LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Results from Jan. 13
Lehighton turned in a strong showing as it hosted the Indians Duals on Saturday.
WRESTLING
Indian Duals
Host Lehighton had a good day at the Indian Duals, winning four of its five matches.
In pool play, the Tribe nabbed wins over East Stroudsburg North (41-36) and Central Bucks South (54-12), before falling to Notre Dame of Green Pond (40-36). Lehighton then moved on to defeat Allen, 56-24, and Schuylkill Haven 54-22.
Individually for the Indians, Nate Kemmerer had the strongest showing as he finished 5-0 with three pins. Meanwhile, teammates Logan Pagotto and Lucas Sanguiliano both went 4-1 with three pins.
Halifax-Panther Valley
Panther Valley made quick work of Schuylkill League opponent Halifax, dispatching them by a 56-21 score.
Picking up pins for the Panthers were Chris Walkinshaw (220), Louden Breiner (120), Derek Beckham (195), Kyle Rusnak (132), and Noah Berk (160). Hunter Kennedy (182) also got a tech fall.
Panther Valley 56, Halifax 21
106 - Kyler Schadel dec. Gage Breiner, 5-1.
113 - Miguel Santiago (PV) dec. Ryan Stahl, 9-7.
120 - Louden Breiner (PV) pinned Amado Alvarez in 4:52.
126 - Colby Newton (PV) won by forfeit.
132 - Kyle Rusnak (PV) pinned Trenton Howard in 5:59.
138 - Landon Bruner (H) won by forfeit.
145 - Reece Bruner (H) pinned Justin Ogozalek in 3:55.
152 - Dan Enders (H) won by forfeit.
160 - Noah Berk (PV) pinned Dylan Miller in 1:00.
170 - Tanner Kennedy (PV) won by forfeit.
182 - Hunter Kennedy (PV) tech. fall Dalton Marshall, 19-2 in 2:30.
195 - Derek Beckham (PV) pinned Grant Klinger in 5:23.
220 - Chris Walkinshaw (PV) pinned Gabe Bailey in :38.
285 - Aaron Eidem (PV) won by forfeit.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Mahanoy Area-Jim Thorpe
Nick Rosahac made the game-winning free throw with 0.8 seconds remaining to give Jim Thorpe a 43-42 non-league win over Mahanoy Area.
Rosahac led the Olympians (6-7) with 14 points. Zach Searfoss added nine.
Jordan McGee led the Golden Bears with 14 points.
MAHANOY AREA
Soriano 1-0-0-2, Atkins 1-0-2-2, McGee 4-3-5-14, Rivera 3-3-5-11, Miller 5-2-2-13, Marcellus 0-0-0-0, Feliciano 0-0-0-0, Mazalusky 0-0-0-0, Butcavage 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-8-14-42.
JIM THORPE
Searfoss 4-0-0-9, Spruill 3-2-2-8, Valdez 1-2-3-4, Forman 1-0-0-2, Marykwas 3-0-1-6, Ni. Rosahac 5-4-10-14, Burak 0-0-0-0, Cannariato 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-8-16-43.
Mahanoy Area 7 13 12 10 - 42
Jim Thorpe 16 11 4 12 - 43
Three pointers: MA - McGee 3, Rivera 2, Miller 1; JT - Searfoss 1.
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So. Lehigh-Northwestern
Southern Lehigh erupted early to post a Colonial League victory over Northwestern, 76-53.
The Spartans led by double figures after one quarter before scoring 30 points in the second frame to break it open.
The winners were led by Chris Andrews with 17 points.
The Tigers (8-5) received 12 points from Deven Bollinger and 11 from Sam Yadush.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH
Trevis 1-1-2-3, Grewel 0-0-0-0, Welsh 1-3-4-6, Schmidt 2-2-5-6, Coleman 3-0-2-9, Andrews 6-0-0-17, Edmond 1-0-1-3, Gaughan 1-0-0-3, C. Hoff 3-2-2-9, Dougherty 1-0-0-2, Blondell 1-4-4-6, K. Hoff 1-4-4-6, Coyle 0-6-6-6. TOTALS: 21-22-30-76.
NORTHWESTERN
Rosamalia 1-0-1-2, Hebelka 0-0-0-0, Seyfried 1-1-1-3, Yadush 4-3-6-11, Mengel 1-2-6-4, Bollinger 4-3-4-12, McCann 1-2-2-4, Rebert 1-0-0-2, Henry 0-0-0-0, Snyder 1-0-0-2, Perich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 1-3-7-5, Holmes 0-0-0-0, Hallman 2-0-0-4, Castrine 1-1-2-4. TOTALS: 18-15-29-53.
