Mater Dei Prep had four players in double figures to score an impressive 64-50 win at Ranney in front of a capacity crowd.  SSZ has all the highlights and post-game reaction

Mater Dei Prep 64 Ranney 50

Kyle Elliot and Elijah Mitchell paced four Seraphs in double figures with 14 points and Mater Dei Prep used its depth and relentless defense to hand the Panthers their first loss of the season.  Freshmen Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis scored 14 each for Ranney, who went on a 10-0 run late in the game to cut into the losing margin.  SSZ has all the highlights and post-game reaction from a great January matchup:

Long Branch 48 Red Bank Regional 47

Anthony Velazquez scored a driving layup with 15 seconds to go to put the Green Wave in front by two.  Connor McLoone drew a foul with 1.9 seconds left, but missed his second free throw which wouldn’t have counted if it did go in due to a lane violation.  Coming up on Wednesday, we’ll have Velazquez being presented with a Monmouth Building Center Game Ball:

 

Top Scoring Performances from Tuesday Night

Boys

Peyton Wejnert, Southern Regional – 49 points in a 71-70 win against Toms River East

Phil Lingat, Toms River East – 26 points in a 71-70 loss to Southern Regional

Kenny Buell, Brick Township – 25 points in a 49-36 win against Lacey

Kyle Cardaci, Holmdel – 25 points in a 70-50 win against Manalapan

Sean Barksdale, Lakewood – 25 points in a 75-33 win against Jackson Liberty

Chris Coberg, Henry Hudson – 25 points in a 68-52 win against Asbury Park

Sadiq Palmer, Red Bank Regional – 24 points in a 48-47 loss to Long Branch

Amir Tyler, Lakewood – 23 points in a 75-33 win against Jackson Liberty

Anthony Velazquez, Long Branch – 21 points in a 48-47 win against RBR

Grant Goode, Saint John Vianney – 21 points in a 52-48 win against Raritan

Girls

Ashley Tutzauer, Toms River North – 31 points in a 73-68 win against Brick Memorial

Jen Inman, Holmdel – 30 points in a 66-53 win against Manalapan