JERSEY SHORE - Shaylee Pesarchick scored a game-high 14 points and Shamokin Area rolled out to a big early lead en route to a 54-28 Heartland I girls basketball victory over Jersey Shore Saturday.
The Indians, who also had Gabby Lahr in double figures with 10 points, led 19-5 after a quarter, increasing that to 34-12 by the intermission.
Karley Oeler was the only Bulldog to reach double figures, scoring 11 points.
SHAMOKIN (54) - Erdman 2 1-2 6, Popewczak 0 0-0 0, Eby 2 0-1 5, Erb 0 0-0 0, Shoff 4 0-0 9, Bonshock 3 0-0 7, Aurand 0 0-0 0, Pope 0 0-0 0, Nazih 0 0-0 0, Pesarchick 5 1-6 14, Lahr 5 0-8 10, Zimmerman 1 0-0 3, Hasuga 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 2-17 54.
JERSEY SHORE (28) - Hess 2 0-0 4, N. Trunzo 1 0-0 2, Severino 0 0-0 0, Rell 1 0-0 2, Rozenberg 2 0-0 4, Oeler 4 3-6 11, Palski 0 0-0 0, S. Trunzo 2 1-2 5, Lorson 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-8 28.
3-point field goals: Erdman, Eby, Shoff, Bonshock, Pesarchick 3, Zimmerman,
JV Score: Shamokin 54-50.
Southern Columbia 71 St. John Neumann 27
LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP - All five starters scored in double figures for the Tigers in the victory over the Knights. Mackenzie Chaundy led the way with 14.
Christina Podpora followed with 13, Haley Levan had 11, while Jill Oley and Abby Hager chipped in with 10 apiece.
SOUTHERN (71) - Jankowski 1 3-4 5, Hager 5 0-2 10, Klock 3 0-2 6, Shimock 0 0-0 0, Wilk 0 0-0 0, Sage 0 0-0 0, Mudrock 1 0-0 2, Oley
4 2-6 10, Chaundy 6 2-2 14, Levan 5 1-4 11, Dusick 0 0-0 0, Podpora 4 5-6 13. Totals 29 13-26 71.
NEUMANN (27) - Helminiak 4 1-2 9, Lisi 1 0-0 2, Blankenhorn 1 0-0 2, McAdams 2 3-4 8, Gerrity 1 1-2 3, Hill 1 1-2 3. Totals 10 6-10 27.
3-point field goals: McAdams
Mount Carmel 54 Central Columbia 40
ALMEDIA - Amanda Arellano and Maura Fiamoncini scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, leading the Red Tornadoes to the Heartland II victory over the Blue Jays.
Murtin and Carl has 13 points apiece for Central.
MOUNT CARMEL (54) - Bolick 1 0-0 3, Stellar 0 2-2 2, Parker 3 2-6 8, Fiamoncini 5 3-4 14, Arellano 5 3-4 15, Varano 3 2-2 8, Winhofer 0 2-2 2, Kleman 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 14-20 54.
CENTRAL COLUMBIA (40) - Klingerman 1 1-2 3, Murtin 5 2-2 13, Carl 3 7-10 13, Harder 0 0-0 0, McCracken 3 2-4 8, North 1 1-2 3. Totals 13 14-20 40.
3-point field goals: Arellano 2, Fiamoncini, Bolick.
Boys Basketball Minersville 56 Mount Carmel 47
MOUNT CARMEL - Zach Tocyloski scored 23 points to lead the Red Tornadoes in the non-league setback to the Battlin' Miners. Juwan Sullins followed with 10 points.
MINERSVILLE (56) - McBreen 2 3-3 8, Stephan 0 0-0 0, Fekerre 1 0-0 2, Hashin 4 0-1 10, Leshko 3 2-3 10, Graham 7 0-0 15, Tobin 5 1-3 11. Totals 22 6-10 56.
MOUNT CARMEL (47) - Tocyloski 6 8-11 23, Sullins 4 0-0 10, Panko 0 0-0 0, Bettleyon 1 0-1 2, Bielski 1 0-0 3, Dormer 3 1-2 7, Amarose 0 2-4 2. Totals 15 11-18 47.
3-point field goals: Hashin 2, Leshko 2, McBreen, Graham, Tocyloski 3, Sullins 2, Bielski.
