Our team, 12-3 record, is playing some darn good basketball and I wish they got the same crowds the boys teams get. I know this is a common problem but I just think it’s a shame for our players. Unfortunately it’s almost become accepted in girls sports but it frustrates me.
Lost a hard fought game to Archbishop Carroll tonight in overtime 35-31. Not the way we wanted to end the season but I could not be more proud of our team. They gave everything they had tonight and every night. This is a special group. Finished with a 25-5 record.
Super proud of you
@M_Francione5
The hard work and dedication has paid off. Can’t wait to watch you do great thinks for
@ScrantonWBB
and
@bjo2225
. Excited for our season to start!
Could not be prouder of our team today. Qualified for the 6A 🏀 tournament with a 47-40 win over a very good Methacton team. Total team effort today across the board. Excited to keep playing.
Huge congrats to our All Central League selections
@M_Francione5
1st Team,
@RyannJennings0
2nd Team,
@JaniePreston15
and
@bellav33_
Honorable Mention. Well deserved for 4 great young women. Could not be more proud of them and their teammates who helped make these honors possible.
Big win tonight vs a talented North Penn team 75-55 to lock up the District one 3 seed.
@RyannJennings0
with a monster 35 points 10 rebounds,
@JaniePreston15
19 points,
@M_Francione5
9 points 6 assists. Excited to get back to work and prep for states.
Posting this only to acknowledge how lucky I am to have coached so many great kids over the years. Really means a lot to me to celebrate this with such a great group. Thank you!!
What a great night celebrating these four seniors! Each one has had an enormous impact on our program over the last 4 years and on me. I can not thank them enough for their dedication and commitment to making this program what it has become.
Nice win today vs. Garnet Valley 56-26 to finish off districts. Now on to states!
@M_Francione5
15 pts 7 Reba 5 ast 5 stls,
@JaniePreston15
10 pts 8 rebs,
@bellav33_
10 pts 5 rebs,
@RyannJennings0
8 pts 4 rebs and some great defense. Really proud of this group but not done yet!🏀
2023-2024 Captains. Arielle LePage, Isabella Valencia, Katrina Valencia and Marisa Francione. Could not have 4 better people to help lead our team. Can’t wait to watch them thrive in this role!
32 teams left in the state in 6A! Excited to watch our kids compete Friday night vs the reigning 5A state champs now in 6A. Game is at Archbishop Carroll at 6pm. Win or go home!
Great first game of the season today. 55-30 win over a well coached tough Dunmore team.
@JaniePreston15
17 points 6 rebounds and
@RyannJennings0
with 16 points 11 rebounds. Total team effort and tons of energy on the defensive end.
Great defensive effort tonight and a total team effort. Could not be more proud of this group. Excited to get a chance to play in the district 1 semifinals vs a very good SpringFord team Wednesday night at Stoga.
.
@stogagirlsbball
coach AJ Thompson knew his team's defense would decide how good the Pioneers could be this year. He was right as Conestoga locked up
@GVWBB
on Saturday to reach the District 1 semis for the first time since 1979:
What a win tonight in triple overtime against a very very good Haverford team. Could not be prouder of the fight our girls showed tonight.
@MarisaF42077137
with the game winner with 1.6 seconds left. The whole team earned this one!!!
Huge thank you to
@PVGBBALL
&
@stogagirlsbball
for making the trip this morning! Lots of talent on these three teams!!
Good luck this season, looking forward to following you!!
Nothing better than having the first open gym and 17 girls show up ready to work. Girls coming right from fall sports practices with tons of energy. Can’t wait for this season!
Thank you for having us today
@hooplove215
@jmverlin
@Owen_McCue
It was a great event and great competition. Thanks for promoting girls basketball. Our girls did a great job competing and finished the day 2-0. Can’t wait for the season to start!
These guys do a phenomenal job covering local hoops but selfishly I really appreciate all the support they give to the girls basketball community. No one does it better! I ask all teams to donate as much as you can to make sure they can continue to do great work.
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College coaches if you’re looking for a PG in the class of 2024 how about one that gets you 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 12 assists to only 2 turnovers while helping lead her
@LadyRunnin
team to the final 4 of the
@hgsl_girls
@M_Francione5
is the real deal.
