Shamrock Shooters beat Gobstoppers in Nailbiter

Junior Girls Results: Feb. 4

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Surfers  30
Orange Crush  26

The Surfers and the Orange Crush played a very close, exciting game. From the Orange Crush, Abigail Zegowitz and Julie Camara played awesome offense along with Emily Stander and Maya Barber-Mingo from the Surfers. On the defensive end, Olivia Lohmeier from the Orange Crush and Sophie Jiang from the Surfers played excellent. The game was neck-and-neck, but the Surfers pulled through with the win.

Shamrock Shooters  22
Gobstoppers  20

Players, coaches, and spectators all had their hearts in their throats at this neck-and-neck game. Amelia Devlin had awesome shots while Eleanor Whitehead played aggressive defense. Jessie Peternell worked at getting open and moving the ball to the basket while Laura Devlin assisted both offense and defense roles to keep the score close. The Gobstoppers as a team played aggressive defense. Alison Dillion made some nice rebounds, while Maddie Laliberti made some great blocks to gain possession of the ball. Grace Finneral and Sam Eynon worked as a team to keep the score close. The skills and teamwork from both teams made for the most exciting game on the season!

PurpleUrpleFlurples  22
Orange Starbursts  4

The precious PurpleUrpleFlurples played a golden game against the spritely Starbursts. For the Starbursts, Emily "scorin'" Morin and Shefali "to the task" Tamaskar were blissful ball-handlers. For the Flurples, Caroline "make it work" Burke and Chip "rimmin" Crimmons were daring defenders. While Kiley "yes you can" Flanagan and Lexi "willpower" Wilson were outstanding on offense. Happy birthday Kiley Flanagan!

Electric Eels  30
Smurfs  18

Electric Eels battled hard against the Smurfs with a score of 30 to 18. The Eels pulled through and won a tough game.  For the Smurfs, Alyssa and Riley played hard defense.  Gigi and Morgan played hard for the Eels.


Crazy Pink Panthers  16
LemondHeadz 7

The Pink Panthers took an early lead with help from Katie Cullen and Kelley Burbine, but the Lemonheadz came back to tie the game at 6 to 6. Rachel Murray and Praytusha Mulpr helped the Lemonheadz to a great come back.  In the last minutes of the game the Pink Panthers Amanda Urban, Caroline Gabriel and Brooke Leonard helped the Pink Panthers take the win in a nail biting game.

Blue Lightening  12
Red Phoenix  7

The Blue Lightening defeated the Red Phoenix 12 to 7 for the Lightenings first win! The Blue Lightening had strong defense from Anya Brown, Molly O' Regan, Isabel Smith, and Victoria Andrews.  Meaghan McGee, Priyanka Maudga, Kata Mammola, and Brianna Frankfort were on fire with the baskets. The Red Pheonix came back with a strong fight lead by Lily Kinney and Lauren Dougherty.  The Red Phoenix played hard with Morgan Wedge, Casey Mahony, Samantha Dougherty, and Angela Mancuso.  Yet, the Blue Lightening came out victorious!

Teal Terror Tucans 17
UmpaLumpas 14

It was a nail biting game between the UmpaLumpas and the Teal Terror Tucans. Eventually, the Teal Terror Tucans pulled through with great shots and aggressive defense. Lily Gellar had great steals and Uche Orakwue had great shots. From the UmpaLumpas, Lauren Burke and Layla Singh had amazing breakaways that made for an intense game.

CORRECTION: The results were originally posted as the middle schools girls results.