ROBBINSVILLE — A fast start helped the Allentown High varsity girls’ basketball team hold on for a 44-37 win over Timber Creek Friday in the opening round of the Robbinsville High Winter Classic. The Redbirds built an 18-9 lead out of the gates, then held off the Chargers the rest of the way to gain a spot in Saturday’s 3 p.m. championship game. Lily DeRose paced A’town with 16 points. ALLENTOWN (44) Patten 4-1-9, Braun 1-0-2, Rette 3-0-7, Rondinelli 2-0-4, DeRose 5-5-16, Daly 3-0-6, Sullivan 0-0-0. Totals — 18-6-44. TIMBER CREEK (37) Green 8-1-18, AGray 1-0-2, Puckett 2-2-6, Stuckey 4-1-9, Sanders 1-0-2. Totals — 16-4-37. Allentown (3-1)                       18    9    11    6    —    44 TimberCreek(1-2)                     9    9    11    8    —    37 3-point goals — Rette, DeRose (A), Green (TC). ROBBINSVILLE 47, NORTH BRUNSWICK 42 ROBBINSVILLE — An 18-6, third-quarter burst helped the Ravens hold off the Raiders in the opening round of the Robbinsville High Winter Classic and earn a rematch with Allentown in Saturday’s 3 p.m. final. Ava Aldarelli led R’ville with 18 points, while Bianca Godwin added 10 points. NORTH BRUNSWICK (42) SJoseph 7-6-21, Kalawadia 1-0-3, Abadiotakis 2-0-4, Keefe 1-0-3, Elshamma 2-1-5, Hardy 1-0-2, Sharp 2-0-4. Totals — 16-7-42. ROBBINSVILLE (47) GBottoni 2-3-7, Aldarelli 6-5-18, Pierini 3-1-8, Klinger 0-0-0, Godwin 4-0-10, Griffin 1-1-4. Totals — 16-10-47. NorthBrunswick(2-2)         6    14      6    16    —    42 Robbinsville (3-1)              5    13    18    11    —    47 3-point goals — SJoseph, Kalawadia, Keefe (NB), Aldarelli, Pierini, Godwin 2, Griffin (R). NOTRE DAME 64, MEDFORD TECH 15 MOUNT HOLLY — Caroline Foley’s 15 points matched the Jaguars’ total effort as the Irish improved to 3-0 at the Rancocas Valley High Holiday Showcase. Grace Hempsell followed Foley with 10 points. NOTRE DAME (64) Diaz 2-2-6, Ramirez 4-0-8, Connolly 4-0-8, Borrero 1-0-2, Drennan 0-0-0, Foley 6-3-15, Parker 2-3-7, Hempsell 5-0-10, Bucchere 1-0-2, Hughes 0-0-0, Kniffin 0-0-0, Wood 2-0-4, DMeszaros 1-0-2, Scharibone 0-0-0, MMeszaros 0-0-0. Totals — 28-8-64. MEDFORD TECH (15) N/A Notre Dame (3-0)               18    14    12    20    —    64 MedfordTech(0-3)                 4      4      6      1    —    15 NORTHERN BURLINGTON 61, LINDENWOLD 17 BORDENTOWN — Jill Watson’s 14 points and 13 more from Maleeya Brammer carried the Greyhounds to victory over the Lions and into Saturday’s championship game of Bordentown High Holiday Hoops. NORTHERN BURLINGTON (61) Watson 6-0-14, Harrison 2-0-6, Fryc 2-3-7, Mixon 1-0-2, Farraj 0-0-0, Ramaswamy 1-1-3, MkBrammer 4-0-8, MlBrammer 4-4-13, Rosario 3-0-8, DWilliams 0-0-0, ZJones 0-0-0. Totals — 23-8-61. LINDENWOLD (17) Beeks 3-0-6, Mack 1-0-2, Young 0-0-0, Barker 0-0-0, Ruggiano 1-0-3, Clarke 2-0-6. Totals — 7-0-17. No.Burlington(2-2)                 24    11    15    11    —    61 Lindenwold (0-3)                     2      5      3      7    —    17 3-point goals — Watson 2, Harrison 2, MlBrammer, Rosario 2 (NB), Ruggiano, Clarke 2 (L). BORDENTOWN 37, NOTTINGHAM 22 BORDENTOWN — A 15-4, second-quarter surge helped the Scotties hold off the Northstars