Varsity roundup: Trojans knock Emmaus
A full slate of games were contested in both of the Lehigh Valley’s High School basketball leagues on Tuesday.
The Emmaus boys team took it’s first league loss of the season, while the Northampton girls team beat Central Catholic behind a 30-plus-point effort from Aja Blount.
For more about your local teams see this week’s editions of the Lehigh Valley Press.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Parkland-Emmaus
The Trojans handed the Hornets their first loss in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference play, 76-63 Tuesday night at Emmaus.
Sam Iorio led all scored with a 31-point effort. Jake Bartholomew added 25 points for Parkland.
PARKLAND
Zeky 1-1-3-3 Bross 1-0-2-3 Rindock 1-0-0-2 Iorio 8-14-17-31, Bartholomew 9-2-2-25 Ruisch 4-3-3-12. TOTALS: 24-20-27-76.
EMMAUS
Diehl 0-0-0-0, M. Kachelries 5-3-3-15, D. Kachelries 10-3-5-24, Lewis 0-2-2-2, Cichocki 1-3-4-6, Artis 4-1-2-9, Riegel 0-0-0-0, Sabol 3-1-4-7. TOTALS: 23-13-20-63.
Parkland 14 22 21 19 - 76
Emmaus 24 9 12 18 - 63
Three-pointers: P - Bartholomew 5, Bross 1, Iorio 1, Ruisch 1; E - M. Kachelries 2, D. Kachelries 1, Cichocki 1.
Dieruff-Bethlehem Catholic
The Golden Hawks beat the Huskies 58-55.
Bethlehem Catholic was led by Justin Paz with a game-high 26 points.
CJ Richardson scored 17 points for Dieruff.
DIERUFF
Davis 1-0-0-2, Wilson 0-1-2-1, Rockmore 1-1-2-3, Franklin 1-1-2-3, Paniaqua 2-2-3-6, Whyte 2-0-1-5, Perkins 1-0-1-2, Hernandez 7-3-5-19, Richardson 7-3-4-17. TOTALS: 21-10-18-55.
BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC
Gardner 0-0-0-0, Melson 4-2-2-10, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Pettiford 2-2-2-7, Olde 3-0-0-6, Young 0-0-0-0, Paz 11-1-3-26, Robinson 2-3-3-9. TOTALS: 22-8-10-58.
Dieruff 13 13 19 10 - 55
Beth. Cath. 17 12 16 13 - 58
Three-pointers: D - Hernandez 2, Whyte 1; Paz 3, Pettiford 1.
Northampton-Central Catholic
The Konkrete Kids beat the Vikings 53-34.
Northampton got a balanced scoring effort with Jahmari Austin and Aidan Ellwood scoring 12 points each, while Morgan Heffelfinger and Michael Torres has 10 points apiece.
Dat Lambert led Central Catholic with 12 points.
NORTHAMPTON
Heffelfinger 4-2-2-10, Tocci 1-0-0-3, Ellwood 5-0-2-12, Weisenberger 1-0-0-2, Austin 5-1-1-12, Miller 0-0-0-0, Baird 1-0-0-2, Grib 1-0-0-2, Torres 5-0-0-10, Smith 0-0-0-0, Gula 0-0-0-0, Rodriguez 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-3-5-53.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Walsh 2-0-0-4, Ocasio 1-0-4-2, J. Vaughn 4-0-2-10, Lambert 3-6-8-12, S. Vaughn 0-0-0-0, Kellman 0-0-2-0, McChristian 0-0-0-0, Patridge 0-0-0-0, Filchner 1-0-0-2, Kern 0-0-2-0, Dana 0-0-0-0, Kratzer 0-4-4-4, Barry 0-0-0-0, Lynch 0-0-0-0, Csensits 0-0-0-0, Mickley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-10-22-34.
Northampton 15 19 9 10 - 53
Central Cath. 6 17 7 10 - 34
Three-pointers: N - Ellwood 2, Tocci 1, Austin 1; CC - J. Vaughn 2.
Notre Dame-Northwestern
Notre Dame rallied to defeat Northwestern in Colonial League action, 66-62.
Greg Lauray dropped a game-high 26 points for Notre Dame, who trailed by three at the half.
Robert Seyfried had 21 for the Tigers (5-8; 3-8), while Samuel Yadush poured in 19.
