HS Hoops Roundup: Eagles, Spartans notch boys’ wins; Fillies stun Haven in girls’ action

Tyeirre Meade, Blue Mountain boys' basketball
TAMAQUA — Tyeirre Meade scored a game-high 18 points as Blue Mountain used a big first half to down Tamaqua 60-30 in a Schuylkill League Division I boys’ basketball game Friday night.
Meade had 10 of his points in the first half as the Eagles led 23-10 after one frame and 36-12 at intermission. Cohen Kirby added 11 points and Cohen Werner tallied 10 for Blue Mountain (5-5, 3-2 D-I).
Terrence McDowell drained four 3-pointers and had 16 points to pace Tamaqua (1-9, 1-4).
BLUE MOUNTAIN (60) — Meade 8 0-0 18, Setlock 2 1-2 5, Kirby 4 3-3 11, Pritiskutch 0 0-0 0, Disante 0 1-2 1, Singh 0 0-0 0, Werner 5 0-0 10, Henninger 2 3-3 7, McDonough 0 0-0 0, Wargo 1 0-0 2, Schuster 0 0-0 0, Gaddy 2 1-2 6. Totals 24 9-12 60.
TAMAQUA (30) — Chalk 0 0-0 0, McDowell 6 0-0 16, McCabe 1 3-4 5, Edmonds 1 0-0 2, Schickram 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Shannon 0 0-0 0, Frohnheiser 0 0-0 0, Wargo 0 0-0 0, Sadusky 0 0-0 0, Makovec 2 0-0 5, Tamagini 0 0-0 0, Broadway 1 0-0 2, Lare 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 3-4 30.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| BM (5-5, 3-2) | 23 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 60 |
| Tam (1-9, 1-4) | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
3-point FGs: Meade 2, Gaddy, McDowell 4, Makovec
JV Score: Blue Mountain 61-48
ELCO 46, Pottsville 41
MYERSTOWN — The Crimson Tide were held to five points in the fourth quarter in dropping a non-league defensive struggle to the Raiders.
Christian Alvarez scored a game-high 17 points and Ryder Bowers had 12 for Pottsville, which had its five-game winning streak snapped.
The game was close throughout, with ELCO leading 37-36 entering the fourth. The Raiders won the game at the foul line, hitting 7-of-10 in the fourth quarter and 13-of-16 for the game.
POTTSVILLE (41) — Hobbs 0 0-0 0, McGinley 0 0-0 0, Allen 0 0-0 0, Herndon 0 0-0 0, Bainbridge 2 0-0 4, Alvarez 7 3-6 17, Bowers 4 1-2 12, Kunstek 2 3-4 8, Clews 0 0-0 0, Kimber 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-12 41.
ELCO (46) — Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Kreider 0 0-0 0, Hayes 4 2-2 10, Smith 3 2-4 8, Rivera 0 0-0 0, Dolan 1 3-4 6, Tillison 4 6-6 14, Gensamer 0 0-0 0, Boster 0 0-0 0, Williams 4 0-0 8. Totals 16 13-16 46.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Potts (8-3) | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 41 |
| ELCO (8-2) | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 |
3-point FGs: Bowers 3, Kunstek, Dolan
Officials: Manchu, Balesky
JV Score: Pottsville 62-53

North Schuylkill 56, Palmerton 44
PALMERTON — Jude Maziekas scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in a key fourth-quarter outburst as the Spartans topped the Blue Bombers in a non-league game.
The Spartans led 33-30 entering the fourth before closing the game on a 23-14 run. Caden Mengel, Cam Kacilowicz and Julian Nelson each added four points in the fourth frame as North Schuylkill overcame a 14-for-30 performance from the foul line to grab the win.
Nelson finished with 13 points and Kacilowicz tallied 10.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (56) — Cairo 1 0-0 3, Damiter 0 0-2 0, Maziekas 7 2-6 19, Wall 0 1-2 1, Mengel 2 4-4 8, Kacilowicz 3 4-8 10, Nelson 5 3-8 13, Gallagher 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 14-30 56.
PALMERTON (44) — Bettini 0 0-0 0, Jedrejczyk 1 3-6 5, Grammes 2 1-2 5, DeSousa 0 0-0 0, Gursky 0 0-0 0, Delgado 3 1-1 7, Buck 4 3-4 11, Reph 0 0-0 0, Pereria 1 0-0 3, McGowan 4 3-5 13, Stahler 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 11-18 44.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| NS (7-4) | 11 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 56 |
| Palm (2-10) | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 44 |
3-point FGs: Cairo, Maziekas 3, Pereria, McGowan 2
JV Score: Palmerton 53-47

