Abigal Snitzer and Kristina Nieddu combined to scored all of Shenandoah Valley’s eight points in the overtime period as Shenandoah Valley completed a 58-55, comeback win over Nativity in a Schuylkill League Division III contest atop Lawton’s Hill on Thursday.
Snitzer recorded a team-high 18 points, Nieddu added 13 and Carly Teaschenko had 14, including the game-tying 3-pointer at the end of the fourth quarter.
Allison Warren tallied a game-high 20 points for the Golden Girls.
Nativity was eliminated from postseason play with the defeat.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (58) — Demalis 0 0-0 0, Nieddu 4 4-5 13, Teaschenko 6 0-0 14, Creasy 0 0-0 0, Wargo 4 3-4 11, Snitzer 6 4-4 18, Michalik 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 11-13 58.
NATIVITY (55) — Lord 0 0-2 0, Ulsh 0 0-0 0, Souchak 5 0-0 10, Simons 2 7-10 11, Warren 5 9-11 20, Strausser 5 0-0 14. Totals 17 16-23 55.
SV (16-3, 8-3) 11 15 10 14 8 — 58 Nat (5-12, 2-8) 16 11 12 11 5 — 55
3-point FGs: Nieddu, Teaschenko 2, Snitzer 2, Warren, Strausser 4
Marian 61
Weatherly 38
HOMETOWN — Abbey Whildin scored her 1,000th point thanks to a game-high 19 points, leading the Fillies to a Division III victory over the Wreckers.
Vanessa Whitecavage added 13 points for Marian, which maintained its one-game lead over Shenandoah for the division title.
WEATHERLY (38) — Heister 2 0-0 5, Caravella 1 0-0 2, Strizak 1 0-0 3, Scatton 0 0-0 0, Polchin 3 0-0 8, Berger 4 0-0 11, S. Hartz 1 2-4 4, L. Hartz 0 2-2 2, Gillott 1 1-2 3. Totals 13 5-8 38.
MARIAN (61) — Salerno 1 0-0 3, Whildin 6 3-4 19, Fannick 1 0-0 2, Whitecavage 4 2-6 13, Correale 0 0-0 0, Shaud 1 1-3 3, Agosti 2 0-0 4, Capparell 2 1-2 5, Knepper 1 0-0 2, Erbe 0 0-0 0, Raabe 1 0-0 2, Karnish 3 0-0 6, Stoyer 1 0-0 2, Mooney 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-15 61.
Wt (1-13, 0-10) 5 8 18 7 — 38 Mr (13-5, 9-2) 21 17 12 11 — 61
3-point FGs: Heister, Strizak, Polchin 2, Berger 3, Salerno, Whildin 4, Whitecavage 3
JV score: Marian 32-14
Pottsville 55
Panther Valley 20
Hannah Burnhauser and Sadie Cresswell had 11 points apiece as the Crimson Tide rolled past the Panthers in a Division I contest at Martz Hall, clinching a spot in the Schuylkill League playoffs as the division wild card.
PANTHER VALLEY (20) — Marouchoc 0 0-0 0, Vance 1 0-2 2, Corby 1 0-0 3, Smith 1 1-2 3, M. Markovich 3 1-3 10, Dacey 1 0-0 2, C. Markovich 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 2-7 20.
POTTSVILLE (55) — Sherakas 1 2-3 4, Coyle 0 0-0 0, Skosnick 1 0-0 2, Burnhauser 5 0-0 11, Drasdis 0 0-0 0, Eckley 3 0-0 6, Tarconish 0 0-0 0, Cleary 0 1-2 1, Cresswell 5 0-0 11, Eckert 0 0-0 0, Kondrack 1 0-0 2, Eagan 0 0-0 0, Connors 3 0-0 6, Schenk 3 0-0 6, Hook 2 2-2 6. Totals 24 5-7 55.
PV (3-16, 0-12) 12 10 7 4 — 33 Pt (17-2, 12-0) 17 21 12 5 — 55
3-point FGs: Corby, M. Markovich 3, Cresswell, Burnhauser
JV score: Pottsville 24-6
North Schuylkill 41
Jim Thorpe 16
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Tiffany Lapotsky scored 13 points and Nina Marone added seven to lead North Schuylkill past Jim Thorpe in a Division I game to clinch the division title for the second straight year.
