NL edges Salisbury
Northern Lehigh, Marian, Panther Valley and Palmerton posted girls basketball victories on Tuesday.
No. Lehigh-Salisbury
Aimee Oertner had a game-high 19 points to lead Northern Lehigh to a 42-39 Colonial League victory over Salisbury.
With the Bulldogs (8-8, 5-6) leading by a point, Jessica Olewine canned two free-throws with :02 left to secure the win.
Megan Hrebik had 18 points to lead Salisbury.
NORTHERN LEHIGH
Follweiler 2 0-0 4, Hams 2 1-2 5, Bastardi 4 0-0 8, Weil 1 1-4 3, Olewine 0 2-2 2, Torafas 0 1-1 1, A. Oertner 6 7-9 19. Totals: 15 12-18 42.
SALISBURY
Ferrol 0 0-0 0, Hrebik 8 0-2 18, Watkins 3 0-0 6, Eripret 2 1-4 5, Toman 1 0-0 2, Undercuffler 0 0-0 0, Garrigan 4 0-0 8. Totals: 18 1-6 39.
No. Lehigh 11 11 9 13 - 42
Salisbury 4 15 10 10 - 39
Three pointers: S: Hrebik 2.
Sch. Haven-Marian
Marian's Kaysi McLaughlin lit up the scoreboard, nailing eight three-pointers, in a 65-39 Schuylkill League win over Schuylkill Haven.
McLaughlin finished with 29 points to lead the Fillies (12-4, 8-1). Kelly Shober added 18 points and Gabby Green chipped in eight.
Sarah Celani poured in 19 points for the Hurricanes.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
E. Rhody 1-0-0-2, Celani 8-3-4-19, Pernick 0-0-0-0, Schweigert 1-0-0-2, Reichert 0-0-0-0, Steciale 5-0-2-10, Hillbish 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 18-3-5-39.
MARIAN
Green 3-2-6-8, Faust 1-0-0-2, McLaughlin 10-1-2-29, Sofranko 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 1-0-0-2, Shaud 0-2-4-2, Wilson 0-2-2-2, Shober 7-3-3-18, Holman 1-0-0-2, Tristani 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-10-17-65.
Sch. Haven 10 4 13 12 - 39
Marian 15 14 26 10 - 65
Three pointers: M - McLaughlin 8, Shober 1.
Panther Vy.-CMVT
Ten different players scored as Panther Valley rolled to a 58-24 non-league victory over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech.
Abby Whildin netted 13 points to lead the Panthers (8-8) while Sam Zlock chipped in with 12.
Panther Valley won the JV game, 36-12, as Breanna Kehrli scored 10 points.
PANTHER VALLEY
Whildin 4-4-5-13, Blasko 4-1-2-9, Kehrli 1-1-2-3, Jacobs 0-1-2-1, M. Markovich 0-0-2-0, Thomas 2-2-4-6, Paul 0-0-2-0, Rice 2-0-0-4, O. Markovich 3-0-0-6, Cunfer 1-1-2-3, Jones 0-1-2-1, Zlock 4-4-4-12, Smith 0-0-0-0, Marouchoc 0-0-0-0, Vance 0-0-0-0, Corby 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-15-27-58.
COLUMBIA MONTOUR VO TECH
Schickely 1-0-2-2, Musselman 1-3-4-5, Cargle 1-3-4-5, Trazeltiece 2-0-2-4, Williamoski 0-0-0-0, Cerasoly 0-1-2-1, Triveltiec 1-5-12-7, Burgess 0-0-0-0, Ventura 0-0-0-0, Wyda 0-0-0-0, Golomb 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-12-26-24.
Panther Valley 20 21 13 4 - 58
CMVT 0 11 3 10 - 24
Three pointers: PV - Whildin 1.
Palmerton-Palisades
Kelsey Hay had 15 of her game-high 23 points in the first half to lead Palmerton to a 53-36 Colonial League victory over Palisades.
The Bombers' Jade Farquhar had a nice game, scoring 19 in a supporting role.
Sam Sharo was the lone Pirate in double figures, as she led her team with 10.
Palmerton won the JV game, 35-26.
PALMERTON
Hadinger 0-0-0-0, Rickert 0-0-0-0, Alban 0-0-0-0, Ma. Mummey 0-0-0-0, Mo. Mummey 0-1-2-1, Farquhar 8-2-2-19, Graver 0-0-0-0, Meinhart 1-0-3-2, Eaton 0-1-2-1, Krupa 0-0-0-0, Snyder 3-1-2-7, Hay 9-5-8-23, Reimer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-10-19-53.
PALISADES
D'Emilio 1-0-0-2, Hendricks 2-1-2-5, E. McClintock 1-0-1-2, Sessinger 0-1-2-1, Salva 3-0-0-6, Noonan 2-2-3-6, Sharo 4-2-4-10, Funt 0-0-0-0, M. McClintock 2-0-0-4, Clarke 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-6-12-36.
