TGBL PUBLICITY WEEK OF JAN. 9

JUNIOR LEAGUE

LIBERTY 12  STORM 10

Liberty played against a tough defense from the Storm, but had the win with a final score of 12 to 10.  Sara Cantazano (10) and Niahm Cote (2) were the only two players able to score against this tough team.  There were many offense attempts, Shannon Vasas, Lily Wyatt and Lisa Devito made several great shots, but they didn't sink.  Playing great defense was Paige McGaffigan, Victoria Mirabito, Gina Puccia and Jocelyn Stavros.  Gigi Frisella was able to grab several rebounds and Cassia Burns stopped several offense attempts.  Mirabito made some great picks which allowed Cantazano to enter the paint and shoot.  Vasas did great defending the middle.  Cantazano had a great defensive game as well and Stavros with her speed kept up with the fast breaks.  Liberty fought hard for this win, congratulations girls!

The Storm played a great all around game but fell a little short in the end.  Great rebounding by Nicole Lucia, Stefani Cunningham, Irene Houde and Sarha Yoken.  Key passes by Bailey Carter and Jessica Cacciola led to some easy baskets in the 3rd quarter.  Stephanie Graffeo and Shaele Esteveo clamped down on defense in the fourth quarter for the Storm.  Scoring for the Storm were Madison Wescott (4pts.) Sydeny Burlmachi (4pts) and Kendyl Spnelli (2 pts.)

STARZZ 18 COMETS 4

The Starzz played a solid overall game this past Saturday against the talented Comets team.   Leading a balanced scoring attack for the Starzz was Emily Sessa, with 6 points. Also scoring for the Starzz was Samantha Mercurio (4), Rachel Sessa (4), Kath McGlaughlin (2) and Isabelle Picher (2).   The entire team played a great defensive game. 

Jordyn Cavicchi, Rachel Figucia, Haley Marchant and Holly Covel all played great team defense throughout the game.  Samantha Surowiec was named defensive player of the game.   The Starzz were also happy to welcome Samantha Schultz back from the disabled list. She played great in her first of the season.

 

The Comets lost to the Starzz in a tough battle.  Michelle Tenaglia shot really well scoring all four points for the Comets and was also strong on defense.  Olivia Powers had a good game chasing many rebounds and trying for some baskets.  Emily Langone, Allison Couillard and Carla Tenaglia all played a tough defensive game also grabbing some rebounds and denying some passes.  All of the girls gave a great effort!.  Defensive Player of the game:  Olivia Powers

LYNX 12 MERCURY 10

The Lynx squeaked past the Mercury 12 to 10 in an overtime thriller. The Lynx led for most of a tightly contested dual. Then in the 4th quarter the Mercury tied the with about 39 seconds left in regulation. With a minute left in overtime Carolyn  Verseckas put in the game winning basket. Both teams hustled to the very last whistle which made for an extremely exciting game.

The Mercury lost a heart breaker to the Lynx in overtime (12 to 10).  The Lynx jumped out to a quick lead in the game but the Mercury did not give up.  Emily Walker scored 6 points in the contest.  Alexis Brincklow and Kiley Barrett each scored two points in the game.  Teagan Trant came up with some key rebounds down the stretch to keep the game close.  The guard combinations of Felicia Ragucci, Julie Ozek and Ashley Turri played great defense to keep the Lynx from scoring late in the game.  Lauren Riccardi and Danielle Carrig played has hard as they could to keep the Lynx from scoring in the paint.  Syndey Papendrea showed some great hustle up and down the court in the contest.  The Mercury girls will be ready to play next Saturday and continues to show improvement as the season moves along.

MYSTICS 8  MONARCHS 2

Today we played a very tough Monarchs team and were fortunate to get a win. The girls fought till the very last minute and never let up the intensity. There wasn't alot of scoring in this matchup because it was just a defensive battle all the way through. Natalie Veloz got us 2 points early in the 1st with a nice move driving to the hoop. In the 2nd, Maggie Penta with her great speed stole the ball and drove the length of the floor for the nice lay in for 2 more. In the 3rd quarter, Sam Alman took an incredible shot from down low that made everyone gasp for air until it landed for 2, nothing but net. And Marissa Doherty continues to be a spark plug for this team with her great leadership skills also scoring 2. Defensive players of the game were Alexandra Bourassa and Miah Cummings, they denied anyone that came their way. The whole team seems to be gelling at the right time for us. We will continue practicing hard to improve this week and get ready for the battle of their lives next week against the undefeated Starzz,,, We will be ready!!

