Lady Bears use big second half to get win
The Pleasant Valley girls basketball team used a second half surge to pick up a win in non-league action.
GIRLS BASKETBALLCrestwood-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley erased a first half deficit with a strong third quarter to prevail 55-51over non-league foe Crestwood.Renee Milos led the Lady Bears (3-6, 1-4) with 18 points. Shante Benjamin added 14 points, while Kiki Russell chipped in 13.Maddie Ritsik scored a game-high 27 points for the Comets.CRESTWOODDillon 2-1-4-6, Hopkins 1-0-0-2, Termini 1-0-1-2, Snipas 3-1-3-9, Makowski 0-0-0-0, Macko 0-0-0-0, Ferdinand 1-2-2-5, Muse 0-0-0-0, Murphy 0-0-0-0, Ritsik 7-13-14-27. TOTALS: 15-17-24-51.PLEASANT VALLEYCovart 0-2-2-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Benjamin 5-3-8-14, Borden 0-0-0-0, Russell 6-1-4-13, Fields 2-4-4-8, Salmon 0-0-0-0, Milos 8-2-4-18. TOTALS: 21-12-22-55.Crestwood 9 13 13 16 - 51Pleasant Vy. 12 8 19 16 - 55Three-pointers: C - Snipas 2, Dillion 1, Ferdinand 1; PV - Benjamin 1.Panther Valley-Shenandoah ValleyShenandoah Valley grabbed a 57-12 win over Panther Valley in the opener of the Senator Rhoades Tournament.Kristina Nieddu and Abigail Snitzer each scored 16 points to lead the Blue Devils (6-1,4-1).Macey Markovich and Christina Dacey each scored six points for the Lady Panthers (3-5, 0-3).PANTHER VALLEYM. Markovich 2-0-0-6, Dacey 3-0-0-6, Vance 0-0-2-0, Marouchoc 0-0-0-0, Weaver 0-0-0-0, Picht 0-0-0-0, Corby 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, C. Markovich 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 5-0-2-12.SHENANDOAH VALLEYDemalis 1-0-0-3, Nieddu 6-4-4-16, Kowalkick 1-0-0-2, Morrisey 0-0-0-0, Monahan 1-0-0-2, Teaschenko 4-0-0-8, Gallo 0-0-0-0, Creasy 2-1-2-5, Moncrief 0-0-0-0, Wargo 1-0-0-2, Snitzer 7-1-3-16, Najera 0-0-0-0, Michalik 1-0-0-3, Lindenmuth 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-6-9-57.Panther Vy. 2 4 3 3 - 12Shenandoah Vy. 20 14 19 4 - 57Three-pointers: PV - M. Markovich 2; SV - Demalis 1, Snitzer 1, Michalik 1.Tamaqua-Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area earned a 41-13 victory against Tamaqua in the second game of the Senator Rhoades Tournament.Laura and Megan Bisco led the Golden Bears (5-3, 3-2) with 11 points apiece.Brianna Wittig led the Blue Raiders (1-6, 1-2) with five points, while Vanessa Solt added four.TAMAQUAHartung 1-0-0-2, Wittig 2-1-2-5, Baddick 0-0-0-0, Solt 2-0-0-4, Pratka 1-0-0-2, McVicker 0-0-0-0, Shamonsky 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-1-2-13.MAHANOY AREAM. Babinsky 4-1-2-9, M. Bisco 5-0-0-11, L. Bisco 5-0-0-11, Levy 0-0-0-0, Conroy 2-0-0-4, K. Babinsky 0-0-0-0, Van Horne 1-0-0-2, Byrne 0-0-0-0, Davidson 2-0-0-4, Waldron 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-1-2-41.Tamaqua 6 4 1 2 - 13Mahanoy Area 11 9 17 4 - 41Three-pointers: T - None; MA - M. Bisco-1, L. Bisco-1.Weatherly-Schuylkill HavenSchuylkill Haven pulled away for a 58-34 non-league win over Weatherly.Alyssa Gerber scored 10 of her game-high 24 points in the second quarter for the Hurricanes (2-5, 1-3).Tia Heister led the Wreckers (1-5, 0-4) with 11 points.Schuylkill Haven was also victorious in the JV contest, 24-16.WEATHERLYHeister 5-0-0-11, Parker 1-0-0-2, S. Hartz 2-0-0-4, L. Hartz 3-1-2-8, Berger 1-0-0-3, Gillot 1-2-4-4, Strizak 1-0-0-2, Caravella 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-3-6-34.SCHUYLKILL HAVENReichert 0-0-0-0, Werez 1-0-0-2, Gerber 11-2-2-24, Donati 3-0-1-6, Schweigert 2-0-0-5, White 3-4-4-10, Personette 0-0-0-0, Carl 4-0-0-8, Farr 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 24-7-9-58.Weatherly 12 9 9 4 - 34Sch. Haven 14 11 19 14 - 58Three-pointers: W - Heister 1; SH - L. Hartz 1, Berger 1, Schweigert 1.BOYS BASKETBALLPanther Valley-MMI PrepMMI Prep dispatched Panther Valley, 53-32, in non-league action.Cory Rogers led MMI with a game-high 21 points, while Ed Herbener chipped in 13.Tristan Blasko led the Panthers (2-7, 0-3) with eight points.MMI Prep also won the JV game, 32-28.PANTHER VALLEYDubosky 2-2-5-6, Micholick 1-0-0-2, Nase 1-2-2-4, Hudicka 1-0-0-3, Eickoff 1-0-0-2, Weng 1-0-0-3, Blasko 2-3-4-8, Emmert 0-0-0-0, Morgans 0-0-0-0, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Stanko 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-9-15-32.MMI PREPHerbener 5-2-3-13, Folgama 1-0-0-2, Rogers 7-5-5-21, J. Smith 2-3-4-8, Harman 1-2-2-4, Lobitz 0-0-1-0, Williams 2-0-0-5, Alday 0-0-0-0, Palmero 0-0-0-0, Young 0-0-0-0, Delese 0-0-0-0, L. Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-12-15-53.Panther Vy. 6 7 7 12 - 32MMI Prep 14 21 14 4 - 53Three-pointers: PV - Hudicka 1, Weng 1, Blasko 1; MMI - Rogers 2, Herbener 1, J. Smith 1, Williams 1.