Moll reaches milestone at NW
Jim Moll became Northwestern’s all-time leader in wrestling coaching victories on Friday night.
BOYS BASKETBALL
NDES-Marian
Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg handed Marian’s its first home loss of the season, handing the Colts an 80-72 non-league loss.
Tyler Fritz netted a game-high 41 points for Marian, while Chris Ritsick and John Malarkey added 10 points apiece.
Marian slides to 12-2 overall, while Notre Dame ES moves to 6-7.
NOTRE DAME ES
Bailey 13-6-9-32, Seay 7-3-4-17, Hardy 3-2-6-8, Natale 4-0-3-12, Saecheron 0-0-0-0, Wolf 4-1-2-11, Torres 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 31-12-24-80.
MARIAN
T. Fritz 14-10-12-41, Ritsick 3-1-5-10, Agosti 1-0-0-3, Malarkey 4-2-7-10, Goff 1-0-0-2, Cerullo 0-1-2-1, Eroh 1-0-0-2, Chambers 1-0-0-3, Gibson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-14-26-72.
NDES 16 25 21 18 - 80
Marian 14 16 13 29 - 72
Three-pointers: NDES – Natale 4, Wolf 2; Marian – T. Fritz 3, Ritsick 3, Agosti 1, Chambers 1.
Allen-Pleasant Vy.
Allen cruised to a 92-50 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.
The Bears’ Noah Mitchell netted a team-high 18 points, while Marcus Arce followed with 14.
Pleasant Valley slips to 4-10 on the season, while Allen improves to 12-2.
ALLEN
Ellis 3-2-2-10, Copeland 6-0-0-15, Ozuna 4-0-0-9, Carrion 1-0-0-2, Ceballos 1-0-0-3, E. Vigo 3-0-0-7, Stewart 7-2-2-16, Addesty 3-2-2-8, Anthony 9-0-0-22, I. Vigo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 37-6-6-92.
PLEASANT VALLEY
M. Kearns 1-0-0-2, Rommel 4-0-0-8, Wynn 0-0-0-0, Arce 4-2-4-14, Ratti 0-0-0-0, Pizcatowski 2-0-0-4, Mitchell 6-6-8-18, Keesler 0-0-0-0, Moore 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 22-8-12-50.
Allen 18 21 29 24 - 92
Pleasant Vy. 5 10 28 7 - 50
Three-pointers: Allen – Anthony 4, Copeland 3, Ellis 2, Ozuna 1, Ceballos 1, Vigo 1; PV – Arce 4.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pleasant Vy.-Allen
Pleasant Valley finished strong with a 16-point final frame to pull away for a 47-35 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Allen.
The Bears were led by the duo of Cameron Caffrey and Alyssa Wagner, who both finished with 14 points.
Pleasant Valley improves to 9-5 on the season, while Allen falls to 5-9.
PLEASANT VALLEY
R. Wagner 1-0-1-3, Caffrey 5-2-2-14, O’Neil 2-1-2-6, A. Wagner 3-8-11-14, Muir 1-0-0-2, Arndt 0-2-4-2, Morgan 0-1-2-1, Merklin 1-3-4-5, Mattson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-17-26-47.
ALLEN
Ellis 0-0-2-0, Riggins 4-1-1-9, Wright 0-0-0-0, Staggers 3-4-5-10, Davis 1-0-0-3, Aybar 1-2-4-4, Toledo 1-0-0-2, Williams 0-0-2-0, Madok 0-0-0-0, Carter 0-0-0-0, Sneed 3-0-0-6, Wise 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 13-8-16-35.
Pleasant Vy. 9 6 16 16 - 47
Allen 6 7 15 7 - 35
Three-pointers: PV – Caffrey 2, R. Wagner, O’Neil 1; Allen – Davis 1.
Pine Grove-Tamaqua
Tamaqua outscored Pine Grove in every quarter to come away with a 53-27 Schuylkill League victory.
Emma Kuczynski posted another double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Raiders, Emily Titus chipped in 10 points.
Tamaqua improves to 11-2 overall on the season, while Pine Grove falls to 7-8.
