HAMBURG — Tri-Valley has a chance to begin this season in the same place it began last year.
The Dawgs have a shot at the Hamburg Tip-Off Tournament trophy today for the second straight year thanks to Friday night’s 49-35 victory over Annville-Cleona in the first round.
Paige Doyle scored 14 points, including 10 in the first half, for Tri-Valley. Alyssa Connell added 11 points, and Kelly Romberger pitched in eight for the Bulldogs.
TRI-VALLEY (49) — Newswanger 3 0-0 7, Doyle 6 0-0 14, Deibert 2 0-0 4, Maxwell 1 0-0 3, Connell 5 1-2 11, K. Romberger 3 2-2 8, Pacenta 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 3-4 49.
ANNVILLE-CLEONA (35) — Zimmerman 2 0-0 4, Fischer 1 0-0 3, Singer 3 1-2 7, Bachman 5 0-0 10, Hayes 2 0-0 5, C. Inman 2 0-1 4, S. Inman 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 1-3 35.
TV (1-0) 18 8 11 12 — 49 AC (0-1) 6 13 12 4 — 35
3-point FGs: Newswanger, Doyle 2, Maxwell, Fischer, Hayes
Brandywine Hts. 42
Hamburg 33
HAMBURG — Erika Delong scored 14 points to lead the Bullets past the Hawks in the opening round of the Hamburg Tip-Off Tournament.
Erica Lutz’s 16 points led Hamburg, while Paige Lesher scored nine.
Hamburg plays Annville-Cleona in the consolation game today.
BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS (42) — Seabourne 0 1-2 1, Fenstermacher 5 0-1 11, Winegardner 2 2-2 6, Hertzog 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 1 0-0 2, Delong 5 1-2 14, Harrison 4 0-1 8, Mendoza 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-10 42.
HAMBURG (33) — Essig 1 1-2 3, Bashore 2 0-0 5, Caruso 0 0-0 0, Wanamaker 0 0-0 0, Gerner 0 0-2 0, Buchfeller 0 0-0 0, Lutz 7 2-4 16, Lesher 2 3-4 9. Totals 12 6-12 33.
BH (1-0) 12 6 15 9 — 42 Ham (0-1) 11 5 8 9 — 33
3-point FGs: Fenstermacher, Delong 3, Bashore, Lesher 2
Lourdes 65
Sunbury Christian 20
COAL TOWNSHIP — Carmella Bickel scored 24 points and Selina Albert added 12 as Lourdes opened its season with a rout of Sunbury Christian in the opening round of the Lourdes Tip-Off Tournament.
Both Bickel and Albert sunk four 3-pointers apiece, while Krissy Komara had nine points for the Red Raiders.
Lourdes will face Marian, a 37-24 winner over Shamokin in the other game, in tonight’s championship.
SUNBURY CHRISTIAN (20) — Schroth 2 0-0 4, Baumert 0 0-0 0, F. Gingrich 2 3-4 7, Noyack 0 2-2 2, B. Gingrich 0 3-4 3, Spangler 0 2-2 2, Atwood 0 2-2 2. Totals 4 12-14 20.
LOURDES (65) — K. Komara 4 0-0 9, Candelora 0 0-0 0, Trell 1 0-0 3, Krebs 2 0-0 4, Coleman 2 2-2 6, Milewski 0 0-0 0, C. Bickel 10 0-0 24, Conner 0 0-0 0, L. Bickel 1 0-0 3, Albert 4 0-0 12, M. Komara 1 0-0 2, Kulik 0 0-0 0, Munson 1 0-4 2, Czeponis 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 2-6 65
SC (0-1) 5 8 3 4 — 20 Lou (1-0) 22 18 12 13 — 65
3-point FGs: K. Komara, Trell, C. Bickel 4, L. Bickel, Albert 4
Minersville 54
Loyalsock 13
LOYALSOCK — Abby Schoffstall and Adrienne Kroznuskie both scored 10 points apiece as Minersville rolled to a non-league win over Loyalsock.
Schoffstall finished 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, while Kroznuskie finished 5-of-6 for the Miners, who allowed just four points in the first half.
MINERSVILLE (54) — Nawrocki 2 0-0 6, Kriston 3 0-0 6, Graeff 1 1-2 3, Schoffstall 3 4-4 10, Bentz 1 0-0 2, Tellez 0 0-0 0, Garrity 0 0-0 0, Lowe 0 0-1 0, Mealey 4 0-0 8, Kroznuskie 2 5-6 10, Wigoda 3 3-6 9. Totals 19 13-19 54.
LOYALSOCK (13) — Salvatori 1 1-2 3, Cruz 0 1-2 1, Rude 0 0-0 0, Watkins 0 0-0 0, Stopper 0 0-0 0, Biichle 0 0-0 0, Fox 1 3-4 5, Kuhns 1 0-0 2, Gee 1 0-0 2, Free 0 0-1 0, Burdette 0 0-0 0, Hornberger 0 0-0 0, Van Fleet 0 0-0 0, Neilon 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 5-9 13.
Min (1-0) 25 18 9 2 — 54 Loy (0-1) 0 4 3 6 — 13
3-point FGs: Nawrocki 2, Kroznuskie
JV score: Loyalsock 57-37
Lehighton 52
Palmerton 34
LEHIGHTON — Skylynn Faust scored 17 points and Aubrey Blasiak added 11 as Lehighton opened its season with a non-league win over Palmerton.
