PINE GROVE — With three minutes left in the third quarter, things seemed to be going Pine Grove’s way.
The Cardinals led by one and had erased a five-point halftime deficit.
The final 11 minutes, though, belonged to Williams Valley. The Vikings ended the game on a 22-3 run to earn a 53-35, non-league victory Saturday afternoon.
Nick Rodichock scored 15 of his game-high 22 points in the first half to help Williams Valley build a 29-24 lead.
Peppe Mini added 11 points for the Vikings.
Austin Fick scored 15 and Kobe D’Agostino netted 12 for the Cardinals.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (53) — Reinoehl 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 2 1-3 5, Weist 0 0-0 0 0, Whitcomb 0 0-0 0, Sepulveda 2 1-2 6, Rodichok 7 7-11 22, Mini 3 4-6 11, Miller 3 2-2 9, Bordner 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 15-24 53.
PINE GROVE (35) — Rossi 0 0-0 0, Snedden 1 0-0 2, Soper 0 0-0 0, Kauffman 0 0-0 0, Kreiser 0 0-0 0, Leininger 0 0-0 0, D’Agostino 5 1-2 12, Weinus 1 0-0 3, Griffiths 1 0-2 3, Fick 6 3-4 15, Omlor 0 0-0 0, Mars 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-8 35.
WV (3-2) 11 18 16 8 — 53 PG (1-5) 6 18 9 2 — 35
3-point FGs: Sepulveda, Rodichok, Mini, Miller, D’Agostino, Weinus, Griffiths
JV score: Williams Valley 62-54
Pottsville 58
Salisbury 32
ALLENTOWN — Travis Blankenhorn scored 10 of his game-high 22 points in the third period as Pottsville took a 33-11 halftime lead and pulled away to beat Salisbury in a non-league game.
Jordan Melochick scored 13 points and Eli Nabholz added 10 for the Crimson Tide.
Dylan Belletiere’s 14 points paced Salisbury, which took its first loss in six games this season.
POTTSVILLE (58) — Hinchliffe 1 2-2 4, Painter 1 0-0 3, Blankenhorn 7 5-6 22, Dunkel 0 0-0 0, Melochick 4 4-5 13, Shuman 0 0-0 0, Witman 0 0-0 0, Abdo 3 0-1 6, Nabholz 4 1-2 10, Coyle 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 12-16 58.
SALISBURY (32) — Jones 0 0-0 0, Webber 1 0-1 2, Cooperman 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Reichenbach 0 1-2 1, Costello 1 0-0 2, Carson 0 0-0 0, Slutsky 0 2-2 2, Belletiere 6 2-4 14, Reed 2 5-6 9, Fairclough 1 0-0 2, Tiao 0 0-0 0, Rogers 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 10-15 32.
Pot (5-0) 13 20 12 13 — 58 Sal (5-1) 5 6 15 6 — 32
3-point FGs: Painter, Blankenhorn 3, Melochick, Nabholz
JV score: Pottsville 53-51, OT
Veritas Academy 66
Gillingham Charter 19
GEIGERTOWN — Nate Woodling scored seven points for Gillingham Charter in its loss to Veritas Academy in the consolation game of the High Point Baptist Tournament.
Isaiah Thompson added six points for the Wolfpack, while Justin Hertzog’s 17 points led Veritas Academy.
VERITAS ACADEMY (66) — Bender 2 0-0 6, Kessler 3 2-2 8, O’Dell 0 0-0 0, Thompson 4 5-12 13, Seeger 0 0-0 0, Rawlings 1 2-2 4, Hertzog 7 2-2 17, S. Wells 0 0-1 0, L. Wells 4 4-6 12, Miller 0 0-0 0, Saltsman 2 2-2 6, McGrath 0 0-2 0. Totals 23 17-29 66.