NORTHWESTERN
R. Seyfried 9-3-3-21, Yadush 8-1-3-19, Bollinger 3-2-3-8, S. Seyfried 3-0-0-7, Hallman 2-0-1-4, Ruch 1-1-1-3, Freeman 0-0-0-0, Kemmerer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-7-11-62.
NOTRE DAME
Lauray 13-0-1-26, Wilkins 8-2-3-18, Anthony 7-1-3-15, Daniel 2-0-0-4, Omick 1-0-0-3, Peapos 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 31-3-7-66.
Northwestern 13 18 17 14 - 62
Notre Dame 8 20 22 16 - 66
Three-pointers: Northwestern - Yadush 2, S. Seyfried 1; Notre Dame - Omick 1.
Freedom-Allen
The Patriots beat Allen 50-42.
Freedom’s Hailey Silfies scored 15 points in the win.
FREEDOM
Herman 1-1-2-3, Swint 4-1-2-9, Sanchez 0-0-0-0, Pheiffer 2-0-0-4, Silfies 5-3-4-15, Herera 0-0-0-0, Atiyeh 1-0-0-2, Coyne 1-0-0-2, Jefferson 1-1-2-3, Kokolus 1-0-0-2, Norder 5-0-0-10.
ALLEN
Andrews 4-0-0-9, Troche 6-0-2-15, Hiller 1-2-4-4, Russell 2-2-2-6, Rodriguez 0-2-2-2, Talib 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 15-8-12-42.
Freedom 18 12 12 8 - 50
Allen 11 9 14 8 - 42
Three-pointers: F - A - Troche 3, Andrews 1.
Whitehall-Nazareth
The Zephyrs beat the Blue Eagles 82-61.
Whitehall was led by Mike Esuilin with 19 points. Kasai Harrison added 17 for the Zephs, while Logan McGinley added 12 points and Zach Bradley scored 11.
Nazareth’s Kevin Wagner had 19 points.
WHITEHALL
Hudson 3-3-3-9, Buskirk 0-0-0-0, Esquilin 7-4-4-19, Gilbert 4-0-0-11, Walschburger 1-0-0-2, Harrison 7-2-3-17, Martinez 3-0-0-6, McGinley 5-2-4-12, Lisicky 0-0-0-0, Virgo 1-0-0-2, Johnson 2-0-0-4, Herman 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 33-11-14-82.
NAZARETH
Wagner 6-5-7-19, Nickischer 0-0-0-0, Harris 0-0-0-0, Ramin 5-0-1-10, Clark 5-0-0-14, Eldridge 0-0-0-0, Umar 0-0-0-0, Viva 2-0-0-4, Wickman 3-0-0-6, Briggs 3-0-0-8, Patton 0-0-0-0, Bachik 0-0-0-0, Stoner 0-0-0-0, Mahady 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-5-8-61.
Whitehall 17 26 22 17 - 82
Nazareth 9 19 23 10 -61
Three-pointers: N - Clark 4, Wagner 2, Briggs 2; W - Gilbert 3, Esquilin 1, Harrison 1.
Liberty-Easton
The Hurricanes cruised to a win over the Red Rovers 61-46.
Liberty’s Jeremy Johnson scored a game-high 20 points while teammate Alexander Serrano added 19 points and Cameron Hoffman chipped in with 14 points.
Easton was led by Jake Herres with 12 points.
LIBERTY
Serrano 7-0-0-19, Griffin 1-2-2-4, Johnson 5-10-12-20, Legree 0-0-0-0, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Pacheco 0-0-0-0, Erney 0-0-0-0, Hess 0-0-2-0, Harper 1-0-0-2, Hoffman 7-0-0-14, Cannon 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-12-22-61.
EASTON
Koch 0-0-0-0, Boylan 3-5-5-11, Olsen 0-0-0-0, Foreman 0-0-2-0, Herres 3-5-6-12, Hyppolite 0-0-0-0, Lewis 5-0-1-11, Dumbuya 3-0-0-6, Nimeh 0-0-0-0, Quezada 0-1-2-1, Fahie 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 15-13-16-46.
Liberty 16 13 19 13 - 61
Easton 6 14 13 13 - 46
Three-pointers: L - Serrano 5; E - Herres 1, Lewis 1, Fahie 1.
Catasauqua-Pen Argyl
The Green Knights edges the Rough Riders 44-42.
Tim Brunstetter scored a team-high 15 points for Pen Argyl.
Catty was led by 19 points from Isaiah Graves and 16 from Jaynel Green.