JIM THORPE (16) — Doughty 0 0-0 0, P. Kovac 0 0-0 0, Condly 0 0-0 0, Ohl 2 1-3 5, Binder 0 0-0 0, K. Kovac 1 5-10 9, Cressman 0 0-0 0, Waselus 0 0-0 0, Bush 1 0-2 2, Lignore 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 6-15 16.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (41) — Marone 2 3-3 7, Lapotsky 5 1-2 13, Shinkus 1 0-1 2, Peleschak 0 3-4 3, Long 1 0-0 3, Bell 0 0-0 0, Stokes 1 0-0 2, Gregas 0 0-0 0, Snyder 2 2-2 6, Ferriola 1 0-0 2, Jordan 1 1-2 3. Totals 14 10-14 41.
JT (9-10, 5-7) 2 3 2 9 — 16 NS (17-2, 12-0) 11 9 10 11 — 41
3-point FGs: Lapotsky 2, Long
Minersville 51
Tri-Valley 33
HEGINS — Abby Schoffstall scored 20 points, including 13 in a 27-12 first half, and Emily Mealey added 14 as Minersville cruised by Tri-Valley in a Division II contest that clinched the division title for the Miners.
Reagan Newswanger and Paige Doyle led the Bulldogs with eight points apiece.
MINERSVILLE (51) — Nawrocki 2 0-0 5, Kriston 0 0-0 0, Polinsky 0 0-0 0, Schoffstall 7 3-4 20, Bentz 1 1-4 3, Ebert 0 1-2 1, Nettles 0 0-0 0, Mealey 6 2-6 14, Kroznuskie 1 0-2 2, Wigoda 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 7-18 51.
TRI-VALLEY (33) — Newswanger 3 0-0 8, Doyle 3 2-2 8, Deibert 0 0-1 0, Header 3 0-0 6, A. Pacenta 0 0-0 0, Dietrich 0 0-0 0, Maxwell 0 0-0 0, Connell 0 0-0 0, Romberger 1 0-2 2, B. Pacenta 1 0-1 2, Harner 1 0-0 2, Scheib 2 1-4 5. Totals 14 3-10 33.
Min (18-1, 11-0) 13 14 10 14 — 51 TV (11-8, 5-6) 4 8 8 13 — 33
3-point FGs: Nawrocki, Schoffstall 3, Newswanger 2
JV score: Minersville 30-23
Williams Valley 48
Lourdes 43
TOWER CITY — Kate Whelski scored 12 points, and Hannah Nestor added 11 as Williams Valley used a 25-15 second half to hold off Lourdes in Division II action.
Rayanne Hawk recorded 10 points, as she and Whelski combined to score all 11 of the Vikings’ points in the fourth period.
LOURDES (43) — K. Komara 2 0-0 5, Trell 3 0-0 8, Bickel 6 0-0 13, Funk 0 1-2 1, Albert 5 2-2 16, Krebs 0 0-0 0, Khanna 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 3-4 43.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (48) — Hawk 4 1-3 10, Han. Nestor 4 0-0 11, Daniel 1 2-2 4, Schadle 1 0-0 2, Hal. Nestor 3 3-3 9, Whelski 5 2-2 12, Pinchorski 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-10 48.
Lrd (14-5, 7-4) 15 13 8 7 — 43 WV (12-6, 6-5) 12 11 14 11 — 48
3-point FGs: K. Komara, Trell 2, Bickel, Albert, Hawk, Han. Nestor 3, Whelski 3
Pine Grove 44
Tamaqua 32
PINE GROVE — Morgan Edge recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Rachel Edge added 14 points and five steals as Pine Grove topped Tamaqua in a Division I game.
TAMAQUA (32) — Hartung 2 0-0 5, Demetriades 2 2-2 7, Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Wittig 3 0-0 6, Baddick 0 4-6 4, Solt 3 4-6 10, Pratka 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 10-14 32.
PINE GROVE (44) — Cay. Conrad 0 0-0 0, Felty 0 0-0 0, R. Edge 6 2-3 14, Shiffer 2 0-0 5, Kaufman 0 0-0 0, M. Edge 6 1-2 13, Wolff 0 0-0 0, Sleva 1 0-0 2, Car. Conrad 3 1-3 8, Whitman 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 4-8 44.
