Northwestern earned victories in boys and girls basketball and wrestling Tuesday, while Lehighton and Northern Lehigh also picked up wins in boys and girls wrestling action in a strong night for area teams.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Palmerton

Pierce Gothard scored 12 of his game-high 18 points from the foul line to help Jim Thorpe slip past Palmerton, 44-41.

As a team, the Olympians shot 18-for-27 from the free-throw line. Cole Lazorick added 12 points, and Ethan Moore followed with 10.

Jared Grammes led Palmerton with nine points as the Bombers dropped their fourth straight game.

JIM THORPE

Antignani 0-0-0-0, Gothard 3-12-14-18, Kiehl 1-0-0-2, Lazorick 5-2-6-12, Schrantz 0-2-2-2, Moore 4-2-5-10, Hodor 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-18-27-44.

PALMERTON

Jedrejczyk 3-0-0-7, Grammes 3-3-4-9, Pengelly 2-0-0-4, Delgado 2-0-0-6, Reph 2-0-0-6, Buck 1-0-1-2, McGowan 2-2-2-7. TOTALS: 15-5-7-41.

Jim Thorpe 6 10 15 13 - 44

Palmerton 12 13 6 10 - 41

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe: None; Palmerton - Delgado 2, Reph 2, Jedrejczyk 1, McGowan 1.

Records: Jim Thorpe (3-3); Palmerton (1-7).

Northwestern-Moravian

Northwestern pulled away with a 41-point second half and remained unbeaten with a 66-41 Colonial League victory over Moravian Academy.

The Tigers placed four players in double figures, led by Brady Krimmel, who scored 10 of his 16 points after halftime. Mason Bollinger, Cameron Fitch and Malachi Coleman each added 12 points.

Trevor King scored 11 points for Moravian Academy, which dropped its seventh straight.

NORTHWESTERN

Bollinger 4-3-3-12, Zimmerman 1-0-0-2, Lagowy 0-0-0-0, Kozlowski 0-0-0-0, Fitch 4-0-0-12, Hechler 0-0-0-0, Krimmel 6-4-4-16, Wertman 4-0-0-8, Kumernitsky 0-0-0-0, Coleman 5-2-3-12, Mish 0-2-2-2, Berk 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 24-13-19-66

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Joseph 2-2-2-7, Perrucci 2-1-2-5, Woodworth 0-0-0-0, Gordon 3-3-5-9, Okune 0-0-0-0, Eckman 0-1-2-1, Tongg Weller 4-0-0-8, King 4-1-2-11, Horvath 0-0-0-0, Patel 0-0-2-0, Moore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-8-13-41.

Northwestern 12 13 20 21 - 66

Moravian Academy 8 14 10 9 - 41

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Fitch 4, Bollinger 1; Moravian Academy - King 2, Joseph 1.

Records: Northwestern (3-0, 3-0); Moravian Academy (0-7, 0-5).

Pleasant Valley-PM West

Pocono Mountain West placed three players in double figures and rolled to a 79-44 EPC victory over Pleasant Valley.

KJ Coles led all scorers with 27 points, Ayden Aponte added 18, and Teddy Stiehler tallied 14. Sebastian Sacci paced Pleasant Valley with 20 points.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Loch 2-4-4-8, Horstman 1-0-0-2, Haines 3-0-0-9, Perry 0-0-0-0, Dorshimer 1-0-0-2, Solt 1-0-0-3, Cordle 0-0-0-0, Wheeler 0-0-0-0, Sacci 9-1-4-20, Sykes 0-0-0-0, Gearhart 0-0-0-0, Breuer 0-0-0-0, TOTALS: 17-8-8-44

PM WEST

Cruz 3-0-0-8, Coles 9-6-6-27, Smith 2-1-2-7, Dienhoue 0-1-2-1, Williams 0-0-0-0, Behr 1-0-0-2, Aponte 7-1-2-18, Stiehler 7-0-0-14, White 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 29-11-15-79

Pleasant Valley 11 11 14 8 - 44

PM West 16 21 19 23 - 79

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Haines 3, Solt 1, Sacci 1; PM West - Coles 3, Aponte 3, Cruz 2, Smith 2.

