Pine Grove's Callee Leffler controls the ball as Minersville's Alayna Boom defends during Friday's Schuylkill League Division I game at Minersville (Photo by Kelly Wiley).

Blue Mountain 45, Pottsville 35

POTTSVILLE — Callie Peel poured in a game-high 18 points and Hailey Place added 14 to power Blue Mountain to a 45-35 victory over Pottsville in a Schuylkill League Division I girls’ basketball contest Friday at Martz Hall.

Peel and Place combined for nine points in a game-opening, 15-6 run that put Blue Mountain ahead to stay. Peel finished 9-for-10 from the foul line, including 7-of-8 in the fourth quarter to help the Eagles ice it.

Jo Barnhart paced Pottsville with 11 points.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (45) — Faust 0 1-2 1, Fleagle 0 1-2 1, Canfield 2 1-2 5, Place 5 3-5 14, Peel 4 9-10 18, Koch 3 0-0 6, Leonard 0 0-0 0, Walborn 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 15-21 45.

POTTSVILLE (35) — Goodman 3 0-2 6, Brennan 0 1-2 1, Davis 0 0-0 0, Huda 0 0-0 0, Ciavarella 0 3 6 3, Fegley 2 2-4 6, Barnhart 5 0-0 11, Siminitus 2 4-7 8. Totals 12 10-21 35.

3-point FGs: Place, Peel

Officials: Shinkus, Shober, Wojciechowsky

JV Score: Pottsville 38-27

North Schuylkill 64, Panther Valley 24

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Gianna Capone opened the season on fire, scoring 11 of her game-high 16 points in the first quarter as the Spartans routed the Panthers in a Division I game.

Mya Conti added 14 points and Jadelin Stitzer tallied 10 as North Schuylkill led 22-6 after one frame and 46-13 at halftime.

Lucy Kocha led Panther Valley with 12 points.

PANTHER VALLEY (24) — Gjoca 1 0-0 3, Kocha 4 3-4 12, K. Breslin 0 0-0 0, Aponte 0 0-0 0, Blazosky 0 0-2 0, C. Breslin 1 4-4 6, Prudente 0 0-0 0, Orsulak 0 3-6 3, Carrasquillo 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 10-16 24.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (64) — Selgrade 1 1-2 3, Conti 5 4-6 14, Capone 6 0-0 16, Balicki 0 1-2 1, Ja. Stitzer 4 2-4 10, Rose 0 2-2 2, Urbanowicz 3 0-0 8, Gawrylik 0 1-3 1, Wengrenovich 0 0-0 0, Klingerman 0 0-2 0, Jo. Stitzer 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Digris 3 0-0 9. Totals 22 11-21 64.

3-point FGs: Gjoca, Kocha, Capone 4, Digris 3, Urbanowicz 2

Officials: Litwhiler, Karinch, Burke

JV Score: North Schuylkill 37-28

Pine Grove 54, Minersville 38

MINERSVILLE — Hollyn Sampson and Callee Leffler combined for 23 points in a dominating first half as the Cardinals downed the Miners in a Division I game at the Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium.

Sampson had 12 of her game-high 20 points and Leffler scored 11 of her 17 in the first half, helping Pine Grove build a 27-10 halftime cushion.

Alayna Boom had 13 points and Sara McGrath collected 10 for Minersville.

PINE GROVE (54) — Gehres 0 0-0 0, K. Umbenhauer 1 0-0 2, Leffler 6 4-7 17, Heming 0 2-2 2, Reichert 2 0-0 4, Fidler 3 2-2 9, Sampson 1 0-3 20. Totals 22 8-14 54.

MINERSVILLE (38) — Brennan 0 1-4 1, Gretsky 1 1-3 4, Ladick 2 0-0 4, Cullen 1 1-2 3, Boom 5 2-4 13, Cruz 0 0-0 0, McGrath 4 0-1 10, Ilsley 1 0-0 3. Totals 14 5-14 38.

3-point FGs: Leffler, Fidler, Gretsky, Boom, McGrath 2, Ilsley

Officials: Reed, Je. Misstishin

Mahanoy Area 52, Nativity 11

POTTSVILLE — Felicia Bro scored a game-high 16 points and Ella Connolly added 12 as the Golden Bears raced past the Green Wave in a Division II game.

Mahanoy Area scored 42 of its points in the first half, leading 29-2 after one quarter.

MAHANOY AREA (52) — Haughney 2 0-0 4, Manley 1 0-0 2, Wonsock 2 1-1 5, Zubris 1 0-0 2, Christman 0 1-2 1, Bro 7 0-0 16, Carl 0 0-0 0, Kowalick 4 0-0 8, Collado 1 0-0 2, Connolly 6 0-0 12. Totals 24 2-3 52.

NATIVITY (11) — Revilla 0 0-0 0, Lorence 1 0-0 2, Pinkey 1 0-0 2, Vizcaino 0 0-0 0, Zulick 0 0-0 0, Rushannon 1 1-1 3, McNamara 2 0-0 4, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Evans 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 1-2 11.