GILLINGHAM CHARTER (19) — Cintron 1 0-0 3, Broadhurst 0 0-0 0, Thompson 3 0-0 6, Ja. Rivera 1 0-0 3, Smith 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Woodling 3 1-2 7, Je. Rivera 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 1-2 19.
Veritas 30 16 11 9 — 66 GC (0-4) 3 9 5 2 — 19
3-point FGs: Bender 2, Hertzog, Cintron, Ja. Rivera
Schuylkill Haven 58
Panther Valley 41
LANSFORD — Austin Charles scored eight of his game-high 21 points in the first quarter to spark the Hurricanes to a non-league victory over the Panthers.
Mike Ulsh netted 12 points for Schuylkill Haven. Ethan Vermillion scored 10 points for Panther Valley, knocking down three shots from beyond the arc.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (58) — Webb 3 0-0 6, Smith 1 0-1 2, Ulsh 5 1-4 12, Blugis 3 2-2 8, Fryer 0 0-0 0, Conage 3 0-0 7, Charles 10 1-3 21, Hughes 1 0-0 2, Mills 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 4-10 58.
PANTHER VALLEY (41) — Keo 1 1-2 3, Dubosky 0 1-2 1, Vermillion 3 1-3 10, Stanko 1 0-0 2, Micholik 1 0-0 3, Nase 0 0-0 0, Miller 2 1-2 5, Hudicka 3 0-0 8, Eickoff 0 0-0 0, Weng 0 0-0 0, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Blasko 3 0-0 7, Emmert 0 0-0 0, Morgans 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 4-9 41.
SH (5-2) 15 11 17 15 — 58 PV (1-6) 3 11 12 15 — 41
3-point FGs: Ulsh, Conage, Vermillion 3, Micholik, Hudicka 2, Blasko
JV score: Schuylkill Haven 23-18
MMI 48
Shenandoah Valley 43
FREELAND — Joel Santana scored a game-high 20 points but the Blue Devils fell to MMI in a non-league game.
Shenandoah led by five in the fourth quarter before MMI, led by John Stish’s 15 points and Cory Roger’s 14, stormed back.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (43) — Santana 8 3-4 20, McNeil 1 0-0 3, McCole 3 0-0 8, Alvarez 0 0-0 0, Chagolla 1 0-0 3, Allegretta 0 0-0 0, Ryan 1 1-3 3, Cabrera 1 0-0 2, White 1 2-3 4. Totals 16 6-10 43.
MMI (48) — Berbener 1 1-2 3, Solgama 1 1-2 4, Rogers 5 2-2 14, Stish 4 5-7 15, Harman 2 2-4 6, Alday 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 0-0 6. Totals 15 11-17 48.
SV (1-5) 7 13 13 10 — 43 MMI 6 14 11 17 — 48
3-point FGs: Santana, McNeil, McCole 2, Chagolla, Solgama, Rogers 2, Stish 2, Williams 2
JV score: Shenandoah Valley 39-34
Columbia Co. Chr. 47
Weatherly 46
ALMEDIA — Luke Figas scored 18 points but the Wreckers came up short to Columbia County Christian in the consolation of the CMVT Tournament.
David Hutchinson had 25 points to lead Columbia County Christian, which outscored Weatherly 23-16 in the third quarter.
WEATHERLY (46) — Reiner 7 0-1 15, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Figas 7 3-3 18, Miller 4 3-4 11, Bizarre 0 0-0 0, Moon 1 0-0 2, Buck 0 0-0 0, Piser 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-8 46.
COLUMBIA COUNTY CHRISTIAN (47) — Funk 1 0-2 2, Hutchinson 9 4-5 25, Dymon 0 2-3 2, King 4 3-6 11, Dudick 0 0-0 0, Billmyer 0 0-0 0, Blockus 3 0-2 7. Totals 17 9-18 47.
Wea. (1-4) 8 11 16 11 — 46 CCC 6 6 23 12 — 47
3-point FGs: Reiner, Figas, Hutchinson 3, Blockus
Minersville 68
Upper Dauphin 58
ELIZABETHVILLE — Chris Leshko and Dave Graham bucketed 14 points apiece as the Battlin’ Miners topped the Trojans in a non-league contest.
