Rebels earn share of Big East lead

MOUNT VERNON -- Adelida Oberman scored 19 points as Northeast earned a share of the Big East Conference girls' basketball lead with a 49-34 victory over Bellevue on Saturday at the Small Multi-Sport Center.Northeast (8-2 overall, 6-1 Big East) joined Bellevue Marquette atop the league standings as the race approached the midpoint.The Rebels built a 16-point lead late in the third quarter, then weathered a run by the Comets (7-3, 5-2), who got within 40-34 early in the fourth quarter.Brenna Butler added 12 points for the winners.Kelsey Ernst led Bellevue with 18 points and 15 rebounds.

NORTHEAST 49, BELLEVUE 34

At Mount Vernon

NORTHEAST (49): Morgan McAleer 3-6 3-7 9, Jacinto Jargo 2-5 0-0 5, Catrina Jargo 1-2 0-0 2, Adelida Oberman 6-21 3-4 19, Breanne Butler 6-9 0-0 12, Danae Diedrich 0-1 2-4 2, Tara Klemme 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Spooner 0-0 0-0 0, Nicole Delarm 0-0 0-0 0, Laikyn Schaefer 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Kruse 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-44 8-15 49.

BELLEVUE (34): Lexee Sullivan 1-1 0-0 2, Mariah Steines 4-11 0-1 9, Kelsey Ernst 6-13 6-7 18, Tessa Fahey 0-0 0-0 0, Carly Rubel 2-4 1-2 5, Rachel Kilburg 0-0 0-0 0, Alison Reeg 0-7 0-0 0, Ashley Giesemann 0-3 0-0 0, Alicia Urbain 0-0 0-0 0, Nicole Beckley 0-0 0-0 0, Brenda Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-39 7-10 34.

Halftime: Northeast 20, Bellevue 15.

3-point goals: Northeast 5-10 (J.Jargo 1-2, C.Jargo 0-1, Oberman 4-7), Bellevue 1-10 (Steines 1-6, Reeg 0-4).

Team fouls: Northeast 9, Bellevue 15.

Fouled out: none.

Rebounds: Northeast 26 (Butler 5), Bellevue 32 (Ernst 15).

Assists: Northeast 12 (Diedrich 3), Bellevue 8 (Ernst 3).

Steals: Northeast 11 (Oberman 5), Bellevue 4 (Giesemann 2).

Turnovers: Northeast 10, Bellevue 18.