Morris County Girls Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal recaps: Chalk holds in Morris

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Four games, four top seeds winning.

That’s how it went at Morris Knolls High School on Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament. Morris Catholic - the tournament’s prohibitive favorites - rolled to a big win, while top challenger Montville cruised over Jefferson.

Here is a look at the other results on the day.

#1 Morris Catholic 94, #8 Pequannock 41

Daniella Matus led all scorers with 20 points, helping top-seeded Morris Catholic - No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20 to a 94-41 victory over eighth-seeded Pequannock on Saturday evening.

Matus sunk four three-balls on a day in which the 17-3 Crusaders jumped out to a 58-29 lead at the half. Morris Catholic advances to play the Randolph-Madison winner in next Saturday’s semifinals.

Natalie Stoupakis pumped in 18, and Mia Pauldo added 14 for the winners. Alexis Rosenfeld was the fourth Morris Catholic player to reach double figures with 11.

Faith Tucker scored 15 to lead Pequannock, which fell to 12-5 on the year. Nicole Klimek also reached double figures with 10 for the Panthers.

#4 Randolph 44, #5 Madison 42

Balanced scoring was the way for fourth-seeded Randolph, which edged fifth-seeded Madison, 44-42, in quarterfinal action. The Rams held off a 16-8 Madison surge in the fourth to clinch the victory.

Madison Jenisch led the way with 13 points for the Rams, now a sparkling 18-1 on the season, while her sister Sydney reached double figures with 10. Aliyah Lambo also added 11 for the winners.

Alex Reigle led all scorers for 17 points for the Dodgers, who fell to 15-4.

#3 Chatham 52, #11 Hanover Park 23

Third-seeded Chatham, a mainstay in this stage of the MCT, had little issue with upstart Hanover Park in a 52-23 decision on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars, who seized total control of the game with an 18-2 second quarter to make it 29-9 at the half. Chatham (12-11) advances to play second-seeded Montville in next Saturday’s semifinal.

Samantha Cicerone scored six to pace Hanover Park, which fell to 13-6 on the season.

#2 Montville 41, #7 Jefferson 21

Carly Werheim led all scorers with 13 points, propelling second-seeded Montville - No. 18 in the NJ.com Top 20 - to a 41-21 victory over seventh-seeded Jefferson on Saturday afternoon.

The Mustangs, now 17-3 on the season, advance to a monster semifinal matchup with Chatham next Saturday. Grace Kowalski added 11 for Montville, which hopped out to a 22-11advantage at the half.

Emily Poulas’ nine points paced Jefferson, which fell to 14-6.

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