Local Sports Roundup: Results from Jan. 30

The Pleasant Valley boys needed double overtime to gain a critical win over Pocono Mountain East in basketball action on Tuesday.

Other area victories came from Lehighton wrestling and the Tamaqua girls swim team.

BOYS BASKETBALL

PM East-Pleasant Vy.

Deshawn Scarboro scored all six of his team’s points in double overtime to lift Pleasant Valley to a 62-60 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pocono Mountain East.

The Bears, who trailed by eight points entering the fourth quarter, received a team-high 14 points from Isaiah Howard. Scarboro finished with 12, while Andrius Harrison-Gaddist and Noah Neubert both added 10.

PV is now 10-8 and needs one win in its last three games to clinch a district playoff berth.

PM EAST

Hillman 0-1-2-1, Edwards 7-2-4-20, Vargas 2-0-0-5, Tan. Thompson 1-3-5-5, Tas. Thompson 10-5-11-25, Novo 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 22-11-22-60.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Stivala 1-0-1-2, Howard 5-0-0-14, Harrison-Gaddist 3-4-4-10, Neubert 4-1-2-10, Scarboro 6-0-4-12, V. Rosario 2-2-2-7, Duviello 1-0-0-2, Burks 1-1-2-3, Beck 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-8-15-62.

PM East 7 13 15 17 4 4 - 60

Pleasant Vy. 13 11 19 9 4 6 - 62

Three pointers: PM East - Edwards 4, Vargas 1; Pleasant Vy. - Howard 4, Neubert 1, V. Rosario 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Blue Mtn.-Jim Thorpe

Blue Mountain outscored Jim Thorpe in each frame to pull away for a 56-42 Schuylkill League win.

Natalia Richards and Payton Kovac both finished with 12 points to pace the Olympians (6-12). Kovac also collected 10 rebounds.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Albertini 5-2-2-12, Martin 1-0-0-2, McQuillan 1-3-7-5, Fasnacht 5-3-4-17, Dean 3-4-6-11, Lukacz 3-1-2-7, Pishock 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-13-21-56.

JIM THORPE

Richards 4-0-2-12, Kovac 3-6-8-12, McGinley 0-0-0-0, Condly 0-1-2-1, Scott 0-0-0-0, Montemuro 3-0-0-6, Skrimcovsky 3-0-0-9, Gabel 1-0-0-2, Craigie 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 15-7-13-42.

Blue Mountain 13 15 12 16 - 56

Jim Thorpe 11 9 7 15 - 42

Three pointers: Blue Mountain - Fasnacht 4, Dean 1; Jim Thorpe - Skrimcovsky 3, Richards 2.

Lehighton-N. Schuylkill

North Schuylkill pulled away from Lehighton for a 65-40 Schuylkill League victory.

The Spartans (16-1, 10-0) were led by Averi Jordan’s 23 points.

Skylynn Faust scored a team-high 15 points for the Indians (12-7; 7-4), while Aubrey Blasiak added 13.

LEHIGHTON

Frey 1-1-1-3, Hibbler 0-0-0-0, Blasiak 4-4-5-13, Miller 4-1-1-9, Faust 5-3-5-15, Brown 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, Pantella 0-0-0-0, Buchinsky 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-9-12-40.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Wetzel 5-2-2-16, Shinkus 6-4-5-17, Guerrero 0-0-0-0, Green 2-3-7-7, Jordan 6-8-9-23, Koutch 0-0-0-0, Wagner 0-0-0-0, Wittig 0-0-0-0, Mogish 0-0-0-0, Stitzer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-17-23-65.

Lehighton 7 14 6 13 - 40

N. Schuylkill 11 22 17 15 - 65

Three pointers: Lehighton - Faust 2, Blasiak 1; N. Schuylkill - Wetzel 4, Jordan 3, Shinkus 1.

Pottsville-Panther Vy.

Panther Valley hung with Pottsville, but the Tide pulled out a 46-40 Schuylkill League win.

Erika Dubosky tallied 16 points for the Panthers (6-14; 1-11), while Christina Dacey added 10.

