The Girls Basketball Showcase took place Friday, July 19 - Sunday, July 21at Babson College in Wellesley.

RESULTS | PHOTO GALLERY

Friday, July 19

Game 1

Central/Northeast- 27

Metro-51

Metro began the weekend with a 51-27 win over Central/Northeast. With a strong first half from Breanna St. Germain, who finished the half with 15 points (18 for the game) and help from Emilia Maria-Babcock (7 points) picked up their first of a few 20 point wins during the showcase.

Game 2

Coastal- 33 

Southeast- 57

Southeast began the tournament with a strong showing as they never looked back on a 24 point win over Coastal. Led by guard Natalie Kerstein (14 points) and Danike Kirby (12 points), Southeast was able to secure their first win of the showcase in dominant fashion.

Game 3

Metro- 54

West- 28

Metro would continue their 1st win with another dominant win over West leading to another 20 point win along with going undefeated on the day. Metro started the game fast as Metro was able to outscore West 32 to 9 in the first half. Brenna and Jordan St. Germain combined for 25 points. With help from Angela Tshowa (9 points), Metro was able to build as large as 26 to finish the day off undefeated.

Game 4

Central/Northeast- 47

Southeast- 54

After a strong second quarter from Southeast, Maliah Pierre (17 points) was able to help her team close out a late game surge from Central/Northeast to close out the day undefeated. Southeast had a bunch of contributors to their winning effort as Ella Griffin scored 12 points and Maeve Gavin scored 8 points. 

Game 5

West- 43

Coastal- 48

Looking for their first win of the showcase, Coastal and West faced off in a close affair. With Coastal holding a 1 point lead going into half, Lila Polansky (13 points), Jillian Doherty (12 points), and Jolee McGinnity (11 points) were able to hold off West and secure their first win of the weekend.

The leading scorers for West were Avery Burkholder (11 points) and Taylor Bullough (10 points).

Saturday, July 20

Game 6

Metro- 56

Southeast- 53

Following Friday's games, Metro and Southeast started the day off as the first and second seeds of the tournament. Following a strong start by the Southeast offense and building a large lead in the first half. Metro, led by guards Jordan and Breanna St. Germain, would lead Metro to a narrow victory over Southeast to secure the first seed in the tournament as well as remain undefeated.

Game 7

Central/Northeast- 56

Coastal- 46

Led by guards Elizabeth LaRovere (Andover HS 2027) and Lily Polansky (Bridgewater-Raynham Reg. HS 2027), Coastal and Central/Northeast squared in a back and forth game as Central proved to be too much for Central/Northeast and came out with a 10 point win and their first of the tournament.

Game 8

West- 47

Southeast- 44

In a physical matchup and a strong start in the first half from Southeast. West was able to mount a comeback and secure their first win of the tournament led by Avery Burkholder (Southwick-Tolland Reg. HS 2026) and Lauren Cross (MacDuffie School 2026). 

Game 9

Coastal- 46

Metro- 54

Metro continued their strong start to the tournament and secured their spot in the gold medal game with a strong showing from Regan Antonelli (Somerville HS 2024) and the St. Germain sisters.

Game 10

Central/Northeast- 41

West- 44

In a matchup that had Gold medal game implications, West would secure a spot against Metro with a narrow victory over Central/Northeast. 

Sunday, July 21

Game 11: Bronze Medal Game

Central/Northeast- 49

Southeast- 52

In the Bronze Medal Game, Central/Northeast looked to redeem themselves from their loss to Southeast on Friday. After a back and forth first half Southeast would gain a lead as large as 12 going into the 4th. A late game comeback was stopped by Southeast as they held on to a 3 point win and a 3rd place finish in this year's showcase.

Game 12: Gold Medal Game

West- 33

Metro- 53

Metro continued their dominant performance in this year's showcase as the St. The Germain sisters led a fast attack in transition leading to a quick 10 point lead in the first half as well as a great display of defense from Emilia Maria-Babcock (Everett HS 2028). In the third quarter, Center Mary Turco (Malden Catholic HS 2025) would continue to build on the lead with a series of strong rebounds and finishes scoring 7 points in the 3rd. Metro would go on to win the Bay State Games Gold Medal Game 53-33. 

Lauren Cross finished the game as the leading scorer for West with 10 points.