Girls basketball: The Journal News/lohud Section 1 playoff scoreboard keeps you up to date
In a couple of weeks, it will all be decided over a three-day span.
A season that began for most teams with 20 regular-season games, will end for all but five girls. They will each receive a gold ball at Westchester County Center as a Section 1 champion.
The five, which will then embark on a quest for a state title, will be from newly-created Class AAA, as well as from Class AA, Classs A, Class B and Class C .
Scores from all games and submitted stats from games leading up to the semifinals will be found below throughout the tournament, as well as scores and stats from the non-Section 1 games still being played.
Previews
See the playoff seedings: Girls basketball brackets released for Section 1 tournaments
Sunday, March 3
Class AAA
Championship game at the County Center
See John Meore video nd photo gallery on lohud.com .
No. 1 Ketcham 51, No. 6 New Rochele 44
Class C
See John Meore video and photo gallery on lohud.com .
No. 1 Tuckahoe 47, No. 2 Alexander Hamilton 41
Saturday, March 2
Class A
Championship at County Center
See Eugene Rapay story and John Meore video and photos on lohud.com .
No. 2 Panas 59, No. 5 Hen Hud 46
Class AA
Championship at County Center
See Eugene Rapapy story and Frank Becerra video and photos on lohud.com .
No. 1 Albertus Mangus 57, No. 2 Ursuline 50
Friday, March 1
Class B
Championship at County Center
See story and John Meore video and photos on lohud.com .
Putnam Valley 48, Westlake 387
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Class AAA
Semifinals at County Center
See story and Frank Becerra and Peter Carr video and photos on lohud.com .
No. 1 Ketcham 69, No. 4 Ossining 26
No. 6 New Rochelle 51, No. 7 Mamaroneck 35
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Class AA
Semifinals at County Center
See story and Frank Becerra and Peter Carr video and photos on lohud.com .
No. 2 Ursuline 55, No. 3 Harrison 37
No. 1 Albertus Magnus 68, No. 4 Pelham 32
Monday, Feb. 26
Class A
Semifinals at the County Center
See story and Peter Carr video and photos on lohud.
No. 2 Panas 44, No. 6 Tappan Zee 42
No. 5 Hen Hud 53, No. 1 Pearl River 49
Sunday, Feb. 25
Class C
Semifinals at the County Center
See story and Frank Becerra photos and video on lohud.
No. 2 Alexander Hamilton 46, No. 3 North Salem 40
No. 1 Tuckahoe 58, No. 4 Haldane 34
Saturday, Feb. 24
Class B
Semifinals
No. 4 Westlake 58, No. 9 Putnam Valley 56 (Game-winning shot at buzzer. See story and Frank Becerra video and photos on lohud..)
No. 2 Putnam Valley 29, No. 3 Croton 21 (See story and John Meore video and photos on lohud.)
Friday, Feb. 23
No. 7 Mamaroneck 50, No. 2 White Plains 46 (OT)
Mk
— Addison Dorfman: 22 pts
— Louise Povemba: 13 pts
— Emi Resendiz: 7 pts
WP
— Ineivi Plata: 23 pts, 9 reb, 5 asst, 7 stl, 3 defl
— Paige Kearon: 8 pts
— Tess Haddad: 5pts
— Isabella McGuire: 5 pts, 6 reb
No. 6 New Rochelle 70, No. 3 John Jay-East Fishkill 59
NR
— Brianne Foley: 19 pts
— Grace Ziogas: 17 pts
—Stella Ziogas: 15 pts
— Skye Pressley: 8 pts
— Olivia Fosina: 8 pts
JJEF
— Grace Kennedy: 18 pts
— Gabby Sweeney: 17 pts, 9 reb, 2 blk
— Caitlin Cummings: 12 pts
No. 4 Ossining 75, No. 5 North Rockland 68
Oss
— Zoey Jowers: 20 pts (five 3's), 9 reb, 3 stl
— Ty'Asia Carver: 18 pts, 3 stl
— Claire Schnecker: 16 pts. 14 reb
— Nicole Perriott: 14 pts, 11 reb, 8 blk
