JIM THORPE — Julia Kutz knocked down 4-of-6 free throws in overtime as Blue Mountain held off Jim Thorpe for a 51-49 Schuylkill League Division I win Tuesday.
The Eagles led 20-12 at halftime but were outscored 32-24 in the second half by the Olympians.
Kutz finished with 10 points, while Abby Fanelli paced Blue Mountain with 22.
Kayley Kovac led all scorers with 34 points for Jim Thorpe, which needs wins in its final two games to qualify for districts.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (51) — Kaledas 1 1-3 4, Challenger 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 0-0 0, Fanelli 9 3-6 22, Connors 2 0-3 4, Moyer 0 4-8 4, Steinhilber 1 0-0 2, Kutz 2 6-10 10, Ebling 1 1-2 3. Totals 17 15-32 51.
JIM THORPE (49) — P. Kovac 0 2-4 2, Condly 0 0-2 0, Ohl 2 1-4 5, Binder 0 0-0 0, K. Kovac 11 12-20 34, Cressman 2 1-4 5, Waselus 0 1-2 1, Bush 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 17-36 49.
BM (13-7, 9-4) 2 18 8 16 7 — 51 JT (9-11, 5-8) 4 8 12 20 5 — 49
3-point FGs: Kaledas, Fanelli
Pine Grove 50
Panther Valley 25
LANSFORD — Jen Kauffman led three Cardinals in double figures with 12 points as Pine Grove punched its ticket to the District 11 Class AA playoffs with a Division I win over the Panthers.
Rachel Edge and Faith Shiffer joined Kaufman in double figures with 10 points apiece as the Cards stormed to a 21-4 lead after a quarter.
Taylor Vance led Panther Valley with seven points.
PINE GROVE (50) — Cay. Conrad 1 0-0 2, Felty 1 1-2 3, R. Edge 4 2-2 10, Shiffer 3 2-2 10, Flick 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 4 4-4 12, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, M. Edge 1 3-6 5, Wolff 0 2-2 2, Sleva 1 1-1 3, Car. Conrad 0 0-0 0, Whitman 1 1-1 3, Mabry 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 16-20 50.
PANTHER VALLEY (25) — Kerestes 0 0-0 0, Marouchoc 1 0-0 2, Weaver 0 0-0 0, Vance 3 1-5 7, Picht 0 0-0 0, Corby 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 1-1 5, M. Markovich 2 0-0 5, Dacey 1 2-2 4, C. Markovich 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 4-8 25.
PG (10-11, 7-6) 21 7 7 15 — 50 PV (4-16, 0-13) 4 9 5 7 — 25
3-point FGs: Shiffer 2, M. Markovich
JV score: Pine Grove 34-18
Marian 47, Nativity 37
Brenna Karnish scored 17 points, including a 6-for-9 foul-shooting effort in the final period, to lead Marian to a Division III victory over Nativity atop Lawton’s Hill.
Marian’s victory clinches at least a tie for the division championship.
Abbey Whildin added 11 points for the Fillies.
Rachael Souchak and Ashley Strausser each tallied 11 points for Nativity.
MARIAN (47) — Whildin 5 0-3 11, Whitecavage 2 3-4 9, Correale 0 1-2 1, Shaud 0 0-0 0, Agosti 1 0-0 2, Capparell 0 1-2 1, Karnish 5 7-13 17, Stoyer 1 4-4 6. Totals 14 16-28 47.
NATIVITY (37) — Lord 0 0-2 0, Ulsh 1 2-2 5, Souchak 3 4-6 11, Simons 1 2-2 4, Warren 2 2-2 6, Strausser 4 0-2 11, Clarke 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 10-16 37.
Mar (15-5, 10-2) 9 7 11 20 — 47 Nat (6-13, 2-9) 7 7 7 16 — 37
3-point FGs: Whildin, Whitecavage 2, Ulsh, Souchak, Strausser 3
JV score: Marian 23-18
Shenandoah Valley 38
Mahanoy Area 25
SHENANDOAH — Kristina Nieddu scored 11 of her game-high 15 points in the second half as the Blue Devils outlasted the Golden Bears in a Division III game.
