Northwestern wrestlers defeat No. Lehigh

Northwestern defeated Northern Lehigh in wrestling to highlight Thursday scholastic sports action.

WRESTLING

No. Lehigh-Northwestern

Northwestern capitalized on five forfeits to hand Northern Lehigh a 44-24 Colonial League setback.

The Bulldogs held a 4-3 edge on the night in contested bouts, but couldn’t overcome the forfeits.

The Bulldogs’ duo of Dominic Bandle (220) and Preston Bauer (120) both recorded falls.

Harrison Bernhard (152) earned the Tigers’ lone pin.

Northwestern 44, Northern Lehigh 24

160 – Ryan Fink (NW) won by forfeit

170 – Ryan Haas (NW) dec. Damion Rodriguez, 2-1

182 – Tyler Watson (NW) won by forfeit

195 – Ryan Haverkamp (NW) won by forfeit

220 – Dominic Bandle (NL) pinned Isaiah Johri in 1:08

285 – Joshua Schaffer (NL) won by forfeit

106 – Double forfeit

113 – Brenden Smay (NL) dec. Eli Dellicker, 9-3

120 – Preston Bauer (NL) pinned Jake Dellicker in 3:17

126 – Mason Brensinger (NW) tech. fall Nathan Ellan in 6:00, 17-0

132 – Trevor Amorim (NL) dec. Ben Griffith, 5-0

138 – Donovan White (NW) won by forfeit

145 – Jack Casciano (NW) won by forfeit

152 – Harrison Bernhard (NW) pinned Joseph Abidelli in 3:58

Palmerton-Southern Lehigh

Gabriel Ramos’ major decision in the next-to-last bout sealed the deal in Palmerton’s 36-34 Colonial League win over Southern Lehigh.

Dennis Lombardi (138), Lucas Christman (152), Matt Lalik (170) and Jeremy Mooney (220) all had pins for the Blue Bombers.

Palmerton 36, Southern Lehigh 34

126 - Deacon Dickinson (SL) pinned Grant Scott in 4:35

132 - Christian Colasurdo (SL) won by forfeit

138 - Dennis Lombardi (P) pinned Tyler Petri in 4:40

145 - Nick Colasurdo (SL) major dec. Shawn Gardner, 14-1

152 - Lucas Christman (P) pinned Liam Treacy in 1:27

160 - Ciro D’Ambrosio (SL) dec. Hunter Fierro, 7-6

170 - Matt Lalik (P) pinned Dean Zannakis in :59

182 - Dylan Gonyo (P) dec. Nick DeNave, 6-4

195 - Collin Gil (SL) major dec. Chris Lucykanish, 12-1

220 - Jeremy Mooney (P) pinned Michael Vazquez in 1:53

285 - Tyshonn Barone (SL) pinned Michael Stepp in 1:48

106 - Aaron Garner (P) won by forfeit

113 - Gabriel Ramos (P) major dec. Richie Gilmore, 18-9

120 - Alex Garcia (SL) won by forfeit

*SL deducted one team point for bench misconduct

*Palmerton deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct

Jim Thorpe-Pine Grove

Jim Thorpe took advantage of five forfeits to roll to a 58-13 Schuylkill League win over Pine Grove.

Austin Williams (195), Ethan Mordeant (185) and Andrew Eisenhardt (132) all posted pins for the Olympians.

Jim Thorpe 58, Pine Grove 13

182 – Strike (JT) won by forfeit

195 – Austin Williams (JT) pinned Kenamore in 1:59

220 – Kendall Herroh (JT) dec. Shadel, 11-7

285 – Ethan Mordeant (JT) pinned Peyton Nuske in :36

106 – John McCabe (JT) won by forfeit

113 – Travis Anderson (PG) major dec. Will Schwartz, 8-0

120 – Gabe Heany (JT) won by forfeit

126 – Austin Givens (JT) won by forfeit

132 – Andrew Eisenhardt (JT) pinned Noah Venszl in 3:31

138 – Chris Strika (JT) won by forfeit

145 – Ayden Ney (PG) pinned Ethan Gavornik in 1:13

152 – Caleb McDermott (JT) dec. Chris Charles, 5-0

160 – Jarrin Geisinger (JT) dec. Harris, 9-3

170 – Jared Newhall (JT) major dec. Caleb Briter, 12-2

Lehighton-North Schuylkill

Lehighton’s late comeback fell short as North Schuylkill came out on top with a 39-35 Schuylkill League victory.

