Emmalee Pinkey, Nativity girls' basketball

POTTSVILLE — William Reed finally has his first victory as the Nativity girls’ basketball head coach.

The Golden Girls gave their first-year coach his first win in 11 tries Saturday afternoon with a 40-34 victory over Bethlehem Christian in a non-league game Saturday afternoon atop Lawton’s Hill.

Emmalee Pinkey paced all scorers with 18 points for Nativity, hitting a trio of 3-pointers. Emily Lorence and Finley McNamara each added six points as the Golden Girls used an 11-4 run in the third quarter to break the game open.

Bethlehem Christian (5-3), which entered the game as the top-ranked team in the District 11 Class A power ratings, was hampered by a 4-for-16 performance at the foul line.

For Nativity, the win is the product of continued improvement as the season has progressed with Saturday’s point total being a season-high. The Golden Girls were the Schuylkill League’s last winless team.

“I am very proud of the work our coaches and players are putting in,” Reed said later Saturday. “We put a goal on the board before our first game on December 2 to get better everyday and today we feel like we are starting to accomplish that goal.”

BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN (34) — Kreidler 4 0-0 11, Marea 1 2-4 4, Merisca 2 0-6 4, Khachadourian 2 2-4 7, Wilson 3 0-0 8, Quarmount 0 0-2 0. Totals 12 4-16 34.

NATIVITY (40) — Lorence 3 0-0 6, Pinkey 7 1-2 18, Zulick 1 0-0 2, Rushannon 2 0-0 5, McNamara 3 0-0 6, Purcell 0 0-0 0, Stewart 1 1-4 3. Totals 17 2-6 40.

3-point FGs: Kreidler 3, Khachadourian, Wilson 2, Pinkey 3, Rushannon

Officials: Rossino, Fristick, Fryer

JV Score: No game

Mahanoy Area 46, Minersville 23

MINERSVILLE — Ella Connolly outscored the Miners by herself, scoring a game-high 25 points as the Golden Bears cruised to a non-league win at the Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium.

Connolly had all her points in the first three quarters as Mahanoy Area opened the game on a 12-3 run and led by double digits the rest of the way.

Naomi Kowalick added 10 points for Mahanoy Area. Sarah McGrath paced Minersville with six points.

MAHANOY AREA (46) — Haughney 0 0-0 0, Manley 0 0-0 0, Wonsock 1 0-0 2, Zubris 1 0-0 2, Christian 0 2-2 2, Bro 2 0-0 5, Carl 0 0-0 0, Kowalick 4 1-1 10, Collado 0 0-0 0, Connolly 11 3-3 25. Totals 19 6-6 46.

MINERSVILLE (23) — Brennan 1 1-1 3, Gretsky 1 0-1 2, Ladick 0 0-0 0, Cullen 2 0-0 5, Boom 1 1-2 3, Eisenhart 0 0-2 0, Mistishen 0 0-0 0, Starner 0 0-0 0, McGrath 3 0-0 6, Ilsley 2 0-0 4, Bierman 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 2-6 23.

3-point FGs: Bro, Kowalick, Cullen

Officials: Karinch, Wise

JV Score: No game

Schuylkill Haven 47, Shenandoah Valley 21

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Mckenna Runkle tallied a game-high 20 points as the Hurricanes flew past the Blue Devils in a non-league game at the CACL Center.

Runkle had 10 of her points in the second quarter as Schuylkill Haven built a 29-11 halftime lead. Audrey Hutchinson added 14 points for the Hurricanes.

Litzy Salguero paced Shenandoah Valley with seven points.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (21) — Troutman 3 0-1 6, Donovan 2 1-2 5, Chagolla 0 0-0 0, Monaghan 0 0-0 0, Li. Salguero 3 1-1 7, Tufts 0 3-4 3. Totals 8 5-8 21.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (47) — Hutchinson 7 0-0 14, Siket 2 0-0 5, Runkle 9 2-3 20, Terefencko 1 0-0 2, Strenkoski 3 0-0 6, Wade 0 0-0 0, Farrell 0 0-0 0, Houvig 0 0-0 0, Benedict 0 0-0 0, Brand 0 0-0 0, Kovaleski 0 0-0 0, Bayer 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 2-3 47.

3-point FGs: Siket

Officials: Steiner, Check, Strubinger

JV Score: No game

Central Columbia 46, North Schuylkill 38

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Quinlan Blake scored nine of her game-high 17 points in a third-quarter run to lift unbeaten Central Columbia to the non-league win over the Spartans at the Cesari-Hope Gymnasium.

Mya Conti netted 14 points and Monica Selgrade tallied 12 for North Schuylkill, which dropped its third straight. The game was tied 21-21 at halftime before the Blue Jays took control in the third quarter.

