Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Quakers suffered their ninth loss of the season Monday night.
Monday night’s game pitted the 4-8 Quakers against a 7-3 Trenton Catholic squad in a Burlington County Scholastic League Liberty Division tilt. The Quakers held an early 10-5 lead in the first quarter before Trenton Catholic took over the game en route to an 85-55 win. “Game plan coming in was doing what we have been doing all year: come out, play hard, try to execute on offense, because we knew they were a very good team and they would probably force us to do things we weren’t supposed to and they did,” head coach Shawn Anstey said. “We had a lot of turnovers tonight.” At the end of the first quarter, the Quakers trailed by four points, but a strong second quarter from Trenton Catholic put the Quakers in a 16-point hole at halftime. Aside…
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Quakers are looking to build on last year's surprise playoff run.
In her fourth year as head coach of the Quakers girls' basketball team, Christine Hill is preaching scoring and discipline to her girls. The team was 13-16 and 3-5 in the division last year. “We have a very tough conference, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I welcome the challenge,” Hill said. “I’m looking forward to the RV (Rancocas Valley). I think that they are going to be our nicest challenge aside from Trenton Catholic. Trenton Catholic is going to be a large mount to overcome, but not insurmountable.” The Quakers installed a new offense last year and Hill said they "barely scratched the surface of it." Refining the offense has been a focus since practice began the Monday after Thanksgiving. “What needs to improve, if …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
After a 12-13 season, the boys' basketball team is leaning on its speed—not its height—for success in 2011-2012.
With the graduation of the team’s big men from last year, Moorestown boys' basketball coach Shawn Anstey is hoping the speed of his players will help the team this season. “We are looking a little bit different this year with our speed than with our height," he said. "It is going to be a challenge, but it’s going to be a great experience for these kids to see what’s out there in terms of talent." Anstey is entering his third season as the head coach—after seven years with the JV team—coming off a 12-13 season. The team returns three starting seniors and two new seniors joined the program when practice began after Thanksgiving weekend. “Our main rival is Cinnaminson, even though they are out of our division," Anstey said. "Last year the …
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wizards, Magic, Quaker Shakers make for night of family fun.
The Moorestown Magic—made up of district teachers—took on the Harlem Wizards Saturday and performed admirably, with the win going to the Wizards, 90-70. Of course, that was after the Wizards offered the Magic 5, 10 and even 20 points per basket. It was all in good fun, as the game was as much about shooting baskets as it was trick shots, dance moves and skits. The Home & School Association sold out tickets to the fundraiser, and stands were packed with screaming, cheering fans. A massive cheer went up every time the home team landed a shot—and every time a Wizard soared, flipped or otherwise shot toward the basket. Students brought homemade signs supporting their favorite teachers, and district teachers participated both on the court and …
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Home & School will host a game between the Wizards and the Moorestown Magic.
Looking for a night of family fun without breaking the bank? Then get tickets to the Harlem Wizards. Tickets can be purchased at the Moorestown Public Library and are $15 each for ages 2 and up. The Wizards will take on the Mooerstown Magic, a team made up of Moorestown Educational Association members at 7 p.m. March 26 at the Moorestown Athletic Center at the high school. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. Members of the Moorestown Magic include: Steve Dickerson, Marissa McGovern, Victoria Salemi, Bridget B. Potts, Laurie Fordham, John Considine, Lori Beckendorf, Glenn Furman, Allen Kolchinsky and Scott Stilts. More players will be added to the roster. In addition, the Quaker Shakers, the MEA's Dance Team, will perform at halftime. “This is a …
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Moorestown's Emily Filoon scores 15 as the Quakers find a way to hang on against Timber Creek, 57-52.
