Basketball
Watch Tuesday 1.22 JSZ Hoops Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone is pleased to bring you statewide basketball coverage from 1.22. We’ve got three great boys games. Elizabeth remains unbeaten passing another test, Manasquan gets a season sweep of Shore rival Rumson-Fair Haven and Delsea gets a monster game from Javon Gordon in a South Jersey win at Cumberland. Watch all the highlights now! Elizabeth 68 Union Catholic 47 No. 9 in the current NJ Top 20, Elizabeth remained undefeated on the year with 68-47 victory over No. 15 Union Catholic. Despite taking the first matchup in a grueling triple overtime game, the Minutemen cruised to a W thanks to some great defense and a shining 14 point, 11 rebound performance from Senior Jesiah West. Jordan Price finished with 20 points while DJ Watkins added 13. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Manasquan 49 Rumson-Fair Haven 41 Alex Galvan had 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Warriors completed a regular season sweep of RFH and snapping the Bulldogs 10 game win streak. Brad McCabe added 13 points and 13 boards in the victory to give Manasquan a 14-2 record. JSZ has the highlights from this Shore Conference battle: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is made possible by Gold Coast Cadillac Delsea 73 Cumberland 33 Javon Gordon scores 27 points to lead the Crusaders to a dominant road win. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from South Jersey: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Delsea is made possible by NJM Insurance
Watch Monday 1.21 MLK JSZ Hoops Highlights
As schools across the Garden State honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., JSZ is pleased to bring you statewide basketball coverage from 1/21. Check back in as we continue to post games throughout the evening! Marist 54 Woodbridge 43 Angelo Santiago led Marist with 18 points — 13 coming in the second half — to help the Royal Knights capture their seventh consecutive win this season. Under new head coach Ben Gamble, Marist has already equaled its win total of 10 games from a year ago. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Long Branch’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Showcase: Trenton 62 Piscataway 53 Trenton picked up its fourth win in a row with a 62-53 victory over Piscataway in the MLK Round Ball Classic from New Brunswick high school. After trailing 21-18 after the first quarter, the Tornados outscored their opponent 17-8 in the second to take a 35-29 lead at halftime. Nassir Hodge was named MVP of the game for his 17 points and 5 rebounds as Trenton improves to 11-3 on the year. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Trenton coverage! Long Branch 57 Lakewood 36 The Long Branch Green Wave defeated Lakewood in the last game of the MLK Scholarship Basketball Showcase at Long Branch High School on Monday. The Green Wave had two players score in the double digits: Marc Dennis and Devyn Blount. Dennis scored 12 and Blount scored 11. Blount also won the MVP award for his performance during the game against the Piners. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Rosario Realty for sponsoring our Long Branch coverage! Thank you to the Law Firm of Michael Inzelbuch for sponsoring our Lakewood coverage!
60 more great nominees up for JSZ Hoops Game Balls
It’s time to honor great performances from New Jersey high school basketball with our JSZ Game Balls. We have polls for North, Central and South Jersey in both boys and girls categories. The polls are open now through Tuesday at 3:00 pm. We look forward to handing out 6 JSZ Game Balls every week and we’ll stop by mid-week practices or games to make a presentation. NJM Insurance South Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Jersey Sports Zone is able to honor South Jersey athletes every week thanks to the support of NJM Insurance JSZ North Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll JSZ Central Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Coaches and fans – if you have a player that is worthy of nominating contact rich@jerseysportszone.com by Saturday evening
Watch Thursday 1.17 JSZ Hoops Highlights
Thursday night basketball on JSZ features three games from around New Jersey. Nery Rodriguez has the highlights of Roselle Catholic’s one point win over the Patrick School, Rich Chrampanis brings us Don Bosco Prep’s two point win at Bergen Catholic and Mike Frankel has Gloucester Catholic winning a South Jersey battle over Woodstown Roselle Catholic 62 The Patrick School 61 In one of the must see matchups of the basketball season No. 1 Roselle Catholic remained undefeated on the year with a thrilling 62-61 win over No. 7 The Patrick School. Early on it was the Celtics leading RC, but the Lions thanks to University of Kentucky commit Kahlil Whitney were able to take the lead late in the third quarter and then hold off TPS in the closing seconds of the fourth. Whitney had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Clemson commit Al-Amir Dawes finished with 19 points and 9 rebounds. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Don Bosco Prep 56 Bergen Catholic 54 Kyle Maurer had 16 points including four first-half three-pointers to lead a Don Bosco barrage of ten long-range shots as the Ironmen make it four straight wins over their archrival. Myles Ruth added 12 points including an acrobatic putback in the 4th quarter. Don Bosco improves to 8-1 on the season. JSZ has the highlights from a sold-out gym in Ramsey: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Bergen Catholic is brought to you by Equinox Fitness Clubs Gloucester Catholic 71 Woodstown 62 Ryan Roney and Conor Regan combined for 43 points to give Gloucester Catholic its 10th win of the season. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from South Jersey: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Gloucester Catholic is brought to you by NJM Insurance
