Pottsville's Jo Barnhart

POTTSVILLE — Jo Barnhart scored a game-high 15 points as Pottsville knocked off Blue Mountain 40-36 in a Schuylkill League Division I girls’ basketball game Monday night at Martz Hall.

Jes Siminitus scored five of her nine points in the opening frame as the Tide took an early 12-7 lead. Barnhart then added seven in the third quarter to push Pottsville’s lead to 32-24 after three quarters before hitting three free throws late to ice it.

Keirra Jones added 10 points for Pottsville, which has won four of its last five.

Callie Peel scored 10 points for Blue Mountain, including seven in the fourth quarter, while Ruby Henninger and Makayla Keck each netted nine.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (36) — Henninger 3 0-0 9, Fleagle 1 2-6 4, Canfield 0 0-0 0, Place 0 0-0 0, Peel 2 5-5 10, Campbell 2 0-1 4, Keck 4 0-2 9, Nunemacher 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 7-13 36.

POTTSVILLE (40) — Fegley 0 0-0 0, Barnhart 3 7-8 15, Siminitus 4 1-2 9, Jones 4 0-2 10, Goodman 0 0-0 0, Brennan 2 0-0 6, Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-12 40.

BM (5-9, 4-4)       7 … 10 … 7 … 12 — 36

Potts (4-9, 3-5)  12 … 9 … 11 … 8 — 40

3-point FGs: Barnhart 2, Jones 2, Brennan 2

JV Score: Blue Mountain 42-18

Officials: Reed, Shinkus

North Schuylkill 65, Panther Valley 35

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS —- Mya Conti scored 12 of her game-high 16 points in a dominant first half as the Spartans cruised past the Panthers in a Division I game.

Hannah Kane added 14 points for North Schuylkill, which raced out to a 23-3 lead and led 34-11 at intermission.

Morgan Orsulak paced Panther Valley with nine points.

PANTHER VALLEY (35) — Gjoca 0 0-0 0, Kocha 2 0-0 6, Vermillion 2 0-0 6, Kosciolek 0 0-0 0, Blazosky 3 0-0 6, Breslin 2 0-0 6, Orsulak 4 1-2 9, McAndrew 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 1-2 35.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (65) — Conti 8 0-2 16, Monahan 3 1-1 7, Capone 3 1-2 8, Ja. Stitzer 2 2-4 6, Kane 5 1-2 14, Selgrade 1 2-2 4, Urbanowicz 0 0-0 0, Balicki 2 1-2 5, Klingerman 1 0-0 2, Jo. Stitzer 0 0-0 0, Digris 1 0-0 3, Conapinski 0 0-0 0, Halko 0 0-0 0, Kowalonek 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 8-15 65.

PV (6-8, 1-6)         3 … 8 … 15 … 9 — 35

NS (10-3, 8-0)     23 … 11 … 18 … 23 — 65

3-point FGs: Kocha 2, Vermillion 2, Breslin 2, Capone, Kane 3, Digris.

JV Score: North Schuylkill 34-9

Officials: Jacoby, Scicchitano

Pine Grove 37, Minersville 27

MINERSVILLE — Hollyn Sampson scored eight points in a game-opening, 19-6 run as the Cardinals defeated the Miners in a Division I game at the Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium.

Sampson finished with 13 points and Meadow Umbenhauer added 10 points for Pine Grove, which led 25-11 at intermission.

Alayna Boom led the Miners with seven points.

PINE GROVE (37) — Seltzer 2 1-2 5, K. Umbenhauer 0 0-0 0, Leffler 1 0-0 2, M. Umbenhauer 4 1-2 10, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Leininger 0 0-0 0, Schneck-Haines 2 1-2 5, Sampson 6 1-2 13, Devine 0 0-0 0, Heming 1 0-0 2, Fidler 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 4-8 37.

MINERSVILLE (27) — Troutman 1 0-0 2, Rizzardi 0 0-0 0, Brennan 2 0-0 5, Horoschak 0 0-0 0, Cullen 2 1-1 5, Castle 1 0-0 3, Boom 2 1-2 7, Cruz 0 0-0 0, Miklesavage 1 0-0 3, McGrath 0 0-0 0, Ilsley 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 2-3 27.

PG (9-6, 4-4)        19 … 6 … 3 … 9 — 37

Min (0-12, 0-8)   6 … 5 … 5 … 11 — 27

3-point FGs: M. Umbenhauer, Brennan, Castle, Boom 2, Miklesavage

JV Score: No game

Officials: Gerchak, J. Dean

Mahanoy Area 59, Nativity 12

POTTSVILLE — Lilly Carl led a trio of double-digit scorers with 13 points as the Golden Bears topped the Golden Girls in a Division II game atop Lawton’s Hill.

Ella Connolly added 11 points and Felicia Bro tallied 10 for Mahanoy Area, which led 24-0 after one quarter.

Finley McNamara netted six points for Nativity.

