Minersville's Shazier Bethea defends Panther Valley's Connor Penberth during Tuesday's Schuylkill League Division I boys' basketball game at Panther Valley (Photo by Kelly Wiley).

PINE GROVE — Chase Sarge’s clutch free throws were exactly what Pine Grove needed.

Sarge hit two free throws that pushed Pine Grove ahead of Pottsville with .3 remaining in regulation as the Cardinals edged the Crimson Tide 59-58 on Tuesday at Pine Grove Area High School.

Sarge was scoreless heading to the fourth quarter but came alive offensively right in time for Pine Grove (7-13, 4-8 D-I).

Quinn Brommer paced the Cardinals by matching a game-high 22 points, including four in the fourth quarter. Hayden Felty netted 14 points for the Cardinals.

For Pottsville (14-6, 9-3 in D-I), the loss ends a seven-game winning streak. Christian Alvarez tied a game-high 22 points, Ryder Bowers had 15 and Colin McGinley added 10.

Despite the loss, the Tide clinched a Schuylkill League playoff berth after Minersville’s win over Panther Valley. The only way Blue Mountain could’ve made the league playoffs is if there was a three-way tie among Pottsville, Minersville and Blue Mountain.

POTTSVILLE (58) — Alvarez 5 11-13 22, Bowers 4 3-3 15, Watkins 2 0-0 4, Bainbridge 1 0-2 3, Ivy 0 0-0 0, McGinley 3 2-2 10, Clews 0 0-0 0, Flucker-White 1 2-2 4. Totals 16 18-21 58.

PINE GROVE (59) — Sarge 1 4-4 6, Schneck-Haines 2 0-0 5, Felty 5 4-6 14, Brommer 9 1-2 22, Lyons 2 0-2 4, Dubbs 1 0-0 2, Snyder 3 0-2 6. Totals 23 9-16 59.

Potts (14-6, 9-3)   13 … 13 … 13 … 19 — 58

PG (7-13, 4-8)  15 … 12 … 14 … 18 — 59

3-point FGs: Alvarez, Bowers 4, Bainbridge, McGinley 2, Schneck-Haines, Brommer 3

Officials: Hibbler, Scheeler

Mahanoy Area 55, Tamaqua 44

MAHANOY CITY — William Mayberry and Tanner Zawada tied a game-high 17 points as Mahanoy Area downed Tamaqua in a Division I game.

Ryan Zilker collected 15 points for the Golden Bears, who led 28-24 at halftime.

For the Blue Raiders, Cooper Ansbach scored a team-high 13 points.

TAMAQUA (44) — Reyes 0 0-0 0, Ansbach 4 5-6 13, McCabe 1 1-2 3, Mateyak 3 1-2 8, Vecolitis 1 0-0 3, Davis 0 0-0 0, Schickram 3 0-0 8, Kane 3 3-4 9, Tamagini 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 10-14 44.

MAHANOY AREA (55) — Sendatch 1 4-4 6, Bowman 0 0-0 0, Mayberry 4 6-6 17, Zawada 3 10-11 17, Oblas 0 0-0 0, Zilker 7 1-4 15, Gallagher 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 21-25 55.

Tam (6-14, 3-9)   16 … 8 … 9 … 11 — 44

Mah (19-1, 11-1)  13 … 15 … 16 … 11 — 55

3-point FGs: Mayberry 3, Zawada, Schickram 2, Mateyak, Vecolitis

JV score: Tamaqua 48-43

Officials: Melusky, Wojohowski

Minersville 79, Panther Valley 53

LANSFORD — Dante Carr netted a game-high 29 as Minersville rolled past Panther Valley in a Division I game.

Shazier Bethea chipped in 13 points for the Battlin’ Miners, while Logan Hutsko added 10 points. Minersville clinched a Schuylkill League playoff berth with the win.

Connor Penberth scored a team-high 27 points and Logan Fished added 11 for the Panthers.

MINERSVILLE (79) — Hutsko 5 0-0 10, Lofton 0 1-2 1, Zimerofsky 1 0-0 3, Manning 1 0-0 2, Adams 0 1-2 1, Kostishak 3 0-0 6, Fessler 0 0-0 0, Halford 3 0-0 8, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Carr 13 1-3 29, Bowers 3 0-0 6. Totals 34 3-4 79.

PANTHER VALLEY (53) — Fisher 4 3-3 11, Jones 8 4-5 27, Jones 1 0-0 3, Breiner 4 0-0 8, Neziri 0 0-0 0, Wehr 3 0-0 7, Baneravage 0 0-0 0, Gjoca 0 0-0 0, McArdle 1 0-0 2, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Caffery 0 0-0 0, Moyer 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 7-8 53.

Min (15-3, 10-2)   20 … 22 … 16 … 21 — 79

PV (11-8, 4-8)  16 … 6 … 23 … 8 — 53

3-point FGs: Penberth 3, Jones, Wehr, Zimerofsky, Bethea 2, Halford 2, Carr 2

JV score: Panther Valley 61-49

Officials: Litwhiler, O’Donnell

Tri-Valley 71, Marian 59

HOMETOWN — Braeden Doyle led the way for Tri-Valley with a game-high 27 points as the Dawgs defeated Marian in a Division II game.

Matt Raulston added 19 points for Tri-Valley, which led 30-28 at halftime. The Dawgs clinched a Schuylkill League playoff berth with the victory.

For the Colts, Jacob De La Cruz netted 17 points and Justin De La Cruz chipped in 16 points.

