Weekend Basketball Roundup: Marian girls knock off ACC
Marian girls Carly Hasara (12) and Addy Marek (41) celebrate after making a play during Saturday's non-league girls' win over Allentown Central Catholic. Looking on are Olivia Serfass (1) and Deanna Pugh (5) (Photo by James Gelatko).
ALLENTOWN — Addy Fritz paced a quartet of double-digit scorers with 12 points as Marian knocked off Allentown Central Catholic 49-32 in a non-league girls’ basketball game Saturday afternoon.
Fritz hit two of Marian’s eight 3-pointers. Deanna Pugh had three triples and 11 points, Olivia Serfass also had 11 points and Addy Marek had two 3-pointers and 10 points.
Marian took control with a 12-6, second-quarter run, then pulled away in the fourth as Fritz had six of her points and Marek tallied five.
MARIAN (49) — O. Serfass 4 3-4 11, Fritz 3 4-4 12, Pugh 4 0-0 11, Hasara 2 0-0 5, Marek 3 2-2 10, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Carone 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-10 49.
ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC (32) — Taylor 2 4-4 8, Kofroth 0 0-0 0, Roberts 4 2-2 12, C. Seagreaves 0 0-0 0, M. Seagreaves 2 0-0 4, Spinosa 0 0-0 0, Wolf 3 1-2 8, Fast 0 0-0 0, Hursh 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 7-8 32.
Mar (7-1) 9 … 12 … 11 … 17 — 49
ACC (3-4) 10 … 6 … 10 … 6 — 32
3-point FGs: Fritz 2, Pugh 3, Hasara, Marek 2, Roberts 2, Wolf
JV Score: ACC 47-13
Pine Grove 49, Kutztown 37
KUTZTOWN — Addie Zimmerman scored 12 of her 14 points in the first half as the Cardinals secured a road non-league win at Kutztown.
Zimmerman’s big first half helped Pine Grove build a 29-13 halftime advantage. Hollyn Sampson then added six of her 12 in the third quarter and Ayla Schneck-Haines iced it in the fourth by shooting 6-of-8 from the foul line.
Schneck-Haines led all scorers with 16 points, connecting on 8-of-11 from the foul line.
PINE GROVE (49) — Leffler 0 2-2 2, Umbenhauer 0 0-0 0, Heming 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 6 2-4 14, Leininger 1 0-0 3, Schneck-Haines 4 8-11 16, Fidler 1 0-0 2, Sampson 6 0-0 12. Totals 20 12-17 49.
KUTZTOWN (37) — Hauptley 4 0-0 8, Gehris 2 0-0 4, Pizzelanti 0 0-0 0, Derstine 4 4-5 12, Kutz 4 0-0 8, Graham 1 0-0 2, Dietrich 0 0-0 0, Fitzgerald 0 3-4 3. Totals 15 7-9 37.
PG (6-2) 13 … 16 … 11 … 9 — 49
Kutz (3-6) 9 … 4 … 20 … 4 — 37
3-point FGs: Leininger
JV Score: Pine Grove 39-23
Officials: Ferko, Sehmohl, McCoy
Boys’ Basketball
North Schuylkill 35, Shenandoah Valley 26
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Jude Maziekas scored a game-high 15 points as the Spartans notched their first win of the season with a non-league victory Saturday afternoon over the Blue Devils at the Cesari-Hope Gymnasium.
Maziekas scored eight of his points in the fourth quarter as the Spartans closed the game on a 13-5 run to seize the victory.
Brayden Maksimik scored a team-high nine points for Shenandoah Valley, which shot 2-for-10 from the foul line.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY (26) — Rivera 1 0-2 2, Teeter 1 0-0 2, Burke 1 0-0 2, Bench 1 0-0 2, Burrows 1 1-2 3, Maksimik 4 1-4 9, Boris 1 0-0 2, Lopez 2 0-2 4. Totals 12 2-10 26.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (35) — Cairo 0 0-0 0, Maziekas 6 1-2 15, Wall 1 0-0 3, Kacielowicz 1 0-0 2, Marcinowski 2 1-2 5, Nelson 0 0-0 0, McNally 3 0-0 6, White 0 0-0 0, Gallagher 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 2-4 35.
SV (3-6) 14 … 4 … 3 … 5 — 26
NS (1-7) 8 … 5 … 9 … 13 — 35
3-point FGs: Maziekas 2, Wall
Officials: Gerchak, Groody
Blue Mountain 48, Northern Lebanon 37
FREDERICKSBURG — Tyeirre Meade scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half as the Eagles knocked off the Vikings in a non-league game.
Meade had five points in a 12-4, third-quarter run that allowed Blue Mountain to overcome a 20-19 halftime deficit. Chase Guers added nine points and Aidan Grace tallied eight in Blue Mountain’s balanced attack.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (48) — Meade 5 2-2 15, Guers 4 0-0 9, Grace 3 0-0 8, Kirby 1 2-2 4, Baldwin 3 1-2 7, Gaddy 0 0-0 0, Brayford 2 1-2 5. Totals 18 6-8 48.
NORTHERN LEBANON (37) — Planker 0 0-0 0, Messinger 2 0-0 6, Bicksler 1 0-0 2, Moyer 1 1-2 4, Brandt 1 2-2 4, Krall 7 0-0 15, Via 0 0-0 0, Stotz 3 0-0 6, Lesher 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 3-4 37.
BM (4-3) 6 … 13 … 12 … 17 — 48
NL (2-6) 10 … 10 … 4 … 13 — 37
3-point FGs: Meade 3, Guers, Grace 2, Messinger 2, Moyer, Krall
Williams Valley 50, Pine Grove 49
TOWER CITY — Bryce Zilinski scored 14 points and Brady Shomper added 13 as the Vikings held off the Cardinals in a back-and-forth non-league clash.
Zilinski scored nine of his points in the third quarter as the Vikes used a 19-14 frame to take a 43-39 lead. Williams Valley had led 12-2 after one period before Pine Grove rallied for a 25-24 halftime lead.
Hayden Felty scored a game-high 24 points for Pine Grove, 12 of which came in that second quarter. Chase Sarge added 10.
PINE GROVE (49) — Sarge 3 2-2 10, Felty 8 5-7 24, Brommer 3 1-2 9, Lyons 0 0-0 0, Dubbs 1 0-0 2, Snyder 1 2-4 4. Totals 16 10-15 49.
WILLIAMS VALLEY (50) — Shomper 5 3-3 13, Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Achenbach 3 1-2 7, Kandybowski 3 0-0 6, Crisswell 1 1-1 3, B. Zilinski 4 4-5 14, Krzyzanowski 3 0-0 7, K. Zilinski 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 9-11 50.
PG (4-5) 2 … 23 … 14 … 10 — 49
WV (3-4) 12 … 12 … 19 … 7 — 50
3-point FGs: Sarge 2, Felty 3, Brommer 2, B. Zilinski 2, Krzyzanowski
Conrad Weiser 85, Pottsville 77
POTTSVILLE — The Crimson Tide dropped to 5-3 overall with a non-league loss to the Scouts (6-3) on Saturday afternoon at Martz Hall. No further details were provided.
In other action Saturday, Bloomsburg topped Lourdes 47-40.
Games Postponed
The following girls’ basketball games were postponed Saturday — North Schuylkill at Shamokin (Jan. 2) and Mount Carmel at Schuylkill Haven (Feb. 1).
The non-league swim meet between Tamaqua and Moravian Academy was also postponed.
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