PINE GROVE
Wolff 0-0-0-0, Koons 0-0-0-0, Donmoyer 3-1-1-7, Felty 2-0-0-4, Butler 1-1-2-3, Shollenberger 1-2-2-4, Olt 0-0-0-0, M. Sarge 2-0-0-4, Dutton 1-0-0-2, Brown 1-0-0-2, Dorson 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 11-5-7-27.
TAMAQUA
Kane 0-0-0-0, Zuber 2-0-0-4, Hromyak 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0, Boyle 1-0-0-2, Titus 5-0-1-10, Wingler 1-1-2-3, Hope 0-0-2-0, Frederickson 0-0-0-0, Kuczynski 9-4-8-26, Reinhardt 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 22-5-13-53.
Pine Grove 8 7 6 6 - 27
Tamaqua 9 14 15 15 - 53
Three-pointers: PG – none; Tamaqua – Kuczyski 1.
Jim Thorpe-Pottsville
Jim Thorpe rolled to a 62-27 Schuylkill League win over Pottsville.
Olivia Smelas paced three Olympians (14-1) in double figures with 16 points. Leila Hurley added 15 points, and Skyler Searfoss finished with 14.
JIM THORPE
Cinicola 0-0-0-0, Scott 1-0-0-2, Snisky 0-2-2-2, Berger 1-0-0-2, Yuhas 3-0-0-6, Leight 0-0-0-0, Hurley 4-5-5-15, Searfoss 5-4-5-14, O. Smelas 7-2-4-16, Solt 0-0-0-0, Rosahac 0-0-0-0, Smelas 1-0-0-3, Craigie 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-13-16-62.
POTTSVILLE
Kruss 1-0-0-2, Plachko 1-2-4-5, Bowers 0-0-0-0, Kowalski 3-4-4-11, Guzick 0-1-2-1, Welsh 0-1-2-1, Blum 1-0-0-2, Conrad 1-0-0-2, Hable 0-0-0-0, Fegley 0-0-0-0, Dalton 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 8-8-12-27.
Jim Thorpe 13 17 25 7 - 62
Pottsville 6 11 2 8 - 27
Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Hurley 2, H. Smelas 1. Pottsville - Plachko 1, Kowalski 1, Dalton 1.
Marian-Sch. Haven
Marian defeated Schuylkill Haven 51-20 in Schuylkill League action.
The Fillies (7-7, 5-2) were led by Julia Kreisl’s 10 points. Abby Digris added nine points.
MARIAN
Kreisl 5-0-1-10, Walsh 3-1-2-8, A. Digris 3-3-4-9, Possessky 3-0-0-8, Alansky 2-4-6-8, K.Digris 1-0-0-2, Reinoehl 2-2-5-6. TOTALS: 19-10-18-51.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
Phillips 0-0-0-0, Scott 2-0-0-4, Cl;ark 1-0-0-2, Kramer 1-0-0-2, Siket 1-0-2-2, Roshannon 5-0-1-10, Minnick 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-2-0, Kline 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-0-5-20.
Marian 17 17 11 6 - 51
Sch. Haven 2 8 4 6 - 20
Three-pointers: Marian - Possessky 2, Walsh 1. Sch. Haven - None.
WRESTLING
So. Lehigh-Northwestern
It was a history making night as Northwestern rolled to a 43-31 Colonial League victory over Southern Lehigh.
With the Tigers’ win, Jim Moll became the all-time winningest coach in Northwestern wrestling history with 105 victories.
Eli Dellicker (113), Jake Dellicker (120), Ben Griffith (132), Mason Brensinger (138), Tyler Watson (170) and Ryan Haverkamp (182) all posted falls for the Tigers.
