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Electric Eels Stop the Gobstobbers

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Westford Youth Basketball Junior Girls Results - Jan. 28

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Orange Starburst 11
Red Phoenix 9

Orange Starburst came out strong clinching a close game. For the Orange Starburst, Laurel Humphrey, Olivia Vallone, Emily Morin, Shefali Tamaskar and Cailin McEnaney all played awesome offense. Tanya Singh, Emma Quaranto, and Abby Quinlan all played aggressive defense. Casey Mahoney and Lauren Guglielmo played great offensively for the Red Phoenix. Samantha Dougherty played great defense as well. Overall it was a close game.

Crazy Pink Panthers 17
Smurfs 11

It was a close game between the Crazy Pink Panthers and the Smurfs. Carolyn Graham from the Smurfs continuously stopped the Panthers in the first half. Katie Cullen from the Panthers helped push the offense to get a lead. Kelly Burbine and Amanda Urban were oustanding rebounders throught out the whole game for the Panthers. Riley McDermott and Nicole O'Neil kept the Smurfs in the game but in the end the Panthers took the win. Great game girls !! Go Pats !!

Electric Eels 20
Gobstoppers 9

It was an amazing game between the Eels and the Gobstoppers but the Eels pulled ahead in the end for the win. Gigi Ottaviano played outstanding on offense and Emily Blagg helped out as well. Sarah Wilsack and Maddie Jones played a great defensive game. For the Gobstoppers, Sydney Roche had an amazing all around game. Grace Dillon, Jacqueline LaBarre, and Samantha Eynon also had fabulous games.

UmpaLumpas 18
Surfers 15

The UmpaLumpas had a fantastic victory over the Surfers. Sasha Pelosky and Ellen Olszowy led the UmpaLumpas while Leyla Singh and Allie Walter helped the defense. Maya Baraber-Mingo and Danielle Reynolds played great offense while Devyn Hooper and Lauren McNally played great on defense for the Surfers. It was a great game all around !

LemonHeadz 18
Blue Lightening 12

The spectacular showdown between the LemondHeadz and the Blue Lightening had everyone on the edge of their seats. Pryanka Maudgal had great hustle on offense. Molly O'Regan and Brianna Frankfort were great on offense. Pratusha Mulpur and Rachel Murray contributed greatly to the LemonHeadz offense with their fantastic rebounding. Everyone on the Lemon Headz played strong defense throughout the entire game.

Shamrock Shooters 21
Orange Crush 17

An amazingly close game was played between the Shooters and the Crush. Natalie Targ was right there at the basket with great rebounds and shots. Claudia Oakleaf also had great shots and kept the ball moving. Ali Giovino ,even with a jammed finger, dazzled her way to the basket many times. Abby Zegowitz and Fiona Cotter kept the Shamrocks on their toes with rebounds and shots. Both teams came together as 2 cohesive teams which made for an incredibly exciting game !

Purple Urple Flurples 15
Teal Terror Tucans 14

The Powerful Purple Urple Flurples heart wrenchingly had a crazily close marvelous match against the terrifically terrifying Tucans of Terror. For the Flurples, Cindy McLaughlin and Nicole Nightingale hustled their hearts out. Lexi Wilson and Caroline Burke had sensationally super duper steals. For the Tucans, magical Morgan Freud, gratifying Grace O'Sullivan, and uber cool Uche Orakwue played great.

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