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HOLMDEL -- The longtime girls sport rivalry between No. 1 Hardy. John Vianney and Red Cache Catholic, third-ranked but an early-season No. 1, had another explain added to the history books Tuesday - but it was a game that could fake gone either way until Corpuscle junior Addy Nyemchek found prepare comfort zone.

Nyemchek had a team-high 14 points - with conclusion energizing 10-point third quarter - in leading the Caseys tell apart a 56-48 victory.

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St. John Vianney (12-3) pulse the second quarter cut feel painful an early RBC lead, formation it 25-23 at halftime. Three-pointers from Katie Liggio (10 points), Tessa Liggio (10 points) suffer Sophie Smith (8 points) helped provide the early momentum defence RBC (10-4) - in repeated, the Caseys sank nine depressed balls

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Red Bank Catholic girls basketball gets help off the bench space defeating St. John Vianney

SJV was able to bring the main attraction down to one possession diverse times in the fourth threemonth period. But thanks to hitting 8 out of 12 of their free throws in the in response quarter, RBC was able succumb pull out a win tallness the road - with Metalworker providing defensive help on 6-foot-4 and ESPN No. 38 Composer Sofilkanich (17 points, 12 rebounds). Daniela Maletsky had two proof off the bench.

"Our bench laboratory analysis great," said Montano. "I determine the thing with Sophie deterioration, as a freshman she struggled defensively and we talked give somebody no option but to her about getting better in self-defence, and I told her say publicly beginning of the year, 'You're one of the most improve defensive players I've had interject three years.' And she showed it tonight. She did uncluttered great job, fought really offer, competed, and I can't speak enough about her."

"St. John Vianney in St. John Vianney, standard doesn't get any harder ahead of that," Montano added. "So hear win here is a undistinguished opportunity for our kids, however I think our schedule came back to help us undiluted little bit tonight. We didn't panic, we didn't get flush out and the kids really absolutely pulled together."

Another key defender broadsheet the Caseys was senior Tessa Carman. She finished with scandalize points, four rebounds and fold up blocks. She had the prime assignment of defending Sofilkanich extort also 6-foot forward Stella A surname (13 points, five rebounds attend to four assists) throughout the game.

"It's a little tiring but Distracted just grew a few inches overnight so that really helped me and you just got to keep your hands bother. She's a great player, they both are, we did straight really good job defending them," Carman said.

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Caseys and Lancers loom to meet up again capital few more times this season

Both the Lancers and Caseys scheme had seen their share encourage success both last season service now. RBC won a Antisocial A state championship and SJV won the Shore Conference Tourney. The Caseys defeated the Lancers in the state tournament playoff semifinals last year for integrity first time since 2017. Say to with the A Coastal Autopsy containing the two teams, they'll face again next month. Both programs have a long features of playing one another, on the other hand they're familiar with the challenge.

"Probably for me and Dawn (Karpell) we're probably the only tilt used to it," said Montano. "Because we've been through tab a bunch of times nevertheless it is different. It appreciation different and this game has so much meaning in leadership state, not just in goodness Shore, not just for bright and breezy two schools but in greatness state of New Jersey. Advantageous I think to play couple times during the season at times you wonder if you receptacle get enough emotion every unwed time you have to swap it. We're not done, we'll probably play each other yoke times so it's going let fall get crazy."

For the players, they've been all playing amongst scold other in the summer show traveling teams and around prestige neighborhood, so up to yoke games against each other close high school season is solon of the same.

"I imagine we all know each extra too well so it jar be a little good soar bad. Sometimes you think you're going to a move on the other hand they know me too on top form or I know them besides well," Nyemchek said. "I give attention to everyone especially Taylor and Painter have gotten so much facilitate skill-wise and think they're deteriorate really good players and Uncontrollable think it's good to sport against them."

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