Tight Games Highlight Wednesday’s Matchups

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wednesday night’s high-intensity hoops action featured four games separated by five points or less, with several promising players coming up clutch for their respective winning squads.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is how the hardwood play shook out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bordentown</strong> -- 58, <strong>Medford Tech</strong> (0-1) -- 56</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior <strong>Oshynn Cosom</strong> scored a team-high 22 points and <strong>Lillian Nucera</strong> added nine for Bordentown (1-1), as it edged Medford Tech, 58-56, in overtime on Wednesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior <strong>Jada Jacobs </strong>drained a game-best 27 points and sophomore <strong>Alyssa Wilmot </strong>contributed 11 in the defeat in Med Tech’s first game of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Manchester Township (1-1) -- 57, Allentown (1-2) -- 55</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="325192" first="Devyn" last="Quigley"]</strong> dropped in 20 points to help lead the Lady Hawks to victory over Allentown. Seniors <strong>Amyah Bray</strong> and <strong>Myha Hourigan</strong> chipped in with 16 and 13 points, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman <strong>Molly McCrea</strong> scored 23 points and grabbed five boards while junior <strong>Kayla</strong> <strong>McCrea</strong> added 10 for Allentown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trenton Catholic (1-1) -- 34, Northern Burlingtin (0-3) -- 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kayla Oliphant</strong>, who drained 12 points, proved big time, as she scored the game-winning layup with 30 seconds remaining to push Trenton Catholic past Northern Burlington, 34-33, at home.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sophomore Ciani Thompson </strong>added 11 points while senior <strong>Gayelle Labissiere</strong> scored nine points for Trenton Catholic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hanover Park (1-1) -- 45, High Point (1-2) -- 40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lady Hornets junior <strong>Alyssa Alfano</strong> drained 18 points to lead her team over High Point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore <strong>Samantha Cicerone</strong> was a monster on the boards with 15 points, plus she added 5 points while another sophomore, <strong>Phoebe Feldman,</strong> pulled down 11 rebounds and scored five points for Hanover Park.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior<strong> Ashley Kuperus</strong> had a team-leading 12 points and sophomore <strong>Olivia Wagner</strong> followed with 11 for High Point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-- Jerry Del Priore</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->