HOMETOWN — Joel Santana scored a game-high 29 points as Shenandoah Valley downed Marian 66-53 in a Schuylkill League Division III boys’ basketball contest Friday evening.
Ian McCole added 15 points and Ricardo Chagolla had 11 for the Blue Devils. Shenandoah Valley won its seventh consecutive contest and qualified for the District 11 Class A playoffs with a .500 or better league record.
Ethan Kuczynski and Nick Wesner had 12 points apiece for the Colts, while Aaron DeAngelo pitched in 11.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (66) — I. McCole 4 4-4 15, Chagolla 5 0-0 11, Allegretta 0 0-0 0, Cabrera 0 0-0 0, White 1 0-1 2, Santana 8 12-14 29, Alvarez 0 0-0 0, Ryan 0 3-5 3, McNeil 2 0-0 6. Totals 20 19-24 66.
MARIAN (53) — Karnish 2 1-2 5, Woitko 0 0-0 0, Vercusky 2 0-1 4, Puza 2 0-0 4, Paisley 2 0-0 5, Kuczynski 4 4-8 12, Cortese 0 0-0 0, DeAngelo 5 1-1 11, Wesner 5 2-2 12, Weber 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 8-14 53.
SV (9-8, 7-2) 17 16 17 16 — 66 Mar. (6-8, 3-5) 10 13 13 17 — 53
3-point FGs: I. McCole 3, Chagolla, Santana, McNeil 2, Paisley
JV score: Shenandoah Valley 47-36
Nativity 63
Tri-Valley 54
Dominic Piccioni scored seven of his 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Hilltoppers pulled away late for a come-from-behind, Division II-III crossover win over the Dawgs on Hall of Fame Night atop Lawton’s Hill.
Jericho Zemencik had 17 points, Jaden Buchanan netted 12 markers and Bryce McNally canned 10 points as Tri-Valley took a 27-26 halftime lead and led 44-43 entering the final frame.
Piccioni sparked a 20-10 closing run for Nativity.
Jeff Yordy led all scorers with 23 points for the Hilltoppers.
TRI-VALLEY (54) — J. Buchanan 4 1-2 12, A. Buchanan 3 0-1 7, McNally 3 2-2 10, Zemencik 7 3-6 17, Opozda 4 0-0 8, Yoder 0 0-0 0, Ziegmont 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 6-11 54.
NATIVITY (63) — Greco 1 1-1 3, Yordy 9 3-6 23, Piccioni 7 0-0 15, Hoppel 2 2-2 7, Adams 3 1-2 7, Nelson 4 0-0 8, Hunyara 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-11 63.
TV (2-13, 0-9) 15 12 17 10 — 54 Nat (10-7, 5-4) 17 9 17 20 — 63
3-point FGs: J. Buchanan 3, A. Buchanan, McNally 2, Yordy 2, Piccioni, Hoppel
JV score: Nativity 70-44
Schuylkill Haven 45
Lourdes 33
COAL TOWNSHIP — Danny Blugis and J.T. Hughes each scored 10 points as the Hurricanes used an 18-8, fourth-quarter run to down Lourdes in a Division II game.
Blugis collected six of his 10 points in the final period.
Jordan Fobia led the Red Raiders with 11 points. He also had five rebounds.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (45) — Charles 2 1-2 6, Blugis 4 2-2 10, Conage 3 1-4 7, Ulsh 3 0-0 6, Webb 3 0-0 6, Hughes 4 2-5 10. Totals 19 6-13 45.
LOURDES (33) — Nguyen 1 0-0 3, Holleran 0 0-0 0, Bucanelli 0 1-2 1, Pawelizyk 1 1-2 4, Fobia 4 1-2 11, Padula 2 0-0 5, Allen 1 0-0 2, Czeponis 2 3-4 7. Totals 11 6-10 33.
SH (9-8, 5-4) 14 6 7 18 — 45 Lou. (4-11, 1-7) 10 5 10 8 — 33
3-point FGs: Charles, Nguyen, Pawelizyk, Fobia 2, Padula
JV score: Schuylkill Haven 36-34
Blue Mountain 60
Pine Grove 50
PINE GROVE — Mark Chelius scored 27 points, and Dean Stramara added 10, including seven in the fourth quarter, as Blue Mountain topped Pine Grove in a Division I contest.
Kobe D’Agostino led the Cardinals with 27 points, sinking four 3-pointers, while Mark Weinus added 15 points.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (60) — Puzzi 2 0-0 4, Stramara 4 2-4 10, Kerstetter 2 3-5 7, Barton 1 0-0 2, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Lewis 3 0-0 6, Chelius 11 5-8 27, Albertini 0 4-5 4, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, Biever 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 14-22 60.
PINE GROVE (50) — Rossi 0 0-0 0, Snedden 1 0-0 2, Leininger 0 0-0 0, D’Agostino 9 5-6 27, Fidler 0 0-0 0, Weinus 3 6-11 15, Griffiths 1 1-2 4, Fick 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 12-19 50.
