HEGINS — The Schuylkill League Division II boys’ basketball standings got a little tighter Thursday night.

Bryan Ferreira scored 10 his 14 points in the final frame as Marian used a big fourth-quarter rally to upset previously unbeaten Tri-Valley 45-44.

The loss drops the Dawgs (5-1, 4-1 D-II) into a first-place tie with Nativity, which defeated Williams Valley 80-57, while Marian (4-3, 3-2) and Weatherly (4-3, 3-2) sit just one game back.

Trey Porter had a game-high 20 points for Tri-Valley, which led 19-15 at intermission and 35-28 after three frames. Marian, however, rallied in the fourth behind Ferreira. Jacob De La Cruz paced Marian with 19 points.

MARIAN (45) — Catrone 1 0-0 2, Nunez 1 0-0 2, Ju. De La Cruz 2 0-0 5, Ja. De La Cruz 8 0-0 19, Ferreira 7 0-0 14, Tirpak 0 0-0 0, Griguoli 0 3-6 3, Rodino 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 3-6 45.

TRI-VALLEY (44) — Schwartz 1 2-4 4, Miller 3 0-0 8, Porter 8 4-6 20, Wehry 0 0-0 0, Raulston 2 2-4 6, Doyle 0 2-2 2, Klock 2 0-1 4. Totals 16 10-17 44.

Mar (4-3, 3-2)      8 … 7 … 13 … 17 — 45

TV (5-1, 4-1)          8 … 11 … 16 … 9 — 44

3-point FGs: Ju. De La Cruz, Ja. De La Cruz 3, Miller 2

Officials: Scheeler, Gerchak

Blue Mountain 61, North Schuylkill 37

ORWIGSBURG — Tyeirre Meade scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the first half as the Eagles flew past the Spartans in a Division I game.

Meade had nine of his points in Blue Mountain’s 11-2, game-opening run. The Eagles led 35-15 at halftime. Chase Baldwin added 13 points for Blue Mountain.

Zack Marcinowski led North Schuylkill with nine points.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (37) — Damiter 1 0-0 2, Maziekas 2 0-0 5, Wall 4 0-0 8, Grow 0 0-0 0, Kacelowicz 0 0-0 0, Marcinowski 2 5-7 9, Meskunas 0 0-0 0, Nelson 2 2-3 6, McNally 3 1-4 7, White 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 8-14 37.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (61) — Meade 10 1-2 24, Reid 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Setlock 0 0-0 0, Guers 3 1-1 7, Grace 3 2-2 9, Henninger 1 1-1 3, Kirby 2 1-1 5, Baldwin 6 1-2 13, Gaddy 0 0-0 0, Brayford 0 0-0 0, Tomeo 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 7-9 61.

NS (0-7, 0-5)        2 … 13 … 15 … 7 — 37

BM (3-3, 3-2)       11 … 24 … 13 … 13 — 61

3-point FGs: Meade 3, Grace, Maziekas

Minersville 54, Panther Valley 24

MINERSVILLE — Dante Carr paced a trio of double-digit scorers with a game-high 21 points as the Miners rolled past the Panthers in a Division I game.

Carr had 15 of his points in the first half as Minersville built a 33-14 halftime advantage. Jordan Bowers added 12 points and Bradley Kostishak tallied 10 for the Miners.

Danny Wehr led Panther Valley with 12 points.

PANTHER VALLEY (24) — Krynock 1 0-0 2, Fisher 1 0-0 2, Penberth 2 0-2 4, Jones 1 0-0 2, Breiner 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Neziri 1 0-0 2, Wehr 4 2-2 12, Caffrey 0 0-0 0, Baneravage 0 0-0 0, Gjoca 0 0-0 0, Hall 0 0-0 0, Thomas 0 0-0 0, McArdle 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 2-4 24.

MINERSVILLE (54) — Hutsko 1 0-0 2, Zimerofsky 1 0-0 3, Bethea 2 1-2 6, Adams 0 0-0 0, Kostishak 4 2-2 10, Fessler 0 0-0 0, Halford 0 0-0 0, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Carr 6 7-8 21, Bowers 5 0-0 12, Mealey 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-12 54.

PV (6-3, 2-3)         5 … 9 … 8 … 2 — 24

Min (5-2, 4-1)      16 … 17 … 17 … 4 — 54

3-point FGs: Wehr 2, Zimerofsky, Bethea, Carr 2, Bowers 2

Officials: Jacoby, Hawk

 

Pottsville 56, Pine Grove 44

POTTSVILLE — Christian Alvarez scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the second half as the Crimson Tide fended off the Cardinals in a Division I game at Martz Hall.

