Boys’ Basketball: Evans shoots Hurricanes past Northern Lebanon
Alan Evans, Schuylkill Haven boys' basketball
Free-throw shooting lifts Haven by Vikings
FREDERICKSBURG — Alan Evans tallied a game-high 22 points to lead Schuylkill Haven to a 64-57 victory over Northern Lebanon on Monday night in the Hurricanes’ season opener.
Evans shot 13-of-15 from the foul line, including 6-for-6 in the fourth quarter to help Haven ice it. As a team, Haven was 19-for-24 from the stripe.
Max Heim recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds while Justin Watcher poured in 16 points for the Hurricanes. The Vikings hit 11 3-pointers.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (64) — Rossi 1 0-0 2, Heim 6 3-5 15, Lucas 3 0-0 6, Watcher 6 3-4 16, Evans 4 13-15 22, Diehl 1 0-0 3. Totals 21 19-24 64.
NORTHERN LEBANON (57) — Erdman 1 0-0 3, Vin 2 1-1 6, Clemmer 3 0-0 9, Lesher 5 5-5 15, Moyer 8 0-0 21, Ansbach 0 0-0 0, Hoffer 0 0-0 0, Padarmi 1 0-4 3, Martin 0 0-0 0, Hornberger 0 0-0 0, Walborn 0 0-0 0, Shireman 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 6-10 57.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Haven (1-0) | 13 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 64 |
| NoLeb (0-1) | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 57 |
3-point FGs: Watcher, Evans, Diehl, Erdman, Vin, Clemmer 3, Moyer 5, Padarmi
Officials: Evans, Eberly, Mateyak
JV Score: Northern Lebanon 58-37
Southern Lehigh 56, Blue Mountain 47
ORWIGSBURG — The Eagles’ Tyeirre Meade paced all scorers with 25 points but Southern Lehigh closed the game with a 17-4 run to spoil Blue Mountain’s season opener.
Beck Henninger added nine points for the Eagles, who were hampered by a 5-for-12 effort at the foul line. Joe Plessi led the Spartans with 21 points.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH (56) — Ruggeri 1 1-2 3, Capuano 5 0-0 12, Plessi 8 2-3 21, Brean 0 0-0 0, Helms 1 0-0 2, Spigelmyer 4 1-4 11, Frey 1 2-4 5, Adams 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 6-13 56.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (49) — Meade 10 2-4 25, Setlock 1 0-0 2, Kirby 3 2-6 8, Miller 0 0-0 0, Disante 0 0-0 0, Werner 1 1-2 3, Henninger 3 0-0 9, Wargo 1 0-0 2, Gaddy 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 5-12 49.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| SoLeh (1-0) | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 56 |
| Blue (0-1) | 13 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 49 |
3-point FGs: Capuano 2, Plessi 3, Spigelmyer 2, Frey
Officials: Groody, Gerchak, Romanski
JV Score: Blue Mountain 47-40
Kutztown 52, Pine Grove 51
PINE GROVE — Pine Grove’s Hayden Felty scored a game-high 24 points but Kutztown closed the game on a 17-6 run to hand the Cardinals a heartbreaking non-league defeat.
Felty had 12 of his points in the first half as Pine Grove led 33-15 at intermission. Chris Bergstrom poured in 14 of his team-high 20 points in the second half to spark Kutztown’s comeback.
KUTZTOWN (52) — Gallagher 0 1-2 1, Schaeffer 0 0-0 0, Lane 2 3-4 8, Scott 2 2-3 6, Bridges 1 0-0 3, L. D’Agosto 6 0-0 14, Bergstrom 7 4-7 20, Schell 0 0-2 0. Totals 18 10-18 52.
PINE GROVE (51) — Rizzo 1 1-3 4, Smeltz 1 0-0 3, Hannevig 2 0-0 4, Witmer 1 0-0 3, Shanahan 0 0-0 0, Schneck-Haines 0 2-2 2, Herber 2 0-1 4, Felty 8 7-9 24, Kolb 1 0-0 3, Snyder 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 10-15 51.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Kutz (1-0) | 8 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 52 |
| PG (1-1) | 15 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 51 |
3-point FGs: Lane, Bridges, L. D’Agosto 2, Bergstrom 2, Rizzo, Smeltz, Witmer, Felty, Kolb
Officials: Melewsky, Wojociechowsky, Robison
Saucon Valley 52, Tamaqua 41
HELLERTOWN — Terrence McDowell hit a trio of 3-pointers to score a team-high nine points in the Blue Raiders’ non-league loss to the Panthers.
Saucon Valley built an 18-6 lead after one quarter and never looked back, leading 40-24 after three frames.
TAMAQUA (41) — Chalk 1 0-0 2, McDowell 3 0-0 9, McCabe 3 2-4 8, Edmonds 0 2-4 2, Schickram 2 0-0 5, Shannon 0 0-2 0, Frohnheiser 1 0-1 2, Makovec 0 2-2 2, Tamagini 2 0-0 5, Broadway 3 0-0 6. Totals 15 6-13 41.
SAUCON VALLEY (52) — Magnotta 3 0-0 7, Weiss 6 2-3 14, Hastie 2 1-1 7, Osman 0 0-0 0, Chaffier 1 2-4 5, Best 1 1-2 3, Robbins 0 0-0 0, Cahill 4 5-9 13, Peterson 0 3-4 3. Totals 17 14-23 52.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Tam (0-1) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| Saucon | 18 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 52 |
3-point FGs: McDowell 3, Schickram, Tamagini, Hastie 2, Magnotta, Chaffier
JV Score: Schuylkill Valley 45-36
Riverside 75, Nativity 43
TAYLOR — Sophomore superstar Nico Antoniacci blitzed the Hilltoppers for a game-high 38 points as Riverside used a big run through the middle quarters to spoil Brady Burke’s debut as Nativity’s head coach.
Antoniacci had 55 points in Riverside’s 97-37 rout of Wyoming Valley West in its opener Friday. He had 29 in the middle frames Monday as the Vikings outscored the Toppers 46-15 to take control.
Nick Clarke scored a team-high 15 points and Jake Bowman added 10 for Nativity. Riverside, which went 25-3 last season and reached the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals, held Nativity sharpshooter Trey Keating to just nine points.
NATIVITY (43) — Clarke 4 7-8 15, Bowman 2 4-4 10, Pasker 2 0-0 4, Lutzkanin 1 0-2 2, Swartz 0 0-0 0, Kalkiewicz 1 0-0 3, Kramer 0 0-0 0, Holley 0 0-0 0, Keating 3 3-4 9. Totals 13 14-16 43.
RIVERSIDE (75) — Schimelfenig 4 0-0 9, Rose 4 1-2 9, Antoniacci 14 7-7 38, Brennan 1 0-0 2, Gonzalez 3 0-0 6, Connor 2 0-0 5, J. Jackson 1 0-0 2, M. Jackson 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 8-9 73.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Nat (0-1) | 15 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 43 |
| River (2-0) | 17 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 73 |
