Local Roundup: Results from Jan. 6

Marian remained undefeated with a big victory over Nativity on Monday.

Elsewhere, Lehighton rallied past Pine Grove, and Tamaqua pulled away from North Schuylkill.

In girls action, Northern Lehigh and Northwestern both picked up wins.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pine Grove-Lehighton

Lehighton used a strong fourth quarter to rally for a 40-38 Schuylkill League victory over Pine Grove.

The Indians (6-4; 3-2) received a game-high 16 points from Richard Yturrino, while Zach Hunsicker added 11 points. The Tribe outscored their opponent by an 11-4 margin in the final frame to pull out the win.

Cody Griffiths finished with a team-high 13 points for the Cardinals (6-4; 2-3).

PINE GROVE

Lengle 0-0-0-0, Leininger 4-1-2-9, Griffiths 3-4-7-13, Morgan 2-1-1-6, Geesey 4-0-0-8, Hlavaty 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 14-6-10-38.

LEHIGHTON

Strauss 1-1-2-4, Hunsicker 3-4-4-11, Lorenz 1-0-0-2, Wolverton 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2, Costenbader 0-0-0-0, Yturrino 4-8-11-16, Lutz 0-0-0-0, Schatz 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 12-13-17-40.

Pine Grove 7 13 14 4 - 38

Lehighton 7 13 9 11 - 40

Three-pointers: Pine Grove - Griffiths 3, Morgan 1; Lehighton - Strauss 1, Hunsicker 1, Schatz 1.

Nativity-Marian

Tyler Fritz’s 31-point effort sparked Marian to a 79-53 Schuylkill League win over Nativity.

It was the sixth time this season that Fritz has scored at least 30 points in a game.

The Colts (9-0; 4-0) also received 21 points from Dante Agosti, while Logan Fritz added eight. The winners led by just five at the break, but pulled away in the second half.

Marquis Ratcliff led the Hilltoppers (5-5; 2-2) with 13 points.

NATIVITY

Chiplonia 0-1-2-1, Walborn 2-0-0-5, Brennan 2-4-4-9, Piccioni 0-0-0-0, Kuperavage 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 5-0-0-10, Miller 2-3-4-8, Ratcliff 6-1-2-13, Hertz 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 20-10-14-53.

MARIAN

T. Fritz 14-3-6-31, Ritsick 2-0-0-5, Agosti 8-0-0-21, L. Fritz 3-0-0-8, Malarkey 3-1-4-7, Cerullo 1-0-0-2, Eroh 1-0-0-2, Cervasio 0-0-0-0, Chambers 1-0-0-2, Hnat 0-0-0-0, Gibson 0-0-0-0, Nyer 0-0-0-0, Pan 0-1-2-1, Wargo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 33-5-10-79.

Nativity 14 13 17 9 - 53

Marian 18 14 22 25 - 79

Three-pointers: Nativity - Walborn 1, Brennan 1, Miller 1; Marian - Agosti 5, Fritz 2, Ritsick 1.

Tamaqua-North Schuylkill

A big third quarter sparked Tamaqua to a 67-49 Schuylkill League victory over North Schuylkill.

Brayden Knoblauch led the Blue Raiders (9-3; 4-1) with 18 points, while Barron Stauffenberg added 14. The winners, who used a 19-3 third frame to take control, also received 13 points from Lucas Gregoire and 10 from Nate Boyle.

Jack Flynn topped the Spartans (2-9; 0-5) with 10 points.

TAMAQUA

Taras 0-0-0-0, Coleman 0-0-0-0, Verta 2-0-0-4, Knoblauch 7-1-2-18, Bollentino 1-0-1-2, Milot 0-0-0-0, Boyle 4-2-2-10, Sherry 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0, N. Gregoire 3-0-4-6, L. Gregoire 4-5-8-13, Stauffenberg 6-0-2-14, Lavine 0-0-0-0, Van Buskirk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-8-19-67.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Brown 1-2-2-4, Weikel 2-0-0-4, Flynn 3-2-2-10, Todd 2-0-0-4, Groody 2-0-0-6, Wallace 1-0-0-3, Conti 2-0-0-4, Scott 2-2-3-6, Fisher 2-0-0-5, Luna 1-0-0-3, Davis 0-0-0-0. TOTAL: 17-6-7-49.

