Monday, February 25, 2013
With a tied score at halftime, GL dominated much of the third and fourth quarter to defeat Summit's Oak Knoll, 54-44, Sunday night in the Union County Final at Kean University.
The Hot Read: The 3rd seeded Governor Livingston Girls' Basketball team defeated 8th seeded Oak Knoll in the Union County Tournament Final at Kean University Sunday night, 54-44. Oak Knoll Royals led 16-10 in the first quarter, but GL Highlanders battled back to tie the game 24-24 at halftime. The Highlanders went on to dominate much of the second half, pounding the ball inside and using their size to ultimately clinch their second consecutive county title. Patch's MVP: Erin Ferguson scored 21 points for the Highlanders. Other Game Leaders: Oak Knoll's Kerri Moran (17 points); GL's Mallory George (14 points); GL's Patrice DiTommaso (13 points); Oak Knoll's Catherine Booner (12 points). Quotable I: “We're real excited about winning. The …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
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, January 23, 2013
Sydney Morang led Lady Pioneers with 18 points, Cassandra Squeri reached 1,000th career point milestone. Kerri Moran led Royals with 12 points, while Kelly McAloon scored 10 points.
Rivals New Providence and Oak Knoll clashed in Summit Tuesday afternoon for a key conference basketball game, and the Lady Pioneers came out on top with a 37-33 win. New Providence improved to 10-0 in the conference and a 12-2 overall record. Sydney Morang, #22, led all scorers with 18 points, followed by #12 Cassandra Squeri with 10 points, who also reached her 1,000th career point milestone late in the third quarter. Kerri Moran, #20, led the Royals with 12 points, while #10 Kelly McAloon netted 10 points for the team, which now stands at 8-2 in the conference and 12-2 overall. “We did a great job. The first half, we weren’t playing so great,” New Providence Head Coach Cap Pazdera told Patch after the game. “We went into halftime and …