NRk
— Sarai Gurley: 25 pts
— Kiersten Daly: 15 pts
— Mariah Mills: 13 pts
Other scores
No. 1 Ketcham 72, No. 8 Arlington 28
Thursday, Feb. 22
Class AA
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Albertus Magnus 64, No. 8 Scarsdale 32
AM
— Allie Falesto: 18 pts (six 3's)
— Julia Scott: 15 pts, 16 reb, 6 asst, 4 blk
— Riley Harold: 9 pts (three 3's)
— Kate O'Leary: 8 pts, 7reb
Sc
— Ivy Boockvar: 8 pts
No. 2 Ursuline 65, No. 7 Clarkstown South 39
Urs
— Cate Croker: 20 pts
— Sofie Nascimento: 15 pts, 10 reb, 5 asst, 5 stl
— Madison Stores: 10 pts, 12 reb, 5 stl
— Meghan McDonald: 4 pts, 5 asst
CS
— Fallon Shapiro: 12 pts
— Magnolia Acosta: 8 pts
— Carley Voce: 8 pts
No. 4 Pelham 53, No. 12 Somers 28
Pel
— Taylor Green: 24 pts (7 of 8 from the field/10 of 11 from FT line)
— Emma Namba: 13 pts
So
— Lindsey McCallough: 16 pts
Other scores
No 3 Harrison 47, No. 6 Mahopac 32
Wednesday, Feb. 21
Class A
Quarterfinals
No. 6 Tappan Zee 44, No. 2 Ardsley 41
TZ
— Emma McHugh: 14 pts
— Charlotte March: 12 pts
— Kristen Phelan: 8 pts
Ard
— Joie Levy: 11- pts
— Claire Tierney: 10 pts
— Iva Corluka: 8 pts
No. 5 Hen Hud 63, No. 4 Irvington 48
HH
— Kaitlyn Raguso: 37 pts
— Hailey Pearson: 9 pts
Irv
— Alyson Raimondo: 23 pts
— Kayla Clinton: 12 pts
No. 2 Panas 68, No. 7 Lakeland 52
Pn
— Candence Nicholas: 28 pts
— Sofia Tavarez: 12 pts
— Katie Hofmann: 12 pts
— Jill Cinquina: 9 pts
Lk
— Riley Waters: 27 pts
— Nichole Ljulijic:: 16 pts
No. 1 Pearl River 41, No. 8 Nyack 26
PR
— Kelsey Miedreich: 18 pts 10 rebs
— Mady Moroney: 10 pts,3 assts
— Sarah Donohoe: 13 rebs 3 stls
Ny
— Madison Aiken:s: 7 pts
— Casey Cummings: 7 pts
Tuesday, Feb. 20
Class B
Quarterfinals
No. 9 Pleasantville 46, No. 1 Yonkers Montessori 45 (game-winning basket by Faith Brown with seconds to play)
Pvl
— Maddie Becerra: 16 pts
— Lexi Tomaselli: 11 pts
— Meghan Raeski: 7 pts
YM
— Britteny Dacosta: 9 pts
— Rayne Darcy: 9 pts
— Kaia Sutherland: 8 pts
— Arsela Mustafaj: 8 pts
No. 4 Westlake 58, No. 5 Blind Brook 48 (Westlake with 27-point third quarter)
Ws
— Brooke Pfeiffer: 26 pts
— Maggie Plokin: 17 pts
— Olivia Celaj: 10 pts
BB
— Kendall Konigsberg: 21 pts
No. 3 Croton 45, No. 6 Woodlands 43
CH
— Ava Andrews: 9 pts
— Erin Baimeister: 8 pts
Wd
— Ashari Emuze: 29 pts (21 in second half)
Other scores
No. 2 Putnam Valley 56, No. 7 Bronxville 32
Class C
Quarterfinal
No. 4 Haldane 62, No. 5 Leffell 29
Friday, Feb. 16
Class AA
First round
No. 6 Mahopac 49, No. 11 Yorktown 28
What seemed early on like a game destined to be tight changed in the second quarter ,when host Mahopac, which trailed by three after one, outscored the Huskers 14-4 for a 21-14 lead at the half.
Mahopax was dominant on the boards and picked Yorktown's pocket multiple times, transforming steals into points.
Yorktown, whcih also scored only four points in the closing quarter, could never muster momentum.
Mahopac essentially sealed the game early in the third quarter when the Wolf Pack answered Husker Olivia DelGaudio's opening 3-pointer with an offensive put-back by Fiona O'Boyle, an O'Boyle jumper for another score, a Juliana Mangione score off a batted away ball and, after a Yorktown free throw, a Madysen Ford 3-point play off aher beautiful inside move and underhand scoop for the bucket and a follow-up foul shot.
At that point, Mahopac led 30-18 and never looked back, finishing the third quarter up 39-24.
