2019 Girls Varsity
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Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Kellenberg Memorial High School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 59 - 42
SAHS 59
Kellenberg 42
It was a skating rink instead of a basketball court... on a floor that defied the grip of any shoe, our girls got off to a very sluggish start. We went up 9 to 6 at the end of the first quarter and then ended the half up only 5 at 22 to 17. Our star Syd Taylor was held scoreless in the first half hampered by a fall that left her bruised and battered, but her teammates held it down for us, keeping the Friars up on excellent teamwork and ball distribution. After a regroup at the half, and conquering the learning curve of how to play on a floor with no traction, our girls went to work punishing Kellenberg in the third with a score of 22 to 11. Syd Taylor went to work on them inside and out for 10 points in the third, aided by the play of Ashia Smith who knocked down two three's in the same quarter to combine for 16 of our Friars 22 points. Syd added another 7 points in the fourth and the entirety of the team was able to show their stuff by the game's end.
Scorers:
Syd Taylor 17 pts
Ashia Smith 16 pts
Colleen McCullagh 7 pts
Kayli Parham 5 pts
Toni Kinard 4 pts
Cassidy Clarke 4 pts
Vic Goldrick 4 pts
Synclair Taylor 2 pts
Asst. Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Our Lady of Mercy Academy-Syosset
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 63 - 32
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Moore Catholic High School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 50 - 41
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Staten Island Academy
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Lose: 56 - 77
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Louis St. Laurent
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Lose: 59 - 63
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. St. Mary's High School-Manhasset
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 70 - 39
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Sacred Heart Academy-Hempstead
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 59 - 41
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Notre Dame Academy High School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 40 - 31
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Capital Prep Charter HS
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 49 - 32
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. St. Dominic High School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 56 - 35
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Summit Academy and Ward Melville
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 64 - 43
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Ursuline School "She Got Game Tournament"
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 64 - 35
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Bowie High School "She Got Game Tournament"
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 80 - 42
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. St. Francis Prep School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Lose: 25 - 46
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Kellenberg Memorial High School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 59 - 42
SAHS 59
Kellenberg 42
It was a skating rink instead of a basketball court... on a floor that defied the grip of any shoe, our girls got off to a very sluggish start. We went up 9 to 6 at the end of the first quarter and then ended the half up only 5 at 22 to 17. Our star Syd Taylor was held scoreless in the first half hampered by a fall that left her bruised and battered, but her teammates held it down for us, keeping the Friars up on excellent teamwork and ball distribution. After a regroup at the half, and conquering the learning curve of how to play on a floor with no traction, our girls went to work punishing Kellenberg in the third with a score of 22 to 11. Syd Taylor went to work on them inside and out for 10 points in the third, aided by the play of Ashia Smith who knocked down two three's in the same quarter to combine for 16 of our Friars 22 points. Syd added another 7 points in the fourth and the entirety of the team was able to show their stuff by the game's end.
Scorers:
Syd Taylor 17 pts
Ashia Smith 16 pts
Colleen McCullagh 7 pts
Kayli Parham 5 pts
Toni Kinard 4 pts
Cassidy Clarke 4 pts
Vic Goldrick 4 pts
Synclair Taylor 2 pts
Asst. Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Our Lady of Mercy Academy-Syosset
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 63 - 32
SAHS 63
OLMA 32
OLMA plays hard but they are just not in the same category as our Friars. OLMA went down 19 to 8 and 19 to 6 in the first and second quarters to put them down 38 to 14. In the second half, the entirety of our remaining roster hit the floor to show their skills.
Our girls increased our lead in the 3rd quarter outscoring OLMA 16 to12, and again in the 4th with a 9 to 6 advantage.
Goooo Friars!!!
Scorers:
Syd Taylor 18 pts
Toni Kinard 8 pts
C McCullagh 8 pts
Ashia Smith 8 pts
Synclair Taylor 7 pts
G Santacroce 5 pts
Cassidy Clarke 4 pts
Kayli Parham 2 pts
Deanna Sassone 2 pts
Amber Williams 1 pt
Asst. Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Moore Catholic High School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 50 - 41
SAHS 50
Moore Cath 41
Don't let the score fool you. Moore Catholic was clearly outclassed and never stood a chance. The whole team was able to shake off the previous game and have a good run in their third game in 3 days. Sydney Taylor went off in the third quarter to put this so far out of reach that the coach was able to leave his development team on the floor for the entire last quarter. Moore tried to press them and left their starters in but that deficit was too much to overcome. Coach inserted a starter for a minute or two, to stabilize it in the fourth, but this one could have been won by 40. Yeeeeahhhh Friars!!!!!
