ELIZABETHVILLE — Upper Dauphin and Millersburg proved to be worth the wait.
Alex Uhler scored 16 points and Matt Miller recorded 14 as the Trojans edged the Indians 54-51 in the WQLV Holiday Tournament boys’ championship Tuesday.
The two teams picked up the game with 7:09 on the clock in the first quarter after a power outage Monday postponed the game to Tuesday. The Indians led 2-0 at the time of the stoppage.
Uhler’s layup gave Upper Dauphin a 51-49 lead with 40 seconds left, then the Trojans got two free throws from Jordan Gessner and one from Miller to seal the win.
MILLERSBURG (51) — Warfel 0 0-0 0, Keim 1 0-0 3, Prime 2 0-1 4, Reid 0 0-0 0, Snyder 0 0-0 0, Wingard 3 5-6 14, Keiter 12 5-8 29, Berger 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 11-17 51.
UPPER DAUPHIN (54) — Miller 6 2-8 14, Uhler 8 0-1 16, Calnon 0 0-0 0, Gessner 1 5-6 8, Lenker 1 0-0 2, Deitrich 0 1-2 1, Trently 2 0-0 6, Reigner 2 1-3 5, Wiest 1 0-0 2, Norris 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 9-20 54.
Millers (6-5) 12 16 11 12 — 51 UD (8-2) 15 16 8 15 — 54
3-point FGs: Keim, Wingard 3, Gessner, Trently 2
Blue Mountain 63
Hamburg 22
ORWIGSBURG — Mark Chelius dropped 19 points as the Eagles crushed the Hawks in a non-league game.
Aaron Albertini added 13 points, including three 3-pointers for Blue Mountain, which led 30-11 at the end of the first half.
HAMBURG (22) — Fink 2 0-0 4, Miller 2 1-1 5, Adams 3 0-0 6, Warner 1 0-0 3, Lesher 1 2-2 4, Evangalista 0 0-0 0, Greenawald 0 0-0 0, Machmer 0 0-0 0, Hauck 0 0-0 0, Graham 0 0-0 0, Nabozny 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 3-3 22.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (63) — Stramara 2 3-4 8, Kerstetter 2 1-2 5, Barton 2 0-0 4, Lewis 2 2-4 6, Donovan 1 0-0 2, Chelius 8 2-2 19, Albertini 5 0-0 13, Zerbe 1 0-0 2, Biever 2 0-0 4. Totals 25 8-12 63.
Ham. (0-11) 7 4 11 0 — 22 BM (4-4) 12 18 21 12 — 63
3-point FGs: Warner, Stramara, Chelius, Albertini 3
JV score: Blue Mountain 49-24
Lehighton 80
Catasauqua 63
LEHIGHTON — Jordan Knappenberger scored 21 points, Nick Chambers added 19 and Tyler Crum finished with 18 as Lehighton topped Catasauqua in a non-league contest.
CATASAUQUA (63) — Graves 2 1-1 5, Wetherhold 5 1-2 12, Schiffer 3 0-0 7, Klobasits 5 0-0 10, Houser 4 3-5 11, Kober 2 0-0 6, Mason 1 1-2 4, Bond 4 0-0 8. Totals 26 6-10 63.
LEHIGHTON (80) — Ruzicka 3 0-1 8, Crum 6 4-4 18, Zwetolitz 2 2-2 8, Ortiz 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 0-0 4, Chambers 6 7-10 19, Knappenberger 7 2-4 21, Green 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 15-21 80.
Catty (1-6) 15 18 14 16 — 63 Leh. (8-1) 20 13 25 22 — 80
3-point FGs: Wetherhold, Schiffer, Kober 2, Mason, Ruzicka 2, Crum 2, Zwetolitz 2, Knappenberger 5
Shenandoah Valley 52
Pine Grove 37
SHENANDOAH — Joel Santana recorded a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Shenandoah Valley to victory over Pine Grove in non-league action.
Isaiah Alvarez tallied 11 points to go with his six rebounds for the Blue Devils.
