WEATHERLY — Marian is in.
Jarod Paisley scored 10 points, including five in the fourth quarter, as Colts earned a 41-36 Schuylkill League Division III victory over Weatherly on Thursday.
With the victory, Marian qualified for the District 11 Class AA playoffs thanks to its 7-6 league record.
Paisley knocked down a 3-pointer and was 2-of-2 from the foul line in the fourth as the Colts held a 13-7 scoring advantage to earn the win.
Luke Reiner and Nick Miller had 10 points apiece for the Wreckers.
MARIAN (41) — Karnish 0 1-2 1, Vercusky 1 1-2 3, Puza 0 0-0 0, Paisley 3 2-4 10, Kuczynski 4 0-1 8, Cortese 0 0-0 0, DeAngelo 3 0-1 6, Mohammed 3 0-0 7, Wesner 2 2-5 6, Weber 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 6-15 41.
WEATHERLY (36) — Reiner 5 0-1 10, Hinkel 0 0-0 0, Kelly 2 0-0 5, Figas 1 2-5 4, Miller 5 0-0 10, Bizarre 2 1-2 5, Knepper 0 0-0 0, Piser 1 0-2 2. Totals 16 3-10 36.
Mar (10-11, 7-6) 9 12 7 13 — 41 Wea (5-17, 1-12) 8 8 11 7 — 36
3-point FGs: Paisley 2, Mohammed, Kelly
JV score: Marian 72-51
Tri-Valley 57
Newport 52
HEGINS — It’s been a long season for the Bulldogs, but they finished with a victory as Jaden Buchanan had 22 points to lead Tri-Valley to non-league win over the Buffaloes.
Buchanan was 5-for-6 from the foul line in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs went 9-for-11 in the fourth to pull out the victory.
Bryce McNally added nine points for Tri-Valley, inlcuding five in the fourth quarter.
The win snapped the Bulldogs 18-game losing streak. Their last win was Dec. 13 over Line Mountain.
Tri-Valley lost to Newport 58-44 on Wednesday.
NEWPORT (52) — Amengual 0 0-0 0, Dorman 2 6-11 10, Reich 10 (2 3s) 4-6 26, Heimbaugh 2 0-0 4, Criswell 4 (2 3s) 0-0 10, Charles 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 10-17 52.
TRI-VALLEY (57) — J. Buchanan 7 6-9 22, A. Buchanan 2 0-1 4, McNally 3 2-2 9, Ziegmont 2 0-0 5, Zemencik 3 3-3 9, Opozda 3 0-0 6, Yoder 1 0-2 2. Totals 21 11-17 57.
New (12-10) 12 10 19 11 — 52 TV (3-19) 12 15 12 18 — 57
3-point FGs: Reich 2, Criswell 2, J. Buchanan 3, McNally, Ziegmont
JV score: Newport won
Lincoln Leadership 73
Gillingham Charter 30
NEW PHILADELPHIA — Isaiah Thompson tallied 11 points and Jadiel Rivera scored 10 for the Wolf Pack in a non-league loss to the Lions.
LINCOLN LEADERSHIP (73) — Adams 2 1-2 5, Davis 1 0-0 2, Washington 2 0-0 5, Gutierrez 3 3-3 9, Scheller 5 0-0 11, Centeno 1 0-0 2, Harris 3 0-0 6, Morales 2 0-0 4, Garcia 1 1-4 4, Torres 3 0-2 6, Peralta 3 4-4 10, Ligon 4 0-0 9, Farmer 0 0-0 0, Kellman 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 9-15 73.
GILLINGHAM CHARTER (30) — Cintron 2 0-0 5, Thompson 5 0-0 11, Ja. Rivera 4 2-5 10, Holbert 1 0-1 2, Je. Rivera 1 0-0 2, Pulicicchio 0 0-0 0, J. Miller 0 0-0 0, Hutchinson 0 0-0 0, L. Miller 0 0-0 0, Krammes 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 2-6 30.
Linc. Lead. 18 13 29 13 — 73 GC (0-17) 4 5 9 12 — 30
3-point FGs: Washington, Scheller, Garcia, Ligon, Cintron, Thompson
H.S. Wrestling
North Schuylkill 36
Panther Valley 31
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Brady Mickatavage (170), Owen Boyer (106) and D.J. Zaharick (113) all won by fall to lift the Spartans (18-5, 4-2 D-I) to a Schuylkill League Division I dual meet victory over the Panthers (10-10, 3-4).
Hunter Kennedy (126), Ali Capobianco (138) and Zach Glassic (152) all picked up pins for Panther Valley.
170 — Mickatavage (NS) pinned Kerestes, 2:51; 182 — Steinhilber (NS) dec. Moyer, 2-1; 195 — Hummel (NS) won by forfeit; 220 — Shubeck (PV) maj. dec. Damiter, 14-3; 285 —Gadinsky (NS) won by forfeit; 106 — Boyer (NS) pinned Ogozalek, 1:10; 113 — Zaharick (NS) pinned Goodhile, 4:42; 120 — Madden-Edwards (NS) dec. T. Kennedy, 2-0; 126 — H. Kennedy (PV) pinned Kessler, 2:57; 132 — Goida (PV) dec. Wetzel, 5-3 TB; 138 — Capobianco (PV) pinned Reinoehl, 5:21; 145 — Davidyock (PV) dec. Alexander, 2-1; 152 — Glassic (PV) pinned Price, 1:51; 160 — Lorkowski (PV) dec. Fisher, 5-3
Schuylkill Haven 45
Williams Valley 29
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Seniors Thaddeus Schantzenbach and Wolfgang Hafer were victorious in their home finales as the Hurricanes downed the Vikings in a non-league match.