So. Lehigh 18 30 15 13 - 76
Northwestern 5 13 18 17 - 53
Three pointers: SL - Andrews 5, Coleman 3, Welsh 1, C. Hoff 1, Gaughan 1, Edmond 1; NW - Bollinger 1, Castrine 1.
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CMVT-Panther Valley
Panther Valley used the strength of a 27-point third quarter to run away with a 75-49 non-conference win over Columbia-Montour AVTS.
Rene Figueroa led the Panthers with a 28-point performance. Tristan Blasko followed with 22 points.
Owen Roberts paced CMVT with a team-high 19 points.
The Panthers improved to 8-4 overall.
CMVT
Petry 8-3-4-19, Marsters 1-0-0-2, Welsh 0-2-2-2, Roberts 3-0-1-2-8, Simpler 2-3-3-9, Cameron 2-3-4-7, Star 1-0-0-2, Earnest 0-0-0-0, Verbeck 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 17-12-15-49.
PANTHER VY.
Marsharro 2-0-0-4, Turner 2-0-0-5, Figueroa 9-8-10-28, Depew 1-0-0-2, Distler 1-0-0-2, Blasko 10-2-4-22, Perez 3-2-2-8, Sanchez 1-0-0-2, Edwards 1-0-0-2, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Wallace 0-0-0-0, White 0-0-0-0, Vrettle 0-0-0-0, Prudente 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 30-12-16-75.
CMVT 10 13 14 12 - 49
Panther Vy. 16 14 27 18 - 75
Three-pointers: CMVT - Simpler 2, Roberts 1; PV - Figueroa 2, Turner 1.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jim Thorpe-Shenandoah
Jim Thorpe had a strong start, but Shenandoah Valley battled back for a 54-38 non-league win.
The Olympians jumped out to an 11-2 lead after one frame, but Shenandoah tied it up at halftime and went on to the victory.
Leading the Devils was Victoria Donovan with a game-high 22 points.
Natalia Richards led Jim Thorpe (5-7) with nine points.
JIM THORPE
Richards 3-3-4-9, Kovac 2-1-2-6, McGinley 0-0-0-0, Condly 1-0-0-2, Scott 2-0-0-4, Montemuro 3-0-0-6, Skrimcovsky 0-0-0-0, Lignore 2-0-0-4, Gabel 3-1-2-7, Craigie 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-5-8-38.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Demalis 1-0-0-2, Kowalick 1-0-0-2, Donovan 8-6-9-22, Monahan 3-0-0-9, Conroy 2-0-0-5, Buchanan 0-2-3-2, Stevens 0-0-0-0, Wargo 5-1-2-12. TOTALS: 20-9-14-54.
Jim Thorpe 11 7 9 11 - 38
Shenandoah 2 16 21 15 - 54
Three pointers: JT - Kovac 1; SV - Monahan 3, Conroy 1, Wargo 1.
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Kutztown-Tamaqua
Tamaqua put three players in double figures and rolled to a non-league victory over Kutztown, 82-56.
Emma Kuczynski led the Blue Raiders (9-4) with a game-high 22 points. Emily Titus followed with 21 and Kirstin Jones added 12 for the winners.
For the Cougars, Gretta Bankes had 20 points.
In the JV contest, Tamaqua scored a 34-13 win.
KUTZTOWN
Bankes 8-2-7-20, Maddock 0-2-2-2, Sanders 1-2-2-4, White 2-1-2-5, Reasoner 0-0-0-0, McCoach 2-5-6-10, Swavely 0-3-4-3, Marmarou 6-0-0-12, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-15-23-56.
TAMAQUA
Kane 0-0-0-0, Zuber 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 3-1-2-9, Jones 5-2-2-12, Boyle 2-1-3-5, Titus 10-1-3-21, Frederickson 4-0-0-8, Kuczynski 8-6-11-22, Reinhardt 2-1-2-5, Frederick 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 34-12-23-82.
Kutztown 12 18 18 8 - 56
Tamaqua 21 25 21 15 - 82
Three pointers: K - Bankes 2, McCoach 1; T - Hromyak 2.