Watch Wednesday 1.16 JSZ Hoops Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone is pleased to bring you statewide basketball coverage from 1.16. Tonight’s menu features a big South Jersey showdown as Wildwood Catholic prevails in OT at St. Joe-Hammonton plus Bishop Ahr continues to pile up wins in the GMC Wildwood Catholic 78 St. Joe Hammonton 73 (OT) Jahlil White scored 29 points and Taj Thweatt added 20 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocked shots to give the Crusaders a big overtime win on the road to improve to 12-1 on the season. Marcellus Ross had 34 points and 10 rebounds in a losing effort. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from one of the top games of the season in South Jersey: Bishop Ahr 93 South River 64 Bishop Ahr picked up its sixth win in a row with a 93-64 win over Greater Middlesex Conference rival South River. The Trojans went on a 12-0 run to begin the game before eventually leading 50-31 at halftime. In the second half Bishop Ahr raised the differential as high as 30 points before pulling their starters going into the fourth. Quandry Adams had 20 points in the victory while Derrick Grant and Zayon Marsh dropped 16, Grant also grabs 16 rebounds. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Campozino restaurant for sponsoring our South River coverage!
Watch Tuesday 1.15 JSZ Hoops Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone is pleased to bring you statewide basketball coverage from 1.15. We’ve got a big CVC win for the Trenton Tornadoes, a record-setting three-point barrage from the Middletown South Eagles and a fourth straight win for the Brick Memorial Mustangs Trenton 64 Notre Dame 52 Trenton bounced back from a crushing loss to St. Augustine with a 64-52 victory over Colonial Valley Conference rival Notre Dame to improve to 8-3 on the year. Both teams are arguably the two best in Mercer County and with the new alignment having each of the 13 teams play each other once this could game could be a deciding factor in who will get that title at the end of the season. Jordan Williams had 20 points while Elijah Kelly had 13. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Trenton and Notre Dame coverage! Middletown South 70 Freehold Township 54 James Anderson scored 33 points on 11 three-pointers and the Eagles set a school record with 17 total triples in a dazzling shooting performance. Anderson was 11 of 16 from beyond the arc and Middletown South was 17 of 28 from three-point land. JSZ has the highlights from an amazing shooting display: Thanks to Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Middletown South. They were the reason we could bring you James Anderson’s amazing shooting performance! Brick Memorial 58 Toms River South 37 Brick Memorial defeated Toms River South on Tuesday, improving their overall record to 8-2 for the season. The Mustangs have now won four games in a row. Kyle McMahon scored the game-high 17 points for Brick Memorial. Nick Manso and Nic Dominguez were the two other players who scored in the double digits for the Mustangs with 11 points each. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights:
Penns Grove wins Tri-County battle at Kingsway
JSZ brings you Monday night high school basketball frorm South Jersey as Penns Grove scores a road win at Kingsway. Penns Grove 77 Kingsway 59 Penns Grove posted five players in double digits in a balanced attack to score a Tri-County road win at Kingsway. Jamar Johnson and Kavon Lewis had 15 points apiece and Jaylen Newton added 14 points and 13 boards. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from South Jersey:
Roselle Catholic moves to 12-0, Ranney suffers first loss at Empire Invitational
Two New Jersey basketball powers journeyed to the Bronx for the Empire Invitational. JSZ has the highlights of Roselle Catholic facing Stepinac in a matchup of last year’s top-ranked squads from NJ and NY in addition to Ranney’s battle against New England Prep school power Macduffie out of Massachusetts. MacDuffie 79 Ranney 75 Wake Forest signee Ismael Massoud scored 26 points and UConn pledge James Bouknight added 17 points and 11 rebounds to hand Ranney their first loss of the season. The Panthers were playing their second high profile game in the span of 24 hours after beating Bergen Catholic at the Hoop Group Showcase before turning right around to play in the Bronx. Bryan Antoine had 29 points and Scottie Lewis had 25. Antoine had a three-point attempt for the lead in the final seconds, but the shot was off the mark. JSZ has the highlights from a fantastic game at the Empire Invitational: Roselle Catholic 70 Stepinac 60 Kahlil Whitney scored 24 points and hauled down 11 rebounds to lead four Lions in double digits as Roselle Catholic gets to 12-0. RC got the win without Josh Pierre-Louis who missed the game due to injury. JSZ has the highlights of the NJ/NY top ranked battle from the Empire Invitational in the Bronx:
Top Hoops Performances up for JSZ Game Balls – Vote Now!