Schantzenbach (182), Preston Gehring (132), Trevyn Fessler (152), Max Motko (285) and Austin Engle (120) recorded falls for Schuylkill Haven (14-7), while Hafer won by decision at 145.
The Hurricanes finished the season 14-3 after an 0-4 start that included a Schuylkill League Division II loss to the Vikings.
Matt Miller (160) and Ian Minnich (220) racked up pins and Daymian Shoop won by technical fall for Williams Valley (7-8).
132 — Gehring (SH) pinned Kemble, 1:51; 138 — C. Rebuck (WV) dec. Handling, 9-2; 145 — Hafer (SH) dec. Chamberlain, 8-4; 152 — T. Fessler (SH) pinned Martin, 3:27; 160 — Miller (WV) pinned Batz, 3:38; 170 — D. Rabuck (WV) dec. Houck, 8-3; 182 — Schantzenbach (SH) pinned Hoffman, 1:49; 195 — Shoop (WV) tech. fall Resue, 20-5, 4:07; 220 — Minnich (WV) pinned Hower, 1:29; 285 — Motko (SH) pinned Cox, 2:30; 106 — Gotshall (SH) won by forfeit; 113 — C. Fessler (SH) won by forfeit; 120 — Engle (SH) pinned Dickinson, 2:23; 126 — Raho (WV) won by forfeit
Area wrestlers draw
seeds for sectionals
District 3 unveiled the top four seeds in each weight class for its two Class AA sectional tournaments to be held Saturday.
In the Section 1 tournament at Susquenita, Upper Dauphin’s Coy Campbell (24-5) is the top seed at 113 pounds and teammate Jackson Kennerly (24-5) is No. 2 at 145.
Other area wrestlers seeded in Section 1 include Halifax’ Landon Bruner (4th at 106), Travis Enders (2nd at 182) and Jakob Paul (2nd at 220); and Upper Dauphin’s Connor Boyer (4th at 120).
In the Section 2 tournament at Hamburg, the Hawks had 10 wrestlers seeded in the top four.
They include: Romeo Eaddy (3rd, 113), Sean Stanish (2nd, 120), Mike Madara (4th, 132), Reese Mason (4th, 138), Dylan Miller (3rd, 145), Matt James (3rd, 152), Ron Lavigne (2nd, 160), Tyler Herber (4th, 170), Ignacio Reynoso (2nd, 182) and Max Kline (4th, 220).
College Women
PSU-Schuylkill 64
PSU-Wilkes-Barre 57
LEHMAN — Tessa Dolce had a team-high 16 points to pace Penn State Schylkill to Penn State University Athletic Conference over Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Coleen Druby added 14 points for the local Lady Lions while Panther Valley graduate Madison Blasko had 13. Penn State Schuylkill jumped out to a 33-21 advantage at the half.
PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL (64) — Moyer 2 1-1 7, Celani 0 1-2 1, Grasso 0 5-6 5, Druby 5 1-2 14, Blasko 5 0-0 13, Bowen 1 0-0 1, Lomax 1 0-0 2, Dolce 6 4-6 16, Cook 2 0-0 4, Sacco 0 0-0 00. Totals 22 12-17 64.
PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE (57) — Person 2 1-4 5, Lara 0 0-0 0, Rabender 2 3-6 7, Moore 7 8-11 23, McLaughlin 5 0-0 11, Eskridge 5 1-2 11. Totals 21 13-23 57.
PSU-Sch. (9-9, 6-8) 33 31 — 64 PSU-WB (5-13, 3-11) 21 36 — 57
3-point FGs: Moyer 2, Druby 3, Blasko 3
College Men
PSU-Wilkes-Barre 79
PSU-Schuylkill 63
LEHMAN — Benioko Harris had 18 points during Penn State Schuylkill’s PSUAC loss to Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Blue Mountain graduate Will Bornstein added 14 points, Genaro Epifanio 13 and William Bracey 12 for the local Lions.
PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL (63) — Tinsley 0 0-0 0, Yost 2 0-0 5, Bracey 5 1-2 12, Bornstein 6 0-1 14, Greene 0 0-0 0, Epifanio 5 0-0 13, Okore 0 1-2 1, Harris 7 2-3 18. Totals 25 4-8 63.
PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE (79) — Mensah 6 8-14 20, Jones 3 3-4 9, Jackson 4 2-3 11, Heft 4 2-2 14, Young 3 0-0 6, Walker 6 0-0 13, Kaiser 0 2-2 2, Valenti 2 0-1 4. Totals 28 17-26 79.
PSU-Sch. (5-16, 4-11) 25 38 — 63 PSU-WB (13-11, 10-5) 34 45 — 79
3-point FGs: Yost, Bracey, Bornstein 2, Epifanio 3, Harris, Jackson, Heft 4, Walker