COCALAMUS - Mikhail Whitcomb scored 25 points and had eight steals, and Line Mountain forced a playoff for the Tri-Valley League title with a 70-31 win over East Juniata in girls basketball Thursday. Line Mountain (16-5, 11-1) will play Greenwood next Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Halifax for the league title.
Paige Swineford had 15 points and Kasey Long 13 points and seven rebounds for the Eagles, who host Williams Valley to end the regular season on Saturday.
LINE MTN. (70) - Long 6 1-2 13, Bethge 0 1-2 1, Swineford 6 3-4 15, London 1 0-0 2, M. Lagerman 1 1-2 3, K. Lagerman 1 0-0 2, Whitcomb 8 6-9 25, Fessler 2 1-3 5, Menko 2 0-0 4, Lahr 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 13-22 70.
EAST JUNIATA (31) - Marker 0 0-0 0, Truitt 1 0-0 2, Maguire 1 0-1 3, Hoover 1 0-0 3, Nace 2 0-0 5, Eichman 1 0-1 2, Trego 1 0-0 2, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Helmuth 1 0-0 2, Jones 3 0-0 6, Frymoyer 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 0-2 31.
Line Mountain (16-5) 28 16 20 6 - 70
East Juniata (7-13) 9 12 0 10 - 31
3-point FGs: Line Mountain (3) - Whitcomb 3; East Juniata (3) - Maguire, Hoover, Nace..
Boys Basketball Minersville 52 Lourdes 38
COAL TOWNSHIP - David King scored 24 points, leading the Battlin' Miners to the Schuylkill League victory over the Red Raiders.
Cole Weachock added 14 for Minersville, which pulled away after trailing 19-18 at the half.
For Lourdes, Zach Chesney knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 21 points.
MINERSVILLE (38) - Whitman 1 0-0 2, Weachock 4 6-9 14, Melochick 0 1-2 1, Kopinetz 2 0-1 4, Dixon 1 2-2 5, King 11 2-7 24, Haney 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 11-21 52.
LOURDES (52) - Honaback 0 0-0 0, Menapace 0 0-0 0, Chesney 8 0-0 21, Savitski 2 0-0 5, Oquendo 3 0-0 6, Pennypacker 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 0-0 38.
Minersville 5 13 18 16 - 52
Lourdes (6-14) 7 12 10 9 - 38
3-point FGs: Dixon, Chesney 5, Savitski.
JV score: Minersville 52-45 (Matt Savitski 15).
Blue Mountain 45 North Schuylkill 33
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Jake Cryts scored 16 points, and Kyle O'Brien added 10, leading the Eagles to a win that eliminated the Spartans from the District 11 playoff race.
John Chernewski led North Schuylkill with seven points.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (45) - Yost 1 0-0 2, LaScala 3 0-0 6, Cryts 7 1-5 16, Tobash 2 3-4 7, Laughlin 0 2-4 2, O'Brien 4 2-2 10. Totals 18 8-15 45.
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (33) - Rakowsky 2 1-4 6, Motsney 1 0-0 2, Meyer 1 0-0 3,
Chernewski 2 3-6 7, Cicioni 2 0-0 5, Skinner 1 2-4 4, McCloskey 2 1-2 5, Kovach 0 1-2 1. Totals 11 8-18 33.
Blue Mtn. 5 9 16 15 - 45
N. Schuylkill (9-12) 5 7 9 12 - 33
3-point FGs: Cryts, Rakowsky, Meyer, Cicioni.
JV score: Not available.
Girls swimming Williamsport 105 Mount Carmel 69
MOUNT CARMEL - Claire Smith and Haley Miller were double winners for Williamsport. Kayleen Klemas (100 backstroke) and Amy Besser (100 breaststroke) won for Mount Carmel.
