Blue Bombers sweep Lions

The Palmerton boys and girls basketball teams picked up wins against Moravian Academy on Wednesday night. The Northern Lehigh and Panther Valley girls also picked up victories.

In wrestling action, both Lehighton and Panther Valley earned wins.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Moravian A.-Palmerton

Nate Dougherty scored 30 points and Palmerton rallied past Moravian Academy 66-61.

Dougherty scored nine of his game-high 30 points in the Blue Bombers’ 25-point fourth quarter. Ryan Yacone and Eric Baumgardt scored 10 points apiece for the Blue Bombers, who trailed 47-41 entering the fourth period.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Atiyeh 2-2-2-6, Holmqvist 9-0-1-19, Quainoa 2-1-2-5, Surya 3-1-3-7, Meissner 1-0-0-2, Saft 0-0-0-0, Chiaradia 7-8-11-22, Dubrevil 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-12-19-61.

PALMERTON

Yacone 4-1-2-10, Young 0-0-0-0, Baumgardt 4-2-2-10, Dougherty 10-6-7-30, King 0-0-0-0, Kratzer 1-2-2-5, Yaindl 0-0-0-0, Hosier 3-0-2-7, Silfies 2-0-0-4, Taschler 0-0-0-0, Quinn 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 24-9-15-66.

Moravian Academy 13 15 19 14 - 61

Palmerton 17 18 6 25 - 66

Three-pointers: Moravian - Holmqvist 1. Palmerton - Dougherty 4, Yacone 1, Kratzer 1, Hosier 1.

Catasauqua-No. Lehigh

Catasauqua used a huge third quarter to slip past Northern Lehigh for a 62-59 Colonial League win.

Isaiah Graves went 12-for-12 from the foul line and scored a game-high 32 points for the Rough Riders, who utilized a 28-point third period to take the lead.

Preston Kemery and Brandon Hess scored 16 points apiece for the Bulldogs, who led 27-18 at halftime. Gio Colon added 14 points.

CATASAUQUA

Graves 10-12-12-32, Hernandez 2-2-3-6, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Green 3-2-2-8, Bond 1-1-2-3, Brett 2-0-0-5, Troxell 1-0-0-3, Oppidasano 1-2-2-5. TOTALS: 20-19-27-62.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Kemery 4-7-8-16, Colon 6-2-2-14, Schoff 1-0-0-2, Seier 3-0-0-6, Seiler 1-0-0-2, Keller 1-0-0-3, Hess 6-3-3-16. TOTALS: 22-12-13-59.

Catasauqua 6 12 28 7 - 62

No. Lehigh 12 15 12 14 - 59

Three-pointers: Catasauqua - Brett 1, Troxell 1, Oppidasano 1. Northern Lehigh - Kemery 1, Keller 1, Hess 1.

Northwestern-So. Lehigh

Southern Lehigh pulled away from Northwestern to claim a 60-45 Colonial League victory.

Colin Hoff and Connor Dougherty both had 10 points for the Spartans.

Samuel Yadush scored 13 points for the Tigers. Samuel Seyfried added 11.

NORTHWESTERN

Helbelka 0-0-2-0, Seyfried 5-1-2-11, Yadush 2-9-10-13, Mengel 0-0-0-0, Bollinger 2-0-0-5, McCann 0-0-0-0, Henry 0-0-0-0, Snyder 1-0-1-2, Perich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 4-0-1-8, Holmes 0-1-2-1, Hallman 1-3-6-5. TOTALS: 15-14-24-45.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Trevis 3-0-0-9, Grewel 1-0-0-2, Welsh 0-0-0-0, Schmidt 1-4-8-6, Coleman 1-0-0-2, Andrews 3-2-4-8, C. Hoff 4-0-0-10, Dougherty 5-0-0-10, Blondell 1-0-0-2, K. Hoff 4-1-1-9, Coyle 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-7-13-60.

Northwestern 13 12 7 13 - 45

Southern Lehigh 10 18 11 21 - 60

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Bollinger 1. Southern Lehigh - Trevis 3, Hoff 2.

