TOWER CITY — Nick Rodichok collected 12 points in the second quarter as Williams Valley overwhelmed Tri-Valley 54-20 in a Schuylkill League Division II contest.
The victory punched the Vikings’ ticket to the District 11 Class AA playoffs.
The Bulldogs led 4-0 before Williams Valley closed the game on a 54-16 run.
Rodichock finished with 20 points, while Siul Sepulveda added 11.
TRI-VALLEY (20) — J. Buchanan 2 0-0 4, A. Buchanan 1 0-0 2, McNally 1 1-1 4, Ziegmont 0 0-2 0, Zemencik 3 2-4 8, Opozda 0 0-0 0, Schatz 0 0-0 0, Kimmel 0 2-2 2, Yoder 0 0-0 0, Sholley 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 5-9 20.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (54) — Reinoehl 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 1 0-0 2, Wiest 0 0-0 0, Wolfgang 3 0-0 6, Whitcomb 1 0-0 2, Sepulveda 4 0-1 11, Rodichok 6 5-6 20, Mini 3 2-2 8, Miller 2 0-0 5. Totals 20 7-9 54.
TV (2-16, 0-11) 6 6 6 2 — 20 WV (11-8, 7-4) 12 15 14 13 — 54
3-point FGs: McNally, Sepulveda 3, Rodichok 3, Miller
JV score: Williams Valley 47-43
Shenandoah Valley 44
Mahanoy Area 35
MAHANOY CITY — Joel Santana scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Blue Devils fend off the Golden Bears in a Division III contest.
Santana finished with a game-high 22 points, while Ian McCole added 14 for Shenandoah Valley.
The Golden Bears trailed by eight points in the fourth quarter, but cut their deficit to two. Santana’s slashing buckets helped the Devils keep Mahanoy Area at bay.
Brian Miller led the Golden Bears with 16 points and Matt Yedsena added 10.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (44) — Santana 7 5-6 22, McNeil 1 0-0 3, I. McCole 6 0-0 14, Chagolla 2 0-0 5, Creasy 0 0-0 0, Ryan 0 0-0 0, White 0 0-0 0, Cabrera 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-6 44.
MAHANOY AREA (35) — Joseph 3 0-0 6, Yedsena 2 5-6 10, Wronski 0 1-4 1, Miller 6 3-7 16, Styka 1 0-2 2, Luddy 0 0-0 0, Richmond 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 9-19 35.
SV (10-10, 8-4) 11 11 5 17 — 44 MA (16-3, 10-1) 8 8 9 10 — 35
3-point FGs: Santana 3, McNeil, I. McCole 2, Chagolla, Yedsena, Miller
JV score: Shenandoah Valley 55-30
Jim Thorpe 56
Blue Mountain 39
ORWIGSBURG — Shane Snisky scored 11 points in the second half as the Olympians opened strong and held off the Eagles for a Division I victory.
Snisky finished with a game-high 21 points, while Rayan Green added 14 for Jim Thorpe.
Mark Chelius paced Blue Mountain with 14 points, while Brayden Lewis added 12.
JIM THORPE (56) — Carroll 2 2-5 8, Elmore 1 1-2 3, Micciche 2 4-4 8, Green 7 0-0 14, McElmoyle 1 0-0 2, S. Snisky 9 3-5 21, Veney 0 0-0 0, Luciana 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 10-16 56.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (39) — Puzzi 1 0-0 2, Stramara 1 0-0 2, Barton 0 0-2 0, Lewis 6 0-0 12, Chelius 6 1-2 14, Albertini 3 1-2 9, Zerbe 0 0-2 0, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Biever 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 2-8 39.
JT (8-12, 4-8) 17 14 15 10 — 56 BM (11-9, 7-6) 7 11 11 10 — 39
3-point FGs: Carroll 2, Chelius, Albertini 2
JV score: Blue Mountain 69-31
Pottsville 58
Lehighton 33
Travis Blankenhorn scored nine points and Connor Hinchilffe contributed eight during a 22-4 first-quarter run for the Crimson Tide in a Division I rout of the Indians at Martz Hall.
Blankenhorn finished with a game-high 16 points, while Hinchliffe added 10 for Pottsville.
Jordan Knappenberger hit four 3-pointers to pace Lehighton with 14 points.