Ryder Bowers and Colin McGinley each hit a trio of 3-pointers for Pottsville, which outscored Pine Grove 33-22 in the middle quarters to take control. Bowers finished with 11 points, while McGinley had nine and Letrel Montone tallied eight.

Hayden Felty and Alex Dubbs each scored 10 points for Pine Grove.

PINE GROVE (44) — Sarge 1 2-2 4, Felty 4 1-2 10, Brommer 2 1-1 5, Lyons 3 2-2 8, Dubbs 5 0-0 10, Snyder 2 3-6 7. Totals 17 9-13 44.

POTTSVILLE (56) — Alvarez 7 1-2 17, Bowers 3 2-2 11, Montone 2 4-6 8, Watkins 2 0-2 4, Ivy 2 2-4 6, Bainbridge 0 1-2 1, McGinley 3 0-0 9, Flucker-White 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-18 56.

PG (4-4, 2-3).    6 … 8 … 14 … 16 — 44

Potts (5-2, 4-1).    6 … 14 … 19 … 17 — 56

3-point FGs: Felty, Alvarez 2, Bowers 3, McGinley 3

Officials: Melusky, Marquardt, Towle

Nativity 80, Williams Valley 57

TOWER CITY — Trey Keating continued his torrid scoring pace with a game-high 30 points as the Hilltoppers ran past the Vikings in a Division II game.

Keating had 16 points in the first half as Nativity raced out to a 57-27 lead. He added 14 more in the third quarter as the Hilltoppers built a 77-39 after three frames.

Noah Dolbin added 22 points for Nativity, while Layne Pasker had 12.

Brady Shomper paced Williams Valley with 17 points, while Evan Achenbach and Fletcher Thompson each added 10.

NATIVITY (80) — Kreitzer 0 0-0 0, Bowman 3 1-2 8, Walborn 1 0-0 2, Dolbin 10 1-2 22, Grabowski 0 0-0 0, Lutzkanin 0 0-0 0, Pasker 4 3-4 12, Clarke 2 0-0 6, Keating 11 5-5 30. Totals 31 10-13 80.

WILLIAMS VALLEY (57) — Shomper 7 3-4 17, Rodriguez 1 0-0 3, Dickerson 0 0-2 0, Achenbach 5 0-0 10, Kandybowski 1 1-2 4, Crisswell 1 0-0 2, B. Zilinski 2 0-0 4, Thompson 4 0-1 10, Krzyzanowski 3 0-2 7, K. Zilinski 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 4-11 57.

Nat (4-2, 4-1)     31 … 26 … 20 … 3 — 80

WV (2-4, 2-3).   11 … 16 … 12 … 18 — 57

3-point FGs: Bowman, Dolbin, Pasker, Clarke 2, Keating 3, Rodriguez, Kandybowski, Thompson 2, Krzyzanowski

Weatherly 61, Lourdes 60

SHAMOKIN — Ian McKeegan scored a game-high 22 points as the Wreckers held off the Red Raiders in a Division II game.

McKeegan scored 14 of his points in the second quarter as Weatherly put together a 24-13 run to take a 37-28 halftime lead. McKeegan shot 10-of-14 from the foul line and the Wreckers hit 17-of-21 overall to ice it.

Corbin Wagner added 13 points for Weatherly, while Nick Saldukas and John Donish each tallied 11.

Gaven Renn scored 17 points, Billy Rishel had 16 and Brighton Scicchitano tallied 15 for Lourdes.

WEATHERLY (61) — Adler 1 0-0 2, McKeegan 5 10-14 22, Stauffer 1 0-0 2, Saldukas 5 0-0 11, Donish 5 1-5 11, Wagner 3 6-7 13. Totals 20 17-21 61.

LOURDES (60) — Scicchitano 7 0-0 15, Moore 2 0-0 5, B. Rishel 8 0-5 16, G. Renn 7 0-0 17, J. Rishel 1 1-2 3, Sheganoski 0 0-0 0, Barnoski 0 0-0 0, Sandri 0 0-0 0, Williams 1 2-2 4. Totals 26 3-9 60.

Wea (4-3, 3-2)    13 … 24 … 12 … 12 — 61

Lou (1-6, 0-5)      15 … 13 … 14 … 18 — 60

3-point FGs: McKeegan 2, Saldukas, Wagner, Scicchitano, Moore, G. Renn 3

JV Score: Lourdes 27-19

Officials: Zimmerman, Je. Misstishin

Shenandoah Valley 56, Schuylkill Haven 53, OT

SHENANDOAH — Brayden Maksimik scored five of his team-high 21 points in overtime as the Blue Devils edged the Hurricanes in a Division II game.

Alan Evans buried six 3-pointers and led all scorers with 26 points for Schuylkill Haven. He had 13 of his points in the third quarter as the Hurricanes took a 39-33 lead into the fourth.

