LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Results from Jan. 6
Jim Thorpe had some strong individual performances in the South Williamsport wrestling Tournament on Saturday.
WRESTLING
Jim Thorpe at
S. Williamsport Tournament
Jim Thorpe took part in the South Williamsport Tournament and turned in some impressive showings.
The Olympians crowned four champions as John Newhall (113), Austin Williams (182), Ethan Mordaunt (195) and Will Schwartz (106) all captured their weekend brackets. Andrew Eisenhardt (120) also had a nice outing, as he finished second in his weight class.
Northwestern, No. Lehigh
at Zephyr Duals
Northwestern and Northern Lehigh both ran into some tough competition at the Zephyr Duals.
The Tigers went 1-3 on the day, beating Dieruff 48-27, but losing to Sommerville, Wyalusing and East Stroudsburg South.
Several Northwestern wrestlers had strong individual showings. Matt Peters (145) and Caleb Clymer (170) were both unbeaten. Peters pinned all four of his opponents while Clymer had three pins and a decision. Jackson Bernhard (160) went 3-1 with three falls, Harrison Bernhard (132) was 3-1 with two falls, and Ben Griffith (120) went 3-1 with a pin and a technical fall.
Northern Lehigh went 0-3, losing to Bangor, Muncy and Quakertown.
Seth Fronheiser went 2-1 at 132 pounds for the Bulldogs.
Tamaqua-Harrisburg Duals
Tamaqua took part in the Harrisburg Duals and came away with two team wins.
The Blue Raiders defeated Faith Christian Academy (36-24), and Upper Perkiomen (38-32) in close matches, before dropping decisions to Governor Mifflin (28-48), Hamburg Area (22-46, and Berlin Brothers Valley (33-38).
Brandon Mader, Pierce Demetriades and Aaron Coccio all finished with 3-2 individual records throughout the course of the event, as well.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Shenandoah-Panther Valley
Panther Valley blew up in the second half to pull away from Shenandoah Valley for a 74-43 Schuylkill League win.
Tristan Blasko’s game-high 26 points led the Panthers (6-3, 3-0). Rene Figueroa added 15.
For the Blue Devils (0-8, 0-2), Johnny Chinchay had 11 points.
The Panthers prevailed in the JV game, 51-41.
SHENANDOAH
Chinchay 4-1-2-11, McNeil 3-1-2-7, Kosar 2-0-0-5, Rivera 0-0-0-0, Conroy 0-0-0-0, Ratcliff 3-0-2-6, Karvois 2-0-0-5, Coyle 0-0-0-0, Almonte 0-0-0-0, Uholik 0-0-0-0, Ortiz 0-0-0-0, McCole 3-0-2-9. TOTALS: 17-2-8-43.
PANTHER VALLEY
Marcharro 3-0-2-6, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Turner 2-2-2-7, Figueroa 6-2-7-15, Depew 0-0-0-0, Distler 3-0-0-6, Blasko 11-4-4-26, Perez 2-3-5-7, Sanchez 1-0-0-2, Edwards 1-1-3-3, Brettle 0-0-0-0, Predente 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 30-12-23-74.
Shenandoah Valley 7 11 8 17 - 43
Panther Valley 16 16 20 22 - 74
Three pointers: SV - McCole 3, Chinchay 2, Kosar 1, Karvois 1; PV - Turner 1, Figueroa 1.
Pine Grove-Tamaqua
Tamaqua outlasted Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League shootout, 72-64.
Leading the Blue Raiders (9-2, 3-1) was Brayden Knoblauch with 21 points. Lucas Gregoire (15 points), Derian Stianche (11) and Thad Zuber (10) contributed to the big offensive output.
For the Cards (5-4, 1-2), Dawson Ibarra tallied 18 points.
Tamaqua won the JV contest, 50-32.
PINE GROVE
Soper 1-1-1-3, Ibarra 7-3-5-18, Pena 3-0-2-6, Griffiths 4-3-3-12, Morgan 2-0-0-5, Culbert 3-2-3-8, Leininger 4-4-6-12, Lyons 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-13-20-64.
TAMAQUA
Bonetsky 2-3-7-7, Stianche 4-2-2-11, Zuber 5-0-0-10, Knoblauch 5-8-9-21, Rother 1-0-0-2, Boyle 0-0-0-0, G. Gregoire 1-4-4-6, L. Gregoire 6-3-3-15. TOTALS: 24-20-25-72.
Pine Grove 17 10 14 23 - 64
Tamaqua 17 21 16 18 - 72
Three pointers: PG - Ibarra 1, Griffiths 1, Morgan 1; T - Knoblauch 3, Stianche 1.
Jim Thorpe-Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain remained undefeated in the Schuylkill League with a 54-38 win over Jim Thorpe.
The Blue Eagles (9-1, 4-0), were led in scoring by Jakob Biever’s 13 points.
For the Olympians (5-4, 1-2), Justin Marykwas had 12 points and freshman Isaiah Spruill chipped in with 10.
