Jim Thorpe Sports

Read about it in the Times-News here >>.

Dean DiBonifazio scored five three-pointers to lead Jim Thorpe over Blue Mountain 55-45 in the first round of the District XI AAA boys basketball playoffs. Thorpe will play Pottsville who beat Panther Valley 61-49 in Saturday’s game.

Jaquan Richardson had five points in the game.

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Marian beats JT 62-46. Read it in the Republican here >>.

Jim Thorpe’s boys basketball team beat Blue Mountain on Monday, Feb. 15 at Tamaqua 67-48.

Read the story in the Republican-Herald here >>.

Get the stats on Varsity570 here >>.

The Olympians will have to play the Blue Mountain Eagles Monday, Feb. 15 at Tamaqua in a playoff game in order to continue its season. The Eagles caught the Olympians in the fourth quarter and edged out Thorpe 47-45 at Blue Mountain. Read the story in the Republican-Herald here >>.

See the full box score on Varsity570 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.

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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.

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.

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.

Thorpe beat Marian 54-49 in the Panther Valley Tip-Off Tournament Friday Dec. 11, 2009 in Lansford. The Olympians will play to defend its Tip-Off championship title tonight against Mahanoy Area. The consolation game is PV v Marian at 6 p.m.

Read the story in the TIMES-NEWS. Here’s the Pottsville REPUBLICAN story.

Here are the links to the Winter Sports season kick-off from the Times-News:
Boys Basketball: Olympians ready to take the next step
Wrestling: Smith will lead inexperienced matmen
Girls Basketball:  Returnees spark optimism for JT girls