MINERSVILLE — Chris Leshko hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to give Minersville a 46-45 non-league win against North Schuylkill on Saturday.
Leshko finished with 12 points and five rebounds, Dave Graham followed with 11 points, and Brian Brennan tallied eight points and eight rebounds for the Battlin’ Miners.
Tevin Murray recorded a double-double for the Spartans with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds. Murray scored 14 points in a 19-17 first half for the Spartans.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (45) — Carney 0 0-0 0, Marlow 3 2-2 8, Murray 9 2-2 20, Mazar 0 0-0 0, Wood 0 0-0 0, Mercado 2 0-0 4, Smith 0 0-0 0, Mazeika 0 0-0 0, Jordan 2 1-2 5, Heaton 3 0-0 8. Totals 19 5-6 45.
MINERSVILLE (46) — McBreen 2 2-3 6, Fekette 1 0-0 2, Hashin 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-0 2, Leshko 5 0-0 12, Graham 5 1-2 11, Brennan 4 0-0 8, Tobin 1 2-4 5. Totals 19 5-9 46.
NS (13-5) 10 9 17 9 — 45 Min (14-3) 7 10 12 17 — 46
3-point FGs: Heaton 2, Leshko 2, Tobin
JV score: North Schuylkill 53-37
Pottsville 79
Panther Valley 32
LANSFORD — Travis Blankenhorn scored 23 points, and Eli Nabholz added 15 as Pottsville roughed up Panther Valley in a Division I game that clinched the divisional title for the Tide.
Jordan Melochick recorded 14 points for Pottsville, which led 40-22 at the half.
POTTSVILLE (79) — Hinchliffe 1 2-2 4, Gerchak 0 0-0 0, Painter 2 1-1 5, Blankenhorn 9 0-0 23, Thomas 1 4-4 7, Dunkel 0 0-4 0, Melochick 5 3-4 14, Shuman 1 0-0 2, Witman 1 0-0 2, Abdo 1 0-0 2, Nabholz 7 1-2 15, Coyle 0 0-0 0, Renninger 1 1-3 3, Schenck 0 0-0 0, O’Pake 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 12-20 79.
PANTHER VALLEY (32) — Keo 0 0-0 0, Dubosky 4 1-2 10, Vermillion 1 0-3 2, Stanko 0 0-0 0, Micholik 2 0-0 6, Miller 1 0-0 2, Hudicka 2 0-0 5, Blasko 3 0-0 7, 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 13 1-5 32.
Pott (19-0, 12-0) 19 21 22 17 — 79 PV (3-16, 1-11) 14 8 2 8 — 32
3-point FGs: Blankenhorn 5, Thomas, Melochick, Dubosky, Micholik 2, Hudicka, Blasko
JV score: Pottsville 59-17
Lehighton 77
Pine Grove 44
PINE GROVE — Jordan Knappenberger scored 22 points, and Tyler Crum added 19 as Lehighton downed Pine Grove in a Division I game.
Nick Chambers finished with 10 points, shooting 6-for-10 from the line for the Indians, who led 41-16 at the half.
Kobe D’Agostino led the Cardinals with 21 points, including 16 in the second half.
LEHIGHTON (77) — Ruzicka 2 0-0 4, Cordova 2 0-0 4, Crum 8 2-3 19, Zwetolitz 1 1-2 4, Ortiz 0 0-0 0, Williams 1 2-4 4, Mele 0 0-0 0, Buchinsky 2 0-0 4, McDowell 0 0-0 0, Chambers 2 6-10 10, Knappenberger 8 2-2 22, Greene 3 0-0 6. Totals 29 13-21 77.
PINE GROVE (44) — Rossi 0 0-1 0, Snedden 0 0-0 0, Soper 0 0-0 0, Kreiser 0 0-0 0, Leininger 0 1-3 1, D’Agostino 8 3-4 21, Fidler 2 2-2 6, Weinus 3 2-2 9, Griffiths 1 0-0 3, Fick 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 8-12 44.
Leh (13-7, 6-6) 16 25 11 25 — 77 PG (3-16, 1-10) 11 5 9 19 — 44
3-point FGs: Crum, Zwetolitz, Knappenberger 4, D’Agostino 2, Weinus, Griffiths
JV score: Lehighton 70-44
Antietam 72
Schuylkill Haven 65
MOUNT PENN — Mike Ulsh and J.T. Hughes each scored 19 points for Schuylkill Haven in its non-league loss to Antietam.
Breaking away from a 46-46 tie, Antietam shot 9-for-10 from the foul line in the final period to keep its lead.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (65) — Charles 2 0-0 4, Blugis 5 2-2 13, Conage 2 0-0 4, Ulsh 9 0-0 19, Webb 3 0-0 6, Hughes 8 2-3 19, Fryer 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 4-5 65.
