Over in senior, the Resurrection Phoenix overcame a halftime deficit and some tough defense against leading scorer Sarah Schulz (some triple and even quadruple teams!) to pull out a 34-26 win. Marley Neiscier led the Phoenix with 15, while Schulz added 12. Sydney Greulich had 7 and Laura Kay 5 for St. Mary's.
Meanwhile, the Woodland Cavaliers locked down 3rd place with a 2-point thriller over St. Benedict (40-38) --- even though they could not stop SBCSS forward Hilary Ferguson, who went off for 30 points on the afternoon. Kirstin Hofstee (14) and Rebekah Oosterhof (12) were the top WCHS scorers.
On the junior side, Resurrection will be the #1 seed in D8 (assuming the likely scenario of them defeating 0-13 Rockway in their finale) after getting past St. Mary's 42-18. The same two teams will meet next Wednesday in one of the two semifinals.
Celia McGlynn led Rez with 16, while St. Mary's was keyed by 8 from Brittany Gulic and 4 by Sara Jankovic.
St. Benedict will finish 2nd after their 48-24 "double-up" of Woodland. Afifa Salaad had 17 and Kayla Leusink 13 for the Saints, while Julianna Thomson had 14 for the Cavs.
Yassy Smith poured in a game-high 26 as the Monsignor Doyle Mustangs defeated PRDG 58-23. Victoria Borosso added 12 for MDCSS, and Kristine Boileau led PRDG with 13.
The other game saw St. David rout Rockway 51-13. Heather Sandall had 14 for the Celtics, while Lindsay Mustard led Rockway with 7.
D8 Senior Standings
1. Resurrection 9-0**
2. St. Mary's 8-2**
3. Woodland 5-4*
4. St. Benedict 4-6*
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T5. Rockway 1-8
T5. Mons. Doyle 1-8
Semifinals Next Wednesday:
(4) St. Benedict at (1) Resurrection
(3) Woodland at (2) St. Mary's
D8 Junior Standings
T1. Resurrection 12-1
T1. St. Benedict 12-1
3. St. David 10-3
4. St. Mary's 7-6
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5. Mons. Doyle 5-8
6. Woodland 4-9
7. PRDG 2-11
8. Rockway 0-13
Projected Semifinals Next Wednesday:
(4) St. Mary's at (1) Resurrection
(3) St. David at (2) St. Benedict
* - Resurrection officially clinches 1st with a win Monday vs. 0-13 Rockway, or a St. Benedict loss to St. David.
