Lehighton matmen, Tamaqua girls gain wins
The Lehighton wrestling team and the Tamaqua girls basketball squad both posted win in action Monday.
The Indians downed neighboring Palmerton in a non-league matchup, while the Raiders defeated Blue Mountain in a Schuylkill League contest.
WRESTLING
Palmerton-Lehighton
Lehighton gained a 47-22 non-league wrestling win over visiting Palmerton.
David Lucykanish, Mike Balliet and Zach Borger registered falls for the Indians, while Anthony Farole added a tech fall.
The Bombers received a major decision from Mike Englert.
Lehighton 47, Palmerton 22
135 - Anthony Farole (L) tech fall Cody Grohotolski, 19-3.
140 - Dan Costenbader (P) dec. Zach Coleman 6-3.
145 - David Lucykanish (L) pin Anthony Gardo, :40.
152 - Mike Englert (P) major dec. Mitchell Moyer, 11-0.
160 - Mike Balliet (L) pin Travis Verzino, 1:25.
171 - Zach Borger (L) pin Zach Brett, 1:13.
189 - Nate Black (L) dec. Kane Kralik, 7-4.
215 - Jacen Nalesnik (L) won by forfeit.
285 - Briar Stern (L) won by forfeit.
103 - Jake Hoats (L) won by forfeit.
112 - Shane Grohotolski (P) won by forfeit.
119 - Sam Oberlander (P) won by forfeit.
125 - Jeremy Gornick (L) dec. Dillon Massington, 4-2.
130 - Dallas Miata (P) dec. Zach Zellers, 9-3.
Panther Vy-Selinsgrove
Selinsgrove scored a 43-27 non-league wrestling win over visiting Panther Valley.
Nick O'Donnell, Josh Vega and Justin Christman scored falls for the Panthers (9-8), while Brandon Gurka, Kory Lopata and Mike Weaver added decisions.
Selinsgrove 43, Panther Vy. 27
103 - Nick O'Donnell (PV) pin Logan Benner, 1:38.
112 - Garrett Hollenbach (S) won by forfeit.
119 - Brandon Gurka (PV) dec. Matt Shirk, 10-4.
125 - Tim Lauschner (S) pin Jared Eickhoff, 2:45.
130 - Kory Lopata (PV) dec. Colin Hansel, 7-4.
135 - Cody Zechman (S) pin Devon Dillard, 1:59.
140 - Josh Vega (PV) pin Cody Glass, 2:37.
145 - Justin Christman (PV) pin Parker Smith, 4:39.
152 - Trent Blair (S) pin Kevin Schaller, 3:01.
160 - Mike Weaver (PV) dec. Mike Ede, 11-7.
171 - Eric Eaton (S) major dec. Alex Lorkowski, 14-4.
189 - Ian Frost (S) dec. Keith Cheadle, 4-2.
215 - Spencer Myers (S) won by forfeit.
285 - Isiah Shipman (S) pin John Scheaffer, 4:33.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tamaqua-Blue Mt.
Tamaqua improved to 17-1 this season by pulling away from host Blue Mountain in the fourth quarter and posting a 53-39 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory.
Amy Zehner poured in a game-high 25 points and also pulled down seven rebounds, while Cassie Eroh added 12 points and seven boards. The winners also received 10 rebounds and five assists from Allie Updike.
The Raiders also won the JV game, 33-27, behind 10 points from Maria Streisel.
TAMAQUA
Hope 2-2-5-6, Berezwick 0-0-0-0, M. Streisel 0-0-0-0, E. Streisel 2-0-0-5, Eroh 4-3-4-12, Zehner 12-1-2-25, Updike 2-1-1-5. TOTALS: 22-7-12-53.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Koch 1-2-4-4, Grapsy 1-1-4-4, Yoder 2-0-0-6, Davies 4-2-6-10, Reed 1-0-0-2, Hoadley 3-0-0-6, Bubeck 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 15-6-16-39.
Tamaqua 12 12 13 16 - 53
Blue Mt. 10 9 12 8 - 39
Three-pointers: Tamaqua - E. Streisel 1, Eroh 1; Blue Mountain - Yoder 2, Grapsy 1.
Weatherly-Shenandoah
Shenandoah Valley raced out to a 17-1 lead after eight minutes and cruised the rest of the way for an easy 55-34 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.
