Player, Team Hoops Action for the Weekend of December 17-19

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was the first full set of New Jersey high school basketball games over the weekend of December 17-19, as several teams took to the hardwood to bring the high-octane action to a fever pitch. Plus, there were a number of ballers who stood out for their overall efforts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below you will see how these eight players fared over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sarah Bona</strong> -- Randolph</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior Sarah Bona showed that she can play well against a topnotch defensive team such as the Chatham Cougars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5-foot-11 senior dropped in 16 points, helping to keep her squad in the game until the very end when the host Cougars sank a bunch of free throws to seal the 46-41 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Before that, Randolph knotted the contest at 38-38 with 20 seconds left in regulation on a Bona layup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Julia Corella</strong> -- Ramapo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Julia Corella, coming off a right leg ACL tear last season, drained a game-high 16 points in No. 9’s Ramapo’s 54-33 win versus eight-ranked New Providence Sunday in the first annual Crusader Classic at Morris Catholic High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior also had six assists and grabbed four rebounds in the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Riley Allen</strong> -- Chatham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Though she did not play her best, Chatham 6-foot junior guard Riley Allen managed to bang home 18 points and corralled six boards Friday night at home in a 46-41 win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="134639" first="Madison" last="Schiller"]</strong> -- Ramapo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id="134639" first="Madison" last="Schiller"] put up double-double figures with 12 points and 10 rebounds and chipped in six assists to add to her teammate, Corella’s, solid tilt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Savannah Ring</strong> -- Ramapo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not to be denied, senior Savannah Ring contributed 12 points and nine boards in Ramapo’s 21-point triumph.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="155444" first="Brynn" last="McCurry"] </strong>-- Sparta</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What can you say about the ultra-talented [player_tooltip player_id="155444" first="Brynn" last="McCurry"]? She is flat out elite, and proved it Sunday at Morris Catholic, scoring 31 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in an 80-71 defeat to the Crusaders at the Crusader Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="321572" first="Avery" last="Kessler"] </strong>(Shawnee) and <b>[player_tooltip player_id="159079" first="Grace" last="Kowalski"] </b>(Montville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shawnee’s [player_tooltip player_id="321572" first="Avery" last="Kessler"] scored a team-best 14 points, while Montville’s [player_tooltip player_id="159079" first="Grace" last="Kowalski"] dropped in 14. But host Shawnee drippled away with the 41-31 win Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-- Jerry Del Priore</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->