Girls' Basketball
Varsity
Welcome & About the Program
STATE PREP A CHAMPIONS
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023
— MAPL CHAMPS —
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Thank you for your interest in Blair basketball. Over the past several years, we have become one of the premier girls' basketball programs in the country, and we are known for our unique combination of athletic and academic excellence.
A Premier Girls’ Basketball Program
On the court, we have won our league and state titles the last three years, during which time, we have had a McDonald’s All-American, four straight N.J. Prep players of the year, and ten Division I players. All this while playing one of the most competitive basketball schedules in the country.
The varsity girls' basketball team competes nationally, including in contests with Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) opponents (Peddie, Pennington, Lawrenceville, Hun, Hill and Mercersburg) and the country's top public and private high schools. The season culminates with the MAPL and NJISAA prep "A" tournaments. In 2019 and 2020, Blair placed second in the Insider Exposure Independent School National Championship in Mooresville, North Carolina.
We pride ourselves on our tough defense, our team play and our commitment to doing whatever it takes to succeed. We work on our individual skills a great deal, but we are committed to the idea that basketball is ultimately a team game. We value hustle plays, an unselfish commitment to the team, communication on and off the court, and toughness in how we approach our lives. We also believe that basketball should be fun and seek to maintain a sense of joy in the way we play.
We are about far more than basketball, however. Blair players are well-rounded young women who are constantly striving to improve themselves as students, as athletes and as people. They are leaders in the classroom; they are involved in serving their community; and they are good people who will end up making this world a better place.
Well-Rounded Student Athletes
Blair is not a basketball school, but one of the most rigorous academic institutions in the country. To succeed here, you must be committed to your academic work and you must be willing to respond positively to a close-knit community of similarly driven people from all over the world.
Therefore, we are looking to develop great basketball players but, more than that, great women who will be future leaders of this world. We are very proud of our school and our team. If you are someone who wants to be a part of something bigger than yourself, to push yourself to new heights, to win a lot of games and to have fun doing it, please contact Coach Gregory Rosnick at 908-362-6121 x2056
Meet the Coaches
Meet Coach Rosnick
Greg Rosnick joined Blair in 2022 as the assistant dean of admission and head girls' varsity basketball coach. Since 2017, Greg has served as assistant coach of women’s basketball at Columbia University in New York City. In addition to coaching and teaching physical education there, Greg has been deeply involved in the team’s recruiting efforts, helping to bring the best student athletes to Columbia in his role as international recruiting coordinator. His responsibilities also included strategy and analytics, scheduling and accountability efforts. Prior to Columbia, Greg served as assistant coach of men’s basketball at Colby College in Maine (2013-2017), Haverford College in Pennsylvania (2012-2013) and Belchertown High School in Massachusetts (2011-2012). Since earning his BA in political science at Haverford in 2009 and MA in teaching from Smith College in 2010, Greg has been active in basketball camps as well, most recently co-founding and directing DiverseCity from 2007 to 2017.
Contact Coach Rosnick at rosnickg@blair.edu for any questions.
Meet Coach Raley
History faculty member Anna Raley serves as the assistant girls' varsity basketball coach. In 2022, she became the head varsity volleyball coach. Previously, she was the head JV volleyball coach at the Rabun Gap Nacoochee School. Ms. Raley was also a former collegiate soccer and basketball player at Huntingdon College.
Meet Coach Doldoorian
Math teacher Danyelle Doldoorian, an alumna of Trinity College, holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and educational studies. At Blair, she teaches algebra 2 honors BC, pre-calculus and number theory courses, coaches girls’ basketball and field hockey, and helps run Blair’s Healthy Relationships Committee (HRC) activity. Prior to coming to Blair, Danyelle gained basketball and field hockey coaching experience while serving as a camp director and coach for various programs, and she worked as a teaching assistant and admission associate at Trinity College. Danyelle resides and serves dorm duty in Annie Hall.
