Maria Regina nips Villa, 36-35, on controversial ending  By
Staten Island Advance on February 12, 2012 4:36 p.m.  HARTSDALE,
N.Y. -- This was not how Liz Blanchard envisioned it.  Having
watched Dorothy O'Neill can a pair of free throws with five
seconds left to give St. John Villa Academy a 35-34 lead over
host Maria Regina HS, the Bears coach felt, "a little defense
and let's get out of here."  The Bears did their part but a
personal foul at the buzzer enabled Jennifer Forlini to calmly
sink two FTS and Villa, 36-35, in a CHSAA contest on Sunday.
"I've been coaching for 12 years (six at Villa), but I've never
had this happen to me," said Blanchard. "The referee trailing
the play signals time has expired, but the one under the basket
says there was a foul.  "Give Forlini credit for making the (FT)
shots, but this was ripped from under us."  Before the closing
drama, neither team could get much traction and a four-point
margin separated both schools throughout.  "We didn't have any
flow (16 turnovers), never