The Voorhees Vikings won their 20th straight game with a 53-47 win over
Middletown South, and in doing so, they knocked the Eagles out of the NJSIAA
North 2 Group 3 tournament.
Early on in the game, it looked like South had control, taking a 16-12 lead at
the end of the first quarter. But in the second, Voorhees gained momentum, as
well as the lead, and finished up the first half of a play with a 25-24 lead.
The Eagles felt the void left by Senior point guard Brittany Hoffman, who could
not play because of a knee injury, as they were plagued by turnovers all game
long, and it cost them. The Vikings improved their advantage to 5 points, with a
score of 41-36.
South held the deficit at 5 until there were six minutes left in the game, when
Voorhees started to open up an 11 point advantage that lasted until two minutes
remaining.
The Eagles made a late push, bringing the game back within 5 in the final minute
of play but Voorhees sank their free throws and held on for the victory.
Senior Guard Becky Peterman tied for a game high 14 points in the Vikings 20th straight win.
Sophomore Guard Melanie Thompson and senior forward LeShay Bernstein chipped in
13 and 9 respectively. Sophomore Danielle Pankey led the Eagles with 14, and
Senior Shealyn Taggart scored 9 points. Senior Julie Gannon netted 8 in the
losing effort.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
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