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After dropping Phillips Exeter then New Hampton in the New England Prep Class A tournament, Phillips Andover fell to Kent, 49-29, in yesterday’s finals at Loomis Chaffee.

The Kent defense smothered Phillips in the first half, limiting the Big Blue to just 7 points while scoring 26 of its own. The Lions were especially effective containing Laura Amorosa (2 points), who scored 21 points in both the quarterfinal and semifinal games.

Laura Amorosa racked up a game-high 21 points as Phillips topped New Hampton, 58-49, in the New England Prep Class A semifinals. Ansley White and Megan Robertson joined Amorosa in double digits with 10 points apiece.

Phillips Academy turned a two-point halftime lead into an 18-point pounding, downing rival Phillips Exeter 78-60 in the first round of the New England Prep Tournament. Kourtney DiPerno led all scorers with 25 points, and Laura Amorosa added 21 points. Jasmine Hardy added four three pointers.

Laura Amorosa struck for a career-high 31 points to lead Phillips to a 52-33 pounding of Rivers. 

Phillips crushed Brooks 75-40 thanks to a trio of outstanding performances from its own "Big Three." Jasmine Hardy dropped five 3-pointers en route to a 17-point performance, Laura Amorosa racked up a a game-high 19 points and nailed three treys of her own, and Kourtney DiPerno chipped in with 15 points. Bridget Lahey of North Andover led the way for Brooks with 12 points.

Laura Amorosa (13 points), Jasmine Hardy (11 points) and Kourtney Diperno (10 points) all registered double digit games to lead the Phillips Academy girls basketball team to a 47-39 victory over Loomis Chaffee. Loomis Chaffee's Kate McCarthy racked up 23 points in a stellar effort, but the Big Blue held the rest of the team to just 16 total points.

Kortney DiPerno had a game-high 17 points and Megan Robertson pulled down a whopping 14 rebounds in addition to racking up five points to lead Phillips Academy, now 1-1, to a 49-39 win over New Hampton.