Girls’ Basketball Roundup: Siminitus, Pottsville hold off Southern Columbia
Jes Siminitus, Pottsville girls' basketball
Fritz garners 1st win as Pottsville coach
CATAWISSA RR — A quick start helped Pottsville give Damian Fritz a victory in his first game as the Crimson Tide’s head coach.
Jes Siminitus paced a balanced attack with a team-high 10 points as Pottsville edged Southern Columbia 31-29 on Monday in the Tide’s season opener.
Siminitus had six points in the second quarter as Pottsville built a 20-9 lead at intermission. The Tigers mounted a second-half comeback, but the Tide did just enough to pull out the victory.
POTTSVILLE (31) — Barnhart 2 1-3 6, Fegley 1 1-2 3, Siminitus 4 1-2 10, Goodman 2 1-2 5, Brennan 1 0-0 2, Ciavarella 1 1-2 3, Huda 0 0-2 0, Davis 0 2-2 2. Totals 11 7-15 31.
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA (29) — Swank 0 4-8 4, Leslie 0 0-0 0, Martino 1 0-0 2, Zsido 0 0-0 0, Williams 0 0-0 0, Snyder 0 3-10 3, Reuter 0 0-0 0, Jones 7 6-8 20. Totals 8 13-26 29.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Potts (1-0) | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
| SCA (0-1) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
3-point FGs: Barnhart, Siminitus
JV Score: Pottsville 48-20
Blue Mountain 29, Southern Lehigh 27
CENTER VALLEY — Mila Fleagle scored a game-high 11 points as the Eagles outlasted the Spartans in a low-scoring non-league affair.
Karley Koch added eight points for Blue Mountain, while Hailey Place scored all seven of her tallies in the fourth quarter to help the Eagles hang on.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (29) — Faust 0 0-0 0, Fleagle 5 1-2 11, Place 3 1-3 7, Koch 3 2-5 8, Leonard 1 0-0 3, Walborn 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-10 29.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH (27) — Druck 3 0-0 6, Bartlett 2 0-2 4, Martin 0 0-0 0, Marques 3 2-2 10, Adams 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 1-4 1, Fontanez 2 0-2 4, Brunner 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 3-10 27.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Blue (1-1) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| SoLeh (0-1) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 |
3-point FGs: Leonard, Marques 2
JV Score: Blue Mountain 25-13
Weatherly 37, MMI 17
FREELAND — Kelly Reiner hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points as the Wreckers opened their season with a win over the Preppers.
Reiner had 10 of her points in the first quarter as Weatherly opened the game on a 16-0 run.
WEATHERLY (37) — Marasco 0 0-0 0, Russell 0 0-0 0, Kane 2 0-0 4, Kehler 3 0-6 7, Reiner 9 1-1 22, Weston 1 0-2 2, Gerhard 0 0-0 0, Synder 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 1-9 37.
MMI PREP (17) — Abdulrahman 1 0-0 3, Washko 1 0-0 3, Drobnock 0 0-0 0, Serrano 1 0-2 2, Onfur 0 0-0 0, Mooney 3 0-0 9, Schultz 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 0-2 17.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Wea (1-1) | 16 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| MMI (0-1) | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
3-point FGs: Kehler, Reiner 3, Abdulrahman, Washko, Mooney 3
Kutztown 44, Shenandoah Valley 43
KUTZTOWN — Jocelyn Chagolla and Aubrie Monaghan each scored 12 points but the Blue Devils fell a point short in a non-league loss to the Cougars.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (43) — Troutman 1 0-0 2, Donovan 2 3-5 9, Argueta 3 0-0 6, Chagolla 3 4-4 12, Monaghan 3 3-4 12, Li. Salguero 0 0-0 0, Tufts 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 10-13 43.
KUTZTOWN (44) — Schnore 0 0-0 0, Hauptley 4 1-1 10, Zimmerman 1 0-0 2, Derstine 9 2-3 21, Kutz 0 3-4 3, McGranahan 1 0-0 2, Gehris 1 2-4 4, Sanders 0 0-0 0, Schuler 1 0-2 2, Fitzgerald 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 8-14 44.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| SV (1-1) | 13 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 43 |
| Kutz | 14 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 44 |
