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It’s county tournament time and Jersey Sports Zone has you covered for all the big basketball games across the garden state! Stay tuned for semifinals matchups in Union County, Mercer County and the girls bracket in the Shore Conference Tournament. Enjoy! (3) Patrick School 48 (2) Elizabeth 39 – Union County Semifinal Al-Amir Dawes scored a career-high 28 points and was the driving force for the Celtics as Patrick School handed Elizabeth its first loss this season while also advanceing to the Union County finals. The win gives Patrick School some revenge after a loss earlier this season to Elizabeth. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Kean University: (1) Roselle Catholic 64 (5) Union Catholic 43 – Union County Semifinal Roselle Catholic had three scorers hit double digits and used a 22-8 run in the third quarter to pull away from Union Catholic in the Union County semifinals. Colby Rogers (17), Kahlil Whitney (15) and Richie Greaves (11) were the leading scorers. Roselle Catholic will defend their Union County crown Saturday against Patrick School. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Kean University: (2) Trenton Catholic 85 (3) Notre Dame 57 – Mercer County Semifinal Trenton Catholic advanced to its sixth straight Mercer County Tournament Final with an 85-57 win over Notre Dame. The Iron Mike’s were headlined Junior sensation Jamir Watkins and Butler University commit Khalif Battle. Watkins had 24 points while Battle had 27. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Trenton Catholic and Notre Dame coverage! (1) Trenton 58 (4) Hopewell Valley 50 – Mercer County Semifinal  Number one seed Trenton advanced to their first Mercer County Tournament Final since 2011 with a 58-50 win over Hopewell Valley. The Tornadoes scraped by in the first two quarter to take a 30-28 lead at halftime. In the third Nassir Hodge with back to back threes helped Trenton fall more into rhythm to eventually gain a comfortable lead. Hodge finished with 15 points. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Trenton and Hopewell Valley coverage! (1) St. John Vianney 53 (4) Manasquan 51 – Shore Conference Tournament Semifinal The St. John Vianney Lancers went into Tuesday night’s SCT Semifinal wanting revenge. Last year, the Manasquan Warriors defeated the SJV Lancers during the SCT Final. However, Tuesday’s Semifinal was a close game. Manasquan had the lead up until the fourth quarter. SJV’s freshman Madison St. Rose, scored five points early on in the fourth, taking hold of the lead. The Lancers were able to hold on, winning the game by two points. William & Mary commit, Brelynn Bellamy, scored the team-high with 17 points. Quinnipiac University commit Sajada Bonner scored 11 points along with St. Rose. Fordham University commit Sarah Karpell was right behind them with 10 points. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and post-game reaction from Toms River: (3) Manchester 62 (2) St. Rose 45 – Shore Conference Tournament Semifinal The Manchester Hawks advanced to their first ever SCT Final in program history on Tuesday night. Manchester’s West Virginia University commit, Leilani Correa, scored 30 points for the Hawks, leading them to their Semifinal victory. Destiny Adams and Serenity Anderson scored the second highest number of points, each with 11. The Hawks will head to Monmouth University on Saturday night to take on St. John Vianney for the Shore Conference Final. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and post-game reaction from Toms River:

The New Jersey Devils honored the Top 5 Goals from New Jersey high school hockey in January captured by JSZ cameras during the NHL team’s 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night at the Prudential Center in Newark. Once again, the Devils rolled out the red carpet and gave the VIP treatment to five great high school hockey standouts. From a pregame film session with Miles Wood, to five awesome goals on the scoreboard at the second intermission, it was another special night provided by the Devils. Watch our recap of another special evening: New Jersey Devils winger Miles Wood met with our players prior to faceoff and watched the Top 5 goals from January captured by JSZ cameras. There’s no question that the players were inpsired to see an NHL player talk about their goal and Wood’s pre-game video session paid off as well. Wood scored his sixth goal of the season in the Devils 4-1 win over Buffalo. Here’s Miles Wood breaking down the Top 5 goals from January: Congratulations to our Top 5 goals from January #5: Tommy Kleinman, Bergen Catholic #4: Dom Troisi, Saint John Vianney #3: Ty Pezzolla, Saint Peter’s Prep #2: Dyland Idland, Morris Knolls #1: Andrew Kutzman, Freehold Boro On March 21, the Devils will honor the Top 5 goals from February during their home game against the Boston Bruins. On March 25, the Devils and JSZ host our 2nd annual All-Zone hockey banquet during their game against the Buffalo Sabres.

It’s time to honor great performances from New Jersey high school basketball players 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. Thanks to everyone who made a nomination this week!

Winning a JSZ Game Ball is hard enough, but for West Windsor Plainsboro North’s Jaden Sands, it’s business as usual. Sands took home the award last season and followed up his performance this year. The Senior has been a cornerstone for the Knights offense averaging 20.4 points a game and scoring 408 to pass his total from 2017-2018, he is also on pace to reach the 1,000 point by the end of the season. In North’s 53-50 victory over Robbinsville, Jaden scored 33 points. The fans have spoken and after hours of countless voting he is this week’s NJM Insurance South Jersey Game Ball winner!  Take Our Poll Sponsors! Thank you to NJM Insurance for sponsoring all of our South Jersey Game Ball presentations! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our West Windsor- Plainsboro North coverage! Have a question for Nery? E-Mail him: nery@jerseysportszone.com

It was an exciting night on the hardwood for the Franklin Warriors girls basketball team. Entering the day on Friday, the Warriors have yet to lose a game this season. Franklin’s Junior Guard, Kennady Schenck kept her team undefeated after hitting a three-point shot at the buzzer, lifting the Warriors to a 44-42 win over the Crusaders. Franklin’s 6’3 senior forward/guard and McDonald’s All-American, Diamond Miller led the Warriors with 15 points. The hero of the night, junior guard, Kennady Schenck finished the night with 11 points.

It’s Conference Tournament season in New Jersey and JSZ has action from around the state. We’ve got a sole remaining regular season matchup between two Bergen County foes, plus Scottie Lewis and Bryan Antoine get their McDonald’s All-American jerseys at Ranney. The Shore Conference Tournament features a shocker from the Red Bank Regional Lady Bucs plus a one point game between the Middletown South Lady Eagles and Toms River North. Watch all the action now! Bergen Catholic 61 Don Bosco Prep 49 The Crusaders have their revenge. After a nail biting two-point loss to Don Bosco Prep a month ago, Bergen Catholic responded with a