It all begins Friday, as Palmerton looks to defend their Colonial crown, Notre Dame Green Pond tries for another district title, and many other teams look to take that next step. We’d like to thank all the coaches and staff who helped put these previews together.
Southern Lehigh(6-16)
Head Coach: Sydney Slone(4th year)
Key Losses: Tessa Seagreaves (averaged 14 points, 4 rebs per game), Reese MacIntosh (averaged 3 points, 4 assists, 4 steals per game), Allison Bodner (averaged 6 points per game)
Key Returners: Taylor McDonald (averaged 5 points, 6 rebounds), Piper Gluck (averaged 3 points, 5 rebounds per game), Cassidy Clausnitzer (averaged 4 points, 2 assist, 2 steals per game)
Season Outlook: Southern Lehigh girls basketball is looking to build off our momentum from last season and building on our fundamentals in order to make a competitive run in the league and district.
| 12/2 | @ Blue Mountain | 1/9 | @ Jim Thorpe |
| 12/3 | Freedom | 1/11 | Lehighton |
| 12/6 | Catasauqua | 1/13 | @ Northern Lehigh |
| 12/9 | Saucon Valley | 1/14 | Moravian |
| 12/12 | Northwestern Lehigh | 1/17 | @ Bangor |
| 12/13 | @ Palmerton | 1/21 | Notre Dame ES |
| 12/18 | Notre Dame GP | 1/22 | @ Quakertown |
| 12/20 | @ Wilson Area | 1/24 | @ Palisades |
| 12/21 | Pen Argyl | 1/29 | Salisbury |
| 1/3 | @ Salisbury | 1/31 | @ Saucon Valley |
| 1/6 | Palisades | 2/4 | @ Catasauqua |
Palmerton(23-2; Colonial League champions)
Head Coach: Jeremy Coleman(2nd year)
Key Losses: Hailey Andrews, Hannah Barry, Sydney Frantz, Megan Matsko
Key Returners: Ella Baumgardt (12), Mikayla Pengelly (12), Courtney Connell (11), Cate Morgan (11)
Key Newcomers: Hailey Barry (11), Dublyn Getch (9), Jalynn Herman (10), Leah Rumfield (11), Grace Schneider (11), Taylor Wasilewski (10)
Season Outlook: In the 2024-25 season we will look to continue our success from the 2023-24 season despite graduating several key contributors from last year’s squad. It won’t be easy to duplicate the 23-2 record and colonial league championship from last year but our team has been looking forward to this new season and the new challenge. We will need some returning players to step up into new roles and hopefully have some less experienced players establish themselves as contributors. Although we lost some impact players from last year and had a disappointing off-season injury, those returning now have 1 year of experience in the new coaching system that began last year. We are looking forward to building off that familiarity and adding some new wrinkles to our offense and defense. This is a motivated group and we are determined to be a major contender in the colonial league and now District 11 4A classification.
| 12/3 | Lehighton | 12/28 | @ PM West Tourney |
| 12/6 | @ Northern Lehigh | 1/6 | @ Notre Dame GP |
| 12/9 | Moravian | 1/9 | Wilson Area |
| 12/12 | @ Bangor | 1/11 | @ Pen Argyl |
| 12/13 | Southern Lehigh | 1/13 | Salisbury |
| 12/17 | Jim Thorpe | 1/14 | @ Palisades |
| 12/18 | @ Catasauqua | 1/20 | Lehigh Valley Academy |
| 12/20 | Saucon Valley | 1/22 | @ Lehighton |
| 12/21 | @ Northwestern Lehigh | 1/24 | @ Jim Thorpe |
| 12/23 | @ Pleasant Valley | 1/31 | Northwestern Lehigh |
| 12/27 | @ PM West Tourney | 2/4 | Northern Lehigh |
Palisades(7-14)
Head Coach: Karlee Krchnavi(3rd year)
Key Losses: Amelia Smith, Chesney Mosher, Kaylei Gruver, Bri Hunter, Cora Anderson, and Grace McArdle all graduated. Those 6 seniors were the primary varsity players. Those 6 were in constant rotation and had played together for years so their chemistry on the court was great. They knew each other very well and they knew how to play with each other. They were also all natural leaders. So losing all of them is pretty significant.
Key Returners: Ella Young and McKenzie Leonhardt. These two were freshmen last year and they got minutes at the varsity level in addition to the six seniors. They are both really tall and are both going to be key returners this year.
Key Newcomers: With graduating 6 seniors we have a bunch of girls who will be the new starters for the team. I wouldn’t call them newcomers, but I would be on the lookout for Senior Brooklynn Lucas, Junior Lila Stiansen, Junior Riley Alkhas, and Junior Carly Evleth.
