Saturday’s N.J. Sectional Finals Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out Saturday's NJSIAA Girls Basketball sectional finals roundup below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Group 1</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>New Providence 55, Thrive Charter 49.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='601332' first='Annie' last='Conover'] exploded for 31 points, knocking down 10 of 11 free throw attempts to power top-seeded New Providence to a 55-49 victory over second-seeded Thrive Charter in the final round of the <strong><em>Central Jersey</em></strong> Group 1 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='414346' first='Brenna' last='Slattery'] added 12 points for the Pioneers. Sondjane Daudin scored a team-high 18 points for Thrive Charter in the losing effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Group 2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Glen Rock 49, Pascack Valley 40.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Glen Rock used a balanced scoring attack to defeat sixth-seeded Pascack Valley, 49-40 in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey</em></strong> Section 1, Group 2 playoffs. Anna Heuss led the effort with 10 points. Keira O'Cathain recorded 13 points and 15 rebounds for Pascack Valley in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Manasquan 57, Rumson-Fair Haven 38.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Manasquan cruised to a 57-38 victory over second-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven in the final round of the <strong><em>Central Jersey</em></strong> Group 2 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='333318' first='Shea' last='Donnelly'] paced the Warriors with 14 points. [player_tooltip player_id='559133' first='Erin' last='Reid'] led Rumson-Fair Haven with 16 points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Madison 55, Caldwell 37.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='414424' first='Charlotte' last='Tuhy'] scored 26 points to power second-seeded Madison past top-seeded Caldwell, 55-37 in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey</em></strong> Section 2, Group 2 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='879822' first='Devon' last='Johnson'] added 10 points for the Dodgers. [player_tooltip player_id='671407' first='Tea' last='Fiore'] paced Caldwell with 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Middle Township 56, Haddon Heights 31.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reagen Powell went off for 28 points as top-seeded Middle Township defeated third-seeded Haddon Heights, 56-31 in the final round of the <strong><em>South Jersey </em></strong>Group 2 playoffs. Serenity Matthews paced Haddon Heights with nine points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Group 4</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>West Orange 61, Morristown 39.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='825463' first='Rhyan' last='Watt'] scored 25 points to lead top-seeded West Orange to a 61-39 win over second-seeded Morristown in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey </em></strong>Section 1, Group 4 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='782573' first='Anaya' last='Karriem'] added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Mountaineers in the victory. Nawel Ibazatene Lefebvre paced Morristown with 13 points and seven rebounds in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Westfield 62, Bayonne 55.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second-seeded Westfield used a balanced scoring attack to stun top-seeded Bayonne, 62-55 in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey</em></strong> Section 2, Group 4 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='871374' first='Sophie' last='Lane'] scored 17 points, while [player_tooltip player_id='739542' first='Mairin' last='Fowler'] added 16 and [player_tooltip player_id='601333' first='Megan' last='Logan'] contributed 15 for the Blue Devils. [player_tooltip player_id='414294' first='Giselle' last='Davis'] paced Bayonne with 17 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Hillsborough 72, Monroe 44.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Hillsborough cruised to a 72-44 domination over second-seeded Monroe in the final round of the <strong><em>Central Jersey</em></strong> Group 4 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='333346' first='Reghan' last='Bice'] tallied 20 points and [player_tooltip player_id='583701' first='Francesca' last='Schiro'] notched 16 for the Raiders. [player_tooltip player_id='525414' first='Evangelina' last='Francisco'] paced Monroe with 13 in the losing effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Cherokee 51, Lenape 40.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='559132' first='Brielle' last='Alaba'] tallied 22 points, drawing key fouls and making 17 of 18 of free throw shots to help second-seeded Cherokee stun top-seeded and defending state champion Lenape, 51-40 in the final round of the <strong><em>South Jersey</em></strong> Group 4 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='959106' first='Abby' last='Ball'] added 17 points for the Chiefs. [player_tooltip player_id='835906' first='El-Anita' last='Joe-Samuel'] paced Lenape with 23 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->