SHENANDOAH — Chris Leshko scored a team-high 21 points as Minersville clinched the Schuylkill League Division II boys’ basketball title and a berth in the league playoffs with a 68-51 crossover victory over Shenandoah Valley on Tuesday night.
Leshko hit five of Minersville’s 10 3-pointers as the Battlin’ Miners knocked down seven triples in the first half to build a 41-25 edge.
Joel Santana registered a double-double with 21 points and 10 assists to lead the Blue Devils, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped.
MINERSVILLE (68) — McBreen 4 1-2 10, Stephen 0 0-0 0, Fekette 0 0-0 0, Hashin 4 2-2 12, Leshko 8 0-0 21, Graham 3 2-4 9, Brennan 2 0-0 5, Tobin 3 5-6 11. Totals 24 10-14 68.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (51) — Santana 9 1-2 21, McNeil 3 0-0 7, I. McCole 3 0-0 9, Alvarez 1 0-0 2, Chagolla 4 0-1 9, Ryan 0 0-0 0, Cabrera 0 1-2 1, White 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 2-5 51.
Min (13-3, 9-1) 19 22 12 15 — 68 SV (9-9, 7-3) 14 11 11 15 — 51
3-point FGs: McBreen, Hashin 2, Leshko 5, Graham, Brennan, Santana 2, McNeil, I. McCole 3, Chagolla
JV score: Shenandoah Valley 40-38
Blue Mountain 80
Panther Valley 61
ORWIGSBURG — Mark Chelius hit 11-of-15 from the charity stripe on the way to a team-high 20 points as the Eagles pulled away from the Panthers for a Division I win and clinch a spot in the District 11 Class AAA playoffs.
Ethan Vermillion led all scorers with 22 points as Panther Valley hit eight 3-pointers on the night.
PANTHER VALLEY (61) — Keo 2 0-0 4, Dubosky 4 2-2 10, Vermillion 7 5-8 22, Micholik 2 0-2 4, Hudicka 5 0-0 13, Blasko 3 0-0 8, Stanko 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Eickoff 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-12 61.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (80) — Puzzi 4 0-2 8, Stramara 7 2-3 16, Kerstetter 4 4-6 12, Welsh 2 0-0 6, Lewis 5 1-2 11, Chelius 4 11-15 20, Albertini 3 0-0 7, Biever 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 18-28 80.
PV (3-15, 1-10) 16 18 15 12 — 61 BM (11-7, 7-4) 19 24 19 18 — 80
3-point FGs: Vermillion 3, Hudicka 3, Blasko 2, Welsh 2, Chelius, Albertini
JV score: Blue Mountain 54-32
Nativity 65
Weatherly 45
Jeff Yordy had a game-high 27 points, lifting the Hilltoppers past the Wreckers in a Division III contest and earning a spot in the District 11 Class A playoffs for the third straight year.
Dominic Piccioni added 17 points for Nativity. Luke Figas paced Weatherly with 19 points.
WEATHERLY (45) — Reiner 6 0-0 12, Kelly 3 0-0 8, Figas 7 0-0 19, Miller 3 0-0 6, Buck 0 0-0 0, Piser 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 0-0 45.
NATIVITY (65) — Greco 2 0-0 4, Yordy 10 6-8 27, Piccioni 5 4-5 17, Hoppel 3 0-0 6, Adams 1 1-4 3, Nelson 3 0-0 6, Szeliga 1 0-0 2, Hunyara 0 0-0 0, Petzel 0 0-0 0, Belding 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 11-17 65.
Wea (3-12, 1-9) 10 13 11 11 — 45 Nat (11-7, 6-4) 21 13 16 15 — 65
3-point FGs: Kelly 2, Figas 5, Yordy, Piccioni 3
JV score: Nativity 59-41
Mahanoy Area 49
Marian 40
MAHANOY CITY — Brian Miller scored eight of his game-high 20 points in a big third-quarter run as the Golden Bears outlasted the Colts in a Division III game.
Matt Yedsena added 12 points for Mahanoy Area, which used the 10-4 outburst to take a 36-26 lead after three. Nick Wesner led Marian with 12 points.