Blue Mountain prevailed in the JV contest, 47-40.
JIM THORPE
Searfoss 0-0-0-0, Burak 0-0-0-0, Spruill 5-0-2-10, Valdez 1-3-4-6, Scott 0-0-0-0, Forman 0-2-2-2, Marykwas 4-1-2-12, Na. Rosohac 1-0-2-2, Ni. Rosohac 3-0-1-6. TOTALS: 14-6-13-38.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Grace 2-2-2-7, O’Donnell 2-3-4-7, Conway 2-1-2-5, McKivigan 2-3-4-7, Lipko 0-0-0-0, Dean 0-0-0-0, Nabholz 3-0-0-9, O’Keefe 2-0-0-5, J. Biever 6-1-1-13. TOTALS: 19-10-13-53.
Jim Thorpe 4 8 14 12 - 38
Blue Mountain 17 4 12 20 - 54
Three pointers: JT - Marykwas 3, Valdez 1; BM - Nabholz 3, O’Keefe 1, Grace 1.
Marian-Mahanoy Area
Following a high-scoring first half, Marian’s offense was limited after intermission as Mahanoy Area rallied for a 62-56 Schuylkill League victory.
Shane Miller tallied 16 points to lead the Golden Bears (4-4, 2-1).
Tyler Fritz had a huge game for the Colts (2-4, 1-1), who had a double-digit halftime lead, pouring in 28 points. Chris Ritsick added 14.
MARIAN
Stauffer 0-0-0-0, Fritz 7-11-15-28, Agosti 1-0-0-3, Maylath 1-3-4-5, Ritsick 3-6-6-14, McLaughlin 0-0-0-0, Tate 1-0-0-2, Sabulsky 1-0-0-2, McCall 0-2-4-2. TOTALS: 14-22-29-56.
MAHANOY AREA
Crespo 1-0-2-2, Soriano 3-2-4-8, Marcellus 1-0-0-2, Feliciano 4-0-0-11, Mazalusky 0-1-2-1, Rivera 4-2-2-12, Atkins 1-4-4-6, Butcavage 1-0-0-3, McGee 0-2-2-2, Miller 6-3-5-16. TOTALS: 21-14-21-63.
Marian 20 21 8 7 - 56
Mahanoy Area 12 19 15 17 - 63
Three pointers: M - Fritz 3, Ritsick 2, Agosti 1; MA - Feliciano 3, Rivera 2, Miller 1, Butcavage 1.
Salisbury-Northwestern
Northwestern overcame a slow start to pick up a 48-44 Colonial League win over Salisbury.
The Tigers (7-3, 5-2) got a huge game from Devin Thomas, who led all scorers with 20 points. Luke Hallman followed with 11.
For the Falcons (1-10, 1-6), Jack Reichenbach scored 18.
Northwestern won the JV game, 59-31.
SALISBURY
Foster 1-1-2-3, Sylvester 3-2-2-10, Reichenbach 7-2-4-18, Frankenfield 3-2-3-8, Snyder 1-2-2-5, Warmkessel 0-0-0-0, Hegadus 0-0-0-0, Foley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-9-13-44.
NORTHWESTERN
Seyfried 1-0-0-2, Yadush 3-2-2-9, Bollinger 3-0-0-6, Thomas 8-4-8-20, Hallman 3-5-6-11, Hebelka 0-0-0-0, Holmes 0-0-0-0, Mengel 0-0-0-0, Snyder 0-0-0-0, McCann 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-11-16-48.
Salisbury 10 7 15 12 - 44
Northwestern 10 3 18 17 - 48
Three pointers: S - Reichenbach 2, Sylvester 2, Snyder 1; NW - Yadush 1.
Lehighton-North Schuylkill
North Schuylkill cruised to a 55-37 Schuylkill League Division I decision over Lehighton.
The Spartans (5-2, 1-2), saw Pete Kotzo and Alonzo Guerrero both tally 14 points.
For the Indians (2-9, 0-4), Taquan Bradley-Chambers led the way with 12 points.
LEHIGHTON
Strauss 0-0-0-0, Heery 0-0-3-0, Troxell 2-3-3-7, Carpenter 2-0-0-4, Hunsicker 1-0-0-2, Beers 0-0-0-0, Bradley-Chambers 4-4-6-12, Haydt 2-0-2-4, Schwab 0-0-0-0, Venuto 1-0-0-2, Schatz 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 14-9-16-37.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL
Stokes 2-1-2-6, Stavinski 0-0-0-0, Weist 3-0-0-7, Joseph 0-0-0-0, Roshannon 1-0-0-2, Burke 4-0-0-10, Guerrero 4-1-2-12, Kotzo 5-2-2-14, Kempsey 2-0-0-4, Gutierrez-Pena 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-4-6-55.
Lehighton 4 8 9 16 - 37
North Schuylkill 12 19 20 4 - 55
Three pointers: L - none; NS - Guerrero 3, Kotzo 2, Burke 2, Weist 1, Stokes 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
No. Lehigh-So. Lehigh
Southern Lehigh’s Olivia Snyder scored her 1,000th career point in the third frame of her team’s 65-27 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.
