Jim Thorpe boys, Weatherly girls win
The Jim Thorpe b oys and Weatherly girls picked up wins on the hardwood on Wednesday night.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Schuylkill Haven-Jim Thorpe
Rashid Epps scored 11 of his game-high 23 points in the fourh quarter and led his Olympians to a 62-55 victory over Schuylkill League foe Schuylkill Haven.
Sam Lux chipped in 15 for the locals and connected on two three-pointers. Corey Cinciola added eight.
Jim Thorpe improves to 3-0 on the year.
The Olympians also won the JV contest by a score of 51-27.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
Ban 3-0-1-7, Murphy 3-1-2-8, Marso 7-1-3-18, Charles 1-0-0-2, Farrell 4-2-3-10, McGee 4-2-2-10, Cook 0-0-0-0, Jordan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-6-11-55.
JIM THORPE
DiBonifazio 1-4-4-6, Lux 5-3-10-15, Epps 11-1-3-23, Cinicola 2-4-6-8, Johnson 3-0-0-6, Richardson 2-0-1-4, Moranta 0-0-0-0, Otto 0-0-0-0, Clark 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-12-24-62.
SH 13 13 10 19 - 55
JT 8 13 16 25 - 62
Three Pointers: SH - Marso 3, Ban, Murphy; JT - Lux 2.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Weatherly-Panther Valley
Weatherly was powered by Alexa Figas and her eight points in overtime, as the Lady Wreckers topped the Lady Panthers 53-49.
Figas finished with a game-high 19 points, with 12 of those points coming in the second half. Teammates Nicole Calia and Sara Snyder added 13 and 12 points respectively in the winning effort.
The Panthers were led by Oliva Markovich's 11 points. She was the only Panther Valley player to score in double digits.
WEATHERLY
J. Dougherty 1-0-1-2, Clabia 0-0-2-0, Snyder 4-0-0-12, Hinkle 0-0-0-0, Calia 3-6-8-13, Figas 8-2-2-19, Heister 0-0-0-0, Lesko 1-0-2-2, Galada 1-0-0-2, Panzarella 0-3-4-3. TOTALS: 18-11-19-53.
PANTHER VALLEY
Gates 2-0-0-5, McFadden 3-1-2-9, A. Markovich 2-5-6-9, O. Markovich 4-2-2-11, Ogozalek 1-0-1-2, Cunfer 3-2-6-8, Zlock 1-1-3-3, Thomas 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-11-19-49.
W 8 11 11 12 11 - 53
PV 11 15 7 9 7 - 49
Three Pointers: W - Snyder 4, Calia, Figas; PV - McFadden 2, Gates, O. Markovich.
Reading CC-Marian
Marian squeezed out a tough one over non-league opponent Reading CC, as the Fillies won 36-32.
Danielle Tristani paced Marian with 15 points. Fellow Fillie Angela Bellezza added eight on two three-pointers.
Reading CC's Maria Possignoli led all scorers with 17 points.
READING CC
DiCerchio 0-0-0-0, Wendt 2-0-0-4, Reinhart 3-0-0-6, Henneman 0-1-3-1, Jones 0-0-0-0, Kozolowski 1-0-0-2, Zimmerman 1-0-1-2, Rossignoli 6-3-6-17. TOTALS: 13-4-10-32.
MARIAN
Bellezza 3-0-0-8, Ferrello 0-0-0-0, McLaughlin 0-0-0-0, Patten 0-0-0-0, Kennedy 2-1-2-5, Markiewicz 0-0-0-0, Linkchorst 2-0-0-4, Shober 0-0-0-0, Ferko 1-2-2-4, Tristani 6-3-7-15. TOTALS: 14-6-11-36.
RCC 11 8 4 9 - 32
Mar. 7 10 11 8 - 36
Three Pointers: R - Rossignoli 2; M - Bellezza 2.
FRESHMEN BASKETBALL
Weatherly-Mahanoy Area
Josh Reiner dropped 20 points for the Wreckers, however it wasn't enough as Weatherly fell to Mahanoy Area by two, 48-46.
