There were contrasting results for the two St Albans Wolves U16 basketball sides.

The girls returned from Lewisham with a 53-36 victory against Thunder but the boys went down 63-60 at West Herts Warriors.

It was the fourth quarter that proved the crucial period for the girls in a scrappy game where much of the action took place at the foul line.

Wolves put together a 20-1 run to seal a ninth victory in 10 league outings this season.

Caitlin Ryan led the visitors' scoring, hitting three triples on the way to a 16 point, six assist, five rebound, four steal afternoon.

Jemima Uzoka continued her good form with 14 points and seven rebounds while Mlla Skipik-Piskitelli had six points and five boards as nine Wolves got on the scoresheet.

In contrast, the boys saw their play-off hopes dented with a narrow loss at West Herts, a potential game-tying triple waved off by the referee.

Simon Pattasin picked up 27 points for the Wolves, adding eight rebounds along with three assists and as many steals.

Ethan Downing had six rebounds and five steals to go with his 15 points, while Daniel Kostadinov finished with 11 points and five boards.