as part of Bordentown High Holiday Hoops. Ciara Knight led B’town with 15 points, and Maddie Wylie was right behind with 14 points. Emma Wilke’s seven points topped Nottingham’s effort. NOTTINGHAM (22) Hreiz 2-0-4, EWilke 2-3-7, KWilke 1-1-3, Nobile 1-1-4, Gresavage 0-0-0, ZWilliams 1-2-4, Jacobs 0-0-0, Smolka 0-0-0. Totals — 7-7-22. BORDENTOWN (37) Wylie 6-2-14, Morton 0-0-0, Reed 0-0-0, Knight 4-6-15, LKelly 2-0-5, Wade 0-1-1, CArnold 1-0-2. Totals — 13-9-37. Nottingham (1-4)               7      4    4    7    —    22 Bordentown (2-0)              7    15    8    7    —    37 3-point goals — Nobile (N), Knight, LKelly (B). FLORENCE 44, BURLINGTON TWP. 28 BURLINGTON — After getting outscored, 14-8, in the first quarter, the Flashes turned up their defense and limited the Falcons to single digits in each of the final three stanzas on their way to a win in the consolation game of the Burlington Township High Holiday Classic. Jayla Long’s 14 points for Florence tied her for the game high with Saniyah Hubbard. FLORENCE (44) Bakkamanthala 1-0-2, Cech 3-0-9, SArnold 0-0-0, Wainwright 1-0-2, Montigue 3-0-6, CHaas 0-0-0, RSmith 1-0-2, Long 5-3-14, NJones 2-1-5, Gravener 2-0-4. Totals — 18-4-44. BURLINGTON TWP. (28) Hubbard 5-1-14, Mamu 2-3-7, West 1-0-2, Savage 1-3-5, Dennard 0-0-0, Hedgepeth 0-0-0, Shufford 0-0-0, Copling 0-0-0, TMoore 0-0-0. Totals — 9-7-28. Florence (2-2)                         8    14    8    14    —    44 BurlingtonTwp(0-3)               14      7    3      4    —    28 3-point goals — Cech 3, Long (F), Hubbard 3 (BT). PRINCETON 57, HAMILTON WEST 36 PRINCETON JCT. — Anna Winters scored 13 points to lead three Tigers in double figures in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Holiday Classic. Katie Sharkey had 12 points and Sephora Romain had 10 for Princeton, which advances to play Delaware Valley Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Zairra Galloway and Isabella Conte scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Hornets, who will play West Windsor-Plainsboro North at 11 a.m. Saturday. HAMILTON WEST (36) Galloway 3-6-12, Conte 5-0-10, Celio 1-0-3, Scelza 0-0-0, Tran 0-2-2, Harlan 1-3-5, Vanselou 2-0-4. Totals — 12-11-36. PRINCETON (57) Grippo 0-0-0, Winters 5-2-13, Sharkey 4-1-12, Romain 4-2-10, Gallagher 1-1-4, Bornstein 1-2-4, Reynolds 1-0-2, DePrince 0-0-0, Hunt 0-2-2, Cao 2-1-6, Knierim 1-2-4, Afrifah 0-0-0. Totals — 19-13-57. HamiltonW(0-5)                    7      5    12    12    —    36 Princeton (4-0)                   12    13    15    17    —    57 3-point goals — Celio (HW), Winters, Sharkey 3, Gallagher, Cao (P). DELAWARE VALLEY 62, WW-P NORTH 30 PRINCETON JCT. — The Terriers connected on nine 3-point field goals in defeating the Northern Knights at the West Windsor-Plainsboro Holiday Classic. WW-P NORTH (30) N/A DELAWARE VALLEY (62) Burke 4-0-9, Simpson 4-2-11, Messenger 4-0-9, Ditmar 4-1-11, Croasdale 0-0-0, Falkenstein 5-0-13, Hintenach 1-0-3, Jossainte 0-0-0, Erling 0-0-0, Moschberger 0-0-0, Favereaux 3-0-6. Totals — 25-3-62. WW-P North (1-3)                  3      8      9    10    —    30 DelawareVal(4-0)                 