Weekend Roundup: Lokitis breaks Lourdes’ blocks mark; Tide, Eagles, Bears post non-league boys’ wins

Lourdes' Hannah Lokitis (22) blocks a shot by Marian's Addy Marek (Photo by James Gelatko).

HEGINS — Hannah Lokitis recorded a triple-double and broke the Lourdes’ single-season record for blocked shots as the Red Raiders downed Tri-Valley 53-14 in a Schuylkill League Division II girls’ basketball game Saturday.

Lokitis finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks, giving the 6-foot-1 sophomore 79 blocked shots on the season. The previous record was 70 by Frances Czeponis.

Onaleigh Barnes led all scorers with 16 points and Vivian Reiprish added 13 for Lourdes, which maintained a two-game lead over Mahanoy Area for the third Schuylkill League playoff berth from Division II.

LOURDES (53) — Sandri 1 0-0 2, Gonzalez 0 0-0 0, Barnes 6 0-0 16, Schu 0 0-0 0, Egleston 0 0-0 0, Lokitis 6 1-2 13, Keer 2 0-0 4, Karlovich 1 2-2 4, Macaluos 0 0-0 0, Shingara 1 0-0 2, Reiprish 4 0-0 12, Fariello 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 3-4 53.

TRI-VALLEY (14) — Miller 3 0-0 7, Dietrich 0 0-0 0, Stiely 1 0-0 3, Snyder 1 1-2 3, Blackwell 0 0-0 0, Artz 0 1-2 1, Brown 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 2-4 14.

Lou (12-4, 7-3) 14 … 22 … 9 … 8 — 53

TV (3-11, 3-7) 4 … 2 … 3 … 5 — 14

3-point FGs: Barnes 4, Reiprish 4, Miller, Stiely

JV Score: No game

Officials: Cooper, Doyle

Panther Valley 55, Minersville 46

MINERSVILLE — Morgan Orsulak collected 21 points, six rebounds and five assists as the Panthers outlasted the Miners in a Schuylkill League Division I game.

Natalie Vermillion added 12 points and six assists for Panther Valley, while Ajete Gjoca shot 7-of-7 from the foul line and tallied 11 points.

The Panthers led 31-7 at halftime, but the Miners surged in the second half as Jenna Cullen scored all 13 of her points and Emma Troutman and Alayna Boom each hit three 3-pointers. Troutman finished with a team-high 15 points, while Boom tallied 12.

PANTHER VALLEY (55) — Gjoca 2 7-7 11, Kocha 2 1-2 7, Vermillion 4 0-0 12, Blazosky 0 0-0 0, Breslin 1 0-0 3, Orsulak 9 3-5 21, McAndrew 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 12-16 55.

MINERSVILLE (46) — Troutman 6 0-0 15, Rizzardi 0 0-0 0, Brennan 1 0-0 2, Horoschak 0 0-0 0, Cullen 4 1-2 10, Castle 2 0-0 5, Boom 4 0-0 12, Miklesavage 1 0-0 2, McGrath 0 0-0 0, Ilsley 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 1-2 46.

PV (8-10, 2-8) 18 … 13 … 10 … 14 — 55

Min (1-16, 0-11) 3 … 4 … 17 … 25 — 46

3-point FGs: Kocha 2, Vermillion 4, Breslin, Troutman 3, Cullen, Castle, Boom 4

JV Score: No game

Officials: Melusky, Misstishin

Mahanoy Area 49, Jim Thorpe 18

MAHANOY CITY — Felicia Bro scored 15 of her game-high 17 points in the first half as the Golden Bears rolled past the Olympians in a non-league game.

Naomi Kowalick added 12 points for Mahanoy Area, which led 36-7 at intermission.

JIM THORPE (18) — Snisky 1 0-1 2, Yeakel 0 0-4 0, Lees 1 0-0 3, Bos 0 0-0 0, Balliet 0 1-2 1, Scherer 1 0-0 2, Ress 0 0-0 0, Yuhas 2 2-2 6, Confer 1 1-2 4. Totals 7 4-11 18.

MAHANOY AREA (49) — McGowan 3 0-0 8, Hornung 0 0-0 0, Haughney 0 0-0 0, Bro 4 9-10 17, Carl 1 0-0 3, Kowalick 6 0-0 12, Zubris 0 0-0 0, Connolly 4 1-2 9. Totals 18 10-12 49.

JT (3-15) 5 … 2 … 3 … 8 — 18

MA (9-7) 13 … 23 … 10 … 3 — 49

3-point FGs: Lees, Confer, McGowan 2, Carl

JV Score: No game

Officials: Wise

ELCO 48, Blue Mountain 38

MYERSTOWN — Makayla Keck buried three 3-pointers and scored 19 points as the Eagles fell to the Raiders in a non-league contest.

