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Photos: Cougars Girls Fall in Holiday Hoops Final

Cherry Hill East runs into a buzzsaw in the form of Gloucester Catholic Friday.

Cherry Hill East didn't have two comebacks in the cards.

A day after storming back to win from a 14-2 first-quarter deficit, the Cougars fell behind by double digits again after the first quarter, but never found an answer the rest of the way in a 57-29 loss to Gloucester Catholic in the finals of the West Deptford Holiday Hoops tournament Friday.

Zoe Schlessel was the top scorer for East, netting nine, while Aliyah Goodwin chipped in eight points.

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Gloucester Catholic's offense, meanwhile, was powered by tournament MVP Emily Lyons, who poured in 19 on the afternoon.

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