Trailing 36-12 after nine matches, the Indians’ Lucas Sanguiliano (138), Chris Whiteman (145) and Richard Fronheiser (170) all picked up pins down the stretch and Logan Pagotto (152) received a forfeit victory. But a victory by North Schuylkill’s Dillon Edwards in the next-to-last bout prevented Lehighton from completing the comeback.

North Schuylkill 39, Lehighton 36

182 - Alex Zeigenfuss (L) pinned Zack Schwalm in 3:32

195 - Nock Olayo (NS) won by forfeit

220 - Christian Rodriguez (L) dec Joe Tinari, 9-4

285 - Ryan Weitz (NS) pinned Darrell Hull in :59

106 - Aiden Engleman (NS) won by forfeit

113 - Tyler Slotterback (NS) pinned Lukas Ferguson in 3:10

120 - Danny Grigas (NS) pinned Mason Ferguson in :53

126 - Ethan Minericki (NS) pinned David Miller in 2:21

132 - Steven Fritzinger (L) dec. Gavin Locke, 9-3

138 - Lucas Sangiuliano (L) pinned Chris Cutrona in 1:28

145 - Chris Whiteman (L) pinned Chris Reyes in :12

152 - Logan Pagotto (L) won by forfeit

160 - Dillon Edwards (NS) dec. Jon Ahner (L) 11-6

170 - Richard Fronheiser (L) pinned Shawn Sosnoski in 3:05

Emmaus-Pleasant Valley

Emmaus dropped Pleasant Valley for a 47-19 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.

Anthony Mazzella (220) recorded the Bears’ lone pin, while Chris Tartamella (145) added a major decision.

Emmaus 47, Pleasant Valley 19

138 - Jackson Karrat (E) pinned Dillon Anderson in 5:33

145 - Chris Tartamella (PV) major dec. Jack Brion, 13-2

152 - Jared Groller (E) dec. James Syracuse, 6-3

160 - Edward Iandoli (PV) dec. Christopher Tigar, 3-2

170 - Caden Wright (E) pinned Gavin Dorn in 3:16

182 - Alexander Womack (PV) dec. Connor Carter, 1-0

195 - Chris Frable (PV) dec. Bryce Agostinelli, 3-0

220 - Anthony Mazzella (PV) pinned Liam Dottery in 2:28

285 - Luigi Mannino (E) pinned Braden Burlew in :57

106 - Cade Speicher (E) dec. Logan Segeda (SV-1 7-5)

113 - James Bowie (E) pinned Everett Lata in 1:42

120 - Nicholas Velde (E) pinned Thomas Lovito in :35

126 - Quin Scott (E) tech. fall Tyler Fette in 4:36, 15-0

132 - Kordell Waiters (E) pinned Gentry Knapp in :59

GIRLS BASKETBALL Tamaqua-Pottsville

Tamaqua used a huge fourth quarter to rally for a 51-36 Schuylkill League victory over Pottsville.

Trailing by a point entering the final period, the Raiders outscored Pottsville 20-4 to remain unbeaten on the season.

Emma Kuczynski and Emily Titus scored 18 and 16 points, respectively, for Tamaqua (6-0, 2-0). Kuczynski also had 10 rebounds and five steals.

Tamaqua won the JV game, 32-14, behind 12 points from Serena Jones.