Keck scored 15 of her points in the second quarter for the Eagles, who shot 14-of-29 from the foul line. ELCO used a 16-7, third-quarter spurt to take control after the game was tied 24-24 at halftime.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (38) — Henninger 1 0-0 3, Fleagle 1 1-2 3, Canfield 1 2-4 4, Place 2 2-3 6, Peel 0 0-4 0, Ke. Koch 0 1-2 1, Campbell 0 2-4 2, Fishburn 0 0-0 0, Keck 5 6-10 19. Totals 10 14-29 38.

ELCO (48) — Eckhart 6 3-4 16, Smith 2 0-0 4, Beck 1 0-0 3, Seifert 0 1-2 1, Stout 5 3-5 15, Ruth 2 1-2 5, Woelfing 1 2-3 4. Totals 17 10-16 48.

BM (7-11) 6 … 18 … 7 … 7 — 38

ELCO (10-8) 7 … 17 … 16 … 8 — 48

3-point FGs: Henninger, Keck 3, Eckhart, Beck, Stout 2

JV Score: Blue Mountain 48-27

Weatherly 32, Col-Mon Vo-Tech 23

ALMEDIA — Courtney Sydner scored a game-high 16 points as the Wreckers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a non-league win over the winless Rams.

Kelly Reiner added 10 for Weatherly, which held Col-Mon Vo-Tech scoreless in the first quarter and led 17-5 at intermission.

WEATHERLY (32) — Marasco 1 0-0 2, Russell 1 0-0 2, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Reiner 3 3-4 10, Weston 1 0-2 2, Synder 8 0-4 16. Totals 14 3-10 32.

COLUMBIA-MONTOUR VO-TECH (23) — Karcher 2 2-5 6, Greshko 1 0-0 2, Boggs 0 1-2 1, Nevius 4 0-0 11, Roth 0 3-4 3, Utt 0 0-0 0, Rubendall 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 6-11 23.

Wea (2-11) 5 … 12 … 10 … 5 — 32

CMVT (0-18) 0 … 5 … 7 … 11 — 23

3-point FGs: Reiner, Nevius 3

JV Score: No game

Pittston at North Schuylkill game postponed

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Saturday’s non-league girls’ clash between Pittston Area and North Schuylkill was postponed due to a water main break on Route 61 near the Fountain Springs campus. No make-up date has been set.

Boys’ Basketball

Pottsville 57, Williamsport 45

POTTSVILLE — Letrel Montone paced a trio of double-digit scorers with 15 points as the Crimson Tide won their seventh straight with a non-league win over the Millionaires at Martz Hall.

Christian Alvarez and Ryder Bowers each had 14 points for Pottsville, with Bowers hitting four 3-pointers and scoring all his points in the first quarter to help the Tide build an early 19-16 lead.

WILLIAMSPORT (45) — Bradshaw 4 0-0 10, Lowe 1 0-0 3, T. Williams 4 3-5 11, Diakite 0 0-0 0, Q. Williams 1 1-1 3, Hughes 3 0-0 6, Washington 6 0-0 12, Bristen 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 4-6 45.

POTTSVILLE (57) — Alvarez 6 0-0 14, Montone 6 3-5 15, Bowers 4 2-3 14, Watkins 1 0-0 2, Bainbridge 2 0-0 4, McGinley 1 0-0 3, Clews 1 0-0 2, Flucker-White 1 1-1 3. Totals 22 6-9 57.

Will (4-10) 16 … 11 … 8 … 10 — 45

Potts (15-5) 19 … 14 … 8 … 16 — 57

3-point FGs: Bradshaw 2, Lowe, Alvarez 2, Bowers 4, McGinley

Officials: Gerchak, Towle, Melusky

Blue Mountain 69, Schuylkill Valley 48

ORWIGSBURG — Tyeirre Meade scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the first half as the Eagles downed the Panthers in a non-league game.

Meade’s outburst helped Blue Mountain build a 35-22 halftime lead en route to its third straight win. Aidan Grace and Chase Baldwin each added 14 points and Cohen Kirby tallied 10 for the Eagles.

SCHUYLKILL VALLEY (48) — Spotts 6 0-0 13, Ortiz 1 0-0 3, Grim 0 0-0 0, Staus 0 0-0 0, Durland 0 0-0 0, Santana 1 0-1 2, Gerner 3 1-3 7, Hohendal 8 1-2 19, Aletras 1 0-0 2, Cammauf 0 2-4 2, Sarr 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 4-10 48.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (69) — Meade 10 0-0 24, Reid 1 0-0 2, Setlock 0 1-2 1, Guers 0 0-0 0, Werner 1 0-0 2, Grace 5 0-0 14, Henninger 0 0-0 0, Kirby 5 0-1 10, Baldwin 6 2-4 14, Brayford 0 0-0 0, Tomeo 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 3-7 69.

