Hightstown drops first game of season

METUCHEN >> The Hightstown High girls’ basketball team could not keep pace with the home team in the title tilt of the Metuchen Holiday Tournament, dropping a 50-36 decision in this battle of previously unbeatens.

The Rams were led by Kyla Glasser-Hyman’s game-high 14 points, while the Bulldogs received 13 points from Molly Malague and 10 apiece by Chase Klavon and Sam Antin. HIGHTSTOWN (36)

Pineda 2-4-8, AMcDonough 1-0-2, McKenna 0-1-1, Benitez 4-0-8, Glasser-Hyman 4-6-14, Caylo 1-0-3, Poulter 0-0-0. Totals — 12-11-36. METUCHEN (50)

Pichalski 0-0-0, Breen 1-0-3, ZBrown 2-0-5, Boucher 4-1-9, JPerez 0-0-0, Klavon 3-2-10, Antin 4-2-10, Malague 4-4-13. Totals — 18-9-50.

Hightstown(2-1) 12 10 6 8 — 36 Metuchen (3-0) 15 17 13 5 — 50

3-point goals: Caylo (H), Breen, ZBrown, Klavon 2, Malague (M).

STEINERT 52,

PERTH AMBOY 40 MONROE >> The Spartans came away with their first victory by defeating the Panthers in the opening round of the Falcons Holiday Classic.

Steinert pulled away in the fourth quarter as Alex Haley topped all scorers with 21 points, Crysten Wood added 11 points and Kailey Conner chipped in 10 points.

PERTH AMBOY (40)

Colon 1-2-4, Mitchell 1-2-5, Kyaira 3-0-8, Holguin 2-4-8, Anderson 1-0-2, Alina 1-0-3, Azzy 0-5-5, Richman 2-1-5. Totals — 11-14-40. STEINERT (52)

Haley 6-8-21, Wood 4-2-11, Mauro 2-2-6, Hannawacker 0-0-0, Wright 0-0-0, Adamson 1-0-2, Bonacci 0-0-0, Naqvi 0-0-0, Casale 0-0-0, Conner 5-0-10, Nolan 0-2-2. Totals — 18-14-52. PerthAmboy(0-2) 4 9 18 9 — 40 Steinert (1-2) 14 14 6 18 — 52

3-point goals: Mitchell, Kyaira 2, Alina (PA), Haley, Wood (S).

NOTRE DAME 64, NOTRE DAME ACADEMY 56 BAYONNE >> Erika Porter’s 13 points, Nicole Villalta-Barrantes’ 12 points and 10 more from Madison McCauley helped the Irish even their record at 2-2 with this win over the Gators on the second day of the Marist Holiday Tournament.

NOTRE DAME (64)

Porter 3-7-13, Morgan 2-2-6, O’Donnell 3-1-7, Rende 2-3-7, McCauley 5-0-10, Villalta-Barrantes 4-3-12, Jakim 2-0-4, Besler 1-2-5. Totals — 22-18-64.

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY (56)

Early 0-2-2, Love 0-6-6, Ferris 0-0-0, Maida 2-0-5, Isaken 0-0-0, Samuels 0-0-0, Zuntag 6-2-14, Reali 0-0-0, Touh 2-2-6, Maridara 8-119, AJones 0-0-0, Trembone 1-2-4. Totals — 19-15-56.

NotreDame (2-2) 17 16 15 16 — 64 NDAcademy(0-4) 9 19 17 11 — 56 3-point goals: Villalta-Barrantes, Besler (ND), Maida, Maridara 2 (NDA).

STUART 71, MIDDLETOWN NORTH 20 ROSELLE >> The Tartans got 16 points apiece from Nia Melvin and Arielle Jenkins, plus 10 more from Catherine Martin, to cruise past the Lions into the championship game of the Roselle Catholic Christmas Tourney.

STUART (71)

Hansford 0-0-0, Melvin 6-0-16, AJames 2-0-5, CMartin 3-4-10, Lagay 1-0-3, Lewis 2-0-4, Fair 4-1-9, Jenkins 7-2-16, Velasquez-Gonzalez 2-0-4, Klein 2-0-4. Totals — 29-7-71. MIDDLETOWN NORTH (20)

Brucato 1-0-2, Palladino 0-1-1, Stratton 2-0-5, Cerbo 4-0-11, Memon 0-1-1. Totals — 7-2-20. Stuart (5-6) 23 14 19 15 — 71 MiddletownN(0-2) 6 10 3 1 — 20 3-point goals: Melvin 4, AJames, Lagay (SCD), Stratton, Cerbo 3 (MN).

LAWRENCE 35, HAMILTON 31 LAWRENCE >> A 12-5, fourthquarter rally gave the Cardinals their first win with this victory over the Hornets in the consolation game of the John Molinelli Holiday Tournament.

Ariana Garcia’s 14 points led Lawrence, while Cierra Acevedo kept Hamilton in step with 12 points.