TAMAQUA

Kane 0-0-0-0, Zuber 1-0-0-3, Hromyak 0-0-0-0, Boyle 1-1-2-4, Titus 5-5-7-16, Frederickson 3-0-0-6, Kuczynski 5-7-10-18, Reinhardt 0-4-6-4. TOTALS: 15-17-25-51

POTTSVILLE

J. Plachko 2-1-2-5, Abdo 2-1-2-6, Alvarez 0-1-2-1, L. Plachko 2-0-0-5, Goodman 2-0-0-5, Cesari 3-0-0-6, Conrad 2-0-1-4, Yoder 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 15-2-7-36

Tamaqua 12 8 11 20 - 51

Pottsville 12 14 6 4 - 36

Three-pointers: T - Zuber 1, Kuczynski 1, Boyle 1, Titus 1. P - Abdo 1, L. Plachko 1, Goodman 1

North Schuylkill-Lehighton

Mya Wetzel’s 20-point performance sparked North Schuylkill to a 44-38 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.

Sarah Wagner added 12 points for the Spartans.

Hailey Miller was the lone Indian to hit double figures with 10 points.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Himes 2-0-0-5, Wetzel 7-1-4-20, Creasy 1-0-0-2, Wagner 4-3-3-12, Fetterolf 1-0-0-2, Mogish 0-0-0-0, Green 1-0-0-2, Stitzer 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 16-5-9-44.

LEHIGHTON

Klotz 4-0-0-9, Brown 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, H. Miller 4-1-2-10, E. Miller 1-0-0-3, Pantella 0-0-0-0, Solomon 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 17-1-2-38

No. Schuylkill 10 13 5 16 - 44

Lehighton 11 11 10 6 – 38

Three-pointers: NS – Wetzel 5, Himes 1, Wagner 1; Lehighton – Klotz 1, H. Miller 1, E. Miller 1.

Blue Mountain-Panther Vy.

Blue Mountain doubled up on Panther Valley for a 48-24 Schuylkill League win.

Rachel Lukacz paced the Blue Eagles with 14 points, while Lindsay Kutz added 10.

Erika Dubosky led the Panthers with 14 points.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Beam 1-2-4-4, Kutz 4-2-2-10, Yeager 1-0-0-3, Zelinsky 0-0-0-0, L. Lukacz 0-0-0-0, Fashnacht 3-0-0-8, Spotts 1-0-0-2, R. Lukacz 6-2-3-14, Pishock 2-1-2-5, Mason 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-7-11-48.

PANTHER VALLEY

Pascoe 2-0-0-6, Steber 0-0-0-0, Wehr 0-0-0-0, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Markovich 0-0-0-0, Dubosky 5-3-4-14, Filer 1-2-2-4, Jones 0-0-0-0, Iudicello 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-5-6-24.

Blue Mtn. 22 3 15 8 - 48

Panther Vy. 6 3 8 7 - 24

Three-pointers: BM – Fashnacht 2, Yeager 1; PV – Pascoe 2, Dubosky 1.

Mahanoy Area-Weatherly

Kendall Bernardin’s 15-point performance highlighted Mahanoy Area’s 52-32 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Lindsey Hoffman netted a Wreckers’ high of nine points.

MAHANOY AREA

Lawrence 5-1-2-11, Abrachinsky 2-0-0-5, Karmonick 2-2-2-8, Clark 0-0-0-0, Byrne 1-0-0-2, McGee 3-2-4-8, Bernardin 6-2-2-15, Cavenas 0-3-4-3, Scheeler 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 19-10-15-52.

WEATHERLY

Zoscin 3-2-3-8, Hinkle 0-2-4-2, Hoffman 3-1-2-9, James 1-0-0-2, Peifer 2-0-0-4, Hernandez 3-0-0-7, Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-5-9-32.

Mahanoy Area 11 11 18 12 - 52

Weatherly 7 7 11 7 - 32

Three-pointers: MA – Karmonick 2, Abrachinsky 1, Bernardin 1; Weatherly – Hoffman 2, Hernandez 1.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Tamaqua and Pottsville split in a Schuylkill League meet.