Tamaqua-Kutztown

Kutztown handed Tamaqua its first loss of the season with a 69-47 non-league victory.

Lorencz Jean-Baptiste’s 26 points led the Cougars.

Lucas Gregoire scored 19 points for the Blue Raiders (5-1, 1-0) while Derian Stianche added 12 points.

Tamaqua won the JV game, 52-28.

TAMAQUA

Bonetsky 1-0-0-2, Stianche 5-2-2-12, Griffin 0-0-0-0, Zuber 4-0-2-8, Mateyak 0-0-0-0, Rother 2-0-0-4, Boyle 0-2-2-2, Zehner 0-0-0-0, Agosti 0-0-0-0, G. Gregoire 0-0-4-0, L. Gregoire 7-5-5-19. TOTALS: 19-9-15-47.

KUTZTOWN

I. Fegley 3-2-2-9, Tucker 0-2-2-2, Floyd 3-0-0-7, Gehris 0-0-0-0, D. Fegley 2-2-2-7, Jean-Baptiste 10-5-8-26, Eck 4-2-4-11, Heffner 0-0-0-0, Leiby 0-0-0-0, Fenerety 3-0-0-7. TOTALS: 25-13-18-69.

Tamaqua 14 10 13 10 - 47

Kutztown 14 13 20 22 - 69

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - None. Kutztown - I. Fegley 1, Floyd 1, D Fegley 1, Jean-Baptiste 1, Eck 1, Fenetery 1.

Weatherly-Pen Argyl

Two late free throws helped Pen Argyl pick up a 56-54 non-league victory over Weatherly.

TJ Lilly ran down a loose ball with time winding down that led to the game-winning foul shots for the Green Knights, who were led by Taj Cleary-Kojo’s 22 points. Lilly added 13 points.

Freshman Scotty Zoscin had 17 points, while Gabe Miller added 14 to pace the Wreckers.

WEATHERLY

Deer 0-0-0-0, J. Miller 3-0-1-8, Arthur 0-0-0-0, Knepper 0-0-0-0, Moon 2-0-0-4, Zoscin 4-6-6-17, G. Miller 5-2-2-14, Buck 1-2-4-4, Yurchak 3-1-4-7. TOTALS: 18-11-17-54.

PEN ARGYL

Roper 3-5-8-12, Fehr 1-4-8-7, Cleary-Kojo 7-6-11-22, Maggipinto 0-0-0-0, Leis 0-0-0-0, Kupres 1-0-3-2, Wolf 0-0-0-0, Lilly 4-3-7-13, Dear 0-0-0-0, DeFelice 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-18-37-56.

Weatherly 20 8 10 16 - 54

Pen Argyl 17 14 12 13 - 56

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Zoscin 3, J. Miller 2, G. Miller 2. Pen Argyl - Lilly 2, Cleary-Kojo 2, Fehr 1, Roper 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-Moravian A.

Linnaea Leister scored 17 points to lead Palmerton to a 46-35 Colonial League win over Moravian Academy.

Emily Recker added 15 points for the Blue Bombers.

Caroline Joseph and Quinn O’Connor scored 12 points apiece for the Lions.

PALMERTON

H. Guedes 0-0-0-0, B. Guedes 1-2-3-4, Hirochek 2-0-0-5, Cincilla 2-1-2-5, Leister 7-1-1-17, Frantz 0-0-0-0, Oldt 0-0-0-0, Recker 7-1-1-15, Mihalko 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-5-7-46.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

C. Spugnardi 1-0-0-3, Joseph 5-1-2-12, Reed 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Hornik 0-0-0-0, T. Spugnardi 0-0-0-0, Stifel 0-0-0-0, Ettk 3-2-2-8, O’Connor 5-2-2-12. TOTALS: 14-5-6-35.

Palmerton 10 13 12 11 - 46

Moravian 7 8 6 14 - 35

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Leister 2, Hirochek 1. Moravian - Joseph 1, C. Spugnardi 1.

No. Lehigh-Catasauqua

Northern Lehigh jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 39-15 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.

