Minersville's Jordan Bowers (24) is harassed by the Tri-Valley defense during their non-league game Wednesday. (Photo by Kelly Wiley)

POTTSVILLE — Kelly Reiner scored four of her game-high 13 points in the decisive fourth quarter as Weatherly edged Nativity 22-18 in a Schuylkill League Division II girls’ basketball game Wednesday night atop Lawton’s Hill.

The Golden Girls had tied the game at 16-16 entering the fourth before Reiner’s buckets put the Wreckers ahead to stay.

Finley McNamara had eight points and Kylah Stewart tallied six for Nativity.

WEATHERLY (22) — Russell 1 0-0 2, Rhodes 1 0-0 2, Reiner 5 2-5 13, Weston 0 3-6 3, Synder 1 0-2 2. Totals 8 5-13 22.

NATIVITY (18) — Miller 0 0-0 0, McNamara 4 0-2 8, Fox 1 0-0 2, Del Rosal Siles 0 0-0 0, Stewart 2 2-4 6, Evans 0 0-0 0, Kindler 1 0-2 2. Totals 8 2-8 18.

Wea (4-16, 2-12)                9 … 4 … 3 … 6 — 22

Nat (1-20, 0-14)                  4 … 6 … 6 … 2 — 18

3-point FGs: Reiner

JV Score: No game

Officials: Fryer, Wartman

Pittston 53, North Schuylkill 48

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Jadelin Stitzer scored a team-high 18 points and Hannah Kane added 16 as the Spartans saw their six-game win streak come to an end with a non-league loss to Pittston at the Cesari-Hope Gymnasium.

Stitzer scored eight of her points in the second quarter and added five more in the third to keep North Schuylkill close after falling behind 15-9 in the first quarter.

Pittston’s Daniella Raneli scorched the nets for 29 points, hitting three of the Patriots’ seven 3-pointers.

PITTSTON (53) — Ranieli 9 8-8 29, Long 0 3-4 3, Karp 2 1-2 6, Hintze 5 0-0 1, G. Callahan 0 0-0 0, Dessoye 0 0-0 0, Latona 1 0-0 2, Pointek 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-14 53.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (48) — Conti 1-1 2 3, Monahan 2 0-0 6, Capone 1 0-0 3, Ja. Stitzer 8 2-3 18, Kane 6 1-1 16, Selgrade 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 4-6 48.

Pitt (15-6)               15 … 14 … 13 … 11 — 53

NS (17-5)                9 … 16 … 14 … 9 — 48

3-point FGs: Ranieli 3, Karp, Hintze 3, Monahan, Capone, Kane 3

Officials: Shober, Onushco

Lourdes 62, Millville 29

SHAMOKIN — Hannah Lokitis recorded a triple-double with 15 points, 21 rebounds and 12 blocks as the Red Raiders downed Millville in a non-league game.

Kylla Sandri added 19 points and Anna Keer tallied 13 for Lourdes, which won for the 11^th time in 13 games. The Red Raiders took control with a 20-4 run in the second quarter.

MILLVILLE (29) — Kile 3 0-0 7, L. Evans 5 3-8 14, Smith 1 0-1 2, Boyunegmez 0 0-0 0, Fought 0 0-0 0, M. Evans 1 0-0 2, Hippenstiel 2 0-0 4. Totals 12 3-9 29.

LOURDES (62) — Sandri 7 2-2 19, Schu 0 0-0 0, Barnes 2 0-0 6, Lokitis 6 3-6 15, Keer 6 1-2 13, Karlovich 2 2-2 6, Macaluso 0 0-0 0, Shingara 0 0-0 0, Reiprish 1 0-0 3. Totals 24 8-12 62.

Mill (10-8)              9 … 4 … 11 … 5 — 29

Lou (16-5)              17 … 20 … 13 … 12 — 62

3-point FGs: Kile, L. Evans, Sandri 3, Barnes 2, Reiprish

JV Score: Lourdes 20-13

Mahanoy Area 52, Lincoln Leadership 20

MAHANOY CITY — Felicia Bro outscored Lincoln Leadership all by herself, tallying 22 points in the Golden Bears’ non-league victory Wednesday.

Bro netted 14 of her points in the third quarter, where Mahanoy Area went on a 25-5 run to break the game open. Ella Connolly added 11 points for the Bears.

