The Tamaqua girls' basketball team poses after defeating Minersville for the program's 700th career victory (Photo by Joanie Nowak).

TAMAQUA — It was a night to remember for the Tamaqua girls’ basketball team.

The Blue Raiders earned the 700th victory in school history Monday with a 47-19 win over Minersville on Senior Recognition Night.

The program also honored the memory of late Pennsylvania State Trooper Peter Conforti, a Tamaqua grad who passed away last year, with a halftime ceremony in which the school made a large donation to the Conforti family.

On the court, Lauren Ligenza scored a game-high 14 points as the Blue Raiders used a 17-2 run in the second quarter to take control. Kendle Miller hit three 3-pointers and added 11 points for Tamaqua.

The victory keeps Tamaqua (16-4, 8-4) a game ahead of Pine Grove (12-7, 6-5) in the battle for the third Schuylkill League playoff spot from Division I.

Emma Troutman and Alayna Boom each had five points for Minersville.

MINERSVILLE (19) — Troutman 2 0-0 5, Rizzardi 0 0-0 0, Brennan 2 0-0 4, Horoschak 1 0-0 3, Cullen 0 2-2 2, Castle 0 0-0 0, Boom 2 0-0 5, Miklesavage 0 0-0 0, McGrath 0 0-0 0, Ilsley 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 2-2 19.

TAMAQUA (47) — Robb 3 0-0 8, M. Black 0 0-0 0, Scott 3 0-1 6, Plasha 0 0-0 0, Ligenza 6 2-5 14, Rehrig 1 2-2 4, Fannock 1 0-0 2, Miller 4 0-0 11, L. Black 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 4-8 47.

Min (1-17, 0-12)                   5 … 2 … 4 … 8 — 19

Tam (16-4, 8-4)                    7 … 17 … 13 … 10 — 47

3-point FGs: Troutman, Horoschak, Boom, Robb 2, Miller 3.

JV Score: No game

Officials: Lewis-Eberz, Strubinger

Schuylkill Haven 65, Panther Valley 28

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Alea Porter paced four players in double figures with 14 points as the Hurricanes topped the Panthers in a Division I game at the CACL Center.

With the victory, Schuylkill Haven clinched a Schuylkill League playoff berth for the second straight season.

Anna Schaeffer added 13 points, Mckenna Runkle netted 12 and Audrey Hutchinson collected 11 for Schuylkill Haven, which opened up a double-digit lead in the first quarter and led 34-16 at intermission.

Morgan Orsulak led Panther Valley with 13 points.

PANTHER VALLEY (28) — Gjoca 0 0-0 0, Kocha 2 0-0 5, Vermillion 0 0-0 0, Blazosky 0 1-2 1, Breslin 3 0-0 7, Orsulak 6 1-2 13, McAndrew 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 2-4 28.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (65) — Runkle 6 0-0 12, Siket 3 0-0 8, Hutchinson 4 2-4 11, Schaeffer 4 5-6 13, Porter 5 3-3 14, Ulsh 0 0-0 0, Terefencko 1 0-0 2, McDonald 1 0-0 2, Goehring 1 0-0 3. Totals 25 10-13 65.

PV (8-11, 2-9)      7 … 9 … 8 … 4 — 28

SH (14-4, 10-2)  18 … 16 … 20 … 11 — 65

3-point FGs: Kocha, Breslin, Siket 2, Hutchinson, Porter, Goehring

JV Score: Schuylkill Haven 42-8

Officials: J. Dean, K. Dean

Pine Grove 63, Pottsville 42

PINE GROVE — Addison Zimmerman buried five 3-pointers in the third quarter and finished with a game-high 18 points to lead the Cardinals past the Crimson Tide in a non-league game.

Four of those five 3-pointers came in a row as Pine Grove went on a 28-5 run after the teams were tied 26-26 at halftime. Hollyn Sampson added 15 points and Callee Leffler had 11 for Pine Grove.

