SSZ has highlights of three Saturday hoops games including Ranney’s road win at Raritan plus a Saint Rose sweep in Holmdel

Ranney 63 Raritan 59

Bryan Antoine had 21 points and fellow freshman Scottie Lewis added 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Panthers improve to 11-1 on the season.  Raritan was led by Joe Strand who had 24 points including five three pointers.  Ranney built a 12 point 4th quarter lead before Raritan stormed back to close the gap to 58-56 with 1:06 to go.  But a Lewis slam off a long inbounds pass sealed the deal.  Watch the highlights from an entertaining game on Saturday morning:

Saint Rose Boys 58 Holmdel 53

JP Krotulis took over in the 4th quarter – he scored 7 of his 16 points to help wipe out a 7 point 4th quarter deficit to get the Purple Roses a come from behind win.  Krotulis led Saint Rose with 16 points while Kyle Cardaci led all scorers with 23 in a losing effort:

 

Saint Rose girls 57 Holmdel 46

Mikayla Markham had 20 points to get the Purple Roses to 9-2 on the season:

Top Scoring Performances from Saturday

Boys

Peyton Wejnert, Southern Regional – 34 points in a 76-51 win against Millville

Joe Strand, Raritan – 24 points in a 63-59 loss to Ranney

Sean Barksdale, Lakewood – 24 points in a 68-60 win against Paul VI

Grant Goode, Saint John Vianney -23 points in a 46-43 win over Matawan

Kyle Cardaci, Holmdel – 23 points in a 58-53 loss to Saint Rose

Brendan Barry, Rumson-Fair Haven – 23 points in an 80-57 win against Middletown South

Bryan Antoine, Ranney – 21 points in a 63-59 win against Raritan

Girls

Desiree Allen, Neptune – 26 points in a 71-26 win against Academy for Urban Leadership

Mikayla Markham, Saint Rose – 20 points in a 57-46 win against Holmdel