Lady Panthers fall to Holy Angels in Bergen County Tournament

The Glen Rock Lady Panthers suffered a 49-29 loss to the Academy of Holy Angels in the third round of the Bergen County Tournament on Sunday.

Both teams started out slowly with the Holy Angels holding a 10-9 lead after one quarter. Glen Rock briefly took 13-10 lead to start the second but could not hang on.

"We had a lead at the end of the third quarter and I thought we had a chance to open it up, but we missed the first four or five shots [in the second quarter]," said Panthers coach David Mosconi.

Despite crisp passing and a valiant defensive effort, sub-par shooting hurt Glen Rock’s ability to rally back after falling behind.

Glen Rock cut the deficit to six points in the second half, but Holy Angels made some key baskets down the stretch.

“I thought we played really well defensively and if we were able to make some shots we would have been in the game the entire way,” said Mosconi.

The Lady Panthers now have their sights set on the highly competitive North I Group II tournament.

“Every time you play a better team, you should get better,” said Mosconi. “I think they will be better because this is the first time we’ve ever made the final eight [of the Bergen County tournament]."

The Lady Panthers received the fifth seed in the North I Group II tournament and will host Manchester on February 28 at 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball  (5-11)

The team continues to compete hard, as they bounced back from a loss to Elmwood Park last Tuesday to win big against Harrison, 50-31, on Thursday.

Next, the team has two consecutive road games, with a trip to Manchester on Monday at 7 p.m. and Garfield on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Wrestling (19-2)

The team had another great week on the mat, as the Panthers defeated Passaic County power Passaic Valley on Wednesday, and then beat Teaneck Saturday.

Districts begin with the preliminary round on February 18.  Look for coverage of the finals on Saturday and get all of the results here next weekend.

Ice Hockey (17-10-1)

The ice hockey team defeated North Rockland (N.Y.) 6-3 on Friday night.  The team took on Indian Hills late last night and shut out their opponent. The Ice Panthers scored one goal in each period to blank Indian Hills 3-0. 

With the regular season in their rearview and a fourth place finish in the Big North Green Division, the Panthers now have their sights set on upcoming league playoffs.

Athlete of the week: Alex Cimiluca - Glen Rock/Saddle Brook Wrestling

Alex notched career win 100 this week. Getting to 100 wins is not an easy feat, but Cimiluca has dominated many of the opponents he faced this season. He's currently got his sights set on districts and a strong run in regions that will hopefully lead him down to Atlantic City for the finals.

Stat of the week: 100 wins

Alex Cimiluca isn’t the only 100-win wrestler on the team.  He joins senior Matt Jacobson and junior Matt Dickman, to give Glen Rock/Saddle Brook a trio of wrestlers to reach the milestone.

Quote of the week:

“If you live by the three, you die by the three.”

Girls Basketball coach David Mosconi, in regards to his team struggling from beyond the arc, despite a determined all-around effort.