It’s time to honor great performances from New Jersey high school basketball with our JSZ Game Balls. We have polls for North, Central and South Jersey in both boys and girls categories. The polls are open now through Tuesday at 3:00 pm. We look forward to handing out 6 JSZ Game Balls every week and we’ll stop by mid-week practices or games to make a presentation. NJM South Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Thanks to NJM Insurance for sponsoring JSZ’s South Jersey Game Balls Central Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll North Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Coaches and fans – if you have a player that is worthy of nominating contact rich@jerseysportszone.com by Saturday evening
Watch Saturday 1.12 JSZ Hoops Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone is thrilled to bring you exciting Saturday matchups from across the Garden State. We’ve got seven games of action from around the state including: Christian Brothers vs. Gill St. Bernard’s, Middletown North vs. Rumson- Fair Haven Ranney vs. Bergen Catholic and more! Ranney 56 Bergen Catholic 55 – Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis combined to score 43 points in Ranney’s nail-biting, last-second win Saturday night against Bergen Catholic. Ranney freshman Elijah Perkins also provided a much-needed spark in the second half to put the Panthers in a position to win. Bergen Catholic’s Matt Zona led the Crusaders in scoring with 16 points. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Lincroft: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of all Bergen Catholic athletics is brought to you by Equinox Fitness Clubs. Notre Dame 55 Mater Dei Prep 53 Notre picked up their third win in a row thanks to a 55-53 overtime victory over Mater Dei Prep. The Irish trailed after the first quarter but were able to take the lead all the way untill the final minute of the fourth quarter when Mater Dei tied the game to go to overtime. After a free throw tied the game with three seconds remaining it looked as though we would go to double OT, but instead Justin Yu scored the final basket to secure a thrilling win for Notre Dame. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage! Rumson-Fair Haven 64 Middletown North 63 (OT) – Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase Jackson McCarthy scored the final five points of the game and grabbed a rebound that drew a foul with one second left that resulted in the game winning free throw as RFH railled from 6 points down in OT in a thriller. Freshman Geoff Schroeder had 25 of his career-high 30 points in the second half and overtime and Ian O’Connor scored his 1000th career point on the way to 17 points. Rob Higgins led Middletown North with 26 points. JSZ has all the twists and turns from a thriller in Lincroft! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is brought to you by Gold Coast Cadilliac. Thanks for their support – they are the reason we can bring you thrilling games like RFH and Middletown North! Gill St. Bernard’s 55 CBA 47 – Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase Paul Mulcahy had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists as the Blue Knights moved to 11-1 on the season. Zach Martini added 14 points and 8 rebounds in the win while freshman Ryan Mabrey paced the Colts with 14 points and senior Josh Cohen added 11 points and 13 rebounds. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Brookdale Community College: Red Bank Catholic 59 Middletown South 43 – Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase Red Bank Catholic’s Kevin Bauman dropped a season-high 15 points along with 12 rebounds to pace the Caseys to their ninth-straight win this season. Bauman took home game MVP honors and also got help from Charlie Gordinier (13 points) and MJ Wright (11 points). JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights from Lincroft: Double Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone is driven by our loyal sponsors. Let’s give a huge shoutout to Playa Bowls of Red Bank (RBC) and Monmouth Building Center (Middletown South) for sponsoring our coverage of this game! Elizabeth 71 Pleasantville 57 – Shoot Down Cancer Classic Jordan Price and DJ Watkins score 26 points each to get the Minutemen to 10-0 on the season. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from the Shoot Down Cancer Classic at St. Augustine Prep: Paul VI 59 Haddonfield 52 – Shoot Down Cancer Classic Wisler Sanon led three Paul VI players in double digits with 20 to hand Haddonfield its first loss of the season. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from South Jersey: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Haddonfield is brought to you by NJM Insurance
Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s Jayson Williams Wins JSZ’s Week 1 North Jersey Game Ball