Scorers:
Syd Taylor 25 pts
C McCullagh 9 pts
G Santacroce 5 pts
Ashia Smith 4 pt
Cassidy Clarke 4 pts
Kayli Parham 3 pts
Asst. Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Staten Island Academy
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Lose: 56 - 77
SAHS Friars 56
SIA 77
What was supposed to be a payback for an earlier loss, turned into another loss to this team that saw its star come out on fire. She missed nothing whenever the ball touched her hand. Our team went down 47 to 24 at the half, and were only able to make up 2 points of that deficit by the end of the game. We played hard but were never in it. Senior Syd Taylor poured in a valiant effort of 25 points but Staten Island's Sophia DeMauro torched us for 35! Not a bad game on our part, but a phenomenal game by SIA. Back to Back games are tough!
Keep your Heads Up Friars!!
Scorers:
Syd Taylor 25 pts
C McCullagh 8 pts
Kayli Parham 6 pts
G Santacroce 5 pts
Toni Kinard 4 pts
Ashia Smith 3 pts
Synclair Taylor 2 pts
Deanna Sassone 2 pts
Jenna Dempsey 1 pt
Asst. Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Louis St. Laurent
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Lose: 59 - 63
SAHS Friars 59
St Laurent 63
This was a high level Girls game from start to finish. It was a slug fest between elite teams that had the crowd cheering in delight at the display of basketball prowess on both sides. They were big and fast and we were skilled and fast!
Our girls went down in the first quarter14 to 23 and answered in the second with a 20 to 7 run to end the half up 34 to 30. it was back and fourth in the 3rd with the Express coming back to go up 5. Our Friars answered the challenge with Syd Taylor making ridiculously tough shots to answer as our Friars battled back up again. We went down by one with 8 seconds left in the game and had the possession. A miscue after the timeout and a turnover sealed our fate. Tough loss... but a great game!!!
Scorers:
Syd Taylor 33 pts, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Ashia Smith 13 pts, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
Toni Kinard 5 pts, 2 rebounds
G Santacroce 3 pts
C McCullagh 3 pts, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks
Synclair Taylor 2 pts, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. St. Mary's High School-Manhasset
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 70 - 39
SAHS. 70
St Mary’s. 39
In our first home game and first meeting against our AA rivals, our Lady Friars delivered a resounding message. We will beat you and anyone else that comes to play against us. The Friars jumped out to a commanding lead of 26 to 14 to start the game and never let up. Second quarter the defense dug in and held St Mary’s Gaels to 6 points, making it 37 to 20 at the half.
St Mary’s tried to rally in the third but another 20 point quarter from the Friars made this game a done deal. A bit of intrigue was added at the end when the total of our development roster hit the floor. St Mary’s kept their starters on and started to press! Our girls Impressed by maintaining the ball and the lead and getting to the line to finish it off in high Friar style.
Great win Team!!!
Scoring:
Syd Taylor. 20
Ashia Smith. 16
Colleen McCullagh. 8
Gianna Santacroce. 8
Toni Kinard. 6
Synclair Taylor. 6
Kayli Parham. 3
Amber Williams. 2
Jenna Dempsey. 1
Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Sacred Heart Academy-Hempstead
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 59 - 41
Overall Record 8-4
SAHS 59
Sacred Heart 41
Sacred Heart was fired up for this first game against the Friars. They were out to prove that they could play with us and it showed in the energy in their gym.
However, our girls came in to win this game... and proceeded to do so in true Friar fashion with
lots of heart, hard-nosed defense and great team play.
The Friars went up early 18-5 in the first, and we never let them back in the door. Freshman Colleen McCullagh earned her Varsity stripes this night; but it was "Showtime Syd" that led the Friars to this 59 - 41 win over Sacred Heart.
Scoring:
Syd Taylor 30 Pts
Colleen McCullagh 14 Pts
Synclair Taylor 5 Pts
Toni Kinard 4 Pts
Ashia Smith 4 Pts
Kayli Parham 2 Pts
Asst Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Notre Dame Academy High School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 40 - 31
Notre Dame 31
SAHS 40
In a hard fought defensive battle, after playing the day before, our ladies dug in and emerged victorious against this hard nosed and relentlessly aggressive team. Our Friars held Notre Dame to 4 points in the final quarter after themselves being held to 2 in the second, and closed out the game in grind it out style.
Ashia Smith was relentless at the point both offensively and defensively the entire game. Junior Synclair Taylor was valiant getting back on the floor with a sprained ankle. Toni Kinard was a flawless 4 for 4 at the line in the final period and came up with key steals to help close this one out!
Scoring:
Ashia Smith 10, 4 steals, 1 asst, 2 rdbs
Syd Taylor 9, 2 rbds, 1 steal
Toni Kinard 8, 3 steals,4 rbds, 1 asst
Colleen McCullagh 7, 9 rbds, 1 asst, 1 steal
Synclair Taylor 3, 3 steals, 3 assts, 7 rebds
Kayli Parham 3, 2 rbds, 1 steal
Asst Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Capital Prep Charter HS
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 49 - 32
SAHS 49 W
Capital Prep 32
Overall Record 6-4
Conf 1-0
The Friars hit first this game! They came out with furious defensive energy and led the first quarter 15 to 5. The team continued the defensive squeeze into the next quarter to end the half up 25 to 11.