Keirra Jones paced Pottsville with 15 points, while Jes Siminitus had 14.

POTTSVILLE (42) — Fegley 1 1-2 3, Barnhart 2 2-6 7, Siminitus 4 6-8 14, Jones 6 0-0 15, Goodman 1 1-4 3, Brennan 0 0-2 0, Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 10-22 42.

PINE GROVE (63) — Seltzer 1 2-2 4, Leffler 4 2-2 11, Umbenhauer 1 0-0 3, Zimmerman 6 1-2 18, Leininger 1 2-4 4, Schneck-Haines 4 0-0 8, Fidler 0 0-0 0, Sampson 7 1-1 15. Totals 24 8-11 63.

Potts (5-14, 3-9)                 14 … 12 … 5 … 11 — 42

PG (12-7, 6-5)     13 … 13 … 28 … 9 — 63

3-point FGs: Barnhart, Jones 3, Leffler, Umbenhauer, Zimmerman 5

JV Score: Pine Grove 65-26

Officials: Merwine, Cooper

Marian 52, Tri-Valley 21

HEGINS — Addy Fritz led a trio of double-digit scorers with 17 points as the Fillies rolled past the Dawgs in a Division II game.

Deanna Pugh added 16 points and Addy Marek had 12 for Marian, which led 30-11 at intermission. Faith Artz netted 12 points to lead Tri-Valley.

MARIAN (52) — Fritz 7 0-2 17, Pugh 7 0-1 16, Hasara 0 0-0 0, Marek 4 3-6 12, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Carone 1 1-4 3, Hannis-Miskar 0 0-0 0, Gelatko 0 0-0 0, Stoutelakis 0 0-0 0, Osenbach 1 0-0 2, S. Serfass 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 4-13 52.

TRI-VALLEY (21) — Miller 2 0-0 5, Dietrich 0 0-0 0, Stiely 0 0-0 0, Snyder 2 0-2 4, Blackwell 0 0-0 0, Artz 5 2-3 12. Totals 9 2-5 21.

Mar (19-1, 12-0)                  22 … 8 … 16 … 6 — 52

TV (3-13, 3-8)                         5 … 6 … 3 … 7 — 21

3-point FGs: Fritz 3, Pugh 2, Marek, Miller

JV Score: No game

Officials: Fryer, Noonan

Mahanoy Area 49, Shenandoah Valley 20

SHENANDOAH — Felicia Bro scored a game-high 17 points as the Golden Bears cruised past the Blue Devils in a Division II contest.

Kayci McGowan and Ella Connolly each tallied 10 points for Mahanoy Area, which moved within one win of qualifying for the District 11 Class 3A playoffs. The Bears took control with a 16-2 run in the second quarter.

Aubrie Monaghan led Shenandoah Valley with seven points.

MAHANOY AREA (49) — McGowan 4 0-0 10, Hornung 0 0-0 0, Haughney 0 0-0 0, Bro 7 1-1 17, Carl 2 0-0 5, Kowalick 3 0-0 7, Gonzalez 0 0-0 0, Zubris 0 0-0 0, Connolly 5 0-0 10. Totals 21 1-1 49.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (20) — Brit. Tufts 0 0-0 0, Bria. Tufts 1 0-0 2, Donovan 2 0-2 5, Argueta 0 0-0 0, Monaghan 3 0-0 7, Labosky 1 4-4 6, Castro 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 4-6 20.

MA (10-7, 6-5)    17 … 16 … 11 … 5 — 49

SV (6-13, 4-7)      10 … 2 … 2 … 6 — 20

3-point FGs: McGowan 2, Bro 2, Carl, Kowalick

JV Score: No game

Officials: White, Jones

Williams Valley 58, Nativity 9

POTTSVILLE — Quin Smeltz scored a game-high 18 points, Mallory Miller added 16 and Sage Smeltz tallied 14 as the Vikings downed the Golden Girls in a Division II game atop Lawton’s Hill.