The Blue Raiders scored an 89-81 win on the girls’ side, while the Tide cruised to a 116-55 victory on the boys’ side.

Brianna Dumond was the lone Blue Raider to score multiple wins (100 Fly, 500 Free). Madelyn Jones (200 Free) and Ashley Jones (Diving) added first-place finishes.

The Blue Raiders’ Billy Shilko won first place in diving.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 89, Pottsville 81

200 Medley Relay – 1. Pottsville 2:06.48;

200 Free – 1. Madelyn Jones (T) 2:22.2, 2. Nicole Aguerro-Ramirez (T), 3. Olivia Tokonitz (P);

200 IM – 1. Taleah Ruben (P) 2:19.64, 2. Sarah Maue (T), 3. Maura Walker (T);

50 Free – 1. Kylie Tohill (P) 25.41, 2. Kayla Sherry (T), 3. Julia Balulis (P);

Diving – 1. Ashley Jones (T) 136.35, 2. Greta Snukis (P), 3. Tressa Barron (T);

100 Fly – 1. Brianna Dumond (T) 1:07.10, 2. Elena Martinko (P), 3. Maura Walker (T);

100 Free – 1. Kylie Tohill (P) 56.92, 2. Kayla Sherry (T), 3. Olivia Tokonitz (P);

500 Free – 1. Brianna Dumond (T) 6:10.98, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Elena Martinko (P);

200 Free Relay – 1. Pottsville 1:58.39;

100 Back – 1. Elizabeth Rakus (P) 1:26.93, 2. Logan Hartney (T), 3. Rylee Wenzel (T);

100 Breast – 1. Taleah Ruben (P) 1:11.16, 2. Sarah Maue (T), 3. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T);

400 Free Relay – 1. Pottsville 4:10.4.

BOYS

Pottsville 116, Tamaqua 55

200 Medley Relay – 1. Pottsville 1:50.34, 2. Pottsville, 3. Tamaqua;

200 Free – 1. Zach Turnitza (P) 1:52.47, 2. Gauge Hartney (T), 3. Alexander Barron (T);

200 IM – 1. Zaidian Van Orden (P) 2:09.84, 2. Jordan Young (P);

50 Free – 1. Caleb Reedy (P) 24.91, 2. Jack Logothetides (P), 3. Evan Lecher (P);

Diving – 1. Billy Shilko (T) 208.85, 2. Bill Frederick (T), 3. Owen Golden (P);

100 Fly – 1. Jordan Young (P) 1:00.21, 2. Jack Kalinich (P), 3. Noah Lecher (P);

100 Free – 1. Evan Lecher (P) 55.48, 2. Corey Rinda (P), 3. Zeno Zukovich (T);

500 Free – 1. Dan Albertini (P) 6:40.2, 2. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T);

200 Free Relay – 1. Pottsville 1:37.51;

100 Back – 1. Jack Logothetides (P) 1:03.50, 2. Noah Lecher (P), 3. Ian Machay (T);

100 Breast – 1. Zaidian Van Orden (P) 1:13.10, 2. Alexander Barron (T), 3. Dominic Valentine (T);

400 Free Relay – 1. Pottsville 3:51.21.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Tamaqua-Nativity

Tamaqua got the best of Nativity for a 52-32 win.

Parker Coleman led the Blue Raiders with 13 points.

8TH GRADE

Weatherly-Shenendoah

Weatherly posted a 35-30 win over Shenandoah Valley.

Ian McLaurin netted a Wreckers’ high of 14 points, while Jacob Parker scored nine.

Weatherly-Tamaqua

Tamaqua edged Weatherly, 27-22.

Cian McLaughlin led the Raiders with 15 points, while Gianni Valentine added 11.

Ian McLaurin led the Wreckers with 10 points.

7TH GRADE

Weatherly-Tamaqua

Tamaqua posted a 32-6 win over Weatherly.

Jason Walker and Spencer Dennis tied for a Blue Raiders’ high of six points.