RIDGWAY 43, CURWENSVILLE 35

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Jan. 20, 2009

By Fred Kavelak

CURWENSVILLE - Ridgway remained in the hunt for the Allegheny Mountain League South Division title by reeling off 11 points in the final 2:13 to defeat Curwensville 43-35 Tuesday night.

Bekka Leitzel scored a game-high 19 points, including eight consecutive free throws down the stretch, to spark the Lady Elkers, who share first place at 3-1 with Brockway. The Lady Rovers beat DuBois Central Catholic 30-20 Tuesday.

Ridgway's 17-12 lead with 5:25 left in the second quarter was the biggest of the game, but Curwensville scored the next six points to go in front 18-17 at halftime.

Tess Bloom opened the third period with her third 3-pointer for the Lady Tide's biggest advantage, 21-17.

After the score was knotted at 21, 23 and 25, the Elkerettes took a 29-27 edge into the fourth quarter.

Curwensville, bidding for its first win of the season, got back-to-back baskets from Jenessa Stiles to lead 34-33 with 2:41 remaining but then went scoreless until Alesia Bressler banked in two with 22 seconds left.

Meanwhile, Leitzel was taking charge and making the Lady Tide pay for sending her to the foul line.

Andrea Redmond had 12 rebounds as Ridgway (4-8) won the battle under the boards 43-24.

Bloom had 13 points and Bressler 10 for Curwensville (0-10, 0-4 AML-South).

RIDGWAY 43, CURWENSVILLE 35

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Ridgway        13  4  12  14  -  43

Curwensville   12  6   9    8  -  35 

RIDGWAY  --- 43

Jordan Cowan 3 0-3 6, Olivia Horning 2 0-0 4, Bekka Leitzel 4 10-10 19, Andrea Redmond 2 1-2 5, Kathy Shirey 1 1-2 3, Emily Mitchell 3 0-0 6, Lacey Gosnell 0 0-2 0, Danae Gonzalez 0 0-0 0.  TOTALS: 15 12-19 43.

CURWENSVILLE --- 35

Hannah Walls 4 0-0 8, Tess Bloom 4 2-2 13, Alesia Bressler 4 2-2 10, Jenessa Stiles 2 0-0 4, Taylor Bumbarger 0 0-2 0, Savannah Strickland 0 0-0 0, Shayla Buzard 0 0-0 0, Jenae Stiles 0 0-0 0.  TOTALS: 14 4-6 35.

Three-Point Field Goals: Ridgway 1 (Leitzel); Curwensville 3 (Bloom 3).