ANTIETAM (72) — Sierra 1 0-0 2, Esser 4 0-2 9, Garcia 0 0-0 0, Beltran 6 8-9 25, Waller 1 0-0 2, Zaharis 3 4-5 10, Wrobel 8 7-7 24. Totals 23 19-23 72.
SH (9-10) 19 11 18 17 — 65 Ant (16-5) 15 16 23 18 — 72
3-point FGs: Blugis, Ulsh, Hughes, Esser, Beltran 5, Wrobel
JV score: Antietam 44-31
Jim Thorpe 57
Marian 45
JIM THORPE — Shane Snisky led Jim Thorpe with 14 points, and Brendan Carroll and Christopher Micchiche added 11 points apiece as the Olympians used a 33-23 second half to top Marian in a non-league contest.
Aaron DeAngelo and Brandon Mohammed each tallied 12 points, and Nick Wesner netted 10 for the Colts.
MARIAN (46) — Karnish 1 0-1 2, Vercusky 1 3-4 5, Puza 0 0-0 0, Karchner 0 0-0 0, Kuczynski 1 3-4 5, Cortese 0 0-0 0, DeAngelo 6 0-0 12, Latham 0 0-0 0, Mohammed 5 2-4 12, Wesner 4 0-0 10, Weber 0 0-0 0, Myers 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-13 46.
JIM THORPE (57) — Carroll 3 3-4 11, Veney 1 1-2 4, Elmore 2 1-2 5, Micciche 3 5-10 11, Green 2 1-4 5, O. Snisky 0 0-0 0, Luciano 0 1-2 1, McElmoyle 2 0-0 6, Everitt 0 0-0 0, S. Snisky 5 4-11 14, Joyce 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 16-35 57.
Mar (6-10, 3-7) 12 10 9 15 — 46 JT (7-12, 4-8) 11 14 11 21 — 57
3-point FGs: Wesner 2, Carroll 2, Veney, McElmoyle 2
JV score: Marian 49-23
Tulpehocken 57
Upper Dauphin 49
NEW SCHAEFFERSTOWN — Matthew Miller scored a team-high 17 points, and Travis Deitrich added 13, but Upper Dauphin fell to Tulpehocken in non-league action.
UPPER DAUPHIN (49) — Calnon 0 0-0 0, Deitrich 4 2-2 13, Gessner 2 2-2 7, Miller 5 3-4 17, Norris 2 0-2 4, Reigner 0 0-1 0, Trently 0 0-0 0, Uhler 3 0-0 6, Wiest 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 7-11 49.
TULPEHOCKEN (57) — Berry 2 0-1 5, Bewley 4 2-3 10, Carles 4 2-3 10, Ekvall 6 2-2 18, Johnson 3 0-0 6, Ulrich 2 4-5 8. Totals 21 10-14 57.
UD (17-4) 10 14 12 13 — 49 Tulpehocken 7 24 13 13 — 57
3-point FGs: Deitrich 3, Gessner, Miller 4, Berry, Ekvall 4
Mahanoy Area 55
Lincoln Leadership 51
MAHANOY CITY — Matt Yedsena scored a game-high 24 points and the Golden Bears used a 18-4 third quarter to pull away from Lincoln Leadership for a non-league win.
Mike Joseph added 11 points for Mahanoy. Ramis Rodriguez led Lincoln with 20 points.
LINCOLN LEADERSHIP (51) — Washington 1 2-2 5, Adams 3 0-0 6, Davis 1 2-4 4, Farmer 6 0-0 13, R. Rodriguez 4 8-8 20, Harris 1 1-2 3, Scheeler 0 0-0 0, Centro 0 0-0 0, Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Torres 0 0-0 0, J. Rodriguez 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 13-16 51.
MAHANOY AREA (55) — Joseph 3 3-6 11, Yedsena 9 3-5 24, Wronski 2 2-2 8, Luddy 2 1-2 5, Miller 2 3-4 7, Styka 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 12-19 55.
Linc. Lead. 13 19 4 15 — 51 Mah. (16-2) 18 8 18 11 — 55
3-point FGs: Washington, Farmer, R. Rodriguez 4, Joseph 2, Yedsena 3, Wronski 2
JV score: Lincoln Leadership won
Millersburg 45
Williams Valley 30
TOWER CITY — Nick Rodichok scored a game-high 21 points and shot 7-of-10 from the line in Williams Valley’s non-league loss to Millersburg.
The Vikings began the game with an 8-2 lead before the Indians went on an 18-1 run that lasted midway through the second period.
