Local Roundup: Results from Dec. 22
Brayden Knoblauch had a big game Saturday to lead Tamaqua past Nativity.
Lehighton gained weekend wins in both girls basketball and wrestling, while both of Weatherly’s cage teams were victorious.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tamaqua-Nativity
A 37-point explosion from Brayden Knoblauch allowed Tamaqua to gain a 68-54 non-league win over Nativity.
Knoblauch hit eight three-pointers in the contest.
The Blue Raiders (6-1), who got off to a fast start with 25 first-quarter points, also received 13 points from Lucas Gregoire and nine from Mike Bonetsky.
Quandre Latimore tallied a team-high 23 points for the Hilltoppers (4-3).
Nativity edged Tamaqua, 47-45, in the JV game.
TAMAQUA
Bonetsky 2-3-4-9, Stianche 2-2-3-7, Griffin 0-0-0-0, Knoblauch 12-5-6-37, Zehner 0-0-0-0, Agosti 1-0-0-2, L. Gregoire 4-5-6-13, Stauffenberg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-15-19-68.
NATIVITY
Walker 3-0-0-6, Muldrow 1-0-0-3, DiNicola 0-0-0-0, Mc. Ratcliff 1-0-0-2, Brennan 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Latimer 10-0-0-23, Bilansky 1-0-0-2, Kuperavage 0-0-0-0, Mq. Ratcliff 1-3-4-5, Hertz 6-0-0-13. TOTALS: 23-3-4-54.
Tamaqua 25 12 13 18 - 68
Nativity 14 16 14 10 - 54
Three-pointers: Tam. - Knoblauch 8, Bonetsky 2, Stianche 1; Nat. - Latimer 3, Muldrow 1, Hertz 1.
Weatherly-Lincoln LA
Weatherly built a first-half lead and then hung on to post a 71-69 non-league victory over Lincoln Leadership Academy.
Scotty Zoscin scored 22 of his team-high 27 points in the first two quarters as the Wreckers (4-3) gained a 10-point halftime advantage.
Antonio Colecio added 20 points for the winners, while the Lions (2-6) received a game-high 30 points from Joshua Gonzalez.
Weatherly lost the JV game by an 80-25 score.
WEATHERLY
Colecio 7-3-8-20, E. Derr 2-3-4-7, Gerhart 2-3-3-7, Zoscin 10-3-6-27, Obert 0-3-4-3, Berger 0-0-0-0, Lowman 3-1-1-7. TOTALS: 24-16-24-71.
LINCOLN LA
Rodriguez 2-2-4-8, Louis XVI 3-2-2-8, Cruz 2-1-2-6, Vasquez 0-0-0-0, Del. Santos 1-0-0-2, Diaz 0-0-0-0, Gonzalez 9-6-8-30, Rawlin 2-0-2-4, J. Pagan 3-0-0-6, A. Pagan 2-0-1-5. TOTALS: 24-11-19-69.
Weatherly 19 18 15 19 - 71
Lincoln LA 13 14 21 21 - 69
Three-pointers: Weatherly - ; Lincoln LA - Gonzalez 6, Rodriguez 2, Cruz 1, A. Pagan 1.
Northwestern-Pottsville
Kevin Schenk poured in a game-high 22 points as Pottsville cruised to a 72-39 non-league win over Northwestern.
The Tide (5-2), which raced to a 41-12 halftime lead, also received 16 points from Mason Barnes.
Sam Yadush tallied 11 points to pace the Tigers (3-4).
Pottsville also won the JV game, 53-40.
NORTHWESTERN
Seyfried 2-1-2-5, Yadush 4-2-2-11, Bollinger 2-0-1-5, Thomas 1-2-2-4, Hallman 0-0-0-0, Hebelka 0-1-2-1, Rebert 0-1-2-1, Snyder 1-0-0-2, McCann 2-0-0-6, D. Holmes 1-1-2-3, Hagadus 0-1-2-1, Henry 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-9-15-39.
POTTSVILLE
Schenk 10-2-2-22, Sherakas 5-0-0-13, Barnes 5-2-2-16, A. Stanton 3-0-1-8, Hahner 2-0-0-4, R. Stanton 0-0-0-0, Salata 0-0-0-0, Tobin 3-0-0-7, McCord 0-0-0-0, Dicello 1-0-0-2, Yost 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 29-4-5-72.
Northwestern 8 4 15 12 - 39
Pottsville 18 23 17 14 - 72
Three-pointers: Northwestern - McCann 2, Yadush 1, Bollinger 1; Pottsville - Barnes 4, Sherakas 3, A. Stanton 2, Tobin 1.
Palmerton-Nazareth
Stephon Sheard poured in a game-high 31 points as Nazareth rolled to an 80-44 victory over Palmerton.
The talented Blue Eagles (5-2) from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference also received 19 points from Anthony Harris.
Nate Dougherty paced the Blue Bombers (5-2) with 19, while Justin Hosier tallied 13.