Records: Pleasant Valley (1-5); PM West (3-3)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-Jim Thorpe

Palmerton stormed out to a commanding halftime lead and cruised to a 55-30 Colonial League victory over Jim Thorpe.

Courtney Connell scored all of her game-high 14 points in the first half as the Bombers built a 38-12 lead at the break. Ryah Confer led Jim Thorpe with nine points.

PALMERTON

A. Barry 2-0-0-6, Rex 4-0-1-8, Rumfield 1-0-0-2, Schneider 2-0-0-4, Morgan 3-0-0-6, Green 1-0-0-2, H. Barry 3-2-2-8, Herman 0-0-0-0, Connell 6-2-2-14, Wasilewski 3-0-0-6. Getch 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-4-5-55.

JIM THORPE

Lees 3-0-0-6, Searfoss 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 2-0-0-4, Frantz 0-0-0-0, Scherer 0-0-0-0, Snisky 3-0-0-7, Confer 3-1-2-9, Wolff 0-0-0-0, McGee 0-0-0-0, Garritano 0-0-0-0, Strohl 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 13-1-2-30.

Palmerton 18 20 8 9 - 55

Jim Thorpe 4 8 11 7 - 30

Three-pointers: Palmerton - A. Barry 2, Rex 1; Jim Thorpe - Confer 2, Snisky 1.

Records: Palmerton (5-1); Jim Thorpe (0-6).

Moravian-Northwestern

Northwestern received scoring contributions from 12 players in an 85-22 Colonial League rout of Moravian Academy.

Natalie Conner led the Tigers with 25 points, while Hannah Gober followed with 17, including 14 in the first quarter.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Frazer 0-0-0-0, Moser 2-0-0-6, Dubacher 1-0-0-2, Anas 0-0-0-0, Suhail 0-0-0-0, Diakite 4-0-0-10, Nnubia 0-0-0-0, Russell 2-0-1-4, Baki 0-0-0-0, Brennan 0-0-0-0, Criscuolo 0-0-0-0, Andres 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-0-1-22.

NORTHWESTERN

Berhnard 1-0-0-2, Lagowy 1-0-0-3, C. Gober 2-2-2-6, Freeman 0-0-2-0, Zentz 1-0-0-2, J. Snyder 1-0-0-3, Kahl 0-0-0-0, A. Snyder 2-0-0-6, H. Gober 6-2-2-17, N. Conner 11-0-0-25, M. Conner 3-0-0-6, Graczyk 1-0-0-2, Leh 3-0-0-6, Reinhart 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 35-5-8-85.

Moravian 11 2 9 0 - 22

Northwestern 36 18 10 21 - 85

Three-Pointers: Moravian Academy - Moser 2, Diakite 2; Northwestern - H. Gober 3, N. Conner 3, A. Snyder 2, J. Snyder 1, Lagowy 1.

Records: Moravian Academy (0-7; 0-7 CL); Northwestern (6-1; 5-0 CL).

Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.

Blue Mountain outscored Panther Valley 34-19 in the first half and rolled to a 56-40 Schuylkill League victory.

Callie Peel scored a game-high 19 points for the Eagles, while Hailey Place added 17, including 8-for-10 from the foul line. Morgan Orsulak led Panther Valley with 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Hudock 1-0-0-2, Fleagle 0-2-4-2, Canfield 1-2-2-4, Place 7-3-3-17, Peel 5-8-10-19, Leonard 1-0-0-2, Walborn 5-0-0-10. TOTALS: 20-15-19-56.