SWIMMING
Salisbury-Tamaqua
Tamaqua had a nice day in the pool Friday, sweeping Salisbury. The Blue Raider boys pulled out a narrow 79-76 win, while the girls nabbed a 94-85 victory.
Individual winners for the Raider boys were Billy Frederick in one-meter diving and Jeff Letterhouse in the 100 backstroke. For the Tamaqua girls, Tressa Barron captured the one-meter diving, Lexi Kerstetter took the 100 backstroke, and Kayla Sherry won the 100 breaststroke.
BOYS
Tamaqua 79, Salisbury 76
200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Jeff Letterhouse, Nathan Steigerwalt, Bill Frederick, Billy Shilko) 2:11.84, 2. Tamaqua.
200 Free - 1. Joseph Oravec (S) 2:20.54, 2. Anthony Witczak (T), 3. Shane Artis (S).
200 IM - 1. Baxter Reihman (S) 2:38.37.
50 Free - 1. Timothy Sechler-Stone (S) 24.89, 2. Shilko (T), 3. Cole Warmkessel (S).
1-Meter Diving - 1. Frederick (T) 225.50, 2. Shilko (T), 3. Dominic Valentine (T).
100 Fly - 1. Ti. Sechler-Stone (S) 1:02.59, 2. Letterhouse (T).
100 Free - 1. Reihman (S) 58.09, 2. Ty. Sechler-Stone (S), 3. Witczak (T).
500 Free - 1. Oravec (S) 6:39.22, 2. Nick Jones (S).
200 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Frederick, Brad Clemson, Witczak, Shilko) 1:51.55, 2. Salisbury, 3. Tamaqua.
100 Back - 1. Letterhouse (T) 1:16.57, 2. Artis (S), 3. Ethan Turrano (T).
100 Breast - 1. Ty. Sechler-Stone (S) 1:18.05, 2. Steigerwalt (T), 3. Valentine (T).
400 Free Relay - 1. Salisbury (Reihman, Warmkessel, Ti. Sechler-Stone, Oravec) 4:03.95, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Salisbury.
GIRLS
Tamaqua 94, Salisbury 85
200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Lexi Kerstetter, Sarah Maue, Olivia Stanek, Kayla Sherry) 2:03.79, 2. Salisbury, 3. Tamaqua.
200 Free - 1. Madaket Chassard (S) 2:09.30, 2. Kerstetter (T), 3. Brianna Dumond (T).
200 IM - 1. Sarah Bobeck (S) 2:23.99, 2. Maue (T), 3. Stanek (T).
50 Free - 1. Kerry Seiler (S) 28.04, 2. Sherry (T), 3. Caroline Balogach (T).
1-Meter Diving - 1. Tressa Barron (T) 160.15, 2. Bria Gigli (T).
100 Fly - 1. Bobeck (S) 1:03.32, 2. Stanek (T), 3. Maue (T).
100 Free - 1. Chassard (S) 1:00.20, 2. Dumond (T), 3. Madison Jewell (S).
500 Free - 1. Julia Graver (S) 6:22.11, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Logan Hartney (S).
200 Free Relay - 1. Salisbury (Seiler, Jewell, Chassard, Bobeck) 1:50.55, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Tamaqua.
100 Back - 1. Kerstetter (T) 1:05.97, 2. Jewell (S), 3. Cathryn Fitzsimmons (S).
100 Breast - 1. Sherry (T) 1:18.94, 2. Jones (T), 3. Graver (S).
400 Free Relay - 1. Salisbury (Seiler, Chassard, Jewell, Bobeck) 4:05.26, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Salisbury.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
8TH GRADE
Panther Valley-Weatherly
Panther Valley edged Weatherly, 36-34.
Bryson Haydt had 11 points for the Panthers, while Dino Turner tallied nine.
Frank Willis scored a game-high 21 points for the Wreckers. Ian McLaurin added six points.
7TH GRADE
Panther Valley-Weatherly
Brad Hood’s 17 points led Panther Valley to a 42-23 win over Weatherly.
Cody Orsulak added six points for the Panthers.
Zach Bresnek had six points for the Wreckers, while Tom Chapman added five.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
WRESTLING
Lehighton at
No. Schuylkill Tournament
Lehighton’s Lucas Ferguson and Austin Kern captured championships at the North Schuylkill Tournament:
The Indians’ Darrell Hull and Nick Zeigenfuss both had third-place finishes, while Mike Rodriguez added a sixth-place finish.