TGBL PUBLICITY JANUARY 23, 2010

 

TGBL extends is deepest condolences to the family of Meghan McCarthy, a graduate of our program.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.

JUNIOR LEAGUE

 Mercury 12 Mystics 10

The Mercury fought from behind to get their second win of the season against the Mystics .  Emily Walker (6 pts.) and Alexis Brincklow (6 pts.) came up with all of the Mercury points in the second half of the game.  The Mystics jumped out to a quick lead in the first half 8 to 0.  Teagan Trant and Danielle Carrig played some nice defensive in the paint to slow the high flying Mystics scoring attack.  Julie Ozek and felicia Ragucci did a nice job dribbling the ball up the court.  Lauren Riccardi had some nice shots off of the out-of-bounds play but the ball would just not fall her way.  Ashley Turri continues to improve her confidence with dribbling the ball up the court and passing to her teammates.  It was a great win for the Mercury girls who seem to be in close contests every game.

Today we lost a tough battle against a hungry Mercury team. The first half was solid for us and we went into the 3rd quarter with a 8-0 lead thanks to 4 points by Allie Bourassa in the 1st and Sam Alman and Marissa Doherty with 2 each in the 2nd. The Mercury came out roaring after half time and scored 9 points in the 3rd quarter to take a 9-8 lead. The 4th quarter was much better for the Mystics but we came up alittle short in the end. These girls are tough and they get cranky when they lose because they want to be the best. We will bounce right back and practice hard to improve this week to get ready for the Undefeated Liberty. Big game, We will be ready!!!

lynx 18 comets 4

A tightly contested game through out,the Lynx pulled away at the end of the game 18-4. The score is really not representative of how close the game really was . Both teams hustled extremely well and worked hard on defense. Lynx high scorers were Amanda Mckinnis, Rebecca Lewis, and Katie Garcia with 4pts each and Sarah Larsen, Carolyn Verseckas, and Amanda Ford with 2 pts each. Defensive players of the game were Miranda Hulme, Lauren Crupi, Emily Woods and Katie Garcia.

Another great effort by the Comets today.  Defensively, there were many steals and rebounds by Emily Burns & Emily Langone. Defensive player of the game, Carla Tenaglia shined on the court with strong passes and shots on net.  Olivia Powers was also tough on "D" with some deflections and rebounds.  Allison Couillard grabbed several loose balls that got away from the Lynx. Caitin Panessiti did a great job setting picks and Michaela Svendsen made some good bounce passes.  Julia Noone hung in there playing tough defense and Emily Milne had some good blocks.  Michelle Tenaglia scored all four points for the Comets and played solid defense throughout.

 

 

 LIBERTY 14 ROCKERS 4

The Liberty played against a tough defense from the Rockers.  Liberty played amazing defense and was able to come away with a win of 14 to 4.  Offensively five of the Liberty team was able to contribute to the offense: Gina Puccia with an amazing shot for 2 pts, Victoria Mirabito 4 pts, Paige McGaffigan 2 pts, Sara Catanzano 4 pts and Lily Wyatt 2 pts.  Everyone contributed on defense and the execution of the passes to the open man were near perfection in this game.  Catanzano found Lisa Devito in the low corner every play and Devito attempted multiple shots, but the ball wasn't sinking for her today.  Devito was ready in her position and didn't hesitate to take the shot.  Shannon Vasas playing a different position than usual did a great job in bringing up the ball with her teammates, Puccia and Jocelyn Stavros.  McGaffigan and Niamh Cote were great creating the first line of defense. Gigi Frisella got into the mix by defending her low post position and stopping multiple plays.  Cassia Burns also contributed to our defense and was able to hold off the Rockers too.  Defensive player of the game is Sara Catanzano.  Great team effort Liberty, keep it up!

Scoring for the Rockers were Elizabeth Markwarth and Julia Kelly.

Sparks 17 Starzz 10

Scoring for the Sparks were Adrianna Favreau with 11 points, Rebekah Politis with 4 points and Emily Zuraski with 2 points.

Scoring for the Starzz were Rachel Sessa with 4 points, Samantha Mercurio with 3 points, Isabelle Picher with 2 points, and Emily Sessa with 1 point.

STORM 14 MONARCHS 7

Scoring for the Storm were Kendyll Spinelli (6 pts.), Madison Wescott (2 pts.) Stephanie Graffeo (2 pts.), Irene Houde (2 pts.) and Jessica Cacciola (2 pts.)

Scoring for the Monarchs were Kayla VonKahle (4 pts.), Emily Amaral (2 pts.) and Sarah Ciampa (1 pt.)

INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE

TERRIERS 23 CARDINALS 20

The Terriers and Cardinals battled it out for sole possession of second place and it was the game of the week.  Both teams play incredible defense so everyone knew any baskets would have to be earned.  The Terriers D was led by Michelle Creedon under the boards and cutting off Cardinal attempts at full court passes.  Melanie Fleury was the other defensive player keeping Cardinals from getting in the key and keeping the Cardinals to outside shots.  The Cardinals were able to score 8 points in the first quarter, but the Terriers played defense with a capital D and a BIG fence and kept the Cardinals to only 4 points in each of the remaining three quarters.  Responsible for numerous turnovers were Emily Duquette, Amanda Brown, and Marissa Conlin.  Ruling the boards for the Terriers in the 2nd and 4th quarters was Shannon Smith. Offensively the Terriers spread the ball around.  Seven players scored out of the nine on the bench and every Terrier put up some shots.  Amanda Brown led the way with 8 points, hitting two of those from the foul line.  Shannon Smith followed up with six points.  Marissa Conlin, Meagan Timmins, Emily Duquette, Meredith Cahill pitched in with two points each and Erin Walsh sunk a foul shot.  It was a nail biter to the end and kudos to both teams for a great game!

Scoring for the Cardinals were Kayla Berube (6 pts.) Eva Barinelli (4 pts.), Nicole Doucette (4 pts.) Emily Velozo (2 pts.) Toni Joy (2 pts.) and Arianna Calouro (2 pts.)

JAYHAWKS 16  FALCONS 6

The Jayhawks were back this week in full force to play against the Falcons. Tight defense was played with both teams holding the score to 0-0 at the end of the first quarter, but by halftime, the Jayhawks took more shots, and was leading. Loren Sullivan, Ashley Colbert, Meghan Braciska, and Nicole Petherbridge were sinking their shots, while June Garcia and Kacie Ellegood worked the defense. It was an excellent effort by both teams, but the Jayhawks took home the win. High scorer was Loren Sullivan with 8 points.  Defensive player of the game was Meghan Braciska.

Scoring for the Falcons were Marissa Maciel (4 pts.) and Brittney Fletcher (2 pts.)

HUSKIES 25 WILDCATS 20

The Wildcats and Huskies had a well played game right to the end. The Huskies started out fast scoring, thanks to Karalyn Gallela (8 points) and Kenzi Wyatt who made some great steals and baskets. Alyssa Defruscia dominated the rebounding and scoring in the 2nd quarter, along with two great baskets by Marina Russo and Dimple Gandhi put in an incredible shot ! Samantha Parker and Stephanie Mchatton did great passing and defense. Jaime Fowler rebounded and made two great passes to seal the game late.

Scoring for the Wildcats were Lindsay Cossar (6 pts.) Katherine Dunlevy (4 pts.) Colleen Kelly (2 pts.), Corinne Doyle (2 pts,) Ally Kelly (2 pts.), Erin Davis (2 pts.)  and Erica Dirk (2 pts.)

WAVES 28 COUGARS 18

Scoring for the Waves were Mariah Wentzell (12 pts.), Alexis Chaet (6 pts.), Tayla Legrande ( 6 pts.) Kersten Dick (2 pts.) and Christina Noyes (2 pts.).

 

The Cougars lost a close battle to a very good Waves team.  Jamie Ray (8 pts) and Sarah Baptista (4) led the Cougar's offensive charge.  Delaney Chisholm (2), Caleigh Finneral (2) and Amanda Lane (2) each played very well hitting some big baskets a key point in the game.  Molly Harrington and Chelsea Grant played well controlling the ball and setting up the offense.  Samantha Teague and Jessica Lehman were strong under the basket grabbing several rebounds.  Mary Crowe was the defensive player of the game.  The Cougars got off to a good start in this game but couldn't get the ball to go down in the second half.

 

5th GRADE TRAVEL

The Tewksbury girl’s 5th grade travel team dropped their second game in a row this weekend.  Coming off a huge victory against Wilmington has not sparked the team’s offense and they are struggling.  The defense, however, has improved and the girls are playing tough basketball.  This week the Redmen battled a very talented Westford team.  Tewksbury came up nearly empty handed in the first half leaving them with an 18-3 uphill climb.  Scoring for the Redmen were Emily Sessa, Samantha Mercurio, Adrianna Favreau, Sara Catanzano, Julia Kelly, and Francesca Cocca.  The Redmen had their chances to score but for every bucket they missed Westford made one and this was a lopsided defeat at 38-11.  This score was not indicative of how hard the girls played and each Redmen wore a badge made up of floor burns and bruises earned from their tough defensive effort and the amount of times they dove to the floor for a loose ball.  Leading the defense and boards were Katie Garcia, Victoria Mirabito, Paige McGaffigan, Marissa Doherty, and Samantha Surowiec.  Catanzano and Favreau each pulled very difficult assignments on defense as the Westford front court had size and mobility.  Tewksbury has 2 games this week and they hope to get back on a winning track.