CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK
Raider Hoopsters Win Clash With Blue Devil Girls, 47-28
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James would have been proud of. Nikki and Jeannie McCoy and Najwa Glover used their speed to make several successful swipes.
Nikki McCoy went on a seven-point tear in the second quarter and teammate Krista Hicks netted four as the Raiders outscored the Blue Devils, 156, to take a 29-12 lead at the half. McKeon, Karen Manahan and Matthews sank two each for the Devils.
The Raiders refused to let the Blue Devils get back into the game like they did in their previous meeting. Both Feighner and Nikki McCoy hit for four points each in the third quarter while Matthews hit a three-pointer and McKeon sank a free throw.
McKeon netted six in the final period and Thornton scored three while Matthews had two and Manahan added a free throw. The Raiders spread the wealth as Feighner scored four and Nikki McCoy, Jeannie McCoy, Hicks and Erin Gilolly added two points apiece.
When asked about any change in his game strategy, Raider Head Coach Brian Homm said, “Basically, we came out and played the way that we have always played. We played our 31 trap in the corner and double-teamed when the back came over half court.”
Homm continued, “We did some things offensively. Katie Feighner had a great game underneath. Everybody concentrates on Nikki a lot. They weren’t that big so we went inside a little bit and it worked. Everybody played a great game and looked for everybody.”
Homm concluded, “Our intensity stayed with us. We weren’t as tentative as we were in the first game. This time we attacked the basket. We are in better shape this time and we can run a little better.”
Feighner as usual was tough under the boards defensively as she grabbed six rebounds. She also had two assists and one steal. Nikki McCoy finished with 11 points, had three steals, four rebounds and five assists. Jeannie McCoy scored six points, had three steals, three assists and four rebounds. Bowers had two steals, two points, three defensive rebounds and three assists. Hicks put in six points, had two steals, two rebounds and one assist. Glover had two points, two assists and one rebound.
“They made their shots. They made legitimate shots. They weren’t cheap shots,” said Blue Devil Head Coach Kathy Hauser of the Raiders’ success.
“We weren’t covering back. We had to play man-to-man because we were down so far. We did not play as tight as we should have, because we are not a man-to-man team. That’s why we play zone,” said Hauser. “We have more control of the game shooting on the outside. They are much quicker playing man against us because we are much shorter. We had to execute and we never executed in the first half.”
As far as her switch in strategy, Hauser commented, “In the second half I asked them if they could put the ball in the corner. I didn’t care if we turned the ball over. I just wanted them to do that because what we did in the first half did not work.”
Hauser also added, “Today, we had no center so we weren’t getting the missed shots. Katie (Feighner) was strong. She caught it strong. She went up strong and laid the ball off the glass.”
McKeon, who led the Blue Devils with seven assists, and Thornton, who finished with five points, both finished with five defensive and four offensive rebounds. Matthews totaled seven points and three assists and Manahan finished with three points and four steals while Lutkenhouse had two steals and two assists.
It has been observed that despite her ability to score, McKeon has been by no means selfish. She has set up many plays and passed off when she could have taken a shot herself. Hauser commented on McKeon’s style of play, “She’s always looking for the open kid because two are always on her. That’s good! That’s good!”
Westfield slid to 10-6 and the Raiders improved to 9-9.
Westfield 6 6 4 12 28 Sc PlnsFanwood 12 15 8 12 47
NIKKI MCCOY AND NAJWA GLOVER SINK 12 EACH
Raiders’ Early Strike Cages Tigress Basketballers, 48-31
By DAVID B. CORBIN
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Senior Nikki McCoy and sophomore Najwa Glover sank nine and 10 points, respectively, in the first half to give the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team a 29-11, halftime lead and the momentum they needed to grab an easy 4831 victory over Linden in Scotch Plains on February 9.
“We used essentially had the same game plan as we have all season,” said Raider Head Coach Brian Homm. “In this case, we got a big lead at halftime and held it.”
Homm credited his defense. “Our defense is what made it happen. We got a lot of steals by our defense on our trapping and we fast-broke with it.” Homm pointed out the effectiveness of the fast brake. “Najwa scored six points in the first quarter off fast breaks.”
The first score of the third quarter was made with 5:40 on the clock when senior Christine Bowers hit a short jumper. Next Katie Feighner hit a layup, Glover rolled in a layup, then Jeannie McCoy drove to the basket for another layup to put the Raiders in front 37-11.
