Glen Ridge HS girls basketball team improves to 16-0, advances to ECT quarterfinals

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GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The ninth-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team defeated No. 8 seed Caldwell High School 50-43 in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Caldwell.

The Ridgers remained unbeaten on the season and improved to 16-0 overall.

Riley O’Sullivan had 15 points with 12 rebounds and six steals; Savannah Steele had 13 points; Annabel Koss-DeFrank had 8 points with nine rebounds; Allison Snyder had 6 points with eight rebounds, five blocked shots and four assists; Olivia Gis had 4 points; and Katie Powers had 3 points with five rebounds, five assists and four steals; and Maeve O’Sullivan had 1 point with two rebounds for the Ridgers.

Glen Ridge will visit No. 1 seed Immaculate Conception High School of Montclair in the ECT quarterfinals on Saturday, Feb. 4. The winner will face the winner between No. 4 seed Newark Academy and No. 5 seed Columbia High School in the ECT semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 11, at West Orange High School.

The Ridgers defeated Millburn High School 50-44 on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Millburn. With the win, the Ridgers improved to 11-0 in the Super Essex Conference and clinched the divisional championship.

Riley O’Sullivan had 13 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and one blocked shot; Powers had 9 points, four rebounds, five steals and three assists; Steele had 8 points, five rebounds and three assists; Snyder had 7 points, five blocked shots, four rebounds and four assists; Maeve O’Sullivan had 6 points, two rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot; Koss-DeFrank had 4 points, 12 rebounds and three steals; and Gist had 3 points for Glen Ridge.

The Ridgers defeated No. 24 seed Montclair Kimberley Academy 44-30 in the preliminary third round of the ECT on Thursday, Jan. 26, at home. Riley O’Sullivan had 17 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, two steals and one blocked shot; Steele had 10 points, three rebounds and one assist; Snyder had 5 points, nine rebounds, four assists, four steals and one blocked shot; Koss-DeFrank had 4 points, nine rebounds and two steals; Powers had 4 points, three rebounds, four steals, one assist and one blocked shot; Maeve O’Sullivan had 4 points and two rebounds; and Gist had one rebound for the Ridgers.

Photos Courtesy of Doug Snyder and Laura Dwyer

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