Said goodbye to a very special coach, friend and mentor today. This is what being part of a team is all about. When tough times hit you have someone to lean on. So proud of this team and love these girls. We will miss Coach Ricci for sure! Love you Pete. RIP 🙏
Love seeing our Stoga players doing so well during the AAU season. I watched 10 of our players this weekend at Spooky Nook and each of them is getting top notch coaching and playing really well. Excited for the rest of the AAU season and next high school season.
Thank you so much to
@jmverlin
@BobbiMorgan7
@Nate2coach
@IzziMetz
and
@_StefanThompson
for talking with our programs tonight about all things student athlete at the collegiate level and recruiting. Invaluable information from really experienced successful people. Great insight!
@RyannJennings0
with a huge night tonight! 31 points in a 66-32 win over Upper Darby. A lot of those points came from the unselfish play of her teammates and some great assists.
@RyannJennings0
with a huge night tonight! 31 points in a 66-32 win over Upper Darby. A lot of those points came from the unselfish play of her teammates and some great assists.
Congrats to
@M_Francione5
on being named Mainline Athlete of the week! Well deserved! Such a hard worker, coachable, and team first point guard. Great all around kid. Very proud coach!
Love that Marisa is getting the recognition she deserves. No one plays harder or is more important to her team. Great player, great leader and better person. PIAA Preview: Southeastern PA under-the-radar girls to know
Great team win tonight 43-21 vs Hatboro Horsham.
@RyannJennings0
12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals,
@ruth_lanouette
chipped in 11 points. Thanks
@BB_Classic
for having us. Great environment and super well run.
Great win tonight vs Council Rock South 60-33.
@JaniePreston15
and
@RyannJennings0
with 21 points. Team defense was really good all night. Proud of our team’s effort tonight.
Congrats to
@M_Francione5
on her 4th team selection and
@RyannJennings0
and
@JaniePreston15
on their honorable mention selections. Really proud of our whole group. These 3 are getting a lot of recognition but it’s because of how unselfish our team is as a whole. Proud coach!!
Great team effort tonight to get the win vs. Marple 61-12.
@RyannJennings0
12 points,
@ruth_lanouette
10 points, Rebecca Schmidt 10 points and 7 others who scored tonight. It’s fun coaching a team that is full of unselfish players who just want to see each other succeed.
Even when you know it’s probably going to happen sooner rather than later losing a parent sucks! Thanks for always having my back and believing in me, Old Man. I love you!
Big Central League matchup tomorrow as 10-2 Springfield comes to 10-3 Conestoga. It’s also Cancer awareness night as we honor our friend & fellow coach, Pete Ricci, who we sadly lost to cancer a couple years ago. Help us raise money for cancer awareness and support our team. 🏀💜
Awesome time for our team at the
@novawbb
game yesterday. Also able to sneak into the Ethics Bowl at Nova to see our very own
@ruth_lanouette
make it to the semi finals!
Great win tonight vs. a well coached Upper Darby team 70-34. Everyone scored for us tonight and now we take some time off to celebrate the holidays before traveling to Wildwood for the
@BB_Classic
Looking forward to it!
Great team win today vs Strath Haven 61-30. Awesome to see such even scoring: Katie 12, Katrina 11, Kate, Bella, and Janie with 9 each and Marisa F with 8. Way to share the ball today! 7-2 keep it rolling.
Big team win tonight over a scrappy tough Pennncrest team to get to 10-3 on the season.
@M_Francione5
12 points 9 rebounds
@RyannJennings0
12 points 4 rebounds 3 assists
@JaniePreston15
11 points 6 rebounds
Great team win tonight vs Lower Merion 57-19. 18 made field goals on 14 assists. Continue our unselfish play and love our team’s enthusiasm when others score. Ryann Jennings 16 points 9 Rebounds, Bella Valencia 8 points, Maggie Neary 7 points, 3 assists, Ruth Lanouette 5 assists
Great way to cap off an 18-4 regular season with a 54-14 game over Upper Darby.
@RyannJennings0
16 pts 9 rebs Emma Santello 10 points, Elsie Lukens 7 points,
@M_Francione5
6 pts 5 rebs,
@katrinav_12
8 assists. So proud of this team. Time to turn our attention to playoffs!
