Steinert continues to roll with win over Red Bank

MIDDLETOWN » Jayda Bing scored 16 points to lead three Steinert players in double figures as the Spartans girls basketball team held off Red Bank Regional, 57-53, in the Slam Dunk Autism Challenge at Middletown High North.

Natalie Mehl’s 12 points and Tatiana Dorner’s 11 rounded out the double-digit scorers for Steinert, which won its eighth straight to improve to 11-3.

Meghan Murray led all scorers with 18 points, and her teammate, Bridget Tobin, followed with 17 points for the Bucs, who trailed, 29-16, at in- termission before closing the gap.

Golik 4-0-8, Dorner 4-3-11, JoJones 0-0-0, Mehl 4-2-12, Bing 4-8-16, Collazo 3-0-8, Huth 0-0-0, CWood 1-0-2.

20-13-57.

Totals —

Teter 2-0-4, Decker 4-1-10, Goodwyn 0-0-0, Murray 6-5-18, Tobin 5-6-17, Strand 0-0-0, Bynoe 1-2-4.

18-14-53.

Totals — Steinert (11-3) Red Bank (6-7) 12 8 17 8 15 19 13 — 16 — 57 53 3-point goals —

Mehl 2, Collazo 2 (S), Decker, Murray, Tobin (RBR).

MATER DEI 48, HOPEWELL 42 MIDDLETOWN » The Seraphs used a big second half to overtake the Bulldogs in the Slam Dunk Autism Challenge.

Meggy Wiley led Hopewell Valley with 18 points. Kather- ine Zoda turned in a gamehigh 19 points for Mater Dei.

Atkinson 2-0-4, Wiley 7-3-18, Kemether 3-2-9, Hare 0-0-0, Oldfield 3-0-9, Danieluk 0-0-0, MSchrader 0-0-0, Gomez 0-2-2, McCaffrey 0-0-0.

Totals —

Crystian 4-6-14, KZoda 8-0-19, MMartin 1-0-2, JWilliams 0-0-0, VZoda 1-0-2, Graham 2-5-11.

Totals —

15-7-42.

16-11-48.

Hopewell (6-6) MaterDei (8-5) 3-point goals — 15 4 8 10 8 17 11 — 17 — 42 48

Wiley, Kemether, Oldfield 3 (HV), KZoda 3, Graham 2 (MD).

TOMS RIVER EAST 57, NOTTINGHAM 43 MIDDLETOWN » Liz Kerekes led the way with 18 points for the Northstars, but the Raid- ers would not let them escape with the win after a big third quarter in the Slam Dunk Au- tism Challenge at Middletown North.

Patricia Penix chipped in 11 points for Nottingham.

Diaz 2-2-6, Kerekes 6-3-18, Haas 1-3-6, Pocino 0-1-1, Liles 0-0-0, Penix 3-5-11, Myles 0-1-1.

12-15-43.

Totals —

Madigan 2-4-8, Hart 0-6-6, Phibbs 4-3-12, Dudar 0-1-1, Platin 5-0-13. Maire 1-3-5, Lister 4-1-10, Sampson 0-2-2.

16-20-57.

Totals — Nottnghm(5-7) TRE (7-4) 3-point goals — 4 14 18 — 19 — 43 57

Kerekes 3, Haas (N), Phibbs, Platin 3, Lister (TRE).

MONTGOMERY 50, PRINCETON 45 PRINCETON » Despite a gamehigh 19 points from Catherine Dyevich, the Little Tigers could not tame the Cougars. Andrea Katramados paced Montgomery with 15 points.

BJohnson 3-1-9, Katramados 5-2-15, Nolan 1-0-2, Prevost 2-0-4, Loffredo 2-0-5, March 2-0-4, Heidt 0-2-2, Schaar 4-0-9.

19-5-50.

Totals —

Stone 3-0-6, Devine 3-2-9, Dyevich 9-0-19, AIntartaglia 0-0-0, OIntartaglia 1-0-2, Marciano 3-3-9.

19-5-45.

Totals — Montgmry(8-3) 11 16 14 10 8 11 13 12 — 50 Princeton (6-6) 3-point goals — 12 — 45

BJohnson 2, Katramados 3, Loffredo, Schaar (M), Devine, Dyevich (P).

BURLINGTON CITY 52, HIGHTSTOWN 48 BURLINGTON » Delaney Slattery and Vicky Velez each scored 11 points for the Rams, and Emma Huntzinger had 10 points, but the Blue Devils rallied to win.

Julian Rodriguez led all scorers with 25 points, and Nydasia Henley added 15 points for City.

Huntzinger 5-0-10, Cohen 2-1-5, Kenny 1-0-2, Velez 4-3-11, ARusso 2-0-4, Mount 2-1-5, Morris 0-0-0, Slattery 5-0-11.

21-5-48.

Totals —

JRodriguez 9-4-25, Pulley 5-0-10, Henley 4-615, Thorne 1-0-2, Gardy 0-0-0, Wahl 0-0-0, Britton 0-0-0, Baines 0-0-0.

19-10-52.

Totals — Hightstown(2-9) Burl.City (6-6) 3-point goals —

Henley (BC).

11 10 10 11 14 9 11 14 19 10 — 14 —

Slattery (H), JRodriguez 3,

48 52

ROBBINSVILLE 58, SOUTH HUNTERDON 48 LAMBERTVILLE » The Aromando sisters combined to score 44 points in helping the Ravens stop a five-game losing streak.

Fiona Aromando had 25 points and Molly Aromando had 19 points.

Rebecca Phillips led the Eagles’ effort with 13 points.

Robbnsvlle(5-6) S.Huntrdon(1-10) 16 — 11 — 58 48

PEDDIE 56, L’VILLE 43 HIGHTSTOWN » The Falcons handed the Big Red their first Mid-Atlantic Prep League defeat.

With the win, Peddie, which received 25 points from Natalie Stralkus and 13 more from Janayshia Brown, snapped a five-game losing streak.

L’ville (6-6) Peddie (3-10) 17 12 11 17 14 13 13 11 11 12 1 9 18 — 19 — 43 56

STUART 52, KENT PLACE 33 PRINCETON » The Tartans turned up their defense to upend the Dragons for their 10th win.

Bey-Shana Clark had 13 points, Jalynn Spaulding had 13 points, and Jasmine Hansford had 12 points with a pair of 3-point field goals to direct Stuart.

Alix 1-1-3, Campbell 1-0-2, Cronin 6-2-14, Del Rio 0-1-1, SJohnson 0-0-0, Russell 4-1-9, Smith 2-0-4.

14-5-33.

Totals —

Spaulding 6-1-13, Michaels 0-0-0, BClark 5-414, Hansford 5-0-12, AJames 1-0-2, Morales 0-0-0, Melvin 3-2-9, JLewis 1-0-2.

21-7-52.

Totals — KentPlace(8-3) Stuart (10-4) 3-point goals — 33 52

SINAI CHRISTIAN 53, HUN 40 PRINCETON » The Raiders battled back to tie the game at 36 after three quarters before Sinai Chrisian pulled away.

Kia Volcy connected for 13 points, and Kennedy Jardine added 11 points with three 3-pointers for Hun.

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Volcy 4-5-13, JaJones 2-1-6, Sutphen 0-0-0, Harvell 2-2-6, Angelini 2-0-4, Buckley 0-0-0, Jardine 4-0-11.

14-8-40.

Totals —

Hansford 2, Melvin (SCD).

SinaiChrstn(4-0) Hun (5-8) 8 14 11 10 8 13 16 12 8 14 9 14 9 — 11 — 17 — 4 —

JaJones, Jardine 3 (H).

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