LEHIGHTON (33) — Ruzicka 0 0-0 0, Cordova 0 0-0 0, Crum 2 0-0 4, Zwetolitz 2 0-0 6, Ortiz 1 2-3 4, Williams 0 0-0 0, Buchinsky 0 0-0 0, Chambers 0 0-0 0, Knappenberger 5 0-0 14, Greene 2 1-2 5. Totals 12 3-4 33.
POTTSVILLE (58) — Hinchliffe 4 1-1 10, Painter 0 0-0 0, Blankenhorn 6 1-1 16, Thomas 1 1-2 3, Dunkel 1 0-0 2, Melochick 2 3-4 8, Shuman 1 0-0 3, Witman 0 0-0 0, Abdo 2 2-2 7, Nabholz 4 0-0 9, Coyle 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 8-10 58.
Leh (13-8, 6-7) 4 14 8 7 — 33 Po (21-0, 13-0) 22 8 17 11 — 58
3-point FGs: Zwetolitz 2, Knappenberger 4, Hinchliffe, Blankenhorn 3, Melochick, Shuman, Abdo, Nabholz
JV score: Pottsville 51-30
Panther Valley 61
Pine Grove 55
PINE GROVE — Tristan Blasko registered eight of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Panthers held off the Cardinals for a Division I victory.
Chad Dubosky added seven of his nine points in the final quarter, while Matt Hudicka contributed 17 points for Panther Valley.
Mark Weinus paced Pine Grove with 20 points with David Snedden scoring 16 and Kobe D’Agostino tallying 13.
PANTHER VALLEY (61) — Keo 0 0-0 0, Dubosky 3 3-3 9, Vermillion 2 0-0 6, Stanko 0 0-0 0, Micholik 0 1-2 1, Miller 3 0-0 6, Hudicka 6 0-0 17, Blasko 9 4-7 22, Morgans 0 0-0 0, Eickoff 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 8-12 61.
PINE GROVE (55) — Rossi 0 0-0 0, Snedden 6 0-0 16, Leininger 1 0-0 2, D’Agostino 4 4-4 13, Fidler 0 0-0 0, Weinus 6 4-5 20, Griffiths 0 0-0 0, Fick 2 0-2 4. Totals 19 8-11 55.
PV (4-16, 2-11) 13 12 16 20 — 61 PG (3-17, 1-11) 11 15 13 16 — 55
3-point FGs: Vermillion 2, Hudicka 5, Snedden 4, D’Agostino, Weinus 4
JV score: Panther Valley 46-25
Minersville 50
Schuylkill Haven 29
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — David Graham had 14 points and Spencer Tobin added 10 as the Miners got out to an early lead and downed the Hurricanes in a Division II contest.
Minersville held Schuylkill Haven to nine field goals in the game.
Mike Ulsh had 10 points for Schuylkill Haven.
MINERSVILLE (50) — McBreen 3 3-4 9, Stephen 0 0-0 0, Fekette 0 2-2 2, Hashin 1 0-0 3, Brown 1 0-0 3, Leshko 2 4-5 8, Graham 7 0-2 14, Brennan 0 1-2 1, Tobin 4 2-4 10, Fedornak 0 0-2 0, Moran 0 0-0 0, Martinez 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 12-21 50.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (29) — Charles 0 0-0 0, Blugis 1 2-2 4, Conage 1 1-2 4, Ulsh 3 3-4 10, Webb 1 2-4, 4, Hughes 2 1-4 5, Donati 0 0-1 0, McLaughlin 1 0-0 2, Mills 0 0-0 0, Fryer 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 9-16 29.
Min (15-3, 10-1) 10 12 12 16 — 50 SH (9-11, 5-6) 5 10 4 10 — 29
3-point FGs: Hashin, Brown, Conage, Ulsh
JV score: Minersville 45-38
Marian 45
Nativity 43
HOMETOWN — Ethan Kuczynski netted a team-high 11 points as the Colts used balanced scoring to knock off the Hilltoppers in a Division III contest.
Nick Wesner added 10 points, Brandon Mohammed contributed nine and Aaron DeAngelo scored eight as Marian erased a 22-18 halftime deficit by outscoring Nativity 27-21 in the second half.
Jeff Yordy led Nativity with 14 points, while Dominic Piccioni added 13.
NATIVITY (43) — Piccioni 5 0-1 13, Greco 1 0-1 2, Hoppel 3 0-0 7, Yordy 5 3-5 14, Adams 1 1-2 3, Nelson 0 0-1 0, Szeliga 1 0-2 2. Totals 17 4-12 43.
