The favorites took care of business on Wednesday in the annual Lady Indians Christmas Tournament.
Host Lehighton recovered from a slow start and cruised to a 41-28 victory over Pleasant Valley in the.
One couldn’t have written a better script or asked for a more dramatic ending.
Tuesday’s backyard scrap between the Jim Thorpe and Lehighton girls basketball teams came down to the final play - and fo.
Northern Lehigh head coach Chris Heery knew there would be highs and lows in Friday night’s game against Lehighton.
And that his Bulldogs would have to manage those ups and downs to come out on top. .
He didn’t even wait for a question to be asked.
Lehighton head coach Joe Berezwick simply looked and said, “Too much Beth Morgan.”
Palmerton’s senior guard did a little bit of everything against the I.
The bar has been raised.
The Lehighton girls basketball program got its first district playoff win in 25 years last season when the Indians knocked off Colonial League champion Northwestern in the Dis.