Shore Conference Girls Basketball Scoreboard Thursday, Jan. 16

Class A Central

No. 4 Manasquan 68, No. 6 Howell 48

Four players scored double-digits to lead Manasquan to their 10th game of the season. Senior Grave Love scored a career-high 16 points and Shannon Heine added 13 points to lead the Warriors. Junior BellaRose Marino scored a game-high 19 points to lead Howell.

No. 2 St. Rose 56,  Wall 28

St. Rose jumped out to a 25-4 first quarter lead to win their 9th game of the season. Senior Cassidy Kruesi and junior Jada Lynch both scored game-high 15 points for St. Rose and sophomore Callie Decker added 8 points.

Neptune 56, Jackson Memorial 48

Neptune jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the first quarter and led 29-15 at halftime to win their 5th game of the season and get back to .500. Senior Christa Ramos knocked down four 3-pointers and went 9-for-11 from the free-throw line to score a season-high 27 points for Neptune. Junior Isabella Finer scored a team-high 14 points for Jackson Memorial.

 

Class A Coastal

No. 1 St. John Vianney 77, Middletown South 29

The Lancers held Middletown South to two points in the second quarter and led 47-15 at halftime to win their conference leading 11th win. Four players scored double-digits for SJV with Taylor Sofilkanich scoring a game-high 13 points and Madison Kocis adding 12 points. Juniors Stella Lockhart and Charlotte Bradley both scored 11 points for SJV.

No. 3 Red Bank Catholic 52,  Holmdel 21

RBC held Holmdel to 8 first half points to win their 8th game of the season. Three players scored double-digits with Addy Nyemchek scoring a game-high 15 points and Christina Liggio knocking down four 3-pointers to score 14 points for the Caseys.

No. 5 Red Bank Regional 53, No. 9 Rumson-Fair Haven 43

The second quarter proved to be the difference with RBR outscoring Rumson 17-5 to win their 9th game of the season. Junior Synai Blychanton scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed 6 rebounds and Zoe Gulley knocked down three 3-pointers to finish with 11 points for the Bucs. Junior Erin Reid scored a team-high 13 points and Chloe Kelly added 12 points for Rumson.

 

Class A South

Toms River North 40,  Manchester 37

Tied 29-29 in a back and forth game going into the fourth quarter, TRN outscored Manchester 11-8 to win the A South battle. Junior Cara Sarluca scored a game-high 16 points and Angelina DeCesare added 8 points for the Mariners. Freshman Jesse Sarana knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 13 points and Madeline Nolan scored 10 points and had 5 steals for Manchester.

Central Regional 47, Donovan Catholic 44

Central narrowly defeated division rival Donovan Catholic to pick-up their 3rd win of the season. Junior Emma Christensen scored a game-high 14 points and Jaelynn Witte added 10 points for Central. Senior Lily Kraljic posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for Donovan and Sarah Franks scored a game-high 12 points.

Toms River East 54, Southern 32

Leading by five points going into the second quarter, the Raiders outscored Southern 18-7 to take a 31-15 lead into halftime on the way to their 8th win of the season. Sophomores Libby Dickman and Kacey Briles led the way with 15 points each for TRE and Grace Crowley added 10 points. Senior Casey Collins scored a team-high 9 points for Southern.

 

Class B Central

Lakewood at Point Beach, 4 p.m.

Point Boro 58, New Egypt 30

Seniors Sarah Dahl and Vanessa Haas led the Panthers with 15 points each to win their 9th game of the season. Junior Olivia Stillwell scored a team-high 15 points for New Egypt.

Brick Memorial 63, Jackson Liberty 17

Brick Memorial jumped out to a 37-12 halftime lead before cruising the rest of the way in a victory over Jackson Liberty. Senior Maggie Leach scored a game-high 14 points in the win for the Mustangs while Junior Liana Lopena added 12 point and Olivia Emanuel chipped in 10 in the victory.

 

Class B South

Lacey 54, Pinelands 19

Lacey increased on their three point lead going into the second quarter by outscoring Pinelands 19-2 to win their 6th game of the season. Junior Brooklyn Bell scored a game-high 16 points and Reece Paget added 10 points for Lacey. Senior Hailey Barchetto scored a team-high 8 points for Pinelands.

No. 10 Barnegat 71,  Toms River South 46

Barnegat jumped out to a 24-8 lead in the first quarter to win their 10th game of  the season. The three headed attack continues to cause problems for defenses with Emma Thornton, Riley Fitzpatrick and Zemirah Enalls all scoring double-digits. Thornton led the way with a game-high 24 points  and became Barnegat’s all-time leading scorer with 1,402 points.  Enalls added 20 points and Fitzpatrick finished with 14. Sophomore Linsey Cribbin scored a team-high 19 points for TRS.

 

Non-Conference

Henry Hudson at Asbury Park, 3:50 p.m.

Long Branch 53, Matawan 34

Leading by one going into the second quarter, the Green Wave outscored Matawan 21-6 to take a 34-18 lead at halftime on their way to their 7th win of the season. Senior Leomary Diaz-Merino knocked down six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 34 points for Long Branch. Senior Zaira Carballo scored a team-high 11 points for Matawan.