Tri-Valley 58 Line Mountain 54
HEGINS - Freshman CJ Reichard scored 18 points, had five steals and eight rebounds for the Eagles in the non-league loss to the Bulldogs.
Dylan Bartholomew contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Logan Ingram had 11 points.
LINE MOUNTAIN (54) - Reichard 7 0-1 18, Michael 0 1-2 1, Masser 3 2-2 9, Mace 1 0-0 3, Ingram 4 3-4 11, Bartholomew 6 0-0 12. Totals 21 6-9 54.
Tri-Valley (58) - J. Buchanan 7 5-13 20, A. Buchanan 0 0-0 0, McNally 2 4-7 8, Zemanchick 2 0-2 4, Yearsly 2 2-2 8, Opozda 9 0-4 18. Totals 22 11-28 58.
3-point field goals: Reichard 4, Masser, Mace, Yearsly 2.
Wrestling Upper Dauphin Duals
ELIZABETHVILLE - Shamokin Area fell 48-30 to Upper Dauphin and 45-21 to Littlestown in the tournament held Saturday at Upper Dauphin High School.
Adam Miller (285), Brett Long (138), Josiah Miller (170) and Brett Rebuck (182) had falls for the Indians in the match with Upper Dauphin. Rebuck (170) and Michael Britton (126) recorded falls in the Littlestown match.
Upper Dauphin 48 Shamokin 30
285 - Adam Miller (S) pinned Jacob Snyder, :50; 106 - Matthew Heck (UD) won by forfeit; 113 - Connor Boyer (UD) pinned Joshua Britton, 1:52; 120 - Dylan Harner (UD) won by forfeit; 126 - Coy Campbell (UD) pinned Michael Britton, 1:41; 132 - Devin Pietkiewicz (S) dec. Ashton Dauberman, 18-11; 138 - Brett Long (S) pinned Kegan Clowes, :48; 145 - Alex Messner (UD) won by forfeit; 152 - Jake Carpenter (S) dec. Evan Hoffman, 9-2; 160 - Jackson Kennerly (UD) pinned Kyle DiOrio, :31; 170 - Josiah Miller (S) pinned Dakotah Geyer, :49; 182 - Brett Rebuck (S) pinned Marion Thomas, 1:06; 195 - Hayden McAllister (UD) pinned Brayson Pawelczyk, 2:23; 220 - Colin Harner (UD) pinned Garrett Zalar, 3:17.
Littlestown 45 Shamokin 21
220 - Matt Guilday (L) pinned Garrett Zalar, :30; 285 - Zach MacCleod (L) pinned Adam Miller, 3:25; 106 - Josh Trousdale (L) won by forfeit; 113 - Josh Britton (S) won by forfeit; 120 - Double forfeit; 126 - Michael Britton (S) pinned Anthyn Brown, 3:53; 132 - Cory Becker (L) dec. Devin Pietkiewicz, 9-2; 138 - Ian McClure (L) pinned Brett Long, 2:19; 145 - Brandon Mullican (L) won by forfeit; 152 - Jordan Matthews (L) dec. Jake Carpenter, 4-1; 160 - Adam Smith (L) pinned Kyle DiOrio, 5:38; 170 - Brett Rebuck (S) pinned Ben Snouffer, 1:33; 182 - Josiah Miller (S) dec. Connor Geiman, 16-14; 195 - Daniel Arnett (L) dec. Brayson Pawelczyk, 9-3.
From Friday Boys Basketball Hughesville 58 Mount Carmel 40
HUGHESVILLE - Zach Tocyloski scored a game-high 24 points, but he was the only Red Tornado in double figures in the Heartland II setback to the Spartans.
Sean Poust had 19 points for Hughesville. Logan Henry added 11.
MOUNT CARMEL (40) - Tocyloski 8 2-2 24; Sullins 3 2-2 10; Bettleyon 0 1-3 1; Bielski 0 0-2 0; Dormer 1 0-0 2; Amarose 1 2-3 4. Totals 13 7-12 40.
HUGHESVILLE (58) - Woolcock 1 0-0 3; Smith 2 0-0 4; Henry 3 5-7 11; Henry 2 2-2 7; Welch 3 3-6 9; Poust 6 5-5 19; Duff 1 0-0 2; Mason 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 15-20 57.
3-point field goals: Tocyloski 5, Sullins 2, Poust 2, Woolcock, Henry.