Local Sports Roundup: Results from Feb. 10
The Weatherly girls ended their regular season on a winning note, defeating Salem Christian.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Weatherly-Salem Christian
A 27-point performance from Emily Zoscin helped Weatherly gain a 44-34 non-league win over Salem Christian.
The Wreckers, who finished the regular season with a 14-8 record, built a 21-12 halftime lead and held on for the victory.
WEATHERLY
Zoscin 10-5-8-27, T. Hinkle 1-0-0-2, Hoffman 2-2-2-6, G. Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Peifer 2-0-0-4, James 1-1-2-3, Miller 1-0-0-2, Ache 0-0-0-0, Hernandez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-8-12-44.
SALEM CHRISTIAN
Krage 4-0-0-8, Shoenly 1-0-0-2, Barnes 5-2-4-16, Aston 3-2-3-8, Nagy 0-0-0-0, Wirth 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-4-7-34.
Weatherly 10 11 10 13 - 44
Salem Christian 5 7 13 9 - 34
Three-pointers: Weatherly - Zoscin 2; Salem Christian - Barnes 4.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Blue Mountain-Lehighton
McClay O’Donnell scored a game-high 20 points to lead Blue Mountain to a 58-40 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.
O’Donnell hit for 11 of his points in the third quarter as the Eagles pulled away.
The Indians, who closed their season with a 3-19 record, received a team-high 14 points from TaQuan Bradley-Chambers. Greg Venuto chipped in with nine.
In the JV game, Blue Mountain posted a 46-27 win.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Grace 1-0-0-3, O’Donnell 8-2-2-20, Ketch 1-0-0-3, Conway 1-2-2-5, McKivigan 0-1-2-1, Lipko 0-1-2-1, Bunnick 0-0-0-0, Dean 0-0-0-0, Nabholz 4-0-1-8, Carr 0-0-0-0, O’Keefe 2-0-0-5, D. Biever 0-0-0-0, J. Biever 4-4-6-12. TOTALS: 21-10-15-58.
LEHIGHTON
Heery 1-0-0-2, Carpenter 4-0-0-8, Hunsicker 0-0-0-0, Beers 1-0-0-2, Bradley-Chambers 5-4-7-14, Haydt 0-0-0-0, Schwab 0-0-0-0, Howland 2-0-0-5, Venuto 3-2-2-9, Schatz 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-6-9-40.
Blue Mountain 17 8 20 13 - 58
Lehighton 8 10 10 12 - 40
Three-pointers: Blue Mountain - O’Donnell 2, Grace 1, Ketch 1, Conway 1, O’Keefe 1; Lehighton - Howland 1, Venuto 1.
Northwest-Weatherly
Sam Faxe poured in 18 points to power Northwest Area to a 44-32 non-league win over Weatherly.
Faxe hit four three-pointers for the winners, who raced to a 20-9 first-quarter advantage.
The Wreckers (9-12) received a team-high 15 points from Steph Yurchak, while Scotty Zoscin chipped in with seven.
In the JV game, Weatherly earned a 67-25 victory.
NORTHWEST
Stevens 0-1-2-1, S. Faxe 7-0-0-18, M. Faxe 0-0-2-0, J. Yaple 7-1-2-15, Koser 3-1-3-7, W. Yarple 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 18-3-9-44.
WEATHERLY
Arthur 1-0-0-3, Moon 0-3-4-3, Buck 0-1-2-1, Yurchak 5-2-2-12, Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Gerhart 1-2-2-4, Zoscin 2-3-3-7, Derr 1-0-0-2, Colecio 0-0-0-0, Knepper 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-11-13-32.
Northwest 20 4 6 14 - 44
Weatherly 9 6 7 10 - 32
Three-pointers: Northwest - S. Faxe 4, W. Yarple 1; Weatherly - Arthur 1.
Jim Thorpe-Minersville
In a game Friday night, Jim Thorpe ended its regular season with a 57-56 win over Minersville.
Nathan Rosahac led the Olympians with 18 points, while Justin Marykwas followed with 16.
Thorpe (12-10) also received 10 points from Justin Cannariata.
9TH GRADE BASKETBALL
North Schuylkill-Marian
North Schuylkill defeated Marian 69-44.
The Colts were led by Adam Swiech with 15 points, while Will Nyer added 11.
The Spartans had 13 different players score at least two points in the win.