From the left rear is Jamie Lisanti, Michelle Ferrara and Lianne Maldonado. Middle from left is Sydney Sciarrino, Lia Salierno, Jeannine Termyna, Majdal Zaineh and Kristina Cordova. Kneeling in front is Alexandra Semidey and Kristen Venning.
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While last year can’t be considered great with a record of 7-13, fourth year coach Tim Nelleger is confident that his girls will dramatically improve upon last season. “We only had three seniors last year,” he explained. They were imporCHS GIRLS tant to the team, but we really have the core returning. Out of the 10 people on my Varsity roster, nine got Varsity time last year.” Senior Kristen Venning, a four-year starter at point guard that collected 7:00 pm All-League honors last year, is the catalyst in Nelleger’s fast-paced game. at Eastside Paterson Kennedy 7:00 pm Junior Lianne Maldonado returns to the starting lineup as well after collectat Paramus 4:00 pm ing All-County honors at forward in ‘06. Sophomore Michelle Ferrara at Livingston 1:00 pm Hackensack 7:00 pm starts opposite Maldonado and junior Jamie Lisanti is the other starting at Teaneck 7:00 pm guard. This year, Nelleger has opted for three guards, and plans to go with at Ridgewood 7:00 pm senior Alexandra Semidey for the final spot due to her good shot. Bench Paramus Catholic 7:00 pm support will come from seniors Jeannine Termyna (F), Sydney Sciarrino (G), at Bergen Tech 7:00 pm 7:00 pm and juniors Majdal Zaineh (G), Kristina Cordova (G), and Lia Salierno (F). at Passaic “We’re hoping to play eight to nine people every night,” explained 7:00 pm Belleville at Nutley 4:00 pm Nelleger. “We want to run people in and out of the game because that makes 7:00 pm Bloomfield it hard for opponents to match up and allows us to play a fast-paced game.” at Barringer 5:30 pm “This is the most confidence I’ve had in a team since I’ve been here. I Montclair 7:00 pm Holy Angels Academy 7:00 pm can pretty much go with any one of them,” he concluded. “We feel if we at IHA 7:00 pm play up to our potential, we can make a run at the state tournament.”
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