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Maggie Lucas Play-By-Play Classic Standouts (Jan. 21, 2024)

01/21/2024, 11:30pm EST

By CoBL Staff

CoBL Staff (@hooplove215)
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The 2024 Maggie Lucas Classic took place on Sunday, January 21 at Jefferson University’s Gallagher Athletic Center, an 11-game affair featuring teams from around the Delaware Valley, plus one from New Jersey and one from Delaware.

Here’s who stood out to the CoBL staff in the games we watched:

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Garnet Valley junior Haylie Adamski (above) led the Jaguars to a big win. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Haylie Adamski (2025 | Garnet Valley)
Adamski earned being named her team’s Player of the Game, scoring almost half her team’s point total in a blowout win over Mount St. Joseph’s, finishing with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 1-2 from beyond the arc. Adamski — a recent scorer of her thousandth point for the Jaguars — opened the game in style on a majestic breakaway layup that set the tone for what was to come, utilized all of her 6-foot length to pull down seven rebounds and showed off what’s made Garnet Valley’s star guard such a sought-after Division I recruit.

Jezelle “G.G.” Banks (2027 | Ursuline Academy, Del.)
Despite falling behind early to Friends Central, Banks didn't allow the scoreboard to dictate her output. In a high-scoring second quarter, her full arsenal was on display. She blocked a shot, consistently got two feet in the paint, finished with craft, hit a three, crashed the boards, and forced a turnover. After her 13-point explosion to close out the half, Banks paced the Raiders with another 11, tallying a game-high 31 points.

Quinn Boettinger (2025 | Perkiomen Valley)
Perk Valley beat its second Catholic League power in a week, dispatching Archbishop Carroll seven days after it beat Archbishop Wood, and as usual Boettinger was right in the middle of it on both ends. The 6-3 post, a Navy commit, went for 22 points and seven rebounds against a Carroll side that didn’t have anybody who could handle Boettinger’s presence in the post; anytime she got a feed, Boettinger had a clear look at the rim, and she converted over and over with both hands; she also popped out to attempt a couple 3-pointers, and while neither fell, it was a good sign that she’s already thinking about the next step in her development.

Gabby Bowes (2025 | Germantown Academy)
Bowes was GA’s player of the game in the Patriots’ win over CR South and a quick glance at the junior’s shooting numbers said why. The floor-spacing wing did just that, leading GA with 14 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting game that included a 4-of-4 effort from three. Playing against a frenetic Golden Hawks defense, Bowes was the perfect outlet for her teammates by knocking it down every time they found her. Bowes was also a disruptor on defense with three steals, also adding an assist.

Taylor Brown (2027 | Ursuline Academy, Del.)
Ursuline couldn't get the win, however, Brown was spectacular on defense. She used her lightning quick hands to swipe the ball away from the FCS guards. Then, when the Raiders started pressing and trapping, Brown flew around, creating havoc and forcing even more turnovers. She finished with more steals than field goals made, totaling 14 points, 3 assists, and 8 steals.

Grace Galbavy (above) impressed at both ends in Perk Valley's win over Carroll. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Grace Galbavy (2025 | Perkiomen Valley)
Galbavy was the other significant force in the Vikings’ triumph; the rest of the rotation certainly chipped in, but not to the level of their tallest pair. A 6-1 wing, Galbavy showed why she’s got double-digit Division I offers in her pocket, with her length and ability to play with the ball in her hands, getting into the midrange and hitting some tough pull-up jumpers, as well as getting to the line, where she went 4-4. Defensively, she’s excellent at using her length to block shots on the move and snatch up rebounds; she went for 14 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and an assist on Sunday.

Logyn Greer (2025 | Friends Central)
Greer is used to overwhelming opponents with her physical tools on defense; and she did, accumulating 12 rebounds, 1 steals, and 2 blocks versus Ursuline Academy. However, the sense of urgency she played with to start the game offensively was incredible. The 6-4 forward showed touch inside the arc with floaters and mid-range jumpers. And when help defenders rotated to her, Greer instinctively kicked the ball out or dropped it off to teammates. She put together 19 points and 4 assists in a well-rounded performance; and she still left money on the table.