Tiger Alicia Chapman made a layup, Aneesha Walker followed with a twopointer, then Cheryl Taylor added a layup to make the score 37-17.
With the game well in hand, Raider Head Coach Brian Homm rested his starters in the fourth quarter. Just before the rest, however, Nikki McCoy made a nice pass to Feighner who cut to the basket and made the layup. The Tigers took advantage of the lineup change and went on an eight-point run to bring the score to 39-27 with 5:15 remaining.
In came Nikki and Jeannie McCoy. Nikki McCoy hit a free throw, Jeannie McCoy rolled in a layup, then Nikki cut through to make another layup, pushing the score to 44-27. That maneuver quelled any Tigers’ thoughts of making a come back. Krista Hicks made the finishing with a layup at the buzzer.
Pleased with his team’s recent good play, Homm expressed, “We have been relying on our defense to shut teams down and we have been scoring more offensively in the first half. It gives us a good lead in the first half, then we can play them more evenly in the third and sub in the fourth quarter.”
Both Nikki McCoy and Glover finished with 12 points, Feighner put in nine and Jeannie McCoy had five while Bowers and Hicks scored four each and Katie Blom added two.
Feighner led in rebounds with eight, had three assists and four steals. Nikki McCoy yanked down six re
bounds, had three assists and swiped two steals. Jeannie McCoy led in thefts with five and setup three assists. Hicks had three steals, one assist and three rebounds. Bowers had four assists, two rebounds and one steal. Glover had three assists, two rebounds and one steal.
The Raiders upped their record to 8-9 while the Tigers stumbled to 7-9.
Linden 4 7 6 14 31 Sc PlnsFanwood 12 17 8 11 48
FEBRUARY 9: Union 66, Kearny 59
Jayme Gray fired in 24 points for the 13-5 Farmers.
Union 11 17 15 23 66 Kearny (135) 18 13 17 11 59
FEBRUARY 10: New Providence 46, Brearley 28
Pioneer center Michelle Williams with 25 points and 18 rebounds was too much for the Bears to bare.
Brearley (412) 8 6 7 5 28 New Prov. (123) 11 12 12 11 46
North Plainfield 31, Roselle Park 26
Corrie Gorombey and Joanna Ollinick both had six points for the Panthers but Luci Santana scored nine to lead the Canucks to victory.
N. Plainfield (124) 9 3 9 10 31 Roselle Park (87) 5 6 5 10 26
Elizabeth 34, Cranford 28
Megan Zambell led the Cougars with 13 points but Shontae Hunter tracked down 16 to lead the Lady Minutemen to victory.
Elizabeth (153) 10 13 5 6 34 Cranford (106) 7 12 5 4 28
Hillside 44, Roselle Catholic 38
Lion Schrene Isadora led all scoring with 18 points despite the loss.
Roselle Cath. (108) 8 4 14 12 38 Hillside (810) 11 8 12 13 44
FEBRUARY 10: Roselle Park 39, Dayton 24
Joanna Ollinick scored 15 and Corrie Gorombey had 11 as the Panthers slashed the Bulldogs.
Dayton (411) 0 5 7 12 24 Roselle Park (97) 8 6 9 16 39
Bayonne 89, Union 60
The 17-1 Bees stung the Farmers in their field.
Bayonne 21 21 22 26 89 Union (136) 16 10 15 19 60
FEBRUARY 12: Union 53, Elizabeth 42
The Farmers pulled an upset over the 15th-ranked Lady Minutemen in Union. Mia Francis struck for 18 points and teammate Jayme Gray sank 17 to help the Farmers clinch the Watchung Conference American Division.
Elizabeth (153) 10 9 13 10 42 Union (146) 18 9 14 12 53
FEBRUARY 13: COUNTY TOURNEY: Roselle Park 36, Benedictine 21
Joanna Ollinick had 14 points for the Panthers.
Benedictine (88) 7 3 5 6 21 Roselle Park (107) 9 11 9 7 36
Linden 45, St. Mary’s 26
St. Mary’s (213) 10 2 2 12 26 Linden (89) 2 16 13 14 45
Roselle 37, Brearley 32
Brearley (513) 4 8 14 6 32 Roselle (513) 12 10 6 9 37
Plainfield 51, Dayton 17
Dayton (412) 4 2 3 8 17 Plainfield (412) 8 18 5 20 51
Hillside 54, Mother Seton 17
Mother Seton 5 0 7 5 17 Hillside (1010) 20 11 12 11 54
FEBRUARY 9: Roselle Catholic 58, Hillside 54
James Williams roared with 21 points for the victorious Lions.
