Bombers, Raiders, Bulldogs get girls' wins
Palmerton, Tamaqua and Northern Lehigh all picked up girls basketball wins over the weekend.
The Panther Valley wrestling team also came out on the winning side.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Moravian Academy-Palmerton
Palmerton's Casey Rinfret lit up the scoreboard with a game-high 26 points to help the Lady Bombers roll to a 66-36 win over Moravian Academy.
The senior point guard nailed five treys to lead her squad, while Kelsey Hay's 12 and Gina Farquhar's 11 provided support.
For the Lady Lions, Maddie Steen led the way with 15.
Palmerton also won the JV contest, 44-19.
MORAVIAN ACADEMY
Calantoni-Lutz 0-0-0-0, Blair 2-0-0-5, Sheetz 0-0-0-0, Stone 1-0-0-2, McCambridge 0-0-0-0, Ruebeck 1-0-0-3, Laughlin 0-0-0-0, Redles 2-0-0-5, Steen 7-1-1-15, Burgess 1-1-6-3, Sutton 0-0-0-0, Hess 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 15-3-9-36.
PALMERTON
Hadinger 0-0-0-0, Smith 1-0-0-2, Reimer 1-2-4-4, Rickert 0-0-0-0, Romano 3-0-1-7, Mummey 0-0-0-0, Graver 0-0-0-0, Meinhart 1-0-0-2, Eaton 0-0-0-0, Rinfret 10-1-2-26, Farquhar 4-3-4-11, Snyder 1-0-1-2, Hay 2-8-14-12. TOTALS: 23-14-26-66.
Moravian Academy 4 19 7 6 - 36
Palmerton 23 15 15 13 - 66
Three pointers: MA - Redles 1, Ruebeck 1, Blair 1; P - Rinfret 5, Romano 1.
Tamaqua-Lehighton
The Lady Indians' Jordan Homyak poured in a game-high 34 points in the non-league contest against Tamaqua, but it was the undefeated Lady Raiders' balance that proved to be dominant, as Tamaqua won, 72-53.
With a 22-0 record, the visitors were led by Amy Zehner, who scored 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Cassie Eroh donned 21. Maria Streisel also had a good game with 10 points and six assists in the supporting effort. Stacey Wallace also contributed seven rebounds and three blocks.
TAMAQUA
Hope 2-0-0-4, Trainer 0-0-0-0, Kabilko 0-0-0-0, M. Streisel 5-0-0-10, Walker 0-0-0-0, C. Streisel 3-0-0-7, Eroh 8-2-2-21, Zehner 11-2-2-24, Wagner 0-0-0-0, Urban 0-0-0-0, Wallace 0-2-6-2, Solt 0-0-0-0, Fucci 0-0-0-0, Cinicola 0-0-0-0-, Slivka 1-0-0-2, Valasek 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 31-6-10-72.
LEHIGHTON
Homyak 14-4-4-34, Green 4-1-2-9, Shelly 0-0-0-0, Yurasits 2-0-0-4, Evens 1-0-0-2, Smith 0-0-0-0, Klotz 0-0-0-0, Pell 0-1-2-1, Ieno 0-3-4-3, Cordova 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-9-12-53.
Tamaqua 22 21 11 18 - 72
Lehighton 13 12 12 16 - 53
Three pointers: T - Eroh 3, C. Streisel 1; L - Homyak 2.
Wilson-No. Lehigh
The Lady 'Dawgs had a tough time disposing of visiting Wilson, as they eventually pulled out a 56-53 overtime win.
Northern Lehigh was outscored in the final frame, 10-2, causing a tie at the end of regulation. In the extra session, the locals stepped up and prevented the upset-minded Warriors from the win.
Individually for Northern Lehigh, Aimee Oertner had 20 with Christina Bastardi scoring 17.
For Wilson, Alyssa Gibson's four treys led to 14 points, while teammate Jacelin Muschlitz chipped in with 11.
Wilson prevented the sweep of the night, winning the JV contest, 43-23.
WILSON
Muschlitz 5-0-0-11, Swiatek 3-2-2-8, Spirko 2-0-3-4, Gibson 5-0-2-14, Touhey 2-4-4-9, Dombroski 3-0-0-7, Glovas 0-0-0-0, Mette 0-0-2-0, Wain 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-6-13-53.
NO. LEHIGH
Bastardi 7-0-2-17, L. Oertner 3-0-0-6, Josephson 3-4-6-11, A. Oertner 7-6-7-20, Seiler 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 21-10-15-56.
Wilson 11 14 10 10 8 - 53
No. Lehigh 15 12 15 2 11 - 56
Three pointers: W - Gibson 4, Muschlitz 1, Dombroski 1, Touhey 1; NL - Bastardi 3, Josephson 1.
Weatherly-Nativity
The Golden Girls finished the regular season with a 63-30 win over the Wreckers.
No other information was available to THE TIMES NEWS.
BOYS BASKETBALL
No. Lehigh-Wilson
The Warriors held off a late Bulldog rally for a 36-33 win that earned them a berth in the Colonial league playoffs this week.
The Bulldogs (15-7, 10-6) had four chances to either tie it or take the lead in the final minute and a half, but could get it done.
