Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Avella can't hold off Geibel Catholic
January 12, 2023: Connellsville, PA 15425 The Avella Eagles basketball team (Avella, PA), was nudged 50-44 in Thursday's league battle with the host Geibel Catholic Gators (Connellsville, PA)
The Gators now possess a 7-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Jefferson-Morgan for a WPIAL 1A 2 battle on Tuesday, January 17. Geibel Catholic will battle a Rockets team coming off a 61-27 league loss to Avella (Avella, PA). The Rockets record now stands at 0-14.
The Eagles (6-7) will now prepare for their battle against Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson, PA). The Rockets come into the WPIAL 1A 2 battle with a 0-13 record. In their last battle, Jefferson-Morgan was nudged by West Greene (Waynesburg, PA), 50-22, in a league battle.