PANTHER VALLEY

K. Breslin 1-0-2-3, Aponte 4-2-2-11, Blazonsky 3-0-0-6, C. Breslin 1-0-0-2, Prudente 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 6-4-7-16, Carrasquillo 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 16-6-11-40.

Blue Mountain 18 15 11 12 - 56

Panther Valley 11 8 15 6 - 40

Three-Pointers: Blue Mountain - Peel 1; Panther Valley - K. Breslin 1, Aponte 1.

Records: Blue Mountain (3-3; 2-1 SL); Panther Valley (2-4; 0-3 SL).

Tamaqua-Pine Grove

Pine Grove used an 18-10 fourth quarter to edge Tamaqua, 43-39, in a Schuylkill League thriller.

Hollynn Sampson scored 13 points, and Callie Leffler added 12 as the Cardinals combined for 25. Lauren Ligenza led Tamaqua with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

TAMAQUA

Osenbach 0-0-0-0, M. Black 2-0-0-4, Ellington 1-0-0-2, L. Ligenza 9-1-2-19, Miller 4-0-0-10, Gormley 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 18-1-2-39.

PINE GROVE

Umbenhauer 2-0-0-4, C. Leffler 5-2-4-12, Heming 0-0-0-0, Reichert 0-0-0-0, L. Fidler 5-0-0-14, H. Sampson 6-1-2-13. TOTALS: 18-3-6-44.

Tamaqua 7 9 13 10 - 39

Pine Grove 11 7 7 18 - 43

Three-Pointers: Tamaqua - Miller 2; Pine Grove - Fidler 4.

Records: Tamaqua (5-3; 2-1 SL); Pine Grove (4-2; 2-1 SL).

PM West-Pleasant Vy.

Pocono Mountain West used nine different scorers to defeat Pleasant Valley, 55-21, in EPC play.

Zyairrah Lainer led PM West with 10 points, while Emma Campusano added nine.

PM WEST

A. Campusano 1-0-0-2, Wiltshire 1-3-4-5, Pacheco 3-0-0-6, Grubbs 0-0-0-0, Lainer 3-3-4-10, E. Campusano 3-3-4-9, Caligiuri 0-0-0-0, Bowen 3-1-4-7, Smith 3-0-0-6, Glover 1-1-2-4, Hines 3-0-1-6. TOTALS: 21-11-19-55.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Cappelletti 1-0-0-3, Merklin 1-0-0-2, Knapp 0-0-0-0, Shillady 2-0-0-4, Allie 1-3-4-5, Hower 0-2-4-2, A. Fuentes 2-1-2-5, K. Fuentes 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 7-6-12-21.

PM West 12 11 21 11 - 55

Pleasant Valley 7 5 4 5 - 21

Three-Pointers: PM West - Lainer 1, Glover 1; Pleasant Valley - Cappelletti 1.

Records: PM West (3-3; 3-2 EPC); Pleasant Valley (1-5; 1-4 EPC).

BOYS WRESTLING

Catasauqua-Lehighton

Lehighton used eight pins to sweep Catasauqua, 72-0, in a Colonial League match.

Elijah Guy (107) opened with the fastest fall in 28 seconds. Michael D’Amico (114), Evan Wentz (160) and Preston DiGrazia (189) also recorded pins in under a minute.

Lehighton 72, Catasauqua 0

107 - Elijah Guy (L) pinned Elliot Jones in 0:28; 114 - Michael D`Amico (L) pinned Lucas Reed in 0:43; 121 - Ryder Croizier (L) tech fall over Blake Reed in 2:33 (17-1); 127 - Coe Strausberger (L) pinned Gavin Hacker in 1:33; 133 - Jack Lucykanish (L) tech fall over Aydan Frisby in 5:23 (18-3); 139 - Danny Edgar (L) pinned Elijah Vasquez in 1:23; 145 - Connor Dugan (L) won by forfeit; 152 - Lukas Croizier (L) dec. over Evan Reed (1-0); 160 - Evan Wentz (L) pinned Nikoloz Kemashvili in 0:34; 172 - Carter Hontz (L) tech fall over Joziah Martinez in 2:12 (17-2); 189 - Preston DiGrazia (L) pinned Eli Sandt in 0:39; 215 - Asher Traylor (L) pinned Jaxon Beaton in 5:32; 285 - Marc Macias (L) pinned Carter Gonzalez in 1:55.

