Tag: Girls Basketball
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Allentown basketball players hoping for chance to play 2021 season
Editor’s note: Allentown High School was forced to close on Jan. 21 because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the school. In-person instruction is scheduled to resume on Feb. 3. All current winter sports are on pause until that date. This article was written as the outbreak occurred. The players on the Allentown High School girls…
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Allentown girls’ basketball team ends record season
This girls’ basketball season will be long remembered at Allentown High School. The Redbirds enjoyed a winter that saw them soar to a 24-4 record — the most victories the program achieved in one season — and a berth in the Central Jersey, Group 3 state sectional tournament championship game. A major highlight also centered around…
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RBC girls, Rumson-Fair Haven boys fall in state hoops tournament
Two area basketball teams — Red Bank Catholic High School’s girls and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys — made deep runs in their respective state tournaments. The RBC girls were ousted in a 73-59 loss to Saint Rose High School in the South Jersey, Non-Public A title game that was played on March 8…
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Jackson Liberty girls’ basketball program improving
Alexandria Quanvie felt that she will leave the Jackson Liberty High School girls’ basketball program in fine shape. Moments after the senior forward played her final scholastic game, Quanvie reflected on how the program has grown during her career. “We worked so hard all season,” she said after Jackson Liberty fell to Ewing High School,…
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Adams finishes memorable basketball career at South Brunswick
Alexis Adams will not be forgotten at South Brunswick High School. The senior forward closed her sparkling career when the Vikings fell in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament. South Brunswick was eliminated by Princeton High School, 34-18, in the state sectional tournament game that was played at South Brunswick…
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Edison senior reflects on special experiences on basketball court
Virginia Lagdameo spent just two seasons on the Edison High School girls’ basketball team, but she will long cherish those years. Lagdameo transferred from another school based in Edison, Bishop George Ahr High School, just before her junior year. “I’m a transfer, so I haven’t gotten to spend as much time with these girls as…
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Middletown South’s girls basketball state tournament run ends
The Middletown High School South girls’ basketball team hoped it had the makings of a long state championship run. “I think the overall team effort is how we pulled this off, especially defensively,” sophomore forward Kayla Richardson said. “In our press, everyone rotated well. Even in the times that we were down, we pushed through it…
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Allentown girls’ basketball prepared to soar in state tournament
The Allentown High School girls’ basketball team has drawn up a plan to fly through the NJSIAA tournament this month. “I think we’re going to take our momentum with us and our teamwork,” junior guard Lauren Coiante said. “I think those can get us really far.” Allentown launched its run to a state sectional title…
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Edison girls’ basketball turns focus to state tournament
The Edison High School girls’ basketball team is now targeting the state tournament. The Eagles will bid to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament after they fell one victory short of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship. Edison was defeated by Piscataway Township High School, 51-37, in the GMC title game that was…