Feb 23, 2005 2 min read

Basketball

Gators still alive

Geibel Catholic remained alive in its bid for a boys PIAA basketball berth after St. Joseph defeated Serra Catholic, 70-64, Tuesday night in the WPIAL Class A semifinals.

St. Joseph, the No. 2 seed, now faces top-seed Duquesne in the finals Friday at 7 p.m. at the Palumbo Center.

Five WPIAL teams advance to PIAA competition, and Geibel needs a St. Joseph win Friday to advance. The Spartans knocked the Gators out of the playoffs last Saturday, 63-47.

All-Star game set

An All-Star boys basketball game featuring high school seniors representing Fayette County going against their counterparts from Westmoreland County will be held in the Arena at the Community Center at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11.

High school coaches are in the process of nominating players from their teams to participate. Deadline for nominations is Friday. NCAA rules permit an athlete to participate in only two All-Star events.

Once nominations are complete, practices will be held next Monday and Wednesday evenings to allow coaches to select the players who will represent their county in the game. Coaches will be selected once player nominations are submitted.

Nominations may be submitted by calling the campus at 724-430-4100 and connecting with Athletic Director Jenni Morrison at extension 4515 or men’s basketball coach Budd Grebb at extension 4542. Grebb also is available in the evening at 724-785-8962.

Roaring Lions host DuBois

Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will host Penn State-DuBois at 7 p.m. today in the last game of the men’s basketball season for coach Budd Grebb’s Roaring Lions.

The game will be held in the Arena at the new Community Center on the local campus.

North Carolina wins

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Melvin Scott replaced the ill Rashad McCants in the starting lineup and scored 12 points to lead No. 2 North Carolina past North Carolina State 81-71 on Tuesday night.

Raymond Felton had 21 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Tar Heels (23-3, 11-2), who extended their lead in the Atlantic Coast Conference to a full game over No. 6 Wake Forest.