Hillside (106) 8 10 15 21 54 Roselle Cath (133) 11 14 14 19 58
FEBRUARY 10: Elizabeth 87, Cranford 73
The Minutemen won the shoot-athon in Elizabeth. Bob Haber and Mike Snyder had 24 and 21 points, respectively for the 9-7 Cougars. Elizabeth improved to 8-10.
Cranford 13 20 16 24 73 Elizabeth 15 13 23 36 87
New Providence 62, Brearley 50
Todd Simo sank 13 free throws, 10 in the fourth quarter, to seal the game for the Pioneers. Mike Machin struck for 20 and Mike Piccolo nailed 17 for the Pioneers and Steve Kovacs hit 19 for the Bears.
New Prov. (105) 14 19 12 17 62 Brearley (107) 12 17 10 11 50
Shabazz 90, Plainfield 76
Jamie Suitt sank 28 points for the Cardinals in the losing effort.
Shabazz (109) 22 13 30 25 90 Plainfield (115) 14 15 15 32 76
North Plainfield 47, Roselle Park 42
Brad Basta scored 17 for the Panthers but Brian Hunton netted 19 to lead the Canucks to victory.
Roselle Park (123) 7 7 12 16 42 N. Plainfield (98) 9 13 13 12 47
FEBRUARY 10: Union 66, Rahway 42
The ninth-ranked, home-grown Farmers turned away the Indians with the help of Scott Olsen who hit for 18 points and LaForest Knox who nailed 16.
Rahway (88) 12 7 13 10 42 Union (171) 21 9 16 20 66
Roselle Catholic 52, Immaculata 30
The Lions have been roaring lately with the help of Tim Benoit, with 15
points, and Brian Trelese who sank 13.
Immaculata (144) 10 8 4 8 30 Roselle Cath (143) 14 10 15 13 52
Dayton 67, Roselle Park 50
The Bulldogs tranquilized the Panthers in Springfield.
Roselle Park (124) 5 17 16 12 50 Dayton (105) 13 19 11 24 67
FEBRUARY 12: Roselle Park 66, Oratory 34
The Panthers seized the opportunity immediately, leading 34-18 at the half, and Oratory did not have a prayer.
Oratory (016) 9 9 10 6 34 Roselle Park (134) 15 19 12 20 66
Brearley 51, Dayton 44
Steve Kovacs led the 10-8 Bears with 20 points.
Dayton 17 5 12 10 44 Brearley 17 8 11 15 51
New Providence 73, Bound Brook 37
Todd Simo blazed the Pioneers to their 12th win with 17 points.
New Providence 27 12 17 17 73 Bound Brook 5 11 6 15 37
FEBRUARY 12: COUNTY TOURNEY: Elizabeth 102, Johnson 38
The Minutemen wasted no time finding the basket.
Johnson (316) 7 16 10 5 38 Elizabeth (911) 33 21 25 23 102
Union 95, Hillside 59
The Farmers leveled Hillside with their heavy equipment to improve to 19-1.
Hillside 0 0 0 0 0 Union 0 0 0 0 0
Rahway 59, Governor Livingston 43
Antonio Davis scored 19 points for the victorious Indians and Terence Reilly sank 19 for the Highlanders.
Gov. Livingston 11 11 15 6 43 Rahway 20 13 12 14 59
Union County High School Boys Basketball Results:
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
THE BALL BELONGS TO ME…Blue Devil Tom Langton, No. 32, appears determined to keep possession of the basketball during the game with the Raiders on February 12.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
FIGHTING OFF A TRIPLE-TEAM…Blue Devil Liz McKeon, No. 21, tries to fight off a triple-team by Raiders Jeannie McCoy, No. 3, Nikki McCoy, center, and Christine Bowers, No. 14.
David B. Corbin for The Leader and The Times
THE DRIBBLE…Raider Najwa Glover dribbles down court during the game with Linden.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
BOWER MAKING THE PASS…Raider Christine Bowers passes the ball to a teammate during the game with the Tigers. The Raiders defeated Linden, 4831, in Scotch Plains on February 9.