Tam (2-17, 2-10) 8 9 10 5 — 32 PG (9-11, 6-6) 11 12 13 8 — 44
3-point FGs: Hartung, Demetriades, Shiffer, Car. Conrad
JV score: Pine Grove 32-17
Susquenita 52
Upper Dauphin 28
ELIZABETHVILLE — Kelsey Hoffman and Laura Sweger each scored six points apiece for Upper Dauphin in its Tri-Valley League loss to Susquenita.
SUSQUENITA (52) — Hoover 8 5-5 21, Humphrey 2 0-0 5, Shields 0 0-0 0, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Feltenberger 0 0-0 0, H. Heckert 0 0-0 0, N. Heckert 1 0-0 2, Nye 4 3-4 11, Krick 0 0-0 0, Siegfried 4 1-2 9, Saltzburg 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 9-11 52.
UPPER DAUPHIN (28) — Uhler 0 0-0 0, J. Hoffman 1 0-0 2, K. Hoffman 3 0-0 6, Sweger 3 0-0 6, Bellis 1 0-0 2, Mills 1 0-0 2, Brown 1 0-0 2, Koppenhaver 2 0-0 4, Walker 2 0-0 4, Shoop 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 0-0 28.
Susquenita 15 9 19 9 — 52 UD (8-11, 6-5) 8 8 6 6 — 28
3-point FGs: Humphrey
JV score: Susquenita 38-26
Schuylkill Valley 41
Hamburg 40
HAMBURG — Erica Lutz posted 12 points and 12 rebounds for Hamburg in its Berks Section II loss to Schuylkill Valley.
SCHUYLKILL VALLEY (41) — Bubel 3 0-1 8, Zimmerman 4 2-5 10, Sisco 1 1-4 3, E. Hepner 4 9-12 18, B. Hepner 1 0-4 2, Paez 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 12-26 41.
HAMBURG (40) — Kissinger 3 1-2 9, Caruso 1 0-0 2, Purcell 1 2-3 4, Lutz 6 0-0 12, Lesher 1 0-0 2, Yoshida 5 0-0 11, Essig 0 0-0 0, Ruiz 0 0-0 0, Kurtz 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 3-5 40.
SV (6-12, 4-5) 8 19 7 7 — 41 Ham (6-14, 2-7) 7 8 12 13 — 40
3-point FGs: Bubel 2, E. Hepner, Kissinger 2, Yoshida
JV score: Schuylkill Valley 34-28
Boys’ Basketball
Covenant Christian 68
Gillingham Charter 33
HARRISBURG — Isaiah Thompson and Jetsiel Rivera scored 10 points apiece as the Wolf Pack dropped a non-league game to the Eagles.
GILLINGHAM CHARTER (33) — Cintron 1 1-2 3, Pulicicchio 0 0-0 0, Broadhurst 2 0-0 4, Thompson 5 0-0 10, Ja. Rivera 0 0-0 0, Holbert 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0- 0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Krammes 0 0-0 0, Woodling 3 0-0 6, Je. Rivera 5 0-2 10. Totals 16 1-4 33.
COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (68) — Rasmus 4 1-2 9, Geer 6 0-3 12, Bashore 0 0-0 0, Bryce 0 0-0 0, Ackroyd 2 0-1 4, Yoshida 0 0-0 0, O. Kenny 3 0-0 7, MacKlevy 0 0-0 0, Lowe 9 6-7 26, Quigun 1 1-2 3, A. Kenny 3 1-2 7. Totals 28 9-17 68.
GC (0-14) 12 10 7 4 — 33 CCA (4-14) 22 17 19 10 — 68
3-point FGs: O. Kenny, Lowe 2
Women’s Basketball
PSU-Schuylkill 61
Valley Forge 54
PHOENIXVILLE — Colleen Druby posted 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Penn State Schuylkill to a non-league comeback victory over the University of Valley Forge.
Tessa Dolce added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Lions, who halted a four-game losing streak.
PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL (61) — Celani 1 4-6 6, Grasso 2 0-0 4, Druby 5 2-2 15, Bowen 3 2-2 8, Lomax 0 0-0 0, Moyer 3 2-4 9, Blasko 3 2-2 9, Dolce 3 4-10 10. Totals 20 16-26 61.