Two seconds left. Tied at 58. Jayson Williams gets the ball. He hits the game winner with no time left on the clock. Thanks to his last second heroics in Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s 61-58 win over Union on Jan. 5, voters from around the Garden State overwhelmingly voted to select SFP’s Jayson Williams as JSZ’s Week 1 North Jersey game ball winner. Here’s the presentation from JSZ’s Jay Cook: Take Our Poll
Watch Thursday 1.10 JSZ Hoops Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone has Thursday night hoops around New Jersey. We’ve got Shore Conference wins for Middletown South and RBC, plus the Summit boys prevail up North and the Trenton Catholic girls show why they are ranked in the top 10. Red Bank Catholic 62 Manasquan 50 – Boys Basketball Charlie Gordinier had 21 points and 9 rebounds and John Duffy added 15 on five three-pointers to give RBC a home win in a battle of 9-1 squads. JSZ has the highlights from a big Shore Conference win in Red Bank for the Caseys: Thanks to Playa Bowls in Red Bank for allowing us to capture great moments from Red Bank Catholic all year long! Middletown South 51 Long Branch 45 – Boys Basketball Luke Albrecht and Jack Sheridan paced South with 12 points apiece as the Eagles have won four straight games. Middletown South took the lead for good early in the third quarter and was able to hold off the Green Wave. JSZ has the highlights from Shore Conference play in Middletown: Sponsor Shout Out! Jersey Sports Zone brings you great Shore Conference action thanks to our sponsor. Thank you to Rosario Realty (Long Branch) and Monmouth Building Center (Middletown South) for allowing us to showcase great high school athletes all year long Trenton Catholic 81 Northern Burlington 20 – Girls Basketball After suffering their first loss of the year No. 7 in the NJ Top 20, Trenton Catholic has rebounded with back to back wins. The Lady Mike’s held Northern Burlington to just four points in the first thanks to an impressive defensive performance. Naomi Shorts finished with 15 points while Gianna Hernandez-Boulden had 12. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Trenton Catholic coverage! Summit 48 Scotch Plains-Fanwood 43 – Boys Basketball Malcolm Sidebottom dropped a game-high 16 points while Eric Baier chipped in with 11 points to pace Summit to their second divisional win this season. The Hilltoppers now sit at 8-1 on the season and have proven to be one of the better teams this year from the UCC. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Scotch Plains: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to our loyal sponsors like Equinox Fitness, JSZ is able to bring you great highlights from Summit High School all season long.
Watch Wednesday 1.9 JSZ Hoops Highlights
We’ve got a 2,000 point moment in South Jersey, a Prep showdown between Blair and Hun plus an impressive win for the Morris Catholic girls. Watch the highlights from three NJ hoops games! Cape May Tech 55 Absegami 38 – Boys Basketball Josh Wright became the first player in Cape May Tech history and the 40th ever South Jersey basketball player to reach the 2,000-point plateau in a high school career. Wright led Cape May Tech with 29 points en route to a win on a historic night. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights and post-game reaction: Blair Academy 65 Hun 50 – HS Boys Prep Basketball Jordan Dingle scored 11 of his 17 points in the second quarter as the Bucs raced out to a 19-point halftime lead on the way to its 9th win of the season. Dexter Akanno had 12 and Jabri Abdur Rahim added 11 in the win. JSZ has the highlights from Princeton: Morris Catholic 65 Kinnelon 29 – Girls Basketball Morris Catholic defeated Kinnelon 65-29 on Wednesday night, improving their overall record to 6-3 for the season. Fey Idera scored the game-high 14 points for the Crusaders. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights:
Camden Catholic’s Babatunde Ajike wins first NJM South Jersey Game Ball of the year!
After falling in the Non-Public A Tournament a season ago Camden Catholic has already began to build an impressive resume so far in 2019. The Irish have strung together a five game win streak and seem to be one of South Jersey’s teams to beat. That success can be partially credited to four year starter Babatunde Ajike. The 6’6 Senior has scored almost 100 points in six games played, in Camden Catholic’s latest game against Atlantic City Ajike dropped 27 in the 55-34 victory. The fans have voted an for this effort he is our first NJM Insurance South Jersey Game Ball winner of the 2018-2019 season! JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez stopped by practice to present Babatunde with his award: Take Our Poll Sponsor! A special thank you to NJM Insurance for sponsoring our South Jersey Game Ball presentations!
