Girls

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The Deadly Sharks put together an outstanding performance Saturday at the Hawley gymnasium. In doubleheader action, the girls gave a terrific effort on the defensive end and showed nice improvement passing the basketball on the fast break. Julia Dolan, Shannon Kelleher, Julia Gerace, Emma Magazu and Olivia Buchler led the strong offensive effort; Maddie Hintze triggered the attack and Sarah Savinelli, Ella Hage and Abby Stites provided scrappy defense all day. The girls conclude their season next week.

Grades 5-6

Hip Hoopsters 29, Tasmanian Devils 12: In the first round of the intermediate girl’s tournament, The Hip Hoopsters played a well-balanced game of fast paced offense and solid defense. The Hoopsters’ offensive charge was led by Madison Findley and Liz Weisgerber with 8 points each, followed by Natalie Kelchner (6 points), Grace Corcoran (5 points) and Camryn Findley (2 points). The Tasmanian Devils held the game close for the first half before the Hoopsters began to pull away throughout the second half of the game. On Defense, Liz Weisgerber, Heather Azzarito and Grace Corcoran held the boards throughout the afternoon. One Tassies highlight indicating the flow of the game occurred when Madison Findley, off balance and leaning to her right, threw up a shot that hit nothing but net. The Tassies scoring was led by Jackie Moccio putting up 6 points, Ava Petrellese with 4 points and Kayla O’Rourke with 2 points.

Shooting Stars 15, Raymond James Financial/Shock 12: The Shooting Stars suited up against The Shock in a well-matched fight. Down most of the game, the Stars found a lead late in the fourth quarter with a shot by Lauryn Ankers (2 points) turning the game into a real nail-biter. The Stars’ offense and passing game was led by Greta Staubly (6 points), Charli Condon (2 points), Allie Eurell (2 points) and Larkin Huffman (1 point). The Stars defense - a was led by Catherine Shaw (2 points), highlight of play, who had a highlight of a play, Beth Savinelli, Brianna Lovely and Sarah Widman. The Shock played a good, tight game overall. Julia Anderson was the lead scorer with 3 points, followed by Veronica Vodola, Heather Stroli, Lexi Leidlein and Julia Clark all with 2 points each. Jordan Williams made a one-point shot at the foul line.

Monstrosity 24, Dr Della Schmid Chiropractic Centre/Sunburst 7: First seed Purple Monstrosity got off to a slow start with playoff jitters. Cool under pressure, Cailin Wilson took control and rang up 10 points. Dani Otero scored 4 points. Brook Antous, Anna Cartelli, Jenna Carvalho, Caitlyn Child and Katie McCabe all scored 2 points each. The ball-stealing defense was on display by Antous, Wilson, Carly Swierbut and Katie Bassett. Otero, McCabe and Child dominated the rebound and shot block effort. The Sunburst wrapped up their season with an inspired defensive performance that led to a low scoring and tight match in the first half of their playoff game. Their offensive passing and shooting were led by Jackie Guoevia, Sarah Dowling and Emma Schmid-Tharnish. The defense and rebounding were led by Jaclyn O’Leary and Rachel O’Grady.

Inspirations For Your Home, LLC/Mean Green Fighting Machine 24, Space Narwhals 16: Great efforts by Dylan Zahansky (8 points), Alex Futterman (2 points) and Shannon Cheh (2 points) who led the Mean Green team in offense and defense. Ally Tolson (8 points) and Evelyn Schwertley stepped up their game with remarkable vision to steal the ball, which resulted in extra points. Several key plays by Casey McLean (2 points) and Lucy Draper, as well as Sara Lindell and Samantha Bicho (2 points) who displayed remarkable extra effort with their amazing dribbling maneuvers and then the shots which let the Mean Green Girls pull away. The Mean Green Fighting Machine girls all stepped up their games in the second half. The Space Narwhals ended the season by playing a great game in which both the offense and defense came together. The leading scorers were Hayley Lambert (6 points) and Cory Mangold (4 points) followed by Sonja Ahmaripour, Briana Castellano and Julia Sullivan with 2 points each. A tremendous effort made by the defense with kudos going to Teresa Forlenzo (the pick master!), Lindsay Merrifield, Rachel Tomasino and Vanessa Tucker. Great Job Girls!