Minersville outscored Upper Dauphin 31-20 in the middle quarters. Jon McBreen and Collin Hashin recorded 13 points each as well for Minersville.
Matthew Miller hit seven three-pointers and totalled a game-high 33 points for Upper Dauphin.
MINERSVILLE (68) — McBreen 6 0-1 13, Stephen 1 0-0 2, Hashin 3 6-8 13, Leshko 5 0-0 14, Stoppie 1 1-2 3, Graham 6 0-0 14, Brennan 1 3-4 5, Tobin 1 2-4 4. Totals 24 12-19 68.
UPPER DAUPHIN (58) — Snyder 0 0-0 0, Miller 10 6-8 33, Uhler 0 2-2 2, Calnon 0 0-0 0, Gessner 2 6-8 10, Bond 0 0-0 0, Lenker 0 0-0 0, Deitrich 1 0-0 3, Trently 1 0-0 2, Reigner 2 2-6 6, Wiest 0 0-1 0, Norris 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 16-25 58.
Min (4-1) 15 13 18 22 — 68 UDA (5-2) 17 10 10 21 — 58
3-point FGs: McBreen, Hashin, Leshko 4, Graham 2, Miller 7, Deitrich
JV score: Minersville 45-33
Nativity 64
Columbia Co. Chr. 47
ALMEDIA — Jeff Yordy exploded for a game-high 34 points as the Hilltoppers overpowered the Defenders in the CMVT Tournament championship.
Yordy scored 20 points in the second half as Nativity outscored Columbia County Christian 33-15.
Dominic Piccioni (10) and Cullen Hoppel (12) scored in the double digits for the Hilltoppers.
COLUMBIA COUNTY CHRISTIAN (47) — Funk 3 2-5 8, Hutchinson 3 2-2 8, Diamond 3 0-0 6, King 1 8-9 10, Blockus 4 6-9 15. Totals 14 18-25 47.
nativity (37) — Yordy 14 3-5 34, Piccioni 3 2-4 10, Hoppel 5 0-0 12, Adams 1 0-0 2, Hunyara 2 0-0 4, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Greco 0 0-4 0, Petzel 0 0-0 0, White 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 5-13 64.
Col. Co. Chr. 18 14 8 7 — 47 Nativity (4-2) 24 7 17 16 — 64
3-point FGs: Blockus, Yordy 3, Piccioni 2, Hoppel 2
Tamaqua 65
Hamburg 16
TAMAQUA — Bo Rottet produced a game-high 25 points as the Blue Raiders routed the Hawks in a non-league contest.
Rottet also knocked down two 3-pointers. Russel Blaker (11) and Brett Kosciolek (10) also netted double digit points.
TAMAQUA (65) — Blaker 5 0-0 11, Miller 2 0-0 4, Rottet 9 5-5 25, Skripko 1 0-0 2, MacDonald 3 0-2 6, Kosciolek 5 0-0 10, Shilko 2 0-2 5, Berezwick 1 0-0 2, Scott 0 0-0 0, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Coleman 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 5-9 65.
HAMBURG (16) — Fink 1 0-0 2, Miller 0 1-2 1, Conrad 0 0-0 0, Adams 3 0-0 6, Evangelista 0 0-0 0, Greenwald 0 0-0 0, Machmer 1 0-0 2, Warner 0 0-0 0, Barr 0 0-0 0, Hauck 0 0-0 0, Graham 0 0-0 0, Lesher 1 0-0 2, Hartman 0 1-2 1, Nabozny 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 2-4 16.
Tam (7-0) 27 12 11 15 — 65 Ham (0-8) 2 6 4 4 — 16
3-point FGs: Blaker, Rottet 2, Shilko
JV score: Tamaqua 40-30