H.S. Girls Basketball Wrap: Hopewell Valley cannot stay with Somerville
Jan 10, 2026
SOMERVILLE — Despite nine points from Megan Kurian and eight more from Paige Ritter, the Hopewell Valley High varsity girls’ basketball team could not keep pace with Somerville Saturday, falling, 50-27.
Molly Bohen had 17 points with five 3-point field goals to lead three of the 9-2 Pioneers in
double figures.
HOPEWELL VALLEY (27)
Reinhart 1-1-3, Nunnally 1-0-2, Danieluk 0-0-0, MacQueen 1-0-3, Pagnotta 0-0-0, Ritter 4-0-8, Eugene 0-0-0, Kurian 3-2-9, Poltrino 1-0-2, LaChance 0-0-0.
Totals — 11-3-27.
SOMERVILLE (50)
LTaylor 6-0-13, Runyon 1-0-2, AMiller 0-2-2, Lauber 5-1-11, Dugenio 1-0-2, Carran 0-0-0, Bohen 6-0-17, Batra 0-0-0, Blanchard 0-1-1, Toth 1-0-2, Treanor 0-0-0.
Totals — 20-4-50.
HopewellVal(3-7) 6 7 5 9 — 27
Somerville (9-2) 12 13 19 6 — 50
3-point goals — MacQueen, Kurian (HV), LTaylor, Bohen 5 (S).
HUNTERDON CENTRAL 68, PDS 38
FLEMINGTON — The Red Devils took control over the final three quarters to pull away from the Panthers.
Jules Hartman scored 12 points to lead Princeton Day School.
PDS (38)
Barber 1-0-3, Hartman 5-2-12, NMartin 2-2-8, McLaren 1-0-2, AWilliams 3-2-8, MMartin 1-1-3, Malin 0-2-2.
Totals — 13-9-38.
HUNTERDON CENTRAL (68)
Costantini 6-0-13, Ramos 7-4-20, Schwartz 4-0-8, Kellogg 8-2-18, O’Leary 2-1-5, Van Cleef 2-0-4.
Totals — 29-7-68.
PDS (6-4) 14 4 8 12 — 38
HunterdonCent(6-4) 12 16 16 24 — 68
3-point goals — Barber, NMartin 2 (PDS), Costantini, Ramos 2 (HC).
ROBBINSVILLE 37, GATEWAY 35
ROBBINSVILLE — Keira Pierini’s 11 points helped the Ravens squeeze past the Gators.
GATEWAY (35)
SHughes 0-0-0, Catoe 3-2-8, Kirwin 0-0-0, DeMaise 5-2-13, Cutler 2-1-5, Matthews 3-2-9.
Totals — 13-7-35.
ROBBINSVILLE (37)
MSingh 3-0-6, Pierini 5-0-11, JBoss 0-0-0, Godwin 2-0-5, Griffin 0-1-1, Bunnell 0-0-0, Napierkowski 3-0-8, ABoss 1-3-6.
Totals — 14-4-37.
Gateway (6-4) 8 9 9 9 — 35
Robbinsville(4-5) 10 9 9 9 — 37
3-point goals — DeMaise, Matthews (G), Pierini, Godwin, Napierkowski 2, ABoss (R).
WW-P SOUTH 58, J.P. STEVENS 36
PRINCETON JCT. — Sophia Latif Estafan powered for 23 points to even the Pirates record with a win over the Hawks.
Ridhi Palla added 14 points with four 3-point field goals, while Anabella Ruiz chipped in nine points on three treys.
J.P. STEVENS (36)
Manley 9-3-25, HSingh 0-1-1, Nelluri 3-0-7, Bogutskyy 0-1-1, Maniar 0-2-2, Sekar 0-0-0, Hari 0-0-0, Mittal 0-0-0, Chopra 0-0-0, Kanchi 0-0-0.
Totals — 12-7-36.
WW-P SOUTH (58)
Latif Estafan 7-9-23, ARuiz 3-0-9, Borusu 2-0-4, Barbrow 0-0-0, Peng 0-3-3, Sirmans 0-3-3, BRuiz 1-0-2, Al-Quzwini 0-0-0, Montemayor 0-0-0, Palla 4-2-14, Gill 0-0-0.
Totals — 17-17-58.
J.P. Stevens (4-5) 9 14 8 5 — 36
WW-P South (5-5) 17 13 16 12 — 58
3-point goals — Manley 4, Nelluri (JPS), ARuiz 3, Palla 4 (WWS).
BOUND BROOK 61, LAWRENCE 36
BOUND BROOK — Amber Wooding’s 13 points and K.J. Williams’ 10 points were not enough to keep the Cardinals in step with the Crusaders.
LAWRENCE (36)
Wooding 5-2-13, Orashen 1-0-2, Carter 0-0-0, Cohen 0-0-0, Walter 0-0-0, Madison 0-0-0, KWilliams 4-2-10, Swaroop 1-0-3, Boucicaut 0-0-0, Straczynski 0-0-0, Gorczynski 3-0-8.
