Divya Johnson was the star of the game for Snows, scoring nine points on excellent…
By The TimesLedger
In a defensive struggle at PS 191 last Sunday, the Our Lady of the Snows fifth-grade “Blue” team came away with a hard-fought 13-4 win over St. Anastasia of Douglaston.
Divya Johnson was the star of the game for Snows, scoring nine points on excellent shooting. Johnson put OLS into an early first-quarter lead, taking a nice pass from Sarah Lagasca and scoring the games’ first basket. Johnson’s second bucket gave OLS a 4-0 lead, but St. Anastasia battled back to tie the game at halftime.
Johnson scored three more points in the third quarter and the OLS defense stiffened to give Snows a 7-4 lead. Stephanie Payawal, Beverly Rivera, Valerie Villaneuva, Danielle Carberry, Sarah Lagasca and Jennifer Maurer led a defensive effort that held St. A’s scoreless in the second half. Fourth-quarter baskets by Maurer and Lagasca rounded out the scoring for OLS. The victory improved the Novice “Blue” team’s record to 2-1.
In other weekend action, the Rookie girls remained unbeaten with a pair of wins over St. Fidelis of College Point and American Martyrs of Bayside. The wins improved the team’s record to 4-0. The Intermediates (eighth graders) defeated Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament of Bayside, 31-9, to record their first victory of the season. The Bantam “A” team improved its unbeaten record to 3-0 with a big win over Sts. Joachim & Anne of Queens Village. The PeeWee division team dropped a close decision at OLBS in Bayside 12-8 on Saturday and were beaten 20-6 by St. Andrew’s of Flushing on Sunday at PS 191. OLS PeeWee baskets were scored by Carly Farrone, Caitlyn Graham and Ellie Alexandrou. The Intermediate “D” team was defeated by St. Nicholas of Tolentine, 36-22, in an action-packed game. Ashley Dodd led the OLS scoring attack. Lauren Moskowitz scored four points for Snows in the defeat. Christina Mastrolembo and Kerry Hentrich rounded out the scoring for the OLS eighth graders. The OLS Junior team topped Our Lady of Angelus of Rego Park, 37-31, in a see-saw battle that went down to the final seconds before Andrea Barcia iced the game with free throws. Denise Fath and Susan Divald led the OLS scoring attack.
