WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS SEMI FINALS

MARIAN 62
JIM THORPE 46

POTTSVILLE 54
WILLIAMS VALLEY 35

OTHER BOYS ACTION:

WEATHERLY 66
MORAVIAN ACADEMY 56

PIUS X 87
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 50

GIRLS BASKETBALL

TAMAQUA 56
LEHIGHTON 32

FRIDAY NIGHT;

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS-FROM MARTZ HALL ON WPPA AND T102.

GIRLS

6PM-TAMAQUA VS TRI VALLEY

BOYS

7:30PM-POTTSVILLE VS MARIAN

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (AP) - Temple stays right in the thick ofthe Atlantic 10 race with a 73-55 win over St. Bonaventure. RamoneMoore had 18 points and Juan Fernandez 15 for the No. 21 Owls, whoimproved to 9-2 in A10 play. They're tied with Xavier for secondplace, a half-game behind Richmond.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Xavier kept pace in the Atlantic 10 with aneasy 88-52 win over St. Joseph's. Jason Love had 15 points and 12rebounds to lead Xavier, which is tied for second place withTemple, a half-game behind Richmond. Saint Joseph's fell to 3-9 inA10 play.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Duqesne helped shake up the top of theAtlantic 10 standings by knocking off Charlotte 83-77 last night.B.J. Monteiro had 19 points and Bill Clark added 18 to lead theDukes. The loss dropped Charlotte into fourth place in theconference with an 8-3 record.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Penn State's 12-game losing streak isover. David Jackson and Chris Babb each scored 20 points as theNittany Lions beat Northwestern 81-70. It was Penn State's firstBig Ten with this season and Northwestern's loss may have ended theWildcats' hopes for a first-ever NCAA tournament bid.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - It's been quite a fall from the Top 25for the Penn State women. Three weeks after entering the poll forthe first time in five seasons, the Lady Lions will be content justto get a win after a six-game losing streak. They host Michigantonight.

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) - CJ McCollum and Michael Ojo scored 22points apiece as Lehigh turned back an upset bid by Colgate. TheMountain Hawks rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beatColgate 91-81 and maintain their one-game lead over Navy andBucknell in the Patriot League standings.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Mike Muscala scored 23 points and grabbed11 rebounds as Bucknell coasted past Lafayette 78-67 in a PatriotLeague game. The Bison won for the sixth time in seven games toremain tied with Navy for second in the conference, one game behindLehigh.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidgeis hoping to put a disappointing 2009 season behind him. A yearafter converting all 48 save chances, Lidge led the majors with 11blown saves last season. He had off-season surgeries on his rightelbow and right knee and the 33-year-old says he's pain freeentering spring training.

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Cliff Lee has a new spring training addressin Arizona, but it likely will be another week or more before hecan pitch for the Seattle Mariners. Acquired from Philadelphia inthe biggest trade of the offseason, the 31-year-old left-hander hasa bandage around his left foot following surgery to remove a bonespur.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Arena Football League, reborn under newleadership after folding last year, is already looking to expandinto the Philadelphia, Southern California, Denver and Pittsburghmarkets. Commissioner Jerry Kurz says the league has had seriousnegotiations to place teams in those markets beginning with the2011 season.

COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) - Pro bass fishing isn't just a Southernthing anymore. The Bassmaster Classic opens Friday at Lay Lakesouth of Birmingham, Ala. Californian Skeet Reese is trying todefend his title and Philadelphia native Mike Iaconelli is hopingto better his runner-up finish from last year.


NBA
Wednesday's Games
San Antonio 90, Indiana 87
Washington 108, Minnesota 99
Memphis 109, Toronto 102, OT
Orlando 116, Detroit 91
Miami 87, New Jersey 84
Chicago 115, New York 109
Houston 127, Milwaukee 99
Utah 98, New Orleans 90
Dallas 107, Phoenix 97
Golden State 130, Sacramento 98
Atlanta 110, L.A. Clippers 92
Thursday's Games
Denver at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
No games scheduled

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games

( 4) Purdue 60 ( 9) Ohio St. 57
( 6) Duke 81 Miami 74
( 7) Kansas St. 91 Nebraska 87
( 8) West Virginia 88 Providence 74
(12) New Mexico 83 Wyoming 61
Missouri 82 (15) Texas 77
(16) BYU 92 Colorado St. 70
(18) Butler 73 Ill.-Chicago 55
(20) Tennessee 69 Georgia 60
(21) Temple 73 St. Bonaventure 55
(25) Richmond 84 Fordham 56


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

( 3) Nebraska 60 (13) Iowa St. 50
( 6) Xavier 80 Dayton 79, OT
(12) Texas 62 Kansas St. 41
(14) Georgetown 54 South Florida 50
(15) Texas A&M 69 (17) Oklahoma St. 52
(18) Baylor 65 Texas Tech 48