Jada Saeger (13) and Jillian Olewine (12) led way for the Bulldogs, who were up 12-2 after the first quarter.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Olewine 3-5-6-12, Saeger 3-5-8-13, Ziegler 3-0-0-6, D. Hoffman 1-0-3-2, Evans 0-0-0-0, Seier 0-2-2-2, Guelcher 1-0-0-2, L. Hoffman 0-2-2-2, Griffith 0-0-0-0, Keller 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 11-14-23-39.

CATASAUQUA

Rushatz 1-0-1-3, Bradley 0-0-0-0, DeLucia 0-0-0-0, Huber 1-0-0-2, Lacey 2-0-1-4, Hicks 0-0-0-0, Brown 1-0-0-2, Emry 0-0-0-0, Barna 0-0-0-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, Greenburg 0-2-3-2, George 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 6-2-5-15.

Northern Lehigh 12 7 9 11 - 39

Catasauqua 2 4 2 7 - 15

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Saeger 2, Olewine 1. Catasauqua - Rushatz 1.

So. Lehigh-Northwestern

Amanda Mobley scored five of her game-high 19 points to help Southern Lehigh rally for a 51-48 Colonial League win over Northwestern.

Olivia Snyder added 10 points for the Spartans, who erased a 42-38 deficit after the third quarter.

Jessica Williamson’s 13 points paced the Tigers. Leighanna Lister and Gabrielle Sevrain both scored 10 points.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

A. Mobley 5-6-8-19, Bennett 3-3-4-9, Moncman 1-1-2-3, Snyder 3-4-9-10, Rice 0-4-8-4, Cassel 3-0-0-6, K. Mobley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-18-31-51.

NORTHWESTERN

A. Lister 0-0-0-0, L. Lister 4-2-2-10, Chisdak 2-1-2-5, G. Sevrain 5-0-0-10, S. Sevrain 1-0-0-2, Hess 0-0-0-0, Williamson 4-4-5-13, Christopher 2-0-3-4, Sekerak 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 19-9-14-48.

Southern Lehigh 14 12 12 13 - 51

Northwestern 15 18 9 6 - 48

Three-pointers: Southern Lehigh - A. Mobley 3. Northwestern - Williamson 1.

CMVT-Panther Valley

Panther Valley rolled to a 51-20 non-league win over Columbia-Montour AVTS.

Erika Dubosky scored a game-high 16 points for the Panthers. Rachelle Filer contributed 11 points.

Panther Valley won the JV game, 32-24.

COLUMBIA-MONTOUR AVTS

Joline 1-0-4-2, Maurer 0-0-0-0, Fausey 2-0-1-4, Diltz 0-0-0-0, Burgess 1-0-0-2, Travelpiece 1-0-0-3, Barren 0-1-2-1, McCormick 1-0-2-2, Hewes 3-0-0-6, Long 0-0-0-0, Kalbach 0-0-0-0, Hiller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-1-9-20.

PANTHER VALLEY

Pascoe 1-0-0-3, Steber 1-0-0-2, Dubosky 3-10-12-16, O. Dacey 2-0-0-4, Giordano 0-2-2-2, Hoben 1-0-0-2, Markovich 0-0-0-0, Sheridan 0-3-4-3, C. Dacey 3-0-0-7, Filer 5-1-3-11, Miller 0-1-2-1, Jones 0-0-0-0, Judicello 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-17-23-51.

Columbia-Montour 5 4 6 5 - 20

Panther Valley 9 19 12 11 - 51

Three-pointers: Columbia-Montour - Travelpiece 1. Panther Valley - Pacoe 1, C. Dacey 1.

WRESTLING

Lehighton-North Schuylkill

Lehighton topped North Schuylkill 49-28 in a Schuylkill League Division I match.

Brett Gasker (220), Kevin Madea (120), Nate Kemmerer (126), Lucas Sangiuliano (132), Logan Pagotto (145), Chris Whiteman (152) all won by fall for the Indians. Jack Zimmerman (182) won by major decision, while Richard Fronheiser (170) earned a decision.