POTTSVILLE

Skosnik 0-1-2-1, Plachko 4-0-2-9, Tarconish 3-2-2-8, Conrad 1-0-0-2, Eckart 1-2-4-4, Comfort 6-4-8-19, Coyle 0-0-1-0, Yoder 0-3-4-3. TOTALS: 15-12-23-46.

PANTHER VALLEY

Pascoe 1-0-0-3, Dubosky 3-9-12-16, Hoben 1-0-0-2, Sheridan 1-0-0-3, C. Dacey 4-2-3-10, Filer 1-1-2-3, Miller 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 12-13-19-40.

Pottsville 8 14 12 12 - 46

Panther Vy. 9 11 7 13 - 40

Three pointers: Pottsville - Comfort 3, Plachko 1; Panther Valley - Dubosky 1, Pascoe 1, Sheridan 1.

Pleasant Vy.-PM East

Jordyn Dudley scored six of her 10 points in the final frame to help lift Pocono Mountain East over Pleasant Valley, 36-32, in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.

For the Bears, Mikaela Miller scored a game-high 13 points.

PV is now 10-8 and needs one more win to clinch a district playoff berth.

PLEASANT VALLEY

R. Wagner 0-0-0-0, O’Neil 0-0-0-0, B. Clark 1-6-8-8, Miller 5-3-8-13, A. Clark 0-2-2-2, Rosenberg 3-1-3-7, Francis 0-2-2-2, A. Wagner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-14-23-32.

PM EAST

Thomas 3-1-2-7, Jones 1-2-2-4, Dudley 3-4-4-10, Horvath 0-0-0-0, Gerenza 0-1-2-1, Berryman 3-2-2-10, Passmore 2-0-0-4, Richard 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-10-12-36.

Pleasant Vy. 5 13 6 8 - 32

PM East 5 13 5 13 - 36

Three pointers: Pleasant Vy. - None; PM East - Berryman 2.

Pine Grove-Tamaqua

Pine Grove outlasted Tamaqua for a 46-38 Schuylkill League victory.

Emma Kuczynski tallied 15 points for the Blue Raiders (10-9), while Kirstin Jones had 19 rebounds.

PINE GROVE

Conrad 3-0-2-6, Edge 5-4-4-15, Butler 3-0-0-8, Sleva 4-0-1-8, Frew 3-1-3-7, Boyer 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-5-10-46.

TAMAQUA

Zuber 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 0-0-0-0, Jones 3-0-0-6, Boyle 1-1-2-4, Titus 4-3-4-11, Frederickson 1-0-0-2, Kuczynski 7-1-2-15. TOTALS: 16-5-8-38.

Pine Grove 15 9 8 14 - 46

Tamaqua 11 4 10 13 - 38

Three pointers: PG - Butler 2, Edge 1; T - Boyle 1.

WRESTLING

So. Lehigh-Lehighton

Lehighton took advantage of some timely pins and a pair of forfeits to defeat non-league opponent, Southern Lehigh, 45-25.

Mason Ferguson, Nathan Kemmerer, Cody Scherer, and Lucas Sangiuliano all recorded pins for the Tribe, while Tyler Schock, Richard Fronheiser, and Christian Rodriguez earned decision wins.

Lehighton 45, So. Lehigh 25

113 - Jager Lynn (L) won by forfeit; 120 - Steven Fritzinger (L) won by forfeit; 126 - Lucas Sangiuliano (L) pinned Tyler Petri in :12; 132 - Nathan Kemmerer (L) pinned Andreua Zannikis in :45; 138 - Nicholas Colasurdo (SL) major dec. Logan Pagotto, 9-1; 145 - Nathan Derby (SL) dec. Chris Whiteman, 6-2; 152 - Tyler Schock (L) dec. Dominic Caciolo, 10-4; 160 - Richard Fronheiser (L) dec. Nicholas DeNave, 11-6; 170 - Cody Scherer (L) pinned Bradford Schaffer in 1:23; 182 - Christian Rodriguez (L) dec. Colin Gill, 6-5; 195 - Emmett Noone (SL) pinned Jack Zimmerman in 2:52; 220 - Riley Craft (SL) pinned Brett Gasker in 4:58; 285 - Brandon Derby (SL) pinned Alex Hinkle in :32; 106 - Mason Ferguson (L) pinned Richard Gilmore in 5:12.