Watch Tuesday 1.8 JSZ Basketball Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone is thrilled to bring you statewide basketball coverage from 1.8. We’ve got the Trenton boys building a four-game win streak plus a top 10 showdown between the Saint Rose girls and Manasquan Trenton 84 West Windsor-Plainsboro North 65 – Boys Basketball Trenton picked up its fourth win in a row with an 84-62 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro North. The Tornadoes improve to 6-2, their only losses have come from two Top 20 teams in St. Mary’s (Elizabeth) and arguably the best team in south jersey, Wildwood Catholic. Jordan Williams finishes with 26 points for Trenton. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Trenton and West Windsor-Plainsboro North coverage! Saint Rose 52 Manasquan 36 – Girls Basketball Brynn Farrell and Abby Antognoli scored 15 points each as the Purple Roses handed Manasquan a loss on its home floor for the first time in nearly three years. Farrell reached the 1000 point plateau in the 4th quarter. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from this top 10 showdown: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Saint Rose girls basketball is made possible because of Reach Your Potential Training in Tinton Falls. The Purple Roses train with Bobby Smith and RYPT. We’ll have more Saint Rose highlights this winter thanks to the support of RYPT
Watch Sunday 1.6 JSZ Basketball Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone is thrilled to bring your statewide basketball coverage Sunday from the SFIC Basketball Festival hosted by Kean University. Check back in throughout the evening as we continue to post more must see games from the showcase! Union Catholic 58 Hudson Catholic 49 – SFIC Festival Union Catholic defeated No. 11 Hudson Catholic in a thrilling upset victory. After trailing in the first quarter the Vikings fought back to take a 27-26 lead at halftime. They opened the third quarter with a pair of dunks from Nashon Battle and Gio Phillips and eventually led 40-38 entering the fourth. UC was led by Jaheim Tanksley who finished with 21 points. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: St. Benedict’s Prep 72 Montclair Immaculate 70 (OT) – SFIC Festival Barra Njie, C.J. Wilcher and Supreme Cook all scored in double digit for St. Benedict’s Prep to help drive a nail biting overtime win over Montclair Immaculate. The Gray Bees led by seven in the second half, but the Lions forced overtime. St. Benedict’s Prep weathered through the overtime period – and a late push by MI – to lock up the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights: St. Mary’s-Elizabeth 63 Seton Hall Prep 51 – SFIC Festival The Hilltoppers raced out to a 20-9 lead after one quarter and held off a Pirates comeback to improve to 8-1 on the season. A big second quarter gave Seton Hall Prep a 32-31 halftime lead, but St. Mary’s poured it on in the second half. Phil Brown led the way with 16. JSZ has the highlights from Kean University: Elizabeth 78 Hackettstown 44 – Hoops For Hope Showcase Jesiah West, Brenden Kelly and Abdul Shanunu all scored in the double digits for Elizabeth on Sunday night. West scored the game-high 22 points and slam dunked twice multiple times during the showcase game against Hackettstown. Kelly scored the second highest number of points with 18. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and a post-game reaction from West:
Watch Saturday 1.5 JSZ Basketball Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone is thrilled to bring you statewide basketball coverage from Saturday, 1.5. Check back in for more games as we continue to post throughout the evening! Rutgers Prep 68 Notre Dame 50 | Boys Basketball No. 18 in the NJ Top 20 Rutgers Prep picked up its second win a row after a three-point filled battle with Notre Dame. Tied at 24-24 heading into halftime the Argonauts came alive late in the third quarter to grab a 52-40 lead. Trey Patterson and Jonah Charles both finished with 21 points in the victory. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage! Rumson-Fair Haven 62 Saint Rose 40 | Boys Basketball Ian O’Connor had 21 points and five different Bulldogs combined on 15-three pointers to get to 5-1 on the season. JSZ has the highlights of the long range shooting display in Rumson on Saturday afternoon: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is brought to you by Gold Coast Cadillac Jackson Memorial 63 Jackson Liberty 50 | Boys Basketball Brothers Matt and Rob Mahala combined for 31 points to power Jackson Memorial (4-4) to a double-digit win against crosstown team Jackson Liberty. The Jags also had great efforts from Jayson Lee (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Micah Wallace (16 points). Jackson Liberty was powered by their top player, Daniel Sofield, who dropped in a game-high 36 points. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights: St. Joe-Hammonton 55 Rancocas Valley 38 | Boys Basketball | Seagull Classic Ian Brown scored 16 points to lead St. Joe-Hammonton to its seventh straight win in 2018-19. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from the Seagull Classic at Holy Spirit High Gloucester Catholic 60 Mainland 58 (OT) | Girls Basketball | Seagull Classic Sophomore Jada Williams made two free throws with 4.4 seconds left in overtime as the Rams rallied from 10 points down in the second half to improve to 8-1 on the season. The game featured two of the top prospects in New Jersey. Mainland’s Kylee Watson led all scorers with 25 points for Mainland while Duke commit Azana Baines had 13 points for the Rams. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from the Seagull Classic at Holy Spirit High School: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Gloucester Catholic is made possible by NJM Insurance Summit 37 Dayton 26 | Girls Basketball Summit defeated Dayton 37-26 on Saturday afternoon, improving their overall record to 6-2. Olivia Lawlor scored the game-high 14 points, and Annabella Yorio scored 12 points. JSZ’s Madison Bess was in Summit with the highlights: Summit 49 Phillipsburg 44 | Boys Basketball The Summit Hilltoppers improved their overall record to 6-1 after defeating the Phillipsburg Stateliners on Saturday. Malcolm Sidebottom scored the most points for the Hilltoppers with 13. Despite Phillipsburg’s loss, Richard Manigault scored the game-high 21 points. JSZ’s Madison Bess was in Summit with the full story and a post-game reaction from Sidebottom: Sponsor! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club Sponsor! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Summit is brought to you by Equinox Fitness Clubs
Watch Thursday 1.3 JSZ Basketball Highlights
Rahway 49 Carteret 46 – Boys Basketball Rahway remained undefeated on the year with a nail biting 49-46 win over Carteret. After trailing by six to close out the first quarter, the Indians took a 23-21 lead at halftime. While still ahead by two with 4.5 seconds remaining Amari Thompson made a crucial steal to end the game as they improve to 6-0. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Campozino restaurant for sponsoring our Carteret coverage on JSZ! Roselle Catholic 82 Linden 44 – Boys Basketball Kahlil Whitney had 29 points as the Lions raced out to a 25-5 first quarter lead and never looked back on the way to a dominating win to reach 9-0. JSZ has the highlights from Roselle: Hillsborough 49 West Windsor-Plainsboro North 41 – Girls Basketball The Hillsborough Girls Basketball team won their fourth straight game on Thursday night, improving their overall record to 4-2. The Raiders had four players score eight points: Grace O’Connor, Olivia Gaspar, Peyton Quackenbush and Jill Stanton. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights as well as post-game reactions: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hillsborough and West Windsor-Plainsboro North coverage on JSZ!
Watch Wednesday 1.2 JSZ Basketball Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone has you covered with highlights from two boys hoops games from Wednesday showcasing wins by Rutgers Prep and Red Bank Catholic. Rutgers Prep 72 Seton Hall Prep 65 University of Pennsylvania-commit Jonah Charles led Rutgers Prep with a career-high 22 points as the Argonauts went down to the wire against Seton Hall Prep. SHP’s Ashton Miller led all scorers with 29 points, tying a season-high for him. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights from Franklin: Red Bank Catholic 69 Red Bank Regional 52 Red Bank Catholic defeated Red Bank Regional 69-52 on Wednesday night after winning the WOBM Christmas Classic a few days ago. The Caseys won their fifth straight game in a row, improving their overall record to 7-1. Charlie Gordinier scored a game-high 17 points for RBC. JSZ’s Madison Bess was in Red Bank with the full story: Sponsor! Thank you to Playa Bowls of Red Bank for sponsoring our Red Bank Catholic coverage! Sponsor! Thank you to Ryser’s for sponsoring our Red Bank Regional coverage!
Watch Tuesday 1.1 JSZ Basketball Highlights
Happy New Year, Jersey Sports Zone fans! What better way to kick off 2019 then with some basketball? JSZ has coverage of Roselle Catholic’s high-flying win over Montclair Immaculate, plus two upset wins from St. Joe’s (Mont.) and Bergen Catholic over state-ranked opponents. Stay tuned throughout the night for the highlights from the New Year’s Jump Off held at Don Bosco Tech Academy! Roselle Catholic 72 Montclair Immaculate 60 Kentucky-commit Kahlil Whitney and UNLV-commit Josh Pierre-Louis combined to score 43 in a dominant, explosive win over Montclair Immaculate Tuesday night. The Roselle Catholic Lions are playing fantastic basketball and now welcome another new piece to the lineup: 6-11 forward Cliff Omoyuri. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Paterson: Bergen Catholic 49 Gill St. Bernard’s 48 Zach Freemantle scored 11 points and hauled in 13 rebounds to help Bergen Catholic win the battle of unbeatens in Paterson. Gill St. Bernard’s had a 27-21 halftime lead, but the Crusaders built a 49-44 lead in the 4th quarter following a Matt Zona hoop and foul. The Knights had a chance to win at the buzzer, but Bergen Catholic’s made a strong defensive stand to win the game. JSZ has the highlights of this top five showdown at Don Bosco Tech: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Bergen Catholic is brought to you by Equinox Fitness Clubs. They are the reason we could bring you this big Crusaders win on New Year’s Day! St. Joe-Montvale 61 Hudson Catholic 57 (OT) Nazir Williams scored a career-high 26 points including the go-ahead three-pointer in overtime to give the Green Knights the lead for good as St. Joe-Montvale upsets the #11 ranked team in the latest state polls. St. Joe rallied from six points down in the final three minutes to force overtime. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Don Bosco Tech