VALLEY FORGE (54) — Brinson 7 7-11 26, McGinness 4 1-2 9, Ekuta 1 0-2 2, Mayforth 2 0-1 5, Ohimor 3 2-4 8, Arrowsmith 0 0-0 0, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Bonner 0 0-0 0, Ellis 1 0-0 2, McQuown 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-20 54.
Sch (5-8) 21 40 — 61 VF (3-13) 27 27 — 54
3-point FGs: Druby 3, Moyer, Blasko, Brinson 5, Mayforth
Girls’ Swimming
Schuylkill Haven 90
Mahanoy Area 80
MAHANOY CITY — Mary Zimmerman (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle) and Allison Adams (50 freestyle, 100 backstroke) both won two individual events as Schuylkill Haven edged Mahanoy Area in a Schuylkill League dual meet.
Kiera Van Horn (200 IM), Sarah Antanavage (100 butterfly) and Noel Bernardyn (100 breaststroke) all won individual events for the Golden Bears.
200 medley relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Adams, Reber, Muthersbaugh, Zimmerman) 2:06.23, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Mahanoy Area; 200 freestyle — 1. Zimmerman (SH) 2:09.89, 2. Burke (MA), 3. Jeffries (MA); 200 IM — 1. K. Van Horn (MA) 2:33.53, 2. Felty (SH), 3. Muthersbaugh (SH); 50 freestyle — 1. Adams (SH) 26.00, 2. N. Bernardyn (MA), 3. Bayliff (SH); Diving — No event; 100 butterfly — 1. Antanavage (MA) 1:12.59, 2. Muthersbaugh (SH), 3. Knapp (MA); 100 freestyle — 1. Bayliff (SH) 1:01.17, 2. Reber (SH), 3. Pitts (MA); 500 freestyle — 1. Zimmerman (SH) 5:59.47, 2. P. Bernardyn (MA), 3. Burke (MA); 200 freestyle relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Adams, Felty, Bayliff, Zimmerman) 1:50.83, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Mahanoy Area; 100 backstroke — 1. Adams (SH) 1:07.29, 2. Andrewcavage (MA), 3. Ditzler (SH); 100 breaststroke — 1. N. Bernardyn (MA) 1:16.66, 2. Felty (SH), 3. P. Bernardyn (MA); 400 freestyle relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Bayliff, Reber, Muthersbaugh, Felty) 4:16.18, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Mahanoy Area.
Pottsville 108
Tamaqua 70
Madeline Consugar (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle) won two individual events as Pottsville picked up a Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.
Rebecca Kanaskie (200 IM, 100 breaststroke) and Danielle DeCindio (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly) both won two individual events for the Blue Raiders.
200 medley relay — Tamaqua (Stanek, Kanaskie, DeCindio, Andrews) 2:10.00; 200 freestyle — M. Consugar (P) 2:16.71; 200 IM — Kanaskie (T) 2:26.43; 50 freestyle — DeCindio (T) 27.02; Diving — Hammer (P) 159.80; 100 butterfly — DeCindio (T) 1:05.12; 100 freestyle — Deegan (P) 1:00.84; 500 freestyle — M. Consugar (P) 6:16.90; 200 freestyle relay — Tamaqua (Kanaskie, Andrews, Brickler, DeCindio) 1:51.71; 100 backstroke — Corse-Campion (P) 1:11.89; 100 breaststroke — Kanaskie (T) 1:13.70; 400 freestyle relay — Pottsville (Deegan, Berdanier, Zanis, Corse-Campion) 4:18.73.
Boys’ Swimming
Schuylkill Haven 93
Mahanoy Area 63
MAHANOY CITY — Ian McGowan (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle) and Samuel Brennan (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) both won two individual events as Schuylkill Haven topped Mahanoy Area in a Schuylkill League dual meet.
Joseph Antolick (200 IM, 100 butterfly) picked up wins in two individual events for the Golden Bears.
