Feb 10, 2011 By The 4 min read

The Lady Gators led by seven points after the first quarter Wednesday, and extended their advantage to 16 points at halftime as Geibel Catholic defeated Clairton, 36-26, for a Section 4-A road victory.

The Lady Bears (4-7, 6-12) made a run in the fourth quarter, outscoring Geibel, 12-6, in the final eight minutes.

Hannah Lazuka scored a game-high 10 points for Geibel and Brittany Rulli pulled down eight rebounds. Kamara Townes led Clairton with seven points.

Geibel (7-4, 9-11) closes section action tonight when it hosts Monessen at 7 p.m. The Lady Gators close the regular season Saturday with a non-section home game against Greensburg C.C.

Laurel Highlands 48, Connellsville 32 – The Fillies held the advantage in each of the four quarters for a non-section road victory. Laurel Highlands led 8-5, 22-15 and 37-25 at the quarter breaks.

Caitlin Wontroba led Laurel Highlands (12-9) with 14 points. Marissa Erminio added 10.

Jessica Brooks was the lone player in double figures for the Lady Falcons (4-16) with 11 points.

Boys basketball

Albert Gallatin 63, Belle Vernon 45 – The Colonials started slow, but finished strong for a non-section road win over the Leopards. Trailing 8-7 after the first quarter, Albert Gallatin pushed ahead in the second quarter for a 24-19 halftime lead. The Colonials carried the momentum into the second half, outscoring the home team, 39-26, in the final 16 minutes.

The McKoys were a handful for the Belle Vernon defense with Deon pouring in a game-high 34 points and D’iare adding 11.

Jake Kallam led Belle Vernon (1-17) with 10 points.

Albert Gallatin (7-14) closes section action Friday on the road at Laurel Highlands.

Brownsville 59, Frazier 51 – The battle for a Section 4-AA playoff berth was on the line when the Falcons traveled to Perryopolis, and the visitors came away with the upperhand after defeating the Commodores.

Brownsville led 13-11 after the first quarter and 22-17 at the half, but Frazier made a run in the third quarter, 18-12, for a 35-34 lead. The Falcons closed strong, carrying the fourth quarter, 25-16, for the key victory.

Derek Jones led the Falcons (5-6, 10-11) with 16 points. Christian Floyd added 10.

Brandon Mathews was the top scorer for Frazier (4-8, 12-9) with 14 points. Robert Gondura added 10.

Men’s basketball

Thomas More (Ky.) 105, Waynesburg 82 – Four Saints finished in double figures and 14-of-16 players scored at least one basket as the Yellow Jackets lost on the road in Kentucky in PAC action.

Thomas More improves to 8-3 in the conference and 12-10 overall, while Waynesburg falls to 2-10 in the PAC and 5-17 overall.

Daniel Whalen topped the Saints with 14 points. Todd Krohman and Colt Stafford both finished with 10.

Steve Iser scored a game-high 18 points for the Yellow Jackets. James Allenby finished with 16 and Jeff Young added 15.

Indiana (Pa.) 80, California (Pa.) 52 – The Crimson Hawks led 37-23 at the half, and kept up the pressure in the final 20 minutes for an important PSAC-West Conference victory over the visiting Vulcans.

Joe Swiech finished with a double-double for California (11-9, 4-4) with season-high 22 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Chad Tipton was also in double digits with 12 points.

Darryl Webb led the way for Indiana (15-5, 6-2) with 22 points. Webb was nearly perfect, making 6-of-7 field goal attempts and 10-of-12 free throws. Willi Estrella also had a strong outing, hitting 5-of-6 field goals and 6-of-8 free throws to finish with 16 points. Scooter Renkin added 12.

Women’s basketball

Indiana (Pa.) 60, California (Pa.) 57 – The Vulcans led 37-31 at the half, and extended their lead to nine points in the second half, but the Crimson Hawks used a 14-5 run to tie the game at 54-54 with four minutes left to set up a thrilling finish.

Indiana pulled ahead 58-57 with 1:14 remaining, and Lacey Claar’s two free throws in the final seconds secured the 3-point win.

Kayla Smith led California (15-6, 6-3) with 19 points. Danielle Luckett scored 15 and Ryah Gadson added 12.

Indiana (15-5, 7-1) had five players in double figures. Claar finished with a team-high 16 points. Brianna Johnson scored 14, and Katelyn Marshall, Eryn Withers and Sara Pastorek all finished with 10 points.

Thomas More (Ky.) 93, Waynesburg 65 – The visiting Yellow Jackets found out why the Saints are the top-ranked team in Division III with a PAC road loss in Kentucky. Thomas More led 51-21 at halftime.

Nicole Dickman led Thomas More (22-0, 13-0) with a game-high 21 points. Allison Long finished with 12 and Chelsea Tolliver added 11. The Saints had 13 players in the scoring column.

Hannah Hunter topped scorers for Waynesburg (16-6, 9-5) with 13 points. Elaine Hasek came off the bench to finish with 12, and Jessi Drayer added 10.