CENTRAL COLUMBIA (46) — Tucker 2 0-0 4, Blake 6 4-5 17, Welkom 1 0-0 3, Hiller 0 0-0 0, Prezioso 2 0-0 4, Poust 4 0-0 10, Huber 3 2-5 8. Totals 18 6-10 46.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (38) — Selgrade 5 2-2 12, Conti 6 1-2 14, Capone 3 0-0 8, Balicki 0 0-0 0, Ja. Stitzer 0 1-2 1, Urbanowicz 0 0-0 0, Digris 1 0-0 3. Totals 15 4-6 38.

3-point FGs: Blake, Welkom, Poust 2, Conti, Capone 2, Digris

Officials: Scheeler, Shober, Wood

JV Score: Central Columbia 30-20

Blue Mountain 46, Northampton 27

ORWIGSBURG — Mila Fleagle scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the second half as the Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak with a non-league win over the Class 6A Konkrete Kids.

With the game tied 16-16 at halftime, Fleagle sparked a 19-7 outburst in the third quarter with 10 points. Karley Koch added five points and Hailey Place tallied four in the run as the Eagles pulled away.

Place finished with nine points and Callie Peel netted eight as Blue Mountain outscored Northampton 30-11 in the second half.

NORTHAMPTON (27) — Fleichl 2 0-0 5, Gougoustamos 2 0-0 4, Luipersbeck 1 0-0 2, Hirschman 0 0-0 0, Reenack 0 0-0 0, Vrtushinsky 0 0-0 0, Echevarria 2 0-2 4, Pecuch 4 4-8 12. Totals 11 4-10 27.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (46) — Hudock 0 0-0 0, Fleagle 7 6-7 20, Canfield 0 0-0 0, Place 3 3-8 9, Peel 3 1-2 8, Koch 2 2-7 6, McKee 0 0-0 0, Leonard 0 0-0 0, Walborn 1 1-2 3, Easter 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 13-26 46.

3-point FGs: Fleichl, Peel

Officials: Bulka, Merwine, Wartman

JV Score: No game

Lourdes 53, Northumberland Christian 20

SHAMOKIN — Kylla Sandri scorched the nets for 18 points as the Red Raiders downed Northumberland Christian in a non-league game at the Lee Korbich Gymnasium.

Onaleigh Barnes added 12 points for Lourdes, which led 19-4 after one quarter and cruised the rest of the way.

NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN (20) — Conner 2 0-0 4, Reitz 1 0-0 2, Phillips 3 1-2 9, Lamey 0 0-0 0, Millett 0 5-6 5. Totals 6 6-8 20.

LOURDES (53) — Sandri 8 0-0 18, Schroyer 1 0-0 2, Albert 1 1-1 3, Brunch 0 0-0 0, Barnes 3 6-6 12, Lokitis 4 0-0 8, Karlovich 3 0-0 6, Shingara 0 0-0 0, Reiprish 2 0-0 4. Totals 22 7-7 53.

3-point FGs: Phillips 2, Sandri 2

JV Score: No game

Greenwood 41, Tri-Valley 32

HEGINS — Avery Miller notched a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Dawgs dropped a non-league contest to Greenwood.

Gracyn Miller was credited with a strong defensive game for Tri-Valley, which only trailed 33-29 entering the fourth but was held to just three points in the final frame.

GREENWOOD (41) — S. Gantt 4 0-3 8, Moore 0 0-0 0, Zurenko 5 5-6 16, Wellar 0 2-2 2, Rickard 2 0-2 4, G. Gantt 2 7-16 11, Brosius 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 14-29 41.

TRI-VALLEY (32) — A. Miller 3 7-13 13, G. Miller 2 0-0 5, Sitlinger 0 0-0 0, Sankas 1 0-0 2, Dietrich 1 0-0 2, Snyder 4 0-0 8, Hanlon 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 7-13 32.

3-point FGs: Zurenko, G. Miller

Officials: J. Dean, Eure

JV Score: No game

Weatherly 28, Salem Christian 19

ALLENTOWN — Kelly Reiner tallied a game-high 10 points and Alexia Kehler added eight as the Wreckers outlasted Salem Christian in a low-scoring non-league game.

WEATHERLY (28) — Kane 1 1-4 3, Kehler 3 2-4 8, Way-Heffner 0 0-0 0, Reiner 4 1-1 10, Weston 2 1-2 5, Synder 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 5-11 28.

SALEM CHRISTIAN (19) — Ashby 0 0-2 0, Walls 1 1-1 3, Van Norden 0 0-0 0, Schultz 0 0-0 0, Marinari 2 3-8 7, Karmazin 3 1-2 9. Totals 6 5-13 19.

3-point FGs: Reiner, Karmazin 2

JV Score: No game