Ashley Karpovich's game-high 17 points led Shenandoah.
For Weatherly, Alexa Figas had 14 points and Melanie Clabia followed with nine.
Shenandoah won the JV game, 44-39. Sarah Heister's 11 points led Weatherly.
WEATHERLY
L. Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Clabia 4-0-0-9, Snyder 1-0-0-2, Hinkle 1-0-0-2, Calia 1-0-2-3, Figas 5-4-4-14, Panzarella 1-0-0-2, Lesko 0-2-4-2, E. Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Heister 0-0-0-0, Galada 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-6-10-34.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
DeAngelo 1-0-0-3, Carduff 4-2-2-12, Karpovich 7-3-5-17, Huff 0-4-4-4, Krushinsky 3-0-0-7, Sacco 1-0-0-2, Bolschi 2-3-3-7, Shemanchick 1-0-0-3, Norwich 0-0-0-0, Gottshall 0-0-0-0, Kalenkosky 0-0-0-0, Lukashunas 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-12-14-55.
Weatherly 1 13 7 13 - 34
Shenandoah 17 17 16 5 - 55
Three pointers: W - Calia 1, Clabia 1; SV - Carduff 2, Krushinsky 1, Shemanchick 1, DeAngelo 1.
Panther Vy.-Pine Grove
Corrine Ryan scored a game-high 28 points to lead Pine Grove to a 61-25 Schuylkill League Division 1 win over visiting Panther Valley.
Ryan hit seven three-pointers in the contest with five of them coming in the first quarter.
The Cardinals also received 15 points from Kelly Fidler. For PV, Dana McFadden and Brittany Cunfer each scored five points.
Pine Grove also won the JV game, 37-26.
PANTHER VALLEY
Gates 2-0-0-4, McFadden 2-0-2-5, A. Markovich 2-0-0-4, O. Markovich 2-0-0-4, Ogozalek 1-0-0-2, Cunfer 2-1-3-5, Zlock 0-1-6-1, Thomas 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-2-11-25.
PINE GROVE
Smith 0-0-0-0, Nagle 0-0-0-0, Thompson 1-0-0-2, Zimmerman 1-0-0-2, C. Ryan 10-1-1-28, Dimon 1-0-0-3, Stine 0-0-0-0, Kimmel 2-0-0-4, K. Ryan 1-2-2-4, Copeland 0-0-0-0, Sampson 0-0-0-0, Anderson 1-1-2-3, Fidler 7-0-1-15. TOTALS: 24-4-6-61.
Panther Valley 7 4 5 9 - 25
Pine Grove 23 16 13 9 - 61
Three-pointers: Panther Valley - McFadden 1; Pine Grove - C. Ryan 7, Dimon 1, Fidler 1.
JR. HIGH B-BALL
9TH GRADE
Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe edged Tamaqua, 63-60.
Lynch had a game high 24 points for Jim Thorpe while Hareston added 15 points.
Tanner Kehl had 18 points to lead four double-figure scorers for the Raiders (7-10). Matt Yeakel added 13 points, Derek Rottet had 12 points, and Dalton Nunemacher chipped in 11.
8TH GRADE
Tamaqua-Sch. Haven
Tamaqua posted a 37-24 win over Schuylkill Haven.
The Raiders (13-5) were led by Mike Weinert with 13 points.
Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe
Tamaqua beat Jim Thorpe, 45-12.
Brian Leibensperger and Adam Bates each had eight points to lead the Raiders (14-5).
Baombolia led the Olympians with eight points.
Pleasant Vy.-ES South
Pleasant Valley beat up on East Stroudsburg South, 63-21.
Marquis Brown led the Bears (9-3) with 20 points. Sam Newhall added 12.
7TH GRADE
Tamaqua-Sch. Haven
Tamaqua topped Schuylkill Haven, 36-23.
Brett Kosciolek had the hot hand for the Raiders pouring in 17 points.
Pleasant Vy.-ES South
Pleasant Valley outscored East Stroudsburg South in every quarter and went on to win, 41-14.
Brian Joseph paced the Bears (10-2) with 10 points.
7TH-8TH GRADE
Weatherly-No. Schuy.
North Schuylkill downed the Wreckers in junior high action by a 37-31 final score.
Leading the way for the Wreckers in scoring were Brett Kelly and Nick Miller with 11 points apiece.