200 medley relay - 1. Williamsport (Schwoyer, Harris, Smith, Drum) 2:05.17; 2. Williamsport; 3. Mount Carmel; 200 freestyle - 1. Bethann Schwoyer, W, 2:07.10; 2. Rachel Fletcher, MC; 3. Haley Miller, W; 200 IM - 1. Kelsey Harris, W, 2:28.31; 2. Alex Isacason, W; 3. Megan Hepler, W; 50 freestyle - 1. Claire Smith, W, 27.75; 2. Jolene Drum, MC; 3. Cathy Fletcher, MC; Diving - 1. Kirby Bittner, W, 178.75; 2. Courtney Snyder. W; 3. Nicole English, W; 100 butterfly - 1. Smith, W, 1:06.97; 2. Maria Bresticker, W; 3. Kiera Caskey, W; 100 freestyle - 1. Drum, W, 1:05.17; 2. C. Fletcher, MC; 3. Maddison Fink, W; 500 freestyle - 1. Haley Miller, W, 6:02.16; 2. R. Fletcher, MC; 3. Bresticker, W; 200 freestyle relay - 1. Williamsport (Schwoyer, Smith, Harris, Bresticker) 1:55.39; 2. Williamsport; 3. Mount Carmel; 100 backstroke - 1. Kayleen Klemas, MC, 1:16.75; 2. Samantha Miscavage, MC; 3. Nicole Fiamoncini, MC: 100 breaststroke - 1. Amy Besser, MC, 1:22.51; 2. Ashley D'Andrea, MC; 3. Miranda Green, MC; 400 freestyle relay - 1. Mount Carmel (R. Fletcher, Fiamoncini, Miscavage, C. Fletcher, 4:29.45; Mount Carmel.
Boys swimming Williamsport 108 Mount Carmel 40
MOUNT CARMEL - Alec Zsido won the 100-yard breaststroke for Mount Carmel.
200 medley relay - 1. Williamsport (Mankey, Harris, Kuzio, Frazier) 1:48.11; 2. Williamsport; 3. Williamsport; 200 freestyle - 1. Jacob Mankey, W, 1:59.14; 2. Matt Fox, W; 3. Ethan Fuller, W; 200 IM - 1. John Good, W, 2:15.54; 2. Ryan Hartzell, W; 3. Michael Swatski, MC; 50 freestyle - 1. Duncan Frazier, W, 23.00; 2. Shaun Smith, W; 3. Alexc Zsido, MC; Diving - 1. Seth Hunter, W, 169.15; 2. Devon, W; 100 butterfly - 1. Scott Smith, W, 1:01.03; 2, Matt Fox, W; 3. Jakin Rintelman, W; 100 freestyle - 1. Kuzio, W, 53.80; 2. Nick Pellegrino, W; 3. Mikael Hause, MC; 500 freestyle - 1. Trevor Harris, W, 5:14.96; 2. Ethan Fuller, W; 3. Chet Schwoyer, W; 200 freestyle relay - 1. Williamsport (Mankey, Kuzio, Nardone, Pellegrino), 1:41.05; 2. Williamsport; 3. Mount Carmel; 100 backstroke - 1. Ryan Hartzell, W, 1:01.80; 2. Good, W; 3. Smith, W: 100 breaststroke - 1. Zsido, MC, 1;18.26; 2. Chris Monahan, MC; 3. Nardone, W; 400 freestyle relay - 1. Mount Carmel (Hause, Monahan, Brzostowski, Swatski), 4:36.31; 2. Williamsprt; 3. Williamsport.
Wrestling Sullivan County 38
Southern Columbia 31
CATAWISSA R.R. - Southern won five of nine bouts but gave up four forfeits in the loss.
103 - Colton Fry, Su, dec. Brett Shepard, 6-1 (0-3); 112 - Sullivan won by forfeit (0-9); 119 - Brian Smith, Su, dec. Justin Janovich, 8-2 (0-12); 125 - Sull won by forfeit (0-18); 130 - Sull won by forfeit (0-24); 135 - Logen Mensinger, SCA, maj. dec. 15-5 (4-24); 140 - Dane Woodruff, Su, tech. fall Diego Otero, 18-2 (4:11) (4-29); 145 - Kody Hembury, Su, dec. Jesse Keefer, 4-2 (4-32); 152 - Michael Moore, SC, dec. Matt Dailey, 1-0 (7-32); 160 - Brian Watkins, SC, pinned Corey Hunter, :51 (13-32); 171 - Colton Temple, SC, pinned Darrell Walberg, 2:18 (19-32); 189 - Sull won by forfeit (19-38); 215 - Jake Becker, SC, won by forfeit (25-38); 285 - Hayden Reed, SC, pinne Nate Ritinski, 1:19 (31-38).