200 medley relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (McGowan, J. Brennan, Raymond, S. Brennan) 1:53.54, 2. Mahanoy Area; 200 freestyle — 1. McGowan (SH) 2:01.37, 2. Mansell (MA), 3. Pothering (SH); 200 IM — 1. Antolick (MA) 2:23.89, 2. Raymond (SH), 3. Semanco (SH); 50 freestyle — 1. S. Brennan (SH) 25.02, 2. Antalosky (MA), 3. Holman (MA); Diving — No event; 100 butterfly — 1. Antolick (MA) 1:03.46, 2. Antalosky (MA), 3. Raymond (SH); 100 freestyle — 1. S. Brennan (SH) 55.16, 2. J. Brennan (SH), 3. Noon (MA); 500 freestyle — 1. McGowan (SH) 5:53.41, 2. Romberger (SH); 200 freestyle relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (J. Brennan, Raymond, S. Brennan, McGowan) 1:39.13, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Schuylkill Haven; 100 backstroke — 1. Mansell (MA) 1:07.25, 2. Romberger (SH), 3. Corby (SH); 100 breaststroke — 1. J. Brennan (SH) 1:18.47, 2. McKenzie (MA), 3. Semanco (SH); 400 freestyle relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Pothering, Corby, Rakowsky, Romberger) 4:27.40, 2. Mahanoy Area.
Pottsville 130
Tamaqua 34
Nick Kerby (200 freestyle), Jacob Spece (200 IM), Josh Marx (50 freestyle), Chase Alisauckas (diving), Michael Smerlick (500 freestyle), Charlie Botto (100 backstroke) and Tanner Steinhart (100 breaststroke) all won individual events as Pottsville cruised by Tamaqua in a Schuylkill League rout.
Ben Turrano (100 butterfly) and Jeff Letterhouse (100 freestyle) both picked up wins in individual events for the Blue Raiders.
200 medley relay — Pottsville (Smerlick, Howell, Logothtides, Steinhart) 1:55.21; 200 freestyle — Kerby (P) 2:13.48; 200 IM — Spece (P) 2:32.58; 50 freestyle — Marx (P) 22.91; Diving — Alisauckas (P) 170.00; 100 butterfly — Turrano (T) 1:00.12; 100 freestyle — Letterhouse (T) 1:00.04; 500 freestyle — Smerlick (P) 5:25.79; 200 freestyle relay — Pottsville (Kerby, Steinhart, Logothetides, Marx) 1:40.53; 100 backstroke — Botto (P) 1:07.46; 100 breaststroke — Steinhart (P) 1:10.16; 400 freestyle relay — Pottsville (Scanlan, Spece, Kerby, Marx) 3:53.65.
Wrestling
Upper Dauphin 42
Jim Thorpe 36
JIM THORPE — Connor Boyer (132), Jackson Kennerly (160) and Damian Messner (195) all posted pins as Upper Dauphin edged Jim Thorpe in a Division II match.
Pollux Fisher (152), Caleb Campbell (220) and John Newhall (106) all won by fall for the Olympians.
132 — Boyer (UD) pinned Freer, 1:43; 138 — Smalls (JT) dec. Dauberman, 18-12; 145 — Condly (JT) dec. Hoffman, 5-1; 152 — Fisher (JT) pinned A. Messner, 4:45; 160 — Kennerly (UD) pinned Mahmde, 1:37; 170 — McAllister (UD) won by forfeit; 182 — Harner (UD) won by forfeit; 195 — D. Messner (UD) pinned Counterman, 2:30; 220 — Ca.Campbell (JT) pinned Snyder, 3:14; 285 — O’Rourke (JT) won by forfeit; 106 — Newhall (JT) pinned Heck, 1:24; 113 — Gentile (JT) won by forfeit; 120 — Co. Campbell (UD) won by forfeit; 126 — Herb (UD) won by forfeit
Halifax 51
Susquenita 24
DUNCANNON — Amber Laudenslager (126) earned a decision in Halifax’ only winning bout that wasn’t a forfeit as the Wildcats picked up a non-league victory over Susquenita.
170 — Hoffman (Hal) won by forfeit; 182 — T. Enders (Hal) won by forfeit; 195 — Elvin (Hal) won by forfeit; 220 — Sims (Hal) won by forfeit; 285 — Paul (Hal) won by forfeit; 106 — Bruner (Hal) won by forfeit; 113 — Tolbert (Sus) pinned Geiling, 1:41; 120 — Lowden (Sus) dec. Shetterly, 4-0; 126 — Laudenslager (Hal) dec. Hammaker, 4-2; 132 — Hestor (Sus) dec. Burke, 8-5; 138 — D. Enders (Hal) won by forfeit; 145 — Wilbert (Hal) won by forfeit; 152 — Sheibley (Sus) pinned McBurney, 3:59; 160 — Group (Sus) pinned Witmer, :54