Schedule
View directions to athletic events. To read recaps about past events, go to the "Team News" tab above.
Opponent | Date | Time | Advantage | Result | Score | Status |
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South Shore Christian Academy @ Gauchos Gym - Scrimmage
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Sacred Heart Greenwich - Scrimmage
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Friends Central
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NYG Event
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TBD
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Life Center Academy
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She Got Game vs. TBD @ Washington DC
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TBD
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She Got Game vs. TBD @ Washington DC
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TBD
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Away | |||
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St. Benedict's Prep
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She Got Game vs. TBD @ @ St. John Vianney
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TBD
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CoBL Winter Classic vs TBD @ Jefferson University
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TBD
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Away | |||
Insider Exposure Tournament @ South Shore High School (Brooklyn, NY)
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TBD
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Away | |||
Insider Exposure Tournament @ South Shore High School (Brooklyn, NY)
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TBD
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Pennington
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Peddie
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Hill School
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Mercersburg
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Perkiomen School
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George School
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Hun
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Lawrenceville
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Gauchos
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TBD
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Putnam Science Academy
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Rutgers Prep
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MAPLs @ Lawrenceville
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TBD
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MAPLs @ Lawrenceville
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TBD
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States - TBD
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TBD
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States - TBD
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TBD
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Home | |||
State Final - TBD
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TBD
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Roster
Team News
Recaps
Recently, sophomore Ava Fajardo '26 had an incredible impact on the U16 Gilas Pilipinas national team, leading them to win the 2023 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Division B Championship. Emerging as their team leader, Ava dominated all over the basketball court.
On Thursday, April 13, eight Bucs were celebrated by the community as they made commitments to play college sports next year.
The girls' varsity basketball team earned their 10th state title this past Saturday with a 76-55 victory over Gill St. Bernard in NJISAA Prep A state championship. With this win, Blair ended their season with an overall 17-10 record, playing against nationally ranked teams all across the country.
Girls’ Varsity Basketball Named 2016 State & MAPL Champions
Less than a week after defeating Mercersburg Academy in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) tournament, the girls’ varsity basketball team won the N.J. prep “A” state championship with a 20-point victory over The Lawrenceville School. 2016 marked the sixth-consecutive year that Blair girls’ basketball has ended the season as MAPL and state champions. This latest victory was also the sixth-consecutive win for the lady Bucs, who ended the regular season with an exciting victory over New Jersey’s top-ranked team, Rutgers Prep.
Temi Fagbenle ’11 Drafted to WNBA
Temi Fagbenle ’11 was selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the 35th pick of the 2016 WNBA draft on April 14.
Temi will join the Lynx for the 2017 season, following the completion of her final collegiate basketball season at the University of Southern California, where she led the Trojans in nearly every statistical category this season while working toward her master’s degree. Prior to that, she played three seasons of basketball for Harvard University, where she broke a number of school records and earned several outstanding achievement awards for her skills on the court.
An Olympian, Temi represented Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Games in London. At Blair, she helped the Bucs earn three Mid-Atlantic Prep League titles and a state championship in her three seasons at the School. At the conclusion of her final season with the Bucs, Temi was recognized as a 2011 McDonald's All-American. Temi also played varsity tennis at Blair and starred in the School’s rendition of the musical The Drowsy Chaperone during her senior year.
