Lady Warriors Win 52 Straight Games
Last night it was the NH girls Class L semi-finals at Southern New Hampshire University. Winnacunnet and Pinkerton moved on to the championship games. Winnacunnet beat Keene 62-34 and Pinkerton toppled Londonderry 60-39.
There was plenty of talent on all four teams. 7 NH girls players in the Class of 2010 have already commited to playing basketball for good college teams next year. 6 of them were playing at SNHU last night.
The highlight of the night was being able to see the top 2 ranked players in the class playing against one another. Winnacunnet's Tiffany Ruffin, the #1 ranked player and Boston College recruit took on Keene and their #2 ranked prospect Cammie Warner, who takes her game to Quinnipiac next season. Ruffin is a 5'8" guard and Warner is a 6'2" forward, so they didn't match-up on the floor. But Ruffin got the better of Warner, on the stat sheet and on the scoreboard. She led all scorers with 25 points, leading her team to a blowout victory. Warner played well, especially early, and finished with 14 points. But she didn't get enough help from her teammates, and Winnacunnet has just too much talent.
The other game was also a route, with Pinkerton advancing past arch-rival Londonderry. The Astros were led by a pair of senior guards who will be playing college ball next year. A.J. Guidi had 20 points and 11 rebounds (UMass-Lowell), Laura Pierce (pictured above) chipped in with 12 (Wheaton College).