Cap Prep came out fighting in the third but only managed to make up 1 point of the lead. At the end, the focus and defensive energy of our Friars put away any hopes the Prep team had of mounting a comeback!
Good win Ladies!!!
Scoring:
A Smith 15
G Santacroce 11
Syd Taylor 7
C McCullagh 5
Synclair Taylor 4
T Kinard 2
D Sassone 2
K Smythe 2
K Parham 1
Asst Coach Lynn R Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. St. Dominic High School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 56 - 35
SAHS 56 W St. Dom's 35 L
Overall 5-4 Conf 1-0
Our Friars are came out a little flat against this definitely outclassed team. they let them hang with them for a few minutes and then answered the coaches call to step it up and went on a 10-0 run. Our starters held them scoreless for the remainder of the first period. Our starters only re-entered the game for less than 2 minutes in the second half and were so overpowering that we retired them to cheer on their teammates for the duration.
Sophomore Gianna Santacroce broke out of her shooting slump and poured in 20 points in this first conference game of the season.
Asst Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Susan Wagner
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 52 - 40
SAHS 52 - Susan Wagner 40
Our Friars traveled through a veritable monsoon to get to the game held at St Francis College Sunday in Brooklyn. The weather did not hamper our girls play as they held off the aggressive play of the Wagner team during the first quarter. It was a hugely defensive game at first with the first quarter score favoring Wagner 7-6. Second quarter showcased a dazzling offensive barrage of 3 pointers by Senior Syd Taylor. She hit 4 of them and a foul shot, for 13 of the quarters 20 points to put the Friars up 26 -20 at the half. The second half was a balanced team attack with senior Toni Kinard and freshman Colleen McCullagh each adding 8 points in the half with Syd Taylor contributing 2 more 3's and Senior Point Guard Ashia Smith making every possession a nightmare for Wagner with the defensive pressure she applied. Wagner threatened once during the second half when Smith was benched with foul trouble. Once Smith re-entered the game, the Friars prevailed and closed it out for a final score of 52 to 40.
Asst Coach Lynn Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Summit Academy and Ward Melville
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 64 - 43
This weekends tournaments were a tale of 2 teams. Saturday against Lauren Hansen and Ward Melville our Friars played with heart, but forgot to do the little things that make life easier against a blue collar, scrappy team. In spite of the superb performance turned in by senior Sydney Taylor, our Friars went home with a loss.
Sunday was a new day with a new team attitude! Summit Academy has speed and size, but our ladies put in a hard nosed defensive effort and concentrated on keeping their two over 6 foot players off of the boards. A fantastic team effort was put in by our senior Big 3 of Sydney Taylor(22 pts, 13 rebds), Toni Kinard(17 pts) and Ashia Smith(15 pts). Their three pronged attack wore down Summit Academy, and the addition of a spirit crushing two consecutive 3-pt shots by sophomore Gianna Santacroce to add a 4th shooter on the floor spelled the end for the Summit Eagles. Looking good Lady Friars!!
Asst Coach Lynn R Miller
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Ursuline School "She Got Game Tournament"
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 64 - 35
Sunday Dec 16 Game 2
Our Lady Friars have found their form. They played together with true grit and determination. The final scores are not an indication of the levels of games played. Our girls were more determined and focussed which resulted in their domination of the opponents. Great Tournament Ladies! Well Done!!
SA Friars 64 16. 33. 54. 64 (Qrt Score)
Ursuline 35 6. 21. 32. 35
Scorers:
Sydney Taylor. 28
Ashia Smith. 12
Toni Kinard. 10
Colleen McCullagh 10
Synclair Taylor. 2
Cassidy Clarke. 2
Overall record: 2-2
Coach Lynn
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Bowie High School "She Got Game Tournament"
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Win: 80 - 42
Sat Dec 15. Game One
SA Friars 80. 17 44 63 80 (Qrt. Score)
Bowie HS 42. 15 21 33 42
Stats:
Toni Kinard 17
Syd Taylor 15
Ashia Smith 13
Synclair Taylor 10
Colleen McCullagh 7
Cassidy Clarke 5
Kayli Parham 4
Gianna Santacroce 3
Casey Szarmach 2
Amanda White 2
Jenna Dempsey 1
Amber Williams 1
Girls Varsity Basketball vs. St. Francis Prep School
5.0 years ago
| Sharon Scubla
Lose: 25 - 46
Scorers:
Toni Kinard. 7
Colleen McCullagh 8
Sydney Taylor. 8
Synclair Taylor. 2
Friar Faithful, We will get better! Our bright spot was the emergence of freshman Colleen McCullagh. Keep the the faith!
Assistant Coach Lynn