WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS DIVISION 1 TIE BREAKER

JIM THORPE 67
BLUE MOUNTAIN 48

OTHER BOYS ACTION:

MARIAN 42
MAHANOY AREA 30

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 68
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 41

WILLIAMS VALLEY 68
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 60

EMMAUS 52
POTTSVILLE 40

LOURDES 54
MINERSVILLE 52

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

MINERSVILLE 40
PANTHER VALLEY 36

BLUE MOUNTAIN 44
JIM THORPE 34

WILLIAMS VALLEY 48
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 35

TRI VALLEY 43
NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH 36



TODAY’S SCHEDULE

TUESDAY:

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS-GIRLS-FROM MARTZ HALL
SIMULCAST ON WPPA AND T102

TAMAQUA VS NATIVITY-6PM
TRI VALLEY VS PINE GROVE-7:30PM

WEDNESDAY:

BOYS SEMI FINALS-FROM MARTZ HALL

JIM THORPE VS MARIAN-6PM
WILLIAMS VALLEY VS POTTSVILLE-7:30PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Another big upset in the Big East and thistime it was Villanova on the losing end. Connecticut stunned thethird-ranked Wildcats 84-75 in Philadelphia last night. Theunranked Huskies shot 67 percent from the field in the second halfin coach Jim Calhoun's second game back after a medical leave.Scottie Reynolds had 18 points for Villanova, but only four ofthose points came after halftime.

UNDATED (AP) - Villanova moved up one notch to No. 3 behindKansas and Kentucky in The Associated Press' latest men's collegebasketball poll. The rankings were set before Villanova's loss toConnecticut last night. Pittsburgh's upset of West Virginia lastFriday helped the Panthers move up from No. 25 to No. 19 in thelatest poll. Temple, meanwhile, stayed put at 21.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Allen Iverson has returned to thePhiladelphia 76ers after missing five games to be with his illdaughter. He's expected to play against Miami tonight but coachEddie Jordan hasn't decided whether Iverson will start. Iversonalso skipped Sunday's NBA All-star game in Dallas.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The minor-league Johnstown Chiefs, citingeconomic concerns, say they will move to Greenville, S.C., nextseason. The Chiefs, who play in the East Coast Hockey League, havebeen averaging fewer than 2,000 fans per game this season.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Johnny Weir is thinking aboutadding a quadruple jump to his Olympic program and he pulled off agood one during practice Monday. Weir, a three-time U.S. figureskating champion from Quarryville, Pa., says he has nothing to losebecause he is not a favorite for a medal in Vancouver.


NBA
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
New Jersey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
No games scheduled

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games

( 1) Kansas 59 (24) Texas A&M 54
Connecticut 84 ( 3) Villanova 75


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 76 (11) Oklahoma 60
(10) Florida St. 69 (19) Georgia Tech 59