TCA rolls past Immaculate Conception

ROSELLE >> The Trenton Catholic Academy girls basketball team picked up where it left off Friday night by coming back to defeat Immaculate Conception, 70-36, at the Roselle Catholic Tip-Off Saturday afternoon.

Naomi Shorts led four TCA players in double figures with 13 points. Giana Boulden, Leianya Massenat and Habiba Elgizawy backed her with 12 points apiece.

The Mikes improved to 2-0 in advance of Monday’s 6 p.m. rematch of last season’s Mercer County Tournament final with the 6-0 Pennington School at the Iron Palace.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (36)

NWilliams 2-4-8, Arroyave 4-1-12, Blanford 2-3-7, JHill 1-1-4, TWilliams 0-0-0, Briscoe 1-3-5. Totals — 10-12-36.

TCA (70)

Elgizawy 5-0-12, Shorts 5-1-13, Boulden 5-2-12, Massenat 5-0-12, Saunders 0-0-0, Maddox 2-1-6, Custis 2-0-4, Boyd 3-1-9.

Totals — 27-5-68. ImclteCncptn(1-1) 5 12 6 13 — 36

TCA (2-0) 21 18 18 10 — 70

3-point goals: Arroyave 3, JHill (IC), Elgizawy 2, Shorts 2, Massenat 2, Boyd 2, Maddox (TCA).

REGULAR SEASON

PADUA ACADEMY 76, HUN 44 PRINCETON >> Jada Jones scored 20 points, but could not keep the Raiders from dropping a decision to the Wilmington, Del. Pandas.

Kennedy Jardine added 13 points with four 3-point field goals for 2-4 Hun.

NO. BURLINGTON 43,

A.P. SCHALICK 38 PITTSGROVE >> The Greyhounds used 15 points from Alexa Blue and 10 more from Rachel Quigley to even their record.

NO. BURLINGTON (43)

Sorrento 2-3-8, Beachum 1-0-3, Archer 2-0-4, Blue 7-1-15, Quigley 3-3-10, Mayernik 1-0-3. Totals — 16-7-43.

A.P. SCHALICK (38)

Fuibush 5-5-19, Chomo 3-2-8, RBell 2-2-6, Einstein 1-0-3, DWhite 1-0-2.

Totals — 12-9-38. No.Burlington(1-1) 7 15 9 12 — 43 A.P.Schalick (1-1) 3 7 10 18 — 38

3-point goals: Sorrento, Beachum, Quigley, Mayernik (NB), Fuibush 4, Einstein (APS).

GOVERNOR’S ACADEMY 66, LAWRENCEVILLE 53

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. >> The Big Red dropped their second game at the Kingswood Oxford Invitational Tournament Saturday despite a career high 20 points from junior Audrey Safir and 11 more from freshman Taylor Simpson.

Lawrenceville will play for fifth place against Kingswood Oxford at 10 a.m. Sunday.

LAWRENCEVILLE (53)

Dugan 3-2-8, Safir 8-4-20, Molgat 2-0-4, Murray 0-00, Bunnell 0-0-0, Balewitz 1-0-2, Hemenes 3-2-8, Simpson 5-0-11, Katz 0-0-0.

Totals — 22-8-53.

GOVERNOR’S ACADEMY (66)

O’Connell 9-0-23, Vasquez 0-2-2, White 5-6-17, Kenkel 1-0-2, Gibson 3-3-10, Russolillo 2-2-8, Hill 1-2-4. Totals — 21-15-66. Lawrenceville(2-3) 24 29 — 53 Governor’s (2-3) 33 33 — 66

3-point goals: Simpson (L), O’Connell 5, White, Gibson, Russolillo 2 (G).

ST. ANNE-BELFIELD 51, STUART 38 MERCERSBURG, PA. >> One day after defeating Maryland’s St. Maria Goretti, 62-47, the Tartans suffered their second setback of the season at the hands of this Virginia opponent in the Stuff the Basket Tip-Off at Mercersburg Academy.

Nia Melvin paced Stuart’s Friday win with 24 points.

Stuart (4-2) 20 18 — 38 St.Anne (0-0) 24 27 — 51

Stuart (4-1) 30 32 — 62 StMariaGoretti (3-3) 24 23 — 47