Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Minersville edges Blue Mountain in Division I thriller

Blue Mountain's Tyeirre Meade drives past Minersville's A.J. Halford (Photo by Kelly Wiley).
MINERSVILLE — Dante Carr and Shazier Bethea each had six clutch points in the fourth quarter for Minersville.
The Battlin’ Miners defeated Blue Mountain 53-49 in a Schuylkill League Division I boys’ basketball game Monday at Minersville after trailing the Eagles 40-35 to end the third quarter.
Carr and Bethea combined for 12 of Minersville’s 18 fourth quarter points. The Miners outscored Blue Mountain 18-9 in the final frame.
For the Eagles, Tyeirre Meade netted a game-high 20 points.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (49) — Meade 8 3-3 20, Guers 1 0-0 2, Werner 2 0-0 6, Grace 3 0-0 9, Baldwin 3 0-0 6, Gaddy 0 0-0 0, Brayford 2 0-0 6. Totals 19 3-3 49.
MINERSVILLE (53) — Hutsko 1 2-4 4, Zimerofsky 0 0-0 0, Manning 0 3-4 3, Bethea 7 1-2 16, Kostishak 4 0-0 9, Halford 0 0-0 0, Carr 5 8-15 19, Bowers 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 14-25 53.
BM (0-3, 0-2) 5 … 14 … 21 … 9 — 49
Min (3-0, 2-0) 9 … 14 … 12 … 18 — 53
3-point FGs: Grace 3, Meade, Werner 2, Bethea, Kostishak, Carr
Mahanoy Area 53, Panther Valley 33
MAHANOY CITY — Jace Yedsena collected a game-high points 19 points as Mahanoy Area rolled past Panther Valley in a Division I game.
Tanner Zawada chipped in 12 points for the Golden Bears, while William Mayberry added 11.
For the Panthers, Brady Jones netted a team-high 13 points and Ben Baneravage tallied nine.
PANTHER VALLEY (33) — Fisher 2 0-0 4, Penberth 1 0-0 2, Jones 5 0-0 14, Breiner 0 0-0 0, Neziri 0 1-4 1, Wehr 1 1-2 3, Baneravage 4 0-0 9. Totals 13 2-6 33.
MAHANOY AREA (54) — Sendatch 1 0-0 3, Mayberry 4 0-0 11, Yedsena 7 2-3 19, Zawada 4 4-6 13, Oblas 0 0-0 0, Zilker 3 2-4 8, Gallagher 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 8-13 54.
PV (4-1, 1-1) 9 … 7 … 12 … 5 — 33
Mah (4-0, 2-0) 10 … 11 … 8 … 25 — 54
3-point FGs: Jones 4, Baneravage, Sendatch, Mayberry 3, Yedsena 3, Zawada
Tri-Valley 68, Lourdes 48
HEGINS — Braedon Doyle paced Tri-Valley and tallied a game-high 19 points as the Dawgs cruised by Lourdes.
Tri-Valley had three more scorers hit double digits. Trey Porter scored 16 points, Owen Miller collected 11 and Matt Raulston added 10.
Gaven Renn netted a team-high 17 points for the Red Raiders, while Brighton Scicchitano chipped in 11.
LOURDES (48) — G. Renn 6 1-2 17, Moore 3 0-0 8, Scicchitano 5 0-0 13, B. Rishel 1 0-0 2, B. Renn 0 0-0 0, J. Rishel 2 0-0 4, Sheganoski 0 0-0 0, Sandri 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 1-2 48.
TRI-VALLEY (68) — B. Schwartz 1 0-0 2, Straub 0 0-0 0, Raulston 4 1-7 10, Heidbreder 0 0-0 0, Miller 5 0-1 11, Doyle 7 3-9 19, Klock 2 4-6 8, Porter 8 2-2 16. Totals 27 10-20 68.
Lou (1-2, 0-2) 8 … 8 … 14 … 18 — 48
TV (2-0, 2-0) 18 … 10 … 18 … 22 — 68
3-point FGs: G. Renn 4, Moore 2, Scicchitano, Raulston, Miller, Doyle 2

Pine Grove 56, North Schuylkill 39
PINE GROVE — Chase Sarge and Hayden Felty tied a game-high 17 points as Pine Grove defeated North Schuylkill in a Division I game.
Quinn Brommer netted 12 points for the Cardinals, while Wyatt Snyder added 10.
For the Spartans, Jude Maziekas collected a team-high 16 points.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (39) — Cairo 1 0-0 3, Maziekas 4 4-6 16, Wall 2 0-0 5, Grow 1 0-0 3, Kacilowicz 1 0-0 2, McNally 0 0-0 0, Cabral 1 0-0 3, Nelson 3 1-6 7, Gallagher 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 5-11 39.
PINE GROVE (56) — Sarge 6 4-7 17, Smeltz 0 0-0 0, Allen 0 0-0 0, Herber 0 0-4 0, Felty 7 0-2 17, Brommer 4 3-4 12, Lyons 0 0-0 0, Dubbs 0 0-2 0, Barra 0 0-0 0, Snyder 3 4-14 10. Totals 20 11-33 56.
NS (0-4, 0-2) 7 … 9 … 11 … 13 — 39
PG (3-1, 1-1) 17 … 9 … 21 … 9 — 56
3-point FGs: Cairo, Maziekas 4, Wall, Grow, Cabral, Sarge, Felty 3, Brommer
Weatherly 66, Schuylkill Haven 60
WEATHERLY — Weatherly had five players score double digits as edged Schuylkill Haven in a Division II game.
Corbin Wagner netted a team-high 18 points, Ian McKeegan tallied 14, and John Donish, Niko Saldukas and Chance Stauffer each added 11.
Max Heim collected a game-high 24 points, Alan Evans scored 16 and Justin Watcher chipped in 14.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (60) — Evans 4 7-9 16, Fasnacht 1 1-2 3, Kelly 1 1-2 3, Watcher 5 0-0 14, Heim 11 2-4 24, Diehl 0 0-0 0, Lucas 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 11-17 60.
WEATHERLY (66) — Adler 0 0-0 0, Kokinda 1 0-0 3, McKeegan 6 0-0 14, Stauffer 4 3-5 11, Saldukas 5 0-0 11, Donish 4 1-3 11, Wagner 4 9-11 18. Totals 24 13-19 66.
SH (3-2, 0-2) 22 … 8 … 13 … 17 — 60
Wea (x-x) 18 … 15 … 21 … 12 — 66
3-point FGs: Evans, Watcher 4, Kokinda, McKeegan 2, Saldukas, Donish 2, Wagner
