Non-Public Sectional Finals Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the roundup of the Non-Public Sectional finals below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North Jersey</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Morris Catholic 66, Pope John 34.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Morris Catholic continued its winning streak and improved its record to 27-0 with a 66-34 decimation over second-seeded Pope John in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey Non-Public A playoffs</em></strong>. Leading 15-12 after the first quarter, the state-ranked No. 1 Crusaders went on a 23-3 run in the second to go into halftime with a 23-point advantage. They never looked back. [player_tooltip player_id='667787' first='Jacqueline' last='Edelman'] and [player_tooltip player_id='333305' first='Mya' last='Pauldo'] each tallied 13 points, while [player_tooltip player_id='789169' first='Morgan' last='Fulston'] added 12 points and 19 rebounds in the win. [player_tooltip player_id='601267' first='Mia' last='Washington'] paced Pope John with 17 points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Montclair Immaculate 61, Gill St. Bernard's 53.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='583758' first='Nila' last='Giraud'] scored 20 points to power second-seeded Montclair Immaculate to a 61-53 victory over top-seeded Gill St. Bernard's in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey Non-Public B playoffs</em></strong>. [player_tooltip player_id='559042' first='London' last='Caldwell'] added 14 points for the Lions. [player_tooltip player_id='591477' first='Gandy' last='Malou-Mamel'] paced Gill St. Bernard's with 20 points and 14 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South Jersey</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Paul VI 47, Red Bank Catholic 46.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='789189' first='Brooke' last='Stagliano'] dominated once again, finishing with 16 points to lead top-seeded Paul VI to a thrilling 47-46 win over third-seeded Red Bank Catholic in the final round of the <strong><em>South Jersey Non-Public A playoffs.</em></strong> [player_tooltip player_id='601275' first='Rachel' last='Thatcher'] added 10 points for the Eagles, who trailed by three points at halftime. The game was tied 31-31 going into the fourth quarter. It was the first sectional title win in 35 years for Paul VI. The Eagles are one of the two remaining teams in the state with a perfect 27-0 record.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/thesjibt/status/1899225673316946338">https://twitter.com/thesjibt/status/1899225673316946338</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Gloucester Catholic 46, Rutgers Prep 33.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In her 35 years of coaching girls basketball at Gloucester Catholic, Lisa Gedaka has never known what it's like to hoist the sectional trophy into the air. On Monday, she finally experienced that feeling. The top-seeded Rams defeated second-seeded Rutgers Prep, 46-33 in the final round of the <strong><em>South Jersey Non-Public B</em></strong> playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='601413' first='Jahzara' last='Green'] powered Gloucester Catholic with 21 points. [player_tooltip player_id='789537' first='Jalyn' last='Moore'] added nine points and 10 rebounds in the win. [player_tooltip player_id='601401' first='Natalia' last='Valdez'] paced Rutgers Prep with nine points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">State Finals Schedule</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Rutgers University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>When: </strong>Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Times:</strong> Non-Public B --- 1 p.m. Non-Public A --- 5 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->