The Patriots started out strong, but the North Warren girls’ basketball team couldn’t outlast Belvidere Febuary 17th in a high-scoring game. The Seaters carried the day 52-46 although North Warren kept on pace with Belvidere, even coming out ahead in the first quarter.
Ending the third period just a point ahead, Belvidere surged for 15 points in the fourth while North Warren mustered 10.
“It was a tough one, yeah,” said Head Coach Jill Masker. “We played good in spurts but there were also spurts where we couldn’t make a basket, and that hurt us.”
Masker added that the fourth quarter has been the bane of the team all season. The Pats have come out strong in the first or third quarters for most of the year, but don’t keep it going.
“The fourth quarter has been a rough quarter for us all year,” Masker said.
Karissa Shaffer led North Warren with 13 points, followed by Kathryn Hunsinger with 12 who sunk four three-pointers, one in each quarter. Kirin May put nine points on the board.
With a 56-36 loss to Passaic Charter February 20th, the Patriots finish the season 6-19 and 5-9 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
