High school girls basketball is in the spotlight tonight, with one of the the biggest games taking place at 7:30 p.m. at Mercyhurst Preparatory School. The Lakers (15-4), ranked No. 1 in the Erie Times-News District 10 Class AAA poll, could clinch at least a share of the Region 6 championship with a victory over the Lancers (17-1), who are ranked second. Mercyhurst beat McLane 55-48 Jan. 19, the Lancers' only loss of the season.
Girard and North East, separated by one loss in the Region 4 standings, tangle at 7:30 at North East. The Grapepickers (13-4, 10-3) could move into a tie for second with the YelllowJackets (16-3, 11-2).
Strong Vincent will take a shot at handing McDowell its first region loss when the teams meet at 7:30 at Wayne Middle School, 650 East Ave. McDowell is 16-2, 3-0; the Colonels are 13-3, 2-1.
Maplewood and Saegertown, the top teams in Region 3, play in Guys Mills at 7:30. Maplewood would move to 12-0 in the region with a victory, or end up tied with Saegertown at 11-1 with a loss.
Read on for the regional and national schedule:
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Region 5
Slippery Rock at Sharon, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Region 1
Kennedy Catholic at Farrell, 7:30 p.m.
Rocky Grove at Commodore Perry, 6 p.m.
Region 2
Greenville at Mercer, 7:30 p.m.
West Middlesex at Sharpsville, 7:30 p.m.
Wilmington at Reynolds, 7:30 p.m.
Region 3
Cochranton at Conneaut Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Conneaut Lake at Cambridge Springs, 7:30 p.m.
Saegertown at Maplewood, 7:30 p.m.
Union City at Linesville, 7:30 p.m.
Region 4
Eisenhower at Villa Maria, 7:30 p.m.
Fairview at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m.
Girard at North East, 7:30 p.m.
Youngsville at Seneca, 7:30 p.m.
Region 5
Grove City at Meadville, 7:30 p.m.
Hickory at Franklin, 7:30 p.m.
Slippery Rock at Sharon, 7:30 p.m.
Titusville at Oil City, 7:30 p.m.
Region 6
Corry at Harbor Creek, 7:30 p.m.
Fort LeBoeuf at Warren, 7:30 p.m.
General McLane at Mercyhurst Prep, 7:30 p.m.
Region 7
Central Tech at East, 7:30 p.m.
McDowell at Strong Vincent (at Wayne Middle School), 7:30 p.m.
Non-region
Girard Alliance at Iroquois, 6 p.m.
HOCKEY
PIHL
North Allegheny at McDowell (Tullio Arena), 8:15 p.m.
SWIMMING
Region 1
Franklin at Farrell, 6 p.m.
Grove City at Rocky Grove, 6 p.m.
Hickory at Slippery Rock, 6 p.m.
Titusville at Oil City, 6 p.m.
Region 2
Fairview at Iroquois, 6 p.m.
General McLane at Harbor Creek, 6 p.m.
North East at Corry, 6 p.m.
Union City at Girard, 6 p.m.
Region 3
Cathedral Prep, Villa Maria vs. Strong Vincent (at East), 6 p.m.
Central Tech at McDowell (MIHS), 6 p.m.
East at Meadville, 6 p.m.
Warren at Mercyhurst Prep, 6 p.m.
WRESTLING
Region 2
Jamestown at Fairview, 7:30 p.m.
Region 3
North East at Eisenhower, 7:30 p.m.
Non-region
Strong Vincent at Conneaut (Ohio), 5 p.m.
Edgewood at Northwestern, 7 p.m.
COLLEGES
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Non-conference
Mercyhurst North East at Penn State Greater Allegheny, 6 p.m.
WRESTLING
Eastern Wrestling League
Edinboro at Bloomsburg, 7 p.m.
Non-conference
Ashland at Gannon, 7 p.m.
Mercyhurst College at Waynesburg, 7 p.m.
NBA
Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Utah, 10:30 p.m.
NHL
Boston at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Washington, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Carolina at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Top 25 Men
No. 9 Xavier vs. Temple, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Butler at Detroit, 8:05 p.m.
No. 18 Gonzaga at Portland, 11 p.m.
No. 22 Washington at California, 10:30 p.m.
No. 23 Illinois at Wisconsin, 9 p.m.
No. 24 Arizona State at Oregon, 10:30 p.m.
No. 25 Utah State vs. New Mexico State, 9:05 p.m.
Top 25 Women
No. 4 Duke at No. 17 Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Auburn vs. Mississippi, 7 p.m.
No. 8 North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 Florida at Alabama, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Tennessee vs. Georgia, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Maryland vs. North Carolina State, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Ohio State vs. Purdue, 7 p.m.
No. 15 Florida State at Boston College, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Texas at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Vanderbilt at Mississippi State, 8 p.m.