STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After easily disposing of league opponents New Dorp (82-18), Graphics Campus (80-26) and Stuyvesant (86-30) on consecutive days during the week, Tottenville met Thurgood Marshall Saturday in a battle of PSAL 4A unbeaten teams at home
As it turned out, the final score of that game turned out to be lopsided, too, as the Pirates ran away with an 83-51 victory over their Manhattan opponent.
“We came into this game knowing this would probably be one of our toughest PSAL games so far,” said Tottenville head coach Jessica Althoff, whose club improved to 12-0 in the league. “They were quick and rebounded the ball well. It was a real group effort. I had five players with double digits, and they played a very unselfish game, which as a coach that’s all you really want. When my team comes together and we work as one, we are going to be hard to beat.”
Senior guard Araya Lichtman led all scorers with 24 points. She added four assists and four steals. Brianna Ardolic (16 points and seven rebounds), Gabriella Ortiz (14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals), Grace Anderson (12 points, six assists and six steals) and Kayla Souliedis (11 points and seven rebounds) were also instrumental in the win.
“Grace saw that Araya was hot and she just kept feeding her the ball,” said Althoff. “Very unselfish game and really did a nice job looking down the court on the fast breaks for our runners.”
Thurgood fell to 11-1 in the league.
“This was the type of team, though even when your winning you feel like the tempo of the game was fast and physical, the girls had to play physical for 32 straight minutes and that’s exactly what they did,” the Pirate coach said. “I’m proud of them; this was a great win for us. We came into the week playing three straight games, so I was hoping the girls weren’t tired but they brought the energy.”
The Pirates may have run out of steam Sunday morning in the Rose Classic Showcase in Broooklyn as they suffered an 83-51 defeat to South Colonie HS, 83-51, from upstate.
“They were quick and ran the floor like no one we have versed this season and our legs were just dead,” said Althoff, whose team will play Monday against Brooklyn Law and Tech in the MLK Showcase.
The Pirates are 15-3 overall.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Most valuable player Casey McKinney netted 25 points and grabbed 25rebounds to lead the Falcons to the Rose Classic win at the Post.
Jamielyn Chin chipped in nine points and 10 assists and walked away with the Sportsmanship Award, while teammate Danielle Harrell scored 11 points and earned the Scholar Award.