The South Brunswick girls’ basketball team lines up for the national anthem before the 2022 GMC Tournament Finals on February 25, 2022. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
For South Brunswick – with three of its standouts being two sophomores and a freshman – it was the win that put the Lady Vikings on the map.
Colonia was the third seed, and one of the favorites to win the tournament. South Brunswick was the No. 7 seed, and – to be quite honest – wasn’t.
That is, unless you were in the South Brunswick locker room. Head coach Jeff Johnson says despite their youth, their mentality is they always want to compete for and win a championship, whatever the level.
And while they didn’t ultimately bring home a championship banner – losing to St. Thomas Aquinas in the final – the Vikings did finish the season 19-8, a very successful campaign, and are looking to build on it this year.
They will do so returning 45 points a game, mainly from four key players: senior Katie Rausch, juniors Meher Vig and Leilani Pinder, and sophomore Alexis Lease-Springer.
Thursday night’s game between No. 4 South Brunswick (2-1, 2-1 GMC Red) and No. 5 Colonia (1-2, 1-0 GMC Red heading into a Wednesday game against 2-1 Woodbridge) can be heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio, with Mike Pavlichko calling all the action. Pregame starts at 5:45, with tip-off at 6:00. Click here to listen.
Click below to hear CJSR’s Mike Pavlichko talk with South Brunswick head coach Jeff Johnson:
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