TAMAQUA — Pine Grove’s Kobe D’Agostino and Tamaqua’s Bo Rottet reached career milestones Thursday night.
The Raiders need one more win to earn a spot in the Schuylkill League playoffs.
D’Agostino and Rottet each finished with 22 points to go over 1,000 points for their careers, but it was a fast start from Tamaqua that carried the Raiders to 70-39 Division I victory over the Cardinals at the Tamaqua Athletic Center.
D’Agostino came into the night needing five points to reach 1,000, while Rottet was 12 away.
By reaching his milestone, Kobe D’Agostino joins his brother and current Pine Grove coach Frank D’Agostino as 1,000-point scorers for the Cardinals. Frank is Pine Grove’s all-leading boys’ scorer with 1,947 points.
Rottet became the 12th Tamaqua boys’ basketball player to reach 1,000. He joins teammate Brett Kosciolek as a 1,000-point scorer for the Raiders. Kosciolek reached the mark last season.
Russell Blaker finished the night with 15 points for the Raiders, while Kosciolek added 13. Tamaqua stayed one game ahead of North Schuylkill in the Division I wild-card race and a spot in the league playoffs with one game remaining.
The Raiders travel to Blue Mountain tonight and if they win, Tamaqua will earn the wild-card berth.
North Schuylkill beat Jim Thorpe 47-40 on Thursday and hosts Panther Valley in its league finale tonight.
Mark Weinus finished with 10 for the Cardinals.
PINE GROVE (39) — Rossi 0 0-0 0, Snedden 1 2-2 4, Soper 0 0-0 0, Kreiser 0 0-0 0, Leininger 0 0-0 0, D’Agostino 5 9-10 22, Weinus 3 3-3 10, Fick 1 0-0 2, Fidler 0 0-0 0, Griffiths 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 15-17 39.
TAMAQUA (70) — Blaker 6 2-5 15, Miller 1 1-2 3, Rottet 8 2-2 22, Skripko 0 3-4 3, MacDonald 1 0-0 2, Kosciolek 5 2-2 13, Shilko 2 0-0 4, Zuber 2 0-0 4, Berezwick 0 0-0 0, Scott 0 1-2 1, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Wassell 1 0-0 3. Totals 26 11-17 70.
PG (3-18, 1-12) 3 19 8 9 — 39 Ta (17-4, 10-3) 28 8 23 11 — 70
3-point FGs: D’Agostino 3, Weinus, Blaker, Rottet 4, Kosciolek, Wassell
JV score: Tamaqua 46-43, OT
Upper Dauphin 76
East Juniata 39
ELIZABETHVILLE — Matt Miller scored seven of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter as the Trojans got out to an 18-5 advantage and rolled to a Tri-Valley League victory over the Tigers.
Upper Dauphin’s win, coupled with Juniata’s 59-50 victory over Halifax on Thursday, gave the Trojans the East Division title. Upper Dauphin will host either Greenwood or Newport in the league semifianls Tuesday.
EAST JUNIATA (39) — Sankey 3 2-4 9, Snyder 0 0-0 0, Kline-Geffert 1 0-0 3, Fagle 0 0-0 0, Nace 1 0-0 2, Kinzer 0 0-0 0, Pillot 1 2-2 4, Ehrhard 3 0-0 9, Shirk 2 0-0 4, Hambright 2 4-7 8. Totals 13 8-13 39.
UPPER DAUPHIN (76) — Snyder 1 0-0 2, Miller 9 2-3 24, Uhler 2 0-0 4, Calnon 2 0-0 4, Gessner 0 0-0 0, Bond 4 0-0 8, Lenker 1 0-2 2, Deitrich 0 0-0 0, Trently 2 0-0 5, Reigner 4 2-2 11, Weist 4 0-0 8, Norris 4 0-2 8. Totals 33 4-9 76.
