Northern Burlington drops consolation game at holiday tournament

MANAHAWKIN >> The Northern Burlington High girls’ basketball team stayed close to Egg Harbor Township for the better part of three quarters before the Eagles pulled away for a 46-30 win Thursday in the consolation round of the Score at the Shore Tournament at Southern Regional High.

Haylei Archer scored 12 points to keep the Greyhounds close until Egg Harbor finished the game with an 18-9 closing run.

Northern returns to Southern

Saturday to play Pemberton in the tournament’s 10 a.m. seventh-place game. The Hornets dropped a 61-44 decision to the host school Thursday.

EGG HARBOR TWP. (46)

Baxter 3-3-9, Perdomo 5-3-13, AZinckgraf 1-2-4, Israel 1-0-2, KZinckgraf 2-2-6, Hegh 5-0-12. Totals — 17-10-46.

NORTHERN BURLINGTON (30)

Archer 5-2-12, Krusen 3-0-6, Mayernik 1-0-2, Russell 2-0-4, Ha 0-0-0, Hall 1-0-2, Bentley 1-0-2, Montague 1-0-2, Conner 0-0-0, Perez 0-0-0, Moore 0-0-0. Totals — 14-2-30. EggHarborTwp(2-1) 12 8 8 18 — 46 No.Burlington (0-3) 10 8 3 9 — 30

3-point goals: Hegh 2 (EHT).

EWING 41,

PT. PLEASANT BORO 38

TOMS RIVER >> Tamia Warner and Aaliyah Lewis pumped in 12 points apiece to help the Blue Devils hold off the Panthers in the consolation round of the WOBM Christmas Classic.

Kate Laturgez led all scorers with 15 points for Point Pleasant Boro (1-2).

Ewing (2-2) returns to play Toms River South (1-2) at 11 a.m. Sunday in the fifth-place game. The Indians defeated Wall, 47-36, yesterday. Ewing (2-2) 10 10 11 10 — 41 Pt.PleasantBoro(1-2) 8 9 10 11 — 38