ORWIGSBURG — Aaron Albertini and Brayden Lewis combined for 11 fourth-quarter points as Blue Mountain held off Schuylkill Valley 61-43 to earn its first win of the season in a non-league contest Monday.
Albertini finished with a game-high 14 points, while Lewis added 11.
Schuylkill Valley cut into a 13-point halftime deficit, getting it to 45-41 at end of third quarter. However, Blue Mountain held the Panthers to only one field goal in the fourth.
SCHUYLKILL VALLEY (43) — T. Worrell 2 2-2 6, Broucher 1 0-0 2, K. Worrell 1 2-2 4, R. Worrell 1 0-0 3, Mish 3 1-2 9, Stahl 2 0-0 6, Rizato 3 0-0 6, Schlegal 2 3-6 7. Totals 15 8-12 43.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (61) — Puzzi 2 0-0 4, Kerstetter 0 1-3 1, Reynolds 1 0-0 3, Welsh 2 0-0 6, Lewis 6 0-1 12, Albertini 6 0-0 14, Chelius 2 5-8 9, Zerbe 2 0-1 4, Biever 4 0-1 8, Bobbin 0 0-0 0, Caulfield 0 0-0 0, Kaunas 0 0-0 0, Hoynoski 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 6-14 61.
Sch Valley (1-1) 9 16 16 2 — 43 Blue Mtn (1-1) 23 15 7 16 — 61
3-point FGs: Mish 2, R. Worrell, Stahl 2, Albertini 2, Welsh 2, Reynolds
JV score: Blue Mountain 55-30
Lehighton 51
Marian 39
LEHIGHTON — Hunter Greene scored a game-high 18 points as the Indians earned a non-league win over the Colts.
Steven Jackson added eight points for Lehighton, which led 34-21 at halftime before Marian cut it to 41-34 through three quarters behind 12 points apiece from Brandon Mohammed and Ryan Karchner.
Greene scored six points in the final quarter as Lehighton held the Colts to just one field goal in the fourth.
MARIAN (39) — Cortese 0 0-0 0, Woitko 2 2-2 7, Puza 1 0-0 3, Karchner 5 2-3 12, Paisley 1 0-0 3, Kuczynski 0 1-2 1, DeAngelo 0 0-0 0, Mohammed 5 2-5 12, Plesh 0 0-0 0, Mummey 0 0-0 0, Inama 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 8-14 39.
LEHIGHTON (51) — McDowell 2 0-1 6, Zwetolitz 2 0-0 6, Jackson 3 2-2 8, Mele 3 0-1 7, Chambers 2 2-4 6, Greene 6 4-4 18. Totals 18 8-12 51.
Marian (1-2) 9 12 13 5 — 39 Leh. (2-1) 23 11 7 10 — 51
3-point FGs: Woitko, Puza, Paisley, McDowell 2, Zwetolitz 2, Mele, Greene 2
JV score: Lehighton 57-52
Jim Thorpe 56
Schuylkill Haven 34
JIM THORPE — Brendan Carroll posted a game-high 14 points as the Olympians secured a non-league win over the Hurricanes.
Matt Elmore and Rayan Green added 11 points apiece for Jim Thorpe, which used a 31-14 scoring advantage over the middle quarters to pull away.
Ethan Conage paced Schuylkill Haven with 11 points.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (34) — Charles 1 0-1 2, Cannavacciuolo 3 2-2 8, Conage 4 0-0 11, Klotz 1 1-2 3, Mills 0 2-4 2, Hughes 3 2-4 8, Allan 0 0-0 0, Boyer 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 7-13 34.
JIM THORPE (56) — Carroll 5 1-4 14, Forman 0 2-2 2, Elmore 5 1-5 11, Micciche 1 2-6 4, Jefferson 1 0-0 2, Green 4 3-8 11, Burak 1 0-0 2, Lauer 1 0-0 2, Twardzik 0 2-2 2, Joyce 2 0-0 6, Rosahac 0 0-0 0, Marykwas 0 0-0 0, Samuels 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 11-27 56.
SH (2-1) 8 7 7 12 — 34 JT (1-2) 13 14 17 12 — 56
3-point FGs: Conage 3, Carroll 3, Joyce 2
JV score: Jim Thorpe 59-18
MMI 36
Panther Valley 33
LANSFORD — Nate Miller scored 10 points, but the Panthers dropped a non-league decision to the Preppers.
Kyle Williams tallied a game-high 15 points to pace MMI.
