Cranford boys', girls' basketball teams begin week with 5-game winning streaks; Boys' host Hillside Tuesday, girls' are at Johnson Friday, Jan. 29 - Cranford Navigator
The girls’ begin the week 10-2 overall, winners of five straight, and 5-2 in the UCC’s Mountain Division. Roselle Catholic and Roselle are tied for first in the Mountain Division with just one loss each – RC to Cranford and Roselle to RC. Cranford’s setbacks are both by two points at GL 37-35 and at Roselle 52-50.
Cranford is scheduled to host Roselle Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. and GL Feb. 19 at 7 p.m., with the GL home game scheduled to be its 14th and final Mountain Division contest.
The teams in the Mountain Division this year are: Roselle Catholic, Roselle, Cranford, Johnson, Governor Livingston, Hillside, Union Catholic and Roselle Park.
Cranford’s only game this week is at Johnson this Friday night at 7. Johnson, after winning at Union Catholic 36-23 Friday night, improved to 7-4 overall with its third straight win. That put the Crusaders at 3-4 in the Mountain Division.
When Cranford and Johnson first clashed in conference play back on Dec. 22 in Cranford, the host Cougars downed the visiting Crusaders 46-31.
Cranford received fine games from junior Sara Gugliuci and sophomore Morgan Miller in Friday’s 58-30 home conference win over Roselle Park. Gugliuci poured in a team-high 17 points, while Miller added 10.
Miller nailed a three-pointer with 12 seconds left to send Tuesday’s non-conference game at Linden to overtime. Then senior Taylor D’Antico hit a three-pointer and Miller produced a conventional three-point play to lift the Cougars past the host Tigers 44-39 in single overtime.
Cranford followed that win with a dominating 56-18 non-conference triumph at Brearley Thursday.
Cranford girls' 5-game winning streak:
Jan. 12: (A) Cranford 46, Westfield 40 – non-league
Jan. 16: (A) Cranford 49, Roselle Catholic 47
Jan. 19: (A) Cranford 44, Linden 39 (OT) – non-league
Jan. 21: (A) Cranford 56, Brearley 18 – non-league
Jan. 22: (H) Cranford 58, Roselle Park 50
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