ORWIGSBURG — A balanced offensive performance helped Blue Mountain climb back above even.

Tyeirre Meade paced Blue Mountain with a team-high 19 points as the Eagles defeated Exeter 63-54 Thursday in a non-league boys’ basketball game at Blue Mountain High School.

The Eagles (5-4) had four total scorers hit double digits in points in the contest. Sean Gaddy netted 13 points, while Merik Brayford and Aidan Grace both chipped in 12. Meade shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line.

The win brings Blue Mountain above .500 as we near the midway point of the regular season. The Eagles host Class 6A Northampton (7-2) Saturday at 1 p.m.

EXETER (54) — Ware 6 3-6 15, Donate 1 1-2 3, Reinhart 0 3-4 3, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Murray 10 4-4 28, Dauble 2 1-4 5. Totals 19 12-20 54.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (63) — Meade 5 7-8 19, Guers 0 0-0 0, Grace 4 2-4 12, Kirby 1 0-2 2, Baldwin 2 1-2 5, Gaddy 6 0-0 13, Brayford 4 0-0 12. Totals 22 10-16 63.

Exe (5-5)   11… 12 … 22 … 9 — 54

BM (5-4)  20… 11 … 12 … 18 — 63

3-point FGs: Murray 4, Meade 2, Grace 2, Gaddy, Brayford 3

North Schuylkill 59, Hanover 51, OT

HANOVER — Zack Marcinowski collected a team-high 16 points as North Schuylkill downed Hanover in overtime in a non-league contest.

Tied at 46 at the end of regulation, Marcinowski netted five of the Spartans 13 points in the overtime period and shot 4-of-5 from the free throw line.

Jude Maziekas added 10 points for North Schuylkill, who host District 11 Class 4A counterpart Palmerton (2-9) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (59) — Cairo 1 0-0 3, Maziekas 4 2-3 10, Wall 4 0-0 9, Kacielowicz 0 0-0 0, Marcinowski 6 4-5 16, Nelson 2 2-3 7, McNally 2 1-2 5, Gallagher 3 2-2 9, White 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 11-14 59.

HANOVER (51) — Rivera 1 0-0 3, Kistner 2 2-4 6, Craft 4 0-0 8, Coleman 1 0-0 2, Sabecky 1 0-0 2, Williams 1 0-0 2, Dewey 13 2-2 28. Totals 22 1-6 51.

NS (3-8)   12 … 11 … 8 … 15 … 13 — 59

Han (1-9)  11 … 17 … 6 … 14 … 3 — 51

3-point FGs: Cairo, Wall, Gallagher, Rivera

Pittston 86, Nativity 65

YATESVILLE — Trey Keating scored a team-high 27 points as Nativity fell to Pittston in a non-league matchup.

The Patriots offensive firepower was too much for the Hilltoppers as Pittston led 27-20 after the first quarter and never relinquished the lead.

Keating knocked down three 3-poiners and shot 8-for-8 from the free throw line on his way to his team-high 27 points. Noah Dolbin added 14 points for Nativity.

NATIVITY (65) — Kreitzer 0 1-2 1, Bowman 2 1-2 7, Walborn 3 1-2 8, Dolbin 5 4-8 14, Grabowski 0 0-0 0, Lutzkanin 0 0-0 0, Pasker 2 2-2 7, Clarke 0 1-2 1, Keating 8 8-8 27. Totals 20 18-26 65.

PITTSTON (86) — Giardina 11 6-7 31, Lofresto 6 0-0 14, Walter 3 0-0 6, McGarey 0 0-0 0, Lynn 10 2-2 22, Clarke 2 0-0 4, Penatzer 0 0-0 0, Burns 0 0-0 0, Shotwell 0 0-0 0, Jadus 4 1-2 9. Totals 35 9-11 86.

Nat (4-5)   20… 10 … 15 … 20 — 65

Pitt (4-4)  27… 17 … 18 … 24 — 86

3-point FGs: Bowman 2, Walborn, Pasker, Keating 3, Giardina 3, Lofresto 2

Girls’ Basketball

North Schuylkill 55, Shamokin 44

SHAMOKIN — Hannah Kane scored tied a game-high 15 points as North Schuylkill rolled past Shamokin in a non-league girls’ basketball game.

Jadelin Stitzer poured on 11 points for the Spartans, while Mya Conti added eight of her nine points during a third quarter. North Schuylkill outscored the Indians 18-12 in the frame.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (55) — Conti 4 1-4 9, Monohan 2 2-3 6, Capone 1 5-6 8, Stitzer 5 1-2 11, Kane 5 3-4 15, Selgrade 1 4-6 6, Balick 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 16-23 55.

SHAMOKIN (44) — Gi. Venna 1 0-0 3, Wetzel 3 2-4 8, Ga. Venna 1 2-2 4, Montgomery 0 0-0 0, Bellis 1 5-8 7, Nazih 6 3-4 15, Rupp 2 2-4 7. Totals 14 14-22 44.

NS (record)   12 … 13 … 18 … 12 — 55

Sham (record)  14 … 8 … 12 … 10 — 44

3-point FGs: Capone, Kane 2, Venna, Rupp