Watch Sunday 12.30 JSZ Basketball Highlights
The holiday hoops tournament season comes to a close and JSZ brings you three championship games. Notre Dame wins the Buc Classic in Little Silver plus RBC wins at the buzzer in the WOBM Christmas Classic boys final and the Manchester Township girls serve notice that they are a state power in the WOBM girls title game. Red Bank Catholic 53 Marlboro 51 – WOBM Christmas Classic Boys Final Calling it “the luck of the Irish” wouldn’t be fair. MJ Wright’s game-winning shot with less than a second left in regulation was the nail in the coffin as Red Bank Catholic captured an electrifying win en route to its first-ever WOBM title. Notre Dame football commit Kevin Bauman batted the inbounds pass to start the play and Wright finished it off with the buzzer-beater. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights and post-game reaction from Toms River North and the victorious RBC Caseys: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone is able to capture so many special moments on and off the court, field, diamond, etc. thanks to our great sponsors. Because of Playa Bowls, JSZ was able to be on hand for this thrilling game-winning shot. Next time you’re in Red Bank, stop by Playa Bowls on West Front Street! Manchester 83 Marlboro 41 – WOBM Christmas Classic Girls Final Go ahead and mark it down — Manchester has officially made their claim as one of the best girls hoops team in the Garden State. The lethal combination of West Virginia-commit Leilani Correa and sophomore sensation Destiny Adams is a legitimate one-two punch. Correa and Adams each dropped 27 points in a complete rout of Marlboro in the WOBM finals. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Toms River: Notre Dame 60 Red Bank Regional 43 – Albert E. Martin Buc Classic Final Mike Kane scored 19 points to earn MVP honors and Justin Yu scored 13 of his 15 points in the third quarter as the Irish beat the host school in the Buc Classic championship game. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Notre Dame High. They are the reason we were able to capture the Irish winning the Buc Classic! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Regional is made possible by Ryser’s Landscape Supply in Little Silver
Watch Saturday 12.29 JSZ Basketball Highlights
We’ve got three Saturday holiday tournament championships from Gill St. Bernard’s, Matawan and the John Wall Invitational in Raleigh plus a semifinal showdown between Middletown South and Red Bank Catholic at the WOBM Christmas Classic. Gill St. Bernard’s 76 Montclair Immaculate 53 – Jingle Bells Jubilee Paul Mulcahy is on an absolute tear. The Class of 2019 Rutgers commit couldn’t be off to a better start in his senior season after opening the year averaging a triple-double (20-10-10) through eight games. Mulcahy led the charge for his Gill St. Bernard’s Knights as they routed Montclair Immaculate in Paterson. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights from Don Bosco Tech Academy: Ranney 63 South Central (NC) 58 – John Wall Invitational Bryan Antoine scored 24 points including his 2000th career point and Scottie Lewis added 23 as the Panthers outscored South Central and North Carolina commit Day’Ron Sharpe 22-15 in the 4th quarter to win the TJ Warren division of the John Wall Invitational. JSZ has the highlights from Raleigh, North Carolina: Matawan 52 Old Bridge 50 (OT) – Husky Holiday Classic John Beukers blocked three straight shots in overtime and Ethan Okelo scored the game’s only basket in the extra session to give the host school the Husky Holiday Classic title and handing Old Bridge their first loss of the season. Beukers finished with 11 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocked shots. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Matawan: Red Bank Catholic 75 Middletown South 59 – WOBM Christmas Classic Semifinal Red Bank Catholic defeated Middletown South in the WOBM Christmas Classic Semifinal on Saturday night. The Caseys advanced to tomorrow night’s final and will take on Marlboro. RBC’s John Duffy played an incredible game, scoring 26 points. JSZ’s Madison Bess was in Toms River with the story as well as post-game reactions from Red Bank Catholic: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is made possible by Playa Bowls of Red Bank! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South is made possible by Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury!
