Dunn earns 500th win, No. 19 Old Tappan defeats Ridgewood – Girls Basketball

High School Sports Elite • Dec 21, 2023

Photo Credits: Robert Housley

Head coach Brian Dunn earned his 500th win with Old Tappan, No. 19 in the NJ.com Top 20, as it defeated Ridgewood 47-31 in Old Tappan. Old Tappan (5-0) took a 20-13 lead into halftime before pulling away in the second half and outscoring Ridgewood 27-18. Layla Giordano led her team with 20 points. Maya Giordano with 6 points. The Giordano’s helped to add 50+ wins to Dunn’s 500 win total through their career. Dunn joins Chatham’s Joe Gaba as the second girls’ basketball coach to reach 500 wins this season as Gaba did in an opening-night win over Montville. Ridgewood fell to 1-3.

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