HAMILTON (31)

Fonollosa 3-1-7, Savage 0-0-0, Venceller 3-0-7, CAcevedo 4-3-12, Fedor 1-1-3, Sprague 1-0-2. Totals — 12-5-31.

LAWRENCE (35)

Audet 2-0-6, Lestician 0-0-0, Rishindran 4-08, Patterson 0-1-1, AGarcia 5-2-14, Dempsey 1-2-4, Shivaparan 1-0-2, LSMartin 0-0-0, Coyle 0-0-0. Totals — 13-5-35. Hamilton (0-3) 8 7 11 5 — 31 Lawrence (1-2) 12 4 7 12 — 35

3-point goals: Venceller, CAcevedo (H), Audet 2, AGarcia 2 (L).

WW-P SOUTH 65, BRISTOL 23 LAMBERTVILLE >> The Pirates used 16 points from Meghana Tera and 14 points from Emma Gartenberg to defeat the Warriors in the consolation game of the Over The River Holiday Classic.

BRISTOL (23)

Toledo 3-0-8, Osborne 3-1-7, Tramel 0-1-1, Cantiello 1-0-2, KSmith 1-0-2, Farrell 1-0-3. Totals — 9-2-23.

WW-P SOUTH (65)

Tera 6-4-16, Dunn 2-0-6, Gartenberg 5-4-14, SBlack 3-2-8, Srivastava 1-0-2, Bernheisel 1-13, JAkman 1-0-2, LAkman 0-0-0, Yanagi 2-0-5, TBlack 3-3-9. Totals — 24-14-65.

Bristol (3-4) 2 3 5 13 — 23 WW-PSouth(2-2) 15 17 10 23 — 65 3-point goals: Toledo 2, Farrell (B), Dunn 2, Yanagi (WWS).

FLORENCE 42, BURL. TWP. 40

BURLINGTON >> The Flashes survived this battle of the unbeatens to win the Falcons Holiday Tournament. Alexa Taylor led three Florence players in double figures with 15 points. Olivia Smith and Chi Chi Nwagbaraji added 10 points apiece.

FLORENCE (42)

SSmith 1-0-2, OSmith 5-0-10, Nwagbaraji 5-010, Loftin 1-2-4, ATaylor 6-2-15, TaJones 0-1-1. Totals — 18-5-42.

BURLINGTON TWP. (40)

JJames 3-6-13, Morris 0-2-2, Turpin 3-3-10, Bacon 3-0-6, Enoch 2-3-7, Bristout 1-0-2. Totals — 12-14-40.

Florence (3-0) 13 6 13 10 — 42 BurlingtonTwp(2-1) 10 9 2 18 — 40 3-point goals: ATaylor (F), JJames, Turpin (BT).

NEW EGYPT 33, R’VILLE 31 NEW EGYPT >> The home team used overtime to get past the Ravens. Sarah Weber topped all scorers with 19 points for New Egypt, while Kailey Pacifico’s 10 points were high for Robbinsville.

ROBBINSVILLE (31)

MPerez 0-0-0, Sabol 1-2-4, Pacifico 4-0-10, Bonfanti 3-0-8, Sahaya 0-1-1, EReagan 1-1-3, Keating 2-0-5.

Totals — 11-4-31.

NEW EGYPT (33)

SWeber 8-3-19, Lombardo 0-4-4, Reuter 0-22, MaNormile 1-1-3, Winouski 0-0-0, Miraglia 0-0-0, MWeber 2-0-5, MeNormile 0-0-0. Totals — 11-10-33. Robbinsville(1-3) 4 11 7 9 0 — 31

New Egypt (2-2) 8 6 4 13 2 — 33

3-point goals: Pacifico 2, Bonfanti 2, Keating (R), MWeber (NE).

NO. BURL. 52, PEMBERTON 41 MANAHAWKIN>> Haylei Archer scored 16 points to propel the Greyhounds to their first win in the seventh-place game of the Score at the Shore Tournament.

Pemberton (0-4) 8 7 16 10 — 41 No.Burlington(1-3) 14 8 15 15 — 52

EAST ORANGE 41, TRENTON 32 EASTORANGE>> Sixteen points from Ishuana Hunter and 12 points from Leianya Massenat were not enough to keep the Tornadoes from suffering their first setback at the hands of the Jaguars.

TRENTON (32)

Hunter 7-2-16, Pickett 1-0-2, Massenat 4-3-12, TcAndino 0-0-0, ToAndino 0-0-0, McNeil 1-0-2, Spencer 0-0-0, Ferguson 0-0-0, Gerald 0-0-0. Totals — 13-5-32. EAST ORANGE (41)

Ali 0-0-0, Battle 3-0-6, Stubbs 2-2-6, Turner 3-3-9, Haskins 5-1-12, English 2-06, Coote 1-0-2. Totals — 16-6-41. Trenton (2-1) 10 6 6 9 — 32 EastOrange(3-0) 6 13 16 4 — 41 3-point goals: Massenat (T), Haskins, English 2 (EO).