The Monarchs played very tough defense and did a fantastic job fighting for rebounds and loose balls.  The offense struggled and quality chances were hard to come by against the Mystics defens.  Scoring for the Monarchs was Shaylee Puleo. Defensive Player of the game was Sidney Quinn.

 

ROCKERS 14 SPARKS 12

Great game.  The Rockers started up very slow after a two week break beginning the game with an 8 point deficit.  Second quarter they started up with a bit more fire, bringing the score to 8 - 6.  Third quarter, Sparks stepped up there game and giving them the lead 12-6 but the Rockers weren't going down that easy.  Fourth quarter game play was fantastic and tied the game putting us into OT.  In the second over time, Eric Wynot scored the winning basket, with a total of 6 points.  Julia Kelly added another 4 and Jacquelyn Marchant with 2 - as well as several rebounds.  Nice Job!  Lizzie Markwarth played some nice defense saving several baskets. Sara Bishop, Sara Letourneau, and Hannah Maffeo did a fantatic job in OT defending the hoop.  Nicole Cobuccio and Amy Glover did some nice passing and good hustle.  Tatem Pecci ran her defense well with her fast feet and Sara Constantino stepped up as guard for her first time and did a nice job!! 

Scoring for the Sparks were Sarah Sullivan (8 pts.), Rebekah Politis (2 pts.) and Adrianna Favreau (2 pts.)

INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE

CARDINALS 21 JAYHAWKS 18

The Cardinals defense came to play against a talented Jayhawks team to net their fifth win of the season. The 1st quarter was a defensive battle on both sides with the quarter ending in a 4-4 tie. Both teams seemed to be shaking off the rust from a three week hiatus for the holidays. In the next quarter the Cardinals defense continued to excel and Nicole Doucette had the hot hand making 3 of 5 long range jump shots. Halftime score was 13-6. In the 3rd quarter Toni Joy got into the flow and with constant pressure and running the fast break was able to stretch the lead to 21-6. In the 4th quarter the Cardinals continued to battle and play good hard basketball. However the Jayhawks playing man-to-man and running a tight man press was able to slowly make their way back into the game. The Jayhawks scored with just a few seconds left to finish off the scoring. The defensive player of the game for the Cardinals was the entire team by holding the Jayhawks to only 6 points into the 4th quarter. At least four players (Toni Joy, Caitlin Carroll, Kayla Berube, and Ashley Figucia) had 4 or more rebounds. Scoring for the Cardinals were Toni with 8, Nikki with 6, Emily Velozo with 3, and Caitlin Carroll and Caroline Ferrari with 2 each. Great win Cardinals!

 Scoring for the Jayhawks were Nicole Petherbridge (5 pts.), Ashley Colbert (4 pts.) Lauren Sullivan (3 pts.)Meghan Braciska (2 pts.) , Becky Keough (2 pts.) and Cassie Froio (2 pts.)

 COUGARS 14 FALCONS 12

The Cougars won their first game of the season with a tremendous effort against a tough Falcons squad.  Jamie Ray (4) and Chelsea Grant (4) each had big games playing great at both ends of the court.  Caleigh Finneral played well leading the Cougars in scoring with 5 points.  Amanda Lane, Samantha Teague and Sarah Baptista showed great hustle and fought hard under the basket grabbing several key rebounds.  Molly Harrington had a very good game controlling the ball and driving the offense from the point.  Jessica Lehman (1 pt) was the defensive player of the game.  The Cougars held on for the victory and look forward to building on this win next week.

Scoring for the Falcons were Hillary Fletcher and Marissa Maciel with 4 points each, and Hannah Benning and Brittney Fletcher with 2 points each.

 

WILDCATS 12 WAVES 10

This was a very quiet game for the Wildcats.  We left with a scoreless 1st quarter but picked up a bit after that.  The Wildcats came through with the win after picking up a bit of speed in the second half.  Ally Kelly scored 4 points, and Corinne Doyle, Katie Dunlevy and Erin Davis all put up 2 more points.  Colleen Kelly, Lindsey Cossar, Audrey Casey, Ally Kelly, and Erica Dirk stepped it up in the 4th with some good D and kept the Wildcats on top with an ending score of 12 - 10. 

