GRHS girls' hoops prep for State tourney

The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to make a strong postseason run.
The fifth-seeded Ridgers will host No. 12 seed Technology in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 tournament on March 1.
The quarterfinals are March 3. The semifinals are March 5 and the final is March 9.
Andrea Fraser scored 25 points, pulled down nine rebounds and blocked four shots to pace the Ridgers to a 49-35 win at Bloomfield on Feb. 18. Kristen Cousins had 11 points and Jordan Smith netted eight points for GRHS.
The Ridgers lost at Nutley, 51-44, the previous day.
Cousins scored 20 points and had seven rebounds, and Mary Alati had 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in the 55-41 home win over Montclair Kimberley Academy on Feb. 22. Fraser had 10 points for the Ridgers, who improved to 14-7.
The Ridgers defeated Verona, 47-40, on Feb. 12 at home.
NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 tournament
(16) Harrison at (1) Whippany Park
(9) University at (8) Newark Vocational
(12) Technology at (5) Glen Ridge
(13) Central at (4) Dayton
(14) Weehawken at (3) New Providence
(11) Arts at (6) North Arlington
(10) North 13th St. Tech at (7) High Tech
(15) Bloomfield Tech at (2) Secaucus