Tigers, Indians suffer setbacks

Northwestern and Lehighton both suffered girls basketball losses in local scholastic action.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tri Valley

-Northwestern

Ther Lady Tigers stayed with the Bulldogs for the first period and then fell behind, dropping a 53-30, non-league decision.

Juli Weber and Taylor Troutman both finished with 12 points for Tri Valley. Sara Jones had a game-high 15 points for Northwestern.

TRI VALLEY

Weber 4-4-6-12, Deibert 0-1-2-1, Newswanger 2-0-0-4, Spickler 3-0-0-7, Wiscount 0-0-0-0, Smeltz 2-0-0-4, M. Stutzman 0-0-0-0, Troutman 6-0-0-12, Green 0-0-0-0, C. Stutzman 2-0-0-5, Nahodil 3-2-2-8, Kroh 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-7-10-53.

NORTHWESTERN

Gulick 0-0-0-0, Landrigan 1-0-1-2, Groller 1-0-0-2, Jones 5-5-6-15, Suter 3-1-2-7, Kemmerer 0-0-0-0, MacLaughlin 0-0-0-0, Heydlauf 0-0-0-0, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Everett 0-2-4-2, Albright 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-8-13-30.

Tri Valley 13 15 14 11 - 53

N'western 11 5 7 7 - 30

Three-pointers: TV - Spickler 1, Nahodil 1; NW - None.

Lehighton-ES South

The Lady Cavs squeezed out a 38-31 Mountain Valley Conferene win over the Lady Indians on Friday night by a 38-31 score.

Lisa Steakin finished with 11 points and Dominique Homer added 10 for East Stroudsburg South. Jordyn Homyak was the lone Lehighton plyer to hit doubles with 14.

The Cavaliers also won the JV game by a 24-19 score.

LEHIGHTON

Homyak 5-2-4-14, Green 2-1-2-5, Yurasits 1-0-0-3, Evans 0-0-0-0, German 0-0-0-0, Klotz 0-0-0-0, Teno 3-3-4-9. TOTALS: 11-6-10-31.

ES SOUTH

Swinton 1-0-0-2, Eck 0-0-0-0, L. Steakin 4-0-0-11, Marshall 1-2-2-4, Menio 3-0-1-6, Homer 4-2-2-10, T. Steakin 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 15-4-5-38.

Lehighton 4 12 11 4 - 31

Es South 7 12 14 5 - 38

Three-pointers: L - Homyak 2, Yurasits 1; Es South - L. Steakin 3, T. Steakin 1.

JR. HIGH

BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Minersville

Tamaqua defeated Minersville, 48-37.

Adam Bates had a team high 16 points for the Blue Raiders (14-4) while Michael Weinert and Chris Hartung added eight points apiece.

8TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Minersville

Tamaqua routed Minersville, 50-24.

The Blue Raiders were led by Trevor Skripko and Brett Kosciolek who both had nine points. Ernie Shilko and Zach Wargula chipped in with eight points each for the Raiders.

7TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Minersville

Minersville topped Tamaqua 51-29.

The Blue Raiders were led by Matt Minchhoff with seven points while.