Season Outlook: As mentioned already, we lost a big group last year who all contributed to varsity minutes. This year is going to look different but in a good way. We do have another solid group who’s been playing for years and is lined up and ready to go. The Colonial league also added a few teams so that is something that we are excited for. New teams and new competition. Overall I’m looking forward to the season and looking forward to what we will accomplish this year.
| 12/3 | Wilson Area | 1/11 | Saucon Valley |
| 12/7 | Panther Valley | 1/13 | @ Northwestern Lehigh |
| 12/9 | Salisbury | 1/14 | Palmerton |
| 12/14 | @ Jim Thorpe | 1/17 | @ Notre Dame GP |
| 12/16 | Moravian | 1/22 | @ Catasauqua |
| 12/18 | @ Lehighton | 1/24 | Southern Lehigh |
| 12/20 | Northern Lehigh | 1/28 | @ Faith Christian |
| 12/23 | @ Pen Argyl | 1/29 | Schuylkill Haven |
| 1/4 | Bangor | 1/31 | @ Salisbury |
| 1/6 | @ Southern Lehigh | 2/1 | Kutztown |
| 1/9 | Catasauqua | 2/4 | @ Saucon Valley |
Northwestern Lehigh(19-7)
Head Coach: Chris Deutsch(21st year)
Key Losses: Olivia Minnich
Key Returners: Cara Thomas, Brook Balliet, Hannah Gober, Emma Freeman, Olivia Reinhart, Mallory Conner, Sophia Schaffer, Gracie Scheffler
Key Newcomers: Natalie Conner
Season Outlook: We are looking to be competitive in the Colonial League, make a run in the District Playoffs, and have an opportunity to qualify for the State Playoffs.
| 11/29 | @ Hamburg Tourney | 1/6 | @ Wilson Area |
| 11/30 | @ Hamburg Tourney | 1/9 | Pen Argyl |
| 12/3 | Northern Lehigh | 1/10 | @ Salisbury |
| 12/9 | Bangor | 1/13 | Palisades |
| 12/12 | @ Southern Lehigh | 1/14 | @ Jim Thorpe |
| 12/13 | Catasauqua | 1/16 | Lehighton |
| 12/17 | @ Freedom | 1/22 | @ Northern Lehigh |
| 12/18 | @ Saucon Valley | 1/24 | @ Lehighton |
| 12/21 | Palmerton | 1/27 | @ Moravian |
| 12/23 | @ Pottsville | 1/29 | Jim Thorpe |
| 1/3 | Notre Dame GP | 1/31 | @ Palmerton |
Bangor(13-10)
Head Coach: Ed Ziegenfuss(4th year)
Key Losses: Graduated 8 seniors
Key Returnees: Sr. Avery Nelson – 15 ppg, 7 reb per game, so. Aubrie Labar 6 ppg, 5 rpg
Key Newcomers: Jr. Jackie Miller – missed most of last season with injury, Jr. Grace Hartzell
Season outlook: After a season plagued with injuries last year, the girls from the bench saw a lot of varsity time . That experience will be what we are counting on. Avery needs 174 points for a 1000, and we know she will get the majority of the attention from our opponents; other girls will need to step up.
| 12/3 | @ Catasauqua | 1/9 | @ Lehighton |
| 12/6 | Saucon Valley | 1/10 | Northern Lehigh |
| 12/7 | Northampton | 1/13 | Moravian |
| 12/9 | @ Northwestern Lehigh | 1/15 | ES North |
| 12/12 | Palmerton | 1/17 | Southern Lehigh |
| 12/14 | @ Notre Dame GP | 1/18 | Pleasant Valley |
| 12/16 | @ Salisbury | 1/20 | Stroudsburg |
| 12/18 | Wilson Area | 1/22 | @ Wilson Area |
| 12/20 | Pen Argyl | 1/25 | Notre Dame GP |
| 1/4 | @ Palisades | 1/31 | @ Moravian |
| 1/6 | Jim Thorpe | 2/4 | @ Pen Argyl |
Saucon Valley(4-17)
Head Coach: Michael Petruny(3rd year)
Key Losses: Liz Miller. Leah Santoro
Key Returners: Maggie Gorman. Brooke Davis. Sophomores; Marin bowers. Junior. All 2024 starters.
