No. Lehigh, Panther Valley pick up mat wins
Northern Lehigh and Panther Valley rolled to wrestling wins over the weekend, while Tamaqua got wins in both boys and girls basketball.
In other action, Panther Valley and Palmerton also notched girls basketball victories.
WRESTLING
Palmerton
-Northern Lehigh
Northern Lehigh showed their strength against Palmerton, downing the Bombers 62-10 on the mat.
The 'Dawgs got pins from Lucas Dise, Conner Hedash, Zane Heller, Nikko Stevens and Kyle Greenawald.
Meanwhile, Kane Kralik picked up a pin for the Bombers, while Mike Englert nabbed a major decision.
No. Lehigh 62, Palmerton 10
103 - Ryan Martinez (NL) won by forfeit
112 - Ty Herzog (NL) dec. Sam Oberlander, 7-3
119 - Lucas Dise pinned Shane Grohotolski in 1:02
125 - Conner Hedash (NL) pinned Dillon Massington in 1:46
130 - Zane Heller (NL) pinned Dallas Miata in 5:39
135 - Chris Christ (NL) dec. Cody Grohotolski, 9-8
140 - Nikko Stevens (NL) pinned Tony Gardo in :37
145 - Dylan Hofmann (NL) dec. Dan Costenbader, 4-3
152 - Craemer Hedash (NL) won by forfeit
160 - Mike Englert (P) maj dec. Zach Fleming, 15-3
171 - Kyle Greenawald (NL) pinned Travis Verzino in 1:12
189 - Colin Hedash (NL) won by forfeit
215 - Kane Kralik (P) pinned Dan Huemmer in 1:36
285 - Brandon Loch (NL) won by forfeit
Schuylkill Haven
-Panther Valley
Panther Valley took advantage of some strong individual performances for the 48-23 mat win over Schuylkill Haven.
Brandon Gurka, Kory Lopata, Eli Vega, Mike Weaver and Keith Cheadle all earned six points for the locals with pins.
Panther Valley 48, Schuylkill Haven 23
103 - Double forfeit
112 - Nick O'Donnell (P) won by forfeit
119 - Double forfeit
125 - Brandon Gurka (P) pinned Tyler Hartz in 3:01
130 - Kory Lopata (P) pinned Solomon Bonzi in 1:09
135 - Dom Sonon (S) won by forfeit
140 - Mike Snyder (P) won by forfeit
145 - Justin Christman (P) won by forfeit
152 - Jon Nettles (S) tech. fall Kevin Schaller, 20-4 (3:42)
160 - Eli Vega (P) pinned Chas Schrader in :32
171 - Mike Weaver (P) pinned Jared Guldin in 1:54
189 - Rich Batz (S) pinned Alex Lorkowski in 5:11
215 - Derek Reber (S) won by forfeit
285 - Keith Cheadle (P) pinned Bill Wingle in 5:48
Northwestern-Pen Argyl
Pen Argyl showed why it's so strong this season with a shutout 70-0 win over the Tigers.
Pen Argyl 70, Northwestern 0
103 - Matt Williams (PA) won by forfeit
112 - Jamie Welsh (PA) pinned David Grace in :43
119 - James Elphik (PA) dec. Michael Hontz, 9-5
125 - Kyler Kutzler (PA) pinned Ethan Keichel in 2:00
130 - Michael Racciato pinned Dustin Badesso in 3:36
135 - Luciano Burriesci (PA) maj. dec. Brandon Miller, 11-3
140 - Rex Lutz (PA) won by forfeit
145 - Phil Racciato (PA) pinned Robert Clymer in 3:47
152 - Scott Beltz (PA) dec. Jake Moyer, 3-2
160 - JD Rabenold (PA) pinned Levi Veppert in 4:27
171 - Dylan Evans (PA) dec. Kyle Sorenson, 7-3
189 - Tyler Horn (PA) pinned LJ Walker in 5:19
215 - Ryan Barry (PA) dec. David Tirpak, 9-4
285 - Kirby Mutton (PA) won by forfeit
BOYS BASKETBALL
Minersville-Tamaqua
The Blue Raiders picked up a close win on the hardwood, 62-51 over Minersville.
Leading the way offensively for the locals was Anthony Bumbulsky with a game-high 25 points. Teammates Mike Taylor and Mike Streisel followed with 18 and 11, respectively.
MINERSVILLE
Hablett 4-5-5-14, Albertini 1-1-1-3, Weachock 4-1-2-11, Melochick 1-0-0-2, Kopinetz 2-3-5-7, Dixon 1-0-0-2, King 4-4-4-12. TOTALS: 17-14-17-51.