MILLERSBURG (45) — Warfel 4 0-0 9, Keim 3 3-8 9, Brine 3 0-0 6, Reid 0 1-2 1, Wingard 3 0-0 7, Hesen 0 0-0 0, Keiter 2 1-2 5, Berger 3 1-2 8. Totals 18 6-14 45.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (30) — Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Wolfgang 1 0-3 2, Sepulveda 0 1-2 1, Rodichok 6 7-10 21, Mini 1 1-2 3, Miller 1 0-0 3. Totals 9 9-17 30.
Millersburg 13 9 11 12 — 45 WV (10-8) 9 6 1 14 — 30
3-point FGs: Warfel, Wingard, Berger, Rodichok 2, Miller
JV score: Williams Valley 42-39
Tamaqua 58
Dieruff 43
TAMAQUA — Brett Kosciolek dropped 25 points and Bo Rottet added 16 as Tamaqua rode a 21-10 fourth period to beat Dieruff in a non-league contest.
Rottet finished 5-for-5 from the foul line, while Kosciolek went 4-for-8 for the Blue Raiders.
DIERUFF (43) — Rockmore 1 0-2 2, Washington 0 1-2 1, Brito 0 0-0 0, Henandez 5 1-1 12, Holley 1 0-0 2, Mellson 1 0-0 3, Paniaqua 0 0-0 0, Johnson 7 5-5 21, Vasquez 1 0-0 2, Davis 0 0-0 0, Lopez 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-10 43.
TAMAQUA (58) — Blaker 1 0-0 2, Miller 0 0-0 0, Rottet 5 5-5 16, Skripko 0 0-0 0, MacDonald 4 0-0 8, Kosciolek 10 4-8 25, Shilko 1 0-0 2, Zuber 2 0-0 5, Berezwick 0 0-0 0, Scott 0 0-0 0, Murphy 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-13 58.
Dieruff 15 13 5 10 — 43 Tam (16-3) 16 12 9 21 — 58
3-point FGs: Hernandez, Mellson, Johnson 2, Rottet, Zuber, Kosciolek
JV score: Dieruff 85-51
Line Mountain 48
Tri-Valley 47
MANDATA — Dan Opozda led Tri-Valley with 15 points, followed by Jaden Buchanan with 13, but the Dawgs lost to Line Mountain on Brady Michael’s last-second jumpshot in non-league action.
TRI-VALLEY (47) — J. Buchanan 5 2-6 13, A. Buchanan 1 0-0 3, McNally 2 0-0 6, Ziegmont 1 0-0 2, Zemencik 3 2-5 8, Opozda 7 1-4 15, Yoder 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 5-15 47.
LINE MOUNTAIN (48) — Reichard 3 1-2 8, Hepner 0 0-0 0, Michael 8 1-3 20, Masser 3 2-2 9, Mace 0 2-4 2, Ingram 0 0-0 0, Kaleta 0 1-2 1, Bartholomew 4 0-1 8. Totals 18 7-14 48.
TV (2-15) 13 13 8 13 — 47 Line Mtn 11 13 8 16 — 48
3-point FGs: McNally 2, J. Buchanan, A. Buchanan, Michael 3, Reichard, Masser
JV score: Tri-Valley 43-31
Men’s Basketball
PSU-DuBois 90
PSU-Schuylkill 87 OT
DuBOIS — Beneiko Harris scored a season-best 32 points, but Penn State Schuylkill fell in overtime to Penn State DuBois.
After Will Bornstein’s 3-pointer for PSU-Schuylkill with 17 seconds left tied the game at 87, PSU-DuBois scored three points before Bilal Butler’s 3-pointer at the buzzer missed the mark.
Sam Roselli had 31 points for PSU-DuBois.
PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL (87) —Tinsley 4 0-1 8, Bracey 5 0-0 11, Harris 13 4-5 32, Bornstein 3 5-5 12, Epifanio 4 0-2 9, Yost 6 0-0 13, Greene 0 0-0 0, Okore 0 2-2 2, Butler 0 0-0 0. Totals 35 11-15 87.
PENN STATE DuBOIS (90) — Roselli 13 5-5 31, Pierce 4 0-0 12, Williams 1 0-0 2, Mills 4 1-2 13, Conde 3 8-8 14, Painter 1 0-0 2, Byrd 1 0-0 2, Clingan 0 0-0 0, Drakeford 1 2-2 4, Woodard 1 0-0 2, Carillo 2 3-3 7. Totals 31 19-20 90.
Sch (3-13, 2-9) 39 41 7 — 87 DuB (7-12, 6-7) 35 45 10 — 90
3-point FGs: Bracey, Harris 2, Bornstein, Epifanio, Yost, Pierce 4, Mills 4