Gill St. Bernard’s senior Addy Platt goes up for a layup against St. Thomas Aquinas at home on February 3, 2026. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
In some ways, it was a tale of two halves.
While the lead bounced back and forth between No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas and No. 3 Gill St. Bernard’s in Gladstone Tuesday night, it was the Trojans leading most of the way in the first 16 minutes of a GMC-Skyland Conference crossover.
That, despite the fact the game saw five first half lead changes.
One more came in the third quarter, and Gill never looked back, en route to a 67-62 win heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
The Knights (15-4) – who had a 12-game win streak snapped back on Tuesday at No. 1 Rutgers Prep, got the lead back in the game for good on a team effort and an individual effort: the team getting the ball to senior Addy Platt, and Platt putting it through the net nearly every time she touched it.
The elder Platt finished with a new career high of 31 points. Held to just three first quarter points – all in the first quarter – she scored 14 in the third quarter, including a trey, and added 14 more in the fourth.
If big players make big plays in big games, Addy Platt is a big-time player.
Her younger sister, Kaity, a junior, added nine, while Nadia Mikalainis came off the bench to score 12, including a pair of treys.
St. Thomas (17-4) – which will get the No. 1 seed in the GMC Tournament when it’s seeded Friday morning – was led by Jordan Barnes with 15, and Trista Whitney with 14.
Gill will begin Somerset County Tournament play – and defense of its 2025 crown – Saturday at home at 11 am when the second-seeded Knights host 7th-seed Bernards at 11 am.
Click below for postgame reaction from Gill St. Bernard’s senior Addy Platt and head coach Mark Gnapp, presented by Sportsplex at Metuchen:
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