HEGINS — A quick start gave Allison Rizzo her first victory as the Pine Grove girls’ basketball coach Saturday afternoon.

Addie Zimmerman paced a balanced attack with 11 points as Pine Grove downed Tri-Valley 41-21 in a non-league girls’ basketball contest. Hollyn Sampson added 10 points as the Cardinals opened the game on a 17-6 run and led 29-8 at the half.

Avery Miller led Tri-Valley with a game-high 12 points.

PINE GROVE (41) — Seltzer 0 2-2 2, Leffler 3 0-0 6, Devine 0 0-0 0, Horning 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 4 1-2 11, Leininger 3 0-0 6, Schneck-Haines 1 2-2 4, Fidler 1 0-0 2, Sampson 4 2-5 10. Totals 16 7-11 41.

TRI-VALLEY (21) — Miller 4 4-6 12, Sitlinger 0 0-0 0, Dietrich 0 0-0 0, Stiely 0 0-0 0, Snyder 2 0-0 4, Artz 2 1-4 5, Brown 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 5-10 21.

PGA (1-0)                17 … 12 … 10 … 2 — 41

Tri-Val (0-1)           6 … 2 … 3 … 10 — 21

3-point FGs: Zimmerman 2

JV Score: No game

Schuylkill Haven 39, Mahanoy Area 36

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — McKenna Runkle compiled a game-high 14 points, 10 rebounds and six steals as the Hurricanes rallied past the Golden Bears in a non-league game Saturday afternoon.

Runkle had six of her points in the fourth quarter, when Schuylkill Haven used a 14-8 run to seize the victory. Alea Porter added 12 points, eight rebounds and five steals for the Hurricanes, who trailed 19-12 at halftime.

Felicia Bro paced Mahanoy Area with 13 points while Naomi Kowalick added 12.

MAHANOY AREA (36) — McGowan 0 0-2 0, Haughney 0 0-0 0, Bro 3 8-9 13, Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Carl 2 0-0 5, Kowalick 5 0-0 12, Gonzalez 0 0-0 0, Connolly 3 0-2 6. Totals 12 8-11 36.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (39) — Runkle 5 4-8 14, Siket 0 0-0 0, Ulsh 2 0-0 4, Schaeffer 1 3-4 5, Porter 5 1-4 12, Terefencko 0 0-0 0, Haag 0 0-0 0, McDonald 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 8-16 39.

Mah (0-1)                11 … 8 … 9 … 8 — 36

Haven (1-0)          5 … 7 … 13 … 14 — 39

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

Conrad Weiser 39, Blue Mountain 28

ORWIGSBURG — Callie Peel scored a team-high eight points but the Eagles dropped their season opener to the Scouts on Saturday afternoon.

Ruby Henninger and Cameryn Campbell each added six points for Blue Mountain, which led 21-17 at intermission but was outscored 22-7 in the second half.

CONRAD WEISER (39) — Trevana 2 0-0 4, Schwambach 0 0-0 0, Bossler 3 0-0 7, Paul 3 4-6 10, Feliciano 2 0-0 4, Robison 0 0-0 0, Spang 2 0-0 6, Grabosky 3 0-1 6, Snyder 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 4-7 39.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (28) — Henninger 2 0-0 6, Fleagle 0 0-0 0, Canfield 1 2-2 4, Peel 2 3-5 8, Koch 0 0-0 0, Campbell 2 1-4 6, Fishburn 0 0-2 0, Keck 2 0-0 4. Totals 9 6-13 28.

CW (1-0)                  7 … 10 … 9 … 13 — 39

Blue Mt (0-1)       8 … 13 … 3 … 4 — 28

3-point FGs: Bossler, Spang 2, Henninger 2, Peel, Campbell

JV score: Blue Mountain 37-26

Marian 55, Wilkes-Barre Area 32

WILKES-BARRE — Freshman Addy Marek scored a game-high 15 points and Addy Fritz added 12 as the Fillies ran past the Wolfpack on Saturday.

Marek had two of her four 3-pointers in a 15-3, second-quarter run that allowed Marian to pull away. Olivia Serfass added 10 points for the Fillies, who drained nine 3-pointers.

MARIAN (55) — O. Serfass 4 1-2 10, Carone 2 0-0 5, Fritz 5 0-0 12, S. Serfass 0 0-0 0, Pugh 3 0-0 7, Miskar 0 0-0 0, Gelatko 0 0-0 0, Thomas 3 0-2 6, Osenbach 0 0-0 0, Marek 5 1-2 15. Totals 22 2-6 55.

