Buoyed by a quick start, the Marian girls basketball team earned a convincing win in Schuylkill League action Thursday night.

GIRLS BASKETBALLMarian-Shenandoah ValleyMarian built a comfortable lead in the first half and coasted to a 43-20 Schuylkill League Division III win over Shenandoah Valley.Savanna Krushinsky and Brenna Karnish each scored 15 points for the Fillies (4-0, 1-0), who held a 35-7 advantage at the intermission.Marian also won the JV game, 28-12.MARIANErbe 0-0-0-0, Whitecavage 2-0-0-7, Correale 1-0-0-2, Schwabe 0-0-0-0, Agosti 0-0-0-0, Krushinsky 6-3-4-15, Raabe 1-0-0-2, Karnish 5-2-2-15, Stoyer 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-5-6-43.SHENANDOAH VALLEYA. Demalis 0-0-0-0, E. Demalis 0-0-0-0, Teaschenko 1-1-2-3, Creasy 4-2-3-12, Wargo 1-1-2-3, Najera 0-0-0-0, Michalik 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 7-4-7-20.Marian 12 23 8 0 - 43Shenandoah 2 5 8 5 - 20Three-Pointers: M - Karnish 3, Whitecavage 1; SV - Creasy 2.Southern Lehigh-Northern LehighSouthern Lehigh raced out to an early lead and never looked back, cruising to a 60-19 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.Olivia Snyder's 14 points paced the Spartans, who led 40-7 at halftime.Jill Olewine scored nine points for the Lady Bulldogs, while Kaitlin Hoffman tallied eight.SOUTHERN LEHIGHJ. Cyr 0-0-0-0, Dex 1-0-0-2, Bennett 3-0-0-6, Schaffer 1-0-0-3, A. Mobley 4-0-0-8, Snyder 7-0-0-14, S. Cyr 3-2-2-9, Clemmer 0-0-0-0, Tankred 0-0-0-0, Cassel 5-0-0-10, Miller 2-0-0-4, B. Mobley 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 28-2-2-60.NORTHERN LEHIGHGuelcher 0-0-0-0, Wilk 0-0-0-0, K. Hoffman 3-2-2-8, Knerr 0-0-0-0, Kemery 0-0-0-0, D. Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Ziegler 1-0-0-2, Lutz 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Olewine 3-1-4-9. TOTALS: 7-3-6-19.Southern Lehigh 24 16 9 11 - 60Northern Lehigh 4 3 5 7 - 19Three-pointers: SL - Schaffer 1, S. Cyr 1; NL - Olewine 2.Allentown Central Catholic-Pleasant ValleyAllentown Central Catholic held off a Pleasant Valley rally to claim a 54-50 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory.Sarah McGee scored a game-high 18 points for the Vikettes.Joyce Sullivan scored eight of her team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter for the Lady Bears, who trailed 43-31 entering the final period.PLEASANT VALLEYBorger 2-2-4-7, Sullivan 5-2-2-14, Miller 1-0-0-2, Francis 3-1-2-12, Borden 0-0-0-0, Russell 2-0-3-4, Salmon 0-0-0-0, Milos 3-5-6-11. TOTALS: 18-9-14-50.ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLICHeffner 0-0-0-0, Davis 3-2-3-9, McGee 6-2-5-18, Shoemaker 0-2-4-2, Eripret 5-0-0-10, Arner 0-0-0-0, Luma 5-3-6-13, Buckenmyer 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-9-18-54.Pleasant Valley 9 8 14 19 - 50Central Catholic 9 16 18 11 - 54Three-Pointers: ACC - McGee 4, Davis 1; PV - Sullivan 2, Francis 2, Borger 1.Weatherly-Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area was dominant in a 67-30 Schuylkill League Division III win over Weatherly.Megan Bisco finished with 12 