Shaun Smith had 23 points and Shantana Kanhove had 22 points to lead No. 37 John Adams to a 59-43 upset of No. 28 Fort Hamilton in a PSAL Class A outbracket round playoff girls basketball game Wednesday in Brooklyn.
Janaya Nelson had 12 points, Asaneya Hadie had 18 rebounds and Kayla Moore added 13 rebounds for Adams (9-8), which travels to No. 5 Brooklyn Collegiate for the first round Friday. Justine DelValle led Fort Hamilton (9-6) with 28 points, including four 3-pointers, and Dzejla Halilovic added 10 rebounds.
No. 30 Townsend Harris 48, No. 35 LaGuardia 46: Freshman Sierra Berkel had 32 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead Harris (10-5). Olivia McFadden had nine points and four assists and Kristin Eggers had nine rebounds for the Hawks, who travel to No. 3 Baruch College Campus for the first round Friday. Lily Santiago had 13 points for LaGuardia (8-7).
No. 24 Graphic Communication Arts 51, No. 41 Hunter College HS 46: Bobbie Whitehead had 18 points and Batouly Camara had 17 points to lead Graphic Communication Arts (12-7), which travels to meet No. 9 Brooklyn Tech in the first round Friday. Emily Jiang and Caroline Herrmann had 15 points apiece for Hunter (7-6).
No. 33 Stevenson 56, No. 32 Monroe 40: Karissa Core had 16 points, Kayla Patrick had 14 points and Keyana Brown Wiggins added 11 points for Stevenson (10-9), which heads to No. 1 Wings for the first round Friday. Chenelle King had 14 points and Laverne Parker had 10 points for Monroe (9-10).
PSAL CLASS AA OUTBRACKET
No. 13 August Martin 72, No. 20 Thomas Jefferson 31: Torri Richard had 20 points and Evanda Redwood had 16 points to lead Martin (8-8), which travels to No. 4 John F. Kennedy in the second round March 1. Xander Burns had 13 points and Marquea Alexander added 11. Shauncia McClendon had eight points and 11 rebounds. Jefferson finishes 1-16.
PSAL CLASS B OUTBRACKET
No. 7 Baccalaureate 52, No. 26 Transit Tech 22: Sarah Diaz and Hannah McFadden each had 18 points and Kristen Spang had 11 points for Baccalaureate (14-3), which hosts the No. 10 Richard Green/No. 23 Jamaica winner in the second round in two weeks. Transit Tech finishes 8-5.
