Basketball Recap: Minersville Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Battlin' Miners

Previous Games

02/08/25 vs Weatherly	76-42
02/05/25 @ Tri-Valley	62-35
02/04/25 @ Pine Grove	71-47
02/01/25 vs Marian Catholic	73-37
01/31/25 vs North Schuylkill	82-34
+ 2 more games

Minersville waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past Weatherly, posting a 76-42 victory. Given the Battlin' Miners' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Weatherly are ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Shazier Bethea was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 13 to rack up 25 points and five rebounds. His morning made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 22 points. Bradley Kostishak was another key player, dropping a double-double with 19 points and ten boards.

Minersville was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Weatherly only racked up six assists.

Weatherly lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ian Mckeegan, who posted 12 points. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Corbin Wagner, who earned 12 points.

Minersville's win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Weatherly, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season.

Coming up, Minersville will square off against Nativity BVM at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Nativity BVM's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests. As for Weatherly, they will host Northumberland Christian at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Weatherly is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.