ORWIGSBURG — Travis Blankenhorn and Eli Nabholz combined for 23 second-half points to lead unbeaten Pottsville to a 64-48 comeback victory over Blue Mountain in a Division I game Tuesday.
After Blue Mountain led 30-27 at halftime, the Crimson Tide outscored the Eagles 20-6 in the third quarter.
The rally included an intentional foul on Blankenhorn. He sank one of his two foul shots and Pottsville’s Jordan Abdo scored a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession, building the Tide’s lead to 44-34.
Nabholz had 17 points, while Blankenhorn posted 13, Jordan Melochick had 13 and Abdo had 10.
Mark Chelius had 17 points for Blue Mountain.
POTTSVILLE (64) — Hinchliffe 1 0-2 2, Painter 1 2-4 4, Blankenhorn 6 3-4 16, Melochick 5 3-5 13, Witman 1 0-0 2, Abdo 4 0-0 10, Nabholz 6 5-8 17, Dunkel 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 13-24 64.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (48) — Puzzi 2 0-0 5, Stramara 3 0-0 8, Kerstetter 2 0-0 4, Lewis 2 2-2 6, Chelius 4 7-9 17, Albertini 3 1-4 8, Barton 0 0-0 0, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Zerbe 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-15 48.
Pot (16-0, 9-0) 15 12 20 17 — 64 BM (8-7, 5-4) 14 16 6 12 — 48
3-point FGs: Blankenhorn, Abdo 2, Puzzi, Stramara 2, Chelius 2, Albertini
JV score: Pottsville 53-34
Minersville 66
Nativity 47
MINERSVILLE — Jon McBreen scored seven of his 12 points in the third quarter and David Graham added five in the frame as the Battlin’ Miners pulled away for a Division II-III crossover win over the Hilltoppers.
Chris Leshko hit all five of his 3-pointers in the first half on way to a team-high 19 points. Spencer Tobin contributed 13 for Minersville, which qualified for the District 11 Class AA playoffs with the victory. The Miners also took a two-game lead over Williams Valley in the division after the Vikings lost to Shenandoah Valley 64-58 on Tuesday.
Jeff Yordy tallied a game-high 27 points, but he was the only Nativity player to reach double figures.
NATIVITY (47) — Piccioni 1 0-0 3, Szeliga 0 0-0 0, Greco 1 1-2 3, Petzel 0 2-2 2, Hoppel 1 0-0 2, Yordy 9 7-8 27, Hunyara 0 1-2 1, Adams 3 0-0 7, Shatalsky 0 0-0 0, Belding 1 0-0 2, Nelson 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 11-14 47.
MINERSVILLE (66) — McBreen 5 2-2 12, Stephen 2 0-0 4, Fekette 0 0 0-0 0, Hashin 2 0-0 5, Brown 0 0-0 0, Leshko 7 0-0 19, Stoppie 0 1-2 1, Graham 4 0-0 9, Brennan 1 2-2 5, Tobin 6 1-2 13, Moran 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 6-8 66.
Nat (9-7, 4-4) 16 15 5 11 — 47 Min (11-3, 7-1) 14 20 14 18 — 66
3-point FGs: Piccioni, Yordy 2, Adams, Hashin, Leshko 5, Graham, Brennan
JV score: Minersville 43-28
North Schuylkill 75
Pine Grove 37
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — John Mercado tallied a team-high 18 points to lead the Spartans to a Division I romp over the Cardinals.
Tevin Murray (13) and Justin Heaton (10) also reached double figures for North Schuylkill, which used a 17-2 scoring edge in the third quarter to pull away.
The Spartans qualified for the District 11 Class AAA playoffs with the victory.
Kobe D’Agostino had a game-high 23 points for Pine Grove.
PINE GROVE (37) — Rossi 1 1-2 4, Snedden 1 0-0 2, Soper 0 0-0 0, Kreiser 0 0-0 0, Leininger 0 2-2 2, D’Agostino 7 9-12 23, Fidler 1 0-0 2, Griffiths 0 0-0 0, Fick 2 0-0 4. Totals 12 12-16 37.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (75) — Carney 2 0-0 6, Marlow 0 0-0 0, Murray 6 1-2 13, Mazur 0 0-0 0, Wood 0 0-0 0, Mercado 8 2-4 18, Smith 2 2-2 6, Mazeika 2 1-6 5, Shewmaker 1 0-0 3, Jordan 3 2-2 8, Heaton 4 0-0 10, Bolinsky 0 0-0 0, Weist 1 0-0 3, Kotzo 1 1-1 3. Totals 30 9-17 75.
PG (2-14, 0-8) 5 13 2 19 — 37 NS (11-3, 5-3) 18 16 17 24 — 75
3-point FGs: Rossi, Carney 2, Shewmaker, Heaton 2, Weist
Lehighton 77
Jim Thorpe 36
LEHIGHTON — Tyler Crum surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career with a 3-pointer in the second quarter as the Indians romped past the Olympians in a Division I battle.
Crum finished with 14 points, while Jordan Knappenberger tallied a game-high 17 and Tom Ruzicka added 11. Lehighton took a 51-16 edge into intermission.