MMI (36) — Herbener 2 0-1 5, Solgama 3 0-1 6, Stish 2 0-0 4, Williams 5 2-2 14, Alday 0 0-0 0, Young 1 0-2 2, Drusda 0 0-0 0, Patel 2 1-4 5. Totals 15 3-10 36.
PANTHER VALLEY (33) — Stanko 0 1-2 1, Micholik 2 0-0 6, Miller 4 2-3 10, Hudicka 1 0-0 2, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Blasko 2 3-4 7, Emmert 1 1-4 3, Morgans 1 0-2 4. Totals 12 7-15 33.
MMI 5 10 9 12 — 36 PV (1-2) 10 3 7 13 — 33
3-point FGs: Herbener, Williams 2, Micholik
JV score: Panther Valley 44-31
Newport 62
Tri-Valley 56
NEWPORT — Jaden Buchanan led three Bulldogs in double figures with 17 points but it wasn’t enough as Tri-Valley fell to the Buffaloes in a non-league contest.
Ashton Buchanan and Dan Opozda added 12 points apiece for the Bulldogs, who lead 33-31 at halftime.
Noah Reich had a game-high 25 points for Newport, which used a 16-8 scoring advantage in the third quarter to take a 47-41 lead.
TRI-VALLEY (56) — A. Buchanan 5 2-4 12, J. Buchanan 6 3-4 17, McNally 2 2-3 6, Opozda 4 4-7 12, J. Ziegmont 0 0-0 0, N. Ziegmont 3 0-0 6, Yoder 1 1-2 3. Totals 21 12-20 56.
NEWPORT (62) — Albright 2 2-2 6, Dorman 3 4-5 10, Gonzalez 1 1-4 3, Grabiec 0 0-0 0, Heimbaugh 3 5-6 11, Lebo 2 3-4 7, Riech 10 2-5 25. Totals 21 17-28 62.
TV (1-2) 12 21 8 15 — 56 New (2-1) 20 11 16 15 — 62
3-point FGs: J. Buchanan 2, Reich 3
JV score: Not reported
Boys’ swimming
Blue Mountain 111
Schuylkill Valley 65
ORWIGSBURG — Mark Boran (200 IM, 500 free) won a pair of events and also swam on two winning relay teams as the Eagles rolled to a non-league victory over the Panthers.
Christian Wilson (50 free), Colin Rickard (diving), Jacob Wessner (100 backstroke) and Nick Yackenchick (100 breaststroke) also captured individual events for Blue Mountain.
200 medley relay — Blue Mountain (Boran, Yackenchick, Johnson, Wilson) 1:46.85; 200 freestyle — Gwiazdowski (SV) 1:53.66; 200 IM — Boran (BM) 2:06.34; 50 freestyle — Wilson (BM) 24.77; Diving — Rickard (BM) 114.1; 100 butterfly — Orlando (SV) 1:06.03; 100 freestyle — Gwiazdowski (SV) 50.34; 500 freestyle — Boran (BM) 5:14.46; 200 freestyle relay — Blue Mountain (Johnson, Carnie, Yackenchick, Wilson) 1:42.09; 100 backstroke — Wessner (BM) 1:03.92; 100 breaststroke — Yackenchick (BM) 1:12.31; 400 freestyle relay — Blue Mountain (Boran, Wilson, Wessner, Johnson) 3:36.68.
Girls’ swimming
Schuylkill Valley 114
Blue Mountain 72
ORWIGSBURG — Emma Barrett (diving) was the Eagles’ lone first-place finisher in a non-league loss to the Panthers.
Rachel Rehrig (200 IM, 100 breaststroke), Emily Van der Sleen (50 free, 100 butterfly) and Lauren Hart (200 free, 100 free) each won a pair of individual events for Schuylkill Valley.
200 medley relay — Schuylkill Valley (Hart, Rehrig, Persky, Griesmer) 1:59.20; 200 freestyle — Hart (SV) 2:11.07; 200 IM — Rehrig (SV) 2:25.84; 50 freestyle — E. Van der Sleen (SV) 26.53; Diving — Barrett (BM) 163.5; 100 butterfly — E. Van der Sleen (SV) 1:03.83; 100 freestyle — Hart (SV) 58.69; 500 freestyle — K. Van der Sleen (SV) 5:59.57; 200 freestyle relay — Schuylkill Valley (Hart, E. Van der Sleen, Rehrig, Griesmer) 1:48.03; 100 backstroke — Schlott (SV) 1:11.84; 100 breaststroke — Rehrig (SV) 1:16.55; 400 freestyle relay — Schuylkill Valley (E. Van der Sleen, K. Van der Sleen, Yoder, Persky) 4:04.82.