Irvington basketball won 54-31 at Pearl River Jan. 22, 2016.
The Westchester County Center will host the Section 1 basketball semifinals and finals from Feb. 22-28.
Each night during the Section 1 girls basketball tournament, I’ll update scores, write game recaps and post the upcoming schedule for the next round’s games. If you have anything to add, feel free to contact me on Twitter @Zacchio_LoHud, or email me at mzacchio@lohud.com.
I had a prior engagement from months ago, so I was off last night; but we got to two of the four Section 1 Class A quarterfinals played.
Adrian Szkolar was at the highly-touted rematch between No. 4 Albertus Magnus and No. 5 Peekskill, which ended in the defending champion Falcons coming away with a “resilient” 61-56 win. You can catch his game story and John Meore’s photo gallery here.
Nancy Haggerty was back to see No. 6 Brewster, this time to take on No. 3 Garnets. The Garnets tandem of Katie Popp and Maddie Eck eventually proved to be too much, as they combined for 46 points in the 57-35 win to advance to their third consecutive County Center trip. You can find her game story and photos here.
Related: Complete Section 1 girls basketball tournament schedule
Related: Mike Zacchio’s full predictions for the Section 1 girls basketball tournament
SCOREBOARD
First round
Class A
Ursuline 72, Eastchester 47
Pearl River 42, Somers 38
Rye 57, Brewster 35
Albertus Magnus 61, Peekskill 56
Zacketology prediction record tonight: 2-2
Zacketology prediction record for the tournament: 24-8
GAME RECAPS
Ursuline 72, Eastchester 47: In a Section 1 Class A quarterfinal at No. 1 Ursuline, Katie McLoughlin scored 29 points, including a 13-for-15 shooting performance from the free-throw line. Korina Guerra added 19 points for the Koalas. Ursuline will play No. 4 Albertus Magnus in the semifinals Thursday at the County Center at 4:45 p.m.
Pearl River 42, Somers 38: In a Section 1 Class A quarterfinal at No. 2 Somers, the No. 7 Pirates overcame a halftime deficit to advance to the County Center for the first time since 2013. Pearl River will play No. 3 Rye in the semifinals Thursday at the County Center at 3 p.m..
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