Local roundup: results from Jan. 7
The Northern Lehigh boys and girls basketball teams picked up victories on Monday.
BOYS BASKETBALL
No. Lehigh-Lehighton
Northern Lehigh downed Lehighton 49-36 in a non-league contest.
Brandon Hess scored 14 points for the Bulldogs (7-5). Preston Kemery added 12.
Addison Howland posted a game-high 22 points for the Indians (3-8), including nine in the third quarter as the Tribe cut it to 35-28.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Keller 3-2-2-8, Kemery 5-2-2-12, Moyer 2-0-0-4, Seier 4-0-0-8, Berger 1-0-0-3, Hess 5-0-0-14. TOTALS: 20-4-4-49.
LEHIGHTON
Heery 1-2-2-4, Acosta 0-0-0-0, Hunsicker 2-1-2-6, Haydt 0-0-0-0, Howland 9-0-0-22, Potts 0-0-0-0, Schatz 2-0-2-4, Crum 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-3-6-36.
No. Lehigh 12 19 4 14 - 49
Lehighton 10 6 12 8 - 36
Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Hess 4, Berger 1. Lehighton - Howland 4, Hunsicker 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Lehighton
Jim Thorpe stayed unbeaten with a 50-23 Schuylkill League Division 1 win over Lehighton.
Olivia Smelas paced the Olympians (9-0) with 14 points, while Skyler Searfoss added 12.
Hailey Miller’s eight points led the Indians (6-5).
JIM THORPE
Richards 1-2-4-5, Scott 3-1-2-7, Snisky 1-0-0-2, Berger 0-0-0-0, McArdle 0-0-0-0, Hurley 3-2-4-8, Searfoss 4-4-6-12, Smelas 7-0-0-14, Rosahac 0-0-0-0, Craigie 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 20-9-16-50.
LEHIGHTON
Lutsko 0-0-0-0, Klotz 0-1-2-1, Brown 1-1-2-3, Williams 0-0-0-0, H. Miller 4-0-0-8, Marchessault 1-0-0-2, E. Miller 1-0-0-3, McGee 0-0-0-0, Pantella 0-0-0-0, Meckes 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Gaston 1-0-0-2, Soloman 1-0-0-2, Schappell 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 10-2-4-23.
Jim Thorpe 15 15 8 12 - 50
Lehighton 4 7 0 12 - 23
Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Richards 1; Lehighton E. Miller 1.
LLA-No. Lehigh
A big game from Jada Saeger powered Northern Lehigh to a 59-36 non-league win over Lincoln Leadership Academy.
Saeger finished with 26 points for the Bulldogs (5-7), while Emma Niebell added 13.
Ramsey Rodriguez scored 17 points for Lincoln Leadership (0-5).
LINCOLN LEADERSHIP
Rodriguez 7-2-6-17, Cabeza 3-0-0-6, Landis 2-0-0-4, Marmolejos 1-0-0-2, Watkins 2-0-0-4, Maldenado 1-0-0-2, Lane 0-0-0-0, A. Medina 0-0-0-0, Shipman 0-1-3-1, Andino 0-0-0-0, J. Medina 0-0-0-0, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Pineda 0-0-0-0, Mamary 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-3-9-36.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Guelcher 2-0-0-5, Lear 0-0-0-0, Hoffner 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 2-4-5-8, Saeger 11-3-4-26, Seier 1-5-6-7, Klimek 0-0-0-0, Niebell 5-0-0-13. TOTALS: 21-12-15-59.
Linc. Leadership 11 10 5 10 - 36
No. Lehigh 14 27 12 6 - 59
Three-pointers: Lincoln Leadership - Rodriguez 1. Northern Lehigh - Niebell 2, Saeger 1, Guelcher 1.
Tamaqua-Blue Mtn.
Emma Kuczynski recorded a double-double as Tamaqua topped Blue Mountain 51-37 in a Schuylkill League Division 1 game.
Kuczynski finished with 24 points and 15 boards for the Raiders (8-2). Emily Titus added 17 points.
Lindsay Kutz finished with 10 points for the Eagles (8-4).
Tamaqua also won the JV Game, 34-32.
TAMAQUA
Kane 0-0-0-0, Zuber 1-0-1-3, Hromyak 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0, Boyle 1-0-0-3, Titus 7-3-5-17, Hope 0-0-1-0, Frederickson 1-0-0-2, Kuczynski 11-1-4-24, Reinhardt 0-2-2-2, Frederick 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-6-13-51
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Beam 0-0-0-0, Kutz 4-2-2-10, Yeager 1-0-0-2, Zelinsky 0-0-0-0, L. Lukacz 1-0-0-3, Fasnacht 2-0-0-6, Spotts 0-0-0-0, R. Lukacz 1-0-0-2, Pishock 2-4-4-8, Mason 2-0-0-6. TOTALS: 13-6-6-37
Tamaqua 11 10 7 23 - 51
Blue Mountain 7 6 9 15 - 37
Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Zuber 1, Boyle 1, Kuczynski 1; BM - Fasnacht 2, Mason 2, L. Lukacz 1.
Panther Vy.-Pottsville
Pottsville ran past Panther Valley 65-34 in a Schuylkill League Division 1 contest.
Kaile Conrad scored 17 points for the Tide (5-5), while Lexi Plachko added 13.
Erika Dubosky tallied a game-high 21 points for the Panthers (5-5), who lost their fifth straight.
PANTHER VALLEY
Pascoe 1-0-2-2, Wehr 1-0-0-2, Markovich 1-0-0-3, Dubosky 6-8-8-21, Filer 2-0-1-4, Jones 1-0-0-2, Steber 0-0-0-0, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Iudicello 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-8-11-34.
POTTSVILLE
J. Plachko 4-0-0-8, Abdo 2-2-2-6, Mickalowski 0-2-2-2, Alvarez 1-0-0-2, L. Plachko 6-0-0-13, Goodman 3-0-2-7, Cesari 0-0-0-0, Conrad 7-3-3-17, Dalton 2-0-0-4, Yoder 2-2-2-6, Welsh 0-0-0-0, Gusick 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-9-11-65.
Panther Vy. 0 8 15 11 - 34
Pottsville 17 16 14 18 - 65
Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Markovich 1, Dubosky 1; Pottsville - L. Plachko 1, Goodman 1.
JR. HIGH
BASKETBALL
9TH GRADE
Shenandoah-Tamaqua
Tamaqua rolled past Shenandoah, 60-22.
Joe Coleman led the Raiders with 17 points, while Steven Hoffman added 11.
Jim Thorpe-Panther Vy.
Jim Thorpe defeated Panther Valley, 47-38.
Kaiden Herron led the Olympians with 17 points while Colby McHugh added nine.
Ben Kindt paced the Panthers with 15 points.
8TH GRADE
Shenandoah-Tamaqua
Shenandoah edged Tamaqua, 26-23.
Cain McLaughlin had nine points for the Raiders.
Jim Thorpe-Panther Vy.
Panther Valley topped Jim Thorpe, 54-45.
Stephen Hood scored 24 points for the Panthers. Brad Hood chipped in with 12.
Kaiden Herron led Jim Thorpe with 21 points.
7TH GRADE
Jim Thorpe-Panther Vy.
Panther Valley posted a 45-31 win over Jim Thorpe.
Stephen Hood’s 17 points led the Panthers, while Chase Weaver added nine.
Ben Goldberg was the leading scorer for the Olympians with 14 points.