Tamaqua 15 12 19 21 - 67

North Schuylkill 10 17 3 19 - 49

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Knoblauch 3, Stauffenberg 2; North Schuylkill - Flynn 2, Groody 2, Wallace 1, Fisher 1, Luna 1.

Weatherly-Shenandoah Valley

Owen Kosar and Joe Karvois combined for 44 points to help Shenandoah Valley roll to a 67-38 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Kosar, who didn’t score in the opening quarter, led all players with 24 points.

The Wreckers (5-5; 0-4) received a team-high eight points from Scotty Zoscin.

WEATHERLY

Colecio 2-0-0-5, E. Derr 0-0-0-0, Gerhart 2-1-3-6, Zoscin 3-2-3-8, Obert 3-0-0-7, Broskoskie 0-0-0-0, Tomkins 0-5-6-5, Solonoski 1-1-6-3, Lowman 1-0-0-2, Ramirez 0-0-0-0, Ray 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 13-9-18-38.

SHENANDOAH

Alvarez 0-0-0-0, Maksimik 1-0-0-2, Karvois 5-7-8-20, Gilsaint 1-0-0-3, Matta 4-0-0-10, Lucas 0-0-0-0, Kosar 9-4-5-24, Mikita 2-0-0-6, Boris 0-0-0-0, Argueta 0-0-0-0, Versasis 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 23-11-15-67.

Weatherly 8 12 6 12 - 38

Shenandoah 15 18 20 14 - 67

Three-pointers: Weatherly - Colecio 1, Gerhart 1, Obert 1; Shenandoah - Karvois 3, Matta 2, Kosar 2, Mikita 2, Gilsaint 1.

Northern Lehigh-Catasauqua

Northern Lehigh held a lead after three quarters, but Catasauqua rallied to post a 66-62 Colonial League victory.

Zach Moyer led the Bulldogs (2-10; 1-6) with 24 points, while Ardit Mujovic finished with 17.

The Roughies (4-6; 4-3), who scored 23 points in the decisive fourth frame, received 24 points from Derek Troxell.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Mujovic 8-1-2-17, Richards 2-1-1-5, Olewine 3-1-2-8, D. Smith 0-0-0-0, Moyer 9-2-2-24, C. Smith 0-0-2-0, Marlatt 3-2-2-8, Repsher 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-7-11-62.

CATASAUQUA

Keys 0-0-0-0, Merkel 0-0-0-0, George 3-0-2-6, Smith 2-1-2-5, DiPaulo 2-1-1-6, Schiffer 3-3-3-9, MacKenzie 2-0-0-6, Reitz 4-0-0-8, Vasquez 0-2-2-2, Troxell 8-8-13-24. TOTALS: 24-15-23-66.

Northern Lehigh 13 17 17 15 - 62

Catasauqua 15 13 15 23 - 66

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Moyer 4, Olewine 1; Catasauqua - MacKenzie 2, DiPaulo 1.

Southern Lehigh-Palmerton

Southern Lehigh raced to an early lead and cruised to a 78-54 Colonial League win over Palmerton.

Chris Andrews scored a game-high 24 points for the Spartans, who led 27-10 after the first quarter.

The Blue Bombers (7-4; 4-3) received a team-high 18 points from Kody Kratzer, while Owen Buck contributed 13.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Lisicky 2-0-0-6, McDermott 0-0-0-0, McKee 0-0-0-0, Cyr 1-0-0-2, Coleman 8-3-3-22, Andrews 8-3-3-24, Gaughan 3-0-0-9, Smith 2-0-0-4, Hoff 3-1-3-7, Bergeman 0-0-0-0, Pristas 0-0-0-0, Schuebel 1-0-1-2, Tankred 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 28-9-12-78.

PALMERTON

Connell 2-2-2-6, Kratzer 7-2-3-18, White 0-0-0-0, King 1-0-0-3, Reph 0-1-2-1, Frank 2-0-0-5, Mooney 1-0-0-2, Christman 1-0-2-2, Kresge 0-0-0-0, Stuck 2-0-0-4, Buck 6-0-0-13, Whitney 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-5-9-54.

Southern Lehigh 27 16 20 15 - 78

Palmerton 10 21 10 13 - 54

Three-pointers: Southern Lehigh - Andrews 5, Coleman 3, Gaughan 3, Lisicky 2; Palmerton - Kratzer 2, King 1, Frank 1, Buck 1.