Nazareth also won the JV game, 66-52.
PALMERTON
Christman 0-0-0-0, Kratzer 2-2-4-7, Young 0-0-0-0, King 0-0-0-0, Dougherty 7-5-9-19, Mooney 0-0-0-0, Kresge 1-0-0-2, Stuck 0-0-0-0, Hosier 5-1-2-13, Buck 1-1-3-3, Silfies 0-0-0-0, Nothstein 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-9-18-44.
NAZARETH
Harris 9-1-3-19, S. Sheard 14-2-6-31, Puccio 0-0-0-0, Skrapits 2-2-2-6, Federico 0-0-2-0, K. Sheard 3-1-2-9, Stapert 1-0-1-2, Dunne 0-2-2-2, Umer 1-0-0-3, Viva 4-0-0-8, Xing 0-0-0-0, Bugbee 0-0-0-0, Garvey 0-0-0-0, Briggs 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 34-8-18-80.
Palmerton 5 18 13 8 - 44
Nazareth 16 16 25 23 - 80
Three-pointers: Palmerton - Hosier 2, Kratzer 1; Nazareth - K. Sheard 2, S. Sheard 1, Umer 1.
Marian-Notre Dame (ES)
Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg used a big second quarter and 14 three-pointers to help gain an 88-56 non-league win over Marian.
Daniel Lynch made six of those treys and finished with a game-high 28 points. The Spartans (4-2), who posted 31 points in the second frame, also received 21 from Dylan Parris.
The Colts (4-3) were led in scoring by Tyler Fritz, who netted 15 points. Brandon Sabulsky chipped in with 11, while Dante Agosti added nine.
Marian won the JV game, 66-43, behind 15 points from Chris Latoff.
MARIAN
Fritz 6-3-4-15, Ritsick 1-0-0-2, Agosti 3-0-0-9, Sabulsky 3-4-4-11, Cerullo 0-0-0-0, McCall 1-0-0-3, Goff 0-0-0-0, Malarkey 1-6-6-8, L. Fritz 0-0-0-0, Cervasio 0-0-0-0, Eroh 0-0-1-0, Hnat 1-0-1-2, Latoff 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 18-13-16-56.
NOTRE DAME
Bailey 5-0-0-10, Dembinski 2-1-2-6, Hallihan-Adorno 0-0-0-0, R. Hardy 0-0-0-0, T. Hardy 0-3-3-3, Lynch 10-2-2-28, Maula 0-0-0-0, Parris 8-2-4-21, Villalona 5-0-2-13, Seay 1-0-0-2, Smith 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 33-8-13-88.
Marian 10 18 16 12 - 56
Notre Dame 18 31 20 19 - 88
Three-pointers: Marian - Agosti 3, Latoff 2, Sabulsky 1, McCall 1; Notre Dame - Lynch 6, Parris 3, Villalona 3, Dembinski 1, Smith 1.
Marian-Shenandoah
In a game from Friday night, Marian cruised to a 65-45 Schuylkill League win over Shenandoah Valley.
Chris Ritsick had 22 points to lead the Colts, while Tyler Fritz poured in 21. The winners also received 11 from Dante Agosti.
MARIAN
T. Fritz 9-2-4-21, Ritsick 9-0-0-22, Agosti 4-0-0-11, Sabulsky 3-0-0-6, Cerullo 0-0-0-0, McCall 0-0-0-0, Goff 0-0-0-0, Malarkey 0-2-4-2, L. Fritz 1-0-0-3, Cervasio 0-0-0-0, Eroh 0-0-0-0, Hnat 0-0-0-0, Latoff 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-4-8-65.
SHENANDOAH
M. Rivera 0-0-0-0, McNeil 4-0-1-8, Kosar 3-1-2-8, Karvois 3-0-0-7, L. Rivera 2-0-0-5, Chinchay 3-0-0-7, Matta 0-2-2-2, Dombrowsky 0-0-0-0, Gilsaint 0-0-0-0, O. Kosar 2-4-6-8, Mikita 0-0-0-0, Boris 0-0-0-0, Vevosis 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-7-11-45.
Marian 18 12 15 20 - 65
Shenandoah 5 9 14 17 - 45
Three-pointers: Marian - Ritsick 4, Agosti 3, T. Fritz 1, L. Fritz 1; Shenandoah - E. Kosar 1, Karvois 1, L. Rivera 1, Chinchay 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lehighton-Minersville
Hailey Miller scored a team-high 14 points to help Lehighton earn a 50-41 non-league win over Minersville.
Miller hit five free throws in the fourth quarter as the Indians (5-2) held on for the victory.
Emily Miller contributed 11 points, while Lillian Brown chipped in with nine.
For the Miners (2-2), Alexandra Kroznuskie tallied a game-high 24 points.
Lehighton dropped a 39-32 decision in the JV game.
