No. 3 Marlboro advances to regionals
A stellar season by the Beacon girls’ basketball team came to an end on Friday (March 7) in the Section IX, Class A title game as third-seeded Marlboro upset the No. 1 Bulldogs, 57-44.
Beacon came into the game with a 17-5 record after dominating No. 8 Saugerties and No. 4 Red Hook in the first two rounds. Marlboro defeated No. 2 Highland, 67-42, to reach the finals.
The Dukes (13-9) led 10-8 at the end of the first quarter, then opened the second with a 9-0 run. Beacon did not score until the 4:21 mark. Marlboro won the quarter, 17-7, to take a 12-point lead at halftime.
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In the second half, Beacon was unable to put together a run against the Marlboro tandem of Gabby Murphy and Nalyah Campbell, who combined for 33 of Marlboro’s 57 points. The closest the Bulldogs could get was 10 points.
Landisi, one of the team’s five seniors, scored 21 points, ending her Beacon career with 1,348, while senior Lila Burke had nine. The Bulldogs also will lose Rory LaDue, Daveya Rodriguez and Rayana Taylor to graduation.
“I’m proud of their dedication, I’m proud of their commitment — they played hard all the time,” Coach Christina Dahl said of her seniors. “They’re just great kids and make coaching easy.”
