Maple Hill girls basketball withstands Warrensburg; marches on to Class C final four

GREENWICH, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — You’ve heard the saying “defense travels.” Well, the Maple Hill girls basketball team brought its best defensive effort arguably of the season to Greenwich High School Thursday night for the quarterfinal round of the Class C sectional tournament.

The fifth-seeded Wildcats held Warrensburg, the four-seed, to a season-low scoring output, winning 34-25 to secure a spot in the Class C final four.

Maple Hill came out of a first quarter that saw five lead changes on top of the Lady Burghers by one point at 8-7, and opened up the second quarter on a 7-0 run to add to its lead. The Wildcats headed to the locker room at halftime with a 19-12 advantage.

That lead would only grow to start the second half as Maple Hill sophomore forward Rosilee Forrest turned a baseline drive into a lay-up, extending the margin to double digits, 25-14, with 2:23 remaining in the quarter.

Credit to the Warrensburg defense, which locked down from there and held the Wildcats without a field goal for the next 8+ minutes of game action. During that span, the Lady Burghers managed to get the deficit back to single digits; Eliana York connected on a three-pointer to bring them to within seven points at the 2:59 mark of the final stanza.

But Maple Hill’s Addi Loszynski responded with back-to-back field goals in the paint on the Wildcats’ ensuing two possessions to clinch her team the 34-25 victory.

Loszynski, just a sophomore, led all scorers with 13 points, and was joined in double figures by her classmate, Forrest, who recorded 10.

York turned in a team-best nine points for the Lady Burghers.

Maple Hill (13-7) advances to take on top-seeded Greenwich Monday in the semifinal round to be played at Averill Park High School. Opening tip is slated for 7:30 p.m.

Warrensburg concludes an impressive season with an 18-4 overall record.

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