TAMAQUA — Brett Kosciolek finished with 28 points as Tamaqua opened the game with an 18-9 scoring advantage in the first quarter during a 60-46 victory over North Schuylkill in a Schuylkill League Division I contest Saturday evening.
With the win, the Raiders qualified for the District AAA playoffs and remained tied with Blue Mountain for second place in the division. The Eagles beat Jim Thorpe 51-50 on Saturday.
Bo Rottet added 14 points, and Russell Blaker 10 for the Blue Raiders.
John Mercado led the Spartans with 12 points, while Justin Heaton added 11.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (46) — Carney 0 0-0 0, Marlow 2 3-4 9, Murray 2 5-10 9, Mazur 0 0-0 0, Mercado 6 0-0 12, Smith 0 0-0 0, Mazeika 0 0-0 0, Heaton 3 2-2 11, Jordan 2 1-4 5. Totals 15 11-20 46.
TAMAQUA (60) — Blaker 3 2-2 10, Miller 1 0-0 2, Rottet 4 5-6 14, Skripko 2 0-0 4, MacDonald 1 0-1 2, Kosciolek 11 4-5 28, Shilko 0 0-0 0, Zuber 0 0-2 0, Berezwick 0 0-0 0, Scott 0 0-0 0, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Coleman 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 11-16 60.
NS (7-3, 2-3) 9 9 14 14 — 46 Tam. (11-2, 5-1) 18 10 19 13 — 60
3-point FGs: Marlow 2, Heaton 3, Blaker 2, Rottet, Kosciolek 2
Blue Mountain 51
Jim Thorpe 50
JIM THORPE — Mark Chelius paced Blue Mountain with 19 points, and the Eagles edged Jim Thorpe with a 33-27 second half in Division I action.
Chelius shot 9-for-11 from the line, and Brayden Lewis finished with 12 points for Blue Mountain.
Rayan Green led the Olympians with 15 points, and Shane Snisky added 14.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (51) — Stramara 1 1-5 4, Kerstetter 2 1-3 5, Barton 0 0-1 0, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Lewis 4 4-7 12, Donovan 0 0-0 0, Chelius 5 9-11 19, Albertini 3 2-3 9, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, Biever 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 17-30 51.
JIM THORPE (50) — Carroll 1 2-3 4, Veney 3 1-2 8, Elmore 1 1-2 3, Micciche 2 2-4 6, Green 6 3-5 15, S. Snisky 7 0-0 14, Everitt 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 9-16 50.
BM (7-4, 5-1) 10 8 17 16 — 51 JT (5-7, 2-3) 14 9 9 18 — 50
3-point FGs: Stramara, Albertini, Veney
Mahanoy Area 63
Lourdes 32
MAHANOY CITY — Brian Miller had a game-high 17 points as the Golden Bears rolled over the Red Raiders in a Division II-III crossover contest.
Miller scored eight of his points in the third quarter as Mahanoy Area had a 20-4 scoring advantage to put the game away.
Matt Yedsena finished with 14 points, while Mike Joseph had 13, and Mike Wronski 11 to complete Mahanoy Area’s quartet of double-digit scorers.
Larry Czeponis paced the Red Raiders with 14 points.
LOURDES (32) — L. Holleran 2 0-1 4, Pawelizyk 2 0-2 4, Fobia 2 3-4 8, Allen 0 2-2 2, Czeponis 7 0-3 14, Nguyen 0 0-0 0, A. Holleran 0 0-0 0, Henninger 0 0-0 0, Padula 0 0-0 0, Feese 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 5-12 32.
MAHANOY AREA (63) — Joseph 5 2-2 13, Yedsena 5 4-6 14, Wronski 3 3-3 11, Miller 6 3-5 17, R. Derr 1 0-0 2, Fragilas 1 0-0 2, Fedor 1 0-0 2, Reeves 0 0-3 0, Blackwell 1 0-0 2, Luddy 0 0-0 0, Styka 0 0-0 0, M. Derr 0 0-0 0, McGee 0 0-0 0, Slain 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 12-19 63.
Lou. (3-8, 1-4) 8 7 4 13 — 32 Mah (9-2, 5-0) 14 10 20 19 — 63
3-point FGs: Fobia, Joseph, Wronski 2, Miller 2
JV score: Mahanoy Area 42-33
Minersville 53
Marian 42
HOMETOWN — Jon McBreen scored 13 points, and Chris Leshko added 12 as the Miners jumped out to a 23-9 lead and then held on for a Division II-III crossover win over the Colts.
Spencer Tobin added nine points for Minersville, which was outscored 27-21 in the second half.
Brandon Mohammed led Marian with 12 points, while Jarod Paisley tallied eight.
MINERSVILLE (53) — McBreen 5 2-13 13, Hashin 1 0-2 2, Leshko 5 1-3 12, Stoppie 2 3-7 7, Brennan 2 2-2 6, Tobin 3 3-4 9, Brown 0 0-0 0, Stephen 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 13-34 53.
MARIAN (42) — Karnish 0 0-1 0, Woitko 0 2-2 2, Vercusky 2 0-3 4, Puza 0 0-0 0, Karchner 0 0-0 0, Paisley 3 0-0 8, Kuczynski 1 0-1 2, Cortese 0 0-0 0, DeAngelo 3 0-2 6, Mohammed 4 4-5 12, Wesner 3 0-0 6, Plesh 0 0-0 0, Weber 1 0-0 2, Myers 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 6-14 42.