Girls’ Basketball
Marian 47, Schuylkill Haven 39
HOMETOWN — DeAnna Pugh and Addy Marek combined to score 14 points in a fourth-quarter rally as the Fillies stunned the Hurricanes in a non-league game at the Jack Malarkey Gymnasium.
Audrey Hutchinson had 13 points and Mckenna Runkle netted 11 for Schuylkill Haven, which led 21-17 at halftime and 31-26 entering the fourth.
Pugh converted three buckets, Katie Knock had a key 3-pointer and the Fillies went 8-for-8 from the foul line as part of a 21-8, game-closing run.
Marek finished with 19 points, connecting on 6-of-6 from the line in the fourth. Pugh scored eight of her 12 in the final frame.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (39) — Hutchinson 6 1-2 13, Siket 1 0-0 2, Runkle 4 2-4 11, Terefencko 4 1-3 9, Strenkoski 2 0-0 4, Wade 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-9 39.
MARIAN (47) — Pugh 5 2-4 12, Minzola 3 2-2 8, Hannis-Miskar 1 0-0 2, Knock 2 0-0 6, Decosmo 0 0-0 0, Marek 5 8-8 19. Totals 16 12-14 47.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| SH (7-3) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| Mar (6-4) | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 47 |
3-point FGs: Runkle, Knock 2, Marek
Officials: McGinley, Titus, Karinch
JV Score: No game
Williams Valley 50, Line Mountain 28
TOWER CITY — Mallory Miller compiled four of Williams Valley’s 11 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 14 points as the Vikings won their sixth straight win a non-league victory over the Eagles.
Quin Smeltz added 13 points and Ireland Kasper drained a trio of 3-pointers for Williams Valley, which hit nine treys in the first half to build a 33-14 lead at intermission.
LINE MOUNTAIN (28) — Shutt 0 0-0 0, Troutman 0 0-0 0, Shingara 1 2-3 4, Schwalm 0 2-2 2, Ebersol 3 0-0 7, Cartelyou 0 0-0 0, Grindstaff 2 1-2 5, Boyer 0 0-0 0, Leitzel 2 0-0 4, Buriak 1 0-0 2, Moyer 2 0-0 4. Totals 11 5-7 28.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (50) — Shomper 2 0-0 5, Kobularik 2 2-2 7, Miller 4 2-2 14, Koppenhaver 0 0-0 0, Smeltz 5 1-2 13, Readinger 1 0-0 2, Kasper 3 0-0 9. Totals 17 5-6 50.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| LM (6-3) | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| WV (9-2) | 14 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 50 |
3-point FGs: Ebersol, Shomper, Kobularik, Miller 4, Smeltz 2, Kasper 3
Officials: Wood, Gerchak, Kohr
JV Score: No game

Pottsville 35, ELCO 17
POTTSVILLE — The Crimson Tide held ELCO scoreless in the first quarter and to just two points in the first half to capture a non-league victory at Martz Hall.
Jo Barnhart and Lauren Brennan each tallied 12 points for Pottsville, which led 12-2 at halftime and put the game away with a 13-5 fourth.
Brennan connected on four 3-pointers through the first three frames before Barnhart went 6-for-6 at the line in the fourth period to ice it.
ELCO (17) — Eckhart 1 6-6 8, Bennethum 0 0-0 0, Beck 0 0-0 0, Seifert 3 1-2 7, Mays 1 0-2 2, Ruth 0 0-0 0, Daniels 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 7-10 17.
POTTSVILLE (35) — Barnhart 3 6-9 12, Fegley 3 0-0 6, Siminitus 1 0-0 2, Goodman 0 1-2 1, Brennan 4 0-0 12, Ciavarella 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 7-11 35.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| ELCO (7-4) | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| Potts (3-7) | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 35 |
3-point FGs: Brennan 4
Officials: Fryer, Je. Misstishin, Cooper
JV Score: Pottsville 45-27

Tulpehocken 45, Nativity 33
POTTSVILLE — Emmalee Pinkey scored a team-high 15 points as the Green Wave dropped a non-league game to the Trojans atop Lawton’s Hill.
Emily Lorence had six points and Pinkey five in the first quarter as Nativity battled Tulpehocken to a 15-15 tie through eight minutes. The Trojans, however, went on a 29-13 run through the middle quarters to take control.
TULPEHOCKEN (45) — Kayla Kampe 1 0-0 3, Weaver 2 2-2 6, Katelyn Kampe 5 1-2 12, Glass 1 2-2 4, Pugh 6 4-6 17, Eckenrode 0 1-2 1, Merced 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 10-14 45.
NATIVITY (33) — Revilla 0 0-0 0, Ulloa 0 0-0 0, Lorence 2 3-4 7, Richard 0 0-0 0, Pinkey 5 2-5 15, Hylka 0 0-0 0, Zulick 1 0-0 2, Rushannon 0 0-2 0, McNamara 3 1-2 7, Purcell 1 0-0 2, Stewart 0 0-2 0, Evans 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 6-15 33.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Tulp (3-6) | 15 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| Nat (0-10) | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
3-point FGs: Kayla Kampe, Katelyn Kampe, Pugh, Pinkey 3
Officials: Bulka, J. Dean, K. Dean
JV Score: Tie 25-25
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