MAHANOY AREA (59) — Gonzalez 3 0-0 8, McGowan 0 0-0 0, Bro 4 2-2 10, Connolly 5 1-2 11, Kowalick 1 0-0 2, Zubris 3 0-0 7, Haughney 1 0-0 2, Hornung 3 0-0 6, Carl 5 2-2 13. Totals 25 5-6 59.

NATIVITY (12) — Miller 0 0-0 0, McNamara 3 0-2 6, Fox 1 0-0 2, Stewart 1 0-0 2, Evans 0 2-2 2, Kindler 0 0-0 0, Del Rosal Siles 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 2-2 12.

MA (7-5, 5-3)       24 … 16 … 5 … 14 — 59

Nat (0-12, 0-7)    0 … 2 … 2 … 8 — 12

3-point FGs: Gonzalez 2, Zubris, Carl

JV Score: No game

Officials: White, Onushco

Marian 67, Weatherly 7

WEATHERLY — Deanna Pugh scored 19 points and Olivia Serfass added 16 as the Fillies remained unbeaten in Division II play with a rout of the Wreckers.

Addy Fritz tallied 14 for Marian, which led 26-0 after one quarter. Kelly Reiner had five points for Weatherly.

MARIAN (67) — O. Serfass 7 0-0 16, Catrone 2 2-2 6, Fritz 6 0-0 14, S. Serfass 0 1-2 1, Pugh 7 3-4 19, Hasara 0 0-0 0, Hannis Miskar 0 0-0 0, Gelatko 0 0-0 0, Thomas 1 0-0 2, Stoutelakis 0 0-0 0, Osenbach 1 0-0 3, Marek 2 2-2 6. Totals 26 8-10 67.

WEATHERLY (7) — Marasco 0 0-0 0, Russell 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Reiner 2 0-0 5, Weston 0 0-0 0, Synder 1 0-0 2. Totals 3 0-0 7.

Mar (14-1, 7-0)   26 … 12 … 22 … 7 — 67

Wea (1-10, 1-7)  0 … 4 … 3 … 0 — 7

3-point FGs: O. Serfass 2, Fritz 2, Pugh 2, Osenbach, Reiner

JV Score: No game

Officials: Fristick, Strubinger

Williams Valley 65, Tri-Valley 22

HEGINS — Mallory Miller scored 12 of her game-high 17 points in the first half as the Vikings downed the Dawgs in a Division II game.

Miller and Ireland Kasper (9 points) each had three of Williams Valley’s 12 3-pointers.

Avery Miller scored 17 of Tri-Valley’s 22 points.

WILLIAMS VALLEY (65) — Ziegler 0 0-0 0, Bixler 1 0-0 3, Starnowsky 0 0-0 0, Heisey 1 0-0 3, Brill 0 0-0 0, Kobularik 3 1-1 7, Hechler 3 0-2 8, Estes 1 0-0 2, Hand 1 0-0 2, M. Miller 7 0-0 17, Q. Smeltz 2 0-0 6, S. Smeltz 4 0-0 8, Kasper 3 0-0 9. Totals 26 1-3 65.

TRI-VALLEY (22) — A. Miller 7 2-2 17, Sitlinger 0 0-0 0, Dietrich 0 0-0 0, Stiely 0 0-0 0, Blackwell 0 0-2 0, Artz 1 3-4 5, Brown 0 0-2 0. Totals 8 5-10 22.

WV (13-2, 7-1)    20 … 21 … 7 … 17 — 65

TV (2-10, 2-6)       3 … 0 … 9 … 10 — 22

3-point FGs: Bixler, Heisey, Hechler 2, M. Miller 3, Q. Smeltz 2, Kasper 3, A. Miller

JV Score: No game

Officials: Wood, Shober

Lourdes 52, Shenandoah Valley 18

SHENANDOAH — Vivian Reiprish drained seven 3-pointers and outscored Shenandoah Valley by herself, netting 21 points as the Red Raiders won their fourth straight and sixth of their last seven.

Reiprish had a pair of threes in the second quarter as Lourdes used a 19-3 run to take control and build a 26-9 halftime lead.

Brittany Tufts scored eight points for Shenandoah Valley.

LOURDES (52) — Sandri 3 0-0 6, Marcheski 0 0-0 0, Barnes 4 1-1 9, Egleston 0 0-0 0, Schu 0 0-0 0, Lokitis 2 1-2 5, Keer 2 2-2 6, Karlovich 1 3-4 5, Macaluso 0 0-0 0, Shingara 0 0-0 0, Reiprish 7 0-0 21, Fariello 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 4-5 52.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (18) — Brit. Tufts 3 0-0 8, Bria. Tufts 1 0-0 3, Donovan 2 0-0 6, Argueta 0 1-2 1, Monaghan 0 0-0 0, Labosky 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 1-2 18.

Lou (10-3, 6-2)   7 … 19 … 12 … 14 — 52

SV (5-10, 3-5)      6 … 3 … 6 … 3 — 18

3-point FGs: Reiprish 7, Brit. Tufts 2, Bria. Tufts, Donovan 2

Officials: Scheeler, Karinch