Great team win last night vs Radnor 39-36. Always nice to squeak one out when maybe you don’t deserve it but a win is a win.
@katrinav_12
led the team with 15 going 3/6 from 3 and
@bellav33_
hits the game winner at the buzzer.
@M_Francione5
finished with 10 points and 4 assists.
Congrats to
@RyannJennings0
and
@M_Francione5
for being selected to the All-CoBL Team. Thank you to
@jmverlin
and the whole
@hooplove215
crew for recognizing all these great players and providing such great coverage throughout the year.
This duo is going to be something special at the next level. No one I’d rather have leading our team than
@M_Francione5
, great player but an exceptional person. I’ve seen
@lizziehalligan_
play a lot w/ the
@LadyRunnin
team. They complement each other extremely well on the court.
Great win today against a tough physical Reading High School team 59-41. Kate Galica led all scorers with 28 points and 6 steals. Marisa Francione added 14 and 5 steals. Girls settled in after a jittery start and really got after it. Like the direction we are headed. 2-0!!
From Philly to
@nyliberty
game for the first time. Lots of Liberty gear plus Maggie decided to rock two different
@breannastewart
shoes. Last time we went to NY (Syracuse) to see one of Maggie’s favorite players
@sabrina_i20
it went really well!
Coach AJ Thompson saw potential in Marisa Francione (
@M_Francione5
) six years ago. Now a senior, she's become
@stogagirlsbball
's best player and its leader.
She scored 12 points with five rebounds in Thursday's win over
@Fordsgbball
.
✍️
@FCourtney27
:
.
@LadyRunnin
wins 52-45 over
@FeverForceAAU
to advance to 17U semifinals. Taylor Koenig has 12 and Caleigh Sperling scores 11, including clutch FTs late. Marisa Francione adds 9 pts, 2 ast, 7 stl. Molly Driscoll with 12, Maddison Maynard 11, Madison Siggins 9 for Fever.
Gutted out a tough one tonight to get the win vs. Garnet Valley 45-40.
@JaniePreston15
14 pts 6 rebounds
@RyannJennings0
12 pts 6 rebounds
@M_Francione5
10 points 5 rebounds. Next game Saturday vs Haverford at 2:30. Should be a good one!
Thanks
@QU_CoachFabbri
@jenfay_QU
for having me on campus today and allowing me to check out practice. Loved the team’s energy and the attention to detail by the coaches. Super educational. Absolutely gorgeous campus and top notch facilities. Hope you’ll have me again. Thank you!
Huge win yesterday vs. Springfield. Now we get a chance to play for the Central League Championship Monday night against Haverford. Game is at 6pm at Harriton High School. Would love to get as many fans down there as possible to support our team.
Incredibly proud of these 4 amazing people. So lucky to have coached them for 4 years & watch them grow into confident leaders. Our program wouldn’t be where it is w/o them. They have positively impacted so many during their time & no one more than me. Thank you for everything!
Defensive battle today but came out with a big win 32-30 vs a very talented Notre Dame team.
@RyannJennings0
with 12 points 7 rebounds,
@JaniePreston15
6 points 4 rebounds,
@bellav33_
6 points 3 rebounds
Hearing the news about Kobe was sad enough but to hear that his daughter Gigi also passed away made it that much more tough to swallow. I was just showing my daughter her workouts and the two of them sitting courtside watching a game the other day. So sad!
#RIPMAMBA
So proud of these two. Congrats to
@M_Francione5
and
@ariellelepage8
on their commitments to play at the next level.
@WellesleyBB
and
@ScrantonWBB
are getting some great players but even better people and teammates. Can’t wait to watch them play.
Fun holiday practice today after a great 7-0 start. A little dodge ball, knockout and gift shootout. Great to spend some time unwinding with a lot of laughs. Excited for our trip down to Wildwood and the
@BB_Classic
on 12/28 and 12/29
Might not be as warm as we’d like it but we are heading down to Wildwood to play a very good Sparta team today in the
@bbclassicww
at 5:15. Tomorrow we have another tough match up vs
@hhgbball
at 5:15. Excited for the opportunity to get our team away to have some fun and compete.