S. Jersey Girls: S.J. girls: Tobin's free throws give Deptford upset over Haddonfield
Juliette Tobin went to the line to shoot three free throws with Deptford down two points and less than 20 seconds remaining in the South Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals Wednesday night.
Juliette Tobin went to the line to shoot three free throws with Deptford down two points and less than 20 seconds remaining in the South Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals Wednesday night.
The sophomore made all three shots, and the visiting, eleventh-seeded Spartans upset third-seeded host Haddonfield, 40-39.
"Obviously, we're ultra-excited," Deptford coach Michael Mullin said. "Over the last month and a half we've been playing some of [our] best basketball."
Cheyenne Clark had 18 points and 20 rebounds, and Immane Bussie added 12 points.
"For us, that's nothing new - that's what Cheyenne does," Mullin said. "She does a little bit of whatever we need. She kind of is what fuels our team most nights."
Cherokee 58, Toms River North 30 - Shaye McGoey picked up 13 points, Taylor McGlashan added 12, and Isabella Therien had 11 as the third-seeded Chiefs topped the visiting, No. 11 Mariners.
Lenape 60, Atlantic City 46 - Maddie Sims scored 26 points and Alex Seedes added 18 to push the second-seeded host past the No. 7 Vikings.
Shawnee 57, Absegami 36 - Taylor Ryan netted 15 points and Nikola Williams had 13, and the top-seeded beat visiting, No. 8 Absegami.
South Jersey Group 1 First Round
Gloucester 61, Pennsville 37 - Nikki Velez scored 25 points as No. 2 seeded Gloucester cruised past visiting, No. 15 Pennsville.
Woodbury 51, New Egypt 44 - Taylor Graham netted 25 points to lead the sixth-seeded host over the No. 11 Warriors. Angelai Hayes and Zeaenna Brackett each chipped in with 10.
Haddon Heights 64, Schalick 23 - Ashley Reynolds led with 19 points and eight rebounds to push the No. 3 seeded host past No. 14 Schalick. Leah Peshkin scored 11 points, and Jynazha Davis added 10.
South Jersey Group 3 First Round
Ocean City 61, Seneca 39 - Grace Sacco piled up 15 points and eight assists, and the top-seeded hosts defeated No. 16 Seneca.
South Jersey Group 2 Quarterfinals
Lower Cape May 63, Audubon 22 - Lauren Holden had 21 points, Madison Gibson scored 11, and Ariel McGee added 10 to propel the top-seeded host over No. 8 Audubon.