Watch Friday 12.28 JSZ Basketball Highlights
The holiday tournament hoopla continues! JSZ brings you the finals from the Score at the Shore girls basketball tournament plus the St. John Vianney girls in their winter joust getting a tough test from the Patrick School and on the boys side Rumson-Fair Haven battling St. Peter’s Prep in the Bulldawg Classic Rumson-Fair Haven 50 Saint Peter’s Prep 47 – Bulldawg Classic Ian O’Connor had 25 points and 12 rebounds to give RFH a much-coveted win against a North Jersey power. RFH lost to Roselle Catholic and Saint Peter’s Prep in recent years on their home floor, but used stingy defense and gritty play to score a signature win. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Rumson: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is made possible by Gold Coast Cadillac Red Bank Regional 56 Monmouth Regional 46 – Albert E. Martin Buc Classic Liam Joyce and Matt Weidman scored 11 points apiece to lead the Bucs to the finals of their holiday tournament for the first time in three years. RBR will face Notre Dame in the finals on Sunday at 5pm. JSZ has the highlights from the Bucs semifinal win in Little Silver: Jersey Sports Zone brought you this game thanks to the support of Ryser’s Landscape Supply (RBR) and Monmouth Building Center (Monmouth Regional) Saint John Vianney 50 Patrick School 39 – SJV Winter Joust The Lancers put together a 15-3 4th quarter to hold off an upset bid from the Patrick School. Katie Hill and Madison Saint Rose scored 13 points apiece to pace SJV who fell behind seven points in the third quarter. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Holmdel: Mainland 69 Lenape 61 – Score at the Shore Tournament The Mainland girls basketball team won the Score at the Shore Tournament for the third time in a row on Friday. The Mustangs were behind after the first quarter, but they quickly found their groove and took the lead. Senior Claudia Mairone finished with a game-high 21 points for Mainland, while junior Kylee Watson finished with 20 points. JSZ’s Madison Bess was at Southern Regional with the full story:
Watch Thursday 12.27 JSZ Basketball Highlights
The holiday tournament action continues. Jersey Sports Zone has coverage from Red Bank Regional’s Holiday Buc Classic, the semifinals from the Husky Classic at Matawan and the second annual Winter Joust hosted by St. John Vianney. Stay tuned for all the highlights tonight! Matawan 54 Carteret 53 – Huskies Holiday Classic Semifinal In the last semifinal match up of the Huskies Holiday Classic, Matawan prevails late in the fourth quarter on a shot from Ethan Okelo to take down Carteret 54-53. The Huskies win an exciting three point battle that saw multiple lead changes in the second half. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Campozino for sponsoring our Carteret coverage, we look forward to bringing you more Rambler highlights all year long! Old Bridge 49 Edison 45 – Huskies Holiday Classic Semifinal Greater Middlesex Conference rivals Old Bridge and Edison gave fans at the Huskies Holiday Classic an exciting semifinal showdown. After a big third quarter that saw Old Bridge go ahead 39-28 enter the fourth, the Eagles slowly began to make their comeback. Edison would come within three in the closing seconds of regulation, but Sean Williams for the Knights would sink a free throw to seal the game. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Monmouth Regional 66 Middletown North 46 – Albert E. Martin Buc Classic Kerron Holley and Dan Forsman paced a balanced attack with 14 points each as the Falcons raced out to a 15-point halftime lead and survived a furious comeback attempt by the Lions to pull away in the fourth quarter. North’s Rob Higgins was held to 17 points after scoring 30 or more points in the first four games of his senior season. JSZ has highlights and post-game reaction from Little Silver: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Monmouth Regional is brought to you by Monmouth Building Center. They are the reason we had this big win by the Falcons! Red Bank Regional 49 Sayreville 36 – Albert E. Martin Buc Classic Matt Weidman poured in 16 points to lead RBR to the semifinals of their winter tournament. Red Bank Regional will face Monmouth Regional in the semifinals. JSZ has the highlights from the Bucs home floor Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Regional is brought to you by Ryser’s Landscape Supply in Little Silver Notre Dame 65 Saint John Vianney 55 – Albert E. Martin Buc Classic Mike Kane led five Notre Dame players in double figures with 16 as the Irish advance to the semifinals and a matchup with Bishop Ahr. JSZ has the highlights from the quarterfinals of the Buc Classic in Little Silver: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Notre Dame High School is made possible by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates St. Rose 50 The Patrick School 36 – Winter Joust Showcase Brynn Farrell (23 points) and Lauren Lithgow (15 points) took over for St. Rose to outscore The Patrick School by themselves in a statement win. The Purple Roses overcame a slow start in the first quarter and never looked back. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights from Holmdel: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to great partners like RYPT (Reach Your Potential Training), Jersey Sports Zone can bring you great highlights from the St. Rose girls basketball team. Rumson-Fair Haven 53 Gill St. Bernard’s 45 – Winter Joust Showcase Rumson-Fair Haven is ready for the JSZ Three-Point Challenge! The Bulldogs showcased their long-range sharpshooting by hitting 12 three-pointers and rolling to a 53-45 win over Gill St. Bernard’s. Lucy Adams, Grace Munt, Sophia Passalaqua and Cortland McBarron each had 3 three-balls in the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Holmdel: Sponsor Shoutout! Gold Coast Cadillac sponsors Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of all RFH athletics and they are the reason JSZ was at this win over Gill St. Bernard’s.