Big night for Bombers, Panthers, Bears
Jim Thorpe, Palmerton, Panther Valley and Pleasant Valley all picked up boys basketball wins, while the Bombers, Panthers and Bears also added wins on the girls side in action on Tuesday night.
In other action, the Northern Lehigh and Tamaqua girls were also victorious.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Schuylkill Haven
Jim Thorpe had four players score in double-figures and went on to defeat Schuylkill Haven, 63-52.
The Olympians (1-2) were led by Dean DiBonifazio and his 16 points. JT Otto (12), PJ Coleman (12) and Darius Clark (10) also scored in double digits.
Schuylkill Haven came out on top in the JV game, 47-44.
JIM THORPE
DiBonifazio 5-4-5-16, Moore 1-2-2-4, Ciavarella 4-0-2-8, Otto 5-0-1-12, Brown 0-1-4-1, Clark 4-1-1-10, Coleman 6-0-1-12, Moranta 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-8-16-63.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
Donner 8-4-7-23, Sweigart 2-1-2-5, Murphy 3-0-0-7, Moyer 3-2-4-8, Charles 4-1-2-9, Smith 0-0-0-0, Carmona 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-8-15-52.
Jim Thorpe 13 19 21 10 - 63
Schuylkill Haven 13 13 13 13 - 52
Three-Pointers: Jim Thorpe - DiBonifazio 2, Otto 2, Clark 1; Schuylkill Haven - Donner 3, Murphy 1.
Palmerton-Catasauqua
Brett Snyder scored 16 of his game-high 21 points to lead a third quarter comeback as the Blue Bombers defeated the Rough Riders 53-50 in the Colonial League opener for both teams.
The Roughies held a 30-18 lead at halftime, but the Blue Bombers (2-0, 1-0) outscored the hosts 22-5 in the quarter to take a 40-35 lead into the final eight minutes and never looked back.
Backing up Snyder was Ben Andrews with 15 points on. Jared Strong had 17 and James Snyder 12 for Catasauqua (0-2, 0-1).
The Roughies salvaged a split with a 52-18 triumph in the JV game.
PALMERTON
Andrews 5-0-3-15, Svetik 4-0-0-8, Snyder 6-6-6-21, Geist 2-0-1-4, Reinhart 1-2-5-4, Leaver 0-1-2-1, Saylor 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-9-17-53.
CATASAUQUA
Edwards 2-0-0-6, Bloszinsky 2-2-2-6, S. Burton 1-0-0-3, Snyder 5-0-0-12, Brown 0-0-0-0, Burker 1-2-2-4, Nichols 0-0-0-0, Strong 5-7-11-17, Thieme 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-11-15-50.
Palmerton 12 6 22 13 - 53
Catasauqua 15 15 5 15 - 50
Three-pointers: Palmerton - Andrews 5, Snyder 3. Catasauqua - Edwards 2, Snyder 2, Burton 1.
MMI Prep-Panther Valley
Brock Mitchell scored 14 of his team-high 18 points in the first half as Panther Valley built a lead and then cruised to a 52-34 win over visiting Freeland MMI.
The Panthers (2-1), who also received 11 points from Nate Mathewson, jumped out to a 29-15 advantage after two quarters of play. Zach Stanko also chipped in with nine points.
For MMI, Ryan Forte tallied a team-high 14 points.
In the JV game, Panther Valley rolled to a 61-31 victory.
FREELAND MMI
Forte 4-5-7-14, Swankoski 3-4-6-10, Gera 1-0-0-2, Kollar 2-0-0-6, Connors 0-0-0-0, Marchetti 1-0-0-2, Van Hoekelen 0-0-0-0, Olszewski 0-0-2-0, Sarno 0-0-0-0, Kupsho 0-0-0-0, Karchner 0-0-0-0, McCoy 0-0-3-0. TOTALS: 11-9-18-34.
PANTHER VALLEY
King 0-0-0-0, Hadesty 1-0-0-2, Dunn 0-0-0-0, Stanko 3-2-2-9, McArdle 2-0-0-5, Ogozalek 0-0-0-0, Santiago 0-0-0-0, Dalessio 1-0-1-2, Revell 2-1-1-5, Kerschner 0-0-0-0, Mathewson 5-1-2-11, Mitchell 9-0-0-18. TOTALS: 23-4-6-52.