Ford finished with 14 points. Adriana Pranzo hit for 9, O'Boyle, who was strong on the boards, had 8, and Cally Salon hit for 6.
Yorktown, which ended its season 10-10, was led by senior Kaitlyn Judge, who had a game-high 15 points, including three 3-pointers.
Mahopac will travel to No. 3-seed Harrison for its Class AA quarterfinal game.
No. 8 Scarsdale 43, No. 9 Suffern 34
Sc
— Zephyr Connolly: 15 pts
— Claudia Rosenberg: 9 pts
— Ivy Boockva: 9 pts
Sf
— Lottia Barnes: 12 pts
No. 2 Ursuline 73, No. 18 Eastchester 31
Urs
— Sofie Nascimento: 25 pts, 14 reb, 12 stl
— Lily Arden: 11 pts
— Meghan McDonald: 9 pts, 8 reb
— Marissa Petro, 8 pts
— Anne Kenealy: 7 pts, 5 stl
Ea
— Deanna Biancondi: 14 pts
— Kayla Comizio: 10 pts
— Grace Comizio: 5 pts
No. 4 Pelham 50, No. 13 Horace Greeley 32
Pel
— Emma Namba: 11 pts
— Valendena Arakas: 11 pts
— Colleen Sheehy: 10 pts
— Taylor Green: 9 pts
— Mia Orlando: 8 pts
HG
— Ava Gusba: 15 pts
Other scores
Class AA
First round
No. 1 Albertus Magnus 84, No. 17 Clarkstown North 27
No. 3 Harrison 67, No. 14 Poughkeepsie 35
No. 7 Clarkstown South 65, No. 10 Gorton 38
No. 12 Somers 40, No. 5 Brewster 34
Class A
First round
No. 2 Panas 53, No. 15 Roosevelt 29
Pn
— Cadence Nicholas : 25 pts
— Sofia Tavarez: 18 pts
— Lizzie Balbona: 4 pts
Rs
— Christina Kibassa: 18 pts
— Jael Collazo Couzin: 9 pts
No. 3 Ardsley 62, No. 14 Briarcliff 29
Ard
—Claire Tierney: 22 pts (20 in first half in which Ardlsley led 34-9)
— Joie Levy : 8 pts
— Iva Corluk:a: 8 pts
Bc
— Adriana Scanga: 25 pts
No. 4 Irvington 69, No. 13 Nanuet 42
Irv
— Aly Raimondo: 30 pts, 10 assts
— Anders Knapp: 11 pts
— Chloe MacKessy: 9 pts
Nan
— Madison Fazulazk: 14 pts
No. 6 Tappan Zee 52, No. 11 Rye 25
TZ
— Kristen Phelan: 17 pts
— Eve Girardi: 13 pts
Rye
— Paige Tepedino: 13 pts
Other scores
No. 1 Pearl River, bye
No. 5 Hen Hud 59, No. 12 Hastings 27
No. 7 Lakeland 45, No. 10 Byram Hills 43
No. 9 John Jay-Cross River at No. 8 Nyack (Not reported)
Thursday, Feb. 15
Class AAA
First round
No. 7 Mamaroneck 60, No. 10 Mount Vernon 49
Mk
— Addison Dorfman: 26 pts
— Emi Resendiz: 18 pts
— Soukenya Toukara: 8 pts
Mt. Vernon
—Tianna Patten: 25 pts
— Sailing Sherwood: 9 pts
— Kila Gordan: 6 pts
No. 8 Arlington 58, No. 9 Port Chester 33
— Olivia Mrazek 16 pts, 20 reb
— Ellia Bailey: 12 pts
— Jasmine Triunfo: 12 pts
Class B
No. 9 Pleasantville 48, No. 8 Dobbs Ferry 44
No. 6 Woodlands 49, No. 11 Rye Neck 27
No. 7 Bronxville 34, No. 10 Valhalla 33
Wednesday, Feb. 14
Class AA
Outbracket
No. 18 Eastchester 46, No. 15 Fox Lane 43 (OT)
Ea
— Deanna Biancardi : 19 pts (one 3-pt in OT)
— Ciara Kelly: 10 pts (one 3pt in OT)
FL
— Cara Drapala: 14 pts
— Riley New: 14 pts
No. 13 Horace Greeley 72, No. 20 Carmel 37
HG
— Claire Reynolds: 21 pts (seven 3-pointers)
— Bella Schulman: 13 pts
— Ava Gusba: 13 pts
C
— Kylie Murphy: 24 pts
No. 17 Clarkstown North 55, No. 16 Peekskill 33
No. 14 Poughkeepsie 78, No. 19 Yonkers 31
Non-Section 1 games
Sunday, March 2
Catholic High School Athletic Association
Tier 2 City Championship
Kennedy Catholic 67, Fontbonne Hall 39
It was their 18th win of the season.