SWIMMING

Sch. Haven-Tamaqua

Tamaqua gained a split with Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill League action.

The Blue Raider girls rolled to a 131-39 win, while the Hurricane boys posted 100-64 victory.

Double-event winners for Tamaqua included Jeff Letterhouse (200 IM, 100 back), Lexi Kerstetter (100 free, 200 free), and Brianna Dumond (100 back, 500 free).

Ryan Adams and Tressa Barron both won their diving events, while Caroline Balogach (50 free), Olivia Stanek (100 fly), and Sarah Maue (100 breast) also registered wins.

BOYS

Sch. Haven 100, Tamaqua 64

200 Medley Relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Bryce Sisko, Ryan Potts, Kyle Schaeffer, Connor Raymond) 2:04.85, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Tamaqua.

200 Free - 1. Tyler Hughes (SH) 2:25.09, 2. Jamyn Turner (SH), 3. Ethan Turrano (T).

200 IM - 1. Jeff Letterhouse (T) 2:36.55, 2. Schaeffer (SH), 3. Sisko (SH).

50 Free - 1. Raymond (SH) 25.23, 2. Anthony Witczak (T), 3. Potts (SH).

1-mtr. Diving - 1. Ryan Adams (T) 143.00, 2. Colin Pickford (T), 3. Dominic Valentine (T).

100 Fly - 1. Raymond (SH) 1:07.42.

100 Free - 1. Sisko (SH) 58.64, 2. Hughes (SH), 3. Witczak (T).

500 Free - 1. Schaeffer (SH) 6:17.44, 2. Charlie Hazzard (SH), 3. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T).

200 Free Relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Sisko, Hughes, Schaeffer, Raymond) 1:47.01, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Schuylkill Haven.

100 Back - 1. Letterhouse (T) 1:11.04, 2. Turner (SH), 3. Max Mueller (SH).

100 Breast - 1. Potts (SH) 1:19.73, 2. Valentine (T).

400 Free Relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven (Turner, Hazzard, Potts, Hughes) 4:27.07, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Schuylkill Haven.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 131, Sch. Haven 39

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Lexi Kerstetter, Sarah Maue, Olivia Stanek, Kayla Sherry) 2:05.75, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Schuylkill Haven.

200 Free - 1. Kerstetter (T) 2:11.66, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Emily Andrews (T).

200 IM - 1. Kali Muthersbaugh (SH) 2:30.01, 2. Maue (T), 3. Stanek (T).

50 Free - 1. Caroline Balogach (T) 28.41, 2. Mya Smith (SH), 3. Amanda Gulden (SH).

1-mtr. Diving - 1. Tressa Barron (T) 172.40, 2. Hailey Toth (T), 3. Bria Gigli (T).

100 Fly - 1. Stanek (T) 1:06.87, 2. Muthersbaugh (SH).

100 Free - 1. Kerstetter (T) 59.32, 2. Sherry (T), 3. Rebecca Wagner (SH).

500 Free - 1. Brianna Dumond (T) 6:02.42, 2. Jones (T), 3. Hannah Palladino (SH).

200 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Maue, Sherry, Logan Hartney, Kerstetter) 1:54.90, 2. Schuylkill Haven, 3. Tamaqua.

100 Back - 1. Dumond (T) 1:11.40, 2. Wagner (SH), 3. Sam Wagner (T).

100 Breast - 1. Maue (T) 1:20.03, 2. Sherry (T), 3. Toth (T).

400 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Jones, Hartney, Andrews, Stanek) 4:39.05, 2. Tamaqua.

BOYS BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Marian-Shenandoah

Shenandoah defeated Marian, 55-43.

Jullian Rickert scored 14 points to lead the Colts.

8TH GRADE

Weatherly-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe picked up a 39-24 win over Weatherly.

Leading the winners was David Richards with 13 points. Ricky Ray had 12 for the Wreckers.

7TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Panther Vy.

Panther Valley defeated Tamaqua, 31-29.

Brad Hood had 13 points for PV, while Cody Orsulak added nine.

Steven Hoffman had 16 for the Blue Raiders.

Weatherly-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe defeated Weatherly, 52-10.

Jasper Disanto scored 15 for Thorpe, while Kaiden Herron added 14.