Weatherly Area Boys’ Basketball Wreckers fall to Colts, Miners

Carly Minchhoff added eight points for the Fillies, and Ashley Pleban also scored eight against her hometown team as Marian (19-1) won its 16th straight game, and improved to 12-0 in Schuylkill League Division III.

Kelly Reiner scored nine points for the Lady Wreckers (4-15, 1-11).

WEATHERLY AREA (16) - Kane 1 0-0 2, Binder 0 0-0 0, Gaydosick 0 0-0 0, Houser 1 1-2

3, McGill 0 0-0 0, Davidovich 1 0-0 2, Reiner 3

2-4 9, Weston 0 0-0 0, Paisley 0 0-0 0.

Totals 6 3-6 16.

MARIAN (68) - Pleban 3 1-2 8, Digris 2 0-1

6, Martinelli 8

Julius Currie scored 23 points, including six of Marian’s 10 3-pointers as the Colts downed Weatherly Area 81-46 last week, clinching the Schuylkill League Division III championship in the process.

Frank Valente added 17 points for Colts, who improved to 11-1 in league play and 14-7 overall.

For the Wreckers (1-18, 0-12), Jordan Mitchell scored 15 points.

Marian pulled out a 32-29 win in the junior varsity game.

MARIAN (81) - Ramirez 2 4-5 8, Vizcaino 0

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Jr. High Basketball Roundup

Freshman Boys’ Basketball

HOSTS: Alex & JoAnne Zidock

THURS. 9:30 PM

Replays: FRI. 8:30 AM & 9:30 PM

3-pointers:

Pleban, Digris 2, Martinelli 2, Perez.

Championships this week.

Hazleton Area 59, Crestwood 29 - Dom Nika hit for 21 points to propel the Hazleton Area freshman boys’ basketball team past host Crestwood last week. Dylan Stish and Kendrick Ortiz added eight and seven points, respectively, for the Cougars. Connor Wagaman scored five points for Crestwood.

Eighth Grade Girls’ Basketball

Panther Valley 29, Weatherly Area 20Danika Blazosky scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Lady Panthers past Weatherly Area. Isabella D’Ancona contributed seven in the win.

Mya Binder topped the Lady Wreckers with eight and Courtney Snyder netted six.

Eighth Grade Boys’ Basketball

Weatherly Area 36, Panther Valley 27Mitchell Knock rimmed nine points and Kyle Reiner followed with eight, helping the Wreckers dispatch PV. Kaden Koerbler and Tyler Hall showed the way for the Panthers with 11 and seven, respectively.

Seventh Grade Boys’ Basketball

Panther Valley 56, Weatherly Area 31Chase McArdle led a trio of Panthers in double digits with 20 points, followed by Tyler Hall with 17 and Cy Maynard with 10.

79, Weatherly Area 32Dante Carr scored a teamhigh 18 points as Minersville eased past visiting Weatherly Area in a Division II-III crossover game. Bradley Kostishak and Shazier Bethea both added 13 points, Haidyn Urquiza totaled 11 and Lorenzo Yourey finished with 10 points for the Battlin’ Miners (13-7, 6-5).

Ian McLaurin poured in a game-high 22 points for the Wreckers.

Minersville claimed the junior varsity opener, 55-44.