LEHIGHTON
Klotz 2-3-6-7, Brown 4-0-2-9, Long 1-0-0-3, H. Miller 4-6-9-14, Marchessault 0-0-0-0, E. Miller 4-2-5-11, Pantella 2-0-0-4, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Solomon 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 18-11-24-50.
MINERSVILLE
Hossler 1-1-2-3, Horan 1-0-0-2, Graeff 1-1-2-3, Adams 1-0-0-3, Kroznuskie 8-4-5-24, Whalen 1-2-2-4, Sekellick 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 14-8-11-41.
Lehighton 9 12 14 15 - 50
Minersville 8 7 11 15 - 41
Three-pointers: Lehighton - Brown 1, Long 1, E. Miller 1; Minersville - Kroznuskie 4, Adams 1.
Weatherly-Millville
Lindsey Hoffman hit for a game-high 21 points as Weatherly pulled away from Millville for a 71-38 non-league victory.
Emily Zoscin tallied 17 points and collected 11 rebounds for the Wreckers, who outscored their opponent by a 40-17 margin in the middle frames. The winners (5-1) also received 13 points from Abby Hernandez.
In the JV game, Millville rolled to a 44-17 decision.
WEATHERLY
Zoscin 6-4-5-17, Hinkle 3-0-0-6, Hoffman 9-0-0-21, James 2-3-4-7, Strouse 0-0-0-0, Peifer 2-2-3-7, Hernandez 5-1-2-13, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-10-14-71.
MILLVILLE
Diehl 1-2-3-4, Rine 3-0-0-8, Fisk 1-0-2-2, Savage 2-0-0-4, Dodge 4-1-1-9, Kakaley 0-0-0-0, Hippensteil 1-0-0-3, Kline 0-0-0-0, Henrie 0-0-0-0, Brown 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 16-3-6-38.
Weatherly 10 21 19 21 - 71
Millville 11 9 8 10 - 38
Three-pointers: Weatherly - Hoffman 3, Hernandez 2, Zoscin 1, Peifer 1; Millville - Rine 2, Hippensteil 1.
Northwestern-Pottsville
Sage Christoper scored a game-high 13 points as Northwestern rallied for a 44-39 non-league victory, over Pottsville.
Christopher was a perfect 9-of-9 at the free throw line, and the Tigers (8-1) used a 16-9 fourth quarter to erase a deficit.
Alexandra Lister added 10 points to the win, while Sydney Sevrain chipped in with eight.
NORTHWESTERN
Betz 1-0-0-2, Mack 0-1-2-1, Lister 2-5-10-10, Jones 1-0-0-3, Ledeboer 1-0-0-2, Sevrain 3-2-3-8, Sekerak 2-1-2-5, Christopher 2-9-9-13. TOTALS: 12-18-26-44.
POTTSVILLE
J. Plachko 1-1-2-4, Abdo 2-5-7-10, Alvarez 0-0-0-0, L. Plachko 2-2-2-6, Cesari 1-0-0-2, Conrad 2-2-2-6, Dalton 0-4-4-4, Yoder 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 11-15-19-39.
Northwestern 7 12 9 16 - 44
Pottsville 11 9 10 9 - 39
Three-pointers: Northwestern - Lister 1, Jones 1; Pottsville - J. Plachko 1, Abdo 1.
WRESTLING
Pen Argyl-Lehighton
In a match where Lehighton registered four pins, it was a one-point decision by Christian Rodriguez that allowed the Indians to earn a 36-33 non-league win over Pen Argyl.
Rodriguez edged Austin Ashenfalder by a 4-3 score at 220 pounds to clinch the match.
Earlier, the winners (2-2) received first-period falls from Lukas Ferguson (113), Lucas Sangiuliano (138), Chris Whiteman (145) and Logan Pagotto (152). Alex Zeigenfuss also added a decision win at 195 pounds.
Lehighton 36, Pen Argyl 33
113 - Lukas Ferguson (L) pinned George Pultz in :58; 120 - Lucas Buskirk (PA) pinned Mason Ferguson in 1:19; 126 - Jake Pultz (PA) pinned David Miller in 1:07; 132- Lorenzo Reto (PA) pinned Steven Fritzinger in 1:37; 138 - Lucas Sangiuliano (L) pinned Dylan Ashenfalder in 1:35; 145 - Chris Whiteman (L) pinned Alex Kessler in :23; 152 - Logan Pagotto (L) pinned Brilyand Madeya in 1:03; 160 - Gianni Reto (PA) dec. Jon Ahner, 5-3; 170 - Double forfeit; 182 - Richard Fronheiser (L) won by forfeit; 195 - Alex Zeigenfuss (L) dec. Tyler Taylor, 5-0; 220 - Christian Rodriguez (L) dec. Austin Ashenfalder, 4-3; 285 - Sean Rumsey (PA) pinned Darrell Hull in 3:06; 106 - Steve Kilmek (PA) won by forfeit.
