Girls Basketball: West Essex cruises past Livingston

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West Essex rode the performances of Olivia Weiss, Sasha Resnick, and Jordan Cohen to a 41-21 defeat of Livingston, in Livingston.

Weiss (13 points), Resnick (12 points), and Cohen (11 points) combined for 36 points as West Essex (12-5) won its third straight game. Resnick also pulled down 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double.

Leading by just one after the first quarter, West Essex went on an 11-3 run in the second to take a 20-11 lead into halftime.

The Knights pulled away in the third with a 29-16 lead, and closed the game on an 11-5 run.

Livingston (3-13) was led by Jordyn Fersko’s eight points and three rebounds.

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