Great defensive game played by both teams.  Scoring for the Waves were Alexis Chaet (4 pts.), Shalimar Hulme (2 pts.) and Christina Noyes (2 pts.)

 HUSKIES 21 TERRIERS 20

The Terriers and Huskies game was a very close , well played game with an exciting finish, in front of a record 23,496 crowd. _The Huskies started out slow and was playing their usual pest defense led by Chloe Politis and Kenzi Wyatt. Jamie Fowler(6 Points) and Alyssa Defruscia_(6 points) controlled the second quarter and gave the Huskies a halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter the Terriers came back and then the defense of Stephanie Mchatton and Marina Russo tightened up the zone. Karalyn Gallela who had 8 points followed up a great baseline drive by Defruscia and put in the game winner.  The Terriers fought all the way back from 6 down and had a last second shot that just fell short.

This game of two undefeated teams played out as the battle one would expect.  It was a strongly defensive game on both parts.  It went down to the wire with the Huskies sinking the last basket with 8 seconds left to steal first place by a score of 21 to 20.  By the end of the first quarter the Huskies had only 4 points and the Terriers were unable to put up any points.  Marissa Conlin led the defense in the one and three quarters and Erin Walsh powered the defense in the second and fourth.  Working hard in the paint and under the boards was Michelle Creedon.  Creating havoc on the floor were Melanie Fleury and Ashley Colarusso.  Meredith Cahill and Emily Duquette also were a big part of keeping the potent Huskies offense to 21 points. The offense was driven once again by Amanda Brown and Shannon Smith with nine points each. Meagan Timmins sunk a basket from her sweet spot for two points.  Shannon Smith sunk a basket with less than a minute left to put the Terriers up by one.  The Terriers defense looked like it was going to lock it up until Karalyn Gallela snuck into the low part of the key and was able to get a shot off with just 8 seconds left to win the game.  It was an incredible game with an incredible ending.  Congrats Huskies and well played game Terriers!

 

SENIOR LEAGUE

PACERS 34  SPURS 14

Scoring for the Pacers were Caitlin Morris and Adrianna Brown with 8 points each,  Haley Acconcia, Michelle Hopkinson and Mackenzie Pierce all with 4 points each, and Ellen Woods, Danielle Newhall and Paige Walker with 2 points each.

Scoring for the Spurs were Shannon McGlaughlin with 4 pts, Rachel Pendleton and Megan McGlaughlin with 3 pts each, and Haley Golini and Jamie Cohen with 2 pts. each.

BLAZERS 35 SONICS 34

The Blazers fought hard all day and kept coming back to win a 35 to 34 overtime victory over a very good Sonics team.  The Blazers came back from at least 2 10 point deficits, to pull out an overtime win.  Ally Brasiska led the scoring with 14 points, Brooke Patterson 7 points, Bridget Casey 6 points, Ashley Kelly 4 points, Crystal Lemus 2 points, and Aleska Pena with 2 points.  Taylor Simas was tough defensively and pitched in a with a lot of rebounds. 

Also playing tough defense were Mikayla Hodgdon and Samantha Madore.  An exciting and well played game for all.

The Sonics were not able to hold off a fast Blazers team and lost by a point in single overtime with a final score of 34 to 35. The combined passing between Melissa Peters (12pts) and Jillian Phaneuf (10pts) gave the Sonics the Lead in the third quarter. Shanna Chartientz (3 pts) Marisa Harrington (2pts), Krista Mignon (2pts), Nicky DePierro (3pts) were able to keep the pressure on the Blazers. Christine Kang (2pts) and Tess Wyatt controlled the boards on both sides of the court. Brittney Pachucki played a strong defensive game and was able to make several key passes under the basket to help the team score.

Raptors 33  Magic 22

 

It wasn’t the smoothest game for the Raptors this week against the Magic but they did manage to run their record to 5- 0 with a 11 point win over the upstart Magic team in Senior League action.  The Raptors were led in scoring by Meredith Bonugli, Stephanie Champoux and Ashley Pozzutto.  They also got offense contributions from Emily Knoops, Caitlin Ludka and Nicole Chaet as well as Kaitlin Fitzgerald.  The defense was solid for the Raptors as they limited the Magic to very few second chance baskets and very few rebounds.  Rachel Eatherton, Catie Loiselle and Linda Ferreira led the way on defense and overall it was a good contribution from all 10 players the played.  The Raptors continue to improve on defense and moving the ball well on offense which will pay dividends at the end of the season.

