HS Girls’ BB Roundup: Eagles, Spartans, Cards capture Division I victories
Hailey Place, Blue Mountain girls' basketball
Blue Mountain rides big 2nd half to beat Pottsville
ORWIGSBURG — Hailey Place sparked a big second half and scored a game-high 18 points to lead Blue Mountain to a 41-24 victory over Pottsville in Schuylkill League Division I girls’ basketball game Monday night.
Place had 11 of her points in the second half as the Eagles pulled away from a 15-12 halftime lead. Blue Mountain outscored Pottsville 26-12 over the final two periods.
The victory, coupled with Schuylkill Haven’s win over Tamaqua, moved Blue Mountain into a third-place tie with Tamaqua and Pine Grove in the Division I standings.
Jo Barnhart had 10 points to lead Pottsville, which was hampered by an 0-for-9 performance at the foul line.
POTTSVILLE (24) — Barnhart 4 0-2 10, Fegley 2 0-0 5, Siminitus 2 0-4 4, Goodman 1 0-1 2, Brennan 1 0-0 3, Ciavarella 0 0-2 0, Huda 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 0-9 24.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (41) — Fleagle 2 1-2 5, Canfield 0 0-0 0, Place 8 0-0 18, Peel 1 3-4 5, Koch 3 1-2 7, Leonard 1 0-0 3, Walborn 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 5-8 41.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Potts (5-8, 2-6) | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| BM (7-7, 5-3) | 10 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
3-point FGs: Barnhart 2, Fegley, Brennan, Place 2, Leonard, Walborn
Officials: Karinch, Noonan, Cooper
JV Score: Tie 35-35
Pine Grove 44, Minersville 24
PINE GROVE — Meadow Umbenhauer scored seven of her 11 points in a big first-quarter run as the Cardinals cruised to a Division I win over the Miners.
Lainey Fidler added six points in the first frame as Pine Grove broke out to an 18-6 lead and led 28-10 at intermission. Hollyn Sampson added 10 points for the Cards, while Fidler finished with eight.
Jenna Cullen paced Minersville with nine points.
MINERSVILLE (24) — Brennan 2 0-1 4, Gretsky 1 0-0 2, Cullen 4 1-2 9, Boom 0 1-2 1, Cruz 0 0-0 0, Eisenhart 1 0-0 2, McGrath 1 0-0 2, Ilsley 2 0-0 4. Totals 11 2-5 24.
PINE GROVE (44) — Gehres 1 0-0 2, K. Umbenhauer 0 0-0 0, Leffler 2 3-4 7, M. Umbenhauer 5 1-2 11, Heming 3 0-0 6, Reichert 0 0-0 0, Verdensky 0 0-0 0, Fidler 3 0-0 8, Sampson 4 2-4 10. Totals 18 6-10 44.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Min (1-11, 0-8) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| PG (10-5, 5-3) | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 |
3-point FGs: Fidler 2
Officials: Doyle, Ji. Misstishin, Merwine
JV Score: No game
North Schuylkill 53, Panther Valley 30
LANSFORD — Mya Conti torched the PV defense for a game-high 24 points as the Spartans captured the Schuylkill League Division I victory.
Conti had 16 points in the first half as North Schuylkill raced out to a 35-11 halftime lead. Ella Digris added nine points for the Spartans.
Morgan Orsulak paced Panther Valley with nine points.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (53) — Selgrade 1 0-0 2, Conti 10 2-3 24, Rose 1 0-0 2, Urbanowicz 0 0-0 0, Gawrylik 2 2-2 8, Capone 2 0-0 4, Wengrenovich 0 0-0 0, Balicki 0 1-2 1, Klingerman 0 0-0 0, Ja. Stitzer 1 1-4 3, Jo. Stitzer 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Digris 3 0-0 9. Totals 20 6-11 53.
PANTHER VALLEY (30) — Gjoca 2 1-2 5, Kocha 0 2-8 2, K. Breslin 2 0-0 6, Aponte 1 1-2 3, C. Breslin 2 0-0 5, Prudente 0 0-0 0, Alabovitz 0 0-0 0, Orsulak 2 5-6 9. Totals 9 9-18 30.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| NS (8-4, 7-1) | 16 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 53 |
| PV (5-9, 1-7) | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
3-point FGs: Conti 2, Gawrylik 2, Digris 3, K. Breslin 2, C. Breslin
Officials: McGinley, McDonough
JV Score: North Schuylkill 46-18
Williams Valley 56, Tri-Valley 27
TOWER CITY — Mallory Miller lit up the scoreboard for a season-high 35 points as the Vikings claimed their ninth straight victory with a Schuylkill League Division II rout of the Dawgs.