MARIAN (45) — Karnish 0 0-0 0, Woitko 1 0-0 3, Puza 1 0-0 2, Paisley 0 0-0 0, Kuczynski 4 3-4 11, DeAngelo 3 2-6 8, Mohammed 3 3-4 9, Wesner 4 2-2 10, Weber 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 12-20 45.
Nat (13-8, 7-5) 9 13 11 10 — 43 Mar (7-10, 4-6) 11 7 15 12 — 45
3-point FGs: Piccioni 3, Hoppel, Yordy, Woitko
JV score: Marian 64-44
Lourdes 48
Weatherly 47
WEATHERLY — Larry Czeponis hit 8-of-11 from the foul line on the way to a team-high 14 points as the Red Raiders edged the Wreckers in a Division II-III crossover contest.
Luke Reiner had a game-high 18 points for Weatherly, while Luke Figas added 14.
LOURDES (48) — Nguyen 1 0-0 3, L. Holloran 1 0-0 2, Bucanelli 3 0-0 6, Pawelizyk 2 0-0 6, Fobia 5 0-0 13, Padula 1 2-3 4, Feese 0 0-0 0, Czeponis 3 8-11 14. Totals 16 10-14 48.
WEATHERLY (47) — Reiner 7 2-2 18, Kelly 3 0-0 9, Figas 5 0-0 14, Miller 1 1-2 3, Bizarre 0 0-0 0, Buck 1 1-1 3. Totals 17 4-5 47.
Lou (6-12, 3-7) 7 16 11 14 — 48 Wea (4-13, 1-10) 9 16 17 5 — 47
3-point FGs: Pawelizyk 2, Nguyen, Fobia 3, Reiner 2, Kelly 3, Figas 4
JV score: Lourdes 31-27
Berks Catholic 77
Hamburg 27
HAMBURG — Connor Jack dropped a game-high 32 points as the Saints thumped the Hawks in a Berks II contest.
The 6-foot-7 Jack tallied 15 points in the third quarter after Berks Catholic led 36-9 at halftime.
Logan Adams led Hamburg with nine points.
BERKS CATHOLIC (77) — Wilson 0 0-2 0, Gilbert 4 0-0 11, Suriel 0 1-2 1, Lacey 1 4-6 6, Lutz 3 1-2 7, Huntsman 2 0-0 5, Nesby 3 5-5 13, Reedy 0 2-2 2, Hobson 0 0-2 0, Jack 15 2-5 32. Totals 28 15-26 77.
HAMBURG (27) — Fink 2 0-0 5, Miller 1 0-0 2, Conrad 0 0-0 0, Adams 3 2-2 8, Evangelista 1 0-0 3, Greenawalt 0 0-0 0, Warner 2 0-0 5, Hauck 1 0-0 2, Lesher 0 0-0 0, Nabozny 1 0-2 2. Totals 11 2-4 27.
BC (13-8, 9-1) 16 20 23 18 — 77 Ham (0-21, 0-9) 2 7 6 12 — 27
3-point FGs: Gilbert 3, Huntsman, Nesby 2, Fink, Evangelista, Warner
JV score: Berks Catholic 39-20
Pius X 78
Gillingham Charter 21
ROSETO — Nate Stewart scored a game-high 20 points as the Royals rolled past the Wolf Pack in a non-league game.
Isaiah Thompson paced Gillingham Charter with nine points.
GILLINGHAM CHARTER (21) — Cintron 0 0-0 0, Pulicicchio 0 0-0 0, Broadhurst 0 0-0 0, Thompson 3 3-4 9, Ja. Rivera 2 2-4 6, Holbert 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Krammes 0 0-0 0, Woodling 0 0-0 0, Je. Rivera 2 0-0 4. Totals 8 5-8 21.
PIUS X (78) — Co. Kichcline 1 0-0 2, Weller 3 1-2 7, Warren 7 0-2 15, Gonzales 2 0-0 6, Ca. Kichcline 4 0-2 8, Stewart 8 2-2 20, Simpson 3 1-1 7, Brunnquell 2 0-0 5, Carroll 4 0-0 8. Totals 34 4-13 78.
GC (0-15) 3 7 4 7 — 21 Pius X (5-11) 23 17 18 20 — 78
3-point FGs: Warren, Gonzales 2, Stewart 2, Brunnquell
JV score: No game