Mahanoy Area's Tanner Zawada looks toward the basket during a game against Blue Mountain earlier this season (Photo by Brook Koch-Guers).

ORWIGSBURG — Mahanoy Area’s transition from the small-school division to Division I of the Schuylkill League in boys’ basketball continues to go well.

The Golden Bears completed an unbeaten run through the first half of the league slate Thursday with a 51-37 road victory at Blue Mountain. The win improved Mahanoy Area to 13-0 overall and 7-0 in league play.

Tanner Zawada had eight of game-high 22 points in the first quarter as Mahanoy Area opened a quick 13-8 lead. The senior guard was then 8-for-8 from the foul line in the second half as the Golden Bears used a 16-6 run in the fourth quarter to ice it.

Jace Yedsena collected 14 points for Mahanoy Area. Tyeirre Meade and Chase Guers each had eight points to lead Blue Mountain.

MAHANOY AREA (51) — Sendatch 3 1-2 8, Mayberry 0 0-0 0, Yedsena 5 1-2 14, Zawada 6 9-11 22, Oblas 0 0-0 0, Zilker 3 1-4 7, Gallagher 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-19 51.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (37) — Meade 3 2-4 8, Guers 3 2-2 8, Grace 2 0-0 6, Kirby 0 0-0 0, Baldwin 3 0-0 6, Gaddy 1 0-0 2, Brayford 2 1-2 7. Totals 14 5-8 37.

MA (13-0, 7-0)    13 … 10 … 12 … 16 — 51

BM (7-5, 4-3)       8 … 11 … 12 … 6 — 37

3-point FGs: Sendatch, Yedsena 3, Zawada

Officials: Pincin, Brown, Hibbler

Tamaqua 62, North Schuylkill 60

TAMAQUA — Noah Mateyak poured in 27 points and Cooper Ansbach added 21 as the Blue Raiders held off a late North Schuylkill charge to pick up their fourth straight win.

Luke Kane added nine points for Tamaqua, which led 51-41 entering the fourth quarter. Zack Marcinowski hit four 3-pointers and finished with 27 points for the Spartans.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (60) — Cairo 0 4-4 4, Maziekas 3 0-0 7, Wall 1 0-2 2, Kacielowicz 2 2-2 6, Marcinowski 10 3-6 27, McNally 4 1-3 9, Gallagher 2 0-0 5. Totals 22 10-17 60.

TAMAQUA (62) — Ansbach 7 6-8 21, McCabe 0 0-2 0, Mateyak 11 1-3 27, Vecolitis 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0, Schickram 2 0-0 5, Kane 3 3-4 9, Tamagini 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-17 62.

NS (3-11, 0-7)      14 … 11 … 14 … 21 — 60

Tam (5-8, 2-5)     18 … 13 … 20 … 11 — 62

3-point FGs: Marcinowski 4, Maziekas, Gallagher, Mateyak 4, Ansbach, Schickram

JV Score: North Schuylkill 72-45

Minersville 56, Pine Grove 30

MINERSVILLE — Shazier Bethea and Dante Carr each scored 13 points as the Miners won their fifth straight with a Division I win over the Cardinals.

Bethea had 10 of his points and Carr added eight in the first half as Minersville opened up a 34-15 lead by intermission. Chase Sarge paced Pine Grove with seven points.

PINE GROVE (30) — Smeltz 1 0-0 3, Shanahan 1 0-0 3, Schneck-Haines 0 0-0 0, Herber 1 0-0 2, Felty 2 2-4 6, Brommer 1 0-0 2, Lyons 1 2-2 4, Dubbs 1 0-0 2, Snyder 0 1-2 1, Sarge 2 2-2 7. Totals 10 7-10 30.

MINERSVILLE (56) — Hutsko 3 0-0 6, Lofton 1 0-0 2, Zimerofsky 0 2-2 2, Manning 2 0-0 4, Bethea 5 1-1 13, Adams 0 0-0 0, Kostishak 4 1-1 9, Fessler 0 0-0 0, Halford 1 0-0 3, Carr 6 0-0 13, Bowers 2 0-0 4, Mealey 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 4-4 56.

PG (5-10, 2-5)     6 … 9 … 3 … 12 — 30

Min (9-2, 6-1)      16 … 18 … 16 … 6 — 56

3-point FGs: Smeltz, Shanahan, Sarge, Bethea 2, Halford, Carr

JV Score: Minersville 68-49

Officials: Je. Misstishin, Bulka

Tri-Valley 58, Schuylkill Haven 54

HEGINS — Blake Schwartz tallied a game-high 25 points as the Dawgs fended off the Hurricanes in a Division II contest.

Schwartz had eight points in the third quarter, keying a 20-10 Tri-Valley run that helped the Dawgs overcome a 27-22 halftime deficit. Braeden Doyle added 13 points for Tri-Valley, which stayed tied atop the Division II standings with Nativity.

Max Heim and Alan Evans both scored 20 points for Schuylkill Haven, which dropped its sixth straight.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (54) — Evans 6 7-9 20, Diehl 3 0-0 7, Kelly 2 1-1 5, Watcher 1 0-0 2, Heim 6 5-5 20, Tracey 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 13-15 54.

TRI-VALLEY (58) — Schwartz 12 1-3 25, Porter 2 4-6 8, Wehry 0 1-2 1, Straub 1 0-0 2, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Doyle 5 2-8 13, Klock 2 4-6 9. Totals 22 12-25 58.