Records: Catasauqua (2-4); Lehighton (6-1).

Jim Thorpe-NDGP

Notre Dame-Green Pond recorded 11 pins in a dominant 69-3 victory over Jim Thorpe.

Cole Schwartz (121) delivered the fastest fall in 18 seconds. Stephen Korte earned Jim Thorpe’s lone points with an 8-6 decision at 139.

Notre Dame GP 69, Jim Thorpe 3

107 - Tanner Shear (ND) pinned Brian Reese in 0:44; 114 - Cael Muller (ND) pinned Sahlem Ortiz in 0:39; 121 - Cole Schwartz (ND) pinned Aiden Bowman in 0:18; 127 - Trey Neith (ND) pinned Julius Brown in 0:32; 133 - Jacob Volpe (ND) pinned Ryan Broadbent in 0:44; 139 - Stephen Korte (J) dec. over Aiden Vanicky (8-6); 145 - Tyler Coad (ND) pinned Joshua Mantilla in 0:35; 152 - Gavyn Kelton (ND) pinned Jared Mantilla in 1:47; 160 - Jared Gonzalez (ND) pinned Donovan Llewellyn in 0:36; 172 - Dominick Tocci (ND) dec. over Tyriq Palumbo (9-4); 189 - Dominic Sumpolec (ND) pinned Phineas Benyo in 0:27; 215 - Connor Smalley (ND) pinned Gaetano Sarnelli in 1:09; 285 - Noah Knorp (ND) pinned Lucas Knopf in 1:30.

Records: Jim Thorpe (0-2); Notre Dame GP (3-0).

N. Lehigh-Palisades

Northern Lehigh closed the match with five straight pins to earn a 48-19 Colonial League victory.

After the Pirates won four consecutive contested matches, Mason Rothrock started a run for the visitors with a pin at 160, while Isaac Jackowitz ended the match with a fall at 285 pounds.

In between, Jaxon Bower (172), Conner Arrigo (189) and Dawson Newhard (215) all joined in on collecting bonus points for the victors.

Northern Lehigh 48, Palisades 19

107 - Double forfeit; 114 - Noah Gosart (NL) won by forfeit; 121 - Javian Mercado (NL) won by forfeit; 127 - Conner Whalen (NL) won by forfeit; 133 - Trent Snyder (P) pinned Andrew Rudolph; 139 - Connor Phy (P) major dec. Zachery Gosart, 12-1; 145 - Brock Scneiderwind (P) pinned Kyle O’Connell; 152 - Landen Phy (P) dec. Skyler Loos, 11-4; 160 - Mason Rothrock (NL) pinned Oliver Mutterperl in; 172 - Jaxon Bower (NL) pinned Stuart Nohe; 189 - Conner Arrigo (NL) pinned Anthony Rosati; 215 - Dawson Newhard (NL) pinned Will Kapp; 285 - Isaac Jackowitz (NL) pinned Silas Day.

Records: Northern Lehigh (1-1; 1-1 CL); Palisades (0-4; 0-4 CL).

Palmerton-Saucon Vy.

Saucon Valley rolled to a 59-12 Colonial League win over Palmerton.

Antonio Oller earned Palmerton’s lone contested win with a pin at 172.