Northwestern 43, Southern Lehigh 31
113 – Eli Dellicker (NW) pinned Travis Barker in 3:05; 120 – Jake Dellicker (NW) pinned Vincent Probst in 2:22; 126 – Ali Essiaghi (SL) won by forfeit; 132 – Ben Griffith (NW) pinned Deacon Dickinson in 1:52; 138 – Mason Brensinger (NW) pinned Corey Bless in 1:57; 145 – Lucas Miller (NW) major dec. Christian Colasurdo, 9-0; 152 – Michael Fluck (SL) major dec. Nate Peters, 8-0; 160 – Harrison Bernhard (NW) dec. Nick DeNave, 10-6; 170 – Tyler Watson (NW) pinned Jacob Fauzio in 4:28; 182 – Ryan Haverkamp (NW) pinned Aiden Gill in 2:18; 195 – 1. Travis Gretz (SL) won by forfeit; 220 – Colin Gill (SL) dec. Isaiah Johri, 3-1; 285 – Riley Craft (SL) pinned Jake Serulneck in 1:06.
Catasauqua-No. Lehigh
Northern Lehigh’s late surge fell short as Catasauqua pulled out a 39-27 Colonial League win.
Trevor Amorim (152), Matt Frame (195) and Joshua Schaffer (285) secured pins for wins for the Bulldogs.
Catasauqua 39, Northern Lehigh 27
106 – Jacob Nye (C) won by forfeit; 113 – Jaryn Hartranft (C) dec. Brandon Smay, 9-2; 120 – Gavin Fehr (C) won by forfeit; 126 – Cole Brown (C) won by forfeit; 132 – Preston Bauer (NL) dec. Austin Brett, 9-3; 138 – Nathan Ellan (NL) dec. Colin Gair, 9-2; 145 – Double forfeit; 152 – Trevor Amorim (NL) pinned Benjamin Langsdorf in 1:47; 160 – Dorian Hoagland (C) pinned Dylan Smoyer in 1:41; 170 – Dominic Melendez (C) won by forfeit; 182 – Adam Reinhart (C) pinned Dustin Greene in :13; 195 – Matt Frame (NL) pinned Donovan Gair in 1:52; 220 – Jason Hunter (NL) dec. Zachary Scheier, 5-0; 285 – Joshua Schaffer (NL) pinned Lavonte Bouie in 3:27.
Pen Argyl-No. Lehigh
Pen Argyl got the best of Northern Lehigh for a 43-16 Colonial League victory.
Brandon Smay posted a major decision for the Bulldogs, while Trevor Amorim, Matt Frame and Jason Hunter all added decisions.
Pen Argyl 43, Northern Lehigh 16
113 – Brandon Smay (NL) major dec. George Pultz, 15-5; 120 – Hennessey Ruppert (PA) won by forfeit; 126 – Double forfeit; 132 – Lucas Buskirk (PA) dec. Preston Bauer, 10-3; 138 – Antonio Reto (PA) dec. Nathan Ellan, 7-5; 145 – Trevor Amorim (NL) dec. Lorenzo Rato, 4-3; 152 – Gannon Brinker (PA) major dec. Dylan Schmoyer, 13-3; 160 – Cory Cockley (PA) won by forfeit; 170 – Cole Dorshimer (PA) won by forfeit; 182 – Tyler Taylor (PA) pinned Dustin Greene in :32; 195 – Matt Frame (NL) dec. Dakota Graham, 5-2; 220 – Jason Hunter (NL) won by forfeit; 285 – Sean Rumsey (PA) dec. Joshua Schaffer, 7-6; 106 – Stephen Klimek (PA) won by forfeit.
JR. HIGH BASKETBALL
9TH GRADE
Panther Valley-Lehighton
Panther Valley earned a 52-33 victory over Lehighton.
The Panthers were led by the duo of Matt Engler and Stephen Hood, as both netted 11 points.
The Indians’ Ian Rarick, Austin Greene and Levi Monk all finished with seven points.
8TH GRADE
Panther Valley-Lehighton
Panther Valley ran away with a 51-10 victory over Lehighton.
The Panthers’ Chase Weaver and Drew Kokinda both finished with 15 points.
7TH GRADE
Panther Valley-Lehighton
Panther Valley defeated Lehighton, 40-21.
Brady Jones paced the Panthers with 18 points, while Gio Tessitore added nine.
Braydon Johnson topped the Indians with seven points.
