Brodniak becomes all-time scoring leader at Woodbridge Senior still has games to play, as Barrons push toward playoffs BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer In a thrilling 80-73 overtime victory for the Woodbridge High School girls basketball team last week, senior Kourtney Brodniak pumped in 20 points and surpassed FranMontecalvo on the school's all-time scoring list. Montecalvo held the title as the school's most prolific scorer since 1975, with 1,103 points. Brodniak's 20 points put her atop the list with 1,109 points with a minimum of two games left to play, a regular-season matchup with Arthur L. Johnson and a North 2 Group IV state game versus Elizabeth. "It's a great accomplishment for Kourtney," Woodbridge head coach John Moyer said. "She always plays hard, and she's helped be a true leader for this team." Brodniak enters this week's action averaging 16.5 points per game, which puts her among the top 10 scorers in the GMC. She's been a member of the varsity team all four years and a starter the past three seasons. Thanks to Brodniak, the Barrons have turned itself into one of the area's top teams after struggling in the recent past. This season, the Barrons finished third in the GreaterMiddlesex Conference Red Division and landed a No. 8 seed in the NJSIAA North 2 Group IV Tournament, which gets under way next week. Woodbridge will play host to No. 9 Elizabeth at 7 p.m. Feb. 25. "Elizabeth has some height and can be very strong inside," Moyer said. "I saw them play back in December and I know what we'll have to do to be successful. We'll need to be able to handle their defensive pressure and keep them out of the paint. We'll have to do a good job controlling the boards." Earlier last week, the Barrons were surprisingly bounced from the GMC Tournament in the first round after suffering a 53-44 defeat at the hands ofEastBrunswick. "It was the third time facing them, and that's always tough," Moyer said. "We fought really hard to come back in the final minute. We were down five points in the final 40 seconds and managed to have an opportunity to win the game, but we just fell short at the end." Freshman Alex Nardoza was exceptional in the loss. Nardoza finished with 16 points, three shy of her career-high, which she matched several times throughout the season. "She's been a rock all season," Moyer said. "Her season high of 19 points came in a win over Carteret. She finished with 19 points on at least three or four other occasions.