Jersey Sports Zone has four courses of boys basketball action for you tonight! First, St. Peter’s Prep and Morris Catholic go at it in a top-15 clash. Then, we head to the CVC Tournament first round as Nottingham and Hamilton West had a thriller…complete with an all-time comeback! Tourney action continues as Ranney battles Shore Regional in the Shore prelims, and we close out at Paramus to see the Spartans look to complete the season sweep against Ramapo. Check out all the action below!
St. Peter’s Prep 54 Morris Catholic 36 | Boys
The Marauders raced out to a 20-2 first quarter lead and extended the advantage to 38-9 at the half in a dominating performance against the #11 ranked team in the latest state polls. St. Peter’s Prep (20-3) is the top seed in the Hudson County Tournament and begins post-season play this Monday.
JSZ’s Sean Dugan has the highlights from Denville:
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Nottingham 48 Hamilton West 46 | Boys | CVC Tournament 1st Round
With five minutes remaining, it seemed almost certain that tenth-seeded Hamilton West (7-15) would avenge their 21-point loss to seventh-seeded Nottingham (15-7) from less than two weeks ago. The Hornets held a 22-point lead, but the Northstars refused to quit. After making just one three-pointer through the first three quarters, Nottingham drained six from beyond the arc in the final five minutes. Sophomore Quashawn Roberts hit the go-ahead shot with less than 30 seconds remaining, sealing an unbelievable comeback victory and earning the Northstars a date in the CVC Quarterfinal with second-seeded Trenton.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights + reaction from Hamilton Twp:
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Ranney 72 Shore Regional 61 | Boys | Shore Conference Tournament 1st Round
Shaan Nayar had 23 points and 7 rebounds and sparked a third quarter run that built a lead for the #11 seed that the Panthers never relinquished. Ranney (12-8) also got 17 points from Ben Schaeffer and 15 points from Alex Heyser. Shore Regional (16-5) was led by the Barham twins who combined for 36 points. Ranney will take on #6 seed Jackson Township on the road this Thursday in the Round of 16.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Tinton Falls:
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Ramapo 54 Paramus 35 | Boys
Ramapo boys basketball are winners of three straight after their dominant 54-35 victory on Monday over Paramus. After losing to the Spartans for the first time in 15 years early last month, the Raiders came out firing with a 13-0 run to start the game. They would not give up the lead for the remainder of the afternoon, with sophomore AJ Greig leading the way with 15 points. Senior Michael Moody followed close behind with 14 points, including four 3-pointers in the first half.
Joey Leo was Paramus’ leading scorer with 13. The Raiders now move to 13-9 on the season as the Spartans fall to 10-11.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has all the highlights from Paramus:
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