SHENANDOAH — Hannah Nestor scored 14 points and Rayanne Hawk added 13 as Williams Valley downed Shenandoah Valley 46-43 in a Schuylkill League Division II-III crossover game on Thursday.
Coupled with Marian’s victory over Lourdes, the outcome drops Shenandoah Valley one game behind Marian in the Division III race.
Abby Snitzer, who scored 15 points for Shenandoah Valley, put the Blue Devils ahead 43-42, but Kate Whelski answered with the go-ahead basket for the Vikings and Hannah Nestor added two free throws to set the final score.
Shenandoah Valley got 12 points from Marcella Creasy and 11 from Kristina Nieddu.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (46) — Pinchorski 0 0-0 0, Hawk 5 3-4 13, Han. Nestor 3 7-9 14, Daniel 1 1-2 3, Schadle 2 0-0 4, Kreiser 0 0-0 0, Hal. Nestor 2 0-0 4, Whelski 3 1-2 8. Totals 16 12-17 46.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (43) — Demalis 0 0-0 0, Nieddu 3 4-5 11, Teaschenko 1 1-2 3, Creasy 4 3-5 12, Wargo 0 0-0 0, Snitzer 6 0-0 15, Michalik 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-12 43.
WV (10-5, 4-4) 13 5 15 13 — 46 SV (14-2, 6-2) 9 17 7 10 — 43
3-point FGs: Han. Nestor, Whelski, Nieddu, Creasy, Snitzer 3
JV score: Williams Valley 24-20
Pottsville 40
Blue Mountain 35
Sadie Cresswell and Hannah Burnhauser each scored eight points during a 17-0 run spanning the second and third quarters as the Crimson Tide held off the Eagles for a Division I victory at Martz Hall.
Cresswell scored a game-high 15 points, while Kyra Schenk contributed eight points, eight blocks, nine rebounds and three assists for Pottsville.
Emily Steinhilber led Blue Mountain with eight points.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (35) — Kaledas 1 0-0 2, Challenger 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 0-0 4, Fanelli 1 0-2 3, Connors 2 2-2 6, Moyer 1 0-0 3, Steinhilber 3 2-2 8, Kutz 1 1-1 3, Ebling 3 0-2 6. Totals 14 5-9 35.
POTTSVILLE (40) — Sherakas 0 3-5 3, Burnhauser 3 0-0 8, Eckley 1 0-0 2, Cresswell 6 0-0 15, Kondrack 0 2-2 2, Connors 0 0-0 0, Schenk 4 0-0 8, Purnell 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 5-7 40.
BM (8-7, 5-4) 9 4 11 11 — 35 Pot (15-1, 8-1) 12 10 10 8 — 40
3-point FGs: Fanelli, Moyer, Burnhauser 2, Cresswell 3
JV score: Blue Mountain 36-28
Minersville 61
Nativity 39
Abby Schoffstall scored 17 of her game-high 29 points in the second half as Minersville rallied past the Golden Girls for a Division II-III crossover win atop Lawton’s Hill.
Emily Mealey tallied seven of her 11 points in the third quarter as Minersville overcame a 26-24 halftime deficit.
Allison Warren paced Nativity with 18 points, while Ashley Strausser added 13.
MINERSVILLE (61) — Nawrocki 3 0-0 8, Kriston 1 0-0 2, Polinsky 0 0-0 0, Schoffstall 13 2-2 29, Bentz 0 1-2 1, Ebert 0 0-0 0, Nettles 0 0-0 0, Mealey 4 3-5 11, Kroznuskie 1 2-2 5, Wigoda 2 1-2 5. Totals 24 9-13 61.
NATIVITY (39) — Ulsh 0 0-0 0, Matlock 0 0-0 0, Klembara 0 0-0 0, Reigel 0 0-0 0, Lord 0 0-0 0, Souchak 1 0-0 3, Simons 0 5-8 5, McClure 0 0-0 0, Warren 6 3-4 18, Strausser 6 0-0 13, Clarke 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-12 39.
Mn (15-1, 8-0) 11 13 24 13 — 61 Nat (5-10, 2-6) 17 9 7 6 — 39
3-point FGs: Nawrocki 2, Schoffstall, Kroznuskie, Souchak, Warren 3, Strausser
JV score: Minersville 32-21
Tri-Valley 38
Mahanoy Area 34
MAHANOY CITY — Paige Doyle and Reagan Newswanger sank three free throws in the closing seconds to enable Tri-Valley to pull away from Mahanoy Area in a Division II-III crossover game.
