Fans who like high-scoring basketball needed to be in Beaver Falls on Saturday night.

Four area players, two girls and two boys, took part in the 2008 State Farm Roundball Classic at Geneva College, an all-star spectacular featuring the region's top senior players.

Moon forward Becca Pollack suited up for the Black team, 92-86 winners in the girls contest, against OLSH forward Micki Cerchiaro for the Gold team.

The Tigers representative came out on top in the boys game, too, as Brian Walsh and the Gold team came from behind to top OLSH's Vince Scappe and the Black team, 140-137.

The girls game looked like a blowout, as the Black team pulled out to a lead that reached 24 points in the first half. Gold rallied, cutting the lead to 71-69 with five minutes remaining, before a 13-0 Black run ensured the win.

"It was a lot of fun," Cerchiaro said. "We were kind of bummed out when we got down by a lot in the beginning, but we made a nice comeback."

"It was different because we didn't really have any set plays. You just kind of go with the flow out there."

Christina Chukwuedo of Monessen was the Most Valuable Player for the Black team, scoring 15 points, while Ambridge's Kiki Brown scored 13 as the Gold MVP.

Cerchiaro scored six in the contest, while Pollack was held to one point.

"Playing with all those good players, it was a lot of fun," said Pollack, who, at 5-foot-10, had to share the low-post minutes with players such as 6-foot-6 Westinghouse center Shawnice Wilson, a 14-point scorer for the Black team.

"It was good to not have to worry about winning or losing, but it was still a competitive game."

The boys game was competitive from the start, as Walsh opened with a 3-pointer after just five seconds.

He probably didn't know what he was starting, as Schenley's DeAndre Kane, Aliquippa's Jonathan Baldwin, Highlands' Reece Mabery and Baldwin again hit 3-pointers, making the teams a combined 5-for-5 from outside before a 2-point shot was attempted.

The offense didn't slow down when the teams went to the bench, which included Scappe. The OLSH senior had a strong day attacking the basket, scoring 16 points, which was second only to Kane's 28 for the Black team.

"In a game like this, when you've got a shot, take it," Scappe said. "But even in all-star games, you've got to be a team to be successful."

Teamwork -- in the form of an assist by Walsh -- won the game for Gold in the end.

After Walsh had scored his 20th point with :22 remaining, Black answered with a layup to tie the game. The ball was in Walsh's hands again on the final possession, as he drew two defenders and found Norwin's Mike Shanahan for the winning three-point play underneath.

Baldwin was Gold's MVP with 29 points, while Kane took the Black team's honor.

"It was a lot of fun playing with the best players in western Pennsylvania," Walsh said, adding that there was something special to playing one last time with Baldwin, who leaves the hardwood behind to play football for Pitt next year.

"We've been playing together for a while, back in the day on AAU teams, up to my junior year. We're pretty close and we wanted to be on the same team tonight. He really went out with a bang."

In the night's other event, Scappe was second in the boys 3-point contest, making 8 of 16 shots. Beaver Falls' David Phillips was the winner with nine, while Walsh had five.