COAL TOWNSHIP - Lourdes boys advanced to the championship game of their tipoff tournament with a 55-10 win over Gillingham Charter Friday.
The Red Raiders will play Tri-Valley, who beat Meadowbrook Christian in the other semifinal game.
Freshman Larry Czeponis led the way for the Red Raiders with 12 points and six rebounds. The Red Raiders led 39-5 at the half.
GILLINGHAM CHARTER (10) - Kauffman 2 0-0 6, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 0-2 0, Hutchinson 1 0-2 2, Murray 0 0-2 0. Totals 4 0-6 10.
LOURDES (55) - Nguyen 1 0-0 2, L, Holleran 2 1-1 5, Bucanelli 1 0-0 3, Gilger 1 0-0 3, A. Holleran 1 0-0 3, Pawelizyk 2 1-2 5, Fobia 3 0-0 7, Padula 2 0-0 4, O'Brien 1 0-0 2, Feese 1 0-0 2, Ahrensfield 3 0-0 6, Czeponis 6 0-0 12. Totals 24 4-5 55.
3-point FGs: Kauffman 2, Gilger, A. Holleran, Fobia.
Mifflinburg 82 Line Mountain 33
MIFFLINBURG - Brett Luhrman scored 21 points, James Zack 15 and Jeremy Uskowkas 13 as Mifflinburg downed Line Mountain in the first round of the Mifflinburg Tipoff Tournament.
Kellon Masser and Elijah Zablosky each scored 12 points for the Eagles.
LINE MOUNTAIN (33) - Masser 4 4-5 12, B. Michael 1 0-0 3, Zablosky 4 4-6 12, J. Michael 1 0-0 2, Bartholomew 2 0-0 4, Ingram 0 0-0 0, Mace 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 8-11 33.
MIFFLINBURG (82) - Luhrman 8 2-3 21, Casselback 1 0-0 3, Oliveri 1 0-0 3, Zack 7 1-4 15, Sauers 2 0-2 4, Wagner 3 2-4 9, Shockley 4 0-0 8, Uskowskas 6 1-4 13, Finsterbush 2 0-0 4, Raker 1 0-0 2. Totals 35 6-17 82.
3-point FGs: Line Mountain (1) - B. Michael; Mifflinburg (6) - Luhrman 3, Casselback, Oliveri, Wagner.
Girls basketball
Selinsgrove 55 Line Mountain 53
MANDATA - Despite a fourth-quarter rally, Line Mountain girls dropped their season opener to Selinsgrove Friday, 55-53, in the Line Mountain Tipoff Tournament. The other game, between Millville and Penns Valley, was canceled due to weather concerns. Penns Valley will play Line Mountain tonight at 6 and Millville will play Selinsgrove at 7:30.
Nikki Krebs scored 22 points for the Seals, who opened a 36-24 halftime lead. But Line Mountain whittled into the lead in the second half. Madison Lagerman led the way for the Eagles with 19 points, and Joelle Snyder added 13. Jess Zimmerman had 10 rebounds.
SELINSGROVE (55) - Krebs 8 6-10 22, Breheny 1 0-0 2, Foor 2 0-0 4, Schmouder 1 0-0 2, VanBuskirk 0 1-3 1, Kerstetter 2 3-11 7, ReibSchied 5 1-3 11, Whitten 3 0-0 6, Bausinger 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 11-27 55.
LINE MOUNTAIN (53) - Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Scott 1 2-4 5, Snyder 5 2-6 13, Lagerman 4 7-12 19, Reed 1 1-2 4, Zimmerman 2 1-4 5, Troutman 3 1-7 7, Yerger 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 14-35 53.
3-point FGs: Selinsgrove - None. Line Mountain (4) - Scott, Snyder, Reed, Lagerman.
Wrestling
Three advance for Mount Carmel
BLOOMSBURG - Three Mount Carmel wrestlers advanced through the first round at the Darren Kllingerman Invitational Tournament at Bloomsburg University.
Shane Gudonis (113), Blake Panko (152) and Allen Yancoskie (182) advanced for the Red Tornadoes. Panko and Yancoskie each had pins and Gudonis was an 8-5 winner over Sullivan County's Mikel Houseknecht.
Mount Carmel was tied with Montgomery for 10th place in the team standings with 14 points. Pottsville led the tournament with 21 points, followed by Sullivan County (20) and Meyers (19).
The tournament continues today.
Mount Carmel results
First round
106: Lane Tanney, pinned Jasper Stocker, Tam, 1:07; 113: Shane Gudonis, dec. Mikel Houseknecht, Sull, 8-5; 120: Ethan Calkins, Troy, pinned Damien Paker, 1:59; 126: Bryant Johnson, Mtg, maj. dec. Dion Watson, 8-0; 152: Blake Panko pinned Ryan Wolfe, PG, 3:00; 160: Rob Wozniak, MA, pinned Cody Little, 1:12; 182: Allen Yancoskie pinned Mike Kremenic, Han, 3:35; 195: Guy Zimmerman, PG, tech. fall Wesley Shurock, 18-2, 4:34; 285: James Cox, WV, pinned Ethan Bartos, 4:51.
Team standings and key
1. Pottsville (Pott) 21; 2. Sullivan County (Sull) 20; 3. Meyers (Mey), 19; 4. Tamaqua (Tam) 18; 5. Warrior Run (WR) 17.5; 6. Hanover (Han) 16; 7. Bloomsburg (bl) 15.5; 8T. Pine Grove (PG), Troy 14.5; 10T. Mount Carmel (MC), Montgomery (Mtg) 14; 12T. Canton (Can), Mahanoy Area (MA), Williams Valley (WV) 12; 15T. GAR, Schuylkill Haven (SH) 8.