Playoff Time for the Middle School Girls

 

 

Blue Lightning             32

Flaming Maroons         27

 

The Blue Lightning lit up the court Thursday night with a first round playoff win. Tough defense led by Ally Rohlfs and Joyce Downey was enough to keep the maroons behind the whole game. Hannah Roche had fourteen points to lead the Lightning to their victory. All the girls played a strong game. The Blue Lightning will be looking for a second victory at 11:45 am Saturday.

 

 

Minty Fresh        27

Oranges               23

 

Thursday night saw a great first win for the Minty Fresh!  Jordan Underwood led the team with 10 points, along with Erika Waterhouse with nine points. Kene Orakwue had outstanding rebounding as well. On the Oranges, Rachel Morey led with five points and they had excellent defense and enthusiasm throughout.  It was a great job by both teams!

 

 

Purple Platypus                32

Minty Fresh                        22

 

The Purple Platypus’s came ready to play on Saturday, running out to 32-22 win over a tough Minty Fresh team, who had battled their way into Saturday’s action by virtue of their first win of the season.

 

Lightning Bolts                   22

Christmas Trees                14

 

The Lightning Bolts and the Christmas Trees played to a tight 22-14 game. Defense for the Lightning Bolts was led by Jing Zhu and Hannah Kullberg. Defensive standouts for the Christmas Trees were Claudia Ruble and Kate Coffey. Offense for the Bolts was led by Haylee Walsh with eight points and Rebecca Arnold with six. Megan Bramanti scored two for the Trees and Hannah Kruger had ten.  Allison Ragusa had several rebounds for the Bolts as did Julia Devlin for the Christmas Trees.

 

 

Blue Ice                21

Longhorns           10

 

Blue Ice melted a tough Longhorns first half defense to come away with a well-earned victory. The Longhorn defense was led by Jordan Bunker, Tatiana Vanaria, and Ashish Sodhi. During the second half, the Blue Ice woke up their shooting accuracy, led by Ankeeta Patil and Sarah Anderson.  Teammates Kayleigh Semeter and Leah Donovan also contributed points. Ball handlers Hannah MacKay and Jackie Andry helped deliver the victory. The Blue Ice salutes the Longhorns on a terrific season.

 

 

 

Orange Sherbet                13

Pink Ladies                            7

 

The first playoff game for the Orange Sherbet was a success! The team really worked together and gave it their all. Allison McKenna was a defensive wall for the Sherbet - nothing could get past her! Also, Katie McKenna, Taylor Wedge, and Danielle LaBarre set solid picks and were very smart on their offensive plays.  Leading the Sherbet in offense was Hannah West and Caley McKenney. For the Pink Ladies, Beth Geraghty had a stellar performance on offense along with Yamini Kumar. Catherine Crimmins and Jenny Barrett had many strong offensive attempts, but they just weren’t falling. Overall it was a great start to the playoff season, and the Orange Sherbet looks forward to their next game!

 

 

Murky Water     31

Blue Lightning    30

 

In an absolute battle between the Blue Lighting and the Murky Water, the Murky Water edged out to clinch the win.  The Murky Water’s MacKensie Woodward, Catherine Ristaino, Hannah Roder, Rupali Shenoy, and Hannah Peterson all held down the court defensively against amazing defense by McKenna Watson, Elizabeth Deloia, and Ria Shah of the Blue Lightning. The dynamic duo of Dani Roder and Elizabeth Ellis led the offensive intensity and Hayley Crogan hit the last basket in this nail-biter to seal the deal for the Murky Water.

 

 

Red Rockets       12

Pink Ninjas            7

 

The Red Rockets edged the Pink Ninjas in a defensive battle that was led by Maddie Dupre and Isabelle Lorette.