ORWIGSBURG — Sadie Cresswell scored five of her 15 points in overtime to lead the Pottsville girls’ basketball team to a Schuylkill League Division I victory, 38-33 over Blue Mountain, on Friday night.
Cresswell added eight rebounds as Pottsville erased a 27-22 deficit entering the fourth quarter to come back and tie the game at 29 at the end of regulation.
Abigail Fanelli had a double-double for Blue Mountain with a game-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. Julia Kutz also had 10 boards for the Eagles.
POTTSVILLE (38) — Sherakas 2 3-4 8, Burnhauser 2 0-0 5, Eckley 1 1-3 3, Cresswell 5 2-2 15, Comfort 0 0-0 0, Kondrack 0 1-3 1, Connors 0 0-0 0, Schenk 3 0-0 6. Totals 13 7-12 38.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (33) — Kaledas 0 1-2 1, Challenger 0 1-2 1, Fanelli 7 0-0 16, Connors 1 0-1 2, Moyer 1 0-0 2, Steinhilber 0 0-0 0, Kutz 2 3-5 7, Ebling 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 5-10 33.
Pot (3-0, 2-0) 15 4 3 7 9 — 38 BM (1-4, 0-2) 8 10 9 2 2 — 33
3-point FGs: Sherakas, Burnhauser, Cresswell 3, Fanelli 2
JV score: Blue Mountain 33-23
Williams Valley 56
Schuylkill Haven 47
SCHULKILL HAVEN — Rayanne Hawk and Hannah Nestor both scored 18 points as the Vikings used a big fourth quarter to rally past the Hurricanes in a Division II contest.
Schuylkill Haven led 36-25 entering the fourth before Williams Valley held a 31-11 scoring advantage to get the win. .
Emma Schweigert had a game-high 21 points for the Hurricanes, while Amanda Farr added 12.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (56) — Pinchorski 0 0-0 0, Hawk 5 7-9 18, Schorr 0 0-0 0, Han. Nestor 4 9-10 18, Daniel 0 2-2 2, Schadle 1 0-2 2, Kreiser 0 0-0 0, Hal. Nestor 1 6-9 8, Whelski 1 6-9 8. Totals 12 30-41 56.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (47) — Reichert 0 0-0 0, Werez 0 0-0 0, Gerber 2 2-4 6, Donati 1 2-4 4, Schweigert 7 7-8 21, White 1 0-0 2, Personette 0 0-0 0, Carl 1 0-0 2, Farr 5 2-3 12. Totals 17 13-19 47.
WV (3-1, 1-1) 9 4 12 31 — 56 SH (0-4, 0-2) 14 6 16 11 — 47
3-point FGs: Hawk, Han. Nestor
JV score: Williams Valley 34-14
Lourdes 39
Tri-Valley 33
HEGINS — Carmella Bickel scored 15 points and Bailey Trell added 11 to lead the Red Raiders past the Bulldogs in a Division II game.
Reagan Newswanger led Tri-Valley with 15 points.
LOURDES (39) — K. Komara 2 3-4 7, Trell 3 4-4 11, Krebs 2 0-0 4, Khanna 0 0-0 0, Bickel 5 3-5 15, Funk 1 0-0 2, Albert 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 10-13 39.
TRI-VALLEY (33) — Newswanger 6 1-2 15, Doyle 2 2-4 6, Deibert 0 2-2 2, Header 1 0-0 2, Romberger 2 0-0 4, B. Pacenta 0 0-0 0, Harner 1 0-0 2, Scheib 1 0-1 2. Totals 13 5-9 33.
Lou. (4-1, 2-0) 4 15 10 10 — 39 TV (4-2, 0-1) 8 7 9 9 — 33
3-point FGs: Trell, Bickel 2, Newswanger 2
JV score: Tri-Valley 30-21
Marian 34
Mahanoy Area 32
MAHANOY CITY — Madison Stoyer scored a team-high 10 points, including six in the third period, as the Fillies edged the Golden Bears in Division III action.
Vanessa Whitecavage added seven points, including a pair of 3-pointers for Marian.
Megan Babinsky tallied a game-high 12 points for Mahanoy Area.
MARIAN (34) — Whildin 1 3-6 5, Whitecavage 2 1-2 7, Correale 1 1-2 3, Shaud 1 3-5 5, Karnish 1 2-5 4, Stoyer 5 0-0 10. Totals 11 10-21 34.