SH (5-8, 2-5)        11 … 16 … 10 … 17 — 54

TV (10-2, 6-1)       11 … 11 … 20 … 16 — 58

3-point FGs: Doyle, Klock

Officials: Towle, O’Donnell

Weatherly 71, Williams Valley 46

TOWER CITY — Ian McKeegan and Niko Saldukas each netted 23 points as the Wreckers rolled past the Vikings in a Division II game.

Corbin Wagner added 13 points, scoring 11 points in the first half as the Wreckers built a 29-14 halftime lead. McKeegan and Saldukas then combined for 29 points in the second half to keep Weatherly ahead.

Brady Shomper led Williams Valley with 15 points.

WEATHERLY (71) — Adler 0 0-0 0, Kokinda 1 1-2 3, McKeegan 7 8-9 23, Stauffer 0 0-4 0, Cuddeford 0 0-0 0, Saldukas 9 4-5 23, Donish 3 0-0 7, Davis 1 0-0 2, Wagner 4 3-4 13. Totals 25 16-24 71.

WILLIAMS VALLEY (46) — Shomper 6 3-5 15, Rodriguez 1 0-0 2, Achenbach 3 2-2 9, Kandybowski 0 2-2 2, Crisswell 3 0-0 6, B. Zilinski 2 0-0 4, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Krzyzanowski 1 2-4 4, K. Zilinski 1 0-0 2, Hoffman 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 9-13 46.

Wea (5-4, 4-3)    12 … 17 … 20 … 22 — 71

WV (5-7, 3-4)       7 … 7 … 17 … 15 — 46

3-point FGs: McKeegan, Saldukas, Donish, Wagner 2, Achenbach

JV Score: Williams Valley 34-33

Officials: Melusky, Shinkus

Nativity 66, Lourdes 53

SHAMOKIN — Trey Keating scored 21 points in an explosive first half as the Hilltoppers downed the Red Raiders in a Division II game.

The teams combined for 77 points in the opening half, with Nativity leading 39-36 at intermission. Keating finished with 29 points, hitting five 3-pointers. Jason Bowman added 10 points for Nativity, which improved to 6-1 in league play.

Gaven Renn and Johnny Rishel each had 18 points for Lourdes.

NATIVITY (66) — Kreitzer 0 0-0 0, Bowman 4 0-0 10, Walborn 3 0-0 8, Dolbin 3 3-4 9, Grabowski 0 0-0 0, Pasker 4 0-0 8, Clarke 1 0-0 2, Keating 11 2-4 29. Totals 26 5-8 66.

LOURDES (51) — Williams 0 0-0 0, Scicchitano 4 0-0 8, Renn 6 2-2 18, Moore 0 1-2 1, B. Rishel 4 0-0 8, J. Rishel 7 4-4 18, Sandri 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-8 53.

Nat (6-6, 6-1)       21 … 18 … 19 … 8 — 66

Lou (3-9, 1-6)      20 … 16 … 12 … 5 — 53

3-point FGs: Bowman 2, Walborn 2, Keating 5, Renn 4.

Girls’ Basketball

North Schuylkill 64, Whitehall 51

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Mya Conti scored a game-high 23 points as the Spartans topped the Zephyrs in a non-league game.

Conti had 12 of her points in the first half as North Schuylkill raced out to a 36-9 lead at intermission. Hannah Kane added 14 for the Spartans.

WHITEHALL (51) — Otanez 0 1-2 1, Brown 3 0-0 8, Wilson 2 0-3 4, Donlon 0 0-0 0, Spooner 1 2-4 4, Bordner 2 5-8 11, Floran 0 0-0 0, Bynoe 6 2-4 14, Snyder 0 0-0 0, Alvarez 4 1-5 9, Kneller 0 0-0 0, Zaliyah 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 11-27 51.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (64) — Conti 10 3-4 23, Monahan 3 1-2 7, Capone 1 0-0 3, Ja. Stitzer 2 0-1 4, Kane 3 7-8 14, Selgrade 1 2-4 5, Urbanowicz 0 0-0 0, Balicki 3 0-0 6, Jo. Stitzer 0 0-0 0, Digris 1 0-0 2, Halko 0 0-0 0, Kowalonek 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 13-19 64.

White (5-8)           4 … 5 … 17 … 25 — 51

NS (8-3)                    19 … 17 … 13 … 15 — 64

3-point FGs: Brown 2, Bordner 2, Capone, Kane, Selgrade

JV Score: North Schuylkill 48-30

Officials: Moser, K. Dean

Williams Valley 41, Weatherly 4

WEATHERLY —- Sage Smeltz scored 17 points and Mallory Miller added 13 as the Vikings decked the Wreckers in a Division II game.

WILLIAMS VALLEY (41) — Ziegler 0 0-0 0, Bixler 2 0-0 5, Starnowski 0 0-0 0, Heisey 0 0-0 0, Brill 0 0-0 0, Kobularik 2 2-4 6, Hechler 0 0-0 0, Estes 0 0-0 0, Hand 0 0-0 0, Miller 4 2-2 13, Q. Smeltz 0 0-0 0, S. Smeltz 8 1-2 17, Kasper 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-8 41.

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

WV (12-1, 6-1)    19 … 8 … 14 … 0 — 41

Wea (1-8, 1-6)    2 … 0 … 0 … 2 — 4

3-point FGs: Bixler, Miller 3

JV Score: No game