Palmerton 18 17 12 6 - 53
Palisades 4 8 12 12 - 36
Three pointers: P - Farquhar 1.
Northwestern-N. Dame
Notre Dame upended Northwestern in Colonial League action, 37-30.
Brittany Pierzga led the way with 13 points for the the Crusaders.
For Northwestern (12-4), Trista Cunningham had 11 and Sarah Segan added 10.
NORTHWESTERN
Mertz 0-0-0-0, Jones 3-2-5-8, Kemmerer 0-1-3-1, Cunningham 5-1-2-11, Segan 3-3-7-10. TOTALS: 11-7-17-30.
NOTRE DAME
McGivern 2-4-6-10, Shupp 2-4-4-8, Pierzga 4-5-6-13, Moran 2-2-2-6, Gorman 0-0-0-0, Spirk 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-15-18-37.
Northwestern 7 8 6 9 - 30
Notre Dame 15 6 6 10 - 37
Three pointers: NW - Segan 1; ND - McGivern 2.
Lourdes-Weatherly
Lourdes came out on fire and rolled to a 54-24 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.
Christina Perles led the Red Raiders with 16 points.
For Weatherly (3-13), Alexis Boyarski led the way with a team-high seven points.
Lourdes also won the JV contest, 47-29, despite eight points from the Wreckers' Tea Heister.
LOURDES REGIONAL
Perles 7-2-4-16, Singh 3-0-2-8, Leach 2-0-0-4, Loftus 2-0-0-5, Schultz 4-0-0-8, Getchey 4-1-1-11, O'Donnell 1-0-0-2, Delong 0-0-2-0, Long 0-0-0-0, Rompolski 0-0-0-0, Wheary 0-0-0-0, Trell 0-0-0-0, Komara 0-0-0-0, Funk 0-0-0-0, Pennypacker 0-0-0-0, Koshinsky 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-3-9-54.
WEATHERLY
Bizarre 1-0-0-2, Panzarella 2-0-0-6, Polchin 3-0-4-6, Boyarski 3-0-0-7, Galada 1-0-0-3, J. Dougherty 0-0-0-0, E. Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Adamczyk 0-0-0-0, Parker 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-0-4-24.
Lourdes Regional 24 5 21 4 - 54
Weatherly 2 5 8 9 - 24
Three pointers: L - Getchey 2, Singh 2, Loftus 1; W - Panzarella 2, Boyarski 1, Galada 1.
Stroudsburg-Lehighton
Stroudsburg cruised to a 65-36 Mountain Valley Conference win over Lehighton.
The Mounties' Anna DeVivo led all scorers with 17 points.
The Indians' Riley Durishin finished with a team-high nine points.
Lehighton slips to 1-14 overall on the season.
STROUDSBURG
King 2-2-6-6, Borden 4-1-2-10, Bettini 1-0-0-2, Myles 5-1-2-11, DeVivo 7-3-4-17, Tucker 1-0-0-2, Browning 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 26-12-23-65.
LEHIGHTON
Blasiak 0-0-0-0, Shelly 0-0-0-0, Green 0-0-0-0, Barclay 4-0-0-8, Magyar 0-0-0-0, Yurasits 3-1-2-8, Evans 2-0-0-5, Durishin 2-5-11-9, Smith 1-0-0-2, Pell 0-0-0-0, Thompson 0-2-4-2, Cordova 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 12-10-19-36
Stroudsburg 17 14 17 17 - 65
Lehighton 8 8 9 11 - 36
Three pointers: S - Borden 1; L - Yurasits 1, Evans 1.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Palisades-Palmerton
Palisades pulled away in the second quarter for an 11-point lead and widened it in the third quarter en route to a 58-51 Colonial League win over Palmerton.
Zach Orecchio scored eight of his 13 points in the first half to lead the Pirates (3-14, 2-10), while Alden Mueller added 11.
Brett Snyder nailed six- three-pointers and finished with a game-high 21 points for the Blue Bombers (1-14, 0-11). Tyler Svetik chipped in with 11.
Palmerton posted a 37-27 win in the JV game as Logan Lesher had 11 points.
PALISADES
Corsello 2-1-4-6, Spencer 1-1-1-3, Yashinski 1-2-2-4, Orecchio 4-2-2-13, Pastrone 2-0-2-4, Mueller 4-3-5-11, Krchnavi 3-2-2-8, Thompson 2-1-2-5, Gehman 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 21-12-20-58.
PALMERTON
Svetik 4-6-10-14, B. Snyder 7-1-2-21, Leaver 2-3-5-7, Ruch 2-0-0-5, Lesher 0-0-0-0, Leon 0-0-0-0, Geist 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 17-10-17-51.
