Dayton girls' basketball to host Scotch Plains in Dec. 28 and 30 Pepe/Levee Holiday Tournament
By JR Parachini
Union County Sports Editor
Two Union County Conference girls’ basketball teams that have had great success in recent years - Scotch Plains and Dayton - will be competing in the 6th Annual Pepe/Levee Memorial Holiday Tournament at Dayton High School in Springfield Dec. 28 and 30.
Scotch Plains will face Dayton Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. in the second of four games that will be played that day. There are also four games scheduled for Dec. 30, including girls’ and boys’ championships.
Scotch Plains fell at home to Plainfield 42-35 on Dec. 18 in its season-opening Union County Conference-Watchung Division contest. Freshman guard Taylor Sebolao netted 13 points and junior forward Aysia Peterson 10 for the Raiders.
Dayton was downed by New Providence 36-32 at home on Dec. 18 in season-opening UCC-Valley Division competition. Sophomore guard Jen Kuczynski paced the Bulldogs with 12 points, while teammates Anna Lies and Sami Cariani added 10 and six, respectively.
In last year’s tournament, Dayton defeated Mount St. Mary 40-25 and North 13th Street Tech 70-38 behind the play of 2009 graduate Jac Kuczynski, who is now competing at Boston University.
Kuczynski, who was a three-year captain, graduated as Dayton’s all-time leading scorer for both boys’ and girls’ with 2,020 points.
She became just the fourth girls’ player from Union County to reach 2,000 points, with the others being 1987 Union Catholic graduate Kris Durham, who finished with 2,570; 1993 Linden graduate Tameka Dixon, who finished with 2,090 and 1997 Hillside graduate Sherryta Freeman, who finished with 2,056.
Kuczynski is the only New Jersey resident on the 13-player Boston University roster. She is listed as a 6-1 freshman forward and wears No. 33.
Joe Pepe was an All-Conference basketball player for three straight years at Dayton from 1972-1974 and was the first 1,000-point scorer in school history.
He also excelled as the quarterback of the football team and earned a scholarship to Liberty State College in West Virginia, where he played four year. After graduation, he continued to support Dayton athletics.
Larry Levee was a member of the Springfield Board of Education and served on the Sports Committee to help enhance the athletic programs at Dayton. He would often be seen at sporting events supporting the teams and individual athletes he cared so much about.
Scholarships have been established in the name of each of these fine men. Proceeds from the tournament will support the scholarship funds.
MONDAY, DEC. 28 LINEUP:
Girls’, game No. 1 - Mount St. Mary vs. North 13th St. Tech, 1 p.m.
Girls’, game No. 2 - Scotch Plains vs. Dayton, 3 p.m.
Boys’, game No. 3 - North 13th St. Tech vs. Port Richmond
Boys’, game No. 4 - KCA vs. Dayton
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30 LINEUP:
Girls’ consolation - Game 1 non-winner vs. Game 2 non-winner
Boys’ consolation - Game 3 non-winner vs. Game 4 non-winner
Girls’ championship - Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Boys’ championship - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Union County Sports Editor
Two Union County Conference girls’ basketball teams that have had great success in recent years - Scotch Plains and Dayton - will be competing in the 6th Annual Pepe/Levee Memorial Holiday Tournament at Dayton High School in Springfield Dec. 28 and 30.
Scotch Plains will face Dayton Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. in the second of four games that will be played that day. There are also four games scheduled for Dec. 30, including girls’ and boys’ championships.
Scotch Plains fell at home to Plainfield 42-35 on Dec. 18 in its season-opening Union County Conference-Watchung Division contest. Freshman guard Taylor Sebolao netted 13 points and junior forward Aysia Peterson 10 for the Raiders.
Dayton was downed by New Providence 36-32 at home on Dec. 18 in season-opening UCC-Valley Division competition. Sophomore guard Jen Kuczynski paced the Bulldogs with 12 points, while teammates Anna Lies and Sami Cariani added 10 and six, respectively.
In last year’s tournament, Dayton defeated Mount St. Mary 40-25 and North 13th Street Tech 70-38 behind the play of 2009 graduate Jac Kuczynski, who is now competing at Boston University.
Kuczynski, who was a three-year captain, graduated as Dayton’s all-time leading scorer for both boys’ and girls’ with 2,020 points.
She became just the fourth girls’ player from Union County to reach 2,000 points, with the others being 1987 Union Catholic graduate Kris Durham, who finished with 2,570; 1993 Linden graduate Tameka Dixon, who finished with 2,090 and 1997 Hillside graduate Sherryta Freeman, who finished with 2,056.
Kuczynski is the only New Jersey resident on the 13-player Boston University roster. She is listed as a 6-1 freshman forward and wears No. 33.
Joe Pepe was an All-Conference basketball player for three straight years at Dayton from 1972-1974 and was the first 1,000-point scorer in school history.
He also excelled as the quarterback of the football team and earned a scholarship to Liberty State College in West Virginia, where he played four year. After graduation, he continued to support Dayton athletics.
Larry Levee was a member of the Springfield Board of Education and served on the Sports Committee to help enhance the athletic programs at Dayton. He would often be seen at sporting events supporting the teams and individual athletes he cared so much about.
Scholarships have been established in the name of each of these fine men. Proceeds from the tournament will support the scholarship funds.
MONDAY, DEC. 28 LINEUP:
Girls’, game No. 1 - Mount St. Mary vs. North 13th St. Tech, 1 p.m.
Girls’, game No. 2 - Scotch Plains vs. Dayton, 3 p.m.
Boys’, game No. 3 - North 13th St. Tech vs. Port Richmond
Boys’, game No. 4 - KCA vs. Dayton
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30 LINEUP:
Girls’ consolation - Game 1 non-winner vs. Game 2 non-winner
Boys’ consolation - Game 3 non-winner vs. Game 4 non-winner
Girls’ championship - Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Boys’ championship - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
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