The Indians qualified for the District 11 Class AAA playoffs with the win.
JIM THORPE (36) — Carroll 1 0-0 3, Veney 3 0-2 7, Elmore 2 1-3 5, Micciche 2 0-0 5, O. Snisky 2 0-0 4, Lauer 0 0-0 0, Twardzick 0 0-0 0, Luciana 2 1-1 6, McElmoyle 1 0-0 3, Jefferson 1 1-2 3, S. Snisky 0 0-0 0, Everitt 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 3-8 36.
LEHIGHTON (77) — Ruzicka 4 0-0 11, Cordova 0 0-0 0, Crum 6 0-0 14, Zwetolitz 0 2-4 2, Ortiz 0 0-2 0, Williams 3 2-3 9, Mele 0 0-0 0, Skrincosky 0 0-0 0, Buchinsky 1 0-0 2, Manogue 2 0-0 5, Budinger 2 0-0 6, McDowell 2 1-3 5, Chambers 1 3-6 6, Knappenberger 6 4-5 17, Green 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 12-23 77.
JT (5-10, 2-6) 5 11 10 10 — 36 Leh (11-5, 4-4) 21 30 10 16 — 77
3-point FGs: Carroll, Veney, Micciche, Luciana, McElmoyle, Ruzicka 3, Crum 2, Williams, Manogue, Budinger 2, Chambers, Knappenberger
JV score: Lehighton 69-44
Schuylkill Haven 48
Weatherly 31
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Danny Blugis and J.T. Hughes combined for 28 points to lift the Hurricanes past the Wreckers in a Division II-III crossover game.
Schuylkill Haven took a 27-12 halftime lead after a 15-4 edge in the second period.
Blugis finished with 15 points and Hughes added 13.
Weatherly was paced by 10 points apiece from Luke Reiner and Luke Figas.
WEATHERLY (31) — Reiner 4 0-0 10, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Figas 4 0-0 10, Miller 1 2-2 4, Bizarre 0 0-0 0, Peiser 2 0-1 4, Buck 1 0-0 3. Totals 12 2-3 31.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (48) — Charles 0 0-0 0, Blugis 6 2-4 15, Conage 2 2-5 6, Ulsh 3 0-0 6, Webb 3 0-0 8, Hughes 5 3-7 13, Smith 0 0-0 0, Fryer 0 0-0 0, Mills 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 7-16 48.
Wea (3-10, 1-7) 8 4 4 15 — 31 SH (8-8, 4-4) 12 15 7 14 — 48
3-point FGs: Reiner 2, Figas 2, Buck, Blugis, Webb 2
JV score: Schuylkill Haven 30-28
Tamaqua 64
Panther Valley 28
LANSFORD — Bo Rottet knocked down four 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 21 points during the Blue Raiders’ Division I win over the Panthers.
Brett Kosciolek added 14 points for Tamaqua.
TAMAQUA (64) — Shilko 2 0-2 4, Blaker 2 0-1 4, Miller 2 0-2 4, Rottet 7 3-4 21, Zuber 0 0-0 0, MacDonald 3 0-0 6, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Skripko 3 3-7 9, Kosciolek 6 2-2 14, Scott 0 2-2 2, Berezwick 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 10-20 64.
PANTHER VALLEY (28) — Keo 2 0-0 5, Dubosky 1 0-0 2, Vermillion 2 3-5 9, Stanko 0 0-0 0, Micholik 0 0-0 0, Nase 2 2-3 6, Miller 1 0-0 2, Hudicka 0 1-2 1, Blasko 0 1-2 1, Emmert 1 0-0 2, Morgans 0 0-0 0, Eickoff 0 0-0 0, Weng 0 0-0 0, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Mehmeti 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 7-12 28.
Tam (14-2, 8-1) 7 20 26 11 — 64 PV (3-14, 1-8) 6 7 8 7 — 28
3-point FGs: Rottet 4, Keo, Vermillion 2
JV score: Panther Valley 39-29
Mahanoy Area 69
Tri-Valley 38
HEGINS — Mike Joseph led three Golden Bears in double figures with 21 points as Mahanoy Area rolled past the Dawgs in a Division II-III crossover.
Brian Miller contributed 17 points and Mike Wronski totaled 11 as Mahanoy Area pulled away in the second half.
MAHANOY AREA (69) — Joseph 9 2-5 21, Yedsena 3 3-4 9, Wronski 4 0-0 11, Luddy 2 0-0 6, Miller 6 3-5 17, Styka 1 1-1 3, Price 0 0-0 0, Fragilas 0 0-0 0, R. Derr 0 1-2 1, M. Derr 0 1-2 1, Erbe 0 0-2 0, Fedor 0 0-0 0, Blackwell 0 0-0 0, Versace 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 11-21 69.
TRI-VALLEY (38) — J. Buchanan 5 0-2 12, A. Buchanan 0 0-2 0, McNally 2 0-0 6, Ziegmont 0 1-1 1, Zemencik 3 3-3 9, Opozda 4 0-0 8, Schatz 0 0-0 0, Kimmel 0 0-0 0, Sholley 0 0-0 0, Yoder 1 0-1 2. Totals 15 4-9 38.