Williams Valley led 31-6 at intermission en route to its fourth straight win.

Finley McNamara scored a team-high seven points for Nativity.

WILLIAMS VALLEY (58) — Ziegler 0 0-0 0, Bixler 0 0-0 0, Starowsky 0 0-0 0, Heisey 0 0-0 0, Brill 0 0-0 0, Kobularik 1 0-0 2, Estes 0 0-0 0, Hand 1 0-0 3, M. Miller 7 1-2 16, Adams 0 0-0 0, Q. Smeltz 8 0-0 18, S. Smeltz 7 0-1 14, Kasper 2 0-0 5. Totals 26 1-3 58.

NATIVITY (9) — Miller 0 0-0 0, McNamara 3 1-2 7, Fox 0 0-0 0, Stewart 0 2-2 2, Evans 0 0-0 0, Kindler 0 0-0 0, Del Rosa Siles 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 3-4 9.

WV (16-2, 10-1)                   16 … 15 … 18 … 9 — 58

Nat (1-16, 0-11)                   2 … 4 … 2 … 1 — 9

3-point FGs: Hand, M. Miller, Q. Smeltz 2, Kasper

JV Score: No game

Officials: Gerchak, Misstishin

Lourdes 57, Weatherly 8

SHAMOKIN — Hannah Lokitis and Anna Keer each posted double-doubles as the Red Raiders routed the Wreckers in a Division II game.

Lokitis finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Keer tallied 13 points and 10 steals. Kelly Reiner scored seven of Weatherly’s eight points.

WEATHERLY (8) — Marasco 0 0-0 0, Russell 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Reiner 3 0-0 7, Weston 0 1-2 1, Synder 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 1-2 8.

LOURDES (57) — Marcheski 0 0-0 0, Gonzales 0 0-0 0, Barnes 2 1-2 6, Schu 1 0-0 2, Lokitis 7 3-4 17, Keer 6 1-2 13, Karlovich 3 3-4 9, Macaluso 0 0-0 0, Shingara 1 0-0 2, Reiprish 3 0-0 8, Faviello 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 8-11 57.

Wea (2-12, 1-9) 3 … 2 … 2 … 1 — 8

Lou (13-4, 8-2)   24 … 18 … 11 … 4 — 57

3-point FGs: Reiner, Barnes, Reiprish 2

JV Score: No game

Officials: Reed, Scott

Boys’ Basketball

Weatherly 82, Millville 39

WEATHERLY — Ian McKeegan scorched the nets for 28 points and Niko Saldukas was right behind with 24 as the Wreckers dominated Millville in a non-league game.

Dominick Kokinda compiled all 14 of his points in the second quarter as Weatherly went on a 27-8 run to break the game open. Corbin Wagner added 12 points for the Wreckers.

MILLVILLE (39) — T. Kraintz 3 1-2 7, Johnson 3 2-6 9, A. Boyunegmez 4 0-0 8, Dildine 0 0-0 0, Z. Boyunegmez 5 0-0 10, C. Kraintz 0 1-2 1, Ellis 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 4-10 39.

WEATHERLY (82) — Adler 0 0-0 0, Kokinda 6 0-0 14, Conners 0 0-0 0, McKeegan 11 6-7 28, Mayernick 0 0-0 0, Stauffer 0 1-2 1, Cuddeford 0 0-0 0, Rivera Williams 0 0-0 0, Hinkle 0 0-0 0, Saldukas 11 1-2 24, Donish 1 1-2 3, Davis 0 0-0 0, Williams 0 0-0 0, Wagner 5 1-1 12, Lare 0 0-0 0. Totals 34 10-14 82.

Mill (3-12)               14 … 8 … 9 … 8 — 39

Wea (10-7)             17 … 27 … 21 … 17 — 82

3-point FGs: Johnson, Kokinda 2, McKeegan, Saldukas, Wagner

JV Score: Weatherly 54-41

Officials: Lutzick, Durso