Alums
Professional & International Athletes
Temi Fagbenle '11
Minnesota Lynx (WNBA)
Batouly Camara '15
Guinea National Team
Olivia Miles '21
USA Basketball
Sami Hill '13
Canadian National Team
Camille Clarin '19
Philippines National Team (3x3)
Annette Snow '12
Maccabi Ashdodin
(Israel Professional League)
Former Collegiate Athletes
Year | Name | School |
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2009 | Christelle Akon-Akech | Fairfield |
2010 | Shaina Earle | Quinnipiac |
2011 | Temi Fagbenle | Harvard/USC |
2011 | Nicole Lem | NYU |
2012 | Bridget Ryan | West Point |
2012 | Annette Snow | Lafayette |
2012 | Femi Hamilton | Cal State Dominguez |
2013 | Sami Hill | Virginia Tech |
2014 | Sadie Edwards | USC |
2014 | Kate Ryan | Columbia |
2015 | Batouly Camara | UConn |
2015 | Bre Cavanaugh | Fordham |
2015 | Cy Lippold | Dartmouth |
2015 | Lauren Vostal | Williams |
2016 | Felicia Aiyeotan | Virginia |
2018 | Onome Akinbode-James | Duke |
2018 | Katie Douglas | Dartmouth |
2018 | Sydney Brown | UCSD |
2019 | Thuraya Abdul-Hamid | American |
2019 | Camille Clarin | National University |
2021 | Olivia Miles | University of Notre Dame |
2021 | Dominique Darius | UCLA |
2021 | Helena Friend | Pepperdine University |
2022 | Tara Johnson | Depaul |
2022 | Tabitha Amanze | Princeton |
2022 | Sophia Davis | Tufts |
2022 | Ally Lovisolo | Loyola Maryland University |
2023 | Jaylin Hartman | George Washington University |
2023 | Isabella Murray | Monmouth University |
Photos
Past Results
Winter 2021-2022
Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
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vs.
Life Center Academy
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Win | 62-58 |
She Got Game vs. Bishop O'Connell (VA) @ DC
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Win | 74-50 |
She Got Game vs. Markham Prep (ON) @ DC
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Loss | 61-67 |
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Westtown School
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Win | 60-54 |
She Got Game vs. TPLS Christian Academy (VA) @ Holmdel High School
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Win | 63-51 |
She Got Game vs. Marlboro @ Holmdel High School
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Win | 64-36 |
vs.
Peddie
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Win | 62-9 |
vs.
Rutgers Prep
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Loss | 58-80 |
vs.
Hill School
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Win | 78-39 |
vs.
St. Benedict's Prep
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Win | 69-28 |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Win | 55-13 |
vs.
Hun
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Win | 73-46 |
vs.
Perkiomen School
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Win | 69-37 |
St John Vianney Gauchos Showcase
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Loss | 58-75 |
vs.
Mercersburg
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Win | 88-28 |
Paul VI
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Loss | 54-74 |
State Quarters
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vs.
Saddle River Day School
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Loss | 49-65 |
Franklin High School
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Win | 52-36 |
MAPL Tournament
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MAPL Semis vs. Peddie
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Win | 84-36 |
MAPL Finals vs. Hun
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Win | 78-40 |
State Semis vs. St. Benedict's
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Win | 74-63 |
State Finals vs. Hun
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Win | 87-41 |
Winter 2019-2020
Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
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Monroe Community College (scrimmage)
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Win | 113-31 |
vs.
Putnam Science Academy
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Win | 53-42 |
vs.
Life Center Academy
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Win | 65-53 |
vs.
Stuart Country Day
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Win | 84-38 |
Bradford Christian @ She's Got Game (The St. James, Springfield, Virginia)
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Loss | 63-72 |
Paul VI @ She's Got Game (The St. James, Springfield, Virginia)
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Loss | 37-57 |
Southwest Academy @ Nike Tournament of Champions
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Win | 74-64 |
Life Center Academy @ Nike Tournament of Champions
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Win | 70-44 |
Stuart Day @ Nike Tournament of Champions
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Win | 63-45 |
Hamilton Heights @ Nike Tournament of Champions
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Loss | 48-64 |
Lincoln Prep @ Nike Tournament of Champions
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Win | 74-62 |
New Year's Resolution Tournament vs Father Redmond Prep @ Eastside HS - Paterson, NJ
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Win | 73-44 |
Blue Star HS Invitational vs. Nuemann Goretti @ Jefferson University
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Win | 61-56 |
vs.
