ORWIGSBURG — Julia Kutz hit the game-winning hook shot with nine seconds left to give Blue Mountain a 37-35 non-league victory over Hamburg on Saturday.
Abigail Fanelli led the Eagles with nine points and seven rebounds, Emily Steinhilber added seven points, and Erin Ebling scored all of her six points in a 13-12 fourth period.
Alicia Purcell and Paige Lesher both scored team-highs of eight points for the Hawks, and Erica Lutz tallied seven points and 12 rebounds.
HAMBURG (35) — Essig 0 1-2 1, Kissinger 1 1-2 4, Ruiz 1 0-0 2, Caruso 0 0-0 0, Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Pursell 4 0-4 8, Lutz 3 1-1 7, Lesher 3 0-0 8, Yoshida 2 0-0 5. Totals 14 3-9 35.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (37) — Kaledas 1 0-2 2, Challenger 2 0-0 4, Smith 0 0-0 0, Fanelli 3 1-2 9, Connors 1 1-2 3, Moyer 1 0-2 3, Steinhilber 3 1-2 7, Kutz 1 1-2 3, Ebling 2 2-2 6. Totals 14 6-14 37.
Ham. (4-10) 12 6 5 12 — 35 BM (6-5) 6 10 8 13 — 37
3-point FGs: Kissinger, Lesher 2, Yoshida, Fanelli 2, Moyer
JV score: Blue Mountain 40-11
Shenandoah Valley 42
Mahanoy Area 33
MAHANOY CITY — Abigail Snitzer scored 21 points, tallying 13 in a 14-8 second period as Shenandoah Valley topped Mahanoy Area in a Schuylkill League Division III game.
Marcella Creasy added eight points and Kristina Nieddu scored seven for the Blue Devils.
Megan Bisco and Laura Bisco led the Golden Bears with 10 points apiece.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (42) — Demalis 0 0-0 0, Nieddu 1 5-8 7, Teaschenko 1 1-2 3, Creasy 2 3-4 8, Snitzer 8 3-4 21, Michalik 1 0-0 3, Wargo 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 12-18 42.
MAHANOY AREA (33) — M. Bisco 4 0-0 10, L. Bisco 4 2-2 10, Conroy 2 0-0 4, Van Horn 1 1-2 3, Byrne 0 2-2 2, Davidson 2 0-0 4, M. Babinsky 0 0-0 0, K. Babinsky 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 5-6 33.
SV (10-1, 3-1) 11 14 11 6 — 42 MA (6-5, 1-3) 10 8 5 10 — 33
3-point FGs: Creasy, Snitzer 2, Michalik, M. Bisco 2
Nativity 46
Tamaqua 43
TAMAQUA — Allison Warren led Nativity with 16 points and Jordyn Simons added 13 as the Golden Girls used a 29-14 second half to earn a comeback victory over Tamaqua in a non-league contest.
Paige Demetriades had a game-high 19 points for the Blue Raiders.
NATIVITY (46) — Lord 1 0-0 2, Ulsh 2 3-5 7, Souchak 0 0-3 0, Simons 3 7-8 13, Warren 5 5-7 16, Strausser 3 0-1 6, Clarke 0 2-2 2. Totals 14 17-26 46.
TAMAQUA (43) — Hartung 3 0-0 8, Demetriades 7 2-2 19, Hoffman 0 1-2 1, Wittig 2 0-0 5, Baddick 0 0-0 0, Solt 3 0-0 8, Pratka 0 0-0 0, McVicker 1 0-0 2, Shamonsky 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 3-4 43.
Tam. (1-10) 11 18 8 6 — 43 Nat. (5-5) 11 6 15 14 — 46
3-point FGs: Hartung 2, Demetriades 3, Wittig, Solt 2, Warren
JV score: Tamaqua 23-12
Pottsville 52
Pleasant Valley 23
Sadie Cresswell scored 22 points, with 14 coming in the first half, as Pottsville cruised to a non-league victory over Pleasant Valley.
Cresswell finished with five 3-pointers, and Madison Sherakas added 14 points for the Tide, who were up 32-12 at halftime.
PLEASANT VALLEY (23) — Covart 0 0-2 0, Jones 1 0-0 2, Francis 0 0-0 0, Iovino 0 0-0 0, Shante 0 0-0 0, Richardson 1 0-0 2, Keefer 0 0-0 0, Borden 0 0-2 0, Russell 2 0-0 4, Fields 1 2-2 4, Salmon 0 0-0 0, Milos 4 3-5 11. Totals 9 5-11 23.
POTTSVILLE (52) — Sherakas 6 1-1 14, Burnhauser 3 0-0 6, Eckley 0 0-0 0, M. Tarconish 0 0-0 0, Cresswell 8 1-2 22, Kondrack 0 2-2 2, Connors 1 1-2 3, Schenk 2 1-1 5, Purnell 0 0-0 0, Hook 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 6-8 52.
PV (4-8) 9 3 7 4 — 23 Pott. (11-1) 17 15 9 11 — 52
3-point FGs: Sherakas, Cresswell 5
JV score: Pottsville 65-46
Schuylkill Haven 50
Tulpehocken 34
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Emma Schweigert, Keegan White and Amanda Farr each scored 12 points and combined to sink five 3-pointers as Schuylkill Haven beat Tulpehocken in a non-league game.
White led the Hurricanes in a 20-8 first period in which she scored eight of her points.