Faust finished 7-of-9 from the free-throw line for the Indians, who led 42-21 heading into the final frame.
PALMERTON (34) — Hirochek 1 1-2 3, Leister 4 8-11 19, Wentz 2 0-1 4, Muniz 0 2-4 2, Beers 2 0-2 4, Goodhile 1 0-1 2. Totals 10 21-11 34.
LEHIGHTON (52) — Whiteman 1 0-0 2, Beck 1 0-0 2, Blasiak 4 1-1 11, Faust 5 7-9 17, Rossino 3 0-0 6, Muffley 0 1-4 1, Long 1 0-0 2, Frey 2 0-0 4, Drofich 0 1-2 1, Buchinsky 2 0-0 4, Bollinger 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 10-16 52.
Palm (0-1) 4 9 8 13 — 34 Leh (1-0) 7 17 18 10 — 52
3-point FGs: Leister 3, Blasiak 2
Moravian Academy 29
Tamaqua 23
BETHLEHEM — Kirstin Jones led Tamaqua with 10 points, but the Blue Raiders fell to Moravian Academy in the Moravian Tournament.
TAMAQUA (23) — Hoffman 1 3-4 5, Hromyak 0 0-0 0, Sherry 0 0-0 0, Jones 3 3-4 10, Stauffenberg 1 1-2 3, Amershek 2 0-0 5, McVicker 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 7-10 23.
MORAVIAN ACADEMY (29) — Onesto 1 1-2 3, Ferrari 3 0-2 9, Fynn 1 3-3 5, Shunk 1 3-7 5, Machinski 3 1-2 7, Spugnard 0 0-0 0, Joseph 0 0-0 0, Hornik 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 8-16 29.
Tam (0-1) 5 8 0 10 — 23 MA (1-0) 1 13 8 7 — 29
3-point FGs: Jones, Amershek, Ferrari 3
Mahanoy Area 50
Catasauqua 21
CATASAUQUA — Megan Bisco scored 13 points, including eight in the third quarter, and finished with eight rebounds to lead Mahanoy Area over Catasauqua for a non-league win.
Megan Babinsky finished with 11 points, while Jada Byrne scored seven of her eight points in the first half for the Golden Bears.
MAHANOY AREA (50) — Babinsky 2 7-8 11, M. Bisco 5 1-2 13, L. Bisco 0 2-2 2, M. Byrne 1 0-2 2, Conroy 3 1-2 7, McGee 1 0-2 2, Van Horn 0 1-4 1, J. Byrne 3 1-1 8, Bernardyn 0 2-2 2, Cavenas 1 0-1 2, Abrachinsky 0 0-0 0, Dewitt 0 0-0 0, Scalamonti 0 0-0 0, Scheeler 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 15-26 50.
CATASAUQUA (21) — Mackenzie 1 4-4 6, Garner 1 1-1 3, Biviano 2 0-1 4, Sager 1 6-10 8, Gillespie 0 0-0 0, Bachman 0 0-0 0, Safadi 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Emery 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 11-16 21.
MA (1-0) 15 10 13 12 — 50 Cat (0-1) 0 6 6 9 — 21
3-point FGs: M. Bisco 2, J. Byrne
JV score: Mahanoy Area 56-19
Upper Dauphin 54
New Cov. Christian 14
ELIZABETHVILLE — Laura Sweger scored 16 of her 18 points in the first half to lead Upper Dauphin to victory over New Covenant Christian in the Upper Dauphin Tip-Off Tournament.
Caitlyn Reed added a pair of 3-pointers, finishing with six points for the Trojans, who led 38-5 at halftime.
NEW COVENANT CHRISTIAN (14) — Clarke 1 1-2 3, Martin 0 0-1 0, Meese 0 1-4 1, Sinclair 0 0-0 0, Mindy 0 0-0 0, Bonilla 0 0-0 0, Murray 2 6-8 10. Totals 3 8-15 14.
UPPER DAUPHIN (54) — Bohner 2 0-0 4, Reed 2 0-0 6, J. Hoffman 2 0-0 4, Calnon 1 0-0 2, K. Hoffman 1 0-0 2, Sweger 9 0-0 18, Bellis 1 0-0 2, Mills 1 0-0 2, Weaver 1 1-2 3, Grow 2 0-0 4, Koppenhaver 1 1-2 3, Walker 1 0-0 2, Wise 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 2-4 54.
NCC (0-1) 3 2 5 4 — 14 UD (1-0) 18 20 9 7 — 54
3-point FGs: Reed 2
Williams Valley 63
Mount Calvary Chr. 32
ELIZABETHVILLE — Rayanne Hawk scored 23 points and Kate Whelski added 21 as the Vikings throttled Mount Calvary Christian in the first round of the Upper Dauphin Tip-Off Tournament.
Jenna Daniel scored 14 points for Williams Valley, which plays Upper Dauphin in the tournament final today.
No additional details were immediately available.
Palmyra 63
Pine Grove 34
FREDERICKSBURG — Rachel Edge scored 10 points for the Cardinals and Faith Shiffer added eight, but Pine Grove fell to Palmyra in the opening round of the Northern Lebanon Tip-Off Tournament.
The Cardinals will play Dover in tonight’s consolation game. No other details were available.