points, Laura Bisco added 11 and Byrne totaled 10, while Kiera Van Horn pulled down eight rebounds and Madison Cavenas collected seven boards for the Golden Bears (2-1, 1-0).Megan Peifer paced the Lady Wreckers (1-1, 0-1) with 10 points, while Emily Zoscin added nine.WEATHERLYZoscin 3-1-2-9, Hoffman 1-1-2-3, Caravella 0-1-2-1, Gower 0-1-2-1, Berger 1-2-2-4, Ache 1-0-2-2, Peifer 5-0-3-10, Henry 0-0-0-0, DeSpirito 0-0-0-0, Hartz 0-0-0-0, Gillot 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-6-16-30.MAHANOY AREABabinsky 3-2-6-8, M. Bisco 5-2-2-12, L. Bisco 5-0-0-11, M. Byrne 0-8-8-8, Conroy 3-0-0-6, McGee 1-2-2-4, Van Horn 3-0-0-6, J. Byrne 3-4-4-10, Cavenas 1-0-2-2, Scalamonti 0-0-2-0, Abrachinsky 0-0-0-0, Dewitt 0-0-0-0, Bernardyn 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-18-26-67.Weatherly 6 11 10 3 - 30Mahanoy 20 19 18 10 - 67Three-Pointers: W - Zoscin 2; MA - L. Bisco.WRESTLINGNorth Schuylkill-Jim ThorpeNorth Schuylkill utilized several key pins to outlast Jim Thorpe 39-28 in a non-league dual meet.Owen Boyer (120), Mason Madden-Edwards (132), Shane McGrath (138), C.J. Steinhilber (195) and Michael Damiter (220) all won by fall for the Spartans (2-0).Kevan Gentile (113), Dalton Freer (145) and Ryan O'Rourke (285) picked up pins for the Olympians (0-7), who also got bonus points via major decision by Jarrin Geisinger (160) and big win by Robbie Geisinger at 182.North Schuylkill 39,Jim Thorpe 28106 - Gavin Locke (NS) won by forfeit.113 - Kevan Gentile (JT) pinned Morga Beaver in 3:08.120 - Owen Boyer (NS) pinned John Newhall in 3:02.126 - No match.132 - Mason Madden-Edwards (NS) pinned Joseph Erskine in 2:59.138 - Shane McGrath (NS) pinned Tylor Day in 3:02.145 - Dalton Freer (JT) pinned Drew Grove in 1:32.152 - Cameron Condly (JT) dec. Corbin Kessler, 10-5.160 - Jarrin Geisinger (JT) maj. dec. Justyn DeAngelo, 16-5.170 - Joe Alexander (NS) dec. Pollux Fisher, 7-2.182 - Robbie Geisinger (JT) dec. Brady Mickatavage, 5-2.195 - CJ Steinhilber (NS) pinned Steven Counterman in 1:48.220 - Michael Damiter (NS) pinned Justice Batts in 3:10.285 - Ryan O'Rourke (JT) pinned Jeno Schicatano, 5:50.BOYS BASKETBALLNo. Lehigh-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh turned in a dominant performance en route to a 69-18 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.Lucas Hudson paced the Spartans with 12 points, while Derek Barnes added 11.David Shupp recorded 13 points for the Bulldogs, leading all scorers.NORTHERN LEHIGHMeixsell 1-0-3-2, Egan 0-0-0-0, G. Kemery 0-0-0-0, Shupp 4-5-6-13, Seiler 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, Hess 1-0-0-3, D. Kemery 0-0-0-0, Colon 0-0-0-0, Sullivan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-5-9-18.SOUTHERN LEHIGHPatel 3-0-0-8, M. Miller 1-0-0-2, Barnes 4-0-0-11, Hoff 0-0-0-0, Welsh 1-0-0-2, Dalition 3-0-0-7, Murtaugh 0-0-0-0, Hudson 4-4-5-12, Dougherty 3-0-1-6, Cassel 3-1-1-7, Davis 3-0-1-6, Zamichieli 2-4-6-8. TOTALS: 27-9-14-69.No. Lehigh 4 7 0 7 - 18So. Lehigh 27 14 19 9 - 69Three-pointers: NL - Hess 1; SL - Barnes 3, Patel 2, Dalition 1.