Salisbury-Northwestern

Quinn Stephens scored a game-high 17 points to help Salisbury earn a 47-44 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.

The Falcons (6-6; 4-4) also received 13 points from Patrick Foley.

Nick Henry tallied a team-high 14 points for the Tigers (6-5; 3-4), who had won six of their last seven games. Sean McCann chipped in with 11 points.

SALISBURY

Foley 3-5-6-13, Stephens 7-3-3-17, Herrera 3-0-0-8, Warmkessel 3-0-1-6, Panariello 0-0-0-0, Bleam 0-0-0-0, Bey 0-0-0-0, Scialla 0-0-0-0, Parton 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 17-8-10-47.

NORTHWESTERN

Hebelka 1-2-4-4, Bollinger 4-0-2-8, McCann 4-0-0-11, Henry 5-3-4-14, Hallman 1-0-1-2, Castrine 0-0-0-0, Garrido 2-1-2-5, Pleban 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-6-13-44.

Salisbury 11 13 14 9 - 47

Northwestern 10 17 11 6 - 44

Three-pointers: Salisbury - Herrera 2, Foley 2, Parton 1; Northwestern - McCann 3, Henry 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Catasauqua-Northern Lehigh

Northern Lehigh used a strong second half to gain a 34-25 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.

Emma Niebell scored a game-high 14 points for the Bulldogs, who outscored their opponents by a 22-13 margin over the final two frames. Nolehi (5-5; 4-3) also received nine points from Kaylee Wilk.

The Roughies (2-8; 1-6) were led by Bronwyn Pacchioli’s 13 points.

CATASAUQUA

Hawk 0-0-0-0, Rushatz 1-2-2-4, Roberts 0-0-0-0, Pacchiolo 4-4-4-13, Emery 2-0-0-4, Hicks 1-0-1-2, Gerhard 0-0-0-0, Polanco 0-0-0-0, Soltis 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 9-6-7-25.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Wilk 3-2-6-9, Lear 0-0-0-0, Hoffner 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 0-2-7-2, Seier 2-5-6-9, Niebell 5-1-2-14. TOTALS: 10-10-21-34.

Catasauqua 8 4 7 6 - 25

Northern Lehigh 7 5 12 10 - 34

Three-pointers: Catasauqua - Pacchioli 1; Northern Lehigh - Niebell 3, Wilk 1.

Northwestern-Salisbury

Northwestern cruised to a 52-15 Colonial League win over Salisbury.

Sydney Sevrain scored a game-high 14 points for the Tigers (9-3; 6-1), who jumped out to an early 20-3 lead. The winners also received 12 points from Paige Sevrain.

Quinn Wittman led the Falcons (0-12; 0-7) with seven points.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 2-0-0-4, Lister 2-1-2-5, Miller 0-0-0-0, Jones 3-0-0-9, Ledeboer 2-0-0-4, S. Sevrain 6-0-0-14, Hess 1-0-2-2, Dorney 0-0-0-0, Funk 1-0-0-2, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Giese 0-0-0-0, P. Sevrain 5-2-4-12. TOTALS: 22-3-8-52.

SALISBURY

Wittman 2-3-4-7, Trenge 0-1-2-1, Kubinsky 0-0-0-0, Rauch 0-0-0-0, Young 2-0-0-5, Aungst 0-0-0-0, Petit-Mat 0-0-0-0, Bonge 0-0-0-0, Seiler 0-0-0-0, Watson 0-0-0-0, Bettuccio 0-0-0-0, Lozala 0-0-0-0, Kemp 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 5-4-7-15.

Northwestern 20 9 17 6 - 52

Salisbury 3 4 6 2 - 15

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Jones 3, S. Sevrain 2; Salisbury - Young 1.

Palmerton-Southern Lehigh

Southern Lehigh finished strong to hand Palmerton a 37-34 Colonial League loss.

The Spartans (4-6; 3-4), who used a 16-6 fourth quarter to pull out the win, received a team-high nine points from Kaya Mobley.

Brianna Moore finished with 12 points to lead the Blue Bombers (7-4; 4-3), while Reagan Nemeth chipped in with nine.

