harwood in 0:07; 215 – Lukas Kauffman (BM) pinned Christian Binder in 2:50; 285 – Trevor Manbeck (BM) pinned Peter Almeida in 1:20; 107 – Christian Ortiz (JT) won by forfeit; 114 – Cooper Leibold (BM) pinned Jake Chamides in 3:00; 121 – Stephen Korte (JT) pinned Troy Mady in 2:40; 127 – Christopher Jacobacci (JT) won by forfeit; 133 – Bryce Bodenberg (BM) pinned Owen Acker in 0:49; 139 – Kaden Brish (BM) dec. Eric Irizarry, 8-3; 145 – Owen Woll (BM) pinned Max Pfeiffer in 2:25; 152 – Payton Fasnacht (BM) dec. Richard Kenna, 9-4.
Bangor-Northwestern
Northwestern dropped a 48-24 Colonial League decision to Bangor 48-24.
Trent Croll and Luke Fugazzotto recorded pins for the Tigers, who also got a pair of forfeit victories.
Bangor 48, Northwestern 24
107 – Aris Gabri-El (NW) won by forfeit; 113 – Braydon Uricchio (NW) won by forfeit; 121 – Jace Labar (B) major dec. Noah Griffith, 15-1; 127 – Carter Smith (B) dec. Kenny Kerekes, 12-10; 133 – Trent Croll (NW) pinned Luke Dalton in 0:28; 139 – Aiden McNulty (B) pinned Daniel Davis in 0:06; 145 – David Sipley (B) pinned Will Turner in 5:59; 152 – Jaxson Kreider (B) tech. fall Katie Brensinger 18-2, 5:28; 160 – Riley Waldron (B) pinned Nate Geiger in 1:19; 172 – Luke Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Kody Ward in 1:54; 189 – Sam Wolverton (B) won by forfeit; 215 – Riley Stapp (B) pinned Noah Scholfer in 4:00; 285 – Gianni Goodrich (B) won by forfeit.
Notre Dame GP-Palmerton
Palmerton fell to Notre Dame of Green Pond 69-3 in Colonial League play.
Dillon Lombardi scored the lone Bombers’ victory with a decision in the 152-pound match.
Palmerton drops to 4-6 on the season.
Notre Dame Green Pond 69, Palmerton 3
107 – Jacob Volpe (NDGP) pinned Colton Becker in 0:22; 114 – Ayden Smith (NDGP) pinned Dawson McCoy in 0:18; 121 – Cooper Feltman (NDGP) pinned Chris Collier in 0:26; 127 – Tanner Berkenstock (NDGP) pinned Josh Merkel in 1:13; 133 – Gavyn Kelton (NDGP) won by forfeit; 139 – Tanner McQueen pinned Jaggar Serfass in 1:57; 145 – Nino Morici (NDGP) dec. Derek King, 4-3; 152 – Dillon Lombardi (P) dec. Nathan Thomas, 6-5; 160 – Dominic Sumpolec (NDGP) won by forfeit; 172 – Joseph LaPenna (NDGP) pinned Caleb Gaffney in 1:05; 189 – Keegan Ramsay (NDGP) won by forfeit; 215 – Connor Smalley (NDGP) won by forfeit; 285 – Gino Guerrisi (NDGP) won by forfeit.
Tamaqua-North Schuylkill
In Schuylkill League action, North Schuylkill defeated Tamaqua, 45-29.
Jacob Hehn (189) and Evan Temarantz (107) picked up pins for the Blue Raiders. Teammate Gabe Erbe chipped in with a tech fall at 127 pounds.
North Schuylkill 45, Tamaqua 29
133 – Brody Boyce (T) won by forfeit; 139 – Kaden Casey (NS) pinned Allen Tracy in 1:07; 145 – Nathan Sterner (NS) pinned Chase Zeigenfuss in 5:58; 152 – Bradlee Smith (NS) won by forfeit; 160 – Jimmy Weikel (NS) tech. fall Bradley Whalen in 5:54, 15-0; 172 – Ricky Halford (NS) won by forfeit; 189 – Jacob Hehn (T) pinned Jaden Meyer in 2:37; 215 – Cadyn McGraw (NS) pinned William Behun in 1:18; 285 – Sander Stokes (NS) won by forfeit; 107 – Evan Temarantz (T) pinned Gaige Mentusky in 3:39; 114 – Brody Schlier (T) won by injury time over Alex Deritis; 121 – Kaden Casey (NS) major dec. Aiden Schlier, 8-0; 127 – Gabe Erbe (T) tech. fall Stanley Padakowski in 3:56; 17-2.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tamaqua-Schuylkill Valley
It was a fight until the finish, but Schuylkill Valley survived to pull out a 56-52 non-league win over Tamaqua.
Dominic Giuffre led the way for the Panthers (6-3) with 16 points, while Lucas Spotts chipped in with 14.
Noah Mateyak had the hot hand for the Blue Raiders (5-4) as he netted a game-high 25 points. Teammate Luke Kane added 13.
TAMAQUA
Ansbach 1-2-2-4, McCabe 2-0-0-4, Mateyak 9-2-5-25, Styka 1-2-4-4, Kane 6-1-2-13, Frohnheiser 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0, Tamagini 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-7-13-52.
SCHUYLKILL VALLEY
Giuffre 6-4-4-16, Miley 0-2-2-2, Zimmerman 2-2-2-7, Spotts 4-5-6-14, Gerner 3-2-4-8, Hohendel 2-1-2-5, Commauf 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 19-16-20-56.
Tamaqua 5 11 15 21 – 52
Schuylkill Vy. 6 16 14 20 – 56
Three-pointers: Tamaqua – Mateyak 5; Schuylkill Valley – Zimmerman 1, Spotts 1.