Doyle finished with 14 points and Taylor Header added 10 to pace Tri-Valley. Megan Babinsky had 11 points for Mahanoy Area.
TRI-VALLEY (38) — Newswanger 2 2-2 7, Doyle 4 4-8 14, Header 5 0-0 10, Romberger 1 1-2 3, Scheib 1 0-2 2, Dietrich 1 0-0 2, Deibert 0 0-0 0, B. Pacenta 0 0-0 0, Harner 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-14 38.
MAHANOY AREA (34) — M. Babinsky 5 1-2 11, M. Bisco 1 0-0 3, L. Bisco 2 0-0 4, Conroy 3 1-2 7, Van Horn 1 2-4 4, Byrne 2 1-2 5, Davidson 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 5-10 34.
TV (10-6, 4-4) 14 10 5 9 — 38 MA (8-8, 2-6) 10 9 8 7 — 34
3-point FGs: Newswanger, Doyle 2, M. Bisco
North Schuylkill 42
Pine Grove 26
PINE GROVE — Tiff Lapotsky and Carly Gregas combined for 21 points, leading the Spartans to a Division I win over the Cardinals.
Lapotsky finished with 11 and Gregas added 10 as North Schuylkill used a quick start to take a 14-point lead into the break.
Rachel Edge netted eight points and had seven steals for Pine Grove.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (42) — Marone 1 5-8 7, Lapotsky 5 1-1 11, Long 0 0-0 0, Damiter 0 0-0 0, Bell 2 0-3 4, Stokes 1 2-4 4, Gregas 5 0-0 10, Snyder 2 2-2 6, Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-18 42.
PINE GROVE (26) — Cay. Conrad 1 0-0 2, Felty 1 0-0 2, R. Edge 3 2-2 8, Shiffer 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 2 1-1 5, M. Edge 1 3-4 5, Wolff 1 0-0 2, Car. Conrad 0 0-0 0, Whitman 1 0-0 2, Mabry 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 6-7 26.
NS (13-2, 9-0) 16 7 9 10 — 42 PG (7-10, 4-5) 5 4 13 4 — 26
3-point FGs: None
JV score: North Schuylkill 38-22
Tamaqua 50
Panther Valley 27
TAMAQUA — Paige Demetriades registered a double-double with 19 points and 10 boards as the Blue Raiders trounced the Panthers in a Division I contest.
Vanessa Solt added 13 points for Tamaqua.
Christine Dacey led Panther Valley with 11 points.
PANTHER VALLEY (27) — Marouchoc 1 0-1 2, Vance 3 2-4 8, Picht 0 0-0 0, Corby 0 0-0 0, Smith 1 2-6 4, M. Markovich 0 0-0 0, Dacey 4 3-6 11, C. Markovich 1 0-2 2. Totals 10 7-19 27.
TAMAQUA (50) — Hartung 2 1-2 5, Demetriades 8 2-2 19, Hoffman 2 1-3 5, Jones 1 0-0 2, Wittig 2 0-0 6, Baddick 0 0-0 0, Solt 3 4-6 13, Ligenza 0 0-0 0, Pratka 0 0-0 0, McVicker 0 0-0 0, Shamonsky 0 0-0 0, Hromyak 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-13 50.
PV (3-13, 0-9) 6 6 4 11 — 27 Tm (2-14, 2-7) 11 8 16 15 — 50
3-point FGs: Demetriades, Wittig 2, Solt 3
JV score: Tamaqua 31-11
Lehighton 72
Jim Thorpe 61
JIM THORPE — Aubrey Blasiak tallied a team-high 24 points, leading three Indians in double figures, as Lehighton claimed a Division I triumph over the Olympians.
Lehighton raced to a 37-22 halftime advantage before Jim Thorpe cut its deficit to five to start the fourth quarter.
Kayley Kovac collected a game-high 34 points, but was the only Olympian in double figures.
LEHIGHTON (72) — Rossino 1 1-4 4, Durishin 2 1-6 5, Whiteman 4 2-3 10, Fital 2 2-2 6, B. Blasiak 1 0-0 2, A. Blasiak 6 9-13 24, Faust 3 11-14 19, Buchinsky 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 26-42 72.
JIM THORPE (61) — Doughty 2 0-2 5, P. Kovac 1 3-5 5, Condly 1 0-0 2, Ohl 0 0-0 0, Binder 2 2-5 6, K. Kovac 11 12-19 34, Cressman 2 0-0 4, Waselus 0 0-0 0, Bush 1 3-6 5. Totals 20 20-37 61.