ERIAL — By the time that Stephanie Toy approached the free-throw line with 5 seconds left, Saturday's game outcome was no longer in doubt for the Quakers. Her two shots were just insurance that there would be no last-second heroics from Timber Creek's Jasmine Martin or any of her teammates. In sinking both of them, Toy put the game out of reach and sent Moorestown to the South Jersey Group 3 Finals as they defeated Timber Creek, 57-52. The Quakers will play at Ocean City at 6 p.m. Monday. It was the Quakers' seventh victory in a row and perhaps their most important of the year, so far. "Never would I have expected this," said Quakers' coach Chris Hill. "They were resilient, they came back, they don't want the season to end and they are …
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Columbia beats Dartmouth.
Red scored 6 points in the fourth quarter to edge Teal 16-15 in Moorestown Department of Parks and Recreation girls’ fourth- and fifth-grade basketball action. Emily Basara led all scorers with 11 points for Red; Tori Britton chipped in 5. Sierra Wehn had 9 for Teal, while Paige Coleman added 6. In other action: Blue 8, Maroon 6: Francesca Li, Olivia Vosbikian and Kayla Frank all scored for Blue. Maggie Brown, Rylee Brown and Cici Reed had two points each for Maroon. Black 12, Yellow 11: Yellow held off a fourth-quarter surge by Black for the win. Cassandra Lis had 6 points for Black. Asha Bezwada had 6 points for Yellow, including 5 in the fourth quarter. Third-grade boys Columbia 29, Dartmouth 10: Cole Gaskin scored 10 points and Evan …
Friday, February 18, 2011
Check out all the action from the Moorestown Department of Parks and Recreation Basketball League.
Western Illinois scored two points in overtime to edge Valparaiso 21-20 in Moorestown Department of Parks and Recreation fourth-grade boys’ basketball action. Matt McBride scored 8 points for Western Illinois; Mwat Ozbay scored 4, including 2 in overtime. Drew Jordan (6) and Kyle Eiffes (5) led Valparaiso. In other action, Oral Roberts University 27, Southern Utah 21: Mark Takla had 17 points for Oral Roberts, while Ben Esposito chipped in 4. Matt Harvey led Southern Utah with 6 points; Austin Domes added 5. Chicago 17, Oakland 13: Nick Cartwright scored 6 and Brian O’Neal had 4 for Chicago. Luke Simeone led Oakland. Third-grade boys Harvard 27, Princeton 13: Chris Furze led all scorers with 12 points for Harvard. Joel Pederson added 10…
Friday, February 11, 2011
All four of the local teams face stiff NJSIAA first-round challenges in the tournament, which is set to begin on Feb. 28.
On Thursday, the NJSIAA released its pairings for both the boys’ and girls’ basketball tournament, set to begin Feb. 28, and one thing is for sure: The two teams from both Moorestown High School and Moorestown Friends have their work cut out for them in the South Jersey Sectionals. Moorestown's boys and girls will compete in Group 3, which is composed of teams that range from 779 students (Camden County Vocational) to 1,091 (Kingsway). Moorestown currently has 1,038 students, making it one of the larger Group 3 schools. Meanwhile, Moorestown Friends will compete in Non-Public Group B, which is made up of schools from 110 students (Wardlaw-Hartridge) to 554 students (Holy Cross). The Moorestown boys (8-11) had hoped to secure at least one …
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Moorestown Friends School
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Maine upends Northeastern in Moorestown Rec Basketball.
After trailing 13-10 at the half, Boston outscored New Hampshire 12-8 in the second half to win 22-21 in fifth- and sixth-grade boys’ Moorestown Rec Basketball action. Michael Harrop had seven points to lead Boston. Davey Corriell added six for the winners. Jack Simpson led New Hampshire with seven, while Maxwell Drzik and Devin Trivedi added five each. In other action: Maine 22, Northeastern 14: Steven Weissman had 11 points, including nine points from free throws as Maine won. David Batastini had six points and Yanni Lodato four for Northeastern. Brett Berrodin had four for Maine. Vermont 25, Hartford 15: Coby Gluck had nine points to lead Vermont; Shane Donahue and Marcus Harvey chipped in five points each. Joseph Egan had 11 points to …
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