D8 Monday: Eagles' Senior Girls Post Key Win

The St. Mary's Eagles got a key win in Senior Girls' D8 action on Monday night, upending the Resurrection Phoenix 66-49 on the road to improve to 2-0 in league play.

The Eagles got off to a great start, extending an early lead to double-digits and heading to the locker room at halftime with an 18 point lead.  In the second half, the lead swelled to 25+, before St. Mary's rotated some players in and the Phoenix took advantage, quickly narrowing the gap all the way down to single digits.  SMHS' starters had to go back in to secure the victory.

Scoring details were not immediately available from the D8 sportsline.

In the other senior game on Monday afternoon, the St. Benedict Saints improved to 1-1 with a 46-18 win over the Rockway Flames.  Andrea Zapanza (21) and Rachel Grant (10) contributed double-digit efforts for the Saints, while Alex Hood and Sam Besant led Rockway with 7 each.

Senior Standings
T1.  St. Mary's 2-0
T1.  St. David 2-0
T3.  St. Benedict 1-1
T3.  Resurrection 1-1
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T5.  Monsignor Doyle 0-2
T5.  Rockway 0-2

In the junior league, the Phoenix cruised past the Eagles by a 33-17 count in a game that probably wasn't quite as close as the final score would indicate.  Resurrection platooned their lineup most of the evening en route to the victory.  Angelika Jarski contributed 14 points for Rez (2-0), while Sydney Bowden chipped in with 4.  Ema Jada and Monica Rocha put in 4 each for St. Mary's (0-2).

The other contest saw the St. Benedict Saints also improve to 2-0 with a 65-18 crushing of Rockway.  Dana Milani (20) and Hillary Ferguson (17) were the high scorers on this night for SBCSS, while Steph Veltri led the Flames with 6 points.

Junior Standings
T1.  St. Benedict 2-0
T1.  Resurrection 2-0
T3.  St. David 1-1
T3.  Monsignor Doyle 1-1
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T5.  St. Mary's 0-2
T5.  Rockway 0-2