MA (13-2, 8-0) 18 14 22 15 — 69 TV (2-11, 0-8) 10 12 15 1 — 38
3-point FGs: Joseph, Wronski 3, Luddy 2, Miller 2, J. Buchanan, McNally 2
Upper Dauphin 67
Line Mountain 58
ELIZABETHVILLE —Matt Miller collected a double-double with a game-high 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Trojans claimed a Tri-Valley League East win over the Eagles.
Adam Gessner added 12 rebounds, while Joe Trently helped shut the door for Upper Dauphin with eight of his 17 points in the final quarter.
LINE MOUNTAIN (58) — Reichard 7 2-6 16, Heffner 0 0-0 0, Michael 2 0-0 6, Masser 8 0-2 17, Mase 1 0-0 2, Ingram 2 0-0 4, Bartholomew 6 1-2 13. Totals 26 3-10 58.
UPPER DAUPHIN (67) — Miller 8 4-6 25, Uhler 4 0-2 8, Calnon 0 0-0 0, Gessner 1 4-4 6, Bond 0 0-0 0, Lenker 0 0-0 0, Dietrich 2 0-0 5, Trently 6 0-0 17, Reigner 0 0-0 0, Weist 3 0-0 6, Norris 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 8-12 67.
Line Mtn 15 20 17 6 — 58 UDA (13-3, 8-1) 19 19 12 17 — 67
3-point FGs: Michael 2, Masser, Miller 5, Dietrich, Trently 5
JV score: Upper Dauphin 41-22
Oley Valley 58
Hamburg 35
OLEY — Logan Adams scored 12 points but the Hawks fell in a non-league game to the Lynx.
Lucas Bishop led Oley Valley with a game-high 15 points.
HAMBURG (35) — Adams 5 0-1 12, Barr 1 0-2 3, Conrad 0 0-0 0, Evangelista 2 0-0 5, Fink 1 0-0 3, Graham 0 0-0 0, Hauck 0 0-0 0, Lesher 2 1-4 5, Machmer 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Nabozny 0 0-0 0, Warner 3 0-0 7. Totals 14 1-9 35.
OLEY VALLEY (58) — Bishop 5 1-2 15, Ca. Gollwitzer 2 1-2 5, Co. Gollwitzer 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 3 4-4 12, Kriebel 1 0-1 3, Reber 2 0-0 4, Schlegel 0 0-0 0, C. Williamson 0 0-0 0, N. Williamson 2 1-2 6, S. Williamson 6 1-2 13. Totals 21 8-13 58.
Ham. (0-18) 10 11 7 7 — 35 OV (3-13) 13 15 12 18 — 58
3-point FGs: Adams 2, Barr, Evangelista, Fink, Warner, Bishop 4, Kaufman 2, Kriebel, N. Williamson
Girls’ basketball
Hamburg 32
Oley Valley 24
HAMBURG — Erica Lutz registered a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, lifting the Hawks to a non-league triumph over the Lynx.
Lutz scored eight points in the second quarter as Hamburg increased its lead to 14 points at halftime.
Alicia Pursell contributed 10 rebounds, while Olivia Essig added seven steals for Hamburg.
OLEY VALLEY (24) — Sonon 2 0-0 4, Aulenbach 1 3-6 5, Rizzuti 3 0-0 9, Moyer 0 2-4 2, Renninger 0 4-6 4, Matuszak 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 9-16 24.
HAMBURG (32) — Ruiz 1 0-0 2, Kurtz 1 0-0 2, Pursell 1 1-3 3, Lutz 6 3-5 15, Lesher 1 0-0 2, Yoshida 4 0-0 8, Essig 0 0-0 0, Kissinger 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-8 32.
OV (8-8) 5 4 8 7 — 24 Ham (5-12) 9 14 2 7 — 32
3-point FGs: Rizzuti 3
Tulpehocken 43
Upper Dauphin 40
BERNVILLE — Taylor Brown scored 16 points but Upper Dauphin fell to Tulpehocken in a non-league game.
Taylor Boyer led Tulpehocken with 20 points.
UPPER DAUPHIN (40) — J. Hoffman 0 0-0 0, K. Hoffman 4 3-3 11, Sweger 1 0-0 2, Bellis 1 0-0 2, Mills 0 0-0 0, Brown 6 1-3 16, Koppenhaver 0 0-0 0, Walker 3 3-4 9. Totals 15 7-10 40.
TULPEHOCKEN (43) — Jonas 2 0-0 4, Stump 2 0-0 5, Miller 0 0-0 0, Ziegler 0 0-0 0, Yoder 2 0-1 6, Boyer 7 6-14 20, Emerick 0 0-0 0, Gordon 3 2-4 8. Totals 16 8-9 43.
UDA (8-8) 15 6 9 10 — 40 Tulpe (10-6) 13 13 11 6 — 43
3-point FGs: Brown 3, Stump, Yoder 2
JV score: Tulpehocken 23-18