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From the Republican-Herald:
North Schuylkill 71 Jim Thorpe 59
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS – Jake Rakowsky netted 19 of his game-high 23 points in the second half, going 7-for-9 from the foul line, as the Spartans beat the Olympians in a Division I contest.
Brandon McCloskey scored 10 of his 13 points in the first quarter. Tyler Skinner also tallied 13 points for the Spartans.
Darius Clark topped Jim Thorpe with 13 points, and P.J. Johnson dropped in 12.
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From the Standard-Speaker:
Panther Valley dropped a 54-45 verdict to Jim Thorpe in Division I play, and Nativity held off Weatherly 51-35 in Schuylkill League Division III boys basketball action Tuesday evening, Dec. 21, 2010.
Jim Thorpe 54, Panther Valley 45- J.T. Otto scored 18 points, 11 of which came in the final quarter, to lead Jim Thorpe past Panther Valley.
The Olympians had three players in double digits. Dean BiBonifazio netted 17 while Dane Ciazarella scored 11, to go along with Otto’s 18.
Trailing by seven after the first quater, the Panthers were able to close the gap to three at the half but that was as close as they would get.
Panther Valley (2-3 overall, 0-1 league) was led by Zack Stanko’s game-high 19 points. Nate Mathewson scored 14 points.
PANTHER VALLEY (45)
Stanko 7 3-6 19, Mathewson 5 4-5 14, Kirschner 1 1-2 3, Ogozalek 1 2-2 4, Hadesty 1 0-0 2, Revell 1 1-2 3, McArdle 0 1-2 1 Totals: 16 11-19 45.
JIM THORPE (54)
Otto 6 4-10 18, DiBonifazio 5 5-6 17, Ciazarella 5 1-2 11, Clark 3 2-3 8, Johnson 0 0-1 0, Prontnicki 0 0-0 0, Moronta 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-0 0, Munoz 0 0-0 0 Totals: 19 12-22 54.
PVHS………………6 15 7 17 – 45
JTHS……………13 11 10 20 – 54
3-FG: Otto 2, DiBonifazio 2, Stanko 2.
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From the Times-News:
The Jim Thorpe boys’ basketball team knows where it wants to be by the end of the season.
A non-league meeting on Saturday night with Lehighton showed the Olympians that they still have a lot of work to do to get there.
That was evident as the Olympians struggled to a 69-62 victory against an Indian team that is also a work in progress.
In a game where there were eight different lead changes, Olympian senior guard Dean DiBonifazio’s free-throw gave Jim Thorpe the lead for good and it hung on down the stretch.
“We know we have to get to .500,” DiBonifazio said. “We need 11 wins to make the playoffs and that’s what we’re primarily focused on. We have to learn how to play a full game.
Read the full story here >>.
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Date: December 1st, 2010
Category: Boys Basketball, Cheerleading, Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Tags: Winter2010
The 2010-2011 Winter sports season is officially underway and the Jim Thorpe community cheered on our teams tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010.
Here are some pictures from the night:
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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.
See more pictures here.
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Marian beats JT 62-46. Read it in the Republican here >>.
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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 >>.
Click here for more photos from the game.
