Morris County Tournament First Round Top Performances

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thursday was the first round of the Morris County Tournament as the preliminary round wrapped up last week. Eight games of basketball were played and there were some excellent performances throughout to talk about. Here are some of the top performances from Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='859797' first='Amaya' last='Campbell'] - Boonton (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Campbell had herself a game for Boonton, facing an incredibly tough opponent in Morris Catholic, but the junior held her own, scoring a team-high 20 points in what turned out to be a blowout loss. It was a career-high for the junior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='404226' first='Amanda' last='Tuohy'] - Boonton (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Looking for some great performances on Thursday? Look no further than Tuohy, who had eight points, five rebounds, 10 assists, two blocks and six steals against Morris Catholic. It's her fifth-straight game of 5+ assists and third 10-assist game in that stretch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='333302' first='Mia' last='Pauldo'] - Morris Catholic (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pauldo sisters helped the Crusaders dominate in the first round as Mia led all scorers with 21 points, hitting 3 three-pointers and recording nine rebounds and two steals. It's her fourth 20-point game of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='333305' first='Mya' last='Pauldo'] - Morris Catholic (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As her sister did on Thursday, Mya had quite the game against Boonton, scoring 12 points along with 10 assists and two steals. It's her second-straight game this season with at least 10 assists for Morris Catholic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='489448' first='Lia' last='Manuel'] - Mendham (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Manuel has had her fair share of 20-point games this season for Mendham and that continued agains on Thursday, scoring 23 points in a nine-point loss to Pequannock. Manuel has five 20-point games this season so far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325185' first='Chloe' last='Vasquez'] - Pequannock (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thursday saw a pair of 20-point games in the Pequannock/Mendham game, with Vasquez scoring 22 points for the Panthers, her fifth-straight game scoring 20 points or more and 10th 20-point game this season for Pequannock.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='414424' first='Charlotte' last='Tuhy'] - Madison (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What more can be said about one of the best sophomores in the state, posting a 30-point game for Madison in a first-round win over Morris Knolls. It's her first 30-point game of the season and 11th 20-point game, currently averaging 20.8 PPG for Madison this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Denay Jones - Morris Knolls (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones had one of her better performances of the season for Morris Knolls in Thursday's first round game of the Morris County Tournament, hitting 3 three-pointers as she scored 14 points, her second-highest single-game point total of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='859262' first='Katie' last='Tighe'] - Randolph (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A breakout junior season for Tighe continued on Thursday with a career-high 13 points and six rebounds against Morristown-Beard, knocking down 3 three-pointers in a 47-21 win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='859753' first='Sydney' last='Mulroony'] - Morris Hills (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mulroony has shown glimpses of greatness this season and Thursday was another glimpse into what her ceiling can be, a 12-point, 6-rebound game with two 3-pointers, a perfect 4-of-4 from the line and three steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='482807' first='Riley' last='Allen'] - Chatham (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Allen's sharp-shooting once again came into form for Chatham on Thursday as she knocked down 3 three-pointers, scoring 11 points in a 56-33 win over Morris Hills. She's hit 3 or more three-pointers in 11 games this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='489446' first='Samantha' last='Cicerone'] - Hanover Park (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cicerone posted a 10-point, 10-rebound for Hanover Park in Thursday's first-round tournament game, hitting two 3-pointers in the process. It was her second-straight double-double and sixth of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='489005' first='Maya' last='Summerville'] - Morristown (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a game for Summerville, who has been one of the most underrated shot-blockers this season at Morristown. She finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, two assists, five blocks and three steals in a close two-point loss, her fifth-straight game of 3+ blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='407001' first='Emily' last='Poulas'] - Jefferson Township (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Poulas is in the midst of a career season for Jefferson Township and that continued on Thursday, an 18-point game with two 3-pointers, bringing her season total to 49. She's hit 2.6 threes on average this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='489450' first='Jackie' last='Cinella'] - Montville (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cinella is having a breakout junior season for Montville, really coming into her own as a playmaker and she had one of her best performances of the season on Thursday, hitting 2 three-pointers, scoring 10 points, recording seven rebounds and two steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='159079' first='Grace' last='Kowalski'] - Montville (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kowalski, one of the better passers in the state, put on another clinic on Thursday, a six-assist night along with eight points, four rebounds and six steals. She's recorded five or more assists in 14 of 19 games for Montville this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->