MINERSVILLE — Abby Schoffstall scored 24 points and dished out 16 assists to lead Minersville to 63-41 victory over Northampton in a non-league girls’ basketball contest Saturday afternoon at Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium.
Adrienne Kroznuskie added 13 points, including four 3-pointers, while Maggie Wigoda finished with 10 points for the Miners.
Minersville held an 18-5 second-quarter scoring advantage to grab a 38-27 halftime lead.
NORTHAMPTON (41) — Reppert 0 0-1 0, Saul 0 0-2 0, Butto 0 1-3 1, Sterner 1 1-1 3, Tiotrowsky 0 0-0 0, Serensits 0 0-0 0, Hemingway 1 1-2 3, Martinez 2 0-0 4, Eckroth 4 0-2 8, Sanchez 2 0-0 4, Blount 6 6-6 18. Totals 16 9-17 41.
MINERSVILLE (63) — Nawrocki 0 1-2 1, Kriston 0 0-0 0, Polinsky 0 0-0 0, Schoffstall 8 7-8 24, Bentz 3 0-0 7, Mealey 3 2-5 8, Kroznuskie 4 1-2 13, Wigoda 4 2-6 10. Totals 22 13-23 63.
North (4-12) 22 5 11 3 — 41 Min. (13-1) 20 18 18 7 — 63
3-point FGs: Schoffstall, Bentz, Kroznuskie 4
JV score: Minersville 52-33
Jim Thorpe 46
Tamaqua 36
TAMAQUA — Kayley Kovac poured in a game-high 32 points to lead the Olympians to a Schuylkill League Division I win over the Raiders.
Kaitlyn Ohl and Gabby Binder added six points apiece for Jim Thorpe, which rode a 25-13 second half to earn the victory.
Vanessa Solt paced Tamaqua with 15 points, while Paige Demetriades had 10.
JIM THORPE (46) — Doughty 0 0-0 0, P. Kovac 0 0-0 0, Condly 0 0-0 0, Ohl 3 0-2 6, Binder 2 2-6 6, K. Kovac 15 2-6 32, Cressman 0 0-0 0, Waselus 0 0-0 0, Lignore 1 0-0 2, Gabel 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 4-14 46.
TAMAQUA (36) — Hartung 2 0-2 5, Demetriades 4 1-2 10, Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Wittig 1 0-2 2, Baddick 1 0-0 2, Solt 4 7-10 15, Pratka 0 0-0 0, McVicker 1 0-1 2. Totals 13 8-17 36.
JT (8-7, 4-4) 12 9 14 11 — 46 Tam. (1-13, 1-7) 11 12 4 9 — 36
3-point FGs: Hartung, Demetriades
North Schuylkill 57
Loyalsock 35
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Tiffany Lapotsky scored 15 of her game-high 25 points in the first half as the Spartans qualified for the District 11 Class AA playoffs with a rout of the Lancers in a non-league contest.
Lapotsky finished the game 6-for-6 from the line. Chase Stokes and Carly Gregas added eight points apiece for the Spartans, who led 35-14 at the half.
LOYALSOCK (35) — Salvatori 2 5-6 9, Burdett 0 0-0 0, Rude 1 0-0 2, Watkins 5 7-9 20, Hall 0 0-0 0, Kuhns 2 0-2 4, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Cardillo 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 12-17 35.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (57) — Marone 0 0-0 0, Lapotsky 9 6-6 25, Shinkus 2 0-0 4, Peleschak 1 0-0 2, Long 0 0-0 0, Damiter 1 0-0 2, Bell 2 0-0 4, L. Gregas 0 0-0 0, Stokes 2 4-5 8, C. Gregas 3 2-2 8, Snyder 1 0-0 3, Ferriola 0 0-0 0, Jordan 0 1-2 1. Totals 21 13-15 57.
Loyal (4-9) 7 7 7 14 — 35 NS (11-2) 14 21 12 10 — 57
3-point FGs: Watkins 3, Lapotsky, Snyder
JV score: North Schuylkill 51-33
Shenandoah Valley 54
Salem Christian 14
SHENANDOAH — Abigail Snitzer tallied 18 points as the Blue Devils hammered the previously unbeaten Eagles in a non-league contest.
Marcella Creasy and Carly Teaschenko added 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Blue Devils, who went on a 36-12 run in the middle two quarters to seal the victory.
SALEM CHRISTIAN (14) — Krage 0 0-0 0, Barnes 2 2-4 6, Ownby 2 0-0 4, K. Aston 1 0-0 2, Van Norden 1 0-0 2, Glueck 0 0-0 0, R. Aston 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 2-4 14.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (54) — Demalis 0 0-0 0, Nieddu 3 0-0 7, Teaschenko 5 2-2 12, Creasy 6 0-0 13, Wargo 2 0-0 4, Snitzer 5 5-6 18, Najera 0 0-0 0, Michalik 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-8 54.