EJ (1-18, 1-12) 5 15 8 11 — 39 UD (18-4, 12-1) 18 19 14 25 — 76
3-point FGs: Sankey, Kline-Geffert, Ehrhard 3, Miller 4, Trently, Reigner
JV score: Upper Dauphin 49-13
North Schuylkill 47
Jim Thrope 40
JIM THORPE — Tevin Murray led three Spartan players in double figures in scoring with 12 points as the Spartans used a big fourth quarter to hold off the Olympians in a Division I contest.
John Mercado and Justin Heaton added 10 points apiece for the North Schuylkill, which held a 20-16 scoring advantage in the fourth to pull out the victory.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (47) — Carney 1 2-4 5, Marlow 2 0-1 5, Murray 3 6-9 12, Mercado 4 2-4 10, Jordan 2 1-5 5, Heaton- 3-3-4-10. Totals 15 14-23 47.
JIM THORPE (40) — Carroll 4 2-3 11, Veney 0 0-0 0, Elmore 1 0-0 2, Micciche 3 0-0 7, Green 3 2-4 8, Luciana 0 0-0 0, McElmoyle 1 0-0 3, S. Snisky 3 2-3 9, Everitt 0 0-1 0. Totals 15 6-11 40.
NS (15-5, 9-4) 9 9 9 20 — 47 JT (8-13, 4-9) 12 6 6 16 — 40
3-point FGs: Carney, Marlow, Heaton, Caroll, Micciche, McElmoyle, S. Sniksy
Salem Christian 54
Gillingham Charter 18
MACUNGIE — Isaish Thompson had eight points to lead the Wolf Pack during their non-league loss to the Eagles.
GILLINGHAM CHARTER (18) — Cintron 1 0-0 2, Pulicicchio 0 0-0 0, J. Miller 0 0-0 0, Thompson 3 2-2 8, Ja. Rivera 0 0-0 0, Holbert 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Hutchinson 3 0-0 6, L. Miller 0 0-0 0, Krammes 0 0-0 0, Woodling 0 0-0 0, Je. Rivera 1 0-0 2. Totals 8 2-2 18.
SALEM CHRISTIAN (54) — Owersby 7 3-7 17, Ruch 1 0-1 2, Lutz 2 2-4 6, Avery 4 3-7 11, Zimmerman 1 1-2 3, Schoenly 0 0-0 0, Gerald 0 0-2 0, DeVoll 6 1-2 13, Park 0 2-2 2, Kong 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 12-27 54.
GC (0-15) 6 6 2 4 — 18 SC (9-11) 12 15 16 11 — 54
3-point FGs: None
JV score: No game
Men’s Basketball
Valley Forge 97
PSU-Schuylkill 71
PHOENIXVILLE — William Bracey scored 18 points to lead Penn State Schuylkill in its non-league loss at the University of Valley Forge.
Beneiko Harris and Nate Yost each scored 14 points for the Lions.
PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL (71) — Tinsley 2 6-9 10, Bracey 7 3-4 18, Bornstein 2 2-2 7, Epifanio 1 4-4 7, Harris 6 2-5 14, Yost 4 4-4 14, Greene 0 0-0 0, Okore 0 1-3 1, Butler 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 22-31 71.
VALLEY FORGE (97) — Taylor 5 1-2 13, Rembert 8 2-4 20, Mack 1 1-2 4, LeBlanc 5 3-4 14, Hazzard 4 2-2 10, Williams 2 1-2 5, Archer 1 0-0 2, Summers 2 0-0 4, Whitaker 0 0-0 0,. McIntosh 1 0-1 2, Hardy 0 1-2 1, Staley 4 3-4 13, Dickson 0 0-0 0, Kinyanjui 3 1-2 9. Totals 36 15-25 97.
Sch (4-14) 37 34 — 71 VF (11-8) 42 55 — 97
3-point FGs: Bracey, Bornstein, Epifanio, Yost 2, Taylor 2, Rembert 2, Mack, LeBlanc, Staley 2, Kinyanjui 2