3-point FGs: Bro 2

Officials: Wood, Merwine, K. Dean

JV Score: No game

Lourdes 40, Shenandoah Valley 12

SHENANDOAH — Kylla Sandri outscored the Blue Devils by herself, netting a game-high 17 points as the Red Raiders stayed unbeaten with a Division II win.

Sophia Karlovich added nine points for Lourdes, which led 29-6 at intermission.

LOURDES (40) — Sandri 6 4-5 17, Schroyer 0 0-0 0, Albert 0 0-0 0, Brunch 0 0-0 0, Barnes 1 0-0 3, Schu 0 0-0 0, Lokitis 3 0-2 6, Karlovich 3 3-4 9, Shingara 0 0-0 0, Reiprish 2 0-0 5. Totals 15 7-11 40.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (12) — Troutman 0 0-0 0, Argueta 0 0-0 0, Chagolla 2 1-2 5, Monaghan 1 0-0 3, Li. Salguero 2 0-2 4, Tufts 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 1-4 12.

3-point FGs: Sandri, Barnes, Reiprish

Officials: Fryer, Leedy

Marian 52, Weatherly 16

WEATHERLY — Addy Marek drained six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 25 points as the Fillies gave new coach Jeanette Shafer-Barron her first win at Marian.

Deanna Pugh added 18 points for Marian, which opened the game on a 17-0 run. Maci Kane led Weatherly with nine points.

MARIAN (52) — Bushati 0 0-0 0, Van Putten 0 0-0 0, Pugh 7 0-2 18, Minzola 0 0-0 0, Hannis-Miskar 2 0-0 5, Knock 1 0-0 2, Kwon 0 0-0 0, Decosmo 1 0-0 2, Marek 9 1-2 25. Totals 20 1-4 32.

WEATHERLY (16) — Russell 0 0-0 0, Kane 3 2-2 9, Kehler 0 0-0 0, Way-Heffner 0 0-0 0, Reiner 2 3-6 7, Weston 0 0-0 0, Synder 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 5-8 16.

3-point FGs: Pugh 4, Hannis-Miskar, Marek 6, Kane

Officials: Frishick, Miller, Rossino

Williams Valley 44, Northumberland Christian 17

ELIZABETHVILLE — Mallory Miller led a balanced attack with 15 points as the Vikings cruised past Northumberland Christian in the opening round of the UDA Tip-Off Tournament at Upper Dauphin.

Presley Shomper, Quin Smeltz and Ireland Kasper each added nine for Williams Valley, which trailed 11-7 after one quarter before outscoring Northumberland Christian 37-6 the rest of the game.

Williams Valley faces Mount Carmel, which downed Upper Dauphin 33-7 in the other semifinal, in Saturday’s championship game at 5 p.m.

NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN (17) — Conner 0 2-2 2, Lamar 1 0-0 2, Reitz 1 0-0 2, Phillips 2 0-0 4, Millett 1 0-0 3, Owens 0 0-0 0, Hamilton 2 0-0 4. Totals 7 2-2 17.

WILLIAMS VALLEY (44) — Shomper 4 0-0 9, Kobularik 1 0-0 2, Miller 5 4-4 15, Koppenhaver 0 0-0 0, Smeltz 3 1-2 9, Readinger 0 0-0 0, Kasper 3 0-0 9. Totals 16 5-6 44.

3-point FGs: Millett, Shomper, Miller, Smeltz 2, Kasper 3

Officials: Hull, Latta

Boys’ Basketball

Schuylkill Haven 67, Northumberland Christian 34

ELIZABETHVILLE — Alan Evans, Justin Watcher and Brady Kelly each had seven points in a 26-4, first-quarter outburst as the Hurricanes routed Northumberland Christian in the opening round of the UDA Tip-Off Tournament at Upper Dauphin.

Evans finished with a team-high 19 points, while Watcher and Kelly each tallied 16. Schuylkill Haven faces Upper Dauphin, a 54-52 winner over Mount Calvary Christian, in Saturday’s championship game at 6:30 p.m.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (67) — Evans 8 1-2 19, Diehl 2 0-0 5, Watcher 7 1-2 16, Kelly 7 0-1 16, Heim 2 2-2 6, Rossi 0 0-0 0, Lucas 0 0-0 0, Yoder 0 0-0 0, Krammes 0 0-0 0, Hinnershitz 0 0-0 0, Eckert 1 0-0 2, Shappell 1 1-2 3, Lopez 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 5-9 67.

NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN (34) — Simmons 0 0-0 0, Owens 0 0-0 0, C. Conner 2 0-0 4, N. Conner 1 3-4 5, Gorvin 1 0-0 2, Cantine 0 0-0 0, Wihelm 2 0-0 5, Clark 0 0-0 0, Bennett 5 6-8 17, Gibson 0 0-2 0, T. Conner 0 1-2 1. Totals 11 10-16 34.

3-point FGs: Evans 2, Diehl, Watcher, Kelly 2, Wihelm, Bennett