Nieddu shot 12-for-17 from the foul line, including 4-of-5 in the fourth quarter to ice it. Marcella Creasy added 10 points and Abigail Snitzer tallied nine for Shenandoah Valley, which used a 14-1, third-quarter run to break away.
Laura Bisco led Mahanoy Area with 10 points.
MAHANOY AREA (25) — M. Babinsky 1 0-0 2, M. Bisco 2 0-0 4, L. Bisco 4 1-2 10, Levy 0 0-0 0, Conroy 0 2-2 2, K. Babinsky 0 0-0 0, Van Horn 1 1-4 3, Byrne 0 0-0 0, Davidson 1 0-0 2, Scalamonti 0 0-0 0, Waldron 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 4-8 25.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (38) — Demalis 0 0-0 0, Nieddu 1 12-17 15, Teaschenko 1 0-1 2, Creasy 4 2-2 10, Wargo 1 0-0 2, Snitzer 3 0-0 9, Michalik 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 14-20 38.
MA (10-10, 4-8) 8 12 1 4 — 25 SV (18-3, 9-3) 4 14 14 6 — 38
3-point FGs: L. Bisco, Nieddu, Snitzer 3
JV score: No game
Minersville 73
Schuylkill Haven 55
MINERSVILLE — Adrienne Kroznuskie scored 11 of her 20 points in the first half as the Battlin’ Miners rolled to a Division II win over the Hurricanes.
Kroznuskie, Abby Schoffstall (19) and Emily Mealey (13) each chipped in to build Minersville’s 39-26 halftime edge, taking advantage of open looks against Schuylkill Haven’s zone defense.
Sarah Donati paced Haven with 16 points, while Keegan White added 12. Maggie Wigoda also chipped in 13 points for Minersville.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (55) — Gerber 4 0-0 9, Donati 7 0-2 16, Schweigert 1 4-6 6, White 5 1-2 12, Schnoke 2 0-0 6, Carl 0 0-0 0, Farr 2 0-0 6. Totals 21 5-10 55.
MINERSVILLE (73) — Nawrocki 1 0-0 3, Kriston 0 0-2 0, Polinsky 0 2-2 2, Schoffstall 7 3-4 19, Bentz 1 0-0 3, Ebert 0 0-0 0, Nettles 0 0-0 0, Mealey 6 1-2 13, Kroznuskie 7 2-2 20, Wigoda 4 5-6 13. Totals 18 8 13-18 73.
SH (7-14, 2-10) 14 12 8 21 — 55 M (20-1, 12-0) 21 18 21 13 — 73
3-point FGs: Gerber, Donati 2, White, Schnoke 2, Farr 2, Nawrocki, Schoffstall 2, Bentz, Kroznuskie 4
JV score: Minersville 35-15
North Schuylkill 62
Tamaqua 27
TAMAQUA — Tiff Lapotsky tallied a game-high 16 points, lifting the Spartans to a Division I rout of the Blue Raiders.
Carly Gregas added 15 points for North Schuylkill, which built a 36-8 halftime edge.
Vanessa Solt led Tamaqua with nine points.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (62) — Marone 3 1-1 7, Lapotsky 7 2-3 16, Shinkus 1 2-2 4, Peleschak 1 0-0 2, Long 1 0-0 3, Damiter 1 0-0 2, Bell 1 1-1 3, L. Gregas 0 0-0 0, Stokes 2 0-2 4, C. Gregas 7 1-2 15, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Ferraiolo 0 0-0 0, Jordan 1 2-3 4. Totals 26 9-14 62.
TAMAQUA (27) — Hartung 1 0-0 2, Demetriades 2 2-3 7, Hoffman 1 0-1 2, Jones 0 0-0 0, Wittig 3 0-0 7, Baddick 0 0-0 0, Solt 4 1-4 9, 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 11 3-8 27.
NS (19-2, 13-0) 18 18 16 10 — 62 Ta (2-18, 2-11) 2 6 14 5 — 27
3-point FGs: Long, Demetriades, Wittig
JV score: North Schuylkill 43-23
Pottsville 71
Lehighton 35
LEHIGHTON — Hannah Burnhauser and Sadie Cresswell combined for 36 points, leading the Crimson Tide to a Division I thumping of the Indians.
