Local Roundup: Results from Dec. 17
Northwestern received wins from both of its basketball teams on Tuesday.
The Tiger boys earned a double overtime victory over Moravian Academy, while the girls also defeated the Lions.
Meanwhile, Tamaqua posted victories in girls basketball and wrestling, while its swim team split with North Schuylkill.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Moravian Acad.-
Northwestern
Northwestern needed double overtime to gain a 62-56 Colonial League win over Moravian Academy.
Luke Hallman and Deven Bollinger both scored 16 points to lead the Tigers (2-3; 1-3). Nick Henry contributed 13 points, while Sean McCann added 10.
Abel Saft netted 14 points to pace the Lions (3-2; 2-2).
Northwestern also won the JV game, 50-26.
MORAVIAN ACADEMY
Ferrari 2 1-2 7, Atiyeh 5 1-1, Joseph 1 6-7 8, Saft 4 4-9 14, Parent 6 1-2 13, Kandola 0 0-0 0, Fatebene 0 1-2 1, Mariani 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 19-23 56.
NORTHWESTERN
Hebelka 0 2-2 2, Bollinger 7 2-6 16, McCann 3 3-6 10, Henry 3 6-8 13, Hallman 4 8-9 16, Garrido 1 3-4 5, Castrine 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 24-35 62.
Moravian 11 7 13 12 7 6 - 56
N’western 6 11 11 15 7 12 - 62
Three-pointers: Moravian Academy - Ferrari 2, Atiyeh 2, Saft 2; Northwestern - Henry 1, McCann 1.
Bangor-No. Lehigh
Bangor jumped out to an early lead and pulled away from Northern Lehigh for a 61-41 Colonial League win.
Nate Owens scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the first quarter as the Slaters gained a 16-4 advantage.
The Bulldogs (0-7; 0-4) received a team-high 18 points from Zach Moyer, while Ardit Mujovic chipped in with nine.
BANGOR
Colon 2-0-0-5, Saxe 2-0-0-5, Kluska 0-0-0-0, Farensbach 0-0-0-0, Miles 4-6-7-14, Zieba 6-1-3-14, Petersen 0-0-0-0, Owens 9-0-0-23, Eldridge 0-0-0-0, Merklinger 0-0-0-0, Heald 0-0-0-0, Karner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-7-10-61.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Mujovic 4-0-2-9, Richards 1-1-2-3, Olewine 1-0-1-3, D. Smith 0-2-2-2, Moyer 6-5-5-18, C. Smith 1-0-0-2, Marlatt 2-0-0-4, Repsher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-8-12-41.
Bangor 16 19 12 14 - 61
No. Lehigh 4 11 9 17 - 41
Three-pointers: Bangor - Owens 5, Colon 1, Saxe 1, Zieba 1; Northern Lehigh - Mujovic 1, Olewine 1, Moyer 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Northwestern-
Moravian Acad.
Sydney Sevrain scored 20 points to help spark Northwestern to a 55-44 Colonial League victory over Moravian Academy.
The Tigers (5-2; 4-0) also received 12 points from Kailyn Jones, while Paige Sevrain added 10.
Quinn O’Connor led the Lions with 13 points.
NORTHWESTERN
Lister 3-3-4-9, Jones 4-0-0-12, Ledeboer 0-0-0-0, S. Sevrain 8-2-2-20, Hess 2-0-0-4, P. Sevrain 4-2-2-10. TOTALS: 21-7-8-55.
MORAVIAN ACADEMY
Moser 1-4-4-7, S. Ettle 3-0-0-7, M. Falzone 3-3-5-9, H. Falzone 0-0-0-0, M. Ettle 4-0-0-8, O’Connor 6-0-0-13. TOTALS: 17-7-9-44.
N’western 12 16 16 11 - 55
Moravian A. 12 11 11 10 - 44
Three-pointers: Northwestern - Jones 4, S. Sevrain 2; Moravian Academy - Moser 1, S. Ettle 1, O’Connor 1.
No. Lehigh-Bangor
Bangor’s strong start contributed to a 42-22 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.
Casey Walsh had a game-high 17 points for the Slaters, who raced to a 13-2 first-quarter lead.
The Bulldogs (3-2; 2-2) received 10 points from Lauren Hoffman.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Wilk 0-0-0-0, Lear 0-2-2-2, Hoffner 0-0-1-0, Hoffman 3-4-6-10, Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Seier 1-4-4-6, Peters 0-0-0-0, Klimek 0-0-0-0, Niebell 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 8-10-13-22.
BANGOR
Walsh 6-0-0-17, Smith 0-0-0-0, Thompson 0-0-0-0, Korajeck 1-0-1-2, Stout 0-0-0-0, Korner 0-1-4-1, Hess 2-0-0-5, Holland 3-0-0-6, Minner 2-3-4-8, Toth 1-0-0-2, Baker 0-1-2-1, Schiavone 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-5-11-42.
No. Lehigh 2 5 6 9 - 22
Bangor 13 12 4 13 - 42
Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - None; Bangor - Walsh 5, Hess 1, Minner 1.
Tamaqua-Pine Grove
Tamaqua placed four players in double figures as the Blue Raiders rolled to a 60-28 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove.
Emma Kuczynski led Tamaqua with 15 points, and also added six steals and six assists, while Baylee Reinhardt contributed 12 points and nine rebounds.
The Raiders, who raced to a 31-point halftime lead, also received 13 points from Emily Titus and 10 from Jen Frederickson.
Tamaqua improved to 5-0 overall and 1-0 in the league.
TAMAQUA
Meckes 0-0-0-0, Kane 1-0-0-3, Zuber 2-0-0-5, Hromyak 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-1-2-1, Titus 6-1-1-13, Wingler 0-0-0-0, Hope 0-1-2-1, Frederickson 5-0-0-10, Kuczynski 6-3-4-15, Reinhardt 6-0-0-12. TOTALS: 26-6-9-60.