Key Newcomers: Rylan Best. Savannah Schlegel. Kali scorce. Rowan best. Riley Walsh. Freshman
Season Outlook: We have 3 returning underclassmen starters. The remainder of the court time will be seen mostly by freshmen. A deeper team is expected in 24/25, which is making for competitive practices when compared to last year.
| 12/3 | Moravian | 1/13 | @ Jim Thorpe |
| 12/6 | @ Bangor | 1/14 | Lehighton |
| 12/9 | @ Southern Lehigh | 1/17 | @ Northern Lehigh |
| 12/12 | @ Catasauqua | 1/20 | @ Pottstown |
| 12/18 | Northwestern Lehigh | 1/22 | @ Salisbury |
| 12/20 | @ Palmerton | 1/24 | Pottsville |
| 12/21 | Notre Dame GP | 1/29 | Catasauqua |
| 1/4 | Wilson Area | 1/31 | Southern Lehigh |
| 1/6 | @ Pen Argyl | 2/3 | @ Kutztown |
| 1/9 | Salisbury | 2/4 | Palisades |
| 1/11 | @ Palisades | 2/6 | Quakertown |
Wilson Area(6-15)
Head Coach: Meagan Eripret(3rd year)
Key Losses: Leadership of last year’s seniors Aliyah Mustafa and Davene Javier
Key Returners: Junior Forward Kiera Hartzell-Ham, Senior Guard Aby Colon, Sophomore Guard Anna Schmitt, Junior Guard Lianah Thomas, Senior Forward Tessa Fredericks
Key Newcomers: Freshman Guard Tessa Bonham, Freshman Guard Juliana Bonham
Season Outlook: We are looking to build off of strong growth from last season. Returning the core group of our program from last year and adding some strong offensive threats has us aiming to be more competitive in the Colonial League.
| 11/30 | Jim Thorpe | 1/6 | Northwestern Lehigh |
| 12/3 | @ Palisades | 1/9 | @ Palmerton |
| 12/6 | @ Moravian | 1/11 | Notre Dame GP |
| 12/7 | Notre Dame ES | 1/14 | @ Pen Argyl |
| 12/9 | @ Lehighton | 1/17 | @ Salisbury |
| 12/11 | Northern Lehigh | 1/22 | Bangor |
| 12/14 | @ Pleasant Valley | 1/24 | Moravian |
| 12/18 | @ Bangor | 1/27 | @ Freedom |
| 12/20 | Southern Lehigh | 1/29 | Pen Argyl |
| 12/21 | Catasauqua | 1/31 | PM East |
| 1/4 | @ Saucon Valley | 2/4 | @ Notre Dame GP |
Salisbury(3-19)
Head Coach: Jason Laky(1st year)
Key Losses: Desiree Nales, Bailee Neitz, Ava Smarch, Paige Ziegenfus, Sydney Ziegenfus
Key Returners: Kendra Morgan, Isabella Nimeh, Izabella Gonzalez, Tessa Kemmerer, Annisa Slack
Key Newcomers: Shahd Suleiman, Roxanna Cardenas, Lauren Scialla, Sophia Gunning
Season Outlook: We are a young team with only one senior. My staff and I are trying to build the program after some unsuccessful seasons. They enjoyed a great summer playing together and I am looking forward to seeing that continued growth. It is a good group of girls, willing to learn and be coached. I know they are looking forward to getting the season underway. Their focus is on one game at a time and improving on their skills each and every day.
| 12/3 | @ Pen Argyl | 1/3 | Southern Lehigh |
| 12/5 | @ Lehigh Valley Academy | 1/6 | Catasauqua |
| 12/9 | @ Palisades | 1/9 | @ Saucon Valley |
| 12/12 | Jim Thorpe | 1/10 | Northwestern Lehigh |
| 12/14 | @ Lehighton | 1/13 | @ Palmerton |
| 12/16 | Bangor | 1/14 | Notre Dame GP |
| 12/18 | @ Northern Lehigh | 1/17 | Wilson Area |
| 12/20 | @ Moravian | 1/22 | Saucon Valley |
| 12/21 | Notre Dame ES | 1/24 | @ Catasauqua |
| 12/27 | Kutztown | 1/29 | @ Southern Lehigh |
| 12/28 | @ Panther Valley | 1/31 | Palisades |
Northern Lehigh(17-11; 2nd round of states)
Head Coach: Chris Heery(4th year)
Key Losses: Aubrey Pollard, Cadence Whalen
Key Returners: Dekota Barthold, Katelynn Barthold, Tegan Simms, Kylee Snyder, Ariana Williams
Season Outlook: We are excited to pickup where we left off last season. We lost two great players from last year, but we have talented players in the program. We will look for more scoring from Simms and the Barthold sisters. We start out with a tough schedule in the beginning of the season, so we will have to take it one game at a time. Williams and Snyder will also have a bigger part in our offense this year. We are optimistic.
