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Caldwell's Tea Fiore(10) was red-hot from perimeter while sinking four 3-pointers and Chiefs were tenacious throughout in Thursday's 59-35 win vs. Johnson. In the second photo Caldwell's Adriana Brown is pressured from behind by Crusaders' Julia Lettini, and in bottom photo everyone has their focus on the rim as a shot goes up during the much-anticipated battle of two undefeated teams. (SC photos and by Jeff Stiefbold) (continued from page 1) Johnson also lost the services of its veteran playmaker Lilly Fitzharris, who had to exit the game late in the first half after absorbing a sprained ankle. “We were doing OK for a while there in the early going; but, once Lilly went down, we were in further trouble,” said Johnson’s 10th-year coach Joe Marino. “But, no excuses because Caldwell is certainly a strong team, is well coached and they play well together. “They’re fast, we gave them two many second and third chances, plus Fiore fakes and drives very well in addition to being red hot from the outside against us today. “We need to learn from this loss and look to pick it up Saturday vs. Union Catholic in an important game for us with the Union County Tournament seeding meeting next Wednesday (Feb. 4). “While it’s looking like it will be 1-New Providence and 2-Westfield, 3 through 6 can still be determined in the next few days.” Caldwell, the top seed in the Essex County Tournament, hosts 16th-seeded East Orange Campus on Saturday in a first-round game as that journey starts for the Chiefs, who already have regular season wins over second-seeded and defending ECT champion West Orange and third-seeded Arts, but with some more big games yet to come in the county tournament. “We’ll prepare for East Orange and continue to focus on each and every game in front of us,” said Caldwell coach Amanda Keenan. “We faced a good Johnson team today which works hard at both ends of the floor, and now we get ready for our first county tournament game. “We have to continue to show good patience on offense. play strong pressure defense while getting in those passing lanes, winning the ’50-50’ balls and rebounding. “The hustle and grittiness our girls show is contagious, and whoever is on the floor at the moment is all in!” JOHNSON (14-1) 10 10 10 5 -35 Follow Sideline Chatter on 'X' @Chattermeister
Caldwell's Tea Fiore (10) was finding avenues to the basket, Johnson's coach Joe Marino tried to get his team going during a timeout and the Crusaders' valuable point guard Lilly Fitzharris had to sat on the bench with her sprained ankle elevated for the entire second half of Thursday's independent contest after absorbing her injury late in second quarter.
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