Mountain Lakes wins the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 Championship.
(Photo by Christopher Shannon/OnNJ Sports)
March 7, 2026

IMAGES: Mountain Lakes Repeats as N1G1 Girls Basketball Champions

By Christopher Shannon

2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 Championship - Mountain Lakes vs. Pequannock

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Action from the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 Tournament Championship game between Mountain Lakes and Pequannock. (Photo by Christopher Shannon/OnNJ Sports)

A 17-0 second-quarter powered Mountain Lakes past Pequannock, 57-31, in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 Championship game.

Shea Sutter scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Lakers, and Summer Sutter scored 11 points to join her older sister in double-figures scoring.

Alaina Damico was the lone Panther to finish with double-digit scoring.  She finished her afternoon with 12 points.

The win marked the second straight sectional title for Mountain Lakes, who advances to face Arts in the Group 1 state semifinals at Franklin High School on March 11.

About the Author

Christopher is the Photo Editor at OnNJ Sports.  You can often find Christopher along the sidelines at sporting events in Northern Jersey, or at West Point photographing athletic, and other, events there.  Christopher’s favorite events that he has had the opportunity to cover, so far in his career, include Penn State football White Out games and Army-Navy football games.  While Christopher enjoys photographing a wide variety of sports, his favorite to cover include football, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, and lacrosse.

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