WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD

GIRLS

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 48
BLUE MOUNTAIN 42

TAMAQUA 68
MINERSVILLE 48

LOURDES 68
WILLIAMS VALLEY 31

PINE GROVE 55
POTTSVILLE 30

MARIAN 37
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 26

TRI VALLEY 55
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 37

JIM THORPE 55
PANTHER VALLEY 40

WEATHERLY 57
MAHANOY AREA 40

BOYS NON LEAGUE

TAMAQUA 63
NATIVITY 54

TONIGHTS SCHEDULE

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS

POTTSVILLE AT PINE GROVE-ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO-DOT-COM
NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT BLUE MOUNTAIN-ON T102 AND T102RADIO-DOT-COM
PANTHER VALLEY AT JIM THORPE
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AT TRI VALLEY
LOURDES AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
MARIAN AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY

NON LEAGUE BOYS

MAHANOY AREA AT CARSON LONG TOURNAMENT

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

ATHENS AT NATIVITY

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Brian Elliot made 30 saves to win his sixthconsecutive start and the Ottawa Senators tied a club record withtheir eighth straight win, 4-1 over the Pittsburgh Penguins onThursday night. Evgeni Malkin scored 1:34 into the game for thePenguins, who had won three of four.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jim Slater's second goal of the game snappeda tie and lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-3 victory over thePhiladelphia Flyers on Thursday night. The Thrashers rallied from a3-1 deficit to hand Philadelphia its first loss when leading aftertwo periods. Claude Giroux, Arron Asham and Dan Carcillo had goalsfor Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Sixers are hosting the Los AngelesLakers tonight. The Lakers are coming off a 22-point win over thePacers in Indianapolis on Wednesday night, while Philadelphiacontinues to struggle, losing 91-88 at Milwaukee two nights ago.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ashton Gibbs and Gary McGhee scored keybaskets to start a game-ending 9-1 run and No. 17 Pittsburghovercame some cold shooting for a 63-53 victory over St. John's onThursday night. Brad Wanamaker scored 16 points as the Panthersrallied from a six-point deficit to end their first two-game losingstreak in nearly two years.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Jason Love scored 17 points off an array ofone-hand shots near the basket, and Kenny Frease had his firstcareer double-double Thursday night, leading Xavier to an 86-50victory over Duquesne. The Dukes were led by Melquan Bolding's 14points.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) - Devin Sweetney scored 23 points and St.Francis (Pa.) held off St. Francis (N.Y.) 77-63 on Thursday night.The Red Flash got 13 points from Anthony Ervin.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Velton Jones scored 21 points andRobert Morris defeated Long Island 66-58 on Thursday night. MezieNwigwe added 20 points, including going 10-for-10 from the foulline, as the Colonials improved to 8-1 in the Northeast Conference.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Brittany Rayburn scored 26 points andK.K. Houser made all 13 of her free throws in scoring a career-high18 points, helping Purdue beat No. 23 Penn State 80-76 in overtimeon Thursday night. The Lady Lions lost their first game sincere-entering the Top 25 for the first time in five years.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitt offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr.says he's not looking to leave the school after only one season.Cignetti, credited with upgrading Pitt's offense during a 10-3season, said Thursday night that he isn't considering an NFLcoordinator's job or a comparable position at a different Top 25school.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Veteran pitcher Jose Contreras has finalizeda $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.The 38-year-old right-hander went a combined 6-13 with a 4.92 ERAin 28 games last year with the Chicago White Sox and ColoradoRockies. Contreras started 23 games, but will be used mainly as areliever in Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Right-hander Tyler Walker agreed to a one-yearcontract with the Washington Nationals. The 33-year-old Walker went2-1 with a 3.06 ERA in 32 appearances with the NL championPhiladelphia Phillies last season.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Toronto 106, New York 104
Orlando 96, Boston 94
Phoenix 112, Dallas 106
Friday's Games
Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.
Charlotte at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Phoenix 3, Calgary 2, SO
Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 3
Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 1
Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Los Angeles 4, Columbus 1
Minnesota 1, Colorado 0
St. Louis 2, Edmonton 1
Chicago 4, San Jose 3, OT
Friday's Games
Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games

(10) Purdue 60 (16) Wisconsin 57
(13) Gonzaga 71 Santa Clara 64
(17) Pittsburgh 63 St. John's 53
(18) Mississippi 84 Auburn 74
(22) Georgia Tech 79 Wake Forest 58


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games

( 2) Stanford 71 Arizona St. 48
( 4) Ohio St. 81 Minnesota 58
( 5) Tennessee 85 Auburn 56
Mississippi St. 74 ( 9) Georgia 66
Kentucky 71 (18) LSU 62
Purdue 80 (23) Penn St. 76
(24) Wis.-Green Bay 73 Butler 62