Dane Hannevig, Pine Grove boys' basketball

Mahanoy Area edges Marian in non-league clash

MAHANOY CITY — In a game of runs, Mahanoy Area had just enough Saturday to hold off backyard rival Marian.

Connor Bowman scored a game-high 21 points as the Golden Bears edged the Colts 57-53 in a non-league contest at the Mickey Holland Gymnasium.

Bowman had three of his five 3-pointers and scored 11 points in a 23-point second quarter that gave Mahanoy Area a 37-24 halftime lead.

Marian answered with a 17-5 run in the third period to slice the deficit to 42-41 entering the fourth. Gregory Tirpak hit a trio of 3-pointers in the outburst.

Cam Smith had seven of his 12 points in the fourth as Mahanoy Area hung on. The teams combined to shoot 8-for-29 from the foul line, with the Bears hitting 3-of-15 and the Colts connecting on 5-of-14.

Nico DiCasimirro added 10 points for Mahanoy Area. Tirpak paced Marian with 17 points while James Cannon had 12 and Mitchel Knock and Justin DeLaCruz each tallied 10.

MARIAN (53) — Shigo 0 0-0 0, Tom 1 2-5 4, Ju. DeLaCruz 4 1-6 10, Acosta 0 0-0 0, Tirpak 6 0-1 17, Knock 4 2-2 10, Cannon 5 0-0 12. Totals 20 5-14 53.

MAHANOY AREA (57) — Bowman 7 2-4 21, Perez 2 0-1 4, DiCasimirro 4 0-1 10, Smith 5 0-0 12, Contreras 0 0-0 0, Corona 0 0-0 0, Byrne 1 0-0 3, Zilker 3 1-9 7. Totals 22 3-15 57.

3-point FGs: Ju. DeLaCruz, Tirpak 5, Cannon 2, Bowman 5, DiCasimirro 2, Smith 2, Byrne

Officials: Noonan, Je. Misstishin, Ji. Misstishin

JV Score: Mahanoy Area 50-32

Blue Mountain 65, Northampton 58

NORTHAMPTON — Tyeirre Meade scored eight of his team-high 24 points in a fourth-quarter rally as the Eagles scored an impressive non-league road victory over the Konkrete Kids.

Blue Mountain trailed 46-44 entering the fourth before closing with a 21-12 run. Beck Henninger added a pair of 3-pointers, Cohen Werner tallied four points and Evan Setlock netted three in the run, with the Eagles hitting all four of their free throws in the frame.

Werner finished with 18 points for Blue Mountain, scoring 10 in the first half. Northampton entered the game 8-1, with its only loss coming to Parkland.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (65) — Meade 10 3-3 24, Setlock 2 1-1 5, Kirby 3 1-1 7, Werner 6 5-6 18, Henninger 3 0-0 9, Wargo 0 2-2 2, Gaddy 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 12-13 65.

NORTHAMPTON (58) — Walakovits 9 6-10 26, Raphun 3 1-1 7, Regec 4 0-0 9, Raysely 3 8-10 14, Simock 0 0-0 0, Walter 0 0-0 0, Sollars 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 15-21 58.

3-point FGs: Meade, Werner, Henninger 3, Walakovits 2, Regec

Officials: Pincin, Cordero, Towell

JV Score: Northampton 51-38

Tri-Valley 61, Greenwood 52

HEGINS — Trey Porter scored a game-high 19 points and Braeden Doyle added 18 as the Dawgs won their fourth straight with a non-league win over Greenwood.

Doyle had 13 points and Porter tallied 11 in the first half as Tri-Valley used a 19-6 run in the second quarter to build a 31-19 halftime lead.

GREENWOOD (52) — Losch 0 0-0 0, Jacob Anderson 3 2-2 8, Jackson Anderson 4 1-2 9, Morgan 3 0-0 8, Moyer 7 1-1 15, Myers 3 0-0 6, Womer 3 0-0 6, Kerstetter 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 4-5 52.

