S/J Girls Dominate H-T in League Win

Written By The Mountain Eagle on 12/19/25 | 12/19/25

By Rosie Cunningham

JEFFERSON - The Stamford/Jefferson (S/J) girls basketball squad cruised to a 82-36 win over Hunter-Tannersville (H-T) at Jefferson Monday night.

According to S/J Coach George Nebesnik, the contest started off slow.

Early in the second quarter, the score was 28-20 before S/J went on to outscore the Wildcats 46-6 to lead 74-26 after three quarters.

McKenna Hoyt dropped 36 points, pulled down eight boards and had six steals in the victory.

Tierney Turner had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Rose Bevilacqua also had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Lillian Eklund had 10 rebounds and six points.

S/J point guard Emily Eklund earned six points, four assists and three steals.

“She only turned the ball over twice,” said Nebesnik. She also hit a long buzzer-beater 3-pointer at the end of the half.”

“Overall, the girls played really well,” he added. “We were a little shaky defensively at first, but early in the second quarter, the defense came around and after allowing 20 points in the first 10 minutes, we held them to just 16 points over the final 22 minutes.”