Princeton bows out against Marlboro

MARLBORO » Even the best defense of the 12th-seeded Princeton High girls basketball team was not enough to stop fourth-seeded Marlboro Thursday as the Mustangs defeated the Tigers, 60-41, in NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV action.

Erin Devine tried to keep coach Dave Kosa’s team alive by scoring a team-high 12 points.

But Marlboro got 22 points, including four 3-point field goals, from Jessica Broad and 13 more points from Gisella Romeo to knock Princeton out of the state tournament.

Stone 3-0-6, Alcott 0-0-0, Manekia 0-0-0, Devine 3-4-12, Dyevich 1-0-3, AIntartaglia 2-0-6, OIntartaglia 2-4-8, Marciano 2-1-6, Petrone 0-0-0, Tumpowsky 0-0-0.

13-9-41.

Totals —

Besso 2-1-5, Broad 9-0-22, Diaz 1-0-2, Jay 2-0-4, Morehead 0-0-0, Nocco 0-0-0, AO’Hare 3-0-6, IO’Hare 1-0-2, Riepe 1-0-2, Romeo 5-2-13, Sanchez 2-0-4.

Totals —

26-3-60.

Princeton(14-15) Marlboro (18-8) 6 12 6 8 12 18 17 — 22 — 41 60

Devine 2, Dyevich, AIntartaglia 2, Marciano (P), Broad 4, Romeo (M).

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP IV JACKSON MEMORIAL 57, RANCOCAS VALLEY 50 JACKSON » After a slow start, the fourth-seeded Jaguars surged past the fifth-seeded Red Devils by halftime and held them off the rest of the way to end RV’s season.

Jaylin VanDunk and Lauren Lewis kept Rancocas Valley in the hunt with 14 and 12 points, respectively.

RancocasV(16-9) 10 JacksonM.(21-3) 6 10 18 10 15 20 — 18 — 50 57