The Pleasant Valley girls basketball team rolled to a convincing win over Lehighton, while the Jim Thorpe wrestling team edged Halifax to highlight local action.

BOYS BASKETBALLBangor-PalmertonWith Palmerton down by just 10 points at halftime, Bangor outscored the Blue Bombers 53-21 in the second half, en route to an 89-47 Colonial League victory.Jeremy Ringland paced the Slaters with a game-high 28 points, including four three-pointers.For Palmerton (1-17, 0-14), Logan Lesher tallied 13 points, while Spencer Hay and Ty Achtermann added 11 points apiece.BANGORShavone 1-0-0-3, R. Jones 1-1-2-4, Freeman 3-1-3-7, Martin 4-2-6-12, Morris 5-3-6-13, Reider 2-1-2-5, Kaiser 1-0-0-3, Kosman 3-0-2-6, Ringland 12-0-1-28, G. Jones 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 36-8-22-89.PALMERTONHay 4-2-4-10, Achtermann 2-6-8-10, Lesher 5-3-6-13, Frey 0-1-2-1, Suto 1-0-0-3, Quinn 2-0-2-4, Stasko 1-2-3-4, Burger 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 15-16-27-47.Bangor 19 17 20 33 - 89Palmerton 11 15 9 12 - 47Three-Pointers: Bangor - Ringland 4, Martino 2, Shavone 1, R. Jones 1, Kaiser 1; Palmerton - Suto 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLLehighton-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley had 10 different players score points, as the Lady Bears rolled to a 48-20 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Lehighton.Keri Dekmar led Pleasant Valley (10-5, 7-2) with 11 points.Lehighton (6-10, 3-7) was paced by Celina Fital's game-high 12 points.LEHIGHTONRossino 2-2-2-6, Durishin 0-0-0-0, Muffley 0-0-2-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, Whiteman 0-0-0-0, Fital 4-2-2-12, Blasiak 0-0-0-0, Beck 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, Drofich 1-0-0-2, Rehrig 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-4-6-20.PLEASANT VALLEYMeckes 4-2-3-11, Dekmar 3-0-0-7, Scott 2-0-0-4, Schaudeck 0-0-0-0, Krcic 1-1-2-3, Keefer 0-0-0-0, Borger 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Russel 1-5-6-7, Dorney 2-0-0-4, Craig 2-0-0-4, Fields 2-0-0-4, Milas 1-0-0-2, Jones 0-0-0-0, Barker 0-0-0-0, Romascavage 0-0-0-0, Beagle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-8-11-48.Lehighton 3 5 4 8 - 20Pleasant Vy. 15 14 12 7 - 48Three-Pointers: Lehighton - Fital 2; Pleasant Valley - Meckes 1, Dekmar 1.Nativity-WeatherlyNativity jumped on Weatherly early and took home a 62-39 Schuylkill League Division III victory over the Wreckers.Keegan White paced the Golden Girls with a game-high 13 points, while Oliva Andrefski and Erin Luckenbill both chipped in 11 points apiece.For Weatherly (3-11, 0-9), Kelly Parker led the way with 10 points.In the JV game, Nativity cruised to a 35-9 victory.NATIVITYWhite 5-3-4-13, Andrefski 4-3-4-11, Field 3-0-0-6, Warren 3-3-7-10, Strausser 1-0-0-2, Simons 4-1-1-9, Luckenbill 4-3-3-11, Riegel 0-0-0-0, Lord 0-0-0-0, Ulsh 0-0-0-0, Farr 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-13-19-62.WEATHERLYHeister 2-0-0-5, Parker 4-2-2-10, Adamczyk 3-0-0-7, Lovett 3-0-0-6, Berger 1-0-0-3, L. Hartz 3-0-0-6, Gillott 1-0-0-2, Strizack 0-0-0-0, Isom 0-0-0-0, Polchin 0-0-0-0, S. Hartz 0-0-0-0, Wallish 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-2-2-39.Nativity 18 20 12 12 - 62Weatherly 13 10 3 13 - 39Three-Pointers: Nativity - Warren 1; Weatherly - Heister 1, Adamczyk 1, Berger 1.Tamaqua-Pine GrovePine Grove's Becky Evans had a nice game for the Cardinals as she led them to a 50-22 Schuylkill League Division I victory over Tamaqua.Evans scored a game-high 24 points, including four three-pointers.Paige Demetriades paced Tamaqua (0-16, 0-9) with seven points.In the JV contest, Pine Grove came away with a 37-18 victory.TAMAQUAHartung 