SC (12-1) 0 6 6 2 — 14 SV (13-1) 9 17 19 9 — 54
3-point FGs: Nieddu, Creasy, Snitzer 3
Mahanoy Area 70
Pius X 8
BANGOR — Kelsey Conroy scored 17 points and Kiera Van Horn added 10 as the Golden Bears hammered the Royals in a non-league contest.
The Golden Bears were up 29-0 after the first period.
MAHANOY AREA (70) — M. Babinsky 4 0-0 8, M. Bisco 2 0-0 5, L. Bisco 2 0-0 4, Levy 4 0-2 8, Conroy 8 1-1 17, K. Babinsky 2 0-0 4, Van Horn 5 0-0 10, Byrne 1 0-0 2, Davidson 4 0-0 8, Scalmonti 0 2-4 2, Waldron 1 0-0 2. Totals 33 3-7 70.
PIUS X (8) — Kessler 0 0-0 0, Shay 0 0-0 0, J. Kim 0 0-0 0, Rosenberg 2 0-0 4, Custard 2 0-0 4, Cruz 0 0-0 0, D. Kim 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 0-0 8.
MA (8-6) 29 8 20 13 — 70 Pius X (0-7) 0 4 2 2 — 8
3-point FGs: M. Bisco
Pine Grove 37
Annville-Cleona 22
ANNVILLE — Morgan Edge scored 13 points, including seven in a 17-5 fourth quarter for the Cardials, as Pine Grove held off the Little Dutchmen in a non-league contest at Lebanon Valley College.
PINE GROVE (37) — Cay. Conrad 1 3-4 5, Felty 0 0-0 0, R. Edge 1 2-6 4, Shiffer 1 2-2 4, Flick 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 1 2-2 5, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, M. Edge 5 3-7 13, Wolff 0 0-0 0, Car. Conrad 2 2-3 6, Whitman 0 0-0 0, Mabry 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 14-24 37.
ANNVILLE-CLEONA (22) — Zimmerman 2 1-2 5, Fischer 3 0-1 6, Singer 0 0-1 0, Sellers 0 0-0 0, Bachman 0 2-6 2, Winters 1 0-0 2, Hayes 0 0-0 0, C. Inman 1 0-0 2, S. Inman 2 0-0 4, Blackman 0 1-2 1. Totals 9 4-12 22.
PG (7-8) 11 9 0 17 — 37 A-C (3-13) 6 2 9 5 — 22
3-point FGs: Kaufman
JV score: Annville-Cleona 35-22
Wyomissing 41
Nativity 39
WYOMISSING — Allison Warren had a game-high 25 points as a Golden Girls’ fourth-quarter rally fell short in a non-league loss to the Spartans.
Warren scored 10 of her points in the fourth quarter as Nativity tied to make overcome a 32-24 deficit entering the final period. The Golden Girls got to within 40-39 late in the game, but Wyomissing hit 1-of-2 from the line on its next possession to set the final.
NATIVITY (39) — Lord 0 0-0 0, Ulsh 1 0-0 2, Souchak 3 2-3 9, Simons 0 0-0 0, Warren 9 4-8 25, Strausser 1 1-2 3, Clark 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-13 39.
WYOMISSING (41) — Bell 2 0-0 4, Cacchione 3 3-6 11, DeMarte 0 0-0 0, Bush 1 2-5 4, Brower 5 1-2 11, Peppers 0 0-0 0, Owens 3 5-11 11, McAvoy 0 0-1 0. Totals 14 11-24 41.
Nat (5-8) 6 12 6 15 — 39 Wyo (10-6) 14 6 12 9 — 41
3-point FGs: Souchak, Warren 3, Cacchione 2
JV score: Wyomissing 38-25
Milton Hershey 41
Upper Dauphin 32
ELIZABETHVILLE — Autumn Walker led the Trojans with 11 points as the Trojans dropped a non-league contest to the Spartans.
Milton Hershey led 26-15 at halftime and 31-25 after three quarters.
MILTON HERSHEY (41) — Freeman 5 2-2 14, Beattie 1 0-0 2, McDonald 3 0-3 7, Wadsworth 1 6-12 8, Lewis 1 0-1 2, Fofanah 0 0-0 0, Pugh 4 0-0 8, Yancy 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 8-18 41.
UPPER DAUPHIN (32) — Uhler 0 0-0 0, K. Hoffman 2 0-0 4, Sweger 1 4-4 6, Bellis 2 0-0 4, Mills 0 0-0 0, Brown 2 2-4 6, Koppenhaver 0 1-4 1, Walker 4 3-5 11. Totals 11 10-17 32.
MH (6-8) 14 12 5 10 — 41 UD (8-6) 7 8 10 7 — 32
3-point FGs: Freeman 2, McDonald