 

Scoring for the Magic were Kelly Quigley (8 pts.) Olivia Gallella (6 pts), Molly Tibbetts (4 pts) and Ashlee Dell’Arciprete (4 pts.).

 Wizards 46  Jazz 24

The Wizards put it all together on their way to 46-24 victory over a Jazz team who were playing without some key players.  The Wizards had a balanced scoring attack with Missy Cordwell leading the way with 16 points.  Jen Iannacci and Abby Donoghue had their best offensive games of the year with 11 and 6 points respectively.  Sam Laferriere had her usual strong performance draining 10 points.  Jen Cobuccio's hard work was rewarded with her first basket of the year.  Hannah Culwell rounded out the scoring with a free throw.  Julia Bodoni, Mariah Culwell, Sarah Barnes, Jen Maddaleni and Jen Joyce all played well defensively and played a major role in the victory.

The Jazz lost to the Wizards 46 to 24. The Jazz gave it their best effort, but could not handle the talent and height of the Wizards. Arianna Medeiros continued to lead the way with great hustle, scoring 14pts. Also scoring were Haley Feingold (2pts), Haley Callahan (4pts) and Kim Brekalis (4pts.) The Jazz look to rebound next week.

 

5th GRADE TRAVEL

Andover           27                           Tewksbury      19

The Tewksbury Girls 5th grade travel team navigated their way to the Pike School in Andover Friday night to try and take one from the team that had just handed them their last loss of 2009.  Just a few short weeks ago these two teams paired off in a close game at the Wynn in which the Redmen came up short after a hard fought game.  Tewksbury came out flat in this game and didn’t take good care of the ball which allowed a good Andover team to capitalize and they jump out to an early lead.   Tewksbury could not seem to buy a basket in the first half while the Andover front court was dropping them in left and right.  Julia Kelly (4 pts), Sara Catanzano (4 pts), Sam Mercurio (1 pt), Katie Garcia (4 pts), Samantha Surowiec (2 pts) and Marissa Doherty (2 pts) all contributed to the point total.  Garcia led the way on the boards and played an excellent game.  Andover scored 19 first half points which left Tewksbury with a steep hill to climb in the second half.  A different Tewksbury team finally began to play with 4:06 seconds remaining in the game and the full team effort held Andover to just 8 second half points.  Adrianna Favreau, Francesca Cocca, Paige McGaffigan, and Victoria Mirabito played tough defense but the Redmen effort was too late.  Their second half defense made this an exciting game to watch but they ran out of time and the Redmen lost this one 27-19.

 

Tewksbury      22           Wilmington   18

Trying to get back to 500 was not going to be easy for the Tewksbury Girls 5th grade travel team as this road had to go through the Ryan School and a very good Wilmington Wildcat team.  The Redmen wanted this game for more than merely a win as the Wildcats handed them an excruciating, landslide of a defeat at the beginning of the season.  The gym was buzzing about this loss but the girls put it all behind them and came out aggressive and with something to prove.  Adrianna Favreau lead the scoring effort with 8 points, Samantha Mercurio added 6 points, Marissa Doherty 2 points, Emily Sessa with 4 points, and Sara Catanzano with 2 points all contributed to the offense.  The defense was lead by Victoria Mirabito who also led the team in blocked shots and rebounds.  The Redmen went in to half time with a 3 point lead and knew that their defense had got them there as this Wilmington team is bigger and has a great shooting front court but they were held to just 9 points.  Samantha Surowiec, Paige McGaffigan, Francesca Cocca, Katie Garcia, and Julia Kelly sparked the second half defense.  The gym began to fill up and the buzz got louder and louder that an upset was in order but once again the girls rose to the occasion and their defense stopped the Wildcat front court.  The game was drawing to end with just over a minute to play and Emily Sessa was rewarded 2 shots from the foul line.  The gym was quiet as Sessa sunk both shots under extreme pressure to put the Redmen up by 4 points.  That’s all the margin that was needed and Tewksbury won this exciting game 22-18.  Next week the team travels to Billerica to play an undefeated, first place team.