Freeland MMI 6 9 11 8 - 34
Panther Valley 15 14 16 7 - 52
Three-pointers: MMI - Kollar 2, Forte 1; Panther Valley - Stanko 1, McArdle 1.
Dieruff-Pleasant Valley
Mike Sharpe scored a game-high 21 points and also blocked five shots to lead Pleasant Valley to a 65-57 non-league win over visiting Dieruff.
Nick Stanovick added 12 points for the Bears (2-1), who built a 16-point advantage in the fourth quarter before holding on for the victory. PV also receoved nine points from Rich Irving and eight from Eric Wild.
For the Huskies, Montreal Howard netted a team-high 17 points.
In the JV contest, Pleasant Valley gained a 57-38 win behind 17 points from Evan Shibley.
DIERUFF
Adams 4-1-2-9, Marquez 0-0-0-0, Feliciano 0-2-2-2, Ma. Howard 0-0-0-0, Mo. Howard 7-2-4-17, Allende 5-0-0-10, Jenkins 2-3-4-9, X. Howard 4-0-0-8, McLaughlin 1-0-0-2, Hammond 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-8-12-57.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Franklin 1-0-0-3, Conklin 1-2-2-5, Wright 3-1-2-7, Sharpe 9-3-4-21, Bok 0-0-0-0, Irving 3-2-2-9, Stanovick 5-1-2-12, Wild 4-0-2-8. TOTALS: 26-9-14-65.
Dieruff 9 14 12 22 - 57
Pleasant Valley 11 17 15 22 - 65
Three-pointers: Dieruff - Jenkins 2, Mo. Howard 1; PV - Franklin 1, Conklin 1, Irving 1, Stanovick 1.
Shenandoah Vy.-Tamaqua
For the second straight night, Tamaqua dropped a non-league game at home by the exact 57-52 score, this time to Shenandoah Valley.
Josh Dombrosky netted 16 points, Jordan Mays added 15 and Mark Twardzik 10 for Shenandoah Valley (2-1), which went 18-for-25 from the charity stripe, compared with 6-for-10 by the Blue Raiders.
For Tamaqua (1-2), Mike Streisel tallied 15 points while Zach Lakitsky chipped in with 13 and Jake Fegley rimmed 11.
Tamaqua was a 59-46 winner in the JV contest. Derek Rottet led four junior Raiders in double digits with 15 points, followed by Tanner Kehl with 13, Tyler Krell with 12 and Dalton Nunemacher 10.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Lewis 0-1-2-1, Dombrosky 6-4-4-16, Merva 0-2-2-2, Twardzik 4-1-2-10, Breslosky 2-0-0-4, Savakinas 3-1-2-7, Mays 3-9-13-15, Karahuta 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-18-25-57.
TAMAQUA
Bachert 0-0-0-0, Fegley 5-1-1-11, Streisel 5-5-5-15, Bennett 3-0-0-7, Lakitsky 5-0-0-13, Rudy 0-0-2-0, Kurek 0-0-2-0, Ansbach 1-0-0-2, Reinhardt 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 21-6-10-52.
Shenandoah Valley 12 15 11 19 - 57
Tamaqua 6 10 14 22 - 52
Three-pointers: SV - Twardzik 1; Tamaqua - Lakitsky 3, Bennett 1.
No. Lehigh-Bangor
Bangor jumped out to a 20-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back in handing Northern Lehigh a 80-33 setback in its Colonial League opener.
Andy Mulitsch was deadly from beyond the arc for the Slaters (2-0; 1-0) hitting five treys and finishing with a game-high 27 points.
Tyler Dibilio had eight points to lead the Bulldogs (0-1; 0-1).
In the JV game, Northern Lehigh pulled out a 55-52 win.
NO. LEHIGH
George 0-0-0-0, Dibilio 3-0-0-8, Pristash 1-0-0-2, Glose 1-2-2-4, Waylen 2-0-0-4, Malaska 0-1-2-1, Rankin 1-1-2-4, Hofmann 0-0-0-0, Middaugh 0-2-2-2, Landsberger 1-0-0-2, Johnson 2-0-0-4, Pierce 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 12-6-8-33.
BANGOR
LaValva 1-0-0-3, Mulitsch 7-8-9-27, Ammerman 0-0-0-0, Carey 5-0-0-11, Boyle 1-0-0-2, Bouch 5-0-0-10, Altemose 0-2-2-2, Reider 1-4-4-6, Pearson 2-0-0-4, Hartzell 1-0-0-2, Ringland 0-1-2-1, Colton 4-0-0-8, Bradley 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 29-15-17-80.