An easy one but bigger than all the rest.
The Kennedy Gaels girls basketball team captured its first ever Tier 2 city championship Sunday to move a step closer to a possible state title.
As part of a balanced Gael scoring attack, Madi Lopez and Madison Carlo both hit for 13 points and Tara Devaney also reached double figures with 12 as the Gaiels routed Fontbonne Hall 67-39 at Manhattanville College.
Valentina Caggiano led Fontbonne with 11 points.
Kennedy will now play St, Mary's Lancaster in the Catholic state Class A semifinals Friday at Cardinal Spellman High in the Bronx.
That game is slated to tip off at 5:30 p.m.
The winner will play for the state championshp Saturday at 7 p.m. at Hofstra University on Long Island vs. l be the winner of Sacred Heart Academy (the Long Island representative) vs. Fontbonne Hall Academy (Brooklyn/Queens Representative)
Kennedy, which swiched from Section 1, the local public school conference, to the CHSAA a decade ago, has enjoyed unparalelled success since its move.
Among its 18 wins are three victories over Section 1 teams, including last year's state Class AA runner-up, White Plains and, in its CHSAA league semifinals, Staten Island's St. Joseph's Prep, currently ranked, by MaxPreps, No. 22 in the state among girls programs.
Still, Kennedy will enter Friday's game as the underdog.
MaxPreps has St. Mary's, 17-8, ranked 23rd in the state and Kennedy, 18-10, ranked 75th.
Part of the Gaels' task will be to limit the damage inflicted by the Lancers' 5-11 point guard, Emily McDonald.
Although only a sophomore, McDonald is talented enough to already have received collegiate offers from several Divison I college progams, including Dayton, Canisius, Buffalo and St. Bonaventure., Kennedy coach Dominick Tassone noted.
"We need to keep her out of the paint, make her earn everything she gets. She shoots it well from 3. We will have to defend the 3-point line, as well," Tassone said.
Another focal point on defense for Kennedy will be guard Jada Mushat, who's scoring at a 15.5 per-game clip.
"Jada is a great athlete that likes to get out and run. We will have to pay very close attention to her on fast breaks and force her to pass the ball," Tassone said.
Tassone indicated his team, which is aveaging 55-plus points a game, compared to St. Mary's 62-plus, will focus on defense first.
"The game will be won on the defensive end," he predicted. "If we can defend the 3-point line, cut down their fast-break points and limit their second-chance opportunities, I believe we will put ourselves in a good position to win the game. "
Sunday, Feb. 25
Catholic High School Athletic Association
Kennedy Catholic 53, Moore Catholic 50
When the Kennedy Catholic girls basketball team started the 2023-24 season it did so as a team in transition.
Three good players had transferred to other schools and its coach had also left for another program.
Since leaving Section 1 in 2014 and joining the Catholic High School Athletic Association, the Gaels had not won a girls basketball title.
But that changed Sunday.
Sparked by senior Madi Lopez's 21 points, Kennedy beat Moore Catholic 53-50 to win the CHSAA girls Division 2 league crown and qualify for the state CHSAA tournament.
The Gaels, who'd split with Moore during the regular season, had trailed by seven points with fewer than five minutes left.
They will now play Fontbonne Academy at 1 p.m. Sunday for the Tier 2 City Championship.
Kennedy has beaten that Brooklyn school twice this season.
Win or lose, they will then advance to play the Catholic league Buffalo winner March 8 at Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx.
That game is scheduled for 5:45 p.m.
Sunday's game vs. Moore came down to the wire.
Lopez , who also had four rebounds and four assists, gave Kennedy, (now 17-10 overall and 6-6 in league play) the lead, making two free throws with 13 seconds to play.
Then, playing tough defense, Lauren Fox drew an offensive foul call on Moore to end the game.
Madison Carlo and Gianna Carlo combined for seven 3-pointers for Kennedy, scoring 12 and 9 points, respectively.
Jordan Field led Moore with 13 points.
Kennedy had previously fallen to Moore on the road 63-37 and beaten it at home 64-51.