Min. (9-2, 5-0) 23 9 7 14 — 53 Mar. (4-7, 1-4) 9 6 15 12 — 42
3-point FGs: McBreen, Leshko, Paisley 2
JV score: Marian 38-37
Panther Valley 49
Pine Grove 42
LANSFORD — Chad Dubosky tallied 21 points and went 7-for-10 from the line as Panther Valley held off Pine Grove to earn its first Division I win of the season.
Tristan Blasko added 14 points, and Ethan Vermillion had eight for the Panthers.
Mark Weinus led the Cardinals with 16 points, while Austin Fick added 15.
PINE GROVE (42) — Rossi 0 0-0 0, Snedden 1 0-0 3, Soper 0 0-0 0, Leininger 0 2-2 2, D’Agostino 1 5-7 7, Weinus 5 3-4 16, Fick 7 1-5 15. Totals 14 11-18 43.
PANTHER VALLEY (49) — Keo 0 0-0 0, Dubosky 7 7-10 21, Vermillion 2 2-4 8, Stanko 0 0-0 0, Micholik 0 0-0 0, Nase 2 0-0 4, Miller 1 0-0 2, Hudicka 0 0-0 0, Blasko 5 3-7 14, Emmert 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-21 49.
PG (2-11, 0-6) 5 14 10 14 — 43 PV (3-10, 1-5) 8 16 8 17 — 49
3-point FGs: Snedden, Weinus 3, Ethan 2, Tristan
JV score: Panther Valley 47-14
Pottsville 58
Lehighton 38
LEHIGHTON — Jordan Melochick led the Crimson Tide with 19 points, while Travis Blankenhorn added 12 as Pottsville used a 39-24 second half to finish off the Indians in a Division I contest.
Tyler Crum paced Lehighton with 17 points, and Nick Chambers had 11.
POTTSVILLE (58) — Hinchliffe 3 2-2 8, Painter 1 0-0 3, Blankenhorn 5 2-3 12, Dunkel 1 0-0 2, Melochick 7 4-4 19, Witman 1 0-0 2, Abdo 3 1-2 8, Nabholz 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 9-11 58.
LEHIGHTON (38) — Crum 5 7-9 17, Zwetolitz 0 0-0 0, Williams 1 0-0 2, Chambers 5 0-3 11, Knappenberger 3 0-0 8, Greene 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-12 38.
Pot. (12-0, 6-0) 6 13 23 16 — 58 Leh. (9-4, 2-4) 6 8 15 9 — 38
3-point FGs: Painter, Melochick, Abdo, Chambers, Knappenberger 2
Williams Valley 41
Weatherly 37
WEATHERLY — Nick Rodichok scored 24 points as Williams Valley used a 16-8 fourth quarter to earn a comeback win against Weatherly in a Division II-III crossover game.
Rodichok sunk 13-of-15 free throws on the night as the Vikings battled back from a 19-13 halftime deficit.
Luke Reiner led Weatherly with 14 points, and Luke Figas added 12, all on 3-pointers.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (41) — Miller 2 2-4 6, Mini 1 0-1 2, Rodichok 5 13-15 24, Sepulveda 2 3-5 7, Wolfgang 1 0-0 2, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 18-25 41.
WEATHERLY (37) — Bizarre 0 0-0 0, Buck 0 0-0 0, Figas 4 0-0 12, Kelly 3 0-0 7, Miller 2 0-0 4, Moon 0 0-0 0, Reiner 6 0-0 2 14. Totals 15 0-0 37.
WV (8-3, 4-1) 8 5 12 16 — 41 Wea. (2-7, 0-5) 14 5 10 8 — 37
3-point FGs: Rodichok, Figas 4, Kelly, Reiner 2
Shenandoah Valley 62
Tri-Valley 36
SHENANDOAH — Joel Santana had 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Blue Devils to a Division II-III crossover rout of the Dawgs.
Jermaine McNeil added 18 points for Shenandoah, while Ian McCole had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Ashton Buchanan scored nine points to lead Tri-Valley.
TRI-VALLEY (36) — J. Buchanan 2 3-6 7, A. Buchanan 3 2-2 9, McNally 2 0-0 5, Ziegmont 1 0-2 2, Zemencik 2 1-4 5, Kimmel 1 0-0 2, Opozda 1 0-0 2, Schatz 1 0-0 2, Sholly 1 0-0 2, Polletti 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-14 36.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (62) — Santana 6 3-5 16, McNeil 7 0-0 18, I. McCole 3 2-2 10, Alvarez 0 0-0 0, Creasy 1 0-0 2, Chagolla 2 0-0 5, T. McCole 1 0-0 3, Allegretta 0 0-0 0, Raisner 0 0-0 0, White 4 0-0 8, Michalik 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 5-7 62.
TV (2-8, 0-5) 6 13 9 8 — 36 SV (4-8, 3-2) 16 11 25 10 — 62
3-point FGs: A. Buchanan, McNally, Santana, McNeil 4, I. McCole 2, Chagolla, T. McCole
JV score: Shenandoah Valley 53-16