Burnhauser and Cresswell each finished with 18 points, while Kyra Schenk contributed 11 for Pottsville.
Skylynn Faust led Lehighton with nine points.
POTTSVILLE (71) — Sherakas 1 0-0 2, Coyle 1 1-2 3, Skosnick 0 0-0 0, Burnhauser 8 0-0 18, Drasdis 1 0-0 2, Eckley 2 1-3 5, Tarconish 2 0-0 4, Cresswell 7 0-0 18, Kondrack 0 4-4 4, Eagan 1 0-0 2, Connors 0 0-0 0, Schenk 4 3-3 11, Hook 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 9-12 71.
LEHIGHTON (35) — Rossino 2 0-0 4, Durishin 2 2-6 6, Muffley 0 0-0 0, Fital 1 0-0 2, B. Blasiak 0 4-4 4, A. Blasiak 1 0-2 3, Beck 1 0-0 2, Drofich 0 0-0 0, Faust 3 2-4 9, Buchinsky 0 0-0 0, Frey 1 0-0 2, Bollinger 0 3-4 3. Totals 11 11-20 35.
Pt (18-3, 11-2) 17 22 19 13 — 71 Leh (7-14, 5-8) 13 5 6 11 — 35
3-point FGs: Burnhauser 2, Cresswell 4, A. Blasiak, Faust
JV score: Lehighton 40-38
Lourdes 68
Weatherly 37
COAL TOWNSHIP — Carmella Bickel paced three Red Raiders in double figures with 20 points in a Division II-III rout of the Wreckers.
Bailey Trell added 18 points and Selina Albert contributed 16 for Lourdes.
Shelby Berger knocked down three 3-pointers to score nine points for Weatherly.
WEATHERLY (37) — Heister 2 0-0 5, Polchin 1 0-0 2, Berger 3 0-0 9, S. Hartz 2 0-0 4, L. Hartz 3 0-0 7, Strizak 0 0-0 0, Gillott 1 0-0 2, Scatton 2 0-0 4, Caravella 1 0-0 2, DeSpirito 0 0-0 0, Hinkle 0 0-0 0, Henry 0 0-0 0, Ache 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 0-0 37.
LOURDES (68) — K. Komara 3 0-0 6, Trell 6 3-4 18, Krebs 0 0-0 0, Khanna 0 0-0 0, Milewski 0 0-0 0, Bickel 9 0-0 20, Funk 4 0-1 8, Albert 6 1-1 16, Dobson 0 0-0 0, M. Komara 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 4-6 68.
W (2-14, 0-11) 10 9 7 11 — 37 Lou (15-5, 8-4) 22 15 17 14 — 68
3-point FGs: Heister, Berger 3, L. Hartz, Trell 3, Bickel 2, Albert 3
JV score: Weatherly 41-32
Berks Catholic 70
Hamburg 34
WEST READING — Victoria Kissinger and Erica Lutz each scored nine points in the first half in the Hawks’ Berks II loss to the Saints.
Brooke Wensel paced four Berks Catholic players in double figures with 14 points.
HAMBURG (34) — Essig 0 0-2 0, Kissinger 4 1-2 12, Pursell 1 0-0 3, Lutz 5 1-2 11, Lesher 1 2-6 5, Yoshida 1 0-0 3, Klahr 0 0-0 0, Ruiz 0 0-0 0, Caruso 0 0-0 0, Kurtz 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-12 34.
BERKS CATHOLIC (70) — Lea 5 2-2 13, Wright 0 1-2 1, Kubinak 1 2-2 4, Gaffney 0 2-2 2, C. Wensel 4 2-4 10, Zdradzinski 1 0-0 2, Toledo 2 0-0 6, Cabrera 2 0-4 4, Merritt 6 0-0 12, B. Wensel 6 0-0 14, Dimmerling 1 0-0 2, Baney 0 0-0 0, Blankbiller 0 0-0 0, Lockhart 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 9-16 70.
Hm (6-16, 2-8) 12 10 4 8 — 34 BC (18-3, 9-1) 22 19 14 15 — 70
3-point FGs: Kissinger 3, Pursell, Lesher, Yoshida, Lea, Toledo 2, B. Wensel 2
JV score: Hamburg 42-41