Pottsville's Jes Siminitus

KUTZTOWN — Hayden Felty poured in a game-high 19 points as Pine Grove improved to 2-0 with a 41-37 victory over Kutztown on Monday in a non-league boys’ basketball game.

Felty had six of his points in a 10-2, second-quarter run that gave the Cardinals a 19-14 halftime lead. Chase Sarge then added five of his 11 in the fourth quarter as Pine Grove held on.

Pine Grove scored 16 points from the foul line, earning a whopping 32 shots from the stripe.

PINE GROVE (41) — Sarge 3 5-10 11, Schneck-Haines 0 0-0 0, Felty 6 6-8 19, Brommer 0 2-6 2, Lyons 0 0-0 0, Dubbs 0 1-2 1, Snyder 3 2-6 8. Totals 12 16-32 41.

KUTZTOWN (37) — Lane 3 0-2 7, Gallagher 0 0-0 0, Bridges 1 0-0 3, Marfil 1 0-2 3, Mathias 3 0-0 6, Dunn 0 0-0 0, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Beigsham 3 1-2 8, Hewitt 5 0-0 10. Totals 16 1-6 37.

PG (2-0)                   9 … 10 … 8 … 14 — 41

Kutztown               12 … 2 … 12 … 11 — 37

3-point FGs: Felty, Lane, Bridges, Marfil, Beigsham

Southern Lehigh 55, Blue Mountain 52

CENTER VALLEY — A spirited fourth-quarter comeback fell short as the Eagles dropped a non-league game at Southern Lehigh.

Blue Mountain trailed 37-25 entering the final frame before Aidan Grace got hot, scoring 14 of his 19 points as the Eagles made things interesting late.

Tyeirre Meade paced Blue Mountain with 21 points, 13 of which came in the second half.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (52) — Meade 8 2-3 21, Setlock 0 0-0 0, Guers 2 1-2 5, Werner 1 0-2 2, Grace 7 3-5 19, Kirby 0 0-0 0, Baldwin 1 0-0 2, Gaddy 0 0-0 0, Brayford 1 0-0 3. Totals 25 6-12 52.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH (55) — Ruggeri 2 4-4 8, Plessl 2 1-4 6, McMemany 2 3-4 8, Fistner 1 2-2 5, Mack 1 0-0 2, Brogan 1 0-0 2, Capuano 2 0-0 5, Boensch 1 0-0 2, Fry 3 1-1 8, Adams 2 3-4 9. Totals 17 14-19 55.

Blue Mt. (0-1)      4 … 10 … 11 … 27 — 52

So. Lehigh             8 … 15 … 14 … 18 — 55

3-point FGs: Meade 3, Grace 2, Brayford, Plessl, McMemany, Fistner, Capuano, Fry, Adams 2

JV Score: Southern Lehigh 60-46

Schuylkill Valley 63, Tamaqua 40

LEESPORT — Noah Mateyak scored 18 points and Cooper Ansbach added 13 but the Blue Raiders fell behind early and never caught up in a non-league loss to the Panthers.

Schuylkill Valley built a 13-6 lead after one frame then tallied 23 points in the second quarter to forge a 36-19 advantage by halftime.

SCHUYLKILL VALLEY (63) — Spotts 4 1-1 9, Ortiz 0 0-0 0, Grim 2 0-0 4, Staus 1 2-4 4, Durland 0 0-0 0, Reeser 4 0-0 11, Santana 0 0-0 0, Gerner 5 7-8 17, Hohenadel 3 1-3 8, Alteras 1 0-0 2, Cammauf 4 0-0 8. Totals 24 10-15 63.

TAMAQUA (40) — Reyes 0 0-0 0, Ansbach 4 5-10 13, McCabe 2 0-0 4, Mateyak 5 6-6 18, Vecolitis 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0, Schickram 0 0-0 0, Kane 1 3-5 5, Kamant 0 0-0 0, Schlosser 0 0-0 0, Tamagini 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 14-21 40.

Sch. Valley           13 … 23 … 19 … 8 — 63

Tamaqua (0-1)   6 … 13 … 11 … 10 — 40

3-point FGs: Reeser 3, Hohenadel, Mateyak 2

JV Score: Schuylkill Valley 39-30

In other boys’ basketball games Monday, Schuylkill Haven defeated Northern Lebanon 57-51 and Riverside downed Nativity 92-30. No details were reported.

Girls’ Basketball

Blue Mountain 56, Southern Lehigh 22

ORWIGSBURG — Mila Fleagle paced a trio of double-digit scorers with 15 points as the Eagles rolled past Southern Lehigh in a non-league contest.