0-0-0-0, Demetriades 3-0-0-7, Pedersen 0-0-0-0, Wittig 1-0-0-2, Baddick 0-1-2-1, Solt 1-4-8-6, Ligenza 1-0-0-2, Pratka 1-0-0-2, McVicker 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 8-5-10-22.PINE GROVEFelty 0-1-2-1, Shiffer 1-1-2-3, Flick 0-0-0-0, Evans 9-2-3-24, Kaufman 1-0-0-2, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Edge 3-0-0-6, Wolff 2-2-3-6, Conrad 2-1-4-6, Geiger 0-0-0-0, Whitman 1-0-0-2, Mabrey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-7-14-50.Tamaqua 7 2 9 4 - 22Pine Grove 12 14 12 12 - 50Three-Pointers: Tamaqua - Demetriades 1; Pine Grove - Evans 4, Conrad 1.Jim Thorpe-N. SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill opened up a 29-7 halftime lead and never looked back as the Lady Spartans cruised to a 51-26 Schuylkill League Division I win over Jim Thorpe.Tiffany Lapotsky scored a game-high 19 points, including three three-pointers, to lead North Schuylkill. Carly Gregas also added 12 points.For Jim Thorpe (4-13, 2-7), Alyssa Rusbarsky accounted for eight points in the loss.JIM THORPEHassler 0-0-0-0, Doughty 0-0-0-0, Cope 0-0-0-0, Condly 0-1-4-1, Ennis 2-0-0-5, Rusbarsky 4-0-0-8, Cressman 1-1-2-3, Naranjo 1-4-7-6, Becker 0-0-0-0, Bush 0-2-2-2, Binder 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 8-9-17-26.NORTH SCHUYLKILLMarone 0-0-0-0, Yeneskie 0-0-0-0, Lapotsky 7-2-4-19, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Peleschak 0-0-0-0, Paul 2-0-0-4, Long 0-0-0-0, K. Damiter 0-0-0-0, Bell 2-0-0-4, Spotts 2-0-0-4, Stokes 2-0-0-4, Gregas 4-4-6-12, Snyder 1-0-0-3, L. Damiter 0-1-2-1, A. Spotts 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-7-12-51.Jim Thorpe 5 2 11 8 - 26N. Schuylkill 19 10 16 10 - 51Three-Pointers:Jim Thorpe - Ennis 1; North Schuylkill - Lapotsky 3, Snyder 1.Palmerton-BangorBangor pulled away from Palmerton in the final three quarters to pull out a 47-36 Colonial League victory.Meredith Colton led the way for Bangor with 16 points, while Danielle King added 10 of her own.Jade Farquhar's 11 points were tops for Palmerton, who falls to 12-5 overall and 6-5 in the league.PALMERTONKrupa 1-2-2-4, Mummey 3-1-2-9, Farquhar 5-0-1-11, Reimer 3-2-2-8, Beers 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 14-5-7-36.BANGORSmith 0-0-0-0, Vass 2-5-6-9, Phillips 0-0-0-0, King 3-2-2-10, Shook 0-0-0-0, Green 1-0-0-2, Zungulo 2-2-4-6, Colton 5-6-10-16, Kallus 2-0-0-4, Baker 1-0-0-2, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Wilkins 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-15-22-49.Palmerton 9 10 12 5 - 36Bangor 11 15 14 9 - 49Three-Pointers: Palmerton - Mummey 2, Farquhar 1; Bangor - King 2.WRESTLINGHalifax-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe improved to 8-7 on the season and 4-1 in the league by recording a 39-36 Schuylkill League Division II victory over Halifax.Each team won seven bouts apiece. The Olympians received a pin from Pollux Fisher at 160, a technical fall by Ali Capobianco at 132, and a major decision by Antonio Madera at 145.Jim Thorpe 39, Halifax 36106 - Kevan Gentile (JT) won by forfeit.113 - Lucas Burke (H) pinned Prince Simmond in 1:33.120 - Eric McBurney (H) pinned James Donahue in 3:15.126 - Hunter Enders (H) dec. James O'Toole, 12-6.132 - Ali Capobianco (JT) tech. fall Amber Laudenslager.136 - Cade Wilbert (H) pinned Tylor Day in 3:05.145 - Antonio Madera (JT) major dec. Tyler Lenker, 11-2.152 - Nathaniel Enders (H) dec. Cameron Condly, 8-3.160 - Pollux Fisher (JT) pinned Ryan Morton in 5:03.170 - Robbie Geisinger (JT) won by forfeit.182 - Jakob Enders (H) won by forfeit.195 - Travis Enders (H) won by forfeit.220 - Justice Batts (JT) won by forfeit.285 - Ryan O'Rourke (JT) won by forfeit.