Miller scored 27 points in the first half as Williams Valley raced out to a 51-10 lead at halftime.
Avery Miller scored 17 points and Ava Snyder pulled down 13 rebounds for Tri-Valley.
TRI-VALLEY (27) — A. Miller 6 1-2 17, G. Miller 0 0-0 0, Sitlinger 0 0-0 0, Sankas 1 0-0 2, Dietrich 1 0-0 2, Snyder 0 4-4 4, Hanlon 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 5-6 27.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (56) — Shomper 1 0-0 3, Kobularik 1 0-0 2, M. Miller 15 2-2 35, Koppenhaver 0 0-0 0, Smeltz 3 0-0 7, Readinger 0 0-0 0, Kasper 4 0-0 9. Totals 24 2-2 56.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| TV (3-10, 2-6) | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| WV (13-2, 6-2) | 22 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 56 |
3-point FGs: A. Miller 4, Shomper, M. Miller 3, Smeltz, Kasper
Officials: Gerchak, Marquardt
JV Score: No game
Lourdes 53, Shenandoah Valley 26
SHAMOKIN — Hannah Lokitis dominated the inside with 10 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Red Raiders won their sixth straight game with a Schuylkill League Division II win over the Blue Devils.
Kylla Sandri led all scorers with 13 points for Lourdes, which broke the game open with a 23-point third quarter. The victory was the 999th in program history for Lourdes.
Litzy Salguero had 11 points and Jocelyn Chagolla tallied 10 for Shenandoah Valley.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (26) — Donovan 1 0-0 2, Troutman 0 0-0 0, Chagolla 5 0-0 10, Monaghan 1 0-0 3, Li. Salguero 4 2-4 11. Totals 11 2-4 26.
LOURDES (53) — Sandri 5 2-2 13, Schroyer 0 0-0 0, Albert 0 2-2 2, Barnes 3 0-0 8, Schu 1 0-0 2, Lokitis 4 2-4 10, Karlovich 4 0-0 8, Shingara 1 0-0 2, Reiprish 3 0-0 8. Totals 21 6-8 53.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| SV (6-9, 3-5) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| Lou (12-1, 8-0) | 12 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 53 |
3-point FGs: Monaghan, Li. Salguero, Sandri, Barnes 2, Reiprish 2
JV Score: No game
Mahanoy Area 56, Nativity 16
MAHANOY CITY — Ella Connolly tallied 19 of her game-high 23 points in the first half as the Golden Bears coasted past the Golden Girls in a Schuylkill League Division II game at the Joe Alansky Gymnasium.
Brooklyn Christian compiled 10 points for Mahanoy Area, which led 35-11 at intermission.
Emmalee Pinkey led Nativity with 10 points.
NATIVITY (16) — Revilla 0 0-0 0, Ulloa 0 0-0 0, Lorence 1 0-0 2, Pinkey 3 3-4 10, Vizcaino 0 0-0 0, Hylka 0 0-0 0, Zulick 0 0-0 0, Rushannon 0 0-0 0, Pascual 0 0-0 0, McNamara 1 1-3 3, Purcell 0 1-2 1, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Evans 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 5-9 16.
MAHANOY AREA (56) — Haughney 1 0-0 2, Wonsock 0 0-0 0, Zubris 0 0-0 0, Christian 5 0-0 10, Bro 3 0-0 7, Carl 2 0-0 4, Kowalick 4 0-0 8, Collado 1 0-0 2, Connolly 11 1-2 23. Totals 27 1-2 56.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Nat (1-13, 0-8) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Mah (10-3, 7-1) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 56 |
3-point FGs: Pinkey, Bro
Officials: Shober, Durso, Lutzick
JV Score: No game
Marian 50, Weatherly 15
HOMETOWN — The Fillies opened the game on an 18-0 run and never looked back, downing the Wreckers in a Schuylkill League Division II game at the Jack Malarkey Gymnasium.
Addy Marek scored 17 points and DeAnna Pugh tallied 15 as Marian led 35-6 at halftime. Kelly Reiner scored seven points for Weatherly, which didn’t score in the first and third periods.
WEATHERLY (15) — Russell 1 1-2 3, Kane 0 0-2 0, Kehler 0 0-0 0, Way-Heffner 1 0-0 2, Reiner 3 1-5 7, Weston 1 0-0 3, Gerhard 0 0-0 0, Synder 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 2-9 15.
MARIAN (50) — Knock 2 0-0 6, Decosmo 3 0-0 6, Pugh 7 0-0 15, Hannis-Miskar 1 0-0 2, Marek 8 0-0 17, Kwon 2 0-0 4, Bushati 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 0-0 50.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Wea (3-8, 1-7) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| Mar (8-6, 5-3) | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 50 |
