Staten Island HS girls' hoops: Hill cops 3rd straight CHSAA JV Archdiocesan Tier 2 title (photos)

CHSAA Archdiocesan Girls JV Basketball Championship

The St. Joseph Hill players celebrate after winning the CHSAA JV Archdiocesan Tier 2 championship vs. NDA. (Kara Buzga for SI Advance).

No. 2 seed St. Joseph Hill was clutch down the stretch at the free-throw line Saturday, enabling the Hilltoppers to beat top-seeded Notre Dame Academy, 56-52, for their third straight CHSAA JV Archdiocsean Tier 2 crown at St. Peter’s Boys HS in New Brighton.

With the nip-and-tuck game tied at 50, Julia Carlucci sank two free throws to put Hill 52-50 with 24.5 seconds left to play.

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