The Devils rallied, however, as Maksimik had six points and Izayah Lopez tallied five of his 12 in the fourth to force overtime. Maksimik then hit a jumper and his 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in OT put Shenandoah Valley ahead. Haven led by five points with 1:10 to go.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (53) — Evans 10 2-2 26, Fasnacht 2 4-4 8, Kelly 2 0-0 4, Watcher 3 0-0 6, Heim 3 2-4 9, Diehl 0 0-0 0, Lucas 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-10 53.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (56) — Hernandez 0 0-0 0, Rivera 0 0-2 0, Zetter 2 1-2 5, Reyes 0 0-0 0, Burke 3 1-2 7, Bench 0 0-0 0, Burrow 3 0-1 6, Maksimik 8 2-3 21, Boris 2 0-0 5, Lopez 3 4-4 12, Castro 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 8-14 56.

SH (5-3, 2-3)        11 … 9 … 19 … 9 … 5 — 53

SV (3-5, 2-3)         9 … 10 … 14 … 15 … 8 — 56

3-point FGs: Evans 6, Heim, Maksimik 3, Boris, Lopez 2

Officials: Groody, Rizzo

Girls’ Basketball

Williams Valley 59, Nativity 3

TOWER CITY — Sage Smeltz poured in 19 points and Mallory Miller added 17 as the Vikings won for the third straight day, beating the Golden Girls in a Schuylkill League Division II game.

Quin Smeltz added 10 points for Williams Valley, which took a shutout into the fourth quarter. Emma Joan Fox scored all three of Nativity’s points.

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

WILLIAMS VALLEY (59) — Ziegler 0 0-0 0, Bixler 0 0-0 0, Starnowsky 0 0-0 0, Heisey 0 0-0 0, Brill 0 1-2 1, Kobularik 2 0-0 4, Hechler 0 0-0 0, Estes 0 0-0 0, Hand 1 0-0 2, Miller 8 1-2 17, Adams 0 0-0 0, Q. Smeltz 4 0-0 10, S. Smeltz 8 3-3 19, Kasper 2 0-0 6. Totals 25 5-7 59.

Nat (0-6, 0-4)      0 … 0 … 0 … 3 — 3

WV (7-0, 5-0)       22 … 16 … 19 … 2 — 59

3-point FGs: Fox, Q. Smeltz 2, Kasper 2

JV Score: No game

Mahanoy Area 56, Shenandoah Valley 35

MAHANOY CITY — Felicia Bro led a trio of double-digit scorers with 16 points as the Golden Bears downed the Blue Devils in a Division II contest.

Freshman Lilly Carl nailed four 3-pointers and added 13 points and Ella Connolly also had 13 points for Mahanoy Area, which built a 28-16 halftime lead and pulled away in the third.

Morgan Labosky paced the Blue Devils with 13 points while Aubrie Monaghan added 11.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (35) — Brit. Tufts 2 2-2 6, Bria. Tufts 1 0-0 2, Donovan 1 0-2 3, Argueta 0 0-0 0, Monaghan 3 2-4 11, Labosky 5 3-4 13. Totals 12 7-12 35.

MAHANOY AREA (56) — McGowan 1 4-5 6, Hornung 0 0-0 0, Haughney 0 0-0 0, Bro 8 0-0 16, Kennedy 2 0-0 4, Carl 4 1-3 13, Kowalick 2 0-0 4, Gattis 0 0-0 0, Gonzalez 0 0-0 0, Zubris 0 0-0 0, Connolly 6 1-2 13. Totals 23 6-10 56.

SV (4-5, 2-3)         7 … 9 … 4 … 15 — 35

MA (4-3, 3-2)       11 … 16 … 11 … 18 — 56

3-point FGs: Donovan, Monaghan 3, Carl 4

JV Score: No game

Officials: J. Dean, Karinch

People-Tag: Alan Evans, Alex Dubbs, Aubrie Monaghan, Billy Rishel, Bradley Kostishak, Brayden Maksimik, Brighton Scicchitano, Bryan Ferreira, Chase Baldwin, Christian Alvarez, Colin McGinley, Corbin Wagner, Danny Wehr, Dante Carr, Ella Connolly, Emma Joan Fox, Felicia Bro, Gaven Renn, Hayden Felty, Ian McKeegan, Izayah Lopez, Jacob De La Cruz, John Donish, Jordan Bowers, Letrel Montone, Lilly Carl, Mallory Miller, Morgan Labosky, Nick Saldukas, Quin Smeltz, Ryder Bowers, Sage Smeltz, Trey Porter, Tyeirre Meade, Zack Marcinowski