Junior guard Jalyn Wallace answered the bell when No. 16 Italy needed him most, scoring 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to send the Gladiators past Albany, 64-60, and a date with No. 1 Lipan in the Regional Semifinals.
The start of both halves had Italy and the Lions come out blazing. The Gladiators fired five triples from a senior tandem of Jayden Saxon, with three, and a pair by Colt Ho…