WW-PS collects third straight victory

ROBBINSVILLE >> The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls basketball team held off Robbinsville, 37-31, Friday for its third straight win.

The game was tied, 13-13, at the break, then the host Ravens took 20-19 lead into the fourth quarter. But an 18-11 spurt by the Pirates helped them improve to 4-3.

WW-PSouth(4-3) 4 9 6 18 — 37 Robbinsville (1-7) 9 4 7 11 — 31

TRENTON 62, HOPEWELL 44 HOPEWELL TWP. >> Leading by a basket at intermission, the Tornadoes came out to outscore the Bulldogs, 25-12, in the third quarter to take control.

Ishuana Hunter dominated inside with 22 points, while N’Dia Stepps and Maliajah Robinson added 18 and 16 points, respectively.

Meggy Wiley’s 12 points were high for Hopewell.

TRENTON (62)

Stepps 7-4-18, MRobinson 6-2-16, Poole 2-0-6, Hunter 10-2-22, RBrown 0-0-0.

Totals — 25-8-62.

HOPEWELL VALLEY (44)

Wiley 6-0-12, Kemether 2-4-8, Shevlin 0-0-0, Hare 2-0-4, Oldfield 2-0-6, Danieluk 3-1-7, Schrader 0-0-0, FGomez 3-1-7.

Totals — 18-6-44.

Trenton (7-2) 15 10 25 12 — 62 HopewellVal.(6-4) 14 9 12 9 — 44

3-point goals: MRobinson 2, Poole 2 (T), Oldfield 2 (HV).

NOTRE DAME 78, LAWRENCE 24 LAWRENCE >> Natalie Smith’s 20 points led four Irish in double figures as ND rolled past its crosstown rival.

Leah Johnson backed Smith with 19 points, while Erika Porter and Amy Jones scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Sadena Rishindran’s eight points topped the Cardinals’ effort. NOTRE DAME (78)

LJohnson 9-0-19, AJones 5-0-10, NSmith 9-0-20, Porter 6-0-12, PMorgan 3-0-6, O’Donnell 2-0-4, Rende 2-1-5, McCauley 1-0-2.

Totals — 37-1-78.

LAWRENCE (24)

Ripberger 0-4-4, Lestician 1-0-2, Rishindran 4-0-8, Cartwright 1-0-3, Patterson 0-1-1, Driver 2-0-4, Staub 1-0-2.

Totals — 9-5-24. NotreDame(8-2) 29 18 14 17 — 78 Lawrence (1-6) 4 10 5 5 — 24

3-point goals: LJohnson, NSmith 2 (ND), Cartwright (L).

ALLENTOWN 63, HAMILTON 34 HAMILTON >> Lauren Coiante’s 20 points and 12 more from Mackenzie Forman helped the Redbirds snap a three-game losing streak.

Gabbie Fonollosa scored 12 points for the Hornets, and Cierra Acevedo had 10. ALLENTOWN (63)

Coiante 8-3-20, Carotenuto 1-0-2, Forman 5-1-12, Conti 2-1-5, McCrea 3-2-8, Dona 2-0-4, Layman 3-2-8, Schweitzer 2-0-4.

Totals — 26-9-63.

HAMILTON (34)

Adigun 0-0-0, Fonollosa 5-0-12, Savage 0-0-0, Venceller 3-0-7, LKelly 0-0-0, Acevedo 3-2-10, MHall 2-0-5.

Totals — 13-2-34.

Allentown(3-5) 14 15 20 14 — 63 Hamilton (0-9) 5 8 10 11 — 34

3-point goals: Coiante, Forman (A), Fonollosa 2, Venceller, Acevedo 2, MHall (H).

STEINERT 50, WW-PN 45 HAMILTON >> Jayda Bing scored 17 points, Natalie Mehl had 14 and the Spartans snapped a fourgame losing streak by holding off the Northern Knights, who got a game-high 24 points from Jordan Brown.

WW-PNorth(3-8) 11 11 11 12 — 45 Steinert (4-4) 14 12 13 11 — 50

HIGHTSTOWN 43, NOTTINGHAM 30 HAMILTON >> The Rams outscored the Northstars, 30-13, in the second half to take control of the game.

Hightstown(5-4) 7 6 18 12 — 43 Nottingham(2-6) 9 8 6 7 — 30

STUART 60, LAWRENCEVILLE 26 PRINCETON>> Laila Fair, Jasmine Hansford and Nia Melvin had 10 points apiece as the Tartans defeated the Big Red for their 10th win.

L’ville (4-5) 0 6 10 10 — 26 Stuart(10-6) 16 8 20 16 — 60

LEAP ACADEMY 58,

NO. BURLINGTON 53 CAMDEN >> The Greyhounds could not hold off LEAP Academy Charter down the stretch in falling to 7-6.

Brianna Sorrento’s 19 points paced Northern.

NO. BURLINGTON (53)

Sorrento 7-0-19, THall 0-0-0, Beachum 0-0-0, Archer 4-0-8, Blue 5-0-11, Quigley 4-0-9, Mayernik 0-0-0, Hart 0-0-0, BHall 0-0-0, Montague 1-0-2, Krusen 0-0-0, HRussell 2-0-4.

Totals — 23-0-53.

LEAP ACADEMY (58)

Harvey-Carr 13-7-38, Goodwin 6-1-15, DWilliams 0-0-0, Canty 1-0-2, Frazier 0-0-0, Simmons 1-0-3. Totals — 21-8-58.

No.Burl. (7-6) 16 5 22 10 — 53 LEAPAcad.(5-2) 6 22 10 20 — 58

3-point goals: Sorrento 5, Blue, Quigley (NB), Harvey-Carr 5, Goodwin 2, Simmons (LA).