Kowan Scott finished with 12 points for the Warriors (16-6, 12-4) and Gerald terry added 11. Jordan Waylen finished with 11 for Northern Lehigh.
The Bulldogs did salvage a win in the JV game, 52-49.
NO. LEHIGH
George 0-0-0-0, Dibilio 1-2-2-5, Glose 0-0-0-0, Waylen 4-1-2-11, Middaugh 1-3-4-5, Pierce 3-0-0-6, Johnson 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 11-8-10-33.
WILSON
Spirko 3-2-4-8, Scott 5-1-6-12, Parker 1-1-6-3, Tery 5-1-2-11, Sostorecz 0-0-0-0, Cooper 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 15-5-18-36.
No. Lehigh 7 5 6 15 - 33
Wilson 10 6 11 9 - 36
Three pointers: NL - Waylen 2, Dibilio 1; W - Scott 1.
Pleasant Valley-Liberty
The Bears dropped a 65-40 decision to Liberty in a non-league contest.
Mike Sharpe was the lone Pleasant Valley player to hit double digits with 19.
Darrun Hilliard led the Hurricanes with 22 points.
Liberty also won the JV game by a 45-32 score.
PLEASANT VY.
Franklin 1-0-1-2, Wright 0-2-2-2, Sharpe 7-5-8-19, Bok 0-0-0-0, Irving 0-1-2-1, Gerolimatos 0-0-0-0, Dekmar 0-2-2-2, Stanovick 3-0-0-9, Brown 0-0-0-0, Guadagna 0-0-0-0, Wild 1-2-6-5. TOTALS: 12-12-21-40.
LIBERTY
Dickerson 5-1-1-12, Donnelly 0-2-3-2, C. Williams 0-0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0-0, Noack 0-2-2-2, Rivera 2-0-0-4, Akobogu 1-3-4-5, Lemos 1-0-0-3, Fenner 0-0-0-0, Hilliard 9-0-0-22, Carlstrom 2-3-4-7, KG Williams 4-0-0-8, Horwath 0-0-0-0, Glose 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-11-14-65.
Pleas. Vy. 10 6 15 9 - 40
Liberty 15 10 16 24 - 65
Three-pointers: PV - Stanovick 3, Wild 1; Liberty - Dickerson 1, Lemos 1, Hilliard 4.
Lehigh Christian Academy-Weatherly
The Wreckers fell behind in the first half and never caught up as Lehigh Christian Academy picked up a 47-20 non-league win.
No other information was available to THE TIMES NEWS.
WRESTLING
Lehighton-PM West
The Tribe felt the wrath of Pocono Mountain West on the mats, as they dropped this make-up match from the Mountain Valley Conference, 51-25.
Despite the loss, there were some bright spots for the locals, as Anthony Farole, Mitchell Moyer and Michael Balliet all pinned their opponents. Meanwhile, teammates Jacob Hoats and Zach Coleman earned decisions for the team points.
Pocono Mt West 51, Lehighton 25
103 - Jacob Hoats (L) dec. Dan Clowney, 10-2
112 - Tyler Hernandez (PMW) pinned Nick Schaffer in 5:46
119 - Ben Jackson (PMW) won by forfeit
125 - Brian Archibald (PMW) dec. Jason McEvoy, 5-1
130 - Amir Blair (PMW) won by forfeit
135 - Sean Aris (PMW) pinned David Magyar in 1:24
140 - Victor Young (PMW) won by forfeit
145 - Anthony Farole (L) pinned TJ Belle in 3:21
152 - Zach Coleman (L) dec. John Slinger, 5-2
160 - Mitchell Moyer (L) pinned Jesse Poplawski in 3:47
171 - Michael Balliet (L) pinned James Poplawski in 1:50
189 - Justin Remollino (PMW) won by forfeit
215 - Rojae Brown (PMW) won by forfeit
285 - Josh Gonzalez (PMW) pinned Colton Davidson in 1:00
Panther Valley-ES North
Panther Valley handed East Stroudsburg North a 48-33 setback, in a non-league match.
Recording pins for the locals were Len Ogozalek, Nick O'Donnell, Josh Vega, Dustin Marblestone and Brandon Gurka. All the other points for the locals were earned by forfeits.
Panther Vy. 48, ES North 33
103 - Len Ogozalek (PV) pinned Nate Carabello in 1:47
112 - Dustin Dones (ES) won by forfeit
119 - Nick O'Donnell (PV) pinned Justin Tripoli in 3:02
125 - Brandon Gurka (PV) pinned Victoria Lassends in :14
130 - Rich Johnson (ES) pinned Kory Lopata in :40
135 - Anthony Ayr (ES) pinned Jared Eickhoff in 3:49
140 - Dustin Marblestone (PV) pinned Tanner Clark in 3:00
145 - Josh Vega (PV) pinned Adrian Alvarez in 1:34
152 - Jared Stevens (ES) dec. Steven Snyder, 7-5
160 - Mike Weaver (PV) won by forfeit
171 - Alex Lorkowski (PV) won by forfeit
189 - John Horvath (PV) won by forfeit
215 - John Davis (ES) pinned Jake Dulaney in :49
285 - Lance Francois (ES) pinned Nick German in 1:10
