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<p>With the New Jersey high school girls’ basketball season kicking into high gear, teams and players took to the hardwood this Friday and Saturday to showcase their skills in high-octane game action.</p>
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<p>Here is a look at four tilts and 15 players that shined on the court.</p>
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<p>Red Bank Catholic 59, Bishop Loughlin 48</p>
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<p>Red Bank Catholic senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="134627" first="Justine" last="Pissott"]</strong>, a University of Tennesse commit and one of the top players in the Garden State, dropped in a game-best 26 points in the Lady Casey’s 59-48 over Brooklyn’s Bishop Loughlin Saturday.</p>
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<p>Red Bank Catholic senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="134631" first="Ally" last="Carman"]</strong> added 15 points in the victory.</p>
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<p><strong>Kenndey Grady </strong>and <strong>Charelonney Hartley </strong>led Bishop Loughlin with 14 points apiece.</p>
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<p>St. Dominic 52, McNair 24</p>
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<p>Junior <strong>Gevonda Hagood</strong> enjoyed a solid overall contest with 12 points and 20 boards, as St. Dominic (1-5) defeated McNair (2-1), 52-24, Saturday, in Jersey City.</p>
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<p>Freshman guard <strong>Alyssa Stridiron</strong> poured in 18 points to go with six rebounds and six steals for St. Dominic.</p>
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<p>Another freshman guard, <strong>Molly Brown</strong>, drained a game-high 19 points for McNair.</p>
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<p>Chatham 57, Pequannock 45</p>
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<p>Chatham (7-3) beat host Pequannock, 57-45, on Friday, as junior guard <strong>Riley Allen</strong> had a game-high 23 points, and freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="333348" first="Ella" last="Kreuzer"] </strong>poured in 16 in the triumph.</p>
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<p>Junior <strong>Faith Tucker</strong> banged home 17 points for Pequannock (4-2) while sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="325185" first="Chloe" last="Vasquez"]</strong> had eight and snatched a contest-best 11 boards.</p>
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<p>Union City 55, Teaneck 44</p>
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<p>Senior guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="134640" first="Erika" last="Mercedes"]</strong> scored 15 points and grabbed seven boards for Union City (2-5) in its 55-44 win against Teaneck (6-2) at the ALS Showcase at Emerson Middle School on Saturday.</p>
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<p>Sophomore forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="325193" first="Jaylyn" last="Orefice"]</strong> followed with 14 points while sophomore guard <strong>Alyssa Cueto</strong> added 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists for the Lady Soaring Eagles’ win.</p>
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<p>Senior guard <strong>Deja Young </strong>had a game-high 18 points for the Highwaywomen.</p>
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<p>-- Jerry Del Priore</p>
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With the New Jersey high school girls’ basketball season kicking into high gear, teams and players took to the hardwood this Friday and Saturday to showcase their skills in high-octane game action.
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