HS Basketball Roundup: Balanced attack propels Haven past Panthers
Mckenna Runkle, Schuylkill Haven girls' basketball
Hurricanes improve to 5-0 in Division I play
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Kylie Siket and Mckenna Runkle each poured in 16 points as Schuylkill Haven rolled to a 59-30 victory over Panther Valley in a Schuylkill League Division I girls’ basketball game Friday night at the CACL Center.
Ava Terefencko added 13 points and Audrey Hutchinson tallied 10 for the Hurricanes (5-1, 5-0 D-I), which stayed tied atop the Division I standings with North Schuylkill. The Spartans also moved to 5-0 with a 49-34 win over Blue Mountain (see story: ).
Siket hit two of her four 3-pointers in the first quarter as Haven built a 15-7 lead. Runkle added six more in the second frame as the Hurricanes expanded their advantage to 30-15 at intermission.
Ace Aponte paced Panther Valley with 14 points, while Morgan Orsulak pulled down 11 rebounds.
PANTHER VALLEY (30) — K. Breslin 0 0-0 0, Aponte 5 2-4 14, Blazosky 3 2-3 8, C. Breslin 1 1-2 3, Prudente 0 0-0 0, Orsulak 1 3-4 5, Carrasquillo 0 0-4 0. Totals 10 8-17 30.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (59) — Hutchinson 3 4-4 10, Siket 6 0-0 16, Runkle 7 2-3 16, Terefencko 4 3-5 13, Strenkoski 1 0-0 2, Wade 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 9-12 59.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| PV (2-5, 1-4) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| SH (5-1, 5-0) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 59 |
3-point FGs: Aponte 2, Siket 4, Terefencko 2
Officials: Wood, Bulka, Merwine
JV Score: Schuylkill Haven 45-29
Pine Grove 57, Pottsville 45
POTTSVILLE — Meadow Umbenhauer returned to the lineup and scored 17 points as the Cardinals outgunned the Crimson Tide in a Schuylkill League Division I game at Martz Hall.
Umbenhauer, who missed Tuesday’s win over Tamaqua due to injury, hit four of Pine Grove’s seven 3-pointers.
Hollyn Sampson also finished with 17 points for Pine Grove, scoring 13 in the second half. Lainey Fidler drained three 3-pointers and added 10 for the Cards.
Jes Siminitus led Pottsville with 24 points, while Jo Barnhart added 10.
PINE GROVE (57) — Gehres 0 0-0 0, K. Umbenhauer 0 2-2 2, Leffler 2 5-6 9, M. Umbenhauer 6 1-6 17, Heming 1 0-0 2, Reichert 0 0-0 0, Verdansky 0 0-0 0, Fidler 3 1-2 10, Sampson 8 1-2 17. Totals 20 10-18 57.
POTTSVILLE (45) — Barnhart 4 2-3 10, Fegley 1 0-0 3, Siminitus 6 9-10 24, Goodman 0 0-0 0, Brennan 2 0-0 6, Ciavarella 0 2-2 2, Huda 0 0-0 0, Curry 0 0-0 0, Skripko 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 12-17 45.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| PG (5-2, 4-1) | 9 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 57 |
| Potts (1-6, 0-5) | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 45 |
3-point FGs: M. Umbenhauer 4, Fidler 3
Officials: Erie, Titus, Onushco
JV Score: No game
Tamaqua 53, Minersville 26
TAMAQUA — Millie Black had a monster game with 23 points and 16 rebounds as the Blue Raiders downed the Miners in a Schuylkill League Division I game.
Black was the only player in the game to reach double figures. Tamaqua opened the game with a 17-5 run and cruised from there.
Jenna Cullen led Minersville with nine points.
MINERSVILLE (26) — Brennan 3 1-2 7, Gretsky 1 0-0 3, Ladick 0 0-0 0, Cullen 3 2-2 9, Boom 0 0-0 0, Cruz 0 0-0 0, Eisenhart 0 0-0 0, Starner 0 0-0 0, McGrath 2 0-0 5, Ilsley 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 3-4 26.