Ruby Henninger drained four 3-pointers and added 14 points and Cameryn Campbell tallied 12 for Blue Mountain (1-1), which used an 18-3, second-quarter run to pull away.

SOUTHERN LEHIGH (22) — Martinez 0 0-2 0, Druck 0 0-0 0, Gluck 1 0-0 2, McDonald 5 0-2 10, Wiesner 3 1-2 8, Marques 0 0-0 0, Brunner 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 0-0 0, Fontanez 0 0-0 0, Brogan 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 1-6 22.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (56) — Henninger 5 0-0 14, Fleagle 6 1-4 15, Canfield 2 2-4 6, Peel 2 1-6 5, Koch 0 0-0 0, Campbell 5 2-4 12, Fishburn 0 0-0 0, Keck 1 1-2 4, Nunemacher 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-20 56.

SoLehigh                11 … 3 … 6 … 2 — 22

Blue Mt. (1-1)      14 … 18 … 9 … 15 — 56

3-point FGs: Wiesner, Henninger 4, Fleagle 2, Keck

JV Score: Blue Mountain 44-21

Southern Columbia 39, Pottsville 33

POTTSVILLE — Jes Siminitus scored a game-high 15 points but a rough second quarter spelled doom for the Tide in a season-opening loss to the Tigers at Martz Hall.

Siminitus had five of her points in the first quarter as Pottsville opened up a 12-8 lead. Southern Columbia responded with a 9-1 run to take a 17-13 halftime lead.

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA (39) — Klebon 2 0-0 4, Podgurski 0 0-0 0, Reuter 5 2-6 12, Helwig 4 2-2 11, Martino 2 0-0 4, O. Jones 2 4-8 8, Zsido 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 8-16 39.

POTTSVILLE (33) — Fegley 0 0-0 0, Barnhart 2 0-0 5, Siminitus 6 3-6 15, K. Jones 3 1-2 8, Goodman 1 0-0 2, Brennan 1 0-0 3, Neufville 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-8 33.

So. Colum.           8 … 9 … 10 … 12 — 39

Potts (0-1)              12 … 1 … 12 … 8 — 33

3-point FGs: Helwig, Barnhart, K. Jones, Brennan

JV Score: Southern Columbia 31-17

Shamokin 59, Nativity 3

COAL TOWNSHIP — EmmaJoan Fox made the only basket for the Golden Girls in a non-league loss at Shamokin.

NATIVITY (3) — Miller 0 0-0 0, Carlsson 0 0-0 0, McNamara 0 0-0 0, Fox 1 0-0 2, Del Rosal Siles 0 0-0 0, Stewart 0 1-2 1, Evans 0 0-0 0. Totals 1 1-2 3.

SHAMOKIN (59) — Carpenter 1 0-0 2, Gi. Venna 3 0-0 8, Yoder 1 0-0 2, Bonshock 0 2-2 2, Wetzel 2 0-0 4, Ga. Venna 1 1-1 3, Montgomery 2 0-0 6, Bellis 4 1-4 9, Dormer 0 0-0 0, Nozin 7 1-2 15, Rapp 1 0-0 3, Harman 1 1-2 4, Rapp 0 1-4 1. Totals 23 7-15 59

Nat (0-1)                  0 … 2 … 0 … 1 — 3

Sham                         23 … 17 … 12 … 7 — 59

3-point FGs: Gi. Venna 2, Montgomery 2, Rapp, Harman

JV score: No game

Kutztown 36, Shenandoah Valley 21

SHENANDOAH — Aubrie Monaghan scored a team-high 11 points but Kutztown used a dominating second half to sink the Blue Devils in a non-league game.

Leading 12-11 at intermission, Kutztown outscored Shenandoah Valley 24-10 in the second half to win it.

KUTZTOWN (36) — Schnore 0 0-0 0, Hauptley 2 0-0 4, Gehris 3 0-0 6, King 0 0-0 0, Pizzelanti 2 0-2 4, Derstine 1 0-2 2, Kutz 1 1-2 3, Graham 2 0-0 4, Dietrich 1 0-0 2, Fitzgerald 4 3-5 11. Totals 16 4-11 36.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (21) — Brit. Tufts 1 0-0 2, Bria. Tufts 1 0-0 2, Donovan 1 0-0 3, Monaghan 2 6-8 11, Labosky 1 1-4 3, Chagolla 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 7-12 21.

Kutztown               4 … 8 … 13 … 11 — 36

SV (1-1)                     4 … 7 … 2 … 8 — 21

3-point FGs: Donovan, Monaghan