CN-area girls basketball roundup for Thursday, Jan. 11

Pingry 68, Somerville 63: Sophomore Kelsey Ransom turned in her sixth performance of at least a double-double in eight games this year, going for 18 points and 11 rebounds, while adding six steals, as Pingry rallied for the Skyland Conference Valley Division win. Olivia Volpe notched 17 points and Alyson Freeley delivered 16 points, eight assists, eight steals and five rebounds for the Big Blue (6-2), who used a 33-22 second-half advantage and a 17-11 fourth-quarter run to come back from a 10-point deficit. Megan Horn added 15 points and five assists in the win. Emily Markowski led the way for Somerville (6-3), notching 19 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals, while Kelsey Mehan added 18 points and six boards. Christina Cernuto chipped in 12 points for the Pioneers.

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Franklin 59, Bridgewater-Raritan 36: Junior Diamond Miller poured in 30 points as Franklin improved to 3-4. Meghan Ball scored 10 points and Katie Kowal totaled seven points for Bridgewater-Raritan (5-2).

Manville 34, South Hunterdon 31: Holly Cornelson led the way with 16 points, including three 3s, and Isabella Sanchez added nine points, as Manville captured its first conference victory in five years. Zytajsah Abner chipped in 22 rebounds as the Mustangs improved to 4-5.

Watchung Hills 56, Hillsborough 33: Senior Julia Cunningham led Watchung Hills with 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Warriors improved to 8-0. Sophomore Alexa Santo pitched in 14 points and senior Alyssa Killeen added 12 points and eight rebounds in the victory. Mahogany Jenkins supplied seven points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors. Elissa Nsenkyire led the scoring for the Raiders (3-5) with 11 points. 

Delaware Valley 52, Mount St. Mary 41: Margaret Affeld tallied 23 points and Jessica Ludwig chipped in 11 points for Delaware Valley (5-3). Alana Rocco scored 16 points and Alexis Brown added 12 for Mount St. Mary (6-4).

Montgomery 43, Immaculata 27: Bria Johnson paced the Montgomery effort with 15 points ans five assists, and Andrea Karamados added eight points, as Montgomery improved to 6-2. Abby March contributed six points and seven boards for the Cougars. Abby Gilbert scored 12 points and Margo Cherry added eight points for Immaculata (1-8).

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Bound Brook 63, North Plainfield 18: Cameron Ward tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Julia Nilsen added a double-double of her own, going for 10 points and 12 rebounds, adding five assists, to power Bound Brook (7-1). Arianna McLeod chipped in 10 points and five boards and Cortlyn Morris notched 10 points and five blocks for the Crusaders.

Rutgers Prep 55, Phillipsburg 20: Chiara Tibbitt posted 16 points and six boards, and Leilani Correa added 15 points and 11 rebounds to fuel Rutgers Prep (8-1).

Bernards 48, Belvidere 20: Sophomore Jenna McHale netted a career-high 15 points and Abby Cawley added eight points, eight rebounds and six assists to send Bernards (6-2).

Scotch Plains-Fanwood 33, A.L. Johnson 24: Brianna O’Brien tallied 10 points and six steals and Nya Downing grabbed 12 rebounds as Scotch Plains-Fanwood improved to 7-2. Stefanie DeVizio chipped in nine points and Corrine Lyght added eight points and six boards in the win.

Governor Livingston 50, Rahway 45: Paige Phillips netted 17 points and Fiona Kerr added 12 points to send Governor Livingston. Skylar Dowling chipped in 11 points for the Highlanders (4-4).

Gill St. Bernard’s 48, Hunterdon Central 35: Nisani Santiago, Caileigh Walsh, Christina Dalce, and Ariel White each scored 10 points to spark Gill St. Bernard's (4-2). Michaela Mastriano scored 10 points and Danielle Cornetta posted seven points for Hunterdon Central (4-5).

Union Catholic 44, Linden 21: Erin McNulty scored 17 points and Madison Johnson added 15 points to send Union Catholic. The Vikings are 6-2.

Warren Hills 55, Voorhees 43: Sydney Collins posted 10 points and nine rebounds and Nicole Garrett added 10 points, but Voorhees fell to 3-5. Bella Cafato helped out with eight points and seven rebounds for the Vikings.

Patrick School 46, Westfield 40: Molly Ryan scored 12 points and grabbed six steals, and Grace Elliott added 10 points for Westfield (4-4).

Roselle Catholic 52, New Providence 31: Kaitlyn Cumiskey scored eight points and Alexa Boyle added six points for New Providence (2-8).

Ridge 41, North Hunterdon 17: Sammy Weyrauch scored eight points and Ava Hailbeck and Maddy West each added seven points to lead a balanced effort for Ridge (6-4). Aniya Stevenson and Maria Newsome scored four points each for North Hunterdon (2-5).