The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will take center stage on Friday night, but Thursday night belonged to the Colonial League and Bangor, Notre Dame-Green Pond, Salisbury, and Wilson, who are all in league playoff contention, were among the winners.
The Colonial League is expected to be busy again on Saturday, but there has already been one postponement as Southern Lehigh at Northern Lehigh has been moved to Monday night due to the expected snowstorm.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s results:
COLONIAL LEAGUE
BANGOR 80, PALISADES 53
The Slaters rebounded from a 35-point loss to Notre Dame with a home win over the Pirates and improved to 8-9 overall, 7-6 in the league.
Palisades 11 – 16 – 11 – 15 — 53
Bangor 23 – 18 – 23 – 6 — 80
PALISADES (53)
Stiansen 3 3-5 10, Carey 8 10-11 28, Bonelli 1 0-0 2, Sessinger 1 2-2 4, Wallbillich 3 0-0 9. Totals 16 15-18 53.
BANGOR (80)
Johnson 3 0-0 6, Kluska 6 0-0 14, Diaz 2 1-2 6, Miller 3 3-4 9, Giaquinto 5 3-3 15, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Strohe 1 2-3 4, Merklinger 2 0-0 4, Heald 7 2-2 16, Stout 1 0-0 2, Quagliato 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 11-14 80.
3-pointers: Palisades (6) Wallbillich 3, Carey 2, Stiansen. Bangor (5) Kluska 2, Giaquinto 2, Diaz.
WILSON 49, PEN ARGYL 21
The Warriors improved to 12-5 overall and 10-3 in the league. It was just the Warriors’ second win in their last six games.
Pen Argyl 2 – 4 – 5 – 10 — 21
Wilson 4 – 18 – 12 – 14 — 49
PEN ARGYL (21)
Irwin-Hill 3 0-1 6, Kennedy 0 0-2 0, Hershey 4 0-0 11, Moore 1 0-0 2, Piperato 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 0-3 21.
WILSON (49)
Harris 3 4-6 10, Jeantry 1 0-0 2, Gibson 2 0-0 5, Rusu 0 2-2 2, Stem 3 0-0 6, Shaw 8 2-2 19, Westbrook 2 0-2 5. Totals 18 8-12 49.
3-pointers: Pen Argyl (3) Hershey 3. Wilson (3) Shaw, Westbrook, Gibson.
SAUCON VALLEY 66, CATASAUQUA 36
The Panthers won their third straight and improved to 6-12 overall, while Catty fell to 0-15.
Saucon Valley 17 – 13 – 19 – 17 — 66
Catasauqua 16 – 0 – 10 – 10 — 36
SAUCON VALLEY (66)
Magnotta 5 2-2 13, Zavacky 1 0-0 3, Townsend 2 0-0 4, Albert 7 0-0 19, Joseph-Davis 7 0-4 14, Robertson 3 7-9 13. Totals 25 9-15 66.
CATASAUQUA (36)
Juica 2 0-0 4, M. Jimenez 1 0-0 3, Rivera 2 1-1 5, J. Jimenez 1 1-2 3, Torres 1 0-0 3, Schneck 2 0-0 4, Bright 1 1-2 3, Fotta 1 2-2 4, Keys 2 3-4 7. Totals 13 8-11 36.
3-pointers: Saucon (7) Albert 5, Magnotta, Zavacky. Catasauqua (2) M. Jimenez, Torres.
NOTRE DAME 72, MORAVIAN ACADEMY 58
Notre Dame 18 – 20 – 24 – 10 — 72
Moravian 8 – 20 – 12 – 18 — 58
In his next game after becoming Notre Dame-Green Pond’s all-time scoring leader, Brendan Boyle kept compiling numbers. He had four 3-pointers in a 22-point effort to lead the Crusaders to their third straight win and improved to 14-4 overall.
NOTRE DAME-GP (72)
B. Boyle 4 2-2 22, Rodgers 1 2-2 4, Becker 2 0-0 5, Vassallo 1 0-0 2, Howlett 3 5-7 11, Marcks 1 1-2 3, Altmire 11 1-1 23. Totals 28 6-15 72.
MORAVIAN ACADEMY (58)
Patel 11 7-10 32, Miller 1 0-0 3, Phillips 0 2-2 2, Borsuk 2 3-6 7, Ray 7 0-0 14. Totals 21 12-18 58.
3–pointers: Notre Dame (5) Boyle 4, Becker.
SALISBURY 68, NORTHERN LEHIGH 26
The Falcons clinched a District 11 3A berth by improving to 10-7 overall, 9-5 in the league.
Northern Lehigh 9 – 5 – 8 – 4— 26
Salisbury 23 – 13 – 21 – 11 — 68
NORTHERN LEHIGH (26)
Frame 1 0-0 2, Parvel 2 5-7 9, Smyth 1 0-0 2, Simms 2 1-2 5, Buskirk 1 3-4 6, Silverio 1 0-0 2. Totals 8 9-15 26.
SALISBURY (68)
Artis 2 2-3 7, Lovelidge 1 0-0 2, Foley 1 0-0 3, Lopez 4 2-2 11, Fenstermaker 8 1-1 19, Cisneros 1 0-0 2, Bleam 3 0-0 6, Adamcik 3 0-0 7, Utesch 4 3-4 11. Totals 27 8-10 68.
3-pointers: Northern Lehigh (1) Buskirk. Salisbury (6) Fenstermaker 2, Adamcik, Artis, Lopez, Foley.
PALMERTON 51, NORTHWESTERN 45
The Blue Bombers bounced back from a 19-point loss to Southern Lehigh with their fifth wini n their last six games and improved to 14-5 overall.
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NONLEAGUE
NOTRE DAME-ES 61, PLEASANT VALLEY 60
The Spartans got their third win of the season over an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference team and improved to 10-2 overall. The Bears lost their seventh straight and fell to 3-12.
Notre Dame-ES 12 – 16 – 22 – 11 —61
Pleasant Valley 20 – 13 – 11 – 16 — 60
NOTRE DAME-EAST STROUDSBURG (61)
Freeman 3 0-0 7, Natale 5 0-1 13, Spears 5 3-4 14, Medina 5 0-4 10, Hardy 3 0-2 7, Cabrera 4 1-2 10. Totals 25 4-13 61.
PLEASANT VALLEY (60)
Blass 3 0-0 6, J. Moore 5 3-4 14, Francois 6 1-1 16, P. Moore 3 1-2 7, Hallenbeck 2 0-0 6, Ratti 2 0-0 6, Prator 1 0-0 2, Lucas 1 0-1 3. Totals 23 6-8 60.
3-pointers: NDES (7) Natale 3, Freeman, J. Moore, Hardy, Cabrera. PV (8) Francois 3, Hallenbeck 2, Ratti 2, Lucas.
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