MARIAN (40) — Vercusky 1 1-2 3, Puza 1 0-2 2, Kuczynski 3 1-2 7, DeAngelo 2 2-2 6, Mohammed 3 2-2 9, Wesner 6 0-0 12, Weber 0 1-2 1, Karnish 0 0-0 0, Paisley 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-12 40.
MAHANOY AREA (49) — Joseph 3 2-2 8, Yedsena 5 2-5 12, Wronski 1 0-0 3, Luddy 1 0-0 3, Miller 7 5-7 20, Styka 1 0-0 3, Price 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 9-14 49.
Mar (6-9, 3-6) 12 10 4 14 — 40 MA (15-2, 10-0) 14 12 10 13 — 49
3-point FGs: Mohammed, Wronski, Luddy, Miller, Styka
JV score: Marian 53-41
Williams Valley 45
Schuylkill Haven 38
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Nick Rodichok scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Vikings earned a Division II win over the Hurricanes.
Danny Blugis scored 13 and J.T. Hughes totaled 11 for Schuylkill Haven.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (45) — Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Wolfgang 2 0-1 4, Sepulveda 1 2-2 5, Rodichok 5 5-6 18, Mini 4 0-0 9, Miller 4 0-2 9. Totals 16 7-11 45.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (38) — Blugis 6 0-0 13, Conage 3 0-0 8, Ulsh 1 0-2 3, Webb 1 1-2 3, Hughes 5 1-2 11. Totals 16 2-6 38.
WV (10-7, 6-4) 8 8 9 20 — 45 SH (9-9, 5-5) 8 11 9 10 — 38
3-point FGs: Sepulveda, Rodichok 3, Mini, Miller, Blugis, Conage 2, Ulsh
JV score: Williams Valley 55-49
Pine Grove 73
Jim Thorpe 69
PINE GROVE — Kobe D’Agostino went 10-for-12 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, finishing with a game-high 30 points, as the Cardinals earned their first Division I win of the season, beating the Olympians.
Pine Grove went 15-for-21 from the foul line in the final stanza, hitting 27-of-42 from the charity stripe on the night. Mark Weinus added 20 points, including 11 after halftime.
Shane Snisky paced Jim Thorpe with 24 points, while Rayan Green tallied 17 and Brendan Carroll netted 14.
JIM THORPE (69) — Carroll 4 3-4 14, Veney 0 0-0 0, Elmore 1 0-0 2, Micciche 3 2-2 8, Green 8 1-3 17, Luciana 0 2-2 2, McElmoyle 1 0-0 2, Jefferson 0 0-0 0, S. Snisky 10 3-8 24, Everitt 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 11-19 69.
PINE GROVE (73) — Rossi 0 0-2 0, Snedden 5 0-0 13, Leininger 0 1-2 1, D’Agostino 5 18-22 30, Fidler 2 0-3 4, Weinus 5 7-10 20, Griffiths 0 0-0 0, Fick 2 1-3 5. Totals 19 27-42 73.
JT (6-12, 3-8) 19 22 12 16 — 69 PG (3-15, 1-9) 16 16 23 18 — 73
3-point FGs: Carroll 3, S. Snisky, Snedden 3, D’Agostino 2, Weinus 3
JV score: Jim Thorpe 72-41
Lourdes 38
Tri-Valley 26
HEGINS — Larry Czeponis had a game-high 12 points to lead the Red Raiders to a Division II victory over the Bulldogs.
The game was tied at 17 at halftime before Lourdes held a 21-11 scoring advantage in the second half to pull away for the win.
Jaden Bucnanan had 10 points for Tri-Valley.
LOURDES (38) — Nguyen 0 0-0 0, Bucanelli 2 0-0 4, Pawelizyk 2 0-0 4, Fobia 2 4-6 8, Padula 1 3-7 5, Allen 2 1-1 5, Feese 0 0-0 0, Czeponis 4 4-6 12. Totals 13 12-20 38.
TRI-VALLEY (26) — J. Buchanan 4 1-2 10, A. Buchanan 0 0-0 0, McNally 3 1-2 9, Ziegmont 0 0-0 0, Zemencik 0 1-4 1, Opozda 3 0-0 6, Yoder 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 3-9 26.