SV (12-6) 9 … 13 … 10 … 16 — 48

BM (10-8) 17 … 18 … 15 … 19 — 69

3-point FGs: Meade 4, Grace 4, Spotts, Ortiz Hohendal 2

Officials: Brosious, Gildner, McKenna

Mahanoy Area 55, Pen Argyl 38

PEN ARGYL — Tanner Zawada scored a game-high 22 points as the Golden Bears downed the Green Knights in a non-league game.

William Mayberry hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and Ryan Zilker also had 12 points for Mahanoy Area, which used a 14-5, third-quarter run to break things open.

MAHANOY AREA (55) — Sendatch 3 0-0 6, Mayberry 4 0-0 12, Zawada 8 3-3 22, A. Bowman 0 0-0 0, Oblas 0 0-0 0, Zilker 6 0-1 12, Gallagher 1 0-0 3. Totals 22 3-4 55.

PEN ARGYL (38) — Hunter 0 0-0 0, Martini 6 1-1 17, C. Vishnesky 3 0-0 7, Kuster 1 0-2 2, Soos 3 3-3 9, Kotulka 1 0-0 2, Hendershot 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 5-8 38.

MA (18-1) 12 … 14 … 14 … 15 — 55

Pen (1-18) 6 … 16 … 5 … 11 — 38

3-point FGs: Mayberry 4, Zawada 3, Gallagher, Martini 4, C. Vishnesky

JV Score: Mahanoy Area 60-31

Annville-Cleona 58, Williams Valley 56

TOWER CITY — Brady Shomper drained five 3-pointers and had a team-high 20 points as the Vikings dropped a non-league game to the Dutchmen.

Gabe Rodriguez added three triples and 13 points for the Vikings, who overcame a 33-25 halftime deficit with an 11-4, third-quarter run. The Vikes were hampered by a 4-for-12 effort at the foul line. Evan Achenbach added 11 points.

ANNVILLE-CLEONA (58) — Peters 0 0-0 0, Keller 0 1-2 1, Slabch 5 7-10 21, Garney 1 0-0 2, Shay 9 2-5 21, Fogelsanger 2 0-0 5, Sellers 2 1-2 5, Ortwin 1 0-2 3. Totals 20 11-19 58.

WILLIAMS VALLEY (56) — Shomper 6 3-4 20, Rodriguez 5 0-0 13, Achenbach 5 0-2 11, Kandybowski 2 0-2 4, B. Zilinski 2 1-4 5, Krzyzanowski 1 0-0 3, K. Zilinski 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 4-12 56.

AC (10-6) 20 … 13 … 4 … 21 — 58

WV (7-9-1) 13 … 12 … 11 … 20 — 56

3-point FGs: Slabach 4, Shay, Fogelsanger, Ortwein, Shomper 5, Rodriguez 3, Achenbach, Krzyzanowski

Officials: Groody, Rizzo

Bethlehem Christian 83, Weatherly 49

BETHLEHEM — Ian McKeegan scored 13 points while Chance Stauffer and Niko Saldukas each added 12 as the Wreckers dropped a non-league contest to potential District 11 Class A playoff foe Bethlehem Christian.

Gabe Trensue scored 30 points and Roman Rex tallied 24 for Bethlehem Christian, which hit 10 3-pointers and outscored the Wreckers 49-23 in the second half.

Bethlehem Christian is currently the top seed and Weatherly the fourth seed in the District 2/11 Class A subregional power ratings.

WEATHERLY (49) — Adler 1 0-0 2, Kokinda 0 1-2 1, McKeegan 6 5-6 17, Stauffer 6 0-2 12, Saldukas 6 0-0 12, Donish 0 0-0 0, Wagner 2 1-2 5. Totals 21 7-12 49.

BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN (83) — Kasper 3 0-0 7, G. Trensue 12 2-3, 30, Wescoe 1 0-0 3, Primrose 0 0-0 0, Rex 10 1-1 24, Brown 1 2-2 7, Swift 4 4-7 12. Totals 32 9-13 83.

Wea (9-7) 12 … 14 … 11 … 12 — 49

Beth (15-3) 14 … 20 … 23 … 26 — 83

3-point FGs: Kasper, Trensue 4, Wescoe, Rex 3, Brown

JV Score: Bethlehem Christian 42-30

Officials: Hutnik, Singer

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