NJ Press Report: Dara Mabrey goes for 33 in early-season match-up....
...for her #1-rated Girls HS team in NJ, Manasquan, over the #6-rated Red Bank Catholic Caseys (yes, that is their knickname, one of the coolest in NJ, IMHO), 66-62.
Due to pre-Xmas lunacy, I was not able to see this one, but I know the Star-Ledger reporter and he's not prone to that much hyperbole. Dara had three 3-pointers and a number of drives and free throws. She seemed confident and hot, after hitting her first few shots. I like the quote she gave about working on her game all summer.
Yes, she did score half of her team's points. That's unusual in that '
Quan is loaded with potential collegiate players, most notably forward Faith Masonius, pesky point guard Stella Clarke and transfer Lola Mullaney. Ms. Masonius, a board favorite and Class of 2019 target, had a double double. Lola Mullaney is a talented transfer from Colts Neck who makes this team even stronger and Stella Clarke (do all the Marlon Brando's on the board love that name?) is a smart distributor, pesky defender and motion machine who gets dead-ball rebounds like a hungry robin gets worms after a warm spring rain.
Best part about this performance, I'm guessing, is that sister Marina should've been able to catch this big Shore Conference game.
(There's a picture in the linked article that has her going up for a shot in which she looks just like Marina.)
Manasquan at Red Bank Catholic
Hope to get to a few games after the 25th and in January. Until then, happy holidays all!