IMAGES: No. 4 Rutgers Prep Girls Basketball Steamrolls Watchung Hills in SCT Quarterfinals

Ava LaMonica led all scorers with 22 points as No. 4 Rutgers Prep easily advanced past Watchung Hills 73-30 in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Somerset County Girls Basketball Tournament.

Hailey Benbow and Natalia Valdez added 13 points apiece for the Argonauts while Sophia Georgiades contributed an additional nine points and six assists.  Cali McCoy grabbed seven rebounds for Rutgers Prep.

Eleni Esposito and Riley Hall each had seven points for the Lady Warriors, with Hall corralling 12 boards for Watchung Hills.

With the win, Rutgers Prep advances to take on Bound Brook in the Somerset County Tournament semifinals on Saturday at Franklin High School.