PINE GROVE (37) — Rossi 0 0-0 0, Snedden 3 0-0 8, Soper 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Kreiser 1 0-0 2, Leininger 1 0-0 2, D’Agostino 2 4-6 8, Weinus 4 0-1 9, Griffiths 1 0-0 2, Fick 3 0-2 6, Omlor 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 4-9 37.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (52) — Santana 4 2-4 11, McNeil 2 0-0 6, I. McCole 3 4-6 10, T. McCole 0 0-0 0, Alvarez 5 1-2 11, Creasy 4 1-1 9, Chagolla-Rojas 2 0-0 4, Allegretta 0 0-0 0, Raisner 0 0-0 0, Uholik 0 0-0 0, White 0 1-4 1. Totals 20 9-17 52.
PG (2-8) 5 11 10 11 — 37 SV (2-7) 8 21 10 13 — 52
3-point FGs: Snedden 2, Weinus, Santana, McNeil 2
JV score: Shenandoah Valley 52-22
Girls’ Basketball
Mahanoy Area 64
Panther Valley 17
MAHANOY CITY — Megan Babinsky and Laura Bisco finished with 12 points apiece as Mahanoy Area cruised by Panther Valley in day two of the Senator Rhoades Tournament.
Kelsey Conroy added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Bears, who were up 41-10 by halftime.
PANTHER VALLEY (17) — Marouchoc 0 2-2 2, Vance 1 0-2 4, M. Markovich 3 1-2 10, Dacey 0 1-2 1, Picht 0 0-0 0, Corby 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, C. Markovich 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 4-8 17.
MAHANOY AREA (64) — M. Babinsky 6 0-0 12, M. Bisco 2 0-0 6, L. Bisco 6 0-0 12, Levy 2 0-0 5, Conroy 4 3-4 11, K. Babinsky 1 0-0 2, Van Horn 0 2-2 2, Byrne 2 0-0 5, Davidson 3 1-1 7, Waldron 0 2-2 2. Totals 26 8-9 64.
PV (3-6) 2 8 4 3 — 17 MA (6-3) 22 19 15 8 — 64
3-point FGs: M. Markovich 3, M. Bisco 2, Levy, Byrne
Shenandoah Valley 48
Tamaqua 22
MAHANOY CITY — Abigail Snitzer scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Blue Devils past the Raiders in the Senator Rhoades Tournament.
TAMAQUA (22) — Hartung 2 0-0 5, Wittig 3 0-0 7, Baddick 1 0-0 2, Solt 0 0-0 0, Pratka 2 0-2 4, McVicker 2 0-0 4, Shamonsky 0 0-0 0, Hromyak 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 0-2 22.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (48) — Demalis 0 0-0 0, Nieddu 5 0-2 10, Kowalick 0 0-0 0, Morrisey 0 0-0 0, Teaschenko 1 1-1 3, Gallo 0 0-0 0, Creasy 4 0-1 9, Moncreif 0 0-0 0, Wargo 0 0-0 0, Lindenmuth 0 0-0 0, Snitzer 6 0-0 16, Najera 2 0-0 4, Michalik 2 1-2 6. Totals 20 2-6 48.
Tamaqua (1-7) 2 7 6 7 — 22 Shen Val (7-1) 15 20 8 5 — 48
3-point FGs: Hartung, Wittig, Creasy, Snitzer 4, Michalik
North Schuylkill 51
Northampton 37
STATE COLLEGE — Tiffany Lapotsky posted 16 points and five steals to lead the Spartans to a victory over Northampton in the consolation game of the Kiwanis Holiday Tournament.
Carly Gregas had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds for North Schuylkill, which pulled away with a 16-4 scoring advantage in the third period.
NORTHAMPTON (37) — Reppert 3 2-2 10, Butto 1 0-0 3, Saul 0 1-2 1, Sterner 0 2-2 2, Serensitis 0 0-0 0, Bruce 0 0-0 0, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Martinez 2 3-3 7, Eckroth 4 1-1 9, Sanchez 0 1-2 1, Blount 2 0-0 4. Totals 12 10-12 37.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (51) — Jordan 1 2-4 4, Marone 0 2-2 2, Lapotsky 4 8-8 16, Shinkus 2 0-0 4, Peleschak 0 0-0 0, Long 0 0-1 0, Damiter 0 1-3 1, Bell 0 0-0 0, L. Gregas 1 0-0 2, Stokes 2 0-0 4, C. Gregas 5 3-4 13, Snyder 1 2-2 5. Totals 16 18-24 51.
Nrthmp (2-7) 5 11 4 17 — 37 N. Sch. (6-2) 10 11 16 14 — 51
3-point FGs: Reppert 2, Butto, Snyder