TULPEHOCKEN (34) — Jonas 0 0-0 0, T. Stump 1 0-0 2, Klopp 0 0-0 0, Miller 1 0-0 2, Ziegler 1 0-0 2, Boyer 4 2-2 10, Gordon 3 4-6 10, M. Stump 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 6-8 34.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (50) — Gerber 3 0-0 6, Donati 4 0-0 8, E. Schweigert 4 3-4 12, White 4 2-3 12, Carl 0 0-0 0, Farr 5 0-0 12. Totals 20 5-7 50.
Tulpehocken 8 7 9 10 — 34 SH (4-8) 20 7 13 10 — 50
3-point FGs: Yoder 2, E. Schweigert, White 2, Farr 2
JV score: Tulpehocken 16-4
Notre Dame-GP 59
Marian 52
HOMETOWN — Tina Capparell scored a team-high 12 points in Marian’s non-league loss to Notre Dame-Green Pond.
Madison Stoyer and Vanessa Whitecavage added 10 points apiece for the Fillies.
Sam Cabone recorded a game-high 17 points, going 11-for-13 from the free throw line for the Crusaders.
NOTRE DAME-GREEN POND (59) — Gorman 0 0-0 0, Romich 0 2-2 2, Watson 0 0-0 0, Cabone 3 11-13 17, Farley 0 0-0 0, Altmire 5 6-9 16, Lynch 2 0-1 4, Kelly 0 3-4 3, Murphy 3 5-6 11, Esposito 2 0-0 4, Velazquez 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 27-35 59.
MARIAN (52) — Whildin 4 0-1 8, Whitecavage 4 0-0 10, Correale 0 0-0 0, Shaud 1 2-2 4, Agosti 0 0-0 0, Mahon 2 0-0 4, Capparell 4 1-2 12, Erbe 0 0-0 0, Karnish 1 2-4 4, Stoyer 5 0-2 10. Totals 21 5-11 52.
NDGP 11 9 15 10 14 — 59 Mar. (8-3) 13 10 10 12 7 — 52
3-point FGs: Whitecavage 2, Capparell 3
Biglerville 57
Upper Dauphin 43
BIGLERVILLE — Taylor Brown scored a team-high 16 points and Laura Sweger added eight, but the Lady Trojans fell to Biglerville in non-league action.
UPPER DAUPHIN (43) — Uhler 0 0-0 0, J. Hoffman 2 0-0 4, K. Hoffman 3 0-0 7, Sweger 4 0-0 8, Bellis 0 0-0 0, Mills 0 0-0 0, Brown 7 0-0 16, Koppenhaver 1 0-0 2, Walker 2 2-2 6. Totals 19 2-2 43.
BIGLERVILLE (57) — Trimmer 2 1-1 5, Wenk 3 1-2 8, Isaac 11 3-3 27, Sowers 0 0-0 0, Shirley 3 0-0 6, Burke 3 2-4 9, Shreve 1 0-1 2. Totals 23 7-11 57.
UDA (6-6) 8 13 16 6 — 43 Biglerville 16 21 12 8 — 57
3-point FGs: K. Hoffman, Brown 2, Wenk, Isaac 2, Burke
JV score: Biglerville 30-24
Girls’ Swimming
Southern Lehigh 124
Pottsville 62
Rachael Setlock (diving) and Sarah Corse-Campion (500 freestyle) each won an individual event for Pottsville in the Crimson Tide’s non-league, dual meet loss to Southern Lehigh.
200 medley relay — Southern Lehigh (Donato, Rodriguez, Schiaretta, Talecki) 2:01.81; 200 freestyle — Touzeau (SL) 2:10.66; 200 IM — Geis (SL) 2:28.08; 50 freestyle — Rodriguez (SL) 26.94; Diving — Setlock (P) 141.60; 100 butterfly — Touzeau (SL) 1:09.51; 100 freestyle — Forrester (SL) 56.12; 500 freestyle — Corse-Campion (P) 6:10.14; 200 freestyle relay — Southern Lehigh (Rodriguez, Geis, Talecki, Forrester) 1:46.98; 100 backstroke — Forrester (SL) 1:05.29; 100 breaststroke — Stayer (SL) 1:21.55; 400 freestyle relay — Southern Lehigh (Geis, Schiaretta, Talecki, Forrester) 3:59.51.
Boys’ Swimming
Southern Lehigh 110
Pottsville 75
Josh Marx (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) won two individual events, but Pottsville suffered its first loss of the season to Southern Lehigh in a non-league dual meet.
Michael Smerlick (100 backstroke) finished first in one individual event for the Tide.
200 medley relay — Pottsville (Smerlick, Steinhart, Logothetides, Marx) 1:49.89; 200 freestyle — Decastro (SL) 2:00.49; 200 IM — C. Schell (SL) 2:11.06; 50 freestyle — Marx (P) 23.11; Diving — Vezenov (SL) 167.20; 100 butterfly — Klar-Chaudhuri (SL) 56.98; 100 freestyle — Marx (P) 52.97; 500 freestyle — W. Schell (SL) 5:27.22; 200 freestyle relay — Southern Lehigh (Decastro, D. Schell, Reyes, Klar-Chaudhuri) 1:35.47; 100 backstroke — Smerlick (P) 1:01.70; 100 breaststroke — Stayer (SL) 1:21.55; 400 freestyle relay — Southern Lehigh (Klar-Chaudhuri, C. Schell, Reyes, Decastro) 3:39.78.