HS Swimming: Powers breaks pair of NS pool records as Eagles top Spartans

Blue Mountain swimmer Noah Powers
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Noah Powers continues to break records at every pool he competes at.
The Blue Mountain senior set new Donald Bricker Natatorium records in the 50-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke in the Eagles’ 115-50 victory over North Schuylkill in a Schuylkill League boys’ swimming dual meet Tuesday.
In the 50 free, Powers broke his own pool record of 21.48 by going 21.44. In the 100 back, Powers broke Reggie Crawford’s pool record of 54.57 by going 51.91.
In addition, Blue Mountain’s Porter Sarnes (200 IM, 500 free) won a pair of individual events and was on two winning relays as the Eagles (9-1, 8-0 SL) won all 11 contested events against the Spartans (5-4, 4-4 SL).
Liam Magdeburg (200 free), Brody Moyer (100 fly), Gabe Kamarousky (100 free) and Zach Scala (100 breast) each picked up an individual event win as well.
Blue Mountain 115, North Schuylkill 50
200 medley relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Moyer, Powers, Sarnes, Varney) 1:46.92, 2. Blue Mountain, 3. North Schuylkill
200 freestyle — 1. Magdeburg (BM) 1:59.67, 2. Hart (BM), 3. Meyers (NS)
200 IM — 1. Sarnes (BM) 2:15.25, 2. Kamarousky (BM), 3. F.D. Mangianello (NS)
50 freestyle — 1. Powers (BM) 21.44***, 2. Mentzer (NS), 3. Moyer (BM)
Diving — No Event
100 butterfly — 1. Moyer (BM) 58.21, 2. Magdeburg (BM), 3. Campbell (NS)
100 freestyle — 1. Kamarousky (BM) 53.34, 2. Scala (BM), 3. F.J. Mangianello (NS)
500 freestyle — 1. Sarnes (BM) 5:09.86, 2. March (BM), 3. Heidelbaugh (NS)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Kamarousky, March, Magdeburg, Scala) 1:40.21, 2. North Schuylkill, 3. North Schuylkill
100 backstroke — 1. Powers (BM) 51.91***, 2. Mentzer (NS), 3. Varney (BM)
100 breaststroke — 1. Scala (BM) 1:14.00, 2. Meyers (NS), 3. F.D. Mangianello (NS)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Moyer, Sarnes, Varney, Powers) 3:28.47, 2. North Schuylkill
Independent Swimmer: 50 freestyle — Crowley (Ham) 27.43; 100 freestyle — Crowley (Ham) 1:02.80
*** Pool Record
Tamaqua 93, Schuylkill Haven 39
TAMAQUA — After tying the last time it competed against Schuylkill Haven, Tamaqua did not let that happen again. The Blue Raiders (3-7-1, 3-3-1) won nine out of 12 events as they defeated the Hurricanes (2-7-1, 2-4-1) at home.
Jacob Hehn (50 free, 100 fly) and Vincenzo Valentine (diving, 100 breast) each won two individual events and were on two of Tamaqua’s three winning relays. Brandon Temarantz (500 free) and William Behun (100 back) picked up an individual event victory and were on two winning relays as well.
Ethan Miller (200 free, 100 free) won two events for Schuylkill Haven.
200 medley relay — 1. Tamaqua (Behun, Barron, Hehn, Graham) 2:03.32, 2. Schuylkill Haven
200 freestyle — 1. Miller (SH) 1:53.61, 2. Temarantz (T), 3. Stine (SH)
200 IM — No Event
50 freestyle — 1. Hehn (T) 24.90, 2. Barron (T), 3. Graham (T)
Diving — 1. Valentine (T) 148.65, 2. Smith (SH)
100 butterfly — 1. Hehn (T) 1:04.43
100 freestyle — 1. Miller (SH) 51.82, 2. Behun (T), 3. Morgans (T)
500 freestyle — 1. Temarantz (T) 6:37.15, 2. Hunsicker (T)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Tamaqua (Barron, Valentine, Temarantz, Hehn) 1:47.45, 2. Schuylkill Haven
100 backstroke — 1. Behun (T) 1:14.12, 2. Reifsnyder (SH), 3. Hunsicker (T)
100 breaststroke — 1. Valentine (T) 1:22.76, 2. Barron (T), 3. Smith (SH)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Tamaqua (Morgans, Temarantz, Behun, Valentine) 4:33.04
Independent Swimmer: 100 freestyle — Williams (PV) 59.85; 100 backstroke — Williams (PV) 1:09.62
Marian 34, Mahanoy Area 14
MAHANOY CITY — Michael Strucko (200 IM, 100 back) and Andrew Metters (50 free, 100 free) were double winners as Marian (2-5, 2-5) defeated Mahanoy Area (0-8, 0-8).
James Gomez (200 free) added a victory for Marian.
200 medley relay — No Event
200 freestyle — 1. Gomez (Mar) 2:39.11
200 IM — 1. Strucko (Mar) 2:03.06
50 freestyle — 1. Metters (Mar) 26.47, 2. Brown (MA), 3. Williams (MA)
Diving — No Event
100 butterfly — No Event
100 freestyle — 1. Metters (Mar) 59.47, 2. Gomez (Mar), 3. Williams (MA)
500 freestyle — No Event
200 freestyle relay — No Event
100 backstroke — 1. Strucko (Mar) 53.99, 2. Brown (MA)
100 breaststroke — No Event
400 freestyle relay — No Event
