After dropping Phillips Exeter then New Hampton in the New England Prep Class A tournament, Phillips Andover fell to Kent, 49-29, in yesterday's finals at Loomis Chaffee.
The Kent defense smothered Phillips in the first half, limiting the Big Blue to just 7 points while scoring 26 of its own. The Lions were especially effective containing Laura Amorosa (2 points), who scored 21 points in both the quarterfinal and semifinal games.
Despite the loss, coach Lani Boardman is proud of the success the Big Blue experienced following last year's 10-11 campaign.
"Looking at the season as a whole, we just continued to improve throughout the year," she said. "It was a big accomplishment for us and the school just to get to finals in the first place. There were a couple of games that really could have gone either way, but making it to the finals makes us all proud of them."
In her final game as a member of the Big Blue, senior Kourtney DiPerno came up big with a game-high 17 points.
"We have five seniors that will be leaving us, and everyone really contributed, whether it was on the court or from the bench, so that was huge for us this year," she said.
Kent 49, Phillips 29
New England Prep A championship
at Loomis Chaffee
Kent (49): Shelton 5-2-12, Toner 5-0-10, Bennett 4-1-9, Vincent 2-0-6, Fogelstfom 4-0-8, Dykman 2-0-4. Totals 22-3-49
Phillips (29 ): Hardy 1-0-3, Amorosa 1-0-2, White 2-0-4, DiPerno 6-3-17, Coppinger 0-1-1, Robertson 0-0-0, McDonough 1-0-2. Totals 11-4-29
3-pointers: P — DiPerno 2, Hardy; K — Vincent 2
Kent (23-0):26-23 — 49
Phillips Academy (17-3):7-22 — 29
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