ACC-Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley fell to Allentown Central Catholic 66-40 in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference play.
Lucas Mushrush led a trio of players in double figures for the Vikings (9-3) with 19 points.
Zach Prator topped the Bears (2-8) with 13 points.
ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Cook 4-0-0-8, Fridia 4-3-4-12, Spinosa 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 2-2-2-6, Jones 0-0-0-0, Davis 1-0-0-3, Riddick 0-0-0-0, Radar 0-2-2-2, Ford 0-0-0-0, Vigo 7-3-4-19, Mushrush 4-0-0-11, Isbel 0-0-0-0, Ensely 1-2-2-5, Stewart-Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-12-14-66.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Byers-Robinson 0-0-0-0, Greene 0-0-0-0, Weidman 0-1-3-1, Hallenbeck 1-4-5-7, Moore 1-0-0-3, Lucas 1-0-0-3, Loch 0-3-4-3, Heckman 0-0-0-0, Prator 5-0-0-13, Sacci 0-0-0-0, Pandolfo 4-1-2-10. TOTALS: 12-12-17-40.
ACC 15 16 18 17 - 66
Pleasant Vy. 10 12 8 10 - 40
Three-pointers: Allentown Central Catholic – Mushrush 3, Vigo 2, Davis 1, Ensely 1, Fridia 1. Pleasant Valley – Hallenbeck 1, Lucas 1, Moore 1, Pandolfo 1.
No. Lehigh-Salisbury
Northern Lehigh dropped a Colonial League contest to Salisbury, 68-32.
Zellin had 22 points to lead the Falcons (6-5).
Connor Simms led the Bulldogs (2-9) with nine points. Kellen Bauer and Nick Buskirk each had eight.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Simms 2-4-5-9, Smith 2-2-6-7, Bauer 3-1-2-8, Salih 0-0-0-0, Buskirk 3-2-4-8, Daubert 0-0-0-0, Karetsky 0-0-0-0, Schaffer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-9-17-32.
SALISBURY
Lozada 0-0-0-0, Leiner 2-0-0-4, Grejda 1-0-0-2, Foley 2-0-0-5, Zellin 8-4-4-22, Lovelidge 6-0-0-15, Petrie 2-0-0-4, Lopez 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 2-0-0-4, Holler 1-1-1-3, Makoul 3-0-0-7, Muth 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 28-3-3-68.
No. Lehigh 7 9 7 9 – 32
Salisbury 22 15 20 11 – 68
Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh – Bauer 1, Simms 1, Smith 1; Salisbury – Zellin 4, Lovelidge 3, Foley 1, Makoul 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
No. Lehigh-Notre Dame ES
Northern Lehigh rolled to a commanding 71-17 non-league win over Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg.
Katelyn Barthold sparked the Bulldogs (4-6) with a game-high 20 points, including 16 in the first half. Teegan Simms added four three-pointers and a season-high 18 points, while Aubrey Pollard chipped in 14.
Natalie VandeLoech led the Spartans (1-8) with nine points.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Moffitt 0-0-0-0, Williams 1-0-0-2, Gad 0-0-0-0, K. Barthold 10-0-2-20, Pollard 6-2-4-14, Tosh 1-0-0-2, Wentz 0-0-0-0, D. Barthold 4-0-4-9, Simms 7-0-0-18, Snyder 2-0-0-4, Silverio 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 32-2-10-71.
NOTRE DAME ES
Newallo 0-0-0-0, Assegid 1-0-0-2, Siciliano 2-0-0-4, Rios 1-0-0-2, Jenning 0-0-0-0, Focsell 0-0-0-0, Angelucci 0-0-0-0, Lorenzo 0-0-0-0, VandeLoech 4-0-0-9, Blain 0-0-0-0, Collao 0-0-0-0, Craig 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-0-0-17.
Northern Lehigh 28 20 11 12 – 71
Notre Dame ES 5 9 4 4 – 17
Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh – Simms 4, D. Barthold 1; Notre Dame ES – VandeLoech 1.
Shenandoah-Jim Thorpe
Shenandoah Valley rolled to a 46-26 non-league win over Jim Thorpe.
Madison Wasser sparked the Blue Devils (6-5) with a game-high 23 points.
Sarah Hartman was the lone Olympian (0-8) with double figures, as she finished with 14 points.
SHENANDOAH
Menjivar 1-3-4-6, Monaghan 1-0-2-3, Aftuk 0-0-2-0, Labosky 2-0-0-4, Wasser 9-0-0-23, Lugo 0-0-0-0, DeAngelo 5-0-1-10. TOTALS: 18-3-9-46.
JIM THORPE
Yeakel 0-0-2-0, Hartman 4-4-6-14, Balliet 0-0-0-0, Ginopolas 1-0-0-2, Sully 0-0-0-0, Bowen 2-1-4-5, Robinson 2-0-0-5, Scherer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-5-12-26.
Shenandoah 13 12 9 12 – 46
Jim Thorpe 5 8 8 5 – 26
Three-pointers: Shenandoah Valley – Wasser 5, Menjivar 1, Monaghan 1; Jim Thorpe – Hartman 2, Robinson 1.
GIRLS JR. HIGH
8TH GRADE
Tamaqua-Panther Valley
Tamaqua knocked off Panther Valley for a 26-18 win.
The Blue Raiders’ Millie Black netted a game-high 10 points.
Jorga Jones led the Panthers with eight points.
7TH GRADE
Tamaqua-Panther Valley
Tamaqua posted a 32-15 victory over Panther Valley.
The Blue Raiders’ Molly McCabe led all scorers with 12 points.
Kate Breslin was the lone Panther in double figures, as she finished with 10 points.