Saucon Valley 59, Palmerton 12

107 - Dominic D’Ambola (SV) won by forfeit; 114 - Gavin Chunko (SV) tech. fall Thomas Pasquariello in 5:15, 18-2; 121 - Colton Becker (P) won by forfeit; 127 - Carter Chunko (SV) pinned Steele Zalik in 1:05; 133 - Mason Wenhold (SV) pinned Franklin Longenbach in 1:17; 139 - Zachary Rygiel (SV) dec. Vincent Taglieri, 13-11; 145 - Matthew Santoro (SV) tech. fall Jaxs Miller in 1:45, 21-6; 152 - Taylor Rohn (SV) pinned Chris Collier in 0:12; 160 - Ashton Beckowski (SV) won by forfeit; 172 - Antonio Oller (P) pinned Elijah Szlachtianshyn in 1:05; 189 - Brittian Ash (SV) pinned Parker Davis in 1:55; 215 - Liam Stonebeck (SV) major dec. Anderson Garcia, 13-1; 285 - Ezekiel Deily (SV) won by forfeit.

Records: Palmerton (2-6; 1-1 CL); Saucon Valley (3-0; 3-0 CL).

Northwestern-Freedom

Northwestern earned a 42-32 nonconference victory over Freedom behind pins from Logan Heeps, Weston Killar, Trent Croll, Braydon Uricchio, Nolan Koehler, Vinnie Fugazzotto and Luke Fugazzotto.

Northwestern 42, Freedom 32

107 - Logan Heeps (NW) pinned Kyle Brown in 0:27; 114 - Jack Scanlan (F) pinned Mackenzie Case in 5:31; 121 - Shane Getz (F) pinned Cooper Smith in 0:23; 127 - Weston Killar (NW) pinned Michael Messa in 1:11; 133 - Shane Naylor (F) major dec. CJ Siessmayer, 7-7; 139 - Samuel Kurtz (F) pinned Noah Griffith in 1:43; 145 - Trent Croll (NW) pinned Anthony Crisafulli in 0:55; 152 - Nicholas Lyden (F) tech. fall Chase Sukanick in 4:44, 18-2; 160 - Braydon Uricchio (NW) pinned Dean Herman in 1:09; 172 - Nolan Koehler (NW) pinned Marvin Rodriguez in 1:39; 189 - Vinnie Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Mikhael Champagne in 0:35; 215 - Luke Fugazzotto (NW) pinned Mikherlange Champagne in 1:03; 285 - Daniel Schiffert (F) tech. fall Ian Zettlemoyer in 2:00, 20-5.

Records: Northwestern (2-0); Freedom (3-2).

GIRLS WRESTLING

Catasauqua-Lehighton

Lehighton capitalized on five forfeits and earned key pins from both Claudia Pagotto (124) and Lillian Klotz (142) to defeat Catasauqua, 42-36.

Lehighton 42, Catasauqua 36

100 - Jeinilys Sanchez (L) won by forfeit; 106 - Janetliz Burgos (C) won by forfeit; 112 - Zoey Diefel (L) won by forfeit; 118 - Arianna Stallworth (C) pinned Mia Guy in 2:18; 124 - Claudia Pagotto (L) pinned Ana Rodriguez Ramos in 3:23; 130 - Madison Monberger (C) pinned Hailey Hughart in 1:13; 136 - Kennedy Quinn (L) won by forfeit; 142 - Lillian Klotz (L) pinned Aeriel Stallworth in 3:45; 148 - Keza Moyer (L) won by forfeit; 155 - Ashlie Montano Giron (C) won by forfeit; 170 - Alivia Reed (L) won by forfeit; 190 - Esmeralda Serrano (C) pinned Kailey Evans in 5:47; 235 - Anaiz Espinal (C) pinned Regan Fahringer in 4:13.

Records: Catasauqua (3-1; 2-1 CL); Lehighton (3-1; 3-0 CL).

N. Lehigh-Palisades

Northern Lehigh used seven forfeits to secure a 42-30 Colonial League victory over Palisades.

