State preview: Harborfields in Class A girls hoops
Harborfields' Amy Werbitsky moves to box out Southampton's Paris Hodges in the Class ABCD Small Schools girls basketball final. (Feb. 27, 2013) Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Matchup: Harborfields (20-2) vs. Maine-Endwell
Game time: Friday, 1:30 p.m.
Harborfields started the season with relatively modest goals: win League V and contend for a Suffolk championship. They accomplished both, then went on to capture their first Long Island title since 2007.
They’ve since set their sights a little higher. Headed upstate now, coach Russ Tietjen said, “We might as well go win the whole thing.”
The Tornadoes have depth and size, including five girls over 5-10. They’re led by do-it-all point guard Bridgit Ryan along with versatile forwards Amy Werbitsky and Kristen Kelly, and quick guard Toni Deren.
Maine-Endwell, a young team, made a surprise run to its first state semifinal. Their go-to scorer is Julie Yacavoni, the team’s lone senior. But they’re an athletic group that utilizes a full-court press.
“We haven’t been able to find much more than video clips on [Maine-Endwell],” Tietjen said, “so we’ll be more concerned with executing and doing what we do.”
If they advance: Championship game is 7 p.m. Saturday vs. Troy or Pittsford-Mendon.
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