Lehighton 49, North Schuylkill 28

220 - Brett Gasker (L) pinned Joe Tinari in 1:50

285 - Ryan Weitz (NS) won by forfeit

106 - Danny Grigas (NS) maj. dec. Mason Ferguson, 10-0

113 - Gavin Locke (NS) pinned Jagr Lynn in 1:04

120 - Kevin Madea (L) pinned Damian Deihm in 2:47

126 - Nate Kemmerer (L) pinned Kurdt Cohglin in :32

132 - Lucas Sangiuliano (L) pinned Chris Cutrona in 3:42

138 - Ben Wolfe (NS) pinned Cody Engle in 3:35

145 - Logan Pagotto (L) pinned Ethan Briggs in :13

152 - Chris Whiteman (L) pinned Holden Meyers in 1:40

160 - Tyler Schock (L) won by forfeit

170 - Richard Fronheiser (L) dec. Justyn DeAngelo, 12-5

182 - Jack Zimmerman (L) maj. dec. Robert McDowell, 21-11

195 - Corbin Kessler (NS) pinned Alex Zeigenfuss in 5:02

Panther Vy.-Mahanoy Area

Panther Valley posted a 44-27 Schuylkill League Division II victory over Mahanoy Area.

Bryan Krapf (126), Alex Candelerio (132), Justin Ogozalek (145), Xander Kern (152), Derek Beckham (195), Aaron Eidem (285) and Gage Breiner (106) picked up bonus points for the Panthers with pins. Tanner Kennedy (160) also won by decision.

Panther Valley 44, Mahanoy Area 27

120 - Adam Soriano (MAH) pinned Louden Breiner in 2:58

126 - Bryan Krapf (PV) pinned Leo Andrewsky in 1:13

132 - Alex Candelerio (PV) pinned John Babinsky in 5:08

138 - Cesear Rivera (MAH) inj. def. Kyle Rusnak

145 - Justin Ogozalek (PV) pinned Sam Quick in 3:19

152 - Xander Kern (PV) pinned Tyler Clewell in 3:39

160 - Tanner Kennedy (PV) dec. Danny Lawrence, 5-2

170 - Colin Fegley (MAH) pinned Noah Berk 0:28*

182 - Matt Lewandowski (MAH) dec. Hunter Kennedy, 6-4

195 - Derek Beckham (PV) pinned Alexis Perez in 0:34

220 - Michael Ansbach (MAH) won by forfeit

285 - Aaron Eidem (PV) pinned Tommy Price in 1:47

106 - Gage Breiner (PV) pinned Aaron Bickowski in 3:20

113 - Double Forfeit

* - Unsportsmanlike conduct Panther Valley, loss of one team point.

FRESHMAN BASKETBALL

Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua defeated Panther Valley, 40-28.

Joe Coleman had 13 points for the Blue Raiders (1-2), while Nate Gregoire added 12.

The Panthers were led by Roth’s 15 points.

Shenandoah Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua lost to Shenandoah Valley, 60-40.

Rateliff had 19 points for Shenandoah.

Nate Gregoire led the Blue Raiders with 12 points.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua edged Panther Valley, 29-26.

Nate Kitchel’s eight points led the Blue Raiders. Parker Coleman added seven.

Heyot scored seven points for the Panthers.

Jim Thorpe-Weatherly

Jim Thorpe posted a 46-29 victory over Weatherly.

David Richards scored 11 points for the Olympians.

Frank Willis had 14 points for the Wreckers.

7TH GRADE

Panther Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua topped Panther Valley, 30-15.

Hoffman led the Blue Raiders with 12 points.

Juaka scored five points to pace the Panthers.

Jim Thorpe-Weatherly

Jim Thorpe rolled to a 39-7 victory over Weatherly.

Jasper DeDanto’s 11 points led the way for the Olympians.

Mike Berger scored five points for the Wreckers.

JR. HIGH WRESTLING

Lehighton at

Blue Mountain Tournament

The Lehighton middle school wrestling team competed at the Blue Mountain Tournament this past weekend.

Austin Kern placed first for the Indians, while Colin Wentz had a third place finish. Mitchell Nailor and Lucas Ferguson both placed seventh, and Michael Rodriguez was eighth.