WILKES-BARRE AREA (32) — T. Medina 0 0-0 0, Thoraton 1 10-12 12, Underwood 4 1-6 9, Barrock 0 1-2 1, Hudson 1 0-0 2, Davidson 0 0-0 0, McAfee 2 4-8 8, Mora 0 0-0 0, Thebeault 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 16-28 32.

 

Marian (1-0)         8 … 15 … 14 … 18 — 55

WBA (0-1)               13 … 3 … 7 … 9 — 32

3-point FGs: O. Serfass, Carone, Fritz 2, Pugh, Marek 4

JV score: Wilkes-Barre Area 22-11

Shenandoah Valley 52, CMVT 4

ALMEDIA — Morgan Labosky lit up the scoreboard for 20 points as the Blue Devils routed the Rams in a non-league game Friday night.

Gianna Donovan added 15 points for Shenandoah Valley, which held CMVT scoreless the final three quarters.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (52) — Brit. Tufts 1 1-2 3, Bria. Tufts 1 0-0 2, Donovan 6 2-3 15, Argueta 0 0-0 0, Monaghan 2 0-2 5, Hernandez 0 0-0 0, Labosky 8 4-7 20, Castro 0 1-2 1, Chagolla 3 0-4 6. Totals 21 8-20 52.

COL-MON VO-TECH (4) — Karcher 0 0-0 0, Greshko 0 0-0 0, Swank 0 0-0 0, Boggs 0 0-0 0, Nevius 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Suda 0 0-0 0, Utt 2 0-0 4, Rubenhall 0 0-0 0, Roth 0 0-0 0. Totals 2 0-0 4.

 

Shen (1-0)              12 … 20 … 10 … 10 — 52

CMVT (0-1)            4 … 0 … 0 … 0 — 4

3-point FGs: Donovan, Monaghan

Boys’ Basketball

Mahanoy Area 68, Salisbury 52

MAHANOY CITY — Jace Yedsena and Tanner Zawada picked up right where they left off last season, combining to score 50 points in the Golden Bears’ season-opening win over Salisbury on Saturday.

Yedsena finished with a game-high 28 points, scoring nine in the first quarter and 15 in the third quarter. Zawada tallied 22, eight coming in the fourth quarter. The pair combined to hit nine 3-pointers.

Ryan Zilker added 10 points for Mahanoy Area. Steven Lozada (11), Drew Petrie (10) and Keaton Frye (10) reached double figures for Salisbury.

SALISBURY (52) — Lozada 4 2-2 10, Leiner 0 0-0 0, Holler 3 1-2 8, Gonzalez 2 2-2 7, Petrie 4 1-1 10, Frye 5 0-0 10, Kloostermanll 0 0-0 0, Smarch 1 0-0 2, Makoul 1 2-2 4, Gracia 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-9 52.

MAHANOY AREA (68) — Sendatch 2 2-2 7, Mayberry 0 0-0 0, Yedsena 9 5-6 28, Zawada 8 2-2 22, Rhoades 0 0-0 0, Bowman 0 0-0 0, Oblas 0 0-0 0, Green 0 1-2 1, Zilker 5 0-2 10, Gallagher 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 10-14 68

 

Sal (0-1)                   11 … 10 … 14 … 17 — 52

Mahanoy (1-0)   15 … 13 … 21 … 19 — 68

3-point FGs: Lozada, Gonzalez, Petrie, Sendatch, Yedsena 5, Zawada 4

Pine Grove 42, Upper Dauphin 41

PINE GROVE — Hayden Felty scored five of his game-high 15 points in a decisive fourth-quarter run as the Cardinals edged the Trojans in a non-league game.

Chase Sarge added eight points for Pine Grove, which closed the game on a 14-9 run.

Savage, Snyder and Bingaman each had 10 points for Upper Dauphin.

UPPER DAUPHIN (41) — Savage 4 1-2 10, Groff 2 0-4 4, Snyder 4 0-0 10, Erdley 1 1-3 3, Bingaman 4 0-0 10, Heim 2 0-0 4, Fernandez 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 2-9 41.

PINE GROVE (42) — Sarge 2 3-3 8, Schneck-Haines 2 0-0 4, Felty 5 2-4 15, Brommer 2 2-2 6, Lyons 0 0-0 0, Dubbs 0 3-4 3, Snyder 3 0-0 6. Totals 14 10-13 42.

 

UDA (0-1)                9 … 8 … 15 … 9 — 41

PGA (1-0)                13 … 6 … 9 … 14 — 42

3-point FGs: Savage, Snyder 2, Bingaman 2, Sarge, Felty 3

Panther Valley 56, Weatherly 45

LANSFORD — Logan Fisher paced a trio of double-digit scorers with 15 points as the Panthers improved to 2-0 with a non-league win over the Wreckers.

