Bergen County Tournament Round of 16 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bergen County Tournament is in full swing. We are down to 8 teams after Saturday's Round of 16 which ended with 7 favorites advancing and one epic upset as #18-Cresskill took down #2-IHA. Here are the girls that made a splash in their Round of 16 victories and will look to continue leading their teams in the Quarterfinals on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='489489' first='Erin' last='Fahy'] - <strong>#18-Cresskill</strong> - We begin with the leader of the team that pulled off the biggest tournament upset in years. In a 46-45 thriller, Cresskill took down #2-IHA behind Erin's 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists including all 12 of her team's points in the 2nd quarter. In 2 games in this tournament, she is averaging 25ppg and 14rpg. For the season, Erin is averaging 17+ppg and 9+rpg for the season and has 3 straight games with a double double. She will need to bring that kind of effort against #7-Old Tappan and their twin towers on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='600897' first='Gabriella' last='Mittelman'] - <strong>#8-Demarest</strong> - It was close through 3 quarters against #9-Northern Highlands before Gabriella led Demarest on a 19-3 4th quarter run to pull out a 56-34 victory. Mittelman led Demarest with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. For the season she is averaging 14+ppg, 4+rpg, 4+apg and 2+spg as they get ready to face #1-Saddle River Day and their group of talented guards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Angie Tirado - <strong>#8-Demarest</strong> - Angie continues to score points for Demarest at a high rate with 17 points and 3 rebounds in a 56-34 win over #9-Norhtern Highlands. Since transferring to the team this year, Angie is averaging 19+ppg and 5+rpg. She has made a team leading 42 3-pointers while scoring in double figures in every game this season. She will have to bring her full offensive arsenal this weekend when Demarest takes on #1-Saddle River Day. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='488858' first='Samantha' last='Serrano'] - <strong>#5-Holy Angels</strong> - Samantha did what she seems to do every night in a 57-41 win over #12-Pascack Valley. She put up a ton of points and had the defense scrambling for answers. In her 3rd consecutive 30-point game, she finished with 36 points including 6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. For the season, she is averaging 27+ppg, 6+rpg and 4+spg. She has 6 30-point games and 1 40-point game this season. Next up on her hit list is #4-Ramapo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='559136' first='Camden' last='Epstein'] - <strong>#4-Ramapo</strong> - Camden leads Ramapo in scoring this season and she did just that on Saturday in a 57-51 win over #13-Paramus Catholic. On a day where she didn't shoot it for a high percentage, she found her way to the foul frequently where she shot 7-10 and finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds. She is averaging 14+ppg, 2+rpg and 2+apg for the season with 6 20-point games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='564268' first='Toni' last='Pernetti'] - <strong>#4-Ramapo</strong> - Toni continued to be a big part of the Ramapo offense in a 57-51 victory over #13-Paramus Catholic. She finished with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. After her team only scored 7 points the entire 2nd quarter, Pernetti put up 9 points on her own in the 3rd quarter. For the season she is averaging 10+ppg, 5+rpg and 2+apg while routinely guarding the other team's best player. She will face a great test Saturday against #5-Holy Angels.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='677128' first='Leayana' last='Dorville'] - <strong>#3-Teaneck</strong> - In the absence of injured starters [player_tooltip player_id='559047' first='Lexi' last='Carnegie'] and [player_tooltip player_id='600896' first='Jillian' last='Carter'], this freshman continues to step up. In a hard fought 52-44 win over #14-Ridgewood, Leayana was 1 of 2 15-point scorers for Teaneck while adding 6 rebounds and 2 steals and routinely had the ball in her hands in crunch time. For the season, she is averaging 11+ppg and 4+rpg. Over her last 5 games she is averaging 14+ppg and 6+rpg. A physical #6-River Dell is on deck this Saturday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='488845' first='Erin' last='Frazier'] - <strong>#3-Teaneck</strong> - Erin's senior leadership was a big reason Teaneck came back to win a 52-44 decision over #14-Ridgewood. She was 1 of 2 15-point scorers for Teaneck. She hit 2 3-pointers and also finished with 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. For the season she is averaging 7+ppg, 8+rpg, 3+apg, 3+bpg and 2+spg. Since [player_tooltip player_id='559047' first='Lexi' last='Carnegie']'s knee injury, she is averaging 10+ppg with 2 double doubles as she and her team get ready for #6-River Dell. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='325206' first='Demi' last='Simpson'] - <strong>#3-Teaneck</strong> - Demi is another senior stepping up in the absence of injured starters [player_tooltip player_id='559047' first='Lexi' last='Carnegie'] and [player_tooltip player_id='600896' first='Jillian' last='Carter']. She put up 12 points and 15 rebounds in a come from behind 52-44 win over #14-Ridgewood. For the season, she is averaging 13+ppg, 12+rpg and 3+bpg with 11 double doubles in 18 games. Since the Carnegie injury she is averaging 14+ppg. Her interior presence will be needed against #6-River Dell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='325218' first='Julianna' last='Almeida'] - <strong>#1-Saddle River Day</strong> - In a game against #17-Park Ridge that they pretty much led from wire to wire, Julianna paced the Rebels with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals on their way to a 64-34 victory. For the season she is averaging 15+ppg, 6+rpg and 2+apg. The Navy commit will be a major part of the offensive and defensive gameplan for a Rebels squad taking on a hot #8-Demarest team on Saturday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Good Luck in the Quarterfinals ladies!!!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->