Hun
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Win | 86-37 |
St. Thomas Aquinas @ JFK High School (Paterson, NJ)
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Win | 59-48 |
vs.
Peddie
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Win | 79-35 |
vs.
Hill School
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Win | 71-36 |
vs.
Mercersburg
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Win | 81-37 |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Win | 72-27 |
vs.
Sparta High School
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Win | 72-42 |
Saddle River @ Warrior Classic
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Win | 59-57 |
Abington Friends @ Warrior Classic
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Win | 77-48 |
Metro Classic vs. Sierra Canyon
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Loss | 53-61 |
MAPLs @ Hill
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Win | 75-38 |
MAPLs @ Hill
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Win | 79-47 |
State Semis vs. Peddie
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Win | 74-36 |
State Finals vs. Hun
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Win | 76-52 |
J. Addison (ON) @ Insider Exposure Independent School Nationals, Mooresville, NC
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Win | 68-46 |
St. Laurent @ Insider Exposure Independent School Nationals, Mooresville, NC
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Win | 63-41 |
Finals vs Winston Salem Christian Insider Exposure Independent School Nationals, Mooresville, NC
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Loss | 47-53 |
Winter 2018-2019
Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
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vs.
Putnam Science Academy
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Loss | 63-77 |
Navy Prep
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Win | 67-58 |
vs.
Life Center Academy
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Win | 42-34 |
Worcester
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Loss | 53-68 |
Tilton @ Worcester
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Win | 69-43 |
National Christian @ She's Got Game
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Loss | 47-66 |
Westridge @ She Got Game
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Loss | 41-52 |
Riverdale Baptist (MD) - NJ Sparks @ Eastside High (Paterson, NJ)
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Loss | 39-49 |
Trenton Catholic - NJ Sparks @ Eastside High (Paterson, NJ)
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Win | 59-55 |
vs.
Hun
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Win | 92-35 |
Franklin - Girls Basketball Showcase @ JFK High - Paterson, NJ
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Loss | 56-66 |
vs.
Peddie
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Win | 76-33 |
vs.
Pennington
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Win | 61-50 |
vs.
Hill School
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Win | 75-48 |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Win | 67-26 |
vs.
Life Center Academy
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Win | 87-44 |
King’s Christian @ MECCA (NYC)
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Win | 68-32 |
vs.
Mercersburg
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Win | 89-54 |
Newark Arts High School - Warrior Classic @ Life Center Academy
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Win | 79-38 |
Saint Laurent (Canada) - Warrior Classic @ Life Center Academy
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Loss | 51-65 |
Mercersburg (MAPLs Semi Finals)
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Win | 67-26 |
Lawrenceville (MAPL Finals)
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Win | 76-47 |
vs.
Immaculate Conception
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Win | 69-49 |
State Semi Finals vs. Kent Place
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Win | 75-49 |
Independent School Nationals First Round Comenius (SC) @ Talbert Rec Center – Mooresville, NC
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Win | 68-35 |
Independent School Nationals Qtrs Crestwood (Ontario) @ Mooresville, NC
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Win | 71-68 |
Independent School Nationals Semi Finals vs St. Laurent (QC) @ Mooresville, NC
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Win | 70-63 (OT) |
Independent School Nationals Finals vs Westridge Academy (NC) @ Mooresville, NC
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Loss | 47-56 |
State Finals vs. Pennington
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Loss | 68-72 |
Winter 2017-2018
Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
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vs.
Life Center Academy
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Loss | 41-45 |
vs.
Pennington
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Win | 64-51 |
ASA
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Win | 60-57 |
East Orange - Sparks Invitational, Paterson NJ
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Win | 62-37 |
Lincoln Prep (Canada) - Sparks Invitational, Paterson, NJ
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Win | 56-48 |
vs.
Hun
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Win | 58-35 |
Northfield Mt Hermon (MA) - SayYesToSuccess
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Win | 85-71 |
vs.
Putnam Science Academy
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Win | 61-53 |
vs.
