Local Roundup: Results from Dec. 12

Tamaqua and Jim Thorpe picked up wins in both girls and boys basketball last night.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Kutztown

Tamaqua took advantage of a solid first half to run away with an 83-56 non-league win over Kutztown.

Brayden Knoblauch and Lucas Gregoire had hot hands for the Blue Raiders, as they tied for a game-high with 21 points each. Teammate Barron Stauffenberg chipped in with 15 points.

The Cougars’ Lucas Floyd recorded a game-high 22 points, while Marlon Creech added 16.

TAMAQUA

Taras 0-0-0-0, Coleman 3-1-2-7, Verta 0-0-0-0, Knoblauch 9-0-0-21, Bollentino 0-2-2-2, Milot 0-0-0-0, Boyle 1-2-2-5, Sherry 0-0-0-0, N. Gregoire 3-0-0-6, L. Gregoire 8-5-8-21, Stauffenberg 6-0-2-15, Lavine 2-1-2-6, VanBuskirk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 32-11-18-83.

KUTZTOWN

Creech 4-8-9-16, Shaffer 0-3-4-3, Hanna 0-0-0-0, Sander 0-0-0-0, Lillington 0-0-0-0, Sheetz 2-0-0-4, Floyd 10-2-4-22, Schaeffer 1-0-0-2, Schuler 1-0-0-3, Furst 0-1-2-1, Fitzgerald 2-0-1-5, Silva 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-14-20-56.

Tamaqua 26 26 18 13 – 83

Kutztown 17 9 12 18 – 56

Three-pointers: Tamaqua – Knoblauch 3, Stauffenberg 3, Boyle 1, Lavine 1; Kutztown – Schuler 1, Fitzgerald 1.

Jim Thorpe-Minersville

The Olympians pulled out a 39-36 win over Minersville in a non-league game.

Adam Lauer’s game-high 16 points led the Olympians, who had seven players score in the game but only one with more than seven.

The Miners were led by Scott Schwalm’s 12 points.

JIM THORPE

Cannariato 1-0-0-3, Condly 1-0-0-3, Richards 1-1-2-3, Hurley 2-2-2-7, Ivey 0-0-0-0, Adames, 1-2-3-4, Lauer 6-2-5-16, Marykwas 1-1-3-3. TOTALS: 13-8-15-39.

MINERSVILLE

Noble 4-0-0-11, Davis 2-0-0-4, Williams 0-0-0-0, Beck 0-0-0-0, Pizzico 4-0-0-8, Longerhan 0-1-4-1, Schwalm 4-2-2-12. TOTALS: 14-3-6-36.

Jim Thorpe 11 10 8 10 - 39

Minersville 12 9 6 9 - 36

Three-pointers: JT - Lauer 2, Cannariato 1, Condley 1, Hurley 1; M - Noble 3, Schwalm 2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe

A 31-point opening quarter sparked Jim Thorpe to a 60-24 non-conference win over visiting Pen Argyl.

Skyler Searfoss netted 11 of her game-high 20 points in the first quarter, while Leila Hurley recorded 13 of her 19 points in the same stanza.

PEN ARGYL

Coppoletta 0-0-0-0, Weber 1-1-2-4, LaBarre 2-0-0-5, Hendershot 0-1-2-1, Bonser 0-0-0-0, Vargo 2-1-2-3, Falletta 0-0-0-0, Guthrie 1-1-2-3, Wagner 1-0-0-2, Sisson 0-0-0-0, Morro 2-2-2-6, Hagan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-6-10-24.

JIM THORPE

Leight 1-0-0-2, Scott 0-0-0-0, Snisky 0-0-0-0, Berger 1-0-0-2, Yuhas 2-0-2-4, Hurley 8-0-0-19, Searfoss 8-3-3-20, O. Smelas 3-2-2-8, Solt 0-0-0-0, Rosahac 0-0-0-0, H. Smelas 0-0-0-0, Craigie 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 25-6-9-60.

Pen Argyl 1 8 6 9 - 24

Jim Thorpe 31 10 12 7 - 60

Three-pointers: PA – Weber 1, LaBarre 1; JT – Hurley 3, Searfoss 1.

Marian-Lake Lehman

Lake Lehman knocked off Marian for a 48-42 non-league victory.

The Knights’ Claire Dougherty finished with a game-high 21 points.

Macy Alansky led the Fillies with 19 points, while Julia Kreisl chipped in with 13.

MARIAN

Kreisl 5-3-5-13, A. Digris 1-0-0-2, Nemeth 0-0-0-0, Pleban 3-0-0-6, Possessky 1-0-0-2, Alansky 5-5-6-19, Reinoehl 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-8-11-42.

LAKE LEHMAN

Mar. Brdaric 0-0-1-0, Mad. Brdaric 1-0-0-2, Kline 0-0-4-0, Dougherty 9-1-2-21, Salus 6-3-4-16, Purdy 4-0-1-9, Savitski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-4-12-48.

Marian 13 14 5 10 – 42

Lake Lehman 6 24 7 11 – 48

Three-pointers: Marian – Alansky 4; Lake Lehman – Dougherty 2, Salus 1, Purdy 1.

Kutztown-Tamaqua

Emma Kuczynski recorded a fourth consecutive double-double to highlight Tamaqua’s commanding 64-17 non-league victory over visiting Kutztown.

Kuczynski netted 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to go along with seven steals. The Raiders’ Jen Frederickson chipped in with 16 points.

Tamaqua remains unbeaten at 4-0 overall on the season.

KUTZTOWN

Reasoner 2-0-0-4, Maddock 1-0-1-2, Kunkel 0-0-0-0, Loeb 1-0-0-3, Schaeffer 1-0-0-2, Lubak 0-0-0-0, Dietrich, E. 1-0-0-2, Vanek 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Swavely 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 7-2-3-17.

TAMAQUA

Kane 1-0-0-2, Zuber 2-0-0-5, Hromyak 2-1-2-5, Jones 1-0-0-2, Titus 3-2-2-8, Wingler 1-0-0-2, Hope 0-0-0-0, Frederickson 7-2-2-16, Kuczynski 6-7-8-20, Reinhardt 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 25-12-14-64.

Kutztown 7 6 2 2 – 17

Tamaqua 28 18 10 8 – 64

Three-pointers: Kutztown – Loeb 1; Tamaqua – Zuber 1, Kuczynski 1.

WRESTLING

Northwestern-Pen Argyl

Northwestern’s late surge fell short as Pen Argyl edged the visitors for a 42-33 Colonial League win.

Lucas Miller (152 pounds) and Harrison Bernhard (160) both earned late-match pins to pull the Tigers close, but it was a little too late to pull out a victory. Tyler Watson (170), Ryan Havercamp (195) and Jake Dellicker (126) all registered earlier falls for Northwestern.

Pen Argyl 42, Northwestern 33

170 - Watson (NW) pinned Holden in 2:46

189 – Taylor (PA) won by forfeit

195 – Havercamp (NW) pinned Graham in :42;

220 – Compton (PA) won by forfeit

285 – Rumsey (PA) pinned Johri in 2:22

106 – G. Putz (PA) won by forfeit

113 – Klimek (PA) won by forfeit

120 – E. Dellicker (NW) dec. Ruppert, 5-4

126 – J. Dellicker (NW) pinned J. Pultz in 3:56

132 – Rissmiller (PA) dec. Griffith, 2-0

138 – A. Reto (PA) pinned Russo in :47

145 – L. Reto (PA) dec. Breisinger, 6-1

152 – Miller (NW) pinned Kessler in 1:57

160 – Bernhard (NW) pinned Brinker in 3:20.