Basketball Roundup: Tide, Lourdes, Marian earn boys’ wins
Tamaqua's Kolbe Robb comes up with a steal during Wednesday's win over Minersville (Photo by Kelly Wiley)
POTTSVILLE — The trio of Christian Alvarez, Ryder Bowers and Letrel Montone combined for 49 points as Pottsville outlasted Panther Valley 63-51 in a Schuylkill League Division I boys’ basketball game Wednesday night.
Montone had nine of his 15 points in the first half as the Tide seized a 30-25 lead at intermission. Alvarez took over in the second half, scoring 13 of his game-high 19 points to keep Pottsville ahead. Bowers finished with 15 points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.
Logan Fisher scored 16 points and Connor Penberth added 14 for Panther Valley.
PANTHER VALLEY (51) — Fisher 5 6-7 16, Penberth 5 4-6 14, Jones 3 0-0 7, Breiner 2 0-0 6, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Nezisi 0 0-0 0, Wehr 3 0-0 6, Baneravage 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 10-13 51.
POTTSVILLE (63) — Alvarez 7 4-6 19, Bowers 6 0-0 15, Montone 6 3-5 15, Watkins 0 5-6 5, Ivy 1 1-3 3, Bainbridge 1 1-2 3, McGinley 0 1-1 1, Flucker-White 1 0-0 2, Clews 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 15-23 63.
PV (8-5, 2-5) 13 … 12 … 13 … 13 — 51
Potts (8-5, 5-2) 14 … 16 … 15 … 18 — 63
3-point FGs: Jones, Breiner 2, Alvarez, Bowers 3
JV Score: Pottsville 59-38
Officials: Marquardt, Phillips, Cooper
Lourdes 47, Schuylkill Haven 41
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Brighton Scicchitano scored a team-high 16 points as the Red Raiders earned their first Division II victory of the season with a win over the Hurricanes.
Gaven Renn added 11 points for Lourdes, which outscored Haven 21-13 through the middle quarters to take control.
Max Heim scored a game-high 18 points and Alan Evans added 12 for Schuylkill Haven, which lost its fifth straight.
LOURDES (47) — Scicchitano 7 1-2 16, G. Renn 4 3-3 11, B. Rishel 4 0-0 8, Moore 0 0-0 0, J. Rishel 2 0-0 4, Baronsky 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 2-4 8. Totals 19 6-9 47.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (41) — Evans 4 3-5 12, Diehl 1 0-0 2, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Watcher 3 0-0 7, Heim 7 4-7 18, Lucas 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 9-14 41.
Lou (3-8, 1-5) 15 … 8 … 13 … 11 — 47
SH (5-7, 2-4) 13 … 4 … 9 … 15 — 41
3-point FGs: Scicchitano, Williams 2, Evans, Watcher
Marian 59, Shenandoah Valley 43
SHENANDOAH — Jacob De La Cruz scored nine of his game-high 15 points in the first half as the Colts downed the Blue Devils in a Division II contest.
De La Cruz paced a balanced attack that saw Dominic Catrone, Rocco Griguoli and Gregory Tirpak each add nine points. The Colts built a 28-20 halftime lead, then pulled away in the second half.
Joel Nunez led the Blue Devils with 11 points.
MARIAN (59) — Catrone 3 3-4 9, Y. Nunez 3 1-1 8, Paulino 0 0-0 0, Ja. De La Cruz 6 0-0 15, Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Griguoli 2 5-6 9, Tom 2 1-2 5, Osoria 0 0-0 0, Tirpak 3 2-2 9, Knock 1 0-0 2, Rodino 1 0-0 2, Cannon 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 12-15 59.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (43) — Monaghan 1 2-2 5, Rivera 0 1-2 1, Teter 0 3-4 3, Elchisak 0 0-0 0, Burke 2 1-2 5, J. Nunez 4 2-2 11, Bench 1 0-0 2, Burrows 2 0-0 5, B. Hernandez 0 0-0 0, Boris 3 0-0 8, Lopez 1 0-0 3. Totals 14 9-12 43.
Mar (6-6, 4-3) 16 … 12 … 16 … 15 — 59
SV (4-9, 2-5) 11 … 9 … 10 … 13 — 43
3-point FGs: Y. Nunez, Ja. De La Cruz 3, Tirpak, Monaghan, J. Nunez, Burrows, Boris 2, Lopez
JV Score: Marian won
Officials: Onushco, Wojciechowsky
Girls’ Basketball
Tamaqua 43, Minersville 20
MINERSVILLE — Lauren Ligenza tallied a game-high 14 points and Millie Black pulled down 10 rebounds as the Blue Raiders won their 10th straight game with a Schuylkill League Division I victory over the Miners.
Ligenza had 12 points in the first half as Tamaqua raced out to a 24-9 lead. The Blue Raiders then held Minersville scoreless in the third period.
Kloee Horoschak paced the Miners with seven points.
TAMAQUA (43) — Robb 0 3-4 3, M. Black 0 0-2 0, Ellington 1 0-0 2, Bamford 1 0-0 2, Scott 1 0-0 2, Plasha 0 4-6 4, Ligenza 5 4-9 14, Rehrig 0 0-0 0, Miller 3 0-0 8, Conahan 1 0-0 2, L. Black 2 0-0 4, Gormley 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 11-21 43.
MINERSVILLE (20) — Troutman 1 0-0 3, Rizzardi 0 0-0 0, Brennan 0 0-0 0, Horoschak 3 0-0 7, Cullen 1 0-0 2, Castle 1 0-0 3, Boom 1 2-2 5, Cruz 0 0-0 0, Miklesavage 0 0-0 0, McGrath 0 0-0 0, Ilsley 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 2-2 20.
Tam (12-1, 5-1) 11 … 13 .. 11 .. 8 — 43
Min (0-10, 0-6) 5 … 4 … 0 … 11 — 20
3-point FGs: Miller 2, Troutman, Horoschak, Castle, Boom
JV Score: No game
Officials: J. Dean, Merwine
