Page 10 Thursday, January 31, 2019 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION DeVIZIO GETS 11 PTS, 7 RBS; LYMAN 14 RBS, LYGHT 11 RB Johnson Crusaders Jar Raiders In Girls Basketball Clash, 44-37 By ALEX LOWE containing her. We went to a Box-and- sank a free throw for Johnson with :16 Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times One against her but they were still able remaining to provide the final margin Senior Bailey Rosenmeier scored to get the ball in to her. She is a pretty at 44-37. 21 points for Arthur L. Johnson as the good player and if she is going to be DeVizio led Scotch Plains- Crusaders defeated Scotch Plains- better than our defense then there is not Fanwood with 11 points and chipped Fanwood, 44-37, in a girls basketball a whole lot you can do.” in seven rebounds. Lyman had six game played on January 26 at Scotch This was illustrated early in the points and 14 rebounds for the Raid- Plains High School. The visitors held fourth quarter. Hannah Lyman re- ers before fouling out with four min- a four-point lead, 22-18, at the half bounded a missed free throw by team- utes left in regulation. Sophomore and never surrendered the lead in the mate Stefanie DeVizio then put it Corinne Lyght added 11 boards but second half despite several spirited back into the basket, cutting the could manage just five points in the runs made by the Raiders. The defeat Johnson lead to 34-32 with 6:11 left game. Lyght’s five points were below was the seventh straight loss for Scotch in regulation. Rosenmeier went on to her season average of 8.9 per game. Plains-Fanwood which fell to 3-13 on score the next nine points for her “We just wanted to make sure we the season. team, helping Johnson to a 43-33 lead were paying attention to her on the “I think we’ve improved over the with just under a minute to play. glass and preventing her from going course of the season,” said Scotch Rosenmeier scored in different ways coast-to-coast off of a rebound and Plains-Fanwood Head Coach Ryan during the critical stretch. She hit free break,” said Marino of his team’s McKenna. “We started handling the throws, stole inbounds passes for lay- performance against Lyght. “I think pressure better against them but once ups, rebounded and converted team- our girls did a good job of limiting David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times again, we had too many turnovers. TAKING HIM TO HIS BACK...Blue Devil Brendan Loder, top, takes Cougar Zach Blevins to his back with a double-leg mates’ missed free throws and swept that aspect of her game.” takedown in the third period and claims a 9-1 majority decision at 195-lbs. We ended up giving them extra shots through the lane for baskets. The Raid- Johnson improved to 7-7 on the on the offensive glass. That is what ers really had no answer for her. season. The Raiders, meanwhile, con- hurt us in the end.” “I think they were trying to lock up tinue to struggle when it comes to Rosenmeier also hurt the Raiders. Bailey a little bit in the second half putting a complete game together. Blue Devils Surprise Cougars in Mat Showdown Rosenmeier was a force throughout with some of their defensive atten- McKenna knows that his young squad the contest, scoring in key moments tion,” said Johnson Head Coach Joe has a way to go before the effort CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 on cuts through the lane and second Marino. “It opened up some opportu- begins translating into victories. “Lot of energy going in there. The combinations. None of them were Blevins escaped in the third but Loder chance baskets. Despite trying differ- nities for other players to score for us.” “We have to be stronger with the team was on a roll. Scanlan picked up working out. After he took me down, responded with a five-point takedown- ent methods of defense against her, The Raiders cut it to 43-35 on a lay- ball,” said McKenna. “We’ve talked six. Jordan picked up six. I wanted to I picked up the pace and realized I to-back move to claim a 9-1 major the Raiders could not slow down up by DeVizio with 0:42 remaining. about that. I think we’ve progressed. continue it. I slowly built up a lead. I should be pinning this kid. I guess the decision. Rosenmeier when it mattered most. Dominka Kosiek then missed a pair It hasn’t shown up in the standings to don’t think he