Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Nativity’s Keating goes over 1,000 points in Division II win

Nativity's Trey Keating (center) celebrates his 1,000 career point with his mother, Suzanne, and father, Frank.
POTTSVILLE — It was a celebratory night for Nativity junior Trey Keating.
Keating went over 1,000 career points totaling a game-high 30 points as the Hilltoppers rolled past Weatherly 81-69 in a Schuylkill League Division II boys’ basketball game Thursday atop Lawton’s Hill.
The junior shot 8-for-8 from the three throw line, hit two 3-pointers and 10 total buckets. Noah Dolbin poured on 20 points for Nativity, while Sam Walborn and Layne Pasker each added 10.
For the Wreckers, Corbin Wagner scored a team-high 22 points, Ian McKeegan netted 18 and Chance Stauffer chipped in 14.
WEATHERLY (69) — Adler 1 0-0 2, Kokinda 0 0-0 0, McKeegan 8 1-3 18, Stauffer 7 0-0 14, Saldukas 2 0-2 4, Donish 3 2-2 9, Wagner 8 1-2 22. Totals 30 4-9 69.
NATIVITY (81) — Kreitzer 0 0-0 0, Bowman 3 0-0 7, Walborn 4 1-2 10, Dolbin 7 6-9 20, Grabowski 0 0-0 0, Pasker 4 2-2 10, Clarke 2 0-0 4, Keating 10 8-8 30. Totals 30 17-21 81.
Wea (1-3, 1-2) 11 … 16 … 19 … 23 — 69
Nat (3-1, 3-0) 24 … 15 … 19 … 23 — 81
3-point FGs: Wagner 2, Donish, McKeegan, Keating 2, Walborn, Bowman
Blue Mountain 44, Tamaqua 42
ORWIGSBURG — Tyierre Meade matched a game-high 19 points as Blue Mountain edged Tamaqua in a Division I game.
Chase Baldwin chipped in 11 points for the Eagles, who nabbed their first win of the season.

Noah Mateyak tied a game-high 19 points for the Blue Raiders, while Cooper Ansbach totaled 17.
TAMAQUA (42) — Ansbach 5 5-8 17, McCabe 1 4-5 6, Mateyak 8 0-0 19, Vecolitis 0 0-2 0, Schickram 0 0-0 0, Kane 0 0-4 0, Frohnheiser 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 9-19 42.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (44) — Meade 6 4-6 19, Setlock 0 0-0 0, Guers 0 3-4 3, Werner 1 0-0 2, Grace 1 0-0 3, Kirby 0 0-0 0, Baldwin 5 1-2 11, Gaddy 1 0-0 2, Brayford 1 1-2 4. Totals 15 9-14 44.
Tam (1-5, 0-3) 7 … 9 … 17 … 9 — 42
BM (1-3, 1-2) 13 … 17 … 10 … 4 — 44
3-point FGs: Meade 3, Grace, Brayford, Mateyak 3, Ansbach 2
Schuylkill Haven 65, Marian 55
HOMETOWN — Schuylkill Haven had four scores reach double digits as the Hurricanes cruised past Marian in a Division II game.
Alan Evans netted a game-high 23 points, Max Heim and Justin Watcher each totaled 13, and Brady Kelly chipped in 10 for the Hurricanes.

For the Colts, Yaniel Nunez collected a team-high 14 and Rocco Griguoli added 11.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (65) — Alan Evans 9 0-2 23, Fasnacht 3 0-2 6, Kelly 3 3-4 10, Watcher 4 5-6 13, Heim 6 0-1 13, Diehl 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 8-15 65.
MARIAN (55) — Nunez 6 0-0 16, Griguoli 8 1-2 11, Ja. De La Cruz 4 0-0 9, Ju. De La Cruz 3 0-0 7, Ferreira 3 0-0 6, Rodino 2 0-0 4, Catrone 1 0-1 2, Tirpak 0 0-0 0, Price 0 0-0 0, Matos 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 1-3 55.
SH (4-2, 1-2) 7 … 19 … 17 … 22 — 65
Mar (1-3, 1-2) 12 … 12 … 26 … 5 — 55
3-point FGs: Evans 5, Kelly, Heim, Nunez 4, Ju. De La Cruz, Ja. De La Cruz
Tri-Valley 63, Shenandoah Valley 38
SHENANDOAH — Trey Porter and Gavin Klock tied a game-high 17 points as Tri-Valley rolled past Shenandoah Valley in a Division II contest.
For the Blue Devils, Brayden Maksimik netted a team-high 12 points.
TRI-VALLEY (63) — Schwartz 3 0-0 6, Miller 1 1-2 3, Porter 8 1-2 17, Wehry 1 0-0 3, Straub 0 0-0 0, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Raulston 2 0-0 4, Doyle 3 2-2 8, Klock 6 3-4 17, Heidbreder 1 1-1 3, Troutman 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 8-11 63.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (38) — Boris 0 0-0 0, Hernandez 0 0-0 0, Rivera 0 0-0 0, Maksimik 6 0-0 12, Reyes 0 0-0 0, Elchisak 1 0-0 2, Burrows 2 0-0 5, Knittle 0 0-0 0, Lopez 3 0-0 6, Teeter 4 0-0 9, Burke 0 0-0 0, Bench 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 0-0 38
TV (3-0, 3-0) 15 … 17 … 16 … 15 — 63
SV (2-4, 1-2) 6 … 9 … 13 … 10 — 38
3-point FGs: Wehry, Klock 2, Burrows, Teeter
Mahanoy Area 64, North Schuylkill 19
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Tanner Zawada led Mahanoy Area with a game-high 11 points as the Golden Bears rolled past North Schuylkill in a Division I contest.



