NJSIAA Girls Basketball Sectional Finals Scoreboard Saturday, Mar. 8

Saturday, March 8th

Central Jersey Group 2

Championship Round

(1) Manasquan 57, (2) Rumson-Fair Haven 38

Senior Shea Donnelly scored 14 points and started a streak of six consecutive made three-pointers in a row by Manasquan, which powered the Warriors to a big halftime lead and, ultimately, a sectional championship win over the Bulldogs.

With Saturday’s win, Manasquan has won 10 out of the last 11 Central Jersey Group II championship, including one in each of the past two seasons.

Kayden Clark hit the second of the six three-pointers to give Manasquan a 14-4 lead closing out the first quarter and finished with 10 points. Donnelly and Clark each hit a second-three during the shooting spree and Grace Love and Shannon Heine each knocked one down as the Warriors opened up a 41-13 halftime lead and coasted from there.

Olivia Shaughnessy added eight points — all in the first half — and grabbed seven rebounds for Manasquan.

Erin Reid scored a game-high 17 points to lead Rumson, with Silvie Notine added eight in the loss.

 

Central Jersey Group 3

Friday, March 7

Championship Round

(5) Neptune 55, (2) Red Bank Regional 50

Neptune seized their first sectional title since 2011 behind big time performances from Freshman Tyeera Howard as well as Seniors Bre Evans and Christa Ramos. Howard scored a game-high 20 points in addition to adding a team-high 8 rebounds. Evans added 16 points including three 3-pointers. Ramos finished with 14 points including a perfect 6 for 6 from the free throw line. The sectional champion Scarlet Fliers advanced to the Group 3 Semifinals where they will face Cherry Hill West (23-4) on Tuesday at 5:00 pm at Deptford High School. The Scarlet Fliers will again be considered the underdog after winning three straight games on the road as the lower seed against Colts Neck, Westampton Tech, and Red Bank.

Red Bank Senior Caroline Polloway went out fighting with a team-high 19 points and 9 rebounds. Junior Synai Blanton added 16 points while Junior Zoe Gulley chipped in 9 points, all on 3-pointers. The Bucs finished the season with a 19-10 record.

 

 

 

Monday, March 10th

South Jersey Non-Public A Championship

Championship Round at Lenape High School

(3) Red Bank Catholic vs (1) Paul VI, 5 p.m.