MAHANOY AREA (32) — M. Babinsky 5 2-4 12, M. Bisco 4 0-0 8, L. Bisco 0 1-2 1, Conroy 3 0-0 6, Van Horn 1 1-2 3, Byrne 1 0-0 2, Davidson 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-8 32.
Mar. (5-1, 2-0) 9 6 9 10 — 34 MA (4-2, 1-1) 8 9 4 11 — 32
3-point FGs: Whitecavage 2
JV score: Marian 45-8
Nativity 67
Weatherly 36
Jordyn Simons recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Ashley Strausser scored a game-high 18 points as the Golden Girls downed the Wreckers in a Division III game.
Strausser posted nine points in the second period, and Simons had seven in Nativity’s 22-4 quarter.
Lexi Hartz led Weatherly with 12 points.
WEATHERLY (36) — Heister 1 0-0 2, Parker 3 0-0 8, S. Hartz 1 1-2 3, L. Hartz 5 1-1 12, Berger 0 1-2 1, Gillot 1 0-0 2, Caravella 0 0-0 0, Strizak 2 2-2 8, Gower 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 5-7 36.
NATIVITY (67) — Matlock 0 0-0 0, Melochick 0 0-0 0, Klembara 0 0-0 0, Reigel 0 0-0 0, Lord 2 1-6 5, Ulsh 0 0-0 0, Souchak 6 0-0 14, Yordy 0 0-0 0, Simons 4 5-7 13, McClure 0 1-2 1, Warren 4 4-5 13, Strausser 8 0-0 18, Clarke 1 1-2 3, Tray 0 0-0 0, Buchel 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 12-22 67.
Wea. (1-3, 0-2) 10 4 9 13 — 36 Nat. (3-2, 1-0) 20 22 22 3 — 67
3-point FGs: Parker 2, L. Hartz, Strizak 2, Souchak 2, Warren, Strausser 2
JV score: Nativity 52-16
Tamaqua 47
Panther Valley 23
LANSFORD — Kirstin Jones scored 15 points as the Blue Raiders picked up its first win of the season with a Division I victory over the Panthers.
Bailey Hartung finished with 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and Vanessa Solt added 10 points for Tamaqua.
Christina Dacey led Panther Valley with 11 points.
TAMAQUA (47) — Hartung 4 0-0 11, Jones 6 3-4 15, Wittig 3 0-0 6, Baddick 0 0-0 0, Solt 4 2-6 10, Ligenza 0 0-0 0, Pratka 0 0-1 0, Boran-Smith 2 0-0 5, McVicker 0 0-0 0, Shamonsky 0 0-0 0, Hromyak 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 5-11 47.
PANTHER VALLEY (23) — Marouchoc 1 1-2 3, Weaver 0 0-0 0, Vance 3 3-6 9, Corby 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, M. Markovich 0 0-0 0, Dacey 3 5-7 11, C. Markovich 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 9-15 23.
Tam. (1-4, 1-1) 10 17 12 8 — 47 PV (2-2, 0-2) 8 5 5 5 — 23
3-point FGs: Hartung 3, Boran-Smith
JV score: Tamaqua 36-12
Jim Thorpe 65
Lehighton 55
LEHIGHTON — Kayley Kovac scored 33 points and shot 15-of-22 from the line, and Gabbie Binder added 21 points as Jim Thorpe topped Lehighton in a Division I contest.
In all, the Olympians went 22-for-38 from the foul line.
Aubrey Blasiak led the Indians with 15 points and Riley Durishin scored 12.
JIM THORPE (65) — Doughty 0 0-0 0, P. Kovac 0 0-0 0, Condly 0 0-0 0, Naranjo 3 1-3 7, Binder 8 5-8 21, K. Kovac 9 15-22 33, Cressman 1 1-2 3, Waselus 0 0-0 0, Bush 0 0-0 0, Lignore 0 1-2 1. Totals 23 22-38 65.
LEHIGHTON (55) — Rossino 0 0-0 0, Durishin 4 3-7 12, Whiteman 0 4-6 4, Fital 4 0-0 8, B. Blasiak 2 2-2 6, A. Blasiak 6 0-0 15, Beck 0 0-0 0, Faust 3 3-4 9, Buchinsky 1 0-0 2, Frey 0 0-0 0, Bollinger 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 12-19 55.
JT (4-1, 2-0) 11 24 14 16 — 65 Leh. (2-4, 1-1) 9 17 12 17 — 55
3-point FGs: Durishin, A. Blasiak 2
JV score: Jim Thorpe 47-42
Boys’ basketball
Minersville 53
Jim Thorpe 38
MINERSVILLE — Spencer Tobin scored 15 points and Chris Leshko added 14 as Minersville triumphed over Jim Thorpe in a non-league game.