CATASAUQUA
Graves 6-4-5-19, Green 6-0-2-16, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Hawk 0-0-0-0, Bond 1-0-0-3, Brett 1-2-4-4, Ritter 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-6-11-42.
PEN ARGYL
Strouse 2-3-4-7, T. Cleary-Kojo 1-0-0-2, Scott 2-0-0-6, Barr 0-0-0-0, Brunstetter 6-3-3-15, Sampson 2-0-0-5, J. Cleary-Kojo 2-0-0-6, Robischeau 0-0-0-0, Messerschmidt 0-0-0-0, Hicks 0-0-0-0, Kukla 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 16-7-9-44.
Catasauqua 13 12 7 10 - 42
Pen Argyl 15 4 11 14 - 44.
Three-pointers: PA - Scott 2, J. Cleary-Kojo 2, Sampson 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Central Catholic-Northampton
Aja Blount scored a game-high 32 points to lead the Konkrete Kids past Central Catholic 46-29.
Margaux Eripret led the Vikettes with 17 points.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Martinez 0-0-0-0, Arevalo 2-0-0-4, Wert 0-0-0-0, Davis 2-0-0-5, Kidd 0-0-0-0 Eripret 5-6-8-17, Szmigiel 0-1-2-1, Kocsis 1-0-0-2, Dietz 0-0-0-0, Graglia 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-7-10-29.
NORTHAMPTON
Yeaw 0-0-0-0, Weindl 0-0-0-0, VanHorn 1-0-0-2, Rindock 2-0-0-5, Rogers 3-0-0-6, Devitt 0-0-0-0, Meixner 0-0-0-0, Rigo 0-1-2-1, Filchner 0-0-0-0, Blount 13-4-4-32. TOTALS: 19-5-6-46.
Central Cath. 9 10 3 7 - 29
Northampton 14 10 11 9 - 46
Three-pointers: CC - Davis 1, Eripret 1; N -
Emmaus-Parkland
The Trojans got balanced scoring in a 37-33 win over Emmaus.
Parkland’s Emily Piston and Kassidy Stout scored nine points each, while teammate Devyn Anderson added eight points.
Emmaus was led by a game-high 17 points from Kiyea White.
EMMAUS Grabowski 0-3-4-2, Stein 2-0-0-4, White 7-3-6-17, Vasquez 0-0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Hart 3-0-0-6, Ciara Wippel 1-1-2-3, DeJohn 0-0-0-0, Navitsky 0-0-0-0. TOTALS 13-7-12-33.
PARKLAND
Piston 3-1-2-9, Medlar 1-0-1-2, Buchman 1-0-0-2, K. Coval 1-0-0-2, Stain 2-1-2-5, Courter 0-0-0-0, Stout 3-3-4-9, Anderson 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 15-5-9-37.
Emmaus 11 7 11 4 - 33
Parkland 12 3 14 8 - 37
Three-pointers: P - Piston 2.
Notre Dame (Green Pond)-Northwestern
The Crusaders’ Cailie Murphy made a free throw with two second left to lift the Crusaders to a 45-44 win over Northwestern.
The Tigers’ Leighanna Lister had 17 points in the game.
NOTRE DAME
Gorman 3-1-3-8, Galle 1-2-2-5, Maslonka 2-0-0-5, Carlin 0-0-0-0, Small 0-0-0-0, Kelly 1-4-5-6, Brandt 2-1-2-5, Cai. Murphy 1-4-5-6, Esposito 1-0-0-2, Cas. Murphy 4-0-0-8. TOTALS: 15-12-17-45.
NORTHWESTERN
Stitzel 1-0-0-2, Lister 7-3-3-17, Chisdak 2-0-0-4, G. Sevrain 0-0-0-0, S. Sevrain 2-0-0-6, Williamson 1-7-10-9, Christopher 3-0-2-6. TOTALS: 16-10-15-44.
Notre Dame 12 13 12 8 - 45
Northwestern 10 13 7 14 - 44
Three-pointers: ND - Gorman 1, Galle 1, Maslonka 1; NW - S. Sevrain 2.
Wilson-Salisbury
The Falcons beat the Warriors 42-37.
Salisbury’s Caylin Meikrantz scored 14 points in the win, while teammate Sarah McGee added 13 points.
