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Summer League Wraps Things Up

with Gold Division Final

Padua Over Appo in a Yawner, 41 – 26

 

 

Let’s start off with the good news for the Lady Jaguars:  Only one of their suited players did not score.  Dialing that news back a notch, that meant that only 5 girls did score.  A handful of Appoquinimink’s front-line players were missing in action (literally) due to other commitments.  This did not help the Jag’s cause one little bit.  Add to that a 10 for 28 (36%) performance at the free-throw line, sub-par production from Tierra Scott (7 points on the night, 2 baskets from the floor), and a team defensive effort that could not keep up with the Panda offensive barrage of varied shot selections, and you have the recipe for a long night if you’re an Appo fan.

 

For Padua, a good game plan would have been to just go out and play and don’t do anything to mess things up.  Like Appoquinimink, the Paduinians also had just one girl who did not score a point.  But, this meant 9 players did score.  And that proved to be a bit overwhelming in favor of the Padua cause.  The Pandas have no “big stick” superstar player.  There’s no one player that sticks out.  But just as true is that there are no players on the team that are just getting by either.  All told, over the course of the summer, there were probably 20 or so girls that played for Coach Tobin’s crew.  Every one of them can play basketball.  I would not want to be in his shoes come November.  There are going to be some hard decisions to be made.  But, that’s for the future.  For the here and now, the Pandas are the Gold Division Summer League Champs!

 

Coming up big for the Pandas “offense-by-committee” were Victoria Boyd (12 points), Julianne Lambert (9 points), and Emma Matthews (5 points).

 

Victoria Boyd led all scorers with 12.

 

Julianne Lambert burst out of the gate with a couple of quick baskets.  Early on, it looked like she might have a 20-point night, but she settled down and contented herself with helping teammates for the rest of the evening.

 

Padua keyed on Tierra Scott most effectively.  A couple of big-minute Appo starters were not in attendance.  Scott could have used their help in keeping the Panda defense more straight up.  At any rate, it was a tough night for the tall Jaguar team leader.

 

Brionna Creek waits to enter the game for the Jags.

 

Amani Clark displayed some real nice skills at point for Appo.

 

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Tori Casper Takes First iPOW Since Last March!

(posted 07-23-10)

Spartans Fall to the Vikings in a Classic Blue Division Final!

St. Elizabeth's Prevails over St. Mark's in Overtime, 36 - 32

(posted 07-23-10)

What a game!  An overtime Title Game! 

 

This matchup was infused with a lot of athleticism and good basketball from both squads.  If the game came down to any one thing, which overtime nail-biters often do, it would have to be the free-throw percentage from St. Mark’s.  They were 8-for-20.  The Vikings were a little better at 8-for-14.  But, just one more made foul shot from St. Mark’s in regulation would’ve given them the trophy.  I suppose the same could be said of St. Elizabeth's too.

 

Here's something not in dispute.  Coming up huge for St. E’s was senior, Tori Casper, who kicked in 16 points to lead all scorers.  Tori also spread out her offensive punch by scoring 8 in each half.  The Vikes got 5 each from Macy Robinson, Paige Davis, and Keisha Puckham.  We don’t have a rebound total, but if we did, surely Sabrina Hackendorn paced the game.  And her boards were crucial.  So, it was a real team effort all the way around.

 

For St. Mark’s, Lindsay Nichols had 12, Alison Zimny dropped 6, and Jenna Wolff chipped in 5.

 

Both teams will be in fine shape this coming winter. 

 

Photo at left courtesy Dennis Leizear.

It seems that Viking Paige Davis has been playing for St. E's since I was a young boy.  It is hard for me to remember a St. E's roster without her.  In the Summer League Title Game, every Viking brought something to the table.  Paige's contributions were steadiness, aggressiveness and solid ball handling.

 

Photo courtesy Dennis Leizear.

Playing on the JV squad for St. Mark's last year, rising junior, Alyssa DiBonaventura, will vie for a varsity spot this fall.

 

Photo courtesy Dennis Leizear.

Jenna Wolff slams on the brakes in order to shake the Viking defense.

 

Photo courtesy Dennis Leizear.

Sam Bonvetti's high school career has been marked by long stretches of time on the disabled list.  Hopefully, this winter she'll stay healthy and pull down major minutes.

 

Photo courtesy Dennis Leizear.

I like to have a unique catch phrase that I apply to every great girls hoopster in the state.  This summer, what I came up with for freshman Macy Robinson was, "Always knows what she's doing."  And indeed, Macy's most developed skill is probably her terrific court sense.

 

Photo courtesy Dennis Leizear.

What is a St. E's story without a shout out to Tori Casper?  While many Vikings contributed to the big win, Tori was the primary offensive spark for the team all night long.

 

Your 2010 Summer League Champions, St. Elizabeth High School.

Angels 13A Team Turns in Great Effort at Nationals!

* New pics added July 20! *

Archival photo courtesy Delaware Angels.

(posted 07-19-10)

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