TAMAQUA
Streisel 4-2-3-11, Gurscik 1-1-2-3, Bumbulsky 6-13-15-25, Bennett 1-2-2-4, Taylor 6-4-6-18, Hubosky 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 18-23-30-62.
Minersville 21 6 12 12 - 51
Tamaqua 13 5 23 21 - 62
Three pointers: M - Weachock 2, Hablett 1; T - Taylor 2, Streisel 1.
Palmerton-Salisbury
The Falcons jumped out to a 22-3 lead in the first quarter and soared over the Bombers for a 65-29 Colonial League win.
Sean Baker had a team-high 13 points, while Sam Cochrane added 11.
For Palmerton, Derek Haas, Tyler Kravetz and Zach Freed all had six.
PALMERTON
Snyder 0-0-0-0, Andrews 0-3-4-3, Svetik 0-1-3-1, Furry 1-0-0-3, Haas 2-0-0-6, Freed 3-0-0-6, Marcin 0-0-0-0, Kravetz 2-2-4-6, Kleintop 0-2-2-2, Geist 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 8-10-15-29.
SALISBURY
Maron 1-0-0-2, Ty. McDuffie 1-0-0-2, Baker 3-6-11-13, Kovach 1-0-0-3, Peterson 2-0-0-5, Ressler 1-0-0-3, Tr. McDuffie 2-2-2-6, Heidecker 0-0-0-0, Diaz 2-0-0-5, Todora 2-2-2-6, Schantz 4-1-2-9, Cochrane 5-1-2-11. TOTALS: 24-12-19-65.
Palmerton 3 10 7 9 - 29
Salisbury 22 12 18 13 - 65
Three pointers: P - Haas 2, Furry 1; S - Baker 1, Kovach 1, Peterson 1, Ressler 1, Diaz 1.
Lehighton-Wilson
The Warriors used a big first and third quarter on their way to a 57-45 non-league win over Lehighton.
For Wilson, Justin Berger's 19 points was a game-high.
Meanwhile, Lehighton got 14 from Dan Rossino, with Tyler Hill chipping in nine.
LEHIGHTON
Hill 4-1-2-9, Keer 2-0-0-4, Rossino 5-0-0-14, Markley 3-0-0-8, Guyn 0-0-0-0, Matika 0-2-4-2, Szacska 3-0-0-8. TOTALS: 17-3-6-45.
WILSON
Monahan 3-0-0-7, McCoale 0-0-0-0, Cooper 3-0-0-8, Sostorecz 0-0-0-0, Scott 3-1-2-7, Parr 3-0-0-8, Spirko 2-0-0-4, Berger 8-3-6-19, Davidson 0-0-0-0, Peters 0-0-1-0, Nester 0-0-0-0, Rolek 1-0-0-2, Larson 0-0-0-0, Ulmer 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-4-9-57.
Lehighton 6 14 5 20 - 45
Wilson 14 9 14 20 - 57
Three pointers: L - Rossino 4, Markley 2, Szacska 2; W - Cooper 2, Parr 2, Monahan 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hamburg-Panther Valley
A close game after three quarters, Panther Valley's Dana McFadden scored six of her 17 points in the fourth frame to help her team to the 32-26 win.
Abbey Markovich chipped in with eight points for the winners.
HAMBURG
Romig 0-0-0-0, T. Dietrich 1-0-0-2, Walker 1-0-0-2, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Atkinson 4-2-2-10, A. Dietrich 0-0-2-0, Sunday 1-0-0-2, Peters 1-1-4-3, Klee 2-3-4-7, Gradkowski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-6-12-26.
PANTHER VALLEY
Gates 0-0-0-0, McFadden 4-6-6-17, A. Markovich 4-0-0-8, O. Markovich 0-0-0-0, Ogozalek 0-0-0-0, Cunfer 0-1-4-1, Zlock 1-4-8-6, Thomas 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-11-18-32.
Hamburg 7 3 10 6 - 26
Panther Valley 5 9 7 11 - 32
Three pointers: H - none; PV - McFadden 3.
Marian-
Pocono Mountain West
The Fillies battled Pocono West tough for a quarter, before dropping the game 49-35.
The Lady Wolves' well-balanced attack was led by Brittany Guerie's 15.
For Marian, Kaysi McLaughlin's 13 was tops with Danielle Tristani's 11 close behind.
MARIAN
Bellezza 2-0-1-5, Ferrello 0-0-0-0, McLaughlin 6-0-2-13, Patten 0-0-0-0, Kennedy 0-0-0-0, Gutsie 0-0-0-0, Markiewicz 0-0-0-0, Linkchorst 2-0-0-4, Shober 1-0-0-2, Monaco 0-0-1-0, Tristani 4-3-4-11. TOTALS: 14-3-8-35.
POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST
K. Schickling 4-0-0-12, Benitez 0-0-0-0, Davis 1-1-2-3, Heckman 0-0-0-0, Yocum 0-0-0-0, Blake 1-0-0-3, McKillop 2-0-0-4, Guerie 6-3-3-15, J. Schickling 0-0-0-0, Fuss 5-2-4-12, Coberts 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-6-9-49.
Marian 12 2 13 8 - 35
PM West 11 10 15 13 - 49
Three pointers: M - McLaughlin 1, Bellezza 1; PMW - K. Schickling 4, Blake 1.
Palmerton-Salisbury
The Lady Bombers pulled out another win over the weekend with a 59-50 Colonial League win over Salisbury.
Kelsey Hay's 20 points was high for her team, as teammate Casey Rinfret followed closely with 14. Kristen Romano's 12 and Katie Reimer's 11 helped the effort.
For Salisbury, Caitlin Hrebik had a game-high 28 points.
SALISBURY
M. Hrebik 2-0-2-4, C. Hrebik 8-8-10-24, Enos 1-0-0-2, Turri 0-1-2-1, Safi 0-0-0-0, Benner 4-3-4-11, Undercuffler 2-0-2-4, Fischer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-12-20-50.
PALMERTON
Smith 0-2-2-2, Mummey 0-0-0-0, Reimer 3-5-8-11, Romano 4-2-4-12, Eaton 0-0-0-0, Meinhart 0-0-0-0, Rinfret 5-4-7-14, Farquhar 0-0-0-0, Snyder 0-0-0-0, Hay 10-0-3-20. TOTALS: 22-13-24-59.
Salisbury 5 14 15 16 - 50
Palmerton 11 13 17 18 - 59
Three pointers: P - Romano 2; S - C. Hrebik 4.
Tamaqua
-Moravian Academy
The Lady Raiders outlasted Moravian Academy in non-league basketball action for a 79-52 win in what was the first loss of the season for the Lions.
Amy Zehner led all scorers with 33 points in the game, while teammate Cassie Eroh added 14. Zehner's 14 caroms, along with 10 boards for Eroh provided both with double-doubles.
For MA, Maggie Reilly had a team-high 30 points.
Tamaqua also won the JV contest with a 51-27 preliminary score.
TAMAQUA
Hope 2-2-2-6, C. Streisel 0-2-2-2, Berezwick 2-0-0-4, M. Streisel 0-1-2-1, Fedor 2-0-0-4, E. Streisel 3-0-0-7, Eroh 6-2-2-14, Zehner 14-5-7-33, Chrush 2-0-0-4, Hankins 1-0-0-2, Solt 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 32-14-17-79.
MORAVIAN ACADEMY
Stone 4-0-2-8, McCambridge 0-0-0-0, Fraenkel 1-0-0-2, Ruebeck 0-0-0-0, Reilly 11-4-5-30, Blair 0-2-2-2, Redles 1-0-0-2, Steen 4-0-2-8, Brown 0-0-0-0, Burgess 0-0-0-0, Sutton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-6-13-52.
Tamaqua 21 25 13 20 - 79
Mor. Academy 10 10 16 16 - 52
Three pointers: T - E. Streisel 1; MA - Reilly 4.
Pleasant Valley-Easton
The Lady Rovers scored early and often, as they moved past Pleasant Valley to a 62-27 triumph.
Tiara Aziz led Easton with eleven points, while two other players added nine in the win.
For PV, Megan Hardy's 14 points was a game-high.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Meckes 1-2-4-4, Cisluycis 0-1-2-1, Mowery 0-1-2-1, Chieffo 0-0-0-0, Sisco 0-0-0-0, Harris 0-0-4-0, McGill 0-0-0-0, Hardy 4-6-10-14, Fitzgerald 0-0-0-0, Kregeloh 0-0-0-0, Salmon 2-1-2-5, Renna 1-0-1-2, Shanley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-11-25-27.
EASTON
Caballero 0-0-0-0, Grant 3-1-4-9, Gibson 2-1-2-7, Neel 1-1-4-3, Durrah 4-0-0-9, Jordan 2-2-2-6, Schaffer 1-0-0-3, Nixon 0-2-4-2, Aziz 4-2-2-11, Thomas 2-0-0-4, Moye 1-0-0-2, Queen 0-0-0-0, Rasely 2-2-4-6. TOTALS: 22-11-22-62.
Pleasant Vy. 4 7 8 8 - 27
Easton 19 20 12 11 - 62
Three pointers: PV - none; E - Grant 2, Gibson 2, Durrah 1, Schaffer 1, Aziz 1.