The 2023 Somerset County Tournament is underway, with Immaculata, Bernards and Somerville advancing on the girls side, while the Bernards and Bridgewater-Raritan boys were winners. Scroll beyond the recaps for the full slate of Saturday’s second-round action in both brackets:
Girls’ SCT First Round
#10 Somerville 54, #15 Montgomery 25: The Pioneers (13-9) came hot out of the gate and never looked back, leading 13-5 after one quarter, and 28-10 at halftime, never allowing the Cougars more than eight points in any period. Amaya Miller led the home team with 14, while Charlotte Taylor added 13 for Somerville, which now visits 7th-seed Pingry (14-9) on Saturday in the second round. The Lady Mustangs dropped to 9-11 with the loss.
#11 Bernards 54, #14 Manville 12: The story was balanced scoring for the Mountaineers (15-6), who had nine players get in the scoring column, and none putting up more than ten points, with Aletha Reynolds and Sydney Incarnato grabbing team-high honors. Manville (9-11) got a team-best five from Sadie Fleming. Bernards moves on to play at six-seed Mount St. Mary (14-9) in the second round Saturday.
#12 Immaculata 35, #13 Bridgewater-Raritan 24: A low scoring game throughout, the Spartans (11-12) led just 8-4 after the first eight minutes, and 16-3 at the half. Neither team scored double figures in a quarter until both did in the fourth. Immaculata’s Maddie Babula had game-high honors with 13, while Giovanna Drajin had a double-double of 12 points and ten rebounds. The Panthers fell to 1-22 on the year. ‘Lata travels to 5th-seed Franklin (10-11) for a second-round game on Saturday.
Boys’ SCT First Round
#11 Bridgewater-Raritan 53, #14 Manville 37: A tight game most of the way, the Panthers (7-14) increased their 20-17 halftime lead in the third quarter, and pulled away on the strength of a 16-4 run over the final eight minutes. Bryce Pantozzi was the only player in double-figures for BR, while Tyler Kesolitz scored 15 points and earned game-high honors for Manville (11-10). Next up for Bridgewater is a trip to sixth-seed Ridge (17-4) on Saturday in the second round.
#13 Bernards 66, #12 Somerville 51: Bernards led 18-11 after one and 32-21 at the half, in control virtually the whole way against the Pioneers. Junior Gabriel Morales had a career-high 24 points in the win to lead all scorers, while William Frank added 14 points and Ryan Gaglione scored 13 for the Mountaineers (10-13). Somerville got a 22-point night and four treys from Brady Scheier (9-14) in defeat. Bernards’ second round game will be at 5-seed Franklin (14-9) Saturday.
Girls’ Second Round Matchups:
- #9 Bound Brook (18-3) at #8 Ridge (17-4) at noon, winner at #1 Rutgers Prep
- #12 Immaculata (11-2) at #5 Franklin (10-11) at 12:30 pm, winner at #4 Hillsborough
- #10 Somerville (13-9) at #7 Pingry (14-9) at 12:30 pm, winner at #2 Gill St. Bernard’s
- #11 Bernards (15-6) at #6 Mount St. Mary (14-9) at 3pm, winner at #3 Watchung Hills
Boys’ Second Round Matchups:
- #9 Montgomery (11-2) at #8 Bound Brook (18-3) at 1 pm, winner at #1 Rutgers Prep
- #13 Bernards (10-13) at #5 Franklin (14-9) at 2:30 pm, winner at #4 Hillsborough
- #11 Bridgewater-Raritan (7-14) at #6 Ridge (17-4) at 1:30 pm, winner at #3 Immaculata
- #10 Pingry (12-7) at #7 Watchung Hills (11-9) 10 am, winner at #2 Gill St. Bernard’s
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