LINCOLN LEADERSHIP (20) — Tagier 0 0-0 0, Quinones 0 0-0 0, Morales 0 1-5 1, Kringe 3 2-2 10, Lopez 0 0-0 0, Henegan 0 0-0 0, Zuniga 0 0-0 0, Fields 2 1-4 5, Zapaita 0 0-0 0, Hamilton 2 0-2 4. Totals 7 4-13 20.

MAHANOY AREA (52) — McGowan 3 1-1 8, Hornung 0 0-0 0, Haughney 0 0-0 0, Bro 8 2-2 22, Carl 3 0-0 6, Kowalick 1 0-0 2, Zubris 1 0-0 3, Connolly 5 1-2 11. Totals 21 4-5 52.

LLA (11-6)               3 … 4 … 5 … 8 — 20

MA (13-9)                12 … 6 … 25 … 9 — 52

3-point FGs: Kringe 2, McGowan, Bro 4, Zubris

JV Score: No game

Officials: Lutzick, Durso

Boys’ Basketball

Minersville 62, Tri-Valley 35

HEGINS — Shazier Bethea buried four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 26 points as the Miners rolled past the Dawgs in a non-league matchup of two Schuylkill League playoff qualifiers.

Bethea had all his points in the first three quarters as Minersville built a 46-24 lead. Bradley Kostishak added 16 points for the Miners, who have won six straight and 15 of their last 16.

Braeden Doyle paced Tri-Valley with 10 points.

MINERSVILLE (62) — Hutsko 4 0-0 8, Lofton 0 0-0 0, Zimerofsky 1 0-0 2, Manning 1 2-2 4, Bethea 11 0-1 26, Adams 0 0-0 0, Kostishak 8 0-0 16, Fessler 0 0-0 0, Halford 1 0-0 3, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Bowers 0 1-2 1, Mealey 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 3-5 62.

TRI-VALLEY (35) — Schwartz 2 0-3 4, Miller 0 0-0 0, Porter 1 0-0 2, Straub 1 0-0 3, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Raulston 3 0-1 6, Doyle 5 0-0 10, Klock 2 2-3 6, Heidbreder 0 1-2 1, C. Troutman 1 0-0 3, Readinger 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 3-9 35.

Min (19-3)              16 … 13 … 17 … 16 — 62

TV (16-6)                  10 … 9 … 5 … 11 — 35

3-point FGs: Bethea 4, Halford, Straub, C. Troutman

JV Score: Minersville 64-33

ELCO 68, Blue Mountain 55

MYERSTOWN — Tyeirre Meade drained four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 17 points as the Eagles dropped a non-league game to the Raiders.

Merick Brayford also had four 3-pointers for Blue Mountain, which had 12 triples on the game. The Eagles led 28-21 at halftime before ELCO went on a 23-6 spurt in the third quarter to take control.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (55) — Meade 6 1-1 17, Setlock 0 0-0 0, Guers 1 0-2 2, Werner 2 1-2 6, Grace 3 0-0 9, Henninger 0 0-0 0, Kirby 0 0-0 0, Baldwin 2 3-7 7, Gaddy 1 0-0 2, Brayford 4 0-0 12. Totals 19 5-12 55.

ELCO (68) — Tillison 4 1-2 11, Hayes 7 2-5 16, Smith 5 1-2 12, Smeltzer 2 0-0 4, Gray 6 6-9 21, Bicher 0 0-2 0, Doster 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 0-0 4. Totals 26 10-20 68.

BM (12-10)             15 … 13 … 6 … 21 — 55

ELCO (8-13)          18 … 3 … 23 … 24 — 68

3-point FGs: Meade 4, Werner, Grace 3, Brayford 4, Tillison 2, Smith, Gray 3

Officials: Fulh, Copenbarry, Wagaman

Games Postponed

The following local basketball games scheduled for Thursday were postponed:

GIRLS

Tri-Valley at Minersville — Friday

Nativity at LV Charter — Feb. 10

BOYS

Marian at Lehigh Valley Christian — Friday

Nativity at Central Mountain — Friday

Line Mountain at Williams Valley — Feb. 10

Northumberland Christian at Weatherly — Feb. 13