Bantam

Hornets 33, Tootsie Rolls 21: Juliette Cryder led the Green Hornets to victory by scoring 14 points. Kylee Raiano handed out 6 assists. Virginia Hepp was the defensive star and Laura Augenbraun had 5 rebounds. Ella Marsh played great offensively, while Savannah Duffy played tough defense. The Tootsie Rolls were led by Mary Celentano with 13 points. Kaitlyn King was the defensive star.

Celtics 28, Purple Crush 22: For the Celtics, Genevieve Murray dominated the game by scoring 19 points. Taylor McPadden handed out 7 assists and Anna Burns had 10 rebounds. Shannon Jackman was the defensive star with 7 steals. Shanna Tucker, Cyleigh Wilson and Carolyn Malin all played well. The Purple Crush had balanced scoring with 6 players contributing. Sydney Howard led with 6 points, Ashley Hammond and Kate Ryan both scored 4 points, while Rebecca Alicea and Nicky Shairer contributed 3 points apiece. Annabel Terry, Eileen McCleary and Olivia Steare played tough defense.

Filan LLC Nighthawks 33, Purple Crush 14: The Filan Nighthawks were led by game captain Kali Ryder. She got the scoring started early with 3 points. Angela Carriero dropped in 4 playing both point and low post. Hallie Filan chipped in 4 points including a buzzer-beater. Karsen Pirone poured in 18 with outstanding long-range shooting and fast break lay-ups. Megan Riccardi drove through the D for a key basket. Ryssa Swanson moved the ball around and set key screens. Faith O’Hara (4 rebounds) and Sarah Tressler (4 blocks, 2 points) led the defense for the Hawks. In their second game of a double header the Purple Crush, playing short-handed, battled valiantly against the sharp shooting of the Nighthawks. With key picks being set by Eileen McCleary, Rebecca Alicea led the offense with 6 points. Annabel Terry scored 4 points, Sydney Howard 2 and Olivia Steare buried a free throw.

Grades 7-8

Globetrotters 34, Spartans 25: Caroline Caporale and Jessica Shairer each scored 11 points in the Globetrotters’ victory. Kamdynn Moroney handed out seven assists and Hannah Logan had five steals. Christina Moore led the rebounding effort with 12 boards. Kayla DiSibio paced the Spartans with 10 points and Emma Horne and Julia Wiberg each chipped in six. Emily Neave handed out four assists and Haley Williams recorded three steals.

Da Bears 43, The Flintstones 17: Sarah Bender led Da Bears to victory with 12 points. Lindsay Hoyt chipped in 11 and Brittany Meisenheimer dished out six assists. Maddy Bridges swiped four steals and Megan Kelleher hauled down seven rebounds. Kate Laaksonen paced The Flintstones with eight points and Sarah Spillane had three assists. Jaimy Fellin had five steals and Anna Buzzanca pulled down seven rebounds.

Celtics 32, The Blitz 29: Allie Indelicato sank two free throws with 18 second remaining to send the game into overtime where the Celtics pulled out the win. Kayla Kordish scored 10 points for the Celtics and Allie Indelicato handed out four assists. Tegan Doherty had four steals and Michaela Jackman had 8 rebounds. Jess Mullany led the Blitz with 11 points and Madeline Marlin pulled down a game high 10 rebounds. Emily Montoya was the assist leader with four and Kayla O’Sullivan swiped three steals.

E-Lemonaders 45, Style 37: Amanda Albanesi scored 13 points and Shannon Lynch chipped in 10 to lead the E-Lemonaders to victory. Erin Tressler handed out four assist and Hannah Luby paced the defense with four steals. Ashley Lynch and Abbie Kohler each pulled down nine rebounds in the win. Rachel Williams had 12 points to keep the Style close. Nicole Russo and Annie Hoffman each scored eight points to balance the Style scoring attack. Stefanie Carr handed out four assists and Amanda Solomon played smothering defense, leading to three steals.