Northern Lehigh 6 8 9 10 - 33
Bangor 26 17 21 16 - 80
Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - Dibilio 2, Rankin 1; Bangor - Mulitsch 5, LaValva 1, Carey 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bangor-Northern Lehigh
Northern Lehigh lost a double-digit halftime lead but came back in overtime to gain a 50-44 victory over Bangor in both team's Colonial League opener.
Aimee Oertner scored a game-high 18 points, including a 12-of-13 effort at the foul line. Sonya Josephson added 16 for the Bulldogs, who led 25-15 at the break.
Tina Bastardi also chipped in with nine points for Nolehi (3-0; 1-0).
Bangor was paced by Audrey Schiavone's 11 points.
In the JV game, the Slaters rolled to a 44-9 win.
BANGOR
Kuchar 0-0-0-0, Hopkins 4-0-0-10, Watts 1-0-0-2, Dentith 1-0-0-2, Bisci 1-1-2-3, Schiavone 4-1-2-11, Benton 3-0-0-6, McCollian 3-4-5-10. TOTALS: 17-6-9-44.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Bastardi 3-3-3-9, L. Oertner 2-1-1-5, Josephson 6-3-3-16, A. Oertner 3-12-13-18, Seiler 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 15-19-21-50.
Bangor 6 9 13 13 3 - 44
Northern Lehigh 16 9 7 9 9 - 50
Three-pointers: Bangor - Hopkins 2, Schiavone 2; No. Lehigh - Josephson 1.
Catasauqua-Palmerton
Palmerton raced out to a 17-1 first-quarter lead and never looked back, as the Lady Bombers knocked off Catasaqua 58-29 in Colonial League action.
Senior Casey Rinfret led the locals with a game-high 18 points. Teammate Kristen Romano had 10. Gina Farquhar and Kelsey Hay each added eight.
The Bombers' defense was tough in the first half. They allowed only eight points in the first 16 minutes.
CATASAUQUA
Falko 0-0-0-0, Sierzega 0-0-0-0, Buczynski 6-0-0-15, Dweck 0-0-0-0, O'Brien 0-0-0-0, Hallquist 2-0-0-4, Kogelman 0-0-0-0, Herrera 1-1-2-3, Mauser 2-0-0-4, Schnabel 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 12-2-4-29.
PALMERTON
Hadinger 0-0-0-0, Smith 2-0-0-4, Reimer 0-1-2-1, Rickert 2-0-0-4, Romano 5-0-0-10, Solt 0-0-0-0, Mummey 0-0-0-0, Graver 0-0-0-0, Meinhart 1-0-0-2, Eaton 0-0-0-0, Rinfret 9-0-0-18, Farquhar 4-0-0-8, Snyder 1-1-2-3, Hay 3-2-3-8, Reinhart 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-4-7-58.
Catasauqua 1 7 15 6 - 29
Palmerton 17 15 16 10 - 58
Three-pointers: C - Buczynski 3; Palmerton - None.
Northwestern-Pen Argyl
Northwestern mustered just one point in the first quarter and never recovered as tPen Argyl went on to a 47-26 Colonial league victory.
Laura Cinelli led the charge for the Knights (2-0, 1-0) with 15 points, while Sam Firestone added 13 and Catherine Clause had 10.
Emma Kemmerer had nine points for the Tigers (0-2, 0-1).
Pen Argyl also won the JV game by a 44-40 score.
NORTHWESTERN
Everett 2-2-6-6, Groller 0-0-0-0, Gulick 0-0-0-0, Kemmerer 2 4-4 9, Landrigan 0-0-0-0, MacLaughlin 1-0-0-2, Shoemaker 0-0-1-0, Suter 2-3-6-7, Shupp 0-0-2-0, Cunningham 1-0-0-2, Albright 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-9-19-26.
PEN ARGYL
Beckage 0-0-0-0, L. Cinelli 6-3-5-15, S. Cinelli 1-1-5-3, Clause 5-0-0-10, DePaolo 0-0-2-0, Firestone 5-3-5-13, Oyer 0-0-0-0, Sabatino 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, Vough 2-2-4-6, Waberski 0-0-0-0, Presby 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-9-21-47.