liked being on bot- half wore him down to the point he “He beat me last year, so he was on “Of course, eleven on their team, of free throws for Johnson. The Raid- the point where we are winning games tom,” Miller said. couldn’t fight it,” Miller explained. my list. In the first period, I went to Rosenmeier, I think she had 24 points, ers pulled even closer on a lay-up by but I think we’ve progressed.” But when McLean answered with a At 195-lbs, Blue Devil Brendan wear him down, work on my hand which was more than half of their Leah Klurman, making it 43-37 with AL Johnson 13 9 10 12 44 takedown, Miller ramped up into an Loder (1st UCT) and Zach Blevins fighting and set the tone. I kept my points, so we didn’t do a good job :22 left in the game. But Lily Gull Sc Pl-Fanwood 10 8 9 10 37 even higher gear to eventually pinned (3rd UCT) battled through a score- mindset mentality in the second and him in 4:45 with a half nelson/wrist less first period. Loder earned a pen- third periods. I kept hearing my combo. alty point, an escape and a spin-be- coaches, ‘one more, one more’. So I “I was working a lot of pinning hind takedown in the second period. kept going, let him up, lift him up and Raider Boys Bombard Roselle in B-ball, 63-43 right to his back. I wanted to get the pin but he rolled out,” Loder described. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Raider Boys Capture First The Cougars got their final team rebounds was the fact that me and 5-for-12. Ever since then it’s been our as we did tonight. Defense is the key points when Matt Doran pinned Kevin Justin [Fletcher] were the biggest main focus every day in practice. All to everything. When we get stops, we Vicuna in 3:18 with a half-nelson/ people out there considering their the close games free throws mean are so much better. We get runs. The At Group 3 Track Relays tight waist at 220-lbs. Another key team did not have a lot of height. It everything,” Porter, who was 3-for-3 lay-ups are wide open because of it. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High Celardo with a height of 11-6 and bout went Westfield’s way at 285-lbs. worked well for us tonight. We got a from the line, stressed. When we do it, we are a totally differ- School boys captured first place at Tyler Dvorin at 11-0 placed third in With the score knotted, 1-1, with less lot of rebounds, got a lot of looks “Like Porter said, ‘every basket ent team,” Porter added. the Group 3 Winter Track Relays held the pole vault with a height of 22-6. than 20 seconds remaining, Cougar under the basket. That was really help- counts, every point it matters.’ So if With their reserves on the floor in at the Bennett Center in Toms River Jacob Leigh had the eighth-best clear- Kevin Shriner got a takedown but Jon ful.” we hit our free throws and close games, the fourth quarter, the Raiders scored on January 22. The Raiders finished ance in the high jump at 5-8. Heard quickly reacted with a Peterson On his success from outside, Porter if it’s a one-point game, we hit a 10 points, while allowing 12. Dan with a total of 36.5 well ahead of For the Raider girls, Kayla roll and held on for a five-point move described, “They started in a 2-3 zone couple of free throws, we can end up Wright scored five points, Owens sank second-placed Hamilton North at 28 Paprocki, Anina Dashiell, Che and a 6-3 win. which we actually weren’t expecting. winning,” Guy, who was also 3-for-3, a two at the beginning of the quarter points. The Summit Hilltopper boys Dashiell and Nicole Agwu finished Entering the lower four weight We were expecting them to put out a added. and Clark nailed his 3-pointer at the placed fourth with a total of 18. sixth in the shuttle hurdles with a time classes, it would be all Westfield. Man [defense]. We had good spacing The Raiders got a 16-9 jump on the end of the quarter. Raiders Miles Singletary, Justin of 35.59. Che Dashiell had the sev- Luke Jacobs pinned Ronan Waters in and we made the extra pass, so Jayson Rams in the first quarter. Merkel and So far this season, the Raiders have Williams, Kyle Estivene and Jacob enth-highest clearance in the high 2:21 with an arm bar/half nelson at hit me on a couple, Nick hit me on Porter each banged a 3-pointer, while been competitive with their oppo- Leigh took top honors in the 4x400 jump at 4-10 and Anina Dashiell was 106-lbs.