WILSON
Vega 4-3-4-11, Casciole 0-2-2-2,Dreyer 2-1-2-6, Gillen 2-0-0-6, Errico 1-0-0-3, Camillo 0-0-2-0, Quinn 3-0-0-9, Veres 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 12-6-12-37
SALISBURY
McGee 3-7-12-13, Gardus 2-1-2-5, Meikrantz 4-4-4-13 14, Hoeing 1-1-4-3,Nicholas 1-1-2-3,Bruns 1-1-2-4. TOTALS: 12-15-35-42
Wilson 11 10 7 9 - 37
Salisbury 15 15 6 6 - 42
Three-pointers: W - Quinn 3, Gillen 2, Dreyer 1, Errico 1; S - Meikrantz 2, Bruns 1.
Nazareth-Whitehall
The Blue Eagles beat the Zephyrs 48-36.
Nazareth’s Jessica Durnin scored a game-high 22 points.
Kylee Cunningham led Whitehall with 12 points.
NAZARETH
Deangelo 0-0-0-0, Brugler 7-2-6-17, Duignam 0-2-2-2, Youngkin 1-1-2-3, Durnin 9-0-2-22, Ma. Amy 0-0-0-0, Mo. Amy 1-0-0-2, Stevens 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-5-12-48.
WHITEHALL
Cunningham 4-0-0-12, George 0-0-0-0, Due 2-2-2-6, Buskirk 4-1-2-9, Clary 0-0-0-0, Dietz 0-0-0-0, Hines 4-0-0-9. TOTALS: 14-3-4-36.
Nazareth 12 13 13 10 - 48
Whitehall 9 2 8 17 - 36
Three-pointers: N - Durnin 4, Brugler 1; W - Cunningham 4, Hines 1.
Pen Argyl-Catasauqua
The Rough Riders came back from a first-quarter deficit to beat the Green Knights.
Amaila Johnson scored a team-high 17 points for Catty, while teammates Jade Biviano added 12.
Megan Lilly had a game-high 21 points for Pen Argyl.
PEN ARGYL
Campbell 0-1-2-1, O’Brien 0-3-4-3, Calabrese 0-0-0-0, Sampson 1-3-4-5, Lehman 0-1-2-1, Lilly 9-1-2-21, Weaver 0-2-4-2, R. Sutton 2-0-2-4, E. Sutton 1-3-4-5. TOTALS: 13-14-24-42.
CATASAUQUA Johnson 5-6-10-17, Gillespie 1-0-0-3, Bradley 2-2-3-6, Garner 1-2-3-4, Safadi 0-0-0-0, Biviano 4-4-4-12, Brown 0-0-0-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, George 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 15-14-20-47.
Pen Argyl 12 9 11 10 - 42
Catasauqua 4 16 16 11 - 47
Three-pointers: PA - Lilly 2; C - Johnson 1, Gillespie 1.
RIFLE
Freedom-East Stroudsburg North
The Timberwolves beat the Patriots 481-470.
East Stroudsburg North had three shooters (Lisa Cantor, Daniel Ernst and George Gerhart) shoot 97 to lead the team to victory.
Lleyton Herb and Ainsley Saverbrun shot 95 each for Freedom.
FREEDOM (470)
Lleyton Herb 95, Ainsley Saverbrun 95, Evan Amatore 94, Justin Szaro 93, Omar Koury 93.
ES NORTH (481)
Lisa Cantor 97, Daniel Ernst 97, George Gerhart 97, Brianna Soule 96, Hunterdon Watts 94.
North Pocono-Emmaus
The Hornets beat North Pocono 479-464.
The Hornets’ Lindsey Miller and Alex Baksa shot 97 each to lead their team.
NORTH POCONO
Stephen Hineline 95, Missy Shaffer 93, Zach Redmond 93, Chris Kakareka 92, Giovanna Gabello 91.
EMMAUS
Lindsey Miller 97, Alex Baksa 97, Tucker Danish 96, Amber Zeigler 95, Jessica Licker 94.
Salisbury-Berwick
The Bulldogs beat the Falcons 478-443.
Salisbury was led by 90s from Matt Staack and Bryce Erdman.
Berwicks Jared Knorr led all shooters with a 98.
SALISBURY (443)
Rebecca Aungst 88, Joe Busolits 88, Bryce Erdman 90, Matt Staack 90, Conor Zamora 87.
BERWICK (478)
Jared Knorr 98, Shane Levan 94, Airlia Martz 95, Kylie Lewis 95, Hunter Bobesky 96.