Northwestern 1 6 8 11 - 26
Pen Argyl 10 13 12 12 - 47
Three-pointers: Northwestern - Kemmerer 1; Pen Argyl: None.
Panther Valley-MMI Prep
Panther Valley staked to a 36-10 lead at halftime and went on to roll over MMI Prep, 58-13 in non-league girls play.
Breanna Cullan (13) and Sam Zlock (10) led the Lady Panthers (1-0) in scoring on the night. Cullan knocked down three three-pointers in the process.
Panther Valley also won the JV game, 34-20.
PANTHER VALLEY
Blasko 1-2-2-4, Kehrli 2-0-0-4, Phillips 1-0-0-2, Jacobs 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-0-1-6, Jones 0-0-0-0, Paul 0-0-0-0, Rice 3-0-0-6, Markovich 2-0-0-5, Cullan 5-0-0-13, Cunfer 2-4-6-8, Zlock 5-0-4-10. TOTALS: 24-6-13-58.
MMI PREP
B. Purcell 2-1-5-5, Ferry 0-1-2-1, Shearer 0-1-2-1, Patel 0-0-0-0, Karschner 0-0-2-0, K. Purcell 0-1-2-1, Carrato 1-0-0-2, Lara 0-0-0-0, Lobitz 1-1-3-3. TOTALS: 4-5-16-13.
Panther Valley 19 17 8 14 - 58
MMI Prep 5 5 2 1 - 13
Three-Pointers: PV - Cullan 3, Markovich 1; MMI -None.
Pleasant Valley-Dieruff
Kelecia Harris scored a game-high 15 points to help Pleasant Valley post a 46-36 non-league win over host Dieruff.
Harris scored six of her points in the first quarter as the Bears built an 18-10 lead.
Kasey Meckes added 13 points in the victory.
For the Huskies, Ebony Goodwin hit for 11 points.
In the JV game, PV earned a 37-19 win.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Meckes 5-1-2-13, Cisluycis 0-0-0-0, Chieffo 1-0-0-3, Sisco 0-0-0-0, Harris 6-3-5-15, McGill 2-0-0-4, Hardy 3-0-0-6, Kregeloh 0-3-6-3, Salmon 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 18-7-13-46.
DIERUFF
Slater 0-0-0-0, Flores 0-0-0-0, Rivera 0-0-0-0, Anderson 1-0-0-2, Abreu 3-0-1-7, Ortiz 0-0-0-0, Ruvolis 2-0-1-5, Moore 3-3-5-9, Wise 1-0-0-2, Goodwin 2-7-9-11. TOTALS: 12-10-16-36.
Pleasant Valley 18 7 9 12 - 46
Dieruff 10 11 7 8 - 36
Three-pointers: PV - Meckes 2, Chieffo 1; Dieruff - Abreu 1, Ruvolis 1.
Tamaqua-Shenandoah Valley
Amy Zehner recorded a double-double with 26 points and 15 rebounds and helped lead the Lady Blue Raiders to a 57-31 victory over Shenandoah Valley.
Fellow Raider Kayla Hope chipped in with six points and five assists. The win moves Tamaqua to 2-0.
Tamaqua's JV also remained undefeated with its 38-33 win.
TAMAQUA
Hope 3-0-0-6, Trainer 0-0-0-0, Kabilko 0-0-0-0, M. Streisel 2-1-1-5, Walker 0-0-0-0, C. Streisel 0-0-0-0, Eroh 3-1-2-8, Zehner 12-2-3-26, Wagner 0-0-0-0, Updike 4-0-2-8, Urban 0-0-0-0, Wallace 0-0-0-0, Solt 2-0-0-4, Weinburger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-4-8-57.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Hysock 2-0-0-5, DeAngelo 1-1-3-3, Norwich 1-0-0-2, Carduff 4-4-8-13, Kelly 0-0-0-0, Michalik 1-0-0-2, Huss 0-0-0-0, Gotshall 0-0-2-0, Krusinsky 0-0-0-0, Welikonich 0-0-0-0, Sacco 1-0-0-2, Bolschi 2-0-0-4, Grutza 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-5-13-31.
Tamaqua 20 17 10 10 - 57
Shenandoah 6 10 8 7 - 31
Three-Pointers: Tamaqua - Eroh 1; Shenandoah - Hysock 1, Carduff 1.