Leh (6-10, 4-5) 24 13 9 26 — 72 JT (8-8, 4-5) 12 10 19 22 — 61
3-point FGs: Rossino, A. Blasiak 3, Faust 2, Doughty
Schuylkill Haven 63
Weatherly 46
WEATHERLY — Keegan White (18), Amanda Farr (13), Emma Schweigert (13) and Alyssa Gerber (11) all scored in double digits as the Hurricanes rolled to a Division II-III crossover victory over the Wreckers.
Shelby Berger led Weatherly with 19 points.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (63) — Gerber 5 1-3 11, Donati 3 2-5 8, Schweigert 4 3-4 13, White 6 5-6 18, Farr 4 2-2 13, Reichert 0 0-0 0, Werez 0 0-0 0, Schnoke 0 0-0 0, Personette 0 0-0 0, Carl 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 13-20 6.
WEATHERLY (46) — Heister 0 1-2 1, Strizak 1 0-0 3, Polchin 6 3-3 18, Berger 7 4-5 19, S. Hartz 0 2-2 2, L. Hartz 1 1-6 3, Caravella 0 0-0 0, DeSpirito 0 0-0 0, Hinkle 0 0-0 0, Scatton 0 0-0 0, Gillott 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 11-18 46.
SH (6-10, 2-6) 20 15 10 18 — 63 Wea (1-11, 0-8) 0 16 18 12 — 46
3-point FGs: Schweigert 2, White, Farr 3. Strizak, Polchin 3.
Boys’ Basketball
Upper Dauphin 80
Tri-Valley 33
ELIZABETHVILLE — Matt Miller scored 14 points in the first period and finished with 22 to lead Upper Dauphin past Tri-Valley in a non-league game.
Jordan Gessner added 15 points for the Trojans, while Jaden Buchanan and Jericho Zemencik each had 12 points for Tri-Valley.
TRI-VALLEY (33) — J.Buchanan 5 2-2 12, A. Buchanan 1 0-3 2, McNally 0 0-0 0, Ziegmont 0 0-0 0, Zemencik 5 2-4 12, Opozda 3 0-2 6, Schantz 0 0-0 0, Kimmel 0 0-0 0, Sholley 0 0-0 0, Yoder 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 5-13 33.
UPPER DAUPHIN (80) — Norris 2 0-0 4, Snyder 0 2-3 2, Miller 7 4-7 22, Uhler 3 0-0 6, Calnon 0 0-0 0, Gessner 4 6-6 15, Bond 1 0-1 2, Lenker 1 2-2 4, Deitrich 2 2-2 8, Klinger 0 0-0 0, Trently 0 0-0 0, Reigner 3 1-2 7, Bellis 0 2-2 2, Wiest 2 4-4 8. Totals 25 23-27 80.
TV (2-12) 10 9 11 3 — 33 UD (14-3) 24 23 22 11 — 80
3-point FGs: Miller 4, Gessner, Deitrich 2
JV score: Upper Dauphin 51-32
North Schuylkill 58
Jim Thorpe 35
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Justin Heaton ignited the Spartans with three triples in the second quarter as North Schuylkill overcame an early 15-8 deficit for a Division I win over the Olympians.
Heaton finished with a team-high 13 points and Major Jordan added 11 for North Schuylkill.
Brendan Carroll paced Jim Thorpe with 17 points, nine of which came in the first quarter.
JIM THORPE (35) — Carroll 7 0-0 17, Veney 0 2-2 2, Elmore 0 0-0 0, Micciche 4 0-3 8, Green 2 0-3 4, O. Snisky 0 0-0 0, Lauer 0 0-0 0, Twardzick 0 0-0 0, Luciana 0 0-0 0, McElmoyle 0 0-0 0, Jefferson 0 0-0 0, S. Snisky 0 0-0 0, Everitt 2 0-4 4. Totals 15 2-12 35.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (58) — Carney 2 0-0 6, Marlow 2 1-2 6, Murray 2 3-4 7, Mazur 1 0-0 2, Wood 0 0-2 0, Mercado 3 2-4 8, Smith 0 0-0 0, Mazeika 0 0-0 0, Shewmaker 0 0-0 0, Jordan 4 3-4 11, Heaton 4 2-2 13, Bolinsky 0 0-0 0, Weist 1 0-0 2, Kotzo 1 0-0 3, Dietz 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 11-18 58.
JT (5-11, 2-7) 15 6 7 7 — 35 NS (12-3, 6-3) 8 22 15 13 — 58
3-point FGs: Carroll 3, Carney 2, Marlow, Heaton 3, Kotzo
Conrad Weiser 55
Hamburg 33
HAMBURG — Julian Warner bagged three 3-pointers on the way to a team-high 12 points in the Hawks’ Berks II loss to the Scouts.