Union County High School Girls Basketball Results:
Royal Cagers Stop Devil Girls in UCT
The Westfield High School girls basketball team tasted defeat at the hands of the 14-3 Oak Knoll team, 57-44, in the first round of the Union County Tournament in Cranford on February 15.
Blue Devil senior Liz McKeon pumped in 27 points and yanked down 13 rebounds.
Westfield 7 12 11 14 44 Oak Knoll 14 18 8 17 57
See complete story in our February 25 edition.
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Highlanders End Vikings’ Streak
The Governor Livingston girls basketball team broke Union Catholic’s seven game winning streak with a 32-25 victory in Berkeley Heights on February 9. Guard Jen Calabrese sank six of her 10 points in the third quarter as the Highlanders went on a 10-2 run.
Viking Shrita Smith sank 11 points and Highlanders Lauren Kobel, Alison Kobel and Heather Kantorek scored seven, six and five, respectively.
The Highlanders elevated their record to 12-4 while the Vikings stumbled to 12-5.
Union Catholic 6 6 2 11 25 Gov. Livingston 6 5 10 11 32
Viking Cagers Top Immaculata Girls
The Union Catholic High School girls basketball team rolled to a 3726 victory over Immaculata in Scotch Plains on February 12. Sophomore Shrita Smith led the assault with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Kenyall Johnson sank 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Lisa Lott scored six points, Lisa Mortkowitz had four and Brenda Kaus added three as the Vikings improved to 13-5. Immaculata slipped to 13-6.
Immaculata 7 3 3 13 26 Union Catholic 4 10 8 15 37
Lady Raiders Stop Indian Hoopsters
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls ransacked the Indians of Rahway in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament in Kenilworth on February 13. Nikki McCoy got the Raiders off to a roaring, 32-9, first half start, scoring 13 points.
The Indians did not have a chance as the massacre continued in the second half. Nikki McCoy finished with 20 points, Krista Hicks sank 12, Najwa Glover scored nine, Christine Bowers put in six, Katie Feighner hit four and Kourtney Gray had two.
Rahway 4 5 9 2 20 Sc PlnsFanwood 15 17 13 8 53
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Raiders Upset Lady Vikings
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls basketball team pulled what would appear to be a shocking, 40-26, upset over the fifth-seeded Union Catholic High School girls in the first round of the Union County Tournament in Rahway on February 15.
Although the Viking girls have been the defending champions the victory may not have been so shocking to anyone who has observed the Raiders’ recent quality of play. The Raiders have out-hustled, outplayed and shut down the offenses of their last four opponents.
After being deadlocked at the half, the Raiders began to pull ahead in the third quarter, then surged to a 17-7 fourth quarter edge.
Raiders Nikki and Jeannie McCoy had 12 points each and Viking Shrita Smith also had 12 points. The Raiders lifted their record to 11-9 while the Vikings lowered to 13-6.
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Kardinals Chill Blue Devil Girls
The Kardinals flew to a 25-8 first quarter lead and dictated policy for the remainder of the game to defeat the Westfield High School girls basketball team, 63-45, in Kearny on February 9. Senior Liz McKeon pumped in 23 points for the Blue Devils.
McKeon also had nine rebounds, six assists and five steals. Teammates Monique Brendel had six points, Jessica Lutkenhouse made five and Courtney Thornton scored three while Carolyn Matthews, Val Griffith, Emily Lieberman and Karen Manahan had two apiece.
The Kardinals rose to 14-5 while the Blue Devils cooled to 10-5.
Westfield 8 13 12 13 45 Kearny 25 15 9 14 63
Vikings Thump Roselle Girls
The Union Catholic girls basketball seem to be putting it all together as they thumped Roselle, 53-32, in Scotch Plains on February 9. Sophomore Shrita Smith totaled 15 points for the Vikings who have rolled of seven wins in a row.
The excellent defensive tradition of the Vikings held as they out-scored Roselle, 26-7, at the half. Afterwards their strategy was to play their subs and match Roselle point-for-point. During the first half, Smith put in 12 of her points.
Senior Lisa Lott and freshman Kenyall Johnson scored eight points each and sophomore Jackie Huber had six. Jen Schultz and Lisa Mortkowitz had four points each.
The Vikings boosted their record to 12-4 while Roselle fell to 3-11.
Roselle 2 5 12 13 32 Union Catholic 12 14 15 12 53
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