Middle School Girls Basketball Wraps Up Season

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Purple Platypus                                19

Pink Ladies                          18

The Purple Platypus scored another last minute victory, this time over the determined Pink Ladies. Sarah Kinney led the way with a strong effort at both ends of the court. Nicole Camara’s defense plus timely scoring kept her team close until the late surge. Jessica Ragusa and Colleen Ellis contributed quality minutes. Beth Geraghty and Alyna Baharozian paced the Pink Ladies. Jenny Barrett ruled the boards and chipped in with big baskets down the stretch.

 

Orange Sherbet                                35

Oranges                               28

This was a great match between the Orange Sherbet and the Oranges. Hannah West had a great game with 16 points to lead the Sherbet. Also, great defense was played by Caley McKenney and Danielle LaBarre. The Oranges played great, making a lot of their foul shots. It was a great game between both teams.

 

Murky Water     17

Longhorns           14

In a tough battle between the Longhorns and the Murky Water, the Murky Water came out with the win. Elizabeth Ellis and Dani Roder ran the offense for the Murky Water, helped by the efforts of Hannah Roder, MacKensie Woodward, and Catherine Ristaino. Rupali Shenoy and Haley Crogan were outstanding on defense against the double offensive threat by the Longhorn’s Tatiana Vanaria and Taylor Vanaria. Hannah Peterson put in some great hustle to seal the win for the Murky Water.

 

Red Rockets                       22

Christmas Trees                                18

The Red Rockets, led by Megan Lawlor with 16 points, petrified the Christmas Trees. The final score was 22-18 in a close fought game.

 

Blue Lightning    22

Minty Fresh        21

The last game of the season proved to be one of the year’s most exciting. Early on, it looked like the Blue Lightning would cruise to victory, led by Elizabeth Deloia’s six points in the first few minutes. But with a feverish determination, the Minty Fresh battled back to stay within five at the end of the half, paced by Erika Waterhouse’s matching six points.

The second half saw the Minty Fresh climb back not only to tie the game, but actually to take the lead with only a few minutes left. Baskets from McKenna Watson, Joyce Downey, and Ally Rohlfs evened things out for the Blue Lightning while points from Christine Frechette, Lauren Canha, Tanu Kulkarni, Waterhouse, and Kene Orakwue helped force this one into overtime.

Overtime didn’t disappoint as the Minty Fresh took the lead, 21-20, with a free throw from Makena Waterhouse.  However, Ally Rohlfs basket down low with less than forty seconds to go proved to be the game winner, giving the Blue Lightning an all important win heading into the playoffs.

 

Pink Ninjas                          31

Flaming Maroons             10

The Pink Ninjas ended the season strong with a victory over the Flaming Maroons. Sam Wylie was on fire with an insane 14 points. Michaela Forty was dominating on both ends of the court, contributing her own eight points. Shanelle Mendes ended the game by showcasing her skills at the free-throw line. The Flaming Maroons played with a burning passion, and Emma Orfanos went on a six point scoring streak. Kayla Schladenhauffen played her heart out, while Briana Dilworth was great on defense.

 

Blue Ice                23

Lightning Bolts   19

This was an overtime thriller between two evenly matched teams! Blue Ice held on to edge out a fiery Lightning Bolts team led by Hannah Kullberg and Emma Paulauskas. The Blue Ice victory was a total team effort featuring solid defense from Christina Beck and Ankeeta Patil. Scoring honors were shared by Sarah Anderson, Olivia Hillman, and Leah Donovan.