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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Oak Knoll Girls' Basketball Faces Gov. Livingston Today in County Final

Oak Knoll, the 8th seed, heads to Kean University today to battle Governor Livingston, the 3rd seed and defending county champs. The game begins at 6 p.m.

The Oak Knoll Girls’ Varsity Basketball team is heading to the Union County Tournament Final at Kean University this evening to face 3rd seed Gov. Livingston, who are the defending county champs. Tip off is 6 p.m. Oak Knoll, the 8th seed, enters the game 21-3 overall this season after pulling out recent victories over Linden (46-42) and Roselle Catholic (49-43). “It feels great to be in the Union County Finals. We were disappointed with the 8th seed at first, but we knew we had to deal with whatever draw we were given,” said Oak Knoll Head Coach John Bertollo. “In getting the 8th seed, we knew we would need to beat some really good teams in order to make it far into the tournament. I never imagined we would make it this far, but with the …

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Photos: Oak Knoll Girls' Basketball Team Trumps Rival Kent Place

The Royals had a fast start over crosstown rival Kent Place Tuesday afternoon. Plus, Kerri Moran broke Oak Knoll's all-time scoring record in basketball.

The Oak Knoll girls’ varsity basketball team crushed Kent Place Tuesday afternoon, 59-15. Kerri Moran, the Royals’ Senior Point Guard, also broke Oak Knoll’s all-time 1,357-point record in the third quarter. She scored 13 points in total, although she only needed 11 points to break the record. The Royals came out fast in the first quarter, outscoring Kent Place by 14 points. But the biggest deficit came in the third quarter, as Oak Knoll scored 17 points and shut out Kent Place. “We need to get out to fast starts against some teams,” said Head Coach John Bertollo. “That was good for us. When we score above 15 points in a quarter, that’s a good quarter.” Kent Place’s Lara Brachman Goldstein scored six points. Kent Place will now participate…

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