Pennington grabs back-to-back Prep B titles

MORRISTOWN >> Carly Rice scored 15 points, with 10 coming at the free throw line, as the fourth-seeded Pennington School girls basketball team upset third-seeded MorristownBeard on the road to win the NJISAA Prep B state championship once again, 39-26, Wednesday.

The 11-12 Red Raiders, who will play at Hopewell Valley High in the opening round of the Mercer County Tournament at 5:30 p.m. Friday, also received seven points apiece from the Johnson sis- ters, Ayanna and Leah.

Brunner 2-2-6, Hessenthaler 2-0-4, AJohnson 3-1-7, Rice 2-10-15, McCracken 0-0-0, LJohnson 3-1-7, Lucchesi 0-0-0, Griswold 0-0-0, EGarry 0-0-0, AGarry 0-0-0, Avery 0-0-0, Hawkey 0-0-0.

12-14-39. Borowiec 0-1-1, Bregna 3-0-6, Cadeau 0-0-0, DeMatthies 1-2-5, Ibrahim 0-0-0, Monaghan 4-3-14, Naples 0-0-0, Racianello 0-0-0, Rella 0-0-0.

8-6-26. Rice (P), DeMatthies, Monaghan 3 (MB).

REGULAR SEASON TRENTON 56, HIGHTSTOWN 27 HIGHTSTOWN >> Tylisha Livingston scored 18 points, Ishuana Hunter added 12 points as the Tornadoes stormed past the Rams.

Emma Huntzinger finished with a team-high 10 points for Hightstown.

Claudio 0-0-0, Hunter 5-2-12, Livingston 5-8-18, Poole 3-0-9, Presha 0-0-0, Queen 5-0-10, Stepps 2-1-5.

20-11-56.

ALewis 3-0-6, Klein 0-0-0, Sullivan 0-0-0, Huntzinger 5-0-10, Cohen 0-0-0, Kenny 0-0-0, Velez 1-1-3, Mount 0-0-0, Slattery 2-3-8, Morris 0-0-0, Russo 0-0-0, Artis 0-0-0.

11-4-27. Poole 3 (T), Slattery (H).

HOVAL 60, ALLENTOWN 49 ALLENTOWN >> The Bulldogs stayed hot with their fourth consecutive victory, while stopping the Redbirds’ fivegame win streak.

Meggie Wiley’s 26-point effort carried Hopewell Valley, while Sarina Campanella’s 15 points were the most for Allentown.

Long 3-6-13, Schrader 5-2-12, Atkinson 1-0-2, Ouslander 0-0-0, Coughlin 1-0-2, Wiley 11-3-26, Kemether 2-0-5.

23-11-60.

Campanella 5-1-15, Weise 5-0-12, Borkowski 0-0-0, White 3-0-6, Hartshorn 4-0-9, Coiante 2-2-7.

19-3-49.

Long, Wiley, Kemether (HV), Campanella 4, Weise 2, Hartshorn, Coiante (A).

WW-P NORTH 66, WW-P SOUTH 25 PLAINSBORO >> Northern Knights seniors Chrissy DiCindio and Ciahni Hunt scored 24 and 11 points, respectively, to lead the home team past the Pirates.

Sophomore Nadia Elhosseini chipped in 10 points for WW-P North, while WW-P South senior Kiara Sweeney also scored 10.

Tunstall 0-0-0, Sweeney 5-0-10, Case 0-0-0, Popa 0-0-0, Yonah 1-0-3, Barnes 3-0-6, Hodges 2-0-4, Agarwal 1-0-2.

12-0-25.

Watson 0-0-0, DiCindio 11-2-24, Everett 2-0-4, Hunt 4-0-11, Laresch 0-4-4, Garron 2-0-4, Sangal 0-0-0, Russell 1-0-2, JoBrown 2-3-7, Elhossieni 5-0-10, St. Amour 0-0-0, Vogel 0-0-0, Murphy 0-0-0, Kanitkar 0-0-0.

27-9-66. (WWN). Yonah (WWS), Hunt 3

NOTRE DAME 64, PRINCETON 31 LAWRENCE >> The Irish snapped a three-game losing streak by handing the Little Tigers their sixth straight defeat. HAMILTON 52, MAPLE SHADE 36 HAMILTON >> Ashley Gerstnicker made four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to lead the Hornets past the Wildcats in non-league play.

Bimmer 4-1-12, Dombrowksi 3-0-7, Guapo 2-0-4, Martin 2-0-5, Pietrow 1-0-2, Sheply 2-2-6, Wyatt 0-0-0.

14-3-36.

Meara 2-0-4, Gerstnicker 7-1-19, Warner 3-0-7, DJones 7-1-15, Martine 0-0-0, Cooper 1-2-4, May 0-0-0, Slack 0-0-0, Fonollosa 1-0-2, Dennis 0-0-0, Onorati 0-0-0, Sprague 1-0-2.

22-4-52. Bimmer 3, Dombrowski, Martin (MS), Gerstnicker 4, Warner (H).

PEMBERTON 59, BORDENTOWN 46 BORDENTOWN >> Lexus Phillips netted 24 points as the Hornets pulled away from the Scotties in the second half. Morgan Papp scored 20 for Bordentown.

Chamion 3-0-6, Middleton 3-0-6, Mulcahy 4-6-14, Phillips 11-2-24, Smith 2-2-7, Thompson 1-0-2.

24-10-59.

Appleby 3-0-7, Ditolvo 0-0-0, DFitzpatrick 2-0-4, Jackman 2-2-6, Papp 7-6-20, Walker 2-5-9.

16-13-46.