18    22    17      5    —    62 3-point goals — Burke, Simpson, Messenger, Ditmar 2, Falkenstein 3, Hintenach (DV). PENNSBURY 60, WW-P SOUTH 20 PRINCETON JCT. — Despite 10 points from Sophia Latif-Estafan, the Pirates were held down by the Falcons in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Holiday Classic. Sammie Haws and Ava Jordan directed Pennsbury with 12 points apiece, while Keira Socha scored 11. WW-P South plays South Hunterdon at 12:45 p.m. Saturday. PENNSBURY (60) N/A WW-P SOUTH (20) EBlack 2-0-6, Holden 0-0-0, RJoseph 0-0-0, Srinivasan 0-0-0, Latif-Estafan 4-2-10, Hu 0-0-0, Borusu 1-0-2, Barbrow 1-0-2, Peng 0-0-0, Sirmans 0-0-0. Totals — 8-2-20. Pennsbury (6-3)                 26    9    12    13    —    60 WW-P South (1-3)                6     5      7      2   —    20 3-point goals — EBlack 2 (WWS). HOLY SPIRIT 50, PENNINGTON 31 HADDONFIELD — The Spartans stopped the Red Hawks’ three-game winning streak during this game at the Haddons Invitational at Haddonfield High. Holy Spirit (3-2)              14    12    14    10    —    50 Pennington (4-3)               6      8      7    10    —    31 WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 44, STEINERT 34 WEST WINDSOR — Even with 15 points from Katie Corby and 11 more from Mia Pope, the Spartans could not hold down the Warriors in the Mercer County Community College Holiday Showcase. STEINERT (34) Garofalo 0-0-0, JCorby 1-0-2, Klein 1-2-4, Conover 1-0-2, Pope 5-0-11, McCarthy 0-0-0, NGray 0-0-0, KCorby 6-1-15, Chirichella 0-0-0, Petracca 0-0-0, Rosa 0-0-0. Totals — 14-3-34. WEST CHESTER HENDERSON (44) N/A Steinert (2-3)                          8      7    11      8    —    34 WCHenderson(3-4)                6    13    14    11    —    44 3-point goals — Pope, KCorby  2 (S). THRIVE CHARTER 57, GEORGE 48 WEST WINDSOR — Tori Evans’ 19 points led three Titans in double figures in this win over the Cougars at the Mercer County Community College Holiday Showcase. GEORGE (48) N/A THRIVE CHARTER (57) Evans 8-2-19, Whitfield 0-0-0, Hernandez 0-0-0, OMoore 5-5-16, Oppong 3-2-8, Kinston 6-0-14. Totals — 22-9-57. George (4-3)               17     2    15    14    —    48 ThriveCharter(3-1)      14    11    15    17   —    57 3-point goals — Evans, OMoore, Kinston 2 (TC). HILLSBOROUGH 69, EWING 41 WEST WINDSOR — The undefeated Raiders jumped to a 25-5 lead in the first quarter on the way to their fifth victory, this one over the Blue Devils in the Mercer County Community College Holiday Showcase. Brooklyn Ellis’ eight points were high for Ewing, while Cesci Schiro’s 15 led all scorers for head coach Courtney Tierney’s squad. EWING (41) Miller 1-4-6, Alston 1-0-2, Brown-Upshur 1-0-2, TWilliams 2-2-6, Ellis 4-0-8, KSmith 1-0-2, Wadley 2-1-5, Bennett 1-0-2, White 1-2-4, Maldonado-Washington 2-0-4. Totals — 16-9-41. HILLSBOROUGH (69) Loniewski 5-3-13, Schiro 6-3-15, Gaspar 3-0-6, Bice 3-0-8, NJohnson 3-2-8, Ruh 5-0-10, Liedl 1-0-2, Cebedo 2-0-4, Rollan 1-0-3. Totals — 29-8-69. Ewing (1-4)                        5    14      8    14    —    41 Hillsborough(5-0)             25    18    13    13    —    69 3-point goals — Bice 2, Rollan (H).