CN girls basketball roundup for Tuesday, Feb. 6

Bound Brook 51, Somerville 39:

SOMERVILLE -- Junior Cortlyn Morris tallied 17 points and sophomore Cameron Ward added 13 points and five rebounds as sixth-ranked Bound Brook scored a key Somerset County victory on the road Tuesday, 51-39 over Somerville. 

Julia Nilsen added seven points and Jordan Todaro chipped in five points and six rebounds for the Crusaders (17-1), who hope to secure a Top 4 seeded at Monday’s Somerset County Tournament seeding meeting. Bound Brook’s lone loss came to Morris Catholic on Dec. 28.

This is the first time Bound Brook’s senior class has beaten Somerville, after their Somerset-County neighbors secured victories over the Crusaders in each of the past three seasons.

“Being so close to each other you develop that rivalry, and in my team here we’ve always fallen a little bit short,” said Morris, whose team fell to Somerville 50-48 in last season’s meeting, a loss that snapped Bound Brook’s 17-game winning streak to start the year. “So this definitely feels good for us, and it also proves that we’re not just beating lower teams, we can compete (against bigger schools). So it does give us credit that most people often don’t give us. So that feels good.”

“It’s a big win (for county seeding), plus the girls like to have bragging rights, because they’re friends with some of their girls, too,” said fourth-year Bound Brook head coach Jen Derevjanik. “Every win gives you a little more confidence.”

Kelsey Mehan tallied 12 points and five rebounds and Meghan Douglas tallied six points and seven boards for eighth-ranked Somerville (16-5). Christina Cernuto chipped in eight points for the Pioneers, who were tied with Bound Brook at halftime and were down just a point early in the third quarter before the Crusaders used  17-3 run to pull away.

Watchung Hills 55, Hunterdon Central 40: Sophomore Alexa Santo tallied 18 points and ninth-ranked Watchung Hills used a 20-point 4th quarter, powered by a 12-of-14 run of free throws, to pull away from No. 9 Hunterdon Central. Senior Julia Cunningham pitched in 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Warriors (16-1), while Alyssa Killeen added nine points. Ashley Mitrow paced the Red Devils (9-10) with 20 points, while Michaela Mastriano contributed eight points.

Rutgers Prep 61, Montgomery 25: Chiara Tibbitt and Leilani Correa each netted 18 points to fuel top-ranked Rutgers Prep (16-3). Jahsyni Knight tossed in eight points in the victory. Andrea Katramados scored 10 points to pace seventh-ranked Montgomery (15-4).

Bridgewater-Raritan 59, Hillsborough 45: Teresa Wolak and Jordyn Hawthorne each netted 14 points, and Keiko Fox chipped in 13 points to send fourth-ranked Bridgewater-Raritan (12-5). Katie Kowal added 10 points for the Panthers. Elissa Nsenkyrie scored 11 points and Dani Pescatore added 10 points for Hillsborough (7-12).

Pingry 67, South Hunterdon 33: Megan Horn tallied 23 points, six assists and five steals and Kelsey Ransom added 18 points, eight rebounds and six steals as 10th-ranked Pingry rolled. Alyson Freeley contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and seven steals for the Big Blue (13-6). Yurelis DeJesus and Kate Robinson each scored seven points for the Eagles (3-16).

Voorhees 46, Bernards 31: Hailey Ader tallied nine points and six rebounds and Colby Gavornik added nine points and eight assists to send Voorhees (7-11). Jenna Baranek scored seven points in the win. Jenna McHale scored nine points, while Jenna Scarpa and Bridget Cawley each added seven points for Bernards (12-5).

Mount St. Mary 56, Manville 17: Maria Jaeckel scored 11 points and grabbed five steals to propel Mount St. Mary (11-6). Gina Neigel helped with five points and five boards for the Mount Lions. Sioni Robinson notched eight points and seven rebounds for Manville (9-11).

Delaware Valley 49, Belvidere 20: Margaret Affeld scored 23 points and Amanda Kix kicked in 12 points to power Delaware Valley (12-6).

Warren Hills 62, North Plainfield 28: Tiana Presley tallied 12 points and 12 boards, and Kierra Adams added eight points and six rebounds for North Plainfield (4-13).

Scotch Plains-Fanwood 38, New Providence 34: Nya Downing scored 14 points and Abbe-Gayle Burton added six points and six rebounds to send Scotch Plains-Fanwood (11-7). Kaitlyn Cumiskey scored 15 points and Olivia Faucher added seven points and five rebounds for New Providence (5-17).

Westfield 50, Summit 32: Samantha Stravach posted 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Molly Ryan delivered 13 points, five boards and five steals and Westfield improved to 12-6. Lauren Sgro added seven points in the victory.

Cranford 71, Plainfield 65: J’Daah Wyatt-Doyle scored 25 points and Jailah White chipped in 20 points for Plainfield (10-8).

Sussex Tech 42, Somerset Tech 26: Anna Ramos posted nine points and 12 rebounds, while Giavanna Varras and Lilana Gomez each collected 11 rebounds for Somerset Tech (8-9).

Franklin 58, North Hunterdon 42: Diamond Miller went for 23 points and Camille Gray added 12 points and Franklin improved to 12-7. Keona Schenck chipped in 11 points in the victory. Maira Newsome netted 21 points for North Hunterdon (5-13), including burying four from beyond the 3-point arc.

Ridge 47, Phillipsburg 34: Maddy West scored 16 points and Sophie Beneventine added 13 points to send Ridge (12-8). Ava Haiback chipped in eight points for the Red Devils.