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From the Times-News:
Jim Thorpe kept its postseason hopes alive with a 55-40 non-league win over visiting Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech.
After trailing 15-13 after the opening quarter, the Olympians erupted offensively and locked down on the defensive end to outscore CMVT 36-9 over the middle two periods. Read the full article >>
CMVT
C. Hook 5-2-2-16, J. Hook 4-0-2-10, Hunsinger 5-0-0-12, Mussleman 1-0-0-2, Cragle 0-0-0-0, Crawford 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-2-4-40.
JIM THORPE
McElmoyle 0-1-2-1, Batts 0-0-0-0, Lawrence 1-0-0-3, Bucci 0-0-0-0, Reis 4-6-6-14, Holland 1-0-2-2, Robinson 9-1-3-19, Mosteller 1-0-0-2, Susko 0-0-0-0, Ventrella 0-0-0-0, Smelas 7-0-0-14. TOTALS: 23-8-13-55.
CMVT 15 3 6 16 – 40
Jim Thorpe 13 19 17 6 – 55
Three-pointer: CMVT - C. Hook 4, J. Hook 2, Hunsinger 2; JT - Lawrence 1.
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From the Republican-Herald:
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS – Everyone in the house thought Zach Hogan was Tuesday night’s hero when his driving layup on the left baseline with three seconds left in the game put North Schuylkill up by a point.
Sam Lux had a different idea.
Read the whole story here.
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Junior Rashid Epps scored 20 points in the 65-51 victory.
From the Standard-Speaker: Jim Thorpe, in front of a packed house on its east side, got to play at its pace and put on a show in a much anticipated bout against Panther Valley. The Olympians used a second half burst and outlasted the Panthers 65-51 in a key Schuylkill League Division I contest Friday night. Read the full story here.
JIM THORPE (65)
DiBonifazio 2 0-0 6, Lux 5 3-7 15, Epps 9 2-6 20, Cinicola 5 1-3 13, Richardson 0 2-2 2, Johnson 4 1-1 9. Totals 25 9-19 65.
PANTHER VALLEY (51)
Ogozalek 0 0-0 0, Stanko 3 1-2 9, Picht 1 0-0 2, Stano 6 2-2 15, Mitchell 5 1-3 12, Lewis 4 0-0 8, Revell 2 1-2 5, Ahrner 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 5-9 51.
JTHS………………..19 13 15 18 – 65
PVHS………………..17 11 11 12 -51
3FG: DiBonifazio 2, Lux 2, Cincola 2; Stanko 2, Stano.
Click here to see all the photos from the game.
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From the Pottsville Republican-Herald:
Jim Thorpe 57, Williams Valley 35
JIM THORPE – Hilary Reis scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half as the Olympians built a 20-point lead at the break and coasted to a non-league win over the Vikings.
Celeste Robinson led all scorers with 16 points, and Chelsea Smelas added 11 for Jim Thorpe.
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Jaquan Richardson brings the ball up the court.
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Game Wrap-up from Republican-Herald:
Jim Thorpe 65 Blue Mountain 55
JIM THORPE – Rashid Epps scored 18 points while Sam Lux added 17 as the Olympians remained tied atop the Division I standings with a win over the Eagles.
Lux scored six of his points in the second quarter as Jim Thorpe used a 23-8 run to take a 37-17 halftime lead. Corey Cinicola added 12 points for the Olympians.
Jake Cryts led Blue Mountain with 18 points while Matt Maloney added 12.
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From the Republican-Herald: Jim Thorpe 51 Panther Valley 35
JIM THORPE – Chelsea Smelas had a game-high 18 points while Hilary Reis added 13 as the Olympians downed the Panthers in a Division I contest to win their first of the season.
Smelas scored 10 of her points in the second quarter as Jim Thorpe built a 28-22 halftime lead. The Olympians put the game away with an 11-3 scoring advantage in the third quarter.
Dana McFadden led Panther Valley with 16 points.
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Date: December 30th, 2009
From the Republican-Herald:
Bobby Hahn scored 18 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as Northern Lehigh handed Jim Thorpe its first loss of the season, 75-62 to win the championship of the Slatington Rotary Tournament on Tuesday night.
Corey Cinicola led the Olympians with 17 points, while Sam Lux and Rashid Epps each tallied 16.
Palmerton defeated Lehighton 69-63 to win the consolation game.
Here’s the Times-News story from the earlier win against Palmerton in the same Tournament.
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Date: December 27th, 2009
From the Pottsville Republican-Herald: JIM THORPE – Dillon Smith gave himself a holiday gift Saturday, capturing a championship in his home gym at the Jim Thorpe Christmas Tournament.
Smith went 4-0 in the round-robin event to win the 145-pound title. In addition, he was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler. In the process, he became Jim Thorpe’s all-time leading wins leader with 117. He passed Michael Wernett, who had 114.
A state qualifier last season, Smith was coming off a second-place finish at the Penn Cambria Tournament.
At Jim Thorpe, Lehighton won the team title with 135 points, followed by Allentown Central Catholic (72) and Pottsville (69).
The Crimson Tide had three champions in Bailey Roos (103), Jimmy Harris (112) and Shawn Cicero (160). Cicero finished 5-0 in his bracket.
For Williams Valley, Tim Murray (135) and Brandon Wagner (215) earned gold.
Lehighton won six championships; ACC had two champs.
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Date: December 20th, 2009
The Jim Thorpe Olympian boys basketball team beat Tamaqua 67-48 in the Dec. 18, 2009 Friday night contest at home. High scorers were Cinicola with 25 total points, two three-pointers; DiBonifazio with 12 points and three three-pointers; Lux with 15; Epps with 11 and Johnson with 4. In the picture above, fans cheer on Dean DiBonifazio. It was nice to see all the alumni come and support the team.