PALMERTON

Guedes 0-0-0-0, Papay 0-0-1-0, Cincilla 2-2-2-6, Recker 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 3-0-0-9, Morgan 1-3-6-5, Moore 4-3-4-12, Nothstein 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11-8-13-34.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Walter 2-4-4-8, Feight 1-0-2-2, Monchman 1-0-0-3, Gluck 0-0-0-0, Bennett 2-2-2-7, Mobley 2-4-6-9, Couron 3-2-4-8. TOTALS: 11-12-18-37.

Palmerton 9 9 10 6 - 34

Southern Lehigh 3 12 6 16 - 37

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Nemeth 3, Moore 1; Southern Lehigh - Monchman 1, Bennett 1, Mobley 1.

Nativity-Weatherly

A 22-point first quarter propelled Nativity to a 63-29 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.

Ashley James led the Wreckers (2-7; 0-3) with 11 points, while Emma Kane contributed 10.

The Golden Girls (7-3; 2-1) received a game-high 17 points from Allison Clarke.

NATIVITY

Clarke 7-3-6-17, Hunijara 2-2-2-6, Heenan 8-4-5-16, Zemantausky 3-0-2-7, Abdo 2-0-0-5, Kramer 3-0-0-6, Quick 1-0-0-2, Ratcliff 0-0-0-0, Pymarkiewicz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-9-15-63.

WEATHERLY

Kane 5-0-0-10, Kislan 0-0-0-0, James 4-3-4-11, Miller 3-0-0-6, Lowman 0-0-0-0, Cichon 0-0-0-0, von Frisch 0-0-0-0, Chincola 0-0-0-0, Fewins 0-0-0-0, Maiello 0-2-2-2, Gordon 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-5-6-29.

Nativity 22 16 15 10 - 63

Weatherly 9 10 8 2 - 29

Three-pointers: Nativity - Zemantausky 1, Abdo 1; Weatherly - None.

WRESTLING

Southern Lehigh-Lehighton

Southern Lehigh defeated Lehighton, 44-27, in a non-conference match.

Lucas Sanguliano (138), Austin Kern (182) and Brett Gasker (220) all registered pins for the Indians (0-4).

Southern Lehigh 44, Lehighton 27

170 - Rich Fronheiser (L) dec. Nick Denave, 10-6; 182 - Austin Kern (L) pinned Adien Gill in 1:40; 195 - Alex Ziegenfuss (L) dec. Colon Gill, 7-1; 220 - Brett Gasker (L) pinned Travis Gretz in 1:46; 285 - Riley Craft (SL) pinned Darryl Hull in :26; 106 - Mohammed Essaighi (SL) won by forfeit; 113 - Travis Backer (SL) won by forfeit; 120 - Nick Ziegenfuss (L) dec. Vincent Probst, 9-2; 126 - Decon Dickenson (SL) tech. fall Mason Ziegenfuss in 5:12, 16-1; 132 - Sam Ramodes (SL) won by default over Steve Fritzinger; 138 - Lucas Sanguliano (L) pinned Jake Paugh in :25; 145 - Corey Bless (SL) pinned JJ Marro in 3:29; 152 - Christian Colasnyder (SL) won by forfeit; 160 - Michael Fluck (SL) dec. Jan Ahner, 8-2.

JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Blue Mountain

Tamaqua posted a 55-48 victory over Blue Mountain.

Cian McLaughlin scored a game-high 15 points for the Blue Raiders, while Cam Lewis added 14 and Lucas Milot tallied 12.

Panther Valley-Jim Thorpe

Panther Valley defeated Jim Thorpe, 53-45.

Stephen Hood scored 20 points to lead the Panthers, while Drew Kokinda finished with 13.

The Olympians received 14 points from both Jasper Disanto and Evan Fikentscher.

8TH GRADE

Jim Thorpe-Panther Valley

Panther Valley scored a 56-33 win over Jim Thorpe.

Stephen Hood led the Panthers with 17 points, while Drew Kokinda added nine.

Josh Spruill paced the Olympians with eight points.

7TH GRADE

Jim Thorpe-Panther Valley

Jim Thorpe defeated Panther Valley, 21-18.

Braden McHugh led the Olympians with 15 points, while the Panthers received 11 points from Brady Jones.

JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

East Stroudsburg North-Tamaqua

Tamaqua rolled to a 48-5 win over East Stroudsburg North in the A game.

Laney Werner paced the Blue Raiders with 10 points, while Carly Minchoff added nine points and six steals.

In the B game, Tamaqua cruised to a 40-8 victory.

Kolbe Robb led the Raiders with 10 points and eight steals.