COAL TOWNSHIP - Sadie Cresswell scored a game-high 20 points, leading Pottsville to a 35-27 non-league girls' basketball victory over Shamokin on Monday night.
For Shamokin, Shaylee Pesarchick was the leading scorer with 10. Olivia Bonshock helped out with eight.
POTTSVILLE (35) - Sherakas 0 0-0 0, Burnhauser 0 0-0 0, Cleary 0 0-0 0, Eckley 1 0-0 2, Cresswell 6 4-4 20, Kondrack 1 0-0 2, Connors 0 0-0 0, Bulino 4 0-0 8, Purnell 1 0-0 2, Hook 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 5-6 35.
SHAMOKIN (27) - Koons 0 0-0 0, Popewczak 0 0-0 0, Erb 0 0-0 0, Forbes 1 2-5 4, Pancher 0 2-4 2, Bonshock 4 0-9 8, Pesarchick 3 2-4 10, Lahr 1 1-2 3. Totals 9 7-24 27.
3-point FGs: Cresswell 4, Pesarchick 2
Pine Grove 44 Blue Mountain 38
PINE GROVE - Becky Evans scored 17 points, including two 3-pointers, as Pine Grove held off a late Blue Mountain rally to win a tight Division I game.
Faith Shiffer and Carlee Conrad went 4-for-5 from the foul line in the fourth quarter and Conrad and Evans each made clutch 3-pointers for the Cardinals in the win.
Corinne Foster sparked the late scoring effort in the loss for the Eagles with six of her 12 points coming in the fourth quarter.
North Schuylkill 65 Tamaqua 13
TAMAQUA - Tiffany Lapotsky scored 18 points, including two 3-pointers, for North Schuylkill in a Division I victory over Tamaqua.
Carly Gregas added 11 points and Nadya Spotts made three 3-pointers for the Spartans in the victory.
Minersville 85 Lourdes 43
MINERSVILLE - Reighly Melochick scored 28 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead Minersville to a Division II victory over Lourdes that kept the Miners' perfect record intact.
Emily Mealey scored 22 points and Alli Polinsky added 10 for Minersville, which led 38-20 at halftime.
Rachel Schultz led the Red Raiders with 14 points. Carmella Bickel chipped in 11.
Nativity 76 Weatherly 35
Allison Warren and Keegan White each scored 14 points as Nativity routed Weatherly in a Division III game atop Lawton's Hill.
Ashley Strausser and Jordyn Simons added 11 points apiece for the Golden Girls, who led 28-6 after the first quarter.
Weatherly's Kelly Parker scored 10 points, including two 3-pointers, as the Wreckers opened their season with a loss.
Marian 46 Shenandoah Valley 35
SHENANDOAH - Marian exploded for 20 third-period points to overcome a 14-12 halftime deficit and went on to defeat Shenandoah Valley in a Division III game.
Abby Whildin and Lindsay Nemeth each scored two 3-pointers for the Fillies in the third period, when Marian held the host Blue Devils to seven points. Whildin led Marian with 15 points in the game, while Savanna Krusinsky contributed 13.
Abigail Snitzer paced all scorers with 22 points for Shenandoah Valley.
Panther Valley 43 Jim Thorpe 31
LANSFORD - Madison Blasko scored 16 points and shot 7-for-7 from the foul line as Panther Valley beat Jim Thorpe in a Division I game to remain undefeated.
Macey Markovich added 15 points for the Panthers by scoring five 3-pointers in the win.
Gabbi Binder led the Olympians with 12 points and Cat Condly had 10 in the loss.
East Juniata 35 Upper Dauphin 34
MCALISTERVILLE - McKenzie Miller and Taylor Brown each scored nine points as Upper Dauphin fell to East Juniata in a close Tri-Valley League game.
Maddie Trego netted 17 points for the Tigers, who took advantage of the Trojans' failed scoring attempts and hung on for the win.