CONRAD WEISER (55) — Albarran 0 0-1 0, Brosious 3 1-3 8, Colon 4 0-0 10, Diaz 1 0-0 3, Gibbel 1 0-0 3, Hoss 4 0-1 8, Jordan 1 0-0 2, Joseph 2 0-0 4, Montinard 0 0-0 0, Mower 2 0-0 4, Ober 2 0-2 4, Talford 2 1-2 6, Weiser 1 0-0 2, Westman 0 1-2 1. Totals 23 3-11 55.
HAMBURG (33) — Adams 0 0-0 0, Barr 0 0-0 0, Conrad 3 0-0 8, Evangalista 1 1-3 4, Fink 1 1-2 3, Hartman 0 0-0 0, Hauck 0 0-0 0, Lesher 1 2-5 4, Miller 1 0-2 2, Nabozny 0 0-0 0, Warner 3 3-4 12. Totals 10 7-16 33.
CW (11-6, 6-1) 14 19 19 3 — 55 Ham (0-19, 0-7) 8 7 3 15 — 33
3-point FGs: Brosious, Colon 2, Diaz, Gibbel, Talford, Conrad 2, Evangalista, Warner 3
Northumberland Ch. 45
Gillingham Charter 26
NORTHUMBERLAND — Nate Woodling tallied a team-high 11 points in the Wolf Pack’s non-league loss to Northumberland Christian.
GILLINGHAM CHARTER (26) — Cintron 1 0-0 3, Pulicicchio 0 0-0 0, Broadhurst 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Thompson 1 0-2 2, Ja. Tivera 0 0-0 0, Holbert 2 0-0 4, Smith 0 0-0 0, Hutchinson 1 0-0 2, L. Miller 1 0-0 2, Krammes 0 0-0 0, Woodling 5 1-2 11, Je. Rivera 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 1-4 26.
NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN (45) — Barwin 0 0-0 0, Underkoffler 4 2-4 10, Wessner 2 0-0 5, Reich 3 0-2 6, Dunham 1 0-0 2, Amato 2 0-0 4, Delsite 2 0-1 4, Harris 5 0-0 14, Crago 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 2-7 45.
GC (0-12) 2 4 8 12 — 26 NC 22 9 12 2 — 45
3-point FGs: Cintron, Wessner, Harris 4
College Men
PSU-Schuylkill 91
HACC 75
HARRISBURG — Beneiko Harris tallied a team-high 23 points, leading Penn State Schuylkill to a non-conference victory over Harrisburg Area Community College.
Will Bornstein, a Blue Mountain grad, and Bilal Butler added 16 points apiece for the Lions.
PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL (91) — Tinsley 3 2-7 8, Bracey 4 2-2 13, Bubeck 0 0-2 0, Bornstein 7 2-3 16, Epifanio 3 0-0 9, Okore 2 2-5 6, Butler 5 2-4 16, Harris 10 0-0 23. Totals 34 10-23 91.
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (75) — Griffin 0 1-2 1, Flores 7 10-13 24, Stickel 2 2-3 6, Mbarga 2 2-2 6, Mixell 2 1-2 6, Smitz 10 11-13 32. Totals 23 27-35 75.
Schuylkill (2-11) 41 50 — 91 HACC (3-13) 33 42 — 75
3-point FGs: Bracey 3, Epifanio 3, Butler 4, Harris 3, Mixell, Smitz
College Women
HACC 69
PSU-Schuylkill 66 OT
HARRISBURG — Colleen Druby paced the local Lions with 19 points in a non-conference loss to Harrisburg Area Community College in overtime.
Penn State had the last shot in regulation and a chance to tie it at the end of overtime, but both attempts were off the mark.
Joelle Moyer and Sarah Celani held HACC’s Taylor Ford, who leads Region 9 in scoring, 11 points under her average at 17 points.
PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL (66) — Moyer 3 0-0 6, Celani 5 0-0 10, Grasso 1 0-0 2, Druby 8 0-0 19, Blasko 5 2-2 16, Bowen 2 0-1 4, Dolce 3 3-6 9. Totals 27 5-9 66.
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (69) — Ford 7 2-4 17, Webster 8 2-3 19, Ramirez-Martinez 2 0- 0 4, Engle 3 7-11 13, Anderson 8 0-0 16. Totals 28 11-18 69.
PSU (4-6) 34 27 5 — 66 HACC (7-6) 27 34 8 — 69
3-point FGs: Druby 3, Blasko 4, Ford, Webster