Kennedy's last only other finals appearance was in 2014. It fell to Spellman 62-59.
First-year coach Dominick Tassone, whose team has now won five of its last six games, said his team's transition after losing the three strong players was "pretty smooth."
"The girls bought in pretty quickly. Athough we started out 1-3, we felt like we were playing pretty good basketball," he said.
A big win came in early December, when the Gaels routed last year's public school state Class AA champion White Plains 70-46.
"Defeating White Plains feels like a turning point in our season," Tassone said. "The focus all year for us has been defense, and we have been consistent all year in that department. It was fitting that the last play (Sunday) resulted in an offensive foul from Moore. "
Of his team rebounding in the last couple of minutes, he added, "that showed unbelievable character and spirit."
Friday, Feb. 23
New York State Association of Independent Schools
Semifinal
No. 2 Fieldston 69, No. 6 Hackley 65
Fld
Jade Stewart Eng-Won: 33 pts
Hk
— Enya Walsh: 31 pts, 6 reb, 5 asst
— Ashley Currie: 12 pts, 10 reb , 5 asst
— Nora Husseini: 8pts
— Alessa Mendoza: 3 pts, 13 asst
Thursday, Feb. 22
Catholic High School Athletic Association
Semifinals
Kennedy Catholic 55, St, Joe Hill 53
JFK
— Gianna Carlo: 14 pts
— Lauren Fox: 13 pts, 9 reb
—Madi Lopez: 10 pts, 9 reb
— Madison Carlo: 12 pts
SJH
— Tara Murphy: 21 pts
— Molly Keane: 14 pts
Kennedy will play for the CHSAA championship at Monsignor Farrell at 3 p.m. Sunday
Wednesday, Feb. 21
New York State Association of Independent Schools Tournament
First round
No. 6 Hackley 61, no. 3 Grace Church 51
— Alessa Mendoza: 19 pts, 10 reb, 6 asst
— Enya Walsh: 13 pts, 5 reb
— Ashley Currie: 9 pts, 6 reb
— Cydnee Copeland: 6 pts, 5 reb
GC
— Alana Andrews: 23 pts
Next round: Hackley at Fieldston Friday, 5 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17
Notre Dame Academy 60, Kennedy Catholic 58 (OT)
NDA
— Julianna Dito: 13 pts
JFK
— Gianna Carlo: 16 pts, 3 reb
— Lauren Fox 14 pts, 10 reb
— Madison Carlo: 10 pts, 6 reb
— Madi Lopez: 13 pts, 4 reb
Wednesday, Feb. 14
Kennedy Catholic 64, Cardinal Spellman 31
JFK
— Gianna CArolo, 13 pts, 5 reb
— Madison Carolo: 13 pts
— Madi Lopez: 11 pts, 11 reb., 11 asst
— Lauren Fox: 8 pts, 8 reb
Spell
— Nyla Carty: 8 pts
Hackley 55 ,Horace Mann 32
— Alessa Mendoza: 24 pts, 8 asst, 3 reb
— Donia Karandikar: 6 pts, 2 reb, 2 asst
— Devyn O’Callaghan: 6 pts, 2 asst
— Alex Schiller; 5 pts, 4 reb
HM
Claire Eizenstat 14pts
Tuesday, Feb. 13
Maria Regina 45, Kennedy Catholic 43
MR
— Isabella Fino: 15 pts
— Cara Maguire: 12 pts
JFK
— Lauren Fox: 15 pts, 6 reb
— Gianna Carlo 8 pts, 5 reb
Monday, Feb. 12
Kennedy Catholic 64, Moore Catholic 51
JFK
— Gianna Carlo: 28 pts (six-of-eight from 3)
— Madison Carlo:18 pts, 13 reb
— Madi Lopez: 6 pts 4 asst, 2 reb
MC
—Jordan Felci 8 pts
Schedule
Sunday, Feb. 18
CHSAA playoffs
Quarterfinals
No. 4 Kennedy Catholic 56 No. 5 Maria Regina 44
JFK
— Lauren Fox: 17 pts, 7 reb, 3 asst
— Callie Arrigale: 13 pts, 5 reb, 3 asst
— Gianna Carlo: 11 pts, 4 reb, 2 asst
MR
— Isabella Fino: 17 pts
Nancy Haggerty covers cross-country, track & field, field hockey, skiing, ice hockey, basketball, girls lacrosse and other sporting events for The Journal News/lohud. Follow her on Twitter at @HaggertyNancy.
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