TAMAQUA (53) — Osenbach 0 0-0 0, M. Black 10 3-5 23, Ellington 0 0-2 0, Bamford 3 1-1 7, York 0 0-0 0, Knitter 0 0-0 0, Ligenza 4 1-2 9, Coleman 2 0-0 5, Miller 3 0-0 7, Conahan 0 0-0 0, L. Black 0 0-0 0, Gormley 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 5-10 53.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Min (0-6, 0-5) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 |
| Tam (6-3, 3-2) | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 53 |
3-point FGs: Gretsky, Cullen, McGrath, Miller, Coleman
Officials: Lewis-Eberz, Gerchak, Cooper
JV Score: No game
Williams Valley 52, Nativity 6
TOWER CITY — Mallory Miller drained four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points as the Vikings routed the Green Wave in a Schuylkill League Division II game.
Ella Kobularik added 10 points for Williams Valley. Emma Pinkey scored all six of Nativity’s points.
NATIVITY (6) — Revilla 0 0-0 0, Ulloa 0 0-0 0, Lorence 0 0-0 0, Richard 0 0-0 0, Pinkey 3 0-4 6, Vizcaino 0 0-2 0, Hylka 0 0-0 0, Zulick 0 0-0 0, Rushannon 0 0-0 0, Pascual 0 0-0 0, McNamara 0 0-0 0, Purcell 0 0-0 0, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Evans 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 0-6 6.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (52) — Shomper 3 0-0 7, Starnowsky 0 0-0 0, Kobularik 5 0-0 10, Miller 8 2-4 22, Koppenhaver 1 0-0 3, Smeltz 1 0-0 2, Readinger 0 0-0 0, Kasper 3 0-0 8. Totals 21 2-4 52.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Nat (0-7, 0-5) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| WV (5-2, 2-2) | 15 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 52 |
3-point FGs: Shomper, Miller 4, Koppenhaver, Kasper 2
Officials: Karinch, Robison, McDonough
JV Score: No game
Boys’ Basketball
Minersville 64, Mount Carmel 50
MINERSVILLE — Shazier Bethea and Jordan Bowers each scored 14 points as the Miners got out to a quick start and didn’t look back in a non-league win over the Red Tornadoes.
Chase Zimerofsky added 13 points for Minersville, which led 21-8 after one frame. The Miners hit 10 3-pointers, eight of which came in the first half as Minersville led 35-25 at the break.
MOUNT CARMEL (50) — Lukoskie 0 0-0 0, Kaleta 3 0-0 8, Lazicki 11 5-7 27, Mirarchi 0 0-0 0, Pizzoli 2 3-4 7, Snyder 2 0-0 4, Delaney 1 2-2 4, Renno 0 0-0 0, Spears 0 0-0 0, Rempel 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-13 50.
MINERSVILLE (64) — Rogers 2 0-0 6, Zimerofsky 4 3-3 13, Fessler 2 0-0 6, Bethea 7 0-0 14, McGrath 0 0-0 0, Seddon 0 0-0 0, Pepin 0 0-0 0, Toth 0 0-0 0, Bowers 6 1-4 14, Mealey 1 0-0 2, Plesnarski 3 0-0 9. Totals 25 4-7 64.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| MCA (3-2) | 8 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 50 |
| Min (7-1) | 21 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 64 |
3-point FGs: Kaleta 2, Rogers 2, Zimerosky 2, Fessler 2, Bowers, Plesnarski 3
Officials: Litwhiler, Lopez
JV Score: Mount Carmel 46-25
Games postponed
Two games scheduled for Friday night were postponed.
The Schuylkill League girls’ game between Weatherly and Lourdes was moved to Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 1 p.m.
The non-league boys’ game between Mahanoy Area and Lincoln Leadership was moved to Dec. 22.