TRI-VALLEY (61) — Carl 2 2-6 6, Miller 2 0-0 4, Porter 9 1-2 19, Johnson 3 0-0 6, Doyle 8 1-1 18, G. Klock 2 3-8 8, C. Troutman 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-17 61.

3-point FGs: Morgan 2, Doyle, G. Klock

Officials: Marquardt, Melusky, McDonough

Pine Grove 62, Hamburg 52

PINE GROVE — Dane Hannevig scored 10 of his game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Cardinals surged past the Hawks in a non-league contest.

Hayden Felty added 17 points and Wyatt Snyder pulled down 16 rebounds for Pine Grove, which trailed 45-39 entering the fourth quarter. Felty added seven points and Tanner Kolb netted four as part of a 23-7, game-closing run.

HAMBURG (52) — Menapace 0 0-0 0, Henderson 2 0-2 6, Bentz 1 1-2 3, Arroyo 3 2-5 10, Castro 1 0-0 3, Davis 0 0-0 0, McFaddon 1 1-2 3, Kline 2 3-8 7, Metzler 0 0-0 0, Barata 6 4-6 17, James 1 1-2 3, Gottschall 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-27 52.

PINE GROVE (62) — Fairell 0 0-0 0, Hannevig 6 7-12 21, Witmer 1 0-0 3, Shanahan 0 0-0 0, Schneck-Haines 1 0-0 3, Herber 1 0-0 2, Felty 7 1-1 17, Kolb 4 1-4 9, Snyder 1 5-10 7. Totals 21 14-27 62.

3-point FGs: Henderson 2, Arroyo 2, Castro, Barata, Hannevig 2, Witmer, Schneck-Haines, Felty 2

Officials: Melusky, Leedy, Robison

Lourdes 59, Northumberland Christian 28

SHAMOKIN — Brighton Scicchitano tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and six steals as the Red Raiders rolled past Northumberland Christian in a non-league game at the Lee Korbich Gymnasium.

Gaven Renn added 18 points for Lourdes, which led 29-12 at halftime and 49-18 after three frames.

NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN (28) — N. Conner 3 0-0 6, Cantine 2 0-0 4, Birkett 1 2-5 5, Clark 0 1-2 1, Bennett 1 10-12 12. Totals 7 13-19 28.

LOURDES (59) — G. Renn 8 0-0 18, Erb 1 0-0 2, Scicchitano 7 2-4 19, B. Rishel 1 0-0 2, J. Rishel 2 1-2 5, Pulaski 1 0-0 2, B. Renn 2 0-0 5, Shegenoski 2 0-0 4, Cicchiello 0 0-0 0, Williams 1 0-0 2, Madden 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 3-6 59.

3-point FGs: Birkett, G. Renn 2, Scicchitano 3, B. Renn

JV Score: No game

Weatherly 89, Salem Christian 49

ALLENTOWN — Ian McKeegan paced a trio of double-digit scorers with 27 points as the Wreckers raced past Salem Christian in a non-league game.

Corbin Wagner added 21 points and Niko Saldukas tallied 16 as Weatherly scored 50 points in the first half, then added 26 more in the third quarter.

WEATHERLY (89) — Adler 3 1-2 7, D. Kokinda 3 2-3 8, I. McKeegan 11 5-10 27, Cuddeford 0 0-0 0, J. McKeegan 0 0-0 0, Hinkle 0 0-0 0, Saldukas 6 1-2 16, DeLauretis 0 0-0 0, Davis 3 0-0 7, W. Kokinda 0 0-0 0, Aneskevich 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-0 3, Conners 0 0-0 0, Wagner 9 0-0 21. Totals 36 9-17 89.

SALEM CHRISTIAN (49) — Marks 2 0-0 4, L. Weigner 0 0-0 0, Goonewardene 0 0-0 0, C. Deily 0 1-2 1, Smith 0 0-0 0, Diaz 3 8-11 14, Huffman 0 0-0 0, Rice 0 0-0 0, Schultz 5 0-0 13, G. Weigner 4 9-11 17. Totals 14 18-24 49.

3-point FGs: Saldukas 3, Davis, Brown, Wagner 3, Schultz 3