It was a rough night for local basketball teams as they all wound up on the losing end in scholastic sports action.

BOYS BASKETBALLNorthwestern-SalisburySalisbury used an 18-4 run in the third quarter to defeat Northwestern in a Colonial League contest, 65-43.Tevon Weber of Salisbury led all scorers with 18 points during the win. Parker Jones was the Tigers' only double-digit scorer with 15 points in the losing effort.SALISBURYWeber 7-4-6-18, Reichenbach 1-4-7-6, Belletiere 4-0-0-9, Reid 4-2-2-11, Fairclough 2-0-0-4, Cooperman 2-2-2-7, Brown 1-0-2-3, Slutsky 2-0-0-5, Costello 0-0-0-0, Tiao 1-0-0-2, Jones 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-12-19-65NORTHWESTERNWilliamson 4-0-0-8, Mengel 2-0-0-6, Jones 5-4-5-15, Breininger 1-2-2-5, Richardson 1-0-2-2, Archer 0-0-2-0, Dangello 0-0-0-0, McCann 0-0-0-0, Shuey 2-3-3-7, Snyder 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-9-14-43Salisbury 16 13 18 18 - 65Northwestern 12 12 4 15 - 43Three-pointers: Salisbury - Cooperman 1, Brown 1, Belletiere 1, Reid 1, Stusky 1; Northwestern - Mengel 2, Jones 1, Breininger 1.Palmerton-So. LehighPalmerton stormed back from a 20-point first half deficit, but came up short against in a Colonial League clash against the Spartans, 61-54.The Spartans made 8-of-10 free throw attempts in the final quarterNoah Kandt led the way for Southern Lehigh with 14 points, as Lucas Hudson had 13.Mark Quinn scored a game-high 13 for the Bombers, as Mike Stasko and Spencer Hay each had a dozen.PALMERTONHay 6-0-2-12, Blose 0-0-0-0, Svetik 1-0-0-2, Weber 3-1-2-9, Suto 1-0-0-3, Quinn 5-3-5-13, Rodrigues 0-0-0-0, Buck 1-0-0-3, Stasko 4-4-6-12, Stahler 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-8-15-54SO. LEHIGHBarnes 2-0-2-5, Welsh 0-0-0-0, Kandt 6-0-0-14, Koch 2-0-0-4, Hudson 3-6-7-13, Watkins 0-0-0-0, Cassel 1-8-10-10, Zabrecky 3-0-0-7, Heffelfinger 2-0-0-4, Zamichieli 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 21-16-19-61.Palmerton 5 10 19 20 - 54So. Lehigh 18 12 11 20 - 61Three-pointers: Palmerton - Weber 2, Suto 1, Buck 1; So. Lehigh - Kandt 2, Hudson 1 , Zabrecky 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNo. Lehigh-CatasauquaCatasauqua earned a Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh, 40-29.Catty's MaKenzie Bradley led all socrers with 13 points in the contest.Jess Olewine added a dozen for the Lady 'Dawgs, as Katelyn Hoffman chipped in seven of her own.NO. LEHIGHHoffman 2-3-4-7, Je. Olewine 5-1-2-12, Handwerk 0-0-0-0, Bevans 0-4-4-4, Gallimore 2-0-1-4, D.Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Ji. Olewine 1-0-3-2. TOTALS: 10-8-14-29CATASAUQUASobrinsky 4-0-0-9, Bradley 4-2-3-13, Moten 2-2-4-6, Garner 0-0-0-0, Jackmon 0-0-0-0, Alquirih 0-0-0-0, Safadi 0-0-0-0, Blviano 1-0-0-2, Harakal 0-0-0-0, Sziy 4-2-9-10, Rushatz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-6-16-40Northern Lehigh 1 8 11 9 - 29Catasauqua 7 12 7 14 - 40Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - Je. Olewine 1; Catasauqua - Bradley 3, Sobrinsky 1.So. Lehigh-PalmertonThe Lady Spartans used a big second half to hand the Lady Bombers a loss in a Colonial League clash, 52-42.Amanda Mobley led the way for Southern Lehigh with 18 points during the win.Jade Farquhar had 13 points and Madison Mummey had nine for Palmerton.SO. LEHIGHCerriello 0-0-2-0, A. Mobley 3-11-12-18, Koziel 0-0-0-0, Saraceno 3-1-2-7, Sy. Cyr 3-0-1-7, Campbell 9-0-0-18, Br. Mobley 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-12-21-52PALMERTONReimer 4-0-0-8, Mummey 3-3-4-9, Leister 3-0-0-8, Farquhar 5-3-5-13, Sterling 0-0-0-0, Beers 1-0-2-2, Nemeth 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-6-11-42So. Lehigh 8 5 23 16 - 52Palmerton 12 13 9 8 - 42Three-pointers: So. Lehigh - A. Mobley 1, Cyr 1; Palmerton - Leister 2.Tamaqua-PottsvilleThe Crimson Tide jumped out to an early lead and then pulled away for a 59-15 Schuylkill League win over the Lady Raiders.Sadie Cresswell led the Tide with 15 points, while Madison Sherakas added 10.Paige Demetriades and Vanessa Solt had seven points each for the Raiders.Pottsville also won the JV game, 34-13.TAMAQUAHartung 0-1-2-1, Demetriades 