Tamaqua's Kolbe Robb comes up with a steal during Wednesday's win over Minersville (Photo by Kelly Wiley)

POTTSVILLE — The trio of Christian Alvarez, Ryder Bowers and Letrel Montone combined for 49 points as Pottsville outlasted Panther Valley 63-51 in a Schuylkill League Division I boys’ basketball game Wednesday night.

Montone had nine of his 15 points in the first half as the Tide seized a 30-25 lead at intermission. Alvarez took over in the second half, scoring 13 of his game-high 19 points to keep Pottsville ahead. Bowers finished with 15 points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.

Logan Fisher scored 16 points and Connor Penberth added 14 for Panther Valley.

PANTHER VALLEY (51) — Fisher 5 6-7 16, Penberth 5 4-6 14, Jones 3 0-0 7, Breiner 2 0-0 6, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Nezisi 0 0-0 0, Wehr 3 0-0 6, Baneravage 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 10-13 51.

POTTSVILLE (63) — Alvarez 7 4-6 19, Bowers 6 0-0 15, Montone 6 3-5 15, Watkins 0 5-6 5, Ivy 1 1-3 3, Bainbridge 1 1-2 3, McGinley 0 1-1 1, Flucker-White 1 0-0 2, Clews 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 15-23 63.

PV (8-5, 2-5)         13 … 12 … 13 … 13 — 51

Potts (8-5, 5-2)  14 … 16 … 15 … 18 — 63

3-point FGs: Jones, Breiner 2, Alvarez, Bowers 3

JV Score: Pottsville 59-38

Officials: Marquardt, Phillips, Cooper

Lourdes 47, Schuylkill Haven 41

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Brighton Scicchitano scored a team-high 16 points as the Red Raiders earned their first Division II victory of the season with a win over the Hurricanes.

Gaven Renn added 11 points for Lourdes, which outscored Haven 21-13 through the middle quarters to take control.

Max Heim scored a game-high 18 points and Alan Evans added 12 for Schuylkill Haven, which lost its fifth straight.

LOURDES (47) — Scicchitano 7 1-2 16, G. Renn 4 3-3 11, B. Rishel 4 0-0 8, Moore 0 0-0 0, J. Rishel 2 0-0 4, Baronsky 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 2-4 8. Totals 19 6-9 47.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (41) — Evans 4 3-5 12, Diehl 1 0-0 2, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Watcher 3 0-0 7, Heim 7 4-7 18, Lucas 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 9-14 41.

Lou (3-8, 1-5)      15 … 8 … 13 … 11 — 47

SH (5-7, 2-4)        13 … 4 … 9 … 15 — 41

3-point FGs: Scicchitano, Williams 2, Evans, Watcher

Marian 59, Shenandoah Valley 43

SHENANDOAH — Jacob De La Cruz scored nine of his game-high 15 points in the first half as the Colts downed the Blue Devils in a Division II contest.

De La Cruz paced a balanced attack that saw Dominic Catrone, Rocco Griguoli and Gregory Tirpak each add nine points. The Colts built a 28-20 halftime lead, then pulled away in the second half.

Joel Nunez led the Blue Devils with 11 points.

MARIAN (59) — Catrone 3 3-4 9, Y. Nunez 3 1-1 8, Paulino 0 0-0 0, Ja. De La Cruz 6 0-0 15, Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Griguoli 2 5-6 9, Tom 2 1-2 5, Osoria 0 0-0 0, Tirpak 3 2-2 9, Knock 1 0-0 2, Rodino 1 0-0 2, Cannon 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 12-15 59.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (43) — Monaghan 1 2-2 5, Rivera 0 1-2 1, Teter 0 3-4 3, Elchisak 0 0-0 0, Burke 2 1-2 5, J. Nunez 4 2-2 11, Bench 1 0-0 2, Burrows 2 0-0 5, B. Hernandez 0 0-0 0, Boris 3 0-0 8, Lopez 1 0-0 3. Totals 14 9-12 43.

Mar (6-6, 4-3)      16 … 12 … 16 … 15 — 59

SV (4-9, 2-5)         11 … 9 … 10 … 13 — 43

3-point FGs: Y. Nunez, Ja. De La Cruz 3, Tirpak, Monaghan, J. Nunez, Burrows, Boris 2, Lopez

JV Score: Marian won

Officials: Onushco, Wojciechowsky

Girls’ Basketball

Tamaqua 43, Minersville 20

MINERSVILLE — Lauren Ligenza tallied a game-high 14 points and Millie Black pulled down 10 rebounds as the Blue Raiders won their 10^th straight game with a Schuylkill League Division I victory over the Miners.

Ligenza had 12 points in the first half as Tamaqua raced out to a 24-9 lead. The Blue Raiders then held Minersville scoreless in the third period.

Kloee Horoschak paced the Miners with seven points.

TAMAQUA (43) — Robb 0 3-4 3, M. Black 0 0-2 0, Ellington 1 0-0 2, Bamford 1 0-0 2, Scott 1 0-0 2, Plasha 0 4-6 4, Ligenza 5 4-9 14, Rehrig 0 0-0 0, Miller 3 0-0 8, Conahan 1 0-0 2, L. Black 2 0-0 4, Gormley 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 11-21 43.

MINERSVILLE (20) — Troutman 1 0-0 3, Rizzardi 0 0-0 0, Brennan 0 0-0 0, Horoschak 3 0-0 7, Cullen 1 0-0 2, Castle 1 0-0 3, Boom 1 2-2 5, Cruz 0 0-0 0, Miklesavage 0 0-0 0, McGrath 0 0-0 0, Ilsley 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 2-2 20.

Tam (12-1, 5-1)  11 … 13 .. 11 .. 8 — 43

Min (0-10, 0-6)   5 … 4 … 0 … 11 — 20

3-point FGs: Miller 2, Troutman, Horoschak, Castle, Boom

JV Score: No game

Officials: J. Dean, Merwine

Other games

*** Panther Valley fell to 5-6 overall with a 54-22 loss at Allentown Dieruff

*** The Schuylkill League Division II game between Marian and Nativity was postponed to Thursday, Jan. 16. The teams will play Jan. 16 at Nativity, then again Jan. 17 in Hometown.