Mazzocca and Stidham go off
Northern Lehigh's Cheyenne Mazzocca and Tamaqua's Robert Stidham both had four goals to lead their respective teams to victories Wednesday.
Mazzocca's output lifted the Bulldog field hockey team to a win over Salisbury, while Stidham's scoring prowess paced the Blue Raider soccer club past North Schuylkill.FIELD HOCKEYSalisbury-No. LehighCheyenne Mazzocca exploded for four goals to lead Northern Lehigh to a 6-0 Colonial League win over Salisbury.The Bulldogs also received a goal and an assist from Kassandra Beller and Taylor Herman, while Katie Ziegler chipped in with an assist.Nolehi goalie Veronica Green earned the shutout win as her team outshot the Falcons, 22-5.Pleasant Vy.-ES SouthEast Stroudsburg South scored a goal in each half to post a 2-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.Sabrina Sarni tallied before intermission for the Cavs while Maddie Krawjes added an insurance goal after the break.The winners held a 13-5 advantage in shots and a 9-2 margin in corners.Palmerton-CatasauquaQuinn Bachman had two goals and two assists to help Catasauqua earn a 4-1 Colonial League win over Palmerton.The Bombers' Kailyn Kolnik cut a two-goal deficit in half just one second before the break off an assist from Trisha Billig, but the visitors couldn't ride that momentum into the second half.Catty held a 12-11 advantage in shots and also received goals from Jackie Crossley and Olivia Schlofer.N'western-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh blanked Northwestern, 2-0, in a Colonial League contest.Allison Schroy and Meghan Reese scored the goals for the Spartans.Lehighton-ParklandThe Trojans scored four goals in each half to hand the Indians an 8-0 loss.Kora Murphy scored three goals and added an assist for Parkland. Grace Royer had a pair of goals for the Trojans.Parkland outshot the Indians 14-1.BOYS SOCCERNo. Schuy.-TamaquaTamaqua's Robert Stidham scored four goals to help power Tamaqua to an 8-3 Schuylkill League Division 1 win over North Schuylkill.Stidham tallied his team's first two goals as the Raiders built a 4-0 halftime lead.Riley McHugh contributed two goals and three assists, while Tyler Hollenbach added two scores and a helper.The winners, who had an 8-3 edge in corner kicks, also received assists from Chris Miller and Logan Miller.Jim Thorpe-PottsvilleJim Thorpe topped Pottsville in Schuylkill League action, 2-1.Carter Rodriguez and Luke Morris each scored for the Olympians.Collin Erdling scored the lone goal for the Tide, on a Ryan Reyas assist.Olympians' goalie Phil Struble had six saves during the win.VOLLEYBALLPleasant Vy.-PM WestPleasant Valley cruised to a 25-9, 25-11, 25-8 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pocono Mountain West.Noel Kelley led the Bears attack with nine kills and two aces, while Sara Kron added seven aces, five kills and four blocks.The winners, who improved to 17-7 overall and 8-4 in the EPC, also received 21 assists and a pair of aces from Alexis Richey.Emma Jetty chipped in three kills and three digs, while freshman Ari Weaver made her varisty debut and collected three aces and four digs.Lehighton-N'westernLehighton swept Northwestern in non-league competition, 25-22, 25-19, 25-14.Alyssa Jordan led Lehighton with 17 kills and seven digs.Tori Eads-Rodriguez chipped in 33 assists and six digs during the win, as Katie Higgins contributed 11 kills and two digs.GIRLS SOCCERSaucon Vy.-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh was held without a shot and fell to Saucon Valley, 8-0, in a Colonial League contest.Lauren Binn had three goals for the Panthers, who finished with a 17-0 margin in shots.CROSS COUNTRYMinersville-MarianMarian and Minersville split in a Schuylkill League cross country meet.The Marian (4-4, 2-2 SL) boys' squad came up just short against Minersville, 27-30.Sam Dibiase took first place for Minersville with a time of 18:47. Aaron Srinivasan was the best Colts' finisher, in second place, with a time of 19:05.The Fillies (7-1, 4-0 SL) were victorious over the Battlin' Miners', 24-32.Tina Capparell placed first with a time of 20:30, as her sister, Nicki Capparell wasn't far behind in second place, at 20:45.BOYSMinersville 27, Marian 301. Sam Dibiase (M) 18:47, 2. Aaron Srinivasan (MC) 19:05, 3. Eddie Pulaski (MC) 19:09, 4. Simon Walanger (M), 5. Clement Rushanan (M), 6. Zaccary Roberts (MC), 7. Henry Kreisl (MC), 8. Austin McCullough (M), 9. Joe Purcell (M), 10. Paul Hertz (M)GIRLSMarian 24, Minersville 321. Tina Capparell (MC) 20:30, 2. Nicki Capparell (MC) 20:45, 3. Kaylene Raczka (M) 22:29, 4. Emily Pulaski (MC), 5. Autumn Pedron (M), 6. Natalia Konitzer (MC), 7. Olivia Cory (M), 8. Kristen Lowe (M), 9. Amanda Conshue (M), 10. Corinne Ellis (M)GIRLS BASKETBALL8TH GRADETamaqua-Panther Vy.Jen Frederickson and Emma Kuczynski both scored nine points to help Tamaqua gain a 43-18 win over Panther Valley.PV's Dubosky led all scorers with 12 points.The Raiders improved to 12-0 with the victory.M.S. FOOTBALLTamaqua-Panther Vy.Tamaqua topped Panther Valley, 50-22.Quarterback Brayden Knoblauch had a huge game for the Raiders (4-0) as he completed 10 of 11 passes for 267 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for another score. Matt Kistler had three catches for 131 yards and a TD while Nate Boyle carried the ball four times for 116 yards and scored two touchdowns.