| 12/3 | @ Northwestern Lehigh | 1/4 | @ Kutztown |
| 12/6 | Palmerton | 1/6 | Notre Dame ES |
| 12/9 | Notre Dame GP | 1/9 | @ Moravian |
| 12/11 | @ Wilson Area | 1/10 | @ Bangor |
| 12/13 | Pen Argyl | 1/13 | Southern Lehigh |
| 12/16 | Jim Thorpe | 1/14 | @ Catasauqua |
| 12/18 | Salisbury | 1/17 | Saucon Valley |
| 12/20 | @ Palisades | 1/22 | Northwestern Lehigh |
| 12/27 | @ Lehighton Tourney | 1/29 | @ Lehighton |
| 12/28 | @ Lehighton Tourney | 1/31 | @ Jim Thorpe |
| 1/3 | Lehighton | 2/4 | @ Palmerton |
Catasauqua(16-11, 1st round of states)
Head Coach: Tara Belfield(1st year)
Key Losses: Sophia Becker, Delaney Troxell, Alivia Bear, Jordan Soltis, Heaven Jenkins
Key Returners: Jr Hailey Jenkins
Key Newcomers: We have an outstanding group of freshmen joining the program this year they are lead by post player Kaylin Stewart & guard Sarina Sankari.
Season Outlook: With this being my first season at Catty it is my hope to get the team back to where they were last season and to continue to improve the program.
| 11/29 | @ Tamaqua Tourney | 1/9 | @ Palisades |
| 11/30 | @ Tamaqua Tourney | 1/11 | Jim Thorpe |
| 12/3 | Bangor | 1/13 | @ Lehighton |
| 12/6 | @ Southern Lehigh | 1/14 | Northern Lehigh |
| 12/12 | Saucon Valley | 1/16 | @ Moravian |
| 12/13 | @ Northwestern Lehigh | 1/18 | @ Kutztown |
| 12/18 | Palmerton | 1/22 | Palisades |
| 12/20 | @ Notre Dame GP | 1/24 | Salisbury |
| 12/21 | @ Wilson Area | 1/29 | @ Saucon Valley |
| 1/3 | Pen Argyl | 1/31 | Notre Dame ES |
| 1/6 | @ Salisbury | 2/4 | Southern Lehigh |
Notre Dame Green Pond(21-6; DXI 3A Champions, 1st round of states)
Head Coach: Josh Kopp(20th year)
Key Losses: Olivia Schweitzer, Carly Campbell, Skyler Howlett
Key Returners: Sr. G, Emily Lessig, 8.3pt/g, 3.0rb/g, 3.0ast/pg, 3stl/g, Sr. F, Sarah Zambo, 2.5pt/g, 5.2rb/g, Sr. F, Addison Ryan, 2.6pt/g, 2.0rb/g, Jr. G, Ava Shonk, 3.5pt/g, 2.0ast/g, 2.0 stl/g, Jr. G, Brenna Hammerstone, 2.5pt/g, 2.2stl/g, Jr. G, Ella Schweitzer, 5.0pt/g, 2.7reb/g, 3.4stl/g
Key Newcomers: Jr. G, Samantha Karwacki, Jr. F, Chloee Dahl, So. G, Riley Boyle, So. F, Ava Hobbie, So. F, Sydney Ryan
Season Outlook: We have an experienced and athletic group of returning players who are eager to replicate the success we experienced last season. We will have several new additions to our rotation and expect to be able to play 8,9, or 10 players each game. They are a hardworking group and know that any success will need to be earned through their practice preparation and willingness to compete each day.
| 11/30 | Berks Catholic | 1/3 | @ Northwestern Lehigh |
| 12/4 | Jim Thorpe | 1/6 | Palmerton |
| 12/6 | Lehighton | 1/11 | @ Wilson Area |
| 12/9 | @ Northern Lehigh | 1/13 | Pen Argyl |
| 12/10 | @ Moravian | 1/14 | @ Salisbury |
| 12/14 | Bangor | 1/17 | Palisades |
| 12/18 | @ Southern Lehigh | 1/22 | @ Easton |
| 12/20 | Catasauqua | 1/25 | @ Bangor |
| 12/21 | @ Saucon Valley | 1/29 | Moravian |
| 12/27 | @ ACC Tourney | 1/31 | @ Pen Argyl |
| 12/28 | @ ACC Tourney | 2/4 | @ Wilson Area |
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