Local Sports Roundup: Results from Jan. 27
It was a good weekend for area boys teams, as all four in action posted wins.
Gaining the victories were Marian, Tamaqua, Weatherly and Pleasant Valley.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Marian-Lin. Leadership
Marian was victorious in a non-league shootout against Lincoln Leadership, 79-69.
Marian’s Tyler Fritz poured in a game-high 27 points, while Chris Ritsick finished with 17.
The Colts (8-7), who hit 11 three-pointers, also received 15 points from Dante Agosti and 10 from Noah Stauffer.
MARIAN
Stauffer 3-4-6-10, Fritz 8-7-9-27, Agosti 5-2-2-15, Ritsick 6-1-1-17, Tate 0-0-0-0, McLaughlin 0-0-0-0, Sabulsky 2-4-5-8. TOTALS: 25-18-24-79.
LINCOLN LA
Rodriguez 1-0-0-2, Cruz 2-0-0-4, Nunez 3-0-0-8, Vasquez 2-0-1-5, Alvarez 4-4-5-12, Gonzalez 7-3-6-19, Moore 8-0-0-17, Pagan 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 28-7-12-69.
Marian 23 11 22 23 - 79
Lincoln LA 17 9 10 33 - 69
Three-pointers: Marian - Fritz 4, Ritsick 4, Agosti 3; Lincoln LA - Gonzalez 2, Nunez 2, Vasquez 1.
Tamaqua- Upper Dauphin
Tamaqua never relinquished an early double-digit lead en route to a 56-36 non-league victory over Upper Dauphin.
Brayden Knoblauch had a dozen points to lead the Blue Raiders (14-5), who led by 22 points at halftime.
Thad Zuber and Lucas Gregoire each finished with 11.
TAMAQUA
Bonetsky 2-0-0-4, Stianche 2-1-2-5, Griffin 2-0-0-4, Kurek 2-0-0-5, Zuber 4-3-3-11, Mateyak 0-0-0-0, Knoblauch 5-0-0-12, Rother 1-0-0-2, Zehner 0-0-2-0, Agosti 0-0-0-0, G. Gregoire 1-0-2-2, L. Gregoire 5-1-1-11, Stauffenberg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-5-10-56.
UPPER DAUPHIN
Smith 1-0-2-3, Reed 1-0-0-2, Gessner 0-0-0-0, Lentz 0-0-0-0, Dressler 1-1-1-3, Grow 1-1-2-3, Bellis 1-0-0-2, Deitrich 2-0-1-4, Sprecht 0-0-0-0, Ayers 6-6-10-18, Reigner 0-1-2-1, Kerwin 0-0-0-0, Troutman 0-0-0-0, Bond 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-9-18-36.
Tamaqua 17 17 15 7 - 56
Upper Dauphin 5 7 7 17 - 36
Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Knoblauch 2, Kurek 1; Upper Dauphin - Smith 1.
Pen Argyl-Weatherly
Twelve different Weatherly players reached the scoring column as the Wreckers cruised to a 72-42 non-league win over Pen Argyl.
Scott Zoscin led the way with 15 points, while Gabe Miller chipped in with nine.
Weatherly (7-9) also received seven points from Zach Buck.
PEN ARGYL
Roper 8 2-5-19, Fehr 1-0-2-2, Maggipinto 1-0-0-2, Leis 1-0-0-2, Kupres 3-0-0-6, Dear 1-0-0-2, Herfuth 3-0-0-6, Defelice 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 19-27-42.
WEATHERLY
Colecio 0-1-2-1, Derr 2-0-0-4, J. Miller 3-0-0-7, Arthur 2-0-0-5, Knepper 3-0-0-6, Moon 2-0-0-5, Zoscin 3-8-8-15, G. Miller 4-0-0-9, Obert 2-0-0-4, Buck 2-3-3-7, Yurchak 3-0-0-6, Hinkle 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 27-13-14-72.
Pen Argyl 8 10 8 16 - 42
Weatherly 15 17 20 20 - 72
Three-pointers: Pen Argyl - Roper 1, Defelice 1; Weatherly - J. Miller 1, Arthur 1, Moon 1, Zoscin 1, G. Miller 1.
Pleasant Vy.-No. Schuylkill
Pleasant Valley raced to an early lead and held on to post a 55-43 non-league win over North Schuylkill.
Isaiah Howard and Andrius Harrison-Gaddist each scored 11 points for the Bears, who held a 19-5 advantage after the first quarter.
PV (9-8) also received nine points from Deshawn Scarboro.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Stivala 2-0-0-4, Howard 3-4-4-11, Harrison-Gaddist 4-3-4-11, Neubert 2-1-1-5, Scarboro 3-3-6-9, Robinson 0-0-0-0, V. Rosario 0-0-0-0, Duviella 3-1-2-7, Burks 0-0-0-0, Beck 2-0-0-4, Smith 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 21-12-17-55.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL
Stokes 4-0-0-11, Stavinski 0-0-0-0, Weist 1-1-2-3, Roshannon 0-0-0-0, Burke 1-1-2-4, Guerrero 3-2-2-11, Kotzo 5-0-0-14, Kempsey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-4-6-43.