3-1-1-7, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Wittig 0-0-0-0, Baddick 0-0-0-0, Solt 2-2-2-7, Pratka 0-0-0-0, McVicker 0-0-0-0, Shamonsky 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 5-4-5-15.POTTSVILLESherakas 4-1-2-10, Burnhauser 2-0-0-5, Eckley 1-1-2-3, Cresswell 6-0-0-15, Comfort 2-0-0-4, Connors 2-1-2-5, Schenk 2-3-5-7, Purnell 2-0-0-4, Hook 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 23-8-14-59.Tamaqua 5 6 3 1 - 15Pottsville 6 16 27 10 - 59Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Solt 1; Pottsville - Cresswell 3, Sherakas 1, Burnhauser 1.Lehighton-No. SchuylkillThe Lady Spartans (7-2, 4-0) took a 36-point lead into halftime and wound up beating the Lady Indians (4-6, 2-2) by a 63-20 score in a Schuylkill League matchup.Tiff Lapotsky led North Schuylkill with 17 points, while Carly Gregus added 12. Aubrey Blasiak led Lehighton with 11 points.In the JV game, North Schuylkill posted a 37-22 win.LEHIGHTONDurishin 0-0-2-0, Whiteman 1-0-0-2, A. Blasiak 2-5-6-11, B. Blasiak 0-0-0-0, Faust 1-2-2-5, Beck 1 0-0-2, Drofich 0-0-0-0, Rossino 0-0-2-0, Frey 0-0-0-0, Muffley 0-0-0-0, Buchinsky 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 5 7-12 20.N. SCHUYLKILLLapotsky 8-0-0-17, Snyder 3-0-0-7, Stokes 2-0-2-4, Marone 4-0-2-8, C. Gregas 5-2-2-12, Jordan 3-0-0-7, Long 0-0-0-0, Shinkus 0-0-0-0, Bell 2-0-0-4, Damiter 1-0-0-2, Ferriola 0-0-0-0, L. Gregas 1-0-0-2, Peleschak 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 29-2-6-63.Lehighton 8 0 10 2 - 20N. Schuylkill 28 16 11 8 - 63Three-pointers: Lehighton - A. Blasiak 2, Faust 1; N. Schuylkill - Lapotsky 1, Snyder 1, Jordan 1.SWIMMINGTamaqua-Schuylkill HavenSchuylkill Haven swept Tamaqua in Schuylkill League action.In the boys meet, the Raiders' Ben Turrano posted wins in the 50 free and 100 butterfly but Haven gained a 105-42 victory.The Haven girls also gained a 99-67 victory despite wins by Tamaqua's Rebecca Kanaskie in both the 100 breaststroke and 200 Individual Medley.BOYSSchuylkill Haven 105, Tamaqua 42200 medley relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Rakowsky, Semanco, Romberger, Pothering) 2:11.14; 200 freestyle - 1. McGowan (SH) 2:04.19, 2. Ramirez (T), 3. Castagna (T); 200 IM - 1. Raymond (SH) 2:33.49, 2. Semanco (SH); 50 freestyle - 1. Turrano (T) 24.86, 2. S. Brennan (SH), 3. Pothering (SH); Diving - 1. Devlin (T) 167.75; 100 butterfly - 1. Turrano (T) 1:00.67, 2. Raymond (SH), 3. Rakowsky (SH); 100 freestyle - 1. S. Brennan (SH) 55.47, 2. J. Brennan (SH), 3. Letterhouse (T); 500 freestyle - 1. McGowan (SH) 5:39.46, 2. Romberger (SH), 3. Ramirez (T); 200 freestyle relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Raymond, J. Brennan, S. Brennan, McGowan) 1:43.00, 2. Schuylkill Haven, 3. Tamaqua; 100 backstroke - 1. Rakowsky (SH) 1:09.26, 2. Letterhouse (T), 3. Romberger (SH); 100 breaststroke - 1. J. Brennan (SH) 1:17.45, 2. Semanco (SH); 400 freestyle relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (S. Brennan, J. Brennan, Raymond, McGowan) 3:57.79, 2. Tamaqua.GIRLSSchuylkill Haven 99, Tamaqua 67200 medley relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Adams, Felty, Zimmerman, Bayliff) 2:03.78, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Schuylkill Haven; 200 freestyle - 1. Zimmerman (SH) 2:14.22, 2. Irwin (SH), 3. Andrews (T); 200 IM - 1. Kanaskie (T) 2:26.94, 2. Felty (SH), 3. Muthersbaugh (SH); 50 freestyle - 1. Adams (SH) 25.90, 2. DeCindio (T), 3. Brickler (T); Diving - 1. Rago (T) 139.10, 2. Troxell (T); 100 butterfly - 1. DeCindio (T) 1:06.20, 2. Muthersbaugh (SH), 3. Scott (SH); 100 freestyle - 1. Bayliff (SH) 1:02.15, 2. Reber (SH), 3. Brickler (T); 500 freestyle - 1. Zimmerman (SH) 5:54.87, 2. Palladino (SH); 200 freestyle relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Adams, Felty, Bayliff, Zimmerman) 1:48.95, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Schuylkill Haven; 100 backstroke - 1. Adams (SH) 1:09.99, 2. Stanek (T), 3. Irwin (SH); 100 breaststroke - 1. Kanaskie (T) 1:13.21, 2. Felty (SH), 3. Reber (SH); 400 freestyle relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Irwin, Palladino, Reber, Muthersbaugh) 4:46.44, 2. Tamaqua.