Connor Penberth tallied nine of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, when the Panthers used a 21-10 run to break open a game that was tied 35-35 after three frames. Brady Jones added 12 points for PV.

Niko Salodukas led all scorers with 18 points for Weatherly, while Ian McKeegan added 15.

WEATHERLY (45) — Adler 0 0-0 0, Kokinda 0 0-0 0, McKeegan 6 2-2 15, Stauffer 2 0-2 4, Salodukas 5 8-10 18, Davis 0 0-0 0, Donish 1 0-0 2, Wagner 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 10-14 45.

PANTHER VALLEY (56) — Rynock 0 0-0 0, Fisher 5 5-6 15, Penberth 3 8-14 14, Jones 4 1-2 12, Neziri 3 1-2 7, Wehr 1 1-1 3, Baneravage 1 0-0 2, Gjoca 0 0-0 0, Thomas 0 0-0 0, McArdle 0 1-2 1, Williams 0 2-2 2. Totals 17 19-29 56.

Wea (0-1)                8 … 11 … 16 … 10 — 45

PV (2-0)                    6 … 16 … 13 … 21 — 56

3-point FGs: McKeegan, Jones 3

JV score: Panther Valley 63-38

Girls’ Swimming

Hazleton Area 84, Tamaqua 83

TAMAQUA — The Cougars captured the non-league victory by winning the final event, the 400 freestyle relay.

Savannah Wilson (200 IM, 100 breast) won two events for Tamaqua, while Katie Behun took first in the 100 backstroke.

200 medley relay — Hazleton Area (Dalute, Alcantara, Ochs, Malaga) 2:14.47; 200 freestyle — Lucas (Haz) 2:16.91; 200 IM — Wilson (Tam) 2:29.05; 50 freestyle — Ochs (Haz) 31.16; Diving — No event; 100 butterfly — Alcantara (Haz) 1:18.45; 100 freestyle — Lucas (Haz) 1:03.09; 500 freestyle — Ochs (Haz) 5:35.06; 200 freestyle relay — Tamaqua A (A. Jones, Clemson, I. Jones, Brown) 2:00.04; 100 backstroke — Behun (Tam) 1:11.94; 100 breaststroke — Wilson (Tam) 1:15.54; 400 freestyle relay — Hazleton Area (Ochs, Lucas, Dalute, Brache Minaya) 4:23.84.

Boys’ Swimming

Hazleton Area 107, Tamaqua 63

TAMAQUA — Brandon Temerantz (200 free), Jacob Hehn (50 free) and Vinny Valentine (diving) earned individual victories as the Blue Raiders dropped their season opener to the Cougars.

200 medley relay — Hazleton Area (Kaschak, Machey, Rosentock, Pop) 1:54.58; 200 freestyle — Temerantz (Tam) 2:31.17; 200 IM — Machey (Haz) 2:28:00; 50 freestyle — Hehn (Tam) 24.89; Diving — Valentine (Tam) 148.75; 100 butterfly — Rosenstock (Haz) 1:02.74; 100 freestyle — Scholl (Haz) 57.73; 500 freestyle — Kaschak (Haz) 5:33.79; 200 freestyle relay — Hazleton Area (Machey, Scholl, Schenk, Rosenstock) 1:44.90; 100 backstroke — Buchman (Haz) 1:13.22; 100 breaststroke — Reyes (Haz) 1:21.01; 400 freestyle relay — Hazleton Area (Scholl, Rosenstock, Pop, Kaschak) 3:51.43.

Independent swimmers: 200 freestyle — Michael Williams (PV) 2:10.64; 100 backstroke — Williams (PV) 1:06.27.

People-Tag: Addie Zimmerman, Addy Fritz, Addy Marek, Alea Porter, Allison Rizzo, Avery Miller, Brady Jones, Brandon Temerantz, Callie Peel, Cameryn Campbell, Chase Sarge, Connor Penberth, Drew Petrie, Felicia Bro, Gianna Donovan, Hayden Felty, Hollyn Sampson, Ian McKeegan, Jace Yedsena, Jacob Hehn, Katie Behun, Keaton Frye, Logan Fisher, McKenna Runkle, Morgan Labosky, Naomi Kowalick, Niko Salodukas, Olivia Serfass, Ruby Henninger, Ryan Zilker, Savannah Wilson, Steven Lozada, Tanner Zawada, Vinny Valentine