Pleasant Valley 19 13 10 13 - 55
North Schuylkill 5 18 8 11 - 43
Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Howard 1; North Schuylkill - Kotzo 4, Stokes 3, Guerrero 3, Burke 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tamaqua-Mahanoy Area
Mahanoy Area rolled to a 58-32 non-league win against Tamaqua.
Jordan Karmonick, who hit six three-pointers, paved the way for the Bears with 22 points. Mahanoy finished with 13 three-pointers in the win.
Emma Kuczynski had 15 points to lead Tamaqua (10-8), while Emily Titus added eight.
TAMAQUA
Kane 0-0-0-0, Zuber 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 1-2-2-4, Jones 1-0-0-2, Boyle 0-0-0-0, Titus 3-2-4-8, Frederickson 0-1-2-1, Kuczynski 5-4-5-15, Reinhardt 0-2-2-2, Frederick 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-11-15-32.
MAHANOY AREA
Lawrence 1-0-0-3, Babinsky 3-0-0-8, Abrachinsky 0-0-0-0, M. Bisco 5-0-0-13, Karmonick 7-2-4-22, Byrne 1-0-1-2, McGee 0-0-2-0, DeWitt 0-0-0-0, Bernardyn 1-0-0-2, Cavenas 2-1-2-5, Scheeler 0-0-0-0, McGoarty 0-0-0-0, Clark 1-0-0-3, Macleary 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-3-9-58.
Tamaqua 4 3 14 11 - 32
Mahanoy Area 25 13 12 8 - 58
Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Kuczynski 1; Mahanoy Area - Karmonick 6, Bisco 3, Babinsky 2, Lawrence 1, Clark 1.
Pleasant Valley-Allen
A 21-point third quarter sparked Allen to a 57-42 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.
Kion Andrews paced the Canaries with 19 points, while Jakayla Wise and Miriam Rodriguez followed with 16 and 11, respectively.
Madison Rosenberg topped the Bears (10-7) with 15 points.
PLEASANT VALLEY
R. Wagner 1-0-0-2, O’Neil 1-1-2-3, B. Clark 3-0-0-7, Miller 3-0-0-6, A. Clark 0-2-2-2, Rosenberg 6-2-3-15, A. Wagner 3-1-3-7. TOTALS: 17-6-10-42.
ALLEN
Russell 0-1-2-1, Rodriguez 4-2-2-11, Toledo 0-0-0-0, Andrews 8-2-2-19, Hernandez 1-0-0-2, Wise 8-0-1-16, Talib 3-0-2-6, Portaltin 0-0-0-0, Nichlos 0-0-0-0, Hiller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-5-9-57.
Pleasant Valley 10 11 12 9 - 42
Allen 13 11 21 12 - 57
Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - B. Clark 1, Rosenberg 1; Allen - Rodriguez 1, Andrews 1.
Lehighton-Wilson
Wilson edged Lehighton, 40-34, in non-league action.
Skylynn Faust led the Indians (12-6) with a game-high 19 points.
The Warriors received a team-high 12 points from Sydney Gillen.
LEHIGHTON
Brown 0-0-0-0, Frey 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, HIbbler 2-0-0-6, Blasiak 2-1-3-5, Miller 1-0-0-2, Faust 8-1-2-19. TOTALS: 14-2-5-34.
WILSON
Vega 3-0-1-5, Gillen 4-2-3-12, Errica 3-1-2-7, Quinn 2-2-2-7, Goodman 3-3-6-9. TOTALS: 15-8-14-40.
Lehighton 4 7 10 13 - 34
Wilson 5 11 9 15 - 40
Three-pointers: Lehighton - Hibbler 2, Faust 2; Wilson - Gillen 2, Vegas 1, Quinn 1.
Weatherly-Nativity
Weatherly clinched a district playoff berth Friday with a 56-53 Schuylkill League win over Nativity.
Emily Zoscin led the Wreckers (11-5) with 18 points.
Megan Peifer contributed 16 points, while Lindsey Hoffman added 15.
WEATHERLY
Zoscin 3-12-18-18, Hinkle 1-1-2-3, Hoffman 6-0-0-15, G. Hinkle 0-0-0-0, James 1-0-0-2, Ache 0-0-0-0, Peifer 5-6-6-16, Miller 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-19-26-56.
NATIVITY
Matlock 0-0-0-0, Klembara 2-3-6-8, Heenan 2-6-6-10, McClure 0-1-2-1, Zemantauski 2-1-2-5, Hunyara 3-0-2-6, Clarke 5-3-3-13, Rushannon 2-4-6-10, Clarke 0-2-0-0. TOTALS: 16-18-29-53.
Weatherly 9 17 13 17 - 56
Nativity 12 11 10 20 - 53
Three-pointers: Weatherly - Hoffman 3; Nativity - Rushannon 2, Kembara 1.
9TH GRADE BASKETBALL
Tamaqua-Blue Mountain
Tamaqua (4-8) lost to Blue Mountain, 48-28.
Joe Coleman had a game-high 13 points for the Blue Raiders.
Tamaqua-North Schuylkill
Tamaqua fell to North Schuylkill, 55-32.
For the Blue Raiders, Nate Gregoire had 12 points, while Joe Coleman added 10.