SJIBT Elite 8 Day 1 Review

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a recap of the eight SJIBT showcase and Elite 8 games played at Eastern Regional High School on Saturday, February 1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Game Results</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Collingswood 30, Moorestown Friends 20</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='865704' first='Tatum' last='Hinson'] tallied a game-high 16 points to lead Collingswood (9-11) to a 30-20 victory over Moorestown Friends (6-11) in the first game of the day at Eastern. Hinson now has 535 career points and is averaging 12 points per game so far this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Haddon Heights 61, Timber Creek 60</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='835864' first='Emma' last='Harris'] continued her stellar sophomore season with a 24-point showing in a 61-60 victory for Haddon Heights (14-6) over Timber Creek (8-8) in the 10 a.m. game. Harris was spectacular from the free-throw line, making 14 shots. She also sank two three-pointers to reach 100 for her career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Bishop Eustace 48, Haddonfield 27</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='913907' first='Alexa' last='Racobaldo'] dropped a game-high 18 points as Bishop Eustace (15-5) built a 17-point halftime lead and never looked back as the Crusaders downed Haddonfield (12-8), 48-27. Racobaldo has been one of the top rookies in the region this year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Westampton Tech 54, Cherry Hill East 31</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='878692' first='Akeelah' last='Lafleur'] scored 27 points as Westampton Tech improved its record to 16-2 with a dominating 54-31 victory over Cherry Hill East (8-9). Lafleur is averaging nearly 19 points per game during her senior campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Absegami 58, Life Center 42</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='414395' first='Reese' last='Downey'] scored a game-high 20 points as Absegami (15-5) defeated Life Center (2-5), 58-42. Downey is now just 123 points away from 2,000 for her career. She's also just three three-pointers away from 300 career threes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Audubon 43, Clearview 24</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Audubon (15-2) extended its winning streak to five as the Green Wave defeated Clearview (9-8), 43-24. [player_tooltip player_id='600910' first='Emma' last='Speyerer'] recorded 13 points, while [player_tooltip player_id='672136' first='Peyton' last='Marrone'] added 10 points and 10 rebounds in the winning effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/thesjibt/status/1885904225797808316?s=46">https://twitter.com/thesjibt/status/1885904225797808316</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Milestone Hit</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='835864' first='Emma' last='Harris'], 100 Career Threes</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reaching milestones to this magnitude as only a sophomore is rare, but [player_tooltip player_id='835864' first='Emma' last='Harris'] is a rare player herself. The Haddon Heights point guard reached career three-pointer No. 100 in the Garnets' 61-60 non-league victory over Timber Creek on Saturday in the SJIBT showcase at Eastern Regional High School. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Emma reaching this milestone as a sophomore is a testament to all the hard work she puts in behind the scenes," Haddon Heights coach Lauren Kendra said. "Also, even more impressive is her reaching 100 three-pointers while being a great teammate and having incredible teammates around her.&nbsp;We couldn't be more proud of her!"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Through 47 career games, Harris is averaging 15.7 points per game and has 738 career points. At this rate, she'll be destined to reach the 1,000 career points milestone early in December of her junior season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/3hsgirlsbball/status/1885730829910900896?s=46">https://twitter.com/3hsgirlsbball/status/1885730829910900896</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Elite 8 Recap</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>No. 1 Paul VI 67, No. 8 Shawnee 33</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PVI (15-0) continued its winning streak in dominant fashion as the top-seeded Eagles flew past eighth-seeded Shawnee (9-10), 67-33 in the first SJIBT Elite 8 game. The Eagles have won a current South Jersey-best 15 consecutive games. [player_tooltip player_id='976727' first='Anya' last='George'] and [player_tooltip player_id='414234' first='Azanah' last='Campbell'] combined for 33 points, while sophomore star [player_tooltip player_id='789189' first='Brooke' last='Stagliano'] recorded her ninth game with at least three triples this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>No. 4 Cherry Hill West 36, No. 5 Cherokee 32</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='835898' first='Kirsten' last='Gibson'] scored a game-high 22 points to lead fourth-seeded Cherry Hill West to a narrow victory over fifth-seeded Cherokee. Only a sophomore, Gibson also sank three threes. [player_tooltip player_id='583703' first='Julia' last='Lewis'] added nine points while [player_tooltip player_id='583706' first='Molly' last='Bovell'] contributed with five in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->