Shore Conference Girls Basketball SCT Quarterfinals Recap
By Nicholas Lowe & Doug Brustman SSN Contributor
Shore Conference Girls Basketball SCT Quarterfinals Recap
Sunday 2/12/23 SCT Quarterfinals
#1 SJV 72 vs #9 Holmdel 44
SJV hit two milestones today during the SCT quarterfinal game against Holmdel. First coach Dawn Karpell won her 500th game of her career, going back to her coaching jobs at Keansburg and Holmdel. Second, this was the 100th career victory for this senior class.
“I have a really lucky job as a coach because I get to coach the best of the best female ballers in the state not just on the court but off the court as well,” Coach Karpell said. “The relationships you build with all the kids over the years is the fun part. When you hit these milestones you think about all those kids.”
The Lady Lancers were led by seniors Zoe Brooks and Ashley Sofilkanich, who both scored 16 points. Sofilkanich won last week’s Causeway Auto Player of the Week and continues to play excellently on both sides of the ball.
“The development of kids in our program, they come in and they have to work hard and they are held accountable every day,” Karpell said. “Once you work through that you are going to see your game grow and she (Sofilkanich) has really started to put it all together the last couple weeks has been fun for us as coaches because it has been years of work.”
Holmdel, who Karpell once coached, was led by senior Alexandra Loucopolous with 16 points and junior Allison Cannon added 12 points. SJV will play #4 St. Rose in the SCT semifinals on Wednesday at RWJ Barnabas Arena at 6 pm.
Photo by Zoe Pero
Strong Defense helps #4 St. Rose 38 defeat #5 Trinity Hall 29
St. Rose advances behind freshman Jada Lynch’s 20 points. St. Rose played a great game defensively led by senior Rosie Scognamiglio, who finished with a couple of steals and blocks. It was a four point game, 32-28, with under two minutes to play, but Trinity Hall struggled from the free throw line which allowed St. Rose to open up its lead. Junior Nina Emnace led Trinity Hall with 19 points. St. Rose plays #1 SJV in the SCT semifinals on Wednesday at RWJ Barnabas Arena at 6 pm.
Big 3rd Quarter by Nyemchek pushes #2 RBC 46 over #7 Ocean Township 36
RBC advances in the SCT behind freshman Addy Nyemchek’s 14 points and senior Casey Prior’s 9 points. Trailing at halftime 19-15, Nyemcheck scored 13 of her points in the third quarter to help the Caseys take the lead and never look back. Prior knocked down a team-high three 3-pointers and came up with a couple key steals down the stretch. Sophomore Tessa Carman helped RBC stay close in the first quarter, scoring 6 out of her 8 points. Ocean led 16-7 at one point in the game. They were led by sophomore Kayden Clark with 12 points, all on 3-pointers. Juniors Eli Clark and Gamila Betton both added 10 points. RBC plays #3 Manasquan in the SCT semifinals on Wednesday at RWJ Barnabas Arena at 7:45 pm.
Strong 3rd quarter lifts #3 Manasquan 51 over #6 RFH 39
#3 seed Manasquan, on the strength of a 23-13 3rd quarter, broke open a close game and defeated RFH 51-39. Manasquan never trailed in the game, although TFH got it close on a couple of occasions.
Hope Masonius led Manasquan with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. 14 of Masonius points came after halftime. Katie Collins added 13 points and 10 boards, and Rylynn Orlando finished with 10 points.
RFH was led by Julia Corsentino, who had a gutsy performance playing with an injured foot, as she finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Raquel Guidetti added 9 points and 4 boards for RFH.
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