Peddie
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Win | 70-37 |
vs.
Hill School
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Win | 70-39 |
vs.
Mercersburg
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Win | 67-25 |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Win | 69-48 |
vs.
Life Center Academy
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Win | 61-57 |
Rock Creek Christian (MD) - Mecca Challenge
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Loss | 39-52 |
Saddle River Day School
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Win | 72-69 |
TPLS Christian Academy (VA) - Warrior Winter Classic @ Life Center Academy
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Win | 51-46 |
E.S. Saint Laurent (CAN) - Warrior Winter Classic @ Life Center Academy
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Win | 67-57 |
Semifinals - MAPLs @ Hun
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Win | 64-35 |
Finals - MAPLs @ Hun
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Win | 77-39 |
vs.
Rutgers Prep
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Loss | 54-65 |
vs.
Immaculate Conception
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Win | 67-32 |
vs.
States (semis), Pingry
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Loss | 52-54 |
Independent School National Championships in Charlotte, NC
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Win | 59-50 |
JV
Overview
Girls' Junior Varsity Basketball Program
The girls' JV basketball team prides itself on good sportsmanship, teamwork and having fun while developing fundamental basketball skills. Players at all levels are welcome to join. Our goal is to develop each player’s ability and understanding of the game as we work together as a team to become our collective best. We encourage one another on and off the court, and are committed to hard work and positive attitudes.
As a prep school in New Jersey, our girls' JV basketball team plays a competitive schedule against Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) rivals Hun, Peddie, Mercersburg, Lawrenceville and Hill as well as other independent schools and local public high schools. Competing in a 15-game schedule, the season concludes in the mid-February, right before Blair's Headmasters' Societies Games.
Inquire today or contact head coach Sharon Merrifield at merris@blair.edu to learn more about the JV girls' basketball team at our unique private school in New Jersey.
Meet the Coaches
Meet Coach Hadden
Kelly Hadden serves as the head JV girls' basketball coach. She joined Blair’s faculty in 2009 and was appointed science department chair in 2017. Having completed her undergraduate work in biology at The College of New Jersey in 1996, she worked for nearly 10 years as a research scientist at Purdue Pharmaceuticals. At Blair, Kelly has taught chemistry, biology, honors biology, AP biology, integrated science research and pharmaceutical science, a science elective she developed. She serves dorm duty in Flight Deck and lives off campus in Hardwick, New Jersey, with her husband, John, and their three children, John Jr. ’21, Makenna ’23 and Shane ’25.
Meet Coach Maguire
Mackenzie Maguire joined Blair in 2022 as an admission associate and head girls’ varsity lacrosse coach. Prior to working at Williams College as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach, Mackenzie earned her BS in business marketing with a minor in sports management from the University of Mary Washington in 2019. During her time as a student athlete, she served as a collegiate team captain, made four NCAA appearances and was named rookie of the year by various sports conferences. At Williams, Mackenzie worked as recruiting coordinator, a mentor for student athlete development, and as a coach on and off the field. Mackenzie’s previous professional experience includes working as a sales-and-marketing associate for Trilogy Lacrosse and as a trainee in GEICO’s management-development program for claims adjusters. Additionally, Mackenzie serves as the assistant girls' JV basketball coach.
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Advantage | Result | Score | Status |
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vs.
Peddie
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Away | Win | 29-16 | |
vs.
Hill School
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Home | Win | 29-20 | |
vs.
Peddie
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Home | Win | 30-21 | |
vs.
Hill School
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Away | Loss | 23-26 | |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Away | CANCELLED | ||
vs.
Hun
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Away | POSTPONED: TBD | ||
vs.
Perkiomen School
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Home | CANCELLED | ||
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Home | CANCELLED | ||
vs.
Hun
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Home | Loss | 22-48 | |
vs.
North Warren
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Home | Loss | 39-40 | |
vs.
Perkiomen School
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Away | Win | 34-22 |