Winners From Jan. 27 Games

Wednesday was the second day of the high school girls basketball season in New Jersey, and there were some great performance and matchups throughout the state. Let’s take a look at the winners from the day’s action. <strong>Manasquan: </strong>In arguably the game of the day, Manasquan defeated St. Rose, 55-52, in a battle of top-15 teams in the state. Four players finished in double figures for Manasquan, led by Mary Elizabeth Donnelly, who had 15 points and 12 rebounds in a double-double effort. [player_tooltip player_id="155468" first="Brooke" last="Hollawell"] added 14 points, Rylyn Orlando finished with 13 points and Dorothy Loffredo totaled 11 points and six rebounds. Manasquan opened the season with a huge victory in a battle of two of the Shore Conference’s elite teams. <strong>Abby Antognoli, St. Rose: </strong>Despite coming up short and seeing her game-tying attempt rim out on the final possession, Antognoli was great for St. Rose out of Belmar. She finished with a game-high 26 points, knocking down five 3-pointers. Other St. Rose standouts included Maureen Stapleton (10 points, 8 rebounds) and Rosie Scognamiglio (11 points). <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="155551" first="Bella" last="Vito"], Montville: </strong>Montville opened the year with a commanding 57-18 victory over Mountain Lakes on Wednesday, racing out to a 20-3 lead. Vito finished with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Dani Vito added 13 points and nine rebounds and [player_tooltip player_id="159079" first="Grace" last="Kowalski"] finished with 13 points, six steals and five assists. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="155447" first="Ally" last="Sweeney"], Sparta: </strong>Sweeney led Sparta with 18 points, six steals, six assists and five rebounds in the team’s 59-19 win over Morristown on Wednesday night. <strong>Charlotte Milanesi, Veritas Christian: </strong>Milanesi paced Veritas Christian with 24 points, eight steals and six assists in the team’s 57-50 win over Atlantic Christian on Wednesday. <strong>Taylor Hill, Passaic Valley: </strong>Hill led all scorers with 32 points in Passaic Valley’s 46-36 victory over West Milford. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="159100" first="Maddie" last="Gore"], Newton: </strong>Gore, one of Newton’s top players, opened the season in a major way – finishing with 22 points, 18 rebounds, six steals and four blocks in the team’s 41-38 victory over Wallkill Valley. <strong>Kamiyah Napier, Newark East Side: </strong>Napier totaled 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, four steals and a block in Newark East Side’s 56-31 victory over Barringer Wednesday. <strong>Liyah Allen, Sinai Christian: </strong>Allen had 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in Sinai Christian’s 66-54 loss to Stuart Day. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="134617" first="Nia" last="Melvin"], Stuart Day: </strong>Melvin had 20 points, four rebounds, four steals, three assists and two blocks for Stuart Day in its 66-54 win over Sinai Christian. <strong>Cortland McBarron, Rumson-Fair Haven: </strong>McBarron recorded a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds in Rumson-Fair Haven’s 61-50 win over Red Bank Regional. Chase Boyle had 14 rebounds for Rumson-Fair Haven. <strong>Other Names: Madeline Baisley, Lenape Valley (15 points, 12 rebounds); Crystal Genthe, East Brunswick Tech (16 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 blocks); Giavanna Barras, Somerset Tech (16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals); Clare Mulvihill, Mount St. Dominic (13 points, 16 rebounds, 2 blocks); Casey Sullivan, Demarest (27 points); [player_tooltip player_id="159085" first="Rachel" last="Gordon"], Teaneck (18 points, 8 rebounds); Maddie Branagan, St. Dominic (27 points, 8 rebounds); Julia Pinckert, Immaculata (19 points, 8 rebounds); Emma Hall, North Hunterdon (18 points, 6 rebounds); Maya Fenyk (11 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks); Kristen Yonker, Middlesex (22 points); Brianna Montajes, Middlesex (18 points, 8 rebounds); Olivia Volpe, Pingry (24 points); Maddie Scheier, Somerville (21 points, 5 assists); Allison Clarke, Spotswood (11 points, 10 rebounds)</strong>