Leshko netted 11 of his total points in a 37-20 second half.
Rayan Green and Shane Snisky led the Olympians with 11 points each.
JIM THORPE (38) — Carroll 0 0-0 0, Veney 3 3-5 9, Elmore 2 0-0 4, Micciche 1 0-0 3, Green 5 1-2 11, O. Snisky 0 0-0 0, McElmoyle 0 0-0 0, S. Snisky 5 1-3 11. Totals 16 5-10 38.
MINERSVILLE (53) — McBreen 3 2-2 9, Stephen 0 0-0 0, Hashin 1 4-8 6, Leshko 5 2-2 14, Graham 4 0-1 9, Brennan 0 0-0 0, Tobin 4 6-8 15. Totals 17 14-21 53.
JT (2-5) 5 13 11 9 — 38 Min. (3-1) 12 4 19 18 — 53
3-point FGs: Micciche 3, McBreen, Leshko 2, Graham, Tobin
JV score: Jim Thorpe 52-42
Pius X 64
Shenandoah Valley 63
BANGOR — Joel Santana scored a game-high 30 points and picked up eight rebounds, but Shenandoah Valley fell to Pius X in a triple-overtime, non-league thriller.
Ian McCole added 14 points and eight rebounds, and both McCole and Santana sank four 3-pointers for the Blue Devils in the back-and-forth affair.
The Royals tied the game with a 3-pointer to send it into OT, and Jalen Simpson totaled seven foul shots throughout all three extra periods to give Pius X the win.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (63) — Santana 11 4-5 30, McCole 5 0-0 14, McNeil 0 0-0 0, Alvarez 0 0-0 0, Chagolla-Rojas 2 0-0 6, Allegretta 0 0-0 0, Ryan 2 1-5 5, Cabrera 2 0-0 4, White 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 5-10 63.
PIUS X (64) — Weller 2 1-2 6, Plante 4 0-0 8, Kichline 2 0-0 4, Stewart 6 5-7 19, Simpson 7 9-11 25, Carryl 1 0-2 2. Totals 22 15-22 64.
SV (1-4) 13 11 10 10 6 7 6 — 63 PX 7 18 10 9 6 7 7 — 64
3-point FGs: Santana 4, McCole 4, Chagolla-Rojas 2, Weller, Stewart 2, Simpson 2
JV score: Shenandoah Valley 46-31
Conrad Weiser 60
Hamburg 28
ROBESONIA — Corey Evangalista led Hamburg with nine points, and Daniel Fink added eight, but the Hawks fell to Conrad Weiser 60-28 in Berks League action.
HAMBURG (28) — Adams 1 2-2 4, Barr 2 0-0 5, Conrad 0 0-0 0, Evangalista 1 7-7 9, Fink 2 3-4 8, Greenawald 0 0-2 0, Hartman 0 0-0 0, Hauck 1 0-0 2, Lesher 0 0-0 0, Machmer 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-1 0, Warner 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 12-16 28.
CONRAD WEISER (60) — Albarran 2 0-0 4, Benjamin 0 1-4 1, Brosious 3 0-0 7, Colon 2 0-0 4, Hoss 1 0-2 2, Jordan 2 2-7 6, Joseph 3 4-4 10, Ober 4 0-3 8, Talford 5 2-3 13, Weiser 1 0-0 2, Westman 1 0-0 3. Totals 24 9-23 60.
Ham. (0-7, 0-2) 6 5 9 8 — 28 CW (4-1, 2-0) 13 21 13 13 — 60
3-point FGs: Barr, Fink, Brosious, Talford, Westman
JV score: Conrad Weiser 36-26
Nativity 61, CMVT 31
ESPY — Jeff Yordy scored 27 points to lead Nativity past Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech in the semifinals of the CMVT Tournament.
Columbia County Christian beat Weatherly 47-46 in the other semifinal game and will play the Hilltoppers for the championship today at 7:15 p.m.
Yordy finished with 19 points in the first half. Dominic Piccioni and Cullen Hoppel scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, in the game for Nativity.
NATIVITY (61) — Greco 0 1-2 1, Yordy 11 3-4 27, Piccioni 5 0-1 12, Hoppel 3 2-2 10, Adams 2 2-6 6, Hunyara 0 1-2 1, Nelson 2 0-0 4, Petzel 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-17 64.