PINE GROVE
Wolff 0-1-3-1, Koons 0-0-0-0, Donmoyer 5-3-3-14, Felty 1-1-1-3, Butler 1-1-2-3, Shollenberger 0-0-0-0, Ott 0-0-0-0, Dutton 0-0-0-0, Brown 2-2-4-6,Sarge 0-0-0-0, Dorson 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 9-9-15-28.
Tamaqua 15 23 16 6 - 60
Pine Grove 2 5 13 8 - 28
Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Kane 1, Zuber 1; Pine Grove - Donmoyer 1.
WRESTLING
Sch. Haven-Tamaqua
Tamaqua registered eight pins to earn a 72-12 win over Schuylkill Haven.
Gaining pins for the Blue Raiders were Dax Weller (152), Michael Steigerwalt (160), Carson Krell (170), Nate Wickersham (182), Jerome Balliet (220), Bronson Strouse (285), Austin Oncay (113) and Alexia Williams (120).
Tamaqua 72, Schuylkill Haven 12
145 - Caleb Sell (T) won by forfeit; 152 - Dax Weller (T) pinned Chris Donne in :48; 160 - Michael Steigerwalt (T) pinned Nick Stoyer in 3:06; 170 - Carson Krell (T) pinned John Milosh in :59; 182 - Nate Wickersham (T) pinned Caleb Riegel in 1:54; 195 - Mitchell Miller (SH) pinned Braydan Hess in 1:46; 220 - Jerome Balliet (T) pinned Mason Miller in 1:14; 285 - Bronson Strouse (T) pinned Jared Spalti in 4:19; 106 - Tevin Walsh (SH) won by forfeit; 113 - Austin Oncay (T) pinned Ryley Boyer in :29; 120 - Alexia Williams (T) pinned Natatlie Schaner in 2:55; 126 - Jacob Schlier (T) won by forfeit; 132 - Devin Schlier (T) won by forfeit; 138 - Aaron Coccio (T) won by forfeit.
SWIMMING
Tamaqua-N. Schuylkill
Tamaqua and North Schuylkill gained a split in a Schuylkill League meet.
The girls team posted a 101-56 win, while the boys dropped a 89-56 decision.
The Blue Raiders’ Madelyn Jones grabbed first in both the 200 and 500 freestyles.
Also earning wins were Maura Walker (200 IM), Ashley Jones (diving), Megan Lavine (100 back), Hailey Toth (100 breast) and Alexander Barron (100 breast).
GIRLS
Tamaqua 101, N. Schuylkill 56
200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Megan Lavine, Madelyn Jones, Maura Walker, Ally Frederick) 2:19.94; 200 Free - 1. Madelyn Jones (T) 2:28.16, 2. Logan Hartney (T), 3. Ally Frederick (T); 200 IM - 1. Maura Walker (T) 2:51.65, 2. Megan Lavine (T); 50 Free - 1. Sarah Fletcher (NS) 30.94, 2. Ashley Hepler (NS), 3. Olivia Kehler (NS); Diving - 1. Ashley Jones (T) 151.60; 100 Free - 1. Sarah Fletcher (NS) 1:08.95, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Olivia Brown (T); 500 Free - 1. Madelyn Jones (T) 6:34.18, 2. Sydney Stokes (NS), 3. Samantha Masser (NS); 200 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Rylee Wenzel, Hailey Toth, Ally Frederick, Logan Hartney) 2:04.67; 100 Back - 1. Megan Lavine (T) 1:18.35, 2. Grace Guenther (NS), 3. Meagan Sweeney (T); 100 Breast - 1. Hailey Toth (T) 1:27.44, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Ashley Hepler (NS); 400 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Madelyn Jones, Maura Walker, Megan Lavine, Hailey Toth) 4:42.14.
BOYS
N. Schuylkill 89, Tamaqua 65
200 Medley Relay - 1. North Schuylkill 1:55.52; 200 Free - 1. Ryan Evert (NS) 2:02.3, 2. Nathaniel Kovalchick (NS), 3. Ethan Amershek (T); 200 IM - 1. Zachery Hepler (NS) 2:31.91, 2. Joey Lescavage (T); 50 Free - 1. Alex Kehler (NS) 25.51, 2. Mark Klitich (NS), 3. Benjamin Hehn (T); Diving - 1. Josh Donmoyer (NS) 127.55; 100 Fly - 1. Ryan Evert (NS) 1:07.38, 2. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T); 100 Free - 1. Travis Stanitis (NS) 51.11, 2. Alexander Barron (T), 3. Mark Klitich (NS); 500 Free - 1. Zachery Hepler (NS) 5:49.75, 2. Joey Lescavage (T), 3. Joe Coyle (NS); 200 Free Relay - 1. North Schuylkill 1:43.78; 100 Back - 1. Travis Stanitis (NS) 1:02.54, 2. Brandon Long (T), 3. Alexander Nattress (T); 100 Breast - 1. Alexander Barron (T) 1:17.51, 2. Alex Kehler (NS), 3. Ethan Amershek (T); 400 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Nathaniel Kovalchick, Ethan Amershek, Alexander Nattress, Brandon Long) 4:25.33.
FRESHMEN
BASKETBALL
Tamaqua-Minersville
Tamaqua defeated Minersville, 52-12.
Cam Lewis and Steven Hoffman both scored 13 points to lead the Blue Raiders.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
BASKETBALL
Tamaqua-Nativity
Tamaqua doubled up Nativity, 44-22.
Micheal Styka paced the Blue Raiders with 12 points, while Connor Dillon scored 11 and Spencer Dennis contributed 10.