Friday Night Lights: Top Matchups to Watch Part 2 – MMU vs BFA
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Tonight looks to be an exciting night in VT basketball. We’ve got the top six D1 teams in action with #1 CVU facing #3 Burlington, and #2 MMU vs #6 BFA St. Albans. Then #4 Essex visits South Burlington while…
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Continue ReadingTonight looks to be an exciting night in VT basketball. We’ve got the top six D1 teams in action with #1 CVU facing #3 Burlington, and #2 MMU vs #6 BFA St. Albans. Then #4 Essex visits South Burlington while Rice heads to the NEK to visit #5 St. Johnsbury. Let’s get a look at the top two games. I covered CVU vs BHS in part 1, now its MMU vs BFA. Tap in!
#2 Mount Mansfield vs #6 BFA. St. Albans
Mount Mansfield has opened the season on a tear, undefeated through five games. But BFA has bounced back after opening the season with two losses, winning four straight since then. Can BFA break MMU’s undefeated streak and capture a huge win at home?
MMU seems to have all the key elements of a winning team. They have a plethora of size with scoring with 5’10 2025 Bella Schultz Mitchell Bella Schultz Mitchell 5'9" | SF Mount Mansfield | 2025 State NewE , 5’9 2024 Brianna Brownell Brianna Brownell 5'9" | SF Mount Mansfield | 2024 State NewE , and 5’11 2027 Mesa Long. All three contribute big on the boards, particularly Brianna and Mesa, two that combine for around 20 boards a game. All three find a ton of offense at the rim, especially Long who feasts on the blocks. Plus, Brianna and Bella are knockdown from 3 and have been all season. To add to the scoring, 5’8 2025 Meghan Thompson Meghan Thompson 5'8" | CG Mount Mansfield | 2025 State NewE has been lighting it up so far. She’s a green light from distance and her slashing has opened up because of it. To round them out, 5’9 2024 Marissa Groleau, a versatile defender and facilitator of the offense. Plus, 5’7 2026 Delilah Locher Delilah Locher 5'4" | CG Mount Mansfield Union | 2026 State NewE and 5’7 2027 Aly Doorman, two astute guards who distribute the rock, knock down open jumpers, and defend hard.
Meanwhile, BFA is consistently a team that brings relentless effort. The backcourt duo of 5’7 2024 Ruby Dasaro Ruby Dasaro 5'7" Bellows Free Academy | 2024 State NewE and 5’7 2025 Cadence Lafferty combine to create a whole lot of havoc with their ball pressure, long wingspans and open court athleticism + finishing. Add 5’6 2024 Tessa Sweeney to that mix too because she can really muck it up and then break out in transition. 5’9 2025 Jade Garceau Jade Garceau 5'10" | SF BFA St. Albans | 2025 State NewE and 5’9 2026 Hailey Carey Hailey Carey 5'11" | PF BFA St. Albans | 2026 State NewE play similar roles, bringing versatility to the wing/forward slot with swiss-army knife work as defenders and gluey offensive players. BFA brings a lot of toughness on the defensive end and sound offensive IQ, but the offensive creation and scoring firepower doesn’t bring the same oomph that MMU does.
BFA is rolling right now, but MMU even more so. I have MMU taking this one in a convincing double-digit victory due to extensive depth, rebounding prowess, and myriad scoring options.