BM (9-7, 6-4) 11 16 16 17 — 60 PG (2-15, 0-9) 7 16 13 14 — 50
3-point FGs: D’Agostino 4, Weinus 3, Griffiths
Tamaqua 68
Lehighton 55
LEHIGHTON — Russell Blaker tallied five 3-pointers en route to a 21-point night, and Nate MacDonald added 17 points as Tamaqua used a 39-29 second half to earn a Division I win over Lehighton.
Bo Rottet finished with 14 points and Brett Kosciolek chipped in 10 for the Blue Raiders, who stayed one game behind Pottsville in the Division I standings.
Tanner Zwetolitz scored all 12 of his points on four 3-pointers to pace the Indians.
TAMAQUA (68) — Blaker 8 0-0 21, Miller 1 0-0 2, Rottet 7 0-0 14, Skripko 0 1-4 1, MacDonald 8 1-4 17, Kosciolek 5 0-0 10, Shilko 1 0-1 2, Zuber 0 1-3 1, Berezwick 0 0-0 0, Scott 0 0-0 0, Murphy 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 3-12 68.
LEHIGHTON (55) — Ruzicka 3 0-0 9, Crum 3 1-2 9, Zwetolitz 4 0-0 12, Williams 0 0-0 0, Chamber 2 4-8 8, Knappenberger 2 4-6 9, Green 2 0-0 5, Buchinsky 0 0-1 0, Ortiz 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 9-17 55.
Tam. (15-2, 9-1) 14 15 20 19 — 68 Leh. (11-6, 4-5) 9 17 14 15 — 55
3-point FGs: Blaker 5, Crum 2, Zwetolitz 4, Knappenberger, Ruzicka 3, Green, Ortiz
JV score: Lehighton 69-36
Jim Thorpe 60
Panther Valley 42
JIM THORPE — Christopher Micciche scored 13 points to lead Jim Thorpe past Panther Valley in a Division I game.
Brendan Carroll and Rayan Green added 10 points apiece for the Olympians, who built a 37-17 halftime lead and never looked back.
Chad Dubosky led the Panther with 10 points.
PANTHER VALLEY (42) — Keo 2 0-0 4, Dubosky 1 8-10 10, Vermillion 2 2-2 7, Stanko 1 1-2 4, Miholick 1 0-0 3, Nase 0 0-0 0, Miller 1 0-0 3, Hudicka 1 0-0 2, Weng 0 0-0 0, Fisher 0 2-2 2, Blasko 3 1-2 7, Eickoff 0 0-0 0, Emmert 0 0-0 0, Morgans 0 0-0 0, Mehmeti 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 14-18 42.
JIM THORPE (60) — Carroll 3 3-4 10, Veney 3 1-1 7, Elmore 2 1-4 5, Micciche 4 4-6 13, Green 4 2-2 10, O. Snisky 0 0-0 0, Lauer 0 0-1 0, Twardzick 0 0-0 0, Lucina 2 2-2 7, McElmoyle 0 0-0 0, Jefferson 1 0-0 2, Everitt 3 0-2 6. Totals 22 13-22 60.
PV (3-15, 1-9) 11 6 13 12 — 42 JT (6-11, 3-7) 20 17 13 10 — 60
3-point FGs: Vermillion, Stanko, Miholick, Miller, Carroll, Micciche, Lucina
Mahanoy Area 52
Weatherly 26
WEATHERLY — Brian Miller scored 20 points and Matt Yedsena added 18 as Mahanoy Area used a 19-6 second period to roll past Weatherly in a Division III contest.
Luke Reiner led the Wreckers with 10 points.
MAHANOY AREA (52) — Yedsena 8 1-2 18, Styka 1 0-0 2, Wronski 2 0-0 6, Miller 8 4-6 20, Joseph 2 1-1 6, Luddy 0 0-0 0, Fragilas 0 0-0 0, Price 0 0-0 0, Derr 0 0-0 0, Reeves 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 6-9 52.
WEATHERLY (26) — Reiner 4 1-1 10, Kelly 2 0-0 6, Figas 3 0-0 7, Miller 1 1-2 3, Kunkle 0 0-0 0, Bizarre 0 0-0 0, Suveg 0 0-0 0, Buck 0 0-0 0, Yurchak 0 0-0 0, Peiser 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 2-3 26.
MA (14-2, 9-0) 11 19 12 10 — 52 Wea. (3-11, 1-8) 10 6 4 6 — 26
3-point FGs: Wronski 2, Yedsena, Joseph, Kelly 2, Reiner, Figas
JV score: Mahanoy Area 57-36
Girls’ Basketball
Blue Mountain 44
Pine Grove 42
PINE GROVE — Abigail Fanelli scored nine of her 20 points in the fourth quarter as Blue Mountain completed a comeback victory over Pine Grove in Division I action.