Totals — 14-4-36.
BOUND BROOK (61)
Polakiewicz 3-0-9, Campbell 2-0-4, Pugh 9-1-20, Ferguson 7-2-16, Sipiran 1-0-2, Guzman-Hernandez 0-0-0, Salacki 1-1-3, Reyes 0-1-1, Chac 0-0-0, Turner 3-0-6.
Totals — 26-5-61.
Lawrence (7-5) 4 11 10 11 — 36
BoundBrook(9-1) 12 17 16 16 — 61
3-point goals — Wooding, Swaroop, Gorczynski 2 (L), Polakiewicz 3, Pugh (BB).
STEINERT 53, SOUTH HUNTERDON 15
LAMBERTVILLE — Bella Rosa had 13 points and Katie Corby had 11 points as the Spartans flew past the Eagles.
Carin Gallagher’s eight points were high for South Hunterdon.
STEINERT (53)
McCarthy 2-0-4, Gray 2-3-7, Wright 1-1-3, KCorby 4-2-11, Chirichella 3-0-7, Constance 1-2-4, Zimmerman 1-0-2, Rosa 5-0-13, Siwczak 0-0-0, O’Donnell 0-0-0, Milton 1-0-2, Medino 0-0-0, Rodkey 0-0-0, EMartin 0-0-0, Cleveland 0-0-0.
Totals — 20-8-53.
SOUTH HUNTERDON (15)
Dickey 0-0-0, Spreen 2-1-5, Dewald 0-0-0, Gallgher 3-2-8, O’Rourke 1-0-2, Liz 0-0-0.
Totals — 6-3-15.
Steinert (6-4) 11 13 15 14 — 53
S.Hunterdon(0-8) 5 5 4 1 — 15
3-point goals — KCorby, Chirichella, Rosa 3 (S).
ALLENTOWN 40, PENNINGTON 36
PENNINGTON — The Redbirds outscored the Red Hawks, 15-7, in the fourth quarter to escape Sparks Gymnasium with the win.
Madison Sullivan had 15 points and 15 rebounds for A’town.
ALLENTOWN (40)
Rondinelli 1-3-6, DeRose 4-3-12, Sullivan 5-5-15, Harmon 0-0-0, Barry 1-2-4, Malvin 0-0-0, George 1-0-3.
Totals — 12-13-40.
PENNINGTON (36)
N/A
Allentown (6-3) 2 10 13 15 — 40
Pennington (2-9) 8 10 11 7 — 36
3-point goals — Rondinelli, DeRose, George (A).
LAWRENCEVILLE 55, PEDDIE 15
LAWRENCEVILLE — The Big Red built a 26-4 lead after one quarter and never looked back in their Mid-Atlantic Prep League win over the Falcons at Tsai Field House.
Samanatha Forte had five and Vanessa Harrison had four of Peddie’s points.
PEDDIE (15)
Gudapati 0-1-1, Forte 2-1-5, Borde 1-0-2, Yuan 0-0-0, FSbarro 1-0-3, Harrison 2-0-4.
Totals — 6-2-15.
LAWRENCEVILLE (55)
N/A
Peddie (1-8) 4 3 7 1 — 15
Lawrenceville(6-6) 26 4 17 8 — 55
3-point goal — FSbarro (P).
POINT PLEASANT BORO 48, NOTRE DAME 34
TOMS RIVER — The Irish got outscored, 24-11, over the second and third quarters in falling to the Panthers in the Coaches vs. Cancer Showcase at Donovan Catholic.
ND’s Caroline Foley tied Boro’s Angela Forese for the game high with 14 points. Foley also connected on four 3-pointers.
POINT PLEASANT BORO (48)
Peters 0-0-0, Catanese 1-0-2, Lappke 1-1-3, Collins 6-0-12, D’Angelo 5-3-13, Forese 6-2-14, Hudson 1-0-2, Ferwerda 0-0-0, Dugar 0-2-2.
Totals — 20-8-48.
NOTRE DAME (34)
Foley 5-0-14, RParker 2-2-6, Hempsell 2-0-4, Bucchere 1-0-2, Hughes 1-0-2, DMeszaros 0-0-0, MMeszaros 0-0-0, Wood 3-0-6, Moog 0-0-0, Scharibone 0-0-0.
Totals — 14-2-34.
PtPleasantBoro(7-4) 6 10 14 18 — 48
Notre Dame (4-5) 8 3 8 15 — 34
3-point goals — Foley 4 (ND).
SHORE REGIONAL 60, HIGHTSTOWN 31
TOMS RIVER — Hayley DeKok’s 24 points with five treys carried the Rams through their Coaches vs. Cancer Showcase setback to the Blue Devils at Donovan Catholic.
Hightstown (2-7) 7 8 8 8 — 31
ShoreRegional(4-6) 17 15 16 12 — 60
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