Palisades 16 13 14 25 - 58
Palmerton 14 4 13 20 - 51
Three-pointers: Palis - Orecchio 3, Corsello 1; Palm - B. Snyder 6, Ruch 1.
Lehighton-Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg cruised to a 58-28 Mountain Valley Conference win over Lehighton.
Langston Northern paced the Mounties with an 18-point performance.
The Indians' James Farano netted a team-high nine points.
In the JV game, Stroudsburg edged Lehighton for a 52-47 win.
LEHIGHTON
A. Rossino 1-0-0-2, Farano 3-3-3-9, Kresge 1-3-4-5, DJ Rossino 1-0-2-2, McCandless 0-0-2-0, Guyn 1-0-0-2, Crum 0-3-5-3, Thompson 0-1-2-1, Nalesnik 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 9-10-18-28.
STROUDSBURG
Northern 9-0-0-18, Cayo 1-0-0-2, Kaiser 2-0-0-6, Clouse 1-0-0-3, Brandt 1-0-0-2, Clowney 2-1-4-5, Battle 1-1-2-3, Rogers 2-0-1-4, Fenn 1-0-1-2, Bradshaw 3-0-0-6, Walker 1-0-2-2, Bragg 1-0-1-2, Singletary 0-0-0-0, Mohamed 0-3-3-3, Watson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-5-14-58.
Lehighton 12 5 4 7 - 28
Stroudsburg 16 15 12 15 - 58
Three pointers: L - none; S - Kaiser 2, Clouse 1.
N. Dame-Northwestern
Notre Dame awarded head coach Pat Boyle with his 300th career coaching victory with a 60-35 Colonial League win over Northwestern.
Conner Hughes sparked the Crusaders' offensive with a game-high 25 points.
The Tigers' Jared Binder recorded double figures with 11 points.
In the JV game, Notre Dame posted a 52-46 win.
NOTRE DAME
Gregg 5-0-0-10, Scott 3-0-0-6, Deutsch 2-0-0-5, Miller 2-0-0-4, Reed 1-0-0-2, Eze 2-2-2-6, Kertz 1-0-0-2, Hughes 11-0-0-25. TOTALS: 27-2-2-60.
NORTHWESTERN
Wagner 0-0-0-0, Hadian 3-0-0-6, Richardson 3-0-0-7, Maher 1-1-2-3, Rivera 1-0-2-3, Perry 1-0-0-2, Binder 3-5-6-11, DeAngelo 0-3-4-3. TOTALS: 12-9-14-35.
Notre Dame 14 12 13 21 - 60
Northwestern 10 10 8 7 - 35
Three pointers: ND - Hughes 3, Deutsch 1; NW - Richardson 1, Rivera 1.
Pleasant Vy.-ES South
East Stroudsburg South pulled out a 63-56 overtime victory over Pleasant Valley in Mountain Valley Conference action.
The Cavaliers got a big three-pointer from Max Mercado in the extra period while holding Peasant Valley to just a single point.
Kwame Simmons led East Stroudsburg South with 16 points.
For Pleasant Valley (9-6, 6-2), Marquis Brown led a balanced attack with 18 points. Nick Stanovick and Selwyn Wright added 16 and 15 points respectively.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Brown 8-2-4-18, Showers 0-0-0-0, Howard 2-0-0-4, Wright 6-1-1-15, Dekmar 0-0-0-0, Jones 1-1-2-3, Stanovick 5-4-5-16. TOTALS: 22-8-12-56.
EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH
Simmons 7-1-2-16, McLaughlin 4-3-4-12, Howell 3-3-3-9, Clarke 2-2-2-6, Wickham 2-2-3-6, Quick 0-0-0-0, Mercado 3-1-2-10, Franklin 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 23-12-16-63.
Pleasant Vy. 10 14 15 16 1 - 56
ES South 13 13 14 15 8 - 63
Three pointers: PV - Wright 2, Stanovick 2; ESS - Mercado 3, Simmons 1, McLaughlin 1.
Jr. HIGH BASKETBALL
9TH GRADE
Tamaqua-Pottsville
Tamaqua lost to Pottsville 34-46.
Matt Minchoff had a team high 9 points for the Blue Raiders (8-7) while Nate Macdonald added 8.
8TH GRADE
Tamaqua-No. Schuylkill
Tamaqua lost a back and forth contest to North Schuylkill 47-41.
The Blue Raiders (11-3) were led by Matt Minchhoff's 18 points. Zach Coleman and Russel Blaker scored 10 and 9 points respectively.
Tamaqua-Pottsville
Tamaqua got a big win Tuesday night defeating the previously unbeaten Pottsville Crimson Tide 32-24.
Zach Coleman led the Blue Raiders (12-3) with 14 points and Matt Minchhoff helped out with 10.