The Eagles were down by one point with 11 seconds left in the game when Fanelli sank two foul shots to give Blue Mountain the lead for good.
Julia Kutz added 14 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the foul line, as the Eagles were 20-of-26 from the line in the game.
Rachel Edge led the Cardinals with 13 points and seven steals.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (44) — Kaledas 1 0-2 2, Challenger 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Fanelli 6 6-6 20, Connors 0 3-4 3, Moyer 0 2-2 2, E. Steinhilber 1 0-0 2, Kutz 3 8-10 14, Ebling 0 1-2 1. Totals 11 20-26 44.
PINE GROVE (42) — Cay. Conrad 1 0-1 3, Felty 0 0-0 0, R. Edge 5 3-4 13, Shiffer 3 0-0 8, Kaufman 1 0-0 2, M. Edge 2 0-0 4, Wolff 1 0-0 2, Sleva 0 0-0 0, Car. Conrad 3 1-4 7, Whitman 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 4-9 42.
BM (9-7, 6-4) 14 6 12 12 — 44 PG (7-11, 4-6) 10 17 7 8 — 42
3-point FGs: Fanelli 2, Cay. Conrad, Shiffer 2, Whitman
Jim Thorpe 58
Panther Valley 38
JIM THORPE — Kayley Kovac scored 18 points as Jim Thorpe used a 37-25 second half to put away Panther Valley in a Division I game.
Gabby Binder added 12 points, while Rebecca Cressman had 10 for the Olympians.
Macey Markovich recorded 15 points, scoring them all on five 3-pointers, and Christina Dacey netted 14 points for the Panthers.
PANTHER VALLEY (38) — Marouchoc 0 0-0 0, Vance 1 0-0 2, Picht 0 0-0 0, Corby 0 0-0 0, Smith 3 1-4 7, M. Markovich 5 0-1 15, Dacey 4 3-5 14, C. Markovich 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-10 38.
JIM THORPE (58) — Doughty 0 0-0 0, P. Kovac 3 0-0 6, Condly 1 0-0 2, Ohl 4 0-2 8, Binder 5 2-4 12, K. Kovac 9 0-8 18, Cressman 5 0-0 10, Waselus 0 2-2 2, Bush 0 0-0 0, Lignore 0 0-0 0, Gabel 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 4-16 58.
PV (3-14, 0-10) 5 8 11 14 — 38 JT (9-8, 5-5) 5 16 17 20 — 58
3-point FGs: M. Markovich 5, Dacey 3
Lehighton 53
Tamaqua 38
LEHIGHTON — Aubrey Blasiak led Lehighton with 12 points, scoring six in a 19-6 third period, as the Indians topped Tamaqua in a Division I contest.
Allie Rossino added 11 points, and Riley Durishin pitched in 10 for Lehighton.
TAMAQUA (38) — Hartung 1 2-4 4, Demetriades 2 3-3 7, Hoffman 1 4-6 6, Jones 1 3-4 5, Wittig 4 0-0 9, Baddick 0 0-0 0, Solt 2 1-2 5, Ligenza 1 0-0 2, Pratka 0 0-0 0, McVicker 0 0-0 0, Shamonsky 0 0-0 0, Hromyak 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 13-19 38.
LEHIGHTON (53) — Rossino 3 5-6 11, Durishin 3 4-8 10, Muffley 0 0-0 0, Whiteman 1 0-0 2, Fital 3 3-6 9, B. Blasiak 3 4-5 12, Beck 0 0-0 0, Faust 4 0-0 9, Buchinsky 0 0-0 0, Frey 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 16-27 53.
Tam. (2-15, 2-8) 10 10 6 12 — 38 Leh. (7-10, 5-5) 15 14 19 5 — 53
3-point FGs: Wittig, A. Blasiak 2, Faust
JV score: Tamaqua 35-21
Conrad Weiser 54
Hamburg 40
ROBESONIA — Alicia Pursell tallied a team-high 13 points and Hinata Yoshida added 11, but the Hawks couldn’t overcome a slow start in a Berks League Section II loss to the Scouts.
HAMBURG (40) — Ruiz 1 3-4 5, Kurtz 0 1-2 1, Pursell 5 2-2 13, E. Lutz 3 2-2 8, Lesher 1 0-2 2, Yoshida 5 0-0 11, Essig 0 0-0 0, Kissinger 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 8-12 40.
CONRAD WEISER (54) — Ooms 3 0-0 6, Price 1 0-0 3, Lutz 3 0-0 7, Erkes 6 1-2 18, Talford 2 1-2 6, H. Racis 2 7-10 11, Ingram 1 0-0 3, Koch 0 0-0 0, Paskowski 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 9-14 54.
Ham (5-13, 1-6) 4 8 10 18 — 40 CW (14-4, 5-2) 13 11 7 23 — 54
3-point FGs: Pursell, Yoshida, Price, Lutz, Erkes 5, Talford, Ingram
JV score: Conrad Weiser 29-25