Christian Alvarez, Pottsville basketball

POTTSVILLE — The Pottsville boys’ basketball team was on fire from 3-point range Friday night.

The Crimson Tide connected for 13 triples in a 67-42 non-league rout of ELCO.

Christian Alvarez continued his big week, hitting three 3-pointers for a game-high 17 points. He had 12 of his points in the first half as Pottsville built a 35-23 lead by intermission.

Ryder Bowers added 11 points and Letrel Montone tallied 10 for the Tide.

ELCO (42) — Gensemer 0 0-0 0, Tillson 3 0-0 8, Hayes 6 1-1 13, Smith 2 0-0 4, Smeltzer 1 0-0 2, Leonard 2 0-2 4, Gray 3 0-0 9, Bicher 0 0-0 0, Porter 0 0-0 0, Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 1-3 42.

POTTSVILLE (67) — Alvarez 7 0-0 17, Bowers 4 0-0 11, Montone 4 0-0 10, Watkins 3 1-2 8, Ivy 1 0-1 2, Bainbridge 1 0-0 2, McGinley 2 0-0 6, Flucker-White 0 0-0 0, A. Allen 0 0-0 0, Herndon 1 0-0 2, Clews 1 0-0 3, Hobbs 1 1-2 3, Leskin 0 0-0 0, Kimber 0 0-0 0, Kunstek 0 0-0 0, M. Allen 1 0-0 3. Totals 26 2-5 67

ELCO (4-6)             12 … 11 … 6 … 13 — 42

Potts (7-4)             18 … 17 … 16 … 16 — 67

3-point FGs: Tillson 2, Gray 3, Alvarez 3, Bowers 3, Montone 2, Watkins, McGinley 2, Clews, M. Allen

JV Score: Pottsville 67-37

Officials: Gerchak, Wojciechowsky, Jacoby

Mahanoy tops Marian

Mahanoy Area improved to 11-0 overall with a 67-53 victory over Marian in a non-league game in Hometown. The Colts dropped to 5-5.

In another non-league game, Hamburg downed Pine Grove 70-51. The Cards fell to 5-8 overall.

No details on either game were available.

Girls’ Basketball

Tamaqua 50, Executive Education 33

TAMAQUA — Millie Black paced a trio of double-digit scorers with 12 points as the Blue Raiders won their eighth straight with a non-league victory over the Raptors.

Lauren Ligenza added 10 points and Kendle Miller had 10 points and seven rebounds for Tamaqua, which used an 11-3 run in the second quarter to break things open.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION (33) — Hargrove 5 1-2 13, Rios 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-2 0, S. Henry 0 0-0 0, Hunter 1 1-2 3, Riddick 4 2-2 11, Brown 3 0-0 6. Totals 13 4-8 33.

TAMAQUA (50) — Robb 2 4-8 8, M. Black 4 4-6 12, Scott 2 0-0 4, Plasha 1 0-2 2, Ligenza 4 2-8 10, Rehrig 1 0-0 2, Miller 3 4-8 10, L. Black 1 0-2 2. Totals 18 14-34 50.

Exec (3-4)               9 … 3 … 16 … 5 — 33

Tam (10-1)              7 … 11 … 14 … 18 — 50

3-point FGs: Hargrove 2, Riddick

JV Score: No game

Officials: White, Wise

ELCO 57, Pottsville 44

MYERSTOWN — Keirra Jones scored a team-high 15 points as the Crimson Tide dropped a non-league game to the Raiders.

Myla Fegley and Jes Siminitus each added 11 poitns for Pottsville, which fell behind 16-6 after one frame and never recovered. ELCO hit 10 3-pointers in the win.

POTTSVILLE (44) — Fegley 5 1-2 11, Barnhart 0 0-2 0, Siminitus 5 1-2 11, Jones 6 1-5 15, Goodman 1 1-2 3, Brennan 1 0-0 2, Davis 1 0-0 2, Neufville 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 4-13 44.

ELCO (57) — Eckhart 3 3-5 9, Smith 3 0-0 6, Beck 2 0-0 6, Av. Mays 0 0-0 0, Seifert 1 2-2 4, Ad. Mays 0 0-0 0, Stout 7 0-0 19, Ruth 0 0-0 0, Woelfoul 4 2-2 13. Totals 20 7-9 57.

Potts (1-9)             6 … 5 … 15 … 18 — 44

ELCO (8-3)             16 … 10 … 20 … 11 — 57

3-point FGs: Jones 2, Beck 2, Stout 5, Woelfoul 3

JV Score: ELCO 36-29

Williams Valley 49, Line Mountain 29

MANDATA — Ireland Kasper sparked the Vikings with a trio of 3-pointers as Williams Valley used a dominating run through the middle quarters to outlast the Eagles in a non-league game originally scheduled for February.

Sage Smeltz scored 18 points and Mallory Miller added 14 for unbeaten Williams Valley, which trailed 15-10 after one frame before outscoring Line Mountain 29-12 to build a 39-27 lead after three quarters.

WILLIAMS VALLEY (49) — Kobularik 1 0-0 2, Hechler 0 0-0 0, Miller 5 2-3 14, Q. Smeltz 2 0-0 6, S. Smeltz 9 0-2 18, Kasper 3 0-0 9. Totals 20 2-5 49.

LINE MOUNTAIN (29) — Stiely 2 0-0 5, Shutt 1 3-4 5, Schwalm 0 0-0 0, Shingara 3 0-0 6, Ebersole 0 2-2 2, Cortelyou 1 0-0 2, Laky 0 0-0 0, Grindstaff 1 0-0 2, Boyer 0 0-0 0, Leitzel 0 0-0 0, Buriak 2 1-2 7, Schaffner 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 6-8 29.

WV (10-0)               10 … 11 … 18 … 10 — 49

LM (3-5)                    15 … 2 … 10 … 2 — 29

3-point FGs: Stiely, Buriak 2

JV Score: Line Mountain 51-14

Officials: Beddall, Jones, Moyer

Lourdes 65, Weatherly 11

WEATHERLY — Kylla Sandri scored a game-high 16 points and Onaleigh Barnes added 15 as the Red Raiders cruised past the Wreckers in a Schuylkill League Division II game.

Hannah Lokitis added 10 points for Lourdes, which led 23-3 after one period. Kelly Reiner had nine of Weatherly’s 11 points.

LOURDES (65) — Sandri 7 0-0 16, Marcheski 0 0-0 0, Barnes 6 0-0 15, Schu 0 0-0 0, Lokitis 5 0-0 10, Keer 4 0-0 8, Karlovich 1 6-8 8, Macaluso 0 0-0 0, Shingara 2 0-0 4, Reiprish 1 2-2 4, Fariello 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 8-10 65.

WEATHERLY (11) — Marasco 0 0-0 0, Russell 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Reiner 4 0-0 9, Weston 0 0-0 0, Synder 1 0-0 2. Totals 5 0-0 11.

Lou (6-3, 3-2)      23 … 21 … 14 … 7 — 65

Wea (1-5, 1-4)    3 … 2 … 2 … 4 — 11

3-point FGs: Sandri 2, Barnes 3, Reiner

JV Score: No game