Liberty remained in the thick of the Lehigh Valley Summer League playoff race with a 54-44 victory over East Stroudsburg North last Thursday. Elizah Marabel paced the Hurricanes with 15 points as Liberty improved to 4-3 on the season.

In the Small School Division, Catasauqua fell to Northwestern, 59-49. Despite the loss, the Rough Riders remained tied for fourth place in the standings with a 3-4 record alongside Salisbury and Warren Hills.

Freedom dropped a 66-47 contest to Emmaus. The Patriots fell to 1-6 on the season.

Here’s a breakdown of last Thursday’s scores and the standings coming into the week.

Small School Division

Southern Lehigh 60, LV Academy 54

Jack Fistner (Southern Lehigh) — 16 points

Salisbury 51, Northern Lehigh 49

Julian Makhoul (Salisbury) — 10 points

Warren Hills 48, Palmerton 46

Rashid Hill (Warren Hills) — 14 points

Northwestern 59, Catasauqua 49

Liam Nicholas (Northwestern) — 16 points

Big School Division

Liberty 54, East Stroudsburg North 44

Elizah Marabel (Liberty) — 15 points

Easton 45, Allen 43

Saboor Houser (Easton) — 12 points

Executive Education 64, Emmaus 59

Eshaan Tung (Executive Education) — 25 points

Parkland 56, Nazareth 35

Blake Nassry (Parkland) — 15 points

Wilson West Lawn 60, Central Catholic 54

Kaler Cornish (Wilson West Lawn) — 12 points

Emmaus 66, Freedom 47

Tyler Leahman (Emmaus) — 14 points

Dallas 60, Notre Dame-Green Pond 54

Pat Flannigan (Dallas) — 15 points

Quakertown 50, Bangor 38

Trae McCray (Quakertown) — 14 points

Small School Division Standings

Southern Lehigh    7-0

Northwestern       5-2

LV Academy   4-2

Catasauqua   3-4

Salisbury    3-4

Warren Hills       3-4

Northern Lehigh    2-4

Palmerton    0-7

Big School Division Standings

Dallas 6-1

Executive Education 6-1

Parkland 6-1

Wilson West Lawn 6-1

Central Catholic 5-2

Emmaus 5-3

Liberty 4-3

Whitehall  3-3

Allen 3-4

Notre Dame GP 2-4

Eastburg North 2-5

Easton  2-5

Quakertown 2-5

Nazareth 1-5

Bangor 1-6

Freedom 1-6