WPPA/T102 SPORTS-SATURDAY

THE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE WAS POSTPONED LAST NIGHT.

THE NORTH SCHUYLKILL/WILLIAMSPORT GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME TODAY HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK BY TWO HOURS. THE JV GAME IS SET TO TIP OFF AT 3PM, WITH VARSITY TO FOLLOW.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT POTTSVILLE BOYS GAME IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AT MARTZ HALL. JV AT 6PM. VARSITY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - THADDEUS YOUNG MADE HIS FIRST SEVEN SHOTS AND FINISHED WITH 19 POINTS, LEADING THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS TO A 101-94 WIN OVER THE SHORT-HANDED NEW ORLEANS HORNETS. ANDRE IGUODALA SCORED 14 POINTS, RODNEY CARNEY HAD 13 AND SAMUEL DALEMBERT ADDED 16 REBOUNDS FOR THE SIXERS.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS GUARD ALLEN IVERSON SAT OUT A SECOND STRAIGHT GAME BECAUSE ONE OF HIS CHILDREN IS ILL. IVERSON MISSED FRIDAY'S GAME AGAINST THE NEW ORLEANS HORNETS. HE ALSO SAT OUT THE 76ERS' OVERTIME WIN OVER CHICAGO ON WEDNESDAY. HE WILL BE A GAME-TIME DECISION FOR SATURDAY'S GAME AT HOUSTON.

UNDATED (AP) - THE FLYERS AND PENGUINS BOTH HAVE GAMES ON THE ROAD ON SATURDAY. THE PENGUINS WILL PLAY A MATINEE AGAINST THE CANADIENS IN MONTREAL, AND THE FLYERS WILL BE IN MINNESOTA TO PLAY THE WILD.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - SIDNEY CROSBY AND SERGEI GONCHAR OF THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS SAY THEY CAN'T WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLY HURTING A TEAMMATE WITH A BIG HIT DURING THE OLYMPICS. BUT THE RISK OF INJURIES IS MAKING NHL OWNERS RELUCTANT TO SIGN OFF IN PARTICIPATING IN THE WINTER GAMES BEYOND THIS YEAR. THERE IS NO AGREEMENT FOR THE NHL TO SEND PLAYERS TO THE GAMES IN RUSSIA IN FOUR YEARS.

PHILADEPLHIA (AP) - THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES HAVE SIGNED RIGHTHANDED PITCHER OSCAR VILLARREAL AND CATCHER JOHN PURDOM TO MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACTS. VILLARREAL HAS PITCHED SIX SEASONS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES WITH THREE TEAMS. HE MISSED THIS PAST SEASON AFTER HAVING TOMMY JOHN SURGERY. PURDOM COMES FROM THE MARLINS' MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM.

ANNAPOLIS, MD. (AP) - ROMEO GARCIA SCORED 20 POINTS, INCLUDING FIVE 3-POINTERS, TO LEAD NAVY OVER BUCKNELL 81-79 IN A GAME MOVED FROM SATURDAY DUE TO SNOW CONCERNS. CHRIS HARRIS ADDED 18 POINTS AND O.J. AVWORO ADDED 17 FOR THE MIDSHIPMEN, WHO HAVE WON TWO IN A ROW.

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - ZACK ROSEN HAD 16 POINTS AS PENN HELD ON TO DEFEAT DARTMOUTH 53-51 AND WIN TWO GAMES IN A ROW FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. LEADING 51-45 WITH 6:03 LEFT, THE QUAKERS WERE HELD TO ONLY ONE BASKET THE REST OF THE WAY, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (AP) - VILLANOVA'S SCOTTIE REYNOLDS IS ONE OF THE 11 FINALISTS FOR THE BOB COUSY AWARD, WHICH IS GIVEN TO THE TOP POINT GUARD IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL. SHERRON COLLINS OF TOP-RANKED KANSAS AND JOHN WALL OF KENTUCKY ARE AMONG THE OTHERS. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED APRIL 5 AT THE FINAL FOUR.