TRI-VALLEY (71) — Schwartz 3 0-0 6, Miller 1 0-0 3, Porter 1 2-2 5, Straub 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 0-0 5, Raulston 7 3-4 19, Doyle 12 2-4 27, Klock 1 3-6 6. Totals 27 10-16 71.

MARIAN (59) — Catrone 3 0-0 6, Nunez 1 0-0 2, Ju. De La Cruz 7 0-0 17, Ja. De La Cruz 6 5-7 17, Rodino 1 0-0 2, Osoria 0 0-0 0, Tirpak 2 1-2 7, Griguoli 4 1-5 9, Cannon 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 7-14 59.

TV (14-4, 9-3)   13 … 17 … 14 … 27 — 71

Mar (8-10, 5-7)  18 … 10 … 12 … 19 — 59

3-point FGs: Miller, Porter, Johnson, Raulston 2, Doyle, Klock, Ju. De La Cruz 2, Tirpak 2

Officials: J. Dean, Towle, Houser

Blue Mountain 47, North Schuylkill 33

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Cohen Kirby and Tyeirre Meade each netted a team-high 11 points as Blue Mountain defeated North Schuylkill in a Division I contest.

Xavier McNally had a game-high 12 points for the Spartans.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (47) — Meade 5 0-0 11, Setlock 0 0-0 0, Guers 4 0-0 8, Werner 0 0-0 0, Grace 1 4-4 7, Henninger 4 3-6 11, Baldwin 3 0-0 6, Brayford 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 7-10 47.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL (33) — Cairo 0 0-0 0, Maziekas 2 0-0 5, Wall 0 0-0 0, Grow 0 0-0 0, Kacilowicz 0 1-1 1, Marcinowski 0 0-2 0, Dziczek 0 0-0 0, Nelson 4 0-0 9, McNally 5 2-2 12, Gallagher 3 0-0 6. Totals 14 3-5 33.

BM (11-8, 7-5)   13 … 5 … 17 … 12 — 47

NS (3-16, 0-12)  10 … 6 … 3 … 10 — 33

3-point FGs: Meade, Grace, Maziekas, Nelson

Officials: Groody, Senunas

Weatherly 62, Lourdes 56

WEATHERLY — Ian McKeegan scored a game-high 29 points and Niko Saldukas chipped in 22 as Weatherly downed Lourdes in a Division II matchup.

For the Red Raiders, Brighton Scicchitano netted a team-high 20 points and Gavin Renn added 15.

LOURDES (56) — Renn 6 0-0 15, Scicchitano 8 3-5 20, Moore 3 0-0 7, J. Rishel 1 6-8 8, B. Rishel 1 0-0 2, Williams 2 0-0 5, Sandri 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 9-13 56.

WEATHERLY (62) — Kokinda 1 0-2 2, McKeegan 11 2-3 29, Stauffer 2 0-0 4, Saldukas 8 5-6 22, Donish 1 0-0 3, Wagner 1 0-2 2. Totals 25 7-13 62.

Lou (5-13, 2-9)   16 … 17 … 12 … 12 — 56

Wea (10-7, 8-4)  17 … 17 … 12 … 16 — 62

3-point FGs: Renn 3, Scicchitano, Moore, McKeegan 2, Saldukas, Donish

JV Score: Lourdes 37-32

Officials: McGinley, Broskoskie

Schuylkill Haven 49, Shenandoah Valley 29

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Alan Evans netted a game-high 27 points as Schuylkill Haven rolled past Shenandoah Valley in a Division II game.

The Hurricanes led 11-8 after the first quarter and kept the game close until Evans added nine of his 27 points in the second quarter to push Schuylkill Haven ahead 26-16 at the half.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY (29) — Hernandez 0 0-0 0, Rivera 0 0-0 0, Teter 1 1-2 3, Reyes 3 0-0 8, Elchisak 0 0-0 0, Burke 3 0-0 9, Nunez 0 0-0 0, Bench 0 0-0 0, Burrows 0 1-2 1, Boris 0 0-0 0, Lopez 0 1-2 1, Knittle 0 1-2 1, Choqolla 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 4-8 29.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (49) — Evans 9 5-6 27, Diehl 2 1-2 6, Kelly 1 0-0 3, Watcher 4 1-2 9, Heim 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 7-10 49.

SV (4-15, 2-10)   8 … 8 … 5 … 8 — 29

SH (9-11, 5-7)  11 … 15 … 12 … 11 — 49

3-point FGs: Reyes 2, Burke 3, Evans 4, Diehl, Kelly

Officials: Marquardt, Jim Missthishen

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Mahanoy Area 47, Weatherly 14

MAHANOY CITY — Felicia Bro scored a game-high 11 points and Ella Connolly chipped 10 as Mahanoy Area cruised past Weatherly in a Schuylkill League Division II girls’ basketball game.

For the Wreckers, Kelly Reiner netted a team-high 10 points.

WEATHERLY (14) — Marasco 0 0-0 0, Russell 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Reiner 4 2-3 10, Weston 0 0-0 0, Binder 0 0-0 0, Snyder 2 0-0 4. Totals 6 2-3 14.

MAHANOY AREA (47) — McGowan 2 2-2 6, Hornung 0 0-0 0, Haughory 2 0-0 4, Bro 5 0-0 11, Carl 3 0-0 6, Kowalick 3 0-0 6, Gronzalaz 1 0-0 2, Zubris 1 0-0 2, Connley 5 0-0 10. Totals 22 2-2 47.

Wea (1-12, 1-10)   0 … 5 … 0 … 9 — 14

Mah (9-7, 6-5)  21 … 6 … 14 … 6 — 47

3-point FGs: Bro

Officials: Pizzico, Alisauckas