Lizzie Halligan (2024 | Notre Dame)
Halligan will be Scranton Royalty next semester, but she did a lot of the dirty work to lead her team to a comeback win over Lansdale Catholic. Struggling to find easy offense early on, the Irish fell behind 19-12 in the first half. Then, Halligan opened the second with an and-1 layup off of a steal. She also out-hustled her opponents on the glass. Her effort fueled a 20-4 third quarter run that put the Irish up 10 points. Halligan kept it going in the fourth with a couple more buckets, finishing the game with 12 points, 8 rebounds, a steal, and a block.

Natalie Magnotta (2024 | Episcopal Academy)
In soccer, which is Magnotta’s future sport at Penn State, a player’s distribution numbers show how quickly and effectively they move the ball around. The EA senior moved the ball -with her hands, not her feet - quickly and effectively against an aggressive Imhotep Charter defense and was effective on the receiving end of passes too with a team-high 13 points in Sunday’s win. While basketball may be her second spot, Magnotta’s got a good set of skills for it, hitting 5-of-8 from the floor while also playing every second of the game.

Kiyomi McMiller had the day's standout performance with 43 points against Cardinal O'Hara. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Kiyomi McMiller (2024 | Life Center, N.J.)
The Rutgers-bound guard delivered with 42 points against Cardinal O'Hara and the Warriors needed every single one in the come-from-behind victory. McMiller relentlessly - yet efficiently - attacked the cup off the bounce. With step-throughs and jump-stops, she finished over and around the defense. Her jumper was on-point too, mixing in three from behind the arc and a middy. McMiller did all of that while selling out at the point-of-attack on defense. She closed the game by getting to the rack and the free throw line, where she shot 9-of-12 to complete her dominant performance.

Megan Ngo (2026 | Upper Dublin)
Ngo was almost flawless Sunday morning, the Cardinals sophomore making her 28 points look easy on 10-of-12 shooting and 6-of-6 free throws. UD’s point guard made her first seven shots including both her three-point attempts and made some terrific passes, six of those going for assists. Ngo plays both ends of the court too, the guard pocketing three steals and drawing an offensive charge for good measure while also grabbing three rebounds.

Molly Rullo (2025 | Cardinal O’Hara)
Despite coming up short versus Life Center, Rullo put on a clinic on how to score within the flow of the offense. She cut and slashed her way to 29 points. Every time the Lions needed a score, there Rullo was, flashing to open space for or curling into another layup. The future Drexel Dragon popped a couple 3s as well and added in five rebounds.

Grace McDonough (2025 | Lansdale Catholic)
In an anticipated duel of Graces between Lansdale Catholic’s McDonough and Notre Dame’s Nasr, it was the junior forward getting the best of the freshman on the defensive end and leading the Crusaders in scoring with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Despite the loss, the 6-foot-2 forward stood out on both sides of the ball, peeled four steals away and was able to get prime position against the Irish under the basket for nine rebounds. With two schools (Lafayette and Radford) offering her as of yet, her all-around stellar performance at the Classic only stood to elevate her stock as she continues her junior season.

Reese Zemitis (2024 | Neshaminy)
The Bucknell-bound forward didn’t have one of the explosive scoring games she’s capable of, only pocketing nine points on a day where the Neshaminy starters got some extra time off in a big win over Bishop Shanahan. It was due in part to Zemitis' work on the other end that Neshaminy had such a big lead, the senior doing an excellent job defensively on an excellent post player in Shanhan senior Sam Blumenthal. Defense is an area the team captain has worked hard to improve and she contributed four defensive rebounds, a block and a steal, but it was the zero her assigned player put up that stood out the most.