Northern Lehigh 42, Palisades 30

100 - Mackennah Mosser (NL) won by forfeit; 106 - Double forfeit; 112 - Molly Haubert (P) pinned Addison Banda in 0:45; 118 - Alexis Fick (NL) won by forfeit; 124 - Dakota Wizeman (P) won by forfeit; 130 - Autumn Khuu (NL) won by forfeit; 136 - Ella Salva (P) pinned Yana Holva in 0:40; 142 - Elaina Ray (NL) won by forfeit; 148 – Zaydra Martinez (NL) won by forfeit; 155 - Anna Trelease (NL) won by forfeit; 170 - Nadia Wilt (P) pinned De’Ja Gold in 3:00; 190 - Bryce Snyder (P) pinned Emiko Lucas in 0:14; 235 - Alexa Maehrer (NL) won by forfeit.

Records: Northern Lehigh (3-0; 3-0 CL); Palisades (0-3; 0-3 CL).

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-N. Schuylkill

Savannah Wilson set a new pool record in the 100 breaststroke and added wins in the 200 IM and two relays, despite Tamaqua being swept by North Schuylkill.

Shaylee Gormley and Kate Behun also recorded multiple first-place finishes.

Thomas Graham, Brandon Temarantz and Audrey Nattres each had wins for the Raiders in the boys meet.

BOYS

North Schuylkill 94, Tamaqua 46

200 Medley Relay - 1. North Schuylkill 2:20.06; 200 Freestyle - 1. Thomas Graham (T) 2:20.15, 2. Aidan Elston (T), 3. Angel Torres (NS); 200 IM - 1. David Luna (NS) 2:26.33, 2. Nicholas Weremedic (NS), 3. Brandon Temarantz (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Brendan Fetterolf (NS) 25.18, 2. Tyler Hayes (NS), 3. Ashton Earley (NS); 100 Butterfly - 1. Nicholas Weremedic (NS) 1:05.25, 2. Tyler Hayes (NS); 100 Freestyle - 1. Favrizio Mangianello (NS) 54.88, 2. Owen Mentzer (NS), 3. Thomas Graham (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Brendan Fetterolf (NS) 5:19.24; 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. North Schuylkill 1:41.79; 100 Backstroke - 1. Owen Mentzer (NS) 1:04.30, 2. William Behun (T), 3. Luis Sanchez (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Brandon Temarantz (T) 1:15.30, 2. David Luna (NS), 3. Fabrizio Mangianello (NS); 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. North Schuylkill 3:53.66.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 98, North Schuylkill 69

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Kate Behun, Savannah Wilson, Audrey Nattress, Ava Jones) 2:05.00; 200 Freestyle - 1. Shaylee Gormley (T) 2:08.79, 2. Kamryn Wolfe (NS), 3. Keira Blozousky (NS); 200 IM - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 2:23.98, 2. Gracie Lucht (NS), 3. Elizabeth Nahodil (NS); 50 Freestyle - 1. Tatiana Salefski (NS) 26.92, 2. Ava Jones (T), 3. Summer Cupsta-Klinger (NS); Diving - 1. Annabelle Bennett (NS) 174.20, 2. Parker Drum (NS); 100 Butterfly - 1. Audrey Nattress (T) 1:08.49, 2. Keira Blozousky (NS), 3. Elizabeth Nahodil (NS); 100 Freestyle - 1. Shaylee Gormley (T) 58.08, 2. Janna Brown (T), 3. Grace Colahan (NS); 500 Freestyle - 1. Kate Behun (T) 6:09.94, 2. Lyla Clemson (T), 3. Katelyn Nahodil (NS); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Audrey Nattress, Ava Jones, Janna Brown, Shaylee Gormley) 1:51.38; 100 Backstroke - 1. Kate Behun (T) 1:09.84, 2. Kamryn Wolfe (NS), 3. Audrey Nattress (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:07.97 (New Pool Record), 2. Tatiana Salefski (NS), 3. Gia Clemson (T); 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Shaylee Gormley, Ava Jones, Kate Behun, Savannah Wilson) 4:15.16.