Snyder dropped 23 points to lead all scorers.
For the Bulldogs (3-7, 3-3), Jada Saeger put up 13.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Guelcher 1-0-0-3, Keller 0-0-1-0, L. Hoffman 1-2-2-4, Saeger 4-3-5-13, D. Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Ziegler 0-0-0-0, Evans 0-1-2-1, Olewine 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 9-6-10-27.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH
Walter 1-0-0-2, A. Mobley 3-1-2-9, Chase 1-0-0-2, Bennett 2-0-0-4, Wilkins 1-0-0-3, Moncman 3-0-0-6, Snyder 11-1-2-23, Minguillon 1-0-0-2, Rautureau 1-0-0-2, Schmitt 0-0-0-0, Rice 4-0-0-8, Cassell 2-0-0-4, K. Mobley 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 30-2-6-65.
Northern Lehigh 5 4 7 11 - 27
Southern Lehigh 13 20 17 15 - 65
Three pointers: NL - Saeger 2, Guelcher 1; SL - A. Mobley 2, Wilkins 1.
Weatherly-N’umberland Chr.
Weatherly edged Northumberland Christian, 56-49, in a non-league game.
Emily Zoscin’s 23 points led a trio of double-figure scorers for the Wreckers (5-3). Also contributing were Lindsey Hoffman with 12 points and Ashley James with 10.
WEATHERLY
Zoscin 7-8-14-23, T. Hinkle 2-0-1-4, Hoffman 4-2-3-12, G. Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Peifer 3-1-2-7, James 4-2-2-10, Ache 0-1-3-1, Hernandez 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-14-25-57.
N. CHRISTIAN
Hayner 3-0-0-6, Sedern 0-0-0-0, Snyder 5-0-2-10, B. King 1-1-2-3, Ulmer 2-5-7-9, Erwine 5-1-1-11, C. King 4-2-5-10. TOTALS: 20-9-17-49.
Weatherly 13 17 13 14 - 57
N. Christian 8 12 18 11 - 49
Three pointers: W - Hoffman 2, Zoscin 1. ; NC - None.
Lake Lehman-Jim Thorpe
Kayley Kovac paced Jim Thorpe to a 56-49 non-league victory over Lake Lehman.
Kovac scored a game-high 29 points for the Olympians (5-4), Payton Kovac backed her sister with 14 points.
For Lake Lehman, Savannah Purdy led the way with 15 points.
Lake Lehman scored a close 54-53 JV win.
LAKE LEHMAN
Blight 0-0-0-0, Salus 6-0-0-13, Spencer 0-0-0-0, Scoblick 4-0-2-9, Salansky 2-1-3-5, Purdy 7-0-1-15, Kline 0-0-2-0, Borum 3-1-1-7. TOTALS: 22-2-9-49.
JIM THORPE
Richards 3-1-2-7, P. Kovac 4-5-8-14, McGinley 0-2-2-2. Condly 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, Montemuro 0-0-0-0, Skrimcovsky 0-0-0-0, K. Kovac 11-7-12-29, Lignore 0-0-2-0, Gabel 2-0-0-4, Craigie 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-15-16-56.
Lake Lehman 12 15 11 11 - 49
Jim Thorpe 14 15 14 13 - 56
Three pointers: LL - Salus 1, Scoblick 1, Purdy 1; JT - P. Kovac 1.
Tamaqua-Pine Grove
Pine Grove limited Tamaqua to single-digit periods throughout this match-up as they took a 43-27 Schuylkill League win.
Leading the Cardinals in scoring was Steph Boyer with 16 points.
For the Raiders (7-3), Emma Kuczynski scored nine points.
Pine Grove also won the JV contest by the same score, 43-27, despite 13 points from Tamaqua’s Baylee Reinhardt.
TAMAQUA
Zuber 0-0-0-0, Hromyak 2-0-0-6, Jones 1-1-1-3, Boyle 0-0-0-0, Titus 1-2-5-4, Frederickson 1-3-4-5, Kuczynski 4-0-0-9. TOTALS: 9-6-10-27.
PINE GROVE
Conrad 0-0-2-0, Edge 3-0-1-6, Butler 1-3-4-5, Sleve 5-0-0-10, Betz 0-2-2-2, Frew 2-0-0-4, Boyer 7-2-2-16. TOTALS: 18-7-11-43.
Tamaqua 9 8 6 4 - 27
Pine Grove 14 4 12 13 - 43
Three pointers: T - Hromyak 2, Kuczynski 1; PG - none.
BOYS BASKETBALL
9TH GRADE
Pottsville-Tamaqua
Pottsville defeated Tamaqua, 45-24
Parker Coleman and Brady Sherry each scored six points for Tamaqua.
7TH GRADE
Tamaqua-Pottsville
Pottsville edged Tamaqua, 31-30.
Lewis scored 13 points to lead the Raiders.
