Vikings have the right moves
MORRISTOWN _ In order to get on their game faces, the members of the Villa Walsh basketball team bring out their happy feet.
Pre-game dance parties have been the norm this season for the Vikings, especially when they have big games.
Chatham relaxes, moves on
CHATHAM _ The thoughts crept into Kendall Davies' head and into some of her teammates' heads, too, when Chatham clashed with Parsippany Hills in a first-round state tournament game.
This could be our last game. Our season could end today.
Huland El erupts for 40 points
RANDOLPH _ Kristen Torres warned her Randolph players that they'd arrive at the end of the road quickly in the state tournament if they didn't turn up their intensity.
After being overwhelmed by Morris Catholic in a Morris County Tournament semifinal, the Rams had to determine where they were headed.
Mount Olive shakes off Bulldogs
MOUNT OLIVE _ For Mount Olive, this was a familiar situation.
Two days earlier, the Marauders were settling into a comfort zone, courtesy of a 10-point lead, when Pope John came bounding back in the second half.
Crusaders garner MCT crown
FLORHAM PARK _ Sade Idera spent the day before the Morris County Tournament final in bed.
The Morris Catholic senior was so weak she couldn't stand. Everything was hazy. Late in the afternoon, Idera mustered up enough energy to go to school and watch practice.
Another Dudley reaches 1,000
HANOVER _ The Dudley sisters, Alana and Olivia, exchanged several texts prior to Whippany Park's game versus Dover on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Olivia, now a freshman at Stony Brook University, told her younger sister, aiming for her 1,000th career point, to "keep working hard" and "remember what we practiced."
Crusaders win 16th in a row
FLORHAM PARK _ The best defense was a good offense for Morris Catholic, which used 19 points apiece from Sade Idera and Alexa Giuliano to earn a 59-34 victory over Randolph in the semifinals of the 39th Morris County Tournament on Friday, Feb. 15 at FDU-Florham.
The formidable task of containing Randolph’s Aliyah Huland El, the leading scorer in Morris County, was rendered moot when third-seeded Morris Catholic set a blistering offensive pace from the opening tip and easily built a 28-14 halftime lead.
Daugherty, Hornets edge WM
FLORHAM PARK _ Lauren Daugherty sat crosslegged in the hallway leading from Hanover Park's locker room at FDU-Madison.
It seemed the senior forward should have been excited, animated and on her feet while describing her game-winning basket that lifted No. 4 Hanover Park over top-seeded West Morris 50-49 in a Morris County Tournament semifinal on Friday, Feb. 15.
Burroughs set sights high
PARSIPPANY _ Freshmen typically set modest goals, aiming for a spot on the junior varsity or some quality minutes.
Ashley Burroughs made and started for the Parsippany High School varsity as a ninth grader so she immediately set her standards higher.
Morris Catholic advances in MCT
DENVILLE _ Not counted on for her scoring prowess, Anna Toke provided the offensive spark that Morris Catholic needed to get past Mendham, 50-34, in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament yesterday at Morris Knolls on Sunday, Feb. 10.
Toke, a junior, accounted for eight of her 12 points - matching her career high - in the third quarter when third-seeded Morris Catholic took command of the contest to gain its 13th straight victory and improve to 17-1.
