Calhoun Defeats North Babylon, McPherson Sits Out
North Babylon junior Eugeneia McPherson sat out against today's game against Calhoun despite hopes that her injured eye would recover enough for her to play.
"That eye is still very sore and we figured better safe than sorry," said North Babylon coach Mike Petre. Petre said that he hoped McPherson would be healthy for the next game.
McPherson took an elbow to the eye in a game last week and missed Saturday's losing effort against Sachem East. Without its star, North Babylon fell to Calhoun 56-49, despite entering the fourth quarter with a seven point lead. Calhoun's Megan Vasquez led the late run, scoring 11 of her 24 points in the fourth. North Babylon drew close within three with about a minute left to play, but Jasmine Fuller sealed the victory with two free-throws with 40 seconds remaining.
Petre added that, despite being disappointed with the loss, he was happy with his team this year. "If we can play that well without Eugeneia," he said, it was a good sign of things to come.
Also of note: Sophomore Bria Hartley continues to tear it up for North Babylon. She led all scorers with 29 points.
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