COLUMBIA-MONTOUR VO-TECH (31) — Helder 0 0-0 0, Pitonyak 5 3-6 16, Petry 1 0-1 2, Six 2 0-1 4, Zajac 1 0-0 2, Welsh 1 2-6 4, Cameron 1 1-2 3, Wisniewsky 0 0-0 0, Musselman 0 0-0 0, Pascal 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 6-16 31.
Nat. (3-2) 11 23 13 14 — 61 CMVT 8 4 8 11 — 31
3-point FGs: Yordy 2, Piccioni 2, Hoppel 2, Pitonyak 3
Girls’ swimming
Pottsville 91
Mahanoy Area 79
MAHANOY CITY — Madeline Consugar (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle) and Sarah Corse-Campion (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke) both won a pair of individual events as Pottsville edged Mahanoy Area in a Schuylkill League dual-meet.
Katie Deegan won the 100 freestyle for the Tide, which also placed first in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
Noel Bernardyn (50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke) won two events for the Golden Bears, and Kiera Van Horn came in first in the 200 IM.
200 medley relay — 1. Mahanoy Area (K. Van Horn, N. Bernardyn, Antanavage, L. Van Horn) 2:05.88, 2. Pottsville, 3. Mahanoy Area; 200 freestyle — 1. M. Consugar (P) 2:19.47, 2. Burke (MA), 3. L. Turnitza (P); 200 IM — 1. K. Van Horn (MA) 2:30.96, 2. P. Bernardyn (MA), 3. Young (P); 50 freestyle — 1. N. Bernardyn (MA) 26.10, 2. Berdanier (P), 3. Deegan (P); Diving — No event; 100 butterfly — 1. Corse-Campion (P) 1:09.68, 2. J. Turnitza (P), 3. Antanavage (MA); 100 freestyle — 1. Deegan (P) 1:02.74, 2. Zanis (P), 3. Loughlin (MA); 500 freestyle — 1. M. Consugar (P) 6:22.84, 2. L. Turnitza (P), 3. Burke (MA); 200 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (Berdanier, Zanis, Deegan, Corse-Campion) 1:51.79, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Pottsville; 100 backstroke — 1. Corse-Campion (P) 1:10.51, 2. K. Van Horn (MA), 3. J. Turnitza (P); 100 breaststroke — 1. N. Bernardyn (MA) 1:14.01, 2. Fellows (P), 3. P. Bernardyn (MA); 400 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (J. Turnitza, M. Consugar, Berdanier, Zanis) 4:12.58, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Mahanoy Area.
Boys’ swimming
Pottsville 106
Mahanoy Area 58
MAHANOY CITY — Michael Smerlick (200 freestyle), Ryan Scanlan (50 freestyle), Michael Logothetides (100 butterfly), Josh Marx (100 freestyle), Nick Kerby (500 freestyle) and Tanner Steinhart (100 breaststroke) each won individual events as Pottsville cruised by Mahanoy Area in a Schuylkill League dual-meet.
Joseph Antolick (200 IM) and Liam Mansell (100 backstroke) were the only individual event winners for the Golden Bears.
200 medley relay — 1. Pottsville (Logothetides, Steinhart, J. Marx, Scanlan) 1:51.46, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Pottsville; 200 freestyle — 1. Smerlick (P) 1:59.01, 2. Mansell (MA), 3. McKenzie (MA); 200 IM — 1. Antolick (MA) 2:23.33, 2. Spece (P), 3. Wanser (P); 50 freestyle — 1. Scanlan (P) 25.70, 2. Antalosky (MA), 3. Howell (P); Diving — No event; 100 butterfly — 1. Logothetides (P) 1:01.01, 2. Wojciechowsky (P), 3. Antolick (MA); 100 freestyle — 1. J. Marx (P) 53.89, 2. Botto (P), 3. Scanlan (P); 500 freestyle — 1. Kerby (P) 5:55.10, 2. Noon (MA), 3. Bevan (P); 200 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (Smerlick, Steinhart, Logothetides, J. Marx) 1:38.26, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Pottsville: 100 backstroke — 1. Mansell (MA) 1:01.94, 2. Turnitza (P), 3. Hullihan (MA); 100 breaststroke — 1. Steinhart (P) 1:10.31, 2. Boxter (MA), 3. McKenzie (MA); 400 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (Smerlick, Kerby, Botto, Wojciechowsky) 3:54.30, 2. Pottsville, 3. Mahanoy Area.