Lou (5-12, 2-7) 8 9 9 12 — 38 TV (2-14, 0-10) 8 9 2 7 — 26
3-point FGs: J. Buchanan, McNally 2
JV score: Lourdes 48-42
North Schuylkill 37
Lehighton 36
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Major Jordan tallied a game-high 12 points, leading the Spartans to a Division I victory over the Indians.
John Mercado contributed 11 points for North Schuylkill, while Nick Chambers paced Lehighton with 10.
LEHIGHTON (36) — Ruzicka 1 0-0 2, Crum 3 2-2 9, Zwetolitz 1 0-0 3, Williams 1 0-0 2, Chambers 4 2-4 10, Knappenberger 2 0-2 6, Green 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 4-8 36.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (37) — Carney 0 0-0 0, Marlow 1 2-2 4, Murray 3 2-4 8, Wood 0 0-0 0, Mercado 5 1-2 11, Smith 0 0-0 0, Mazeika 0 2-2 2, Jordan 6 0-0 12, Heaton 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-10 37.
Leh (11-7, 4-6) 8 9 7 12 — 36 NS (13-4, 7-4) 12 6 11 8 — 37
3-point FGs: Crum, Zwetolitz
Upper Dauphin 73
Susquenita 31
COVE — Matt Miller scored 13 of his team’s 20 first-period points and finished with 36 to lead the Trojans past the Blackhawks in a Tri-Valley crossover contest.
Miller scored 13 of his team’s 29 field goals and posted 10 points in the third period.
Susquenita was held to single digits in each period.
UPPER DAUPHIN (73) — Norris 0 0-0 0, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Miller 13 6-9 36, Uhler 4 0-0 8, Calnon 0 0-0 0, Gessner 2 0-1 4, Bond 1 2-5 4, Lenker 0 0-0 0, Deitrich 3 0-0 6, Klinger 1 0-0 2, Trently 0 1-3 1, Reigner 3 1-2 8, Bellis 0 0-0 0, Weist 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 10-20 73.
SUSQUENITA (31) — Barrick 0 0-0 0, Deibler 0 0-0 0, Moyer 1 2-2 4, Beaver 1 0-0 2, D. Smith 3 0-1 6, Tome 0 0-0 0, Kessler 1 0-0 2, S. Smith 2 0-0 4, Lugo 1 0-0 2, Chappie 1 3-3 5, Werner 2 2-4 6, Stelle 0 0-0 0, Shadle 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 7-10 31.
UD (16-3, 10-1) 20 13 19 21 — 73 Sus (3-15, 2-9) 8 6 9 8 — 31
3-point FGs: Miller 4, Reigner
JV score: Susquenita 37-30
Twin Valley 53
Hamburg 38
ELVERSON — Jared Lesher led all players with 16 points as the Hawks (0-20, 0-8) fell to the Raiders (11-8, 5-3) in a Berks II contest.
HAMBURG (38) — Fink 2 0-0 4, Miller 0 1-4 1, Conrad 0 0-0 0, Adams 2 0-2 5, Evangelista 2 1-3 7, Greenawald 0 0-0 0, Machmer 0 0-0 0, Warner 1 0-0 3, Barr 0 0-0 0, Hauck 0 0-0 0, Graham 0 0-0 0, Lesher 6 4-8 16, Hartman 0 0-0 0, Nabozny 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 6-17 38.
TWIN VALLEY (53) — Ranck 0 1-2 1, Weber 0 0-0 0, Sarnor 3 0-0 7, Olkewicz 0 0-0 0, Nugent 0 0-0 0, DiGiacomo 5 0-0 10, Heck 2 0-0 4, Bigelow 0 0-0 0, Gribbin 2 0-0 5, Ju. Deihm 3 3-3 9, Greenly 4 1-2 10, Rigg 2 3-4 7, Palyan 0 0-0 0, Je. Deihm 0 0-0 0, Ryan 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 8-11 53.
3-point FGs: Adams, Evangelista 2, Warner, Sarnor, Gribbin, Greenly