The Cedar Beach Basketball Showcase, the first major high school basketball tournament of the summer, begins Thursday night and continues through Sunday.
But on the final night before the tournament, the Allentown Cedar Beach Summer Basketball League put on a good show in west Allentown on Tuesday night with some big matchups and top performances.
Among the top performers were Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Brendan Boyle and Bethlehem Catholic’s Edixon Gomez, who helped their teams post big wins.
And in a battle of teams that won state championships less than three months ago, Allentown Central Catholic edged Reading with emerging star Nico Pulieri leading the way.
Here’s a look at the scores and top scorers from the last night before the tournament and league standings courtesy of John Hrebik:
Small Division Schools:
Notre Dame Green Pond 60, Salisbury 30 … Brendan Boyle 20.
Palmerton 47, Warren Hills 42 … Matt Machalik 16.
Roberto Clemente 39, Upper Perk 37 … Darrell Monroe 11.
Southern Lehigh 34, Saucon Valley 31 … Noah Denton 14.
Big Division Schools:
Allen 56, Wilson West Lawn 41 … Nate Ellis 16.
Freedom 58, Bangor 55 … KJ Mangro 16.
Nazareth 37, Quakertown 18 … JoJo Adames 11.
Pocono Mt. East 40, Emmaus 37 … Tamir Thompson 16.
Pleasant Valley 60, Dieruff 38 … Patrick Moore 24.
Becahi 51, Nothampton 48 … Edixon Gomez 29.
Central Catholic 51, Reading 48 … Nico Pulieri 20.
Parkland 53, Liberty 41 … Will Meeker 13.
CEDAR BEACH SUMMER STANDINGS
(Entering the tournament break)
Small Division Schools
1) Palmerton 5-0
2) Southern Lehigh 4-1
3) Notre Dame GP 3-1
T4) Salisbury 2-2
T4) Saucon Valley 2-2
T4) Roberto Clemente 2-2
7) Upper Perkiomen 1-3 1
T8) Lehighton 0-4
T8) Warren Hills 0-4
Big Division Schools
T1) Nazareth 4-1
T1) Parkland 4-1
T3) Reading 3-1
T3) Becahi 3-1
T3) Allentown CCHS 3-1
T6) Allen 3-2
T6) Freedom 3-2
T6) Northampton 3-2
T9) Emmaus 2-2
T9) Liberty 2-2
T9) PM East 2-2
T9) Whitehall 2-2
T9) Wilson West Lawn 2-2
T14) Dieruff 1-3
T14) Easton 1-3
T16) Pleasant Valley 1-4
T16) Quakertown 1-4
18) Bangor 0-5
CATASAUQUA PLAYGROUND GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Catasauqua 24, Salisbury 15 … Briell Carvalho 7.
Executive Education 39, Liberty 25 … Shaylynn Waiters 20.
Catasauqua 27, Lincoln Leadership 21 … Sophia Becker 11 points
Brandywine 38, Salisbury 17 … Dana Wartzenluft 9.
Catasauqua 41, Salisbury 24 … Briell Carvalho 9, Delaney Troxell 9.
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