Boys

Midgets

Every player on The Bolts scored in the game as the offense was clicking on all cylinders.The pinpoint passing of James Iaropoli and Sean O’Sullivan led to easy layups for their teammates. Ryan Chieffo, Ryan Verdi, and RJ Eller all scored on nice drives to the basket. Hayden Miller, Jonathan Taylor, and Ryder Palumbo raced up and down the court converting steals into break away layups. Lyle Petrellese and Sean O’Sullivan also showed off their impressive shooting touch with several long distance shots.

The Nighthawks were led with great defense by RJ Figueroa, Kyle Turk and Evan Wei. Ryan Bicho, and Brendan Adams, and Gus Coffey directed the offensive attack making great passes and scoring multiple baskets.

The Huskies played a great all-around game. They were led on offense by Luke O’Connor, Braden Murphy, and Jeremy Pancow. CJ Cuomo did a nice job of getting his teammates involved. Cameron Reichenbauch and James Malin did a great job rebounding and the defense was led by Jimmy McPadden, Anthony Cricci, and Connor Smith.

The Black Dragons woke up early Saturday morning to play a tough Purple Bolts squad. The Dragons continue to play inspired defense, led by Matt Mattera and Gavin Murray. Miller Tetrault, Drew Poseno, and Jake Holme led the offensive attack.

John Sullivan and Jack Petersen had outstanding all around games for the Geckos. Zachary Katsuleres and Jake Mailloux cut to the basket for many open looks, while the rebounding of Andrew Bazuro and Alasdair Cathcart was awesome. Speedy Noah Dinallo, Justin Zemo, and Mason Woodard had numerous steals pacing the defensive effort.

 

Grade 4

St Theresa 27, Blue Mavs 19: The St Theresa fourth grade squad came back from a one-point deficit at the half to beat the Blue Mavs 27-19 in the semifinals of the Newtown League tournament on Saturday morning at the Newtown Youth Academy. Zack Droukas sparked with offense for the Blue Mavs with 7 points, including a 3-point jumper. Liam Murphy and Joey Rios added 4 points each, while Nick Kalra and Keenan Murphy each connected for 2. Josh Taylor kept the pressure on the St Theresa guards with multiple steals, while Kieran Coffey, Drew Mitchell and Dillon Robinson worked to disrupt the St Theresa offense. The Blue Mavs finished their season with a 12-10 record and will compete in this week’s March Mayhem Tournament at the Newtown Youth Academy.

White Mavs 26, Easton 20: In the semifinals of the Newtown League playoffs on Saturday morning at the Newtown Youth Academy, the White Mavs jumped out to an early 10-0 lead and never looked back. Kyle Good and Jack Mulligan combined for 15 points and 19 rebounds to lead the way. Jack Lydon and Kyle Sullivan combined for 8 points. Max Wrage and Sammy Eppers provided tough defensive all day, while Patrick Oberstadt and Charlie Eppers had strong all around games. Jack Kuligowski led the white Mavs at the point and made life difficult for the Easton guards with intense defensive pressure. With the win, the White Mavs advanced to their second straight finals appearance.

St Theresa 24, White Mavs 23: After a pregame fire alarm sent both teams out into the cold, the White Mavs and The St Theresa squads settled back into the gym for the Newtown League championship game on Saturday morning at the Newtown Youth Academy. The two teams went back and forth all game, with neither team ever leading by more than 6 points. Jack Mulligan and Jack Kuligowski combined for 12 points, while Kyle Sullivan chipped in with 4. Charlie Eppers and Max Wrage were strong in the zone, while Patrick Oberstadt had some key rebounds. Jack Lydon led the White Mavs with 7 rebounds and Kyle Good dropped 7 points. Good got the White Mavs within one at 24-23 with a clutch free throw. After a steal on the other end, the White Mavs came down the court with 12 seconds left, but couldn’t find an open shot. With less than a second remaining, the White Mavs had one more chance in a catch and shoot situation under their own basket. Lydon found Good for a desperation lob that found the rim, but didn’t fall. The White Mavs finished their season with a 19-6 record and will compete in this week’s March Mayhem Tournament at the Newtown Youth Academy.

