Princeton pulls away from Long Branch in CJ IV first-round game

PRINCETON >> Shaylah Marciano’s 16 points and 15 more from Catherine Dyevich carried the fourth-seeded Princeton High girls basketball team to a 49-34, comefrom-behind win over 13th-seeded Long Branch Monday in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament.

Erin Devine added 12 points for the Tigers, who will host fifth-seeded Trenton (16-9) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the next round.

The Green Wave’s Meg Navarro topped all scorers with 17 points.

LONG BRANCH (34)

Arnold 0-0-0, Diaz 0-0-0, Navarro 6-0-17, Fields 4-1-9, Grayson 2-1-5, Rodgers 1-0-3, Hepburn 0-0-0. Totals — 13-2-34. PRINCETON (49)

Dyevich 6-2-15, EDevine 4-2-12, AIntartaglia 0-0-0, OIntartaglia 1-0-2, Kotsen 2-0-4, Marciano 4-6-16. Totals — 17-10-49. LngBrnch(9-11) 13 3 10 8 — 34 Princeton(17-7) 9 15 8 17 — 49 3-point goals — Navarro 5, Rodgers (LB), Dyevich, EDevine 2, Marciano 2 (P).

MONTGOMERY 52, WW-P NORTH 31 MONTGOMERY >> The thirdseeded Cougars pulled away from the 14thseeded Northern Knights in the fourth quarter to advance in the CJ IV Tournament.

Jordan Brown scored 11 points to lead all scorers, while her West WindsorPlainsboro North classmate Maddie Russell scored nine.

Carolyn Prevost led Montgomery’s balanced attack with 10 points. WW-P NORTH (31)

JBrown 5-1-11, MRussell 3-1-9, Elhossieni 2-1-5, Kanitkar 0-0-0, St. Amour 0-0-0, KMurphy 0-0-0, Bonfrisco 1-0-2, Byrne 1-2-4.

Totals — 12-5-31. MONTGOMERY (52)

Epstein 1-0-2, Heidt 3-1-7, BJohnson 3-2-8, Katramados 3-1-8, Khan 0-0-0, March 2-1-5, Parise 0-0-0, Prevost 4-2-10, Quinlan 0-0-0, CSmith 2-4-9, AThomas 1-0-3.

Totals — 19-11-52. WW-PNorth(13-13) 12 6 5 8 — 31 Montgomery(17-6) 16 15 5 16 — 52 3-point goals — MRussell 2 (WWN), Katramados, CSmith, AThomas (M). MIDDLETOWN SOUTH 52, HIGHTSTOWN 20 MIDDLETOWN >> The topseeded Eagles rolled past the 16th-seeded Rams.

Kayla Richardson’s 21 points paced Middletown South, while Raya Mount’s 11 points were high for Hightstown. HIGHTSTOWN (20)

Velez 2-0-4, Mount 4-3-11, ARusso 1-0-2, AMorris 0-1-1, Ratanpara 0-0-0, McDonough 0-0-0, McKenna 0-0-0, Benitez 1-0-2.

Totals — 8-4-20. MIDDLETOWN SOUTH (52) IBrennan 2-3-9, LBrennan 1-0-2, Fahey 0-0-0, Keenan 3-1-7, Kenney 1-0-2, Mayerhofer 1-0-2, McCarthy 0-0-0, Meehan 0-2-2, O’Connor 0-0-0, Orlando 0-0-0, Pirie 0-0-0, Rankin 0-0-0, KRichardson 10-0-21, ERusso 0-0-0, Szabo 1-1-3, Wells 1-2-4.

Totals — 20-9-52. Hightstown (7-15) 4 5 5 6 — 20 MiddletownS(21-5) 15 15 13 9 — 52 3-point goals — IBrennan 2, KRichardson (MS).

MARLBORO

SOUTH 34 MARLBORO >> The secondseeded Mustangs made quick work of the 15thseeded Pirates to advance in the CJ IV Tournament. WW-PSouth(8-15) 8 9 8 9 — 34 Marlboro (21-7) 25 25 26 19 — 95

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