Girls basketball: Ardsley plays Section 8 Wantagh for the state Class A title

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Ardsley is facing Wantagh for a chance at the first state championship for either program on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.

Ardsley plays Section 8 Wantagh for state Class A title​

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First quarter​

Back-and-forth opening quarter. A steal by Joie Levy leads to a Madison Bortstein bucket that cuts Wantagh lead to 8-7 with 1:05 left. Wantagh dominating boards but with mixed results. It put up three straight shots and came away with nothing. Iva Corluka foul shot with 36.3 seconds left in quarter knots things at 8. End of 1: Ardsley 8, Wantagh 8

Second quarter​

Ardsley is getting very few second chances. Wantagh is controlling its defensive boards. And the Panthers are also missing 3s that often fall for them. Wantagh's Riley Forthofer drives inside to give the Section 8 team a 14-13 lead with 3:20 left in the quarter. Iva Corluka ties things with a foul shot. Joie Levy with steal and is fouled with 1:06 left. She hits both shots to put Ardsley up 16-14. Ardsley's hounding defense is bothering Wantagh. But Ardsley's shots aren't falling and Corluka is unhappy she's not getting foul calls when driving inside. She has an uncharacteristic four points. Levy with four, also. Riley Forthofer with seven for the Warriors. End of 2: Ardsley 16, Wantagh 14

Starting lineups​

Ardsley: Madison Bortstein, Jr., Leah Burriss, Jr., Iva Carluka, Sr., Joie Levy, Sr., Dylan Paley, Jr.

Wantagh: Sabrina Asadurian, Jr., Juliana Cerasi, Sr., Isabelle Ferraro, Fr., Riley Forthofer, Sr., Kayla Mannix, So.

Nancy Haggerty covers cross-country, track & field, field hockey, skiing, ice hockey, basketball, girls lacrosse and other sporting events for The Journal News/lohud. Follow her on Twitter at @HaggertyNancy.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Girls basketball: Ardsley plays Wantagh for the state Class A title

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