AdvisersTrust.com Bullets 28, Green Goblins 25: Harry Kelchner and JP Iaropoli combined for 18 points for the Bullets. Quinn McAndrew led the offense with 4 assists. Miles Ricks had 5 steals and Ayden Kennedy had 8 boards to lead the defense. Patrick Grover and Owen Meeker combined for 21 points for the Goblins, while Matt Bloomquist manned the point and had 3 assists. Luke Sposato had 5 steals on defense and Trevor Merrick had 7 boards.

Tarheels 36, Wolves 22: Jack Mulligan and Robert Hetzer combined for 28 points to lead the Tarheels, while Sean Roche chipped in with 4 assists. Devin O’Connell had 5 steals while Marlon Medina had 7 rebounds. Will Swierbut and Bryce Benson combined for 10 points for the Wolves. Michael Brown had 3 assists. On defense Jack Kuligowski had 5 steals, while Kevin Curry had 7 boards.

Tigers 29, Spartans 19: For the Tigers, Atilla Sepkin and Justin Engler combined for 14 points. Tucker Depuy had 4 assists from the point. Chris Frascatore had 4 steals and Rohan Manusukhani had 7 rebounds on defense. Tristan Andrews and Brett Pierce combined for 10 points to lead the Spartans. Riley Ward led the offense with 4 assists, while Stephen Vournazos had 5 steals and Elias Enriquez had 8 rebounds.

Vikings 30, Green Hornets 30: Shaine Luzietti and Matt Bradbury combined for 20 points for the Vikings while Thomas Armstrong had 6 assists to lead the offense. Stephen Dooley was all over the court with 5 steals on defense and Will Archiere swept the boards with 8 rebounds. For the Green Hornets Luke Azzarito and Nick Kalra combined for 20 points. Thomas Daigle distributed the ball well with 3 assists. William Swift had 6 steals and William Crebbin had 7 boards on defense.

Grade 5

The Hawks 24, Blue Blazers 17: For the Hawks, James Schumacher and Harry Lucas combined for 12 points, while Thomas Luciano chipped in with 3 assists, Harvey Long led the defense with 4 steals and Sean McCleary had 7 rebounds. For the Blazers, Luke Fischer and Bryan Ingwersen combined for 10 points, while Derrick Lewis had 3 assists. On the defensive end, Ryan Berard had 5 steals and Kyle Cascone had 8 rebounds.

 Red Devils 31, Shooting Stars 28: For the Devils, Thomas Usher and Will Hampford combined for 12 points. Ayden Kasbarian manned the point dishing for 4 assists. Jared Tod was strong on defense with 5 steals and Adreas Nottelmann had 12 boards. The Stars were led by the scoring of Robbie Morrill and Gabe Stewart who combined for 14 points. Thomas Briscoe had 3 assists, while Charlie Asetta led the way on defense with 5 steals and Alex Budd had 8 rebounds.

Grade 6

Swishers 28, Thunder 24: The eighth-seeded Swishers upset the top-seeded and talented Thunder. With his team leading by one with 27 seconds left, Ryan Mailloux calmly sank two free throws to seal the win. Ryan Williams had his best game of the season, finishing with 9 points and 14 rebounds. Wyatt Moyers, John Payne, Jack Oltran and Connor Dinallo led the Swishers on defense in the second half. Wyatt and Jack had five steals each and Connor had a big time block in the fourth quarter. Grant Moxham had 8 rebounds, while Justin Woodard and Timmy Shaw each had 4 points sending the Swishers into the semifinals.

Bucketeers 29, Tornadoes 27: Dylan Champagne had 8 steals and a season high 13 points to lead the Bucketeers to their second consecutive playoff victory. Harry Eppers was strong under the boards with 8 rebounds and he also scored 6 points. Matt Menousek and Cameron Champagne added 4 points apiece, while Liam Jones chipped in with 2. Tommy Fitzgerald and Jack Vaughan played great defensively holding the Tornadoes to one of their lowest point totals of the season. The Tornadoes came out flat after the bye week and never got in rhythm. Balanced scoring from Owen Walsh, Adam Wolff, Rhett Saunders, Brian Montoya, John Finnegan and Avi Bhaya kept the game close and Kevin Riccardi, Michael Garner, Matthew Lundquist and Bobby Ward all played well on defense, but the Tornadoes gave up a host of easy breakaway baskets on turnovers and the hustling Bucketeers scored the victory.

Blackhawks 42, Monstars 21: There was tension in the air at the Reed School Gym last Friday for the second round playoff. The tough Monstars team hung in there into the third quarter when the Blackhawks pulled away. Leading the B-Hawks offensively were Thomas Skrelja with 15 points, Ben Terry 8 and Doug Carriero 7. Also scoring were Robert Murray, Wally Skrelja, Evan Landgrebe, Zack DeMiglio and Jack Ciaramello. The Blackhawks played a great game defensively and were led by Ricky Mariani and Wally Skrelja. Rebound leaders for the Hawks were Robert Murray with 9 and Thomas Skrelja 7.

Celtics 27, Invaders 23: The Celtics had a balanced scoring attack and got many buckets from pushing the ball up and over to get easy lay-ups. Leading the C’s offense was Cayden Dunn who dropped in 8 points from within the paint and Cole Demirjian, who pumped in 6 points from the field. Demirjian also had 7 assists, many of which were full court passes on the run to start the C’s break. Dunn also played well on the other side of the ball, being assigned the task of shutting down the Invaders biggest scoring threat. During the regular season, the Invaders were hot and amassed 55 points the last time they met the Celtics. But for this game, the Cs were tenacious and played great help D and held down the usually high-scoring opponent. Leading the Celtic D was Justin Coehlo and Jack Bittman. Coehlo played great and was all over the court. Fresh off of a wrist injury and missing four games, played with great energy and helped turn away any shooters attacking the paint, Bittman also had a huge block in the closing minute, as well as a put back in the paint and key free throws to clinch the game.

It was a team victory for the C’s, with all ten players contributing. Low post specialist Cameron MacDonald played well in setting picks on and off the ball as the C’s ran their half court O and shut down his assigned man while on D, played safety in the C’s zone press and kept the Invaders from scoring any easy buckets as he patrolled the key. Ethan Aug (9 points, 11 rebounds) led the scoring for the Invaders. The Invaders played their best defense of the season. The entire team played their hearts out, throwing their bodies all over the court. Jackson Dooley, Jack Miller, Colin Kelly, Dino Vogiatzis, Tyler Gaynor, Dominic Scalzo, Michael Arther, Ian Klepacki and Colin Kelly gave the best effort and fought a tough Celtics squad.

Juniors

Thunder 43, Celtics 41: The Thunder team members played their hearts out. The team was down as many as 8 points, but that didn’t discourage them. The Thunder came together as a team and won as a team.

Raymond James Financial Lockouts 49, Alpacas 47: Although they fell short in the end, all 9 Alpacas put points on the board. The balanced scoring was led by Nick Genovese, Josh Houle and Owen McInerney who combined for 31 points. Owen Samson dished out 6 assists; Chad Azzarito and Jacob Meenan played tough defense. Adam Bell, Kyle Keeping and Henry Lyon combined for 18 rebounds.

Eyes on the Prize 54, Cushman & Wakefield Fury 53: Eyes on the prize needed a last-minute comeback to win a thrilling game, after blowing a huge first-half lead. Sam Duffy led the team with 20 points, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals; Steven Moccio added 10 points, 6 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks and Andrew Ross played an instrumental role with 12 points and 3 steals, including a steal and subsequent game winning basket in the final seconds. Elliott Bennett, Hunter Booker and Robert Lombardo combined for 12 points, 8 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals, as everyone on the team played a key role in achieving this victory despite having only six available players.

Huskies 61, Murphy Basketball Camp Da Bulls 49: The Huskies continued their quest with a win over Da Bulls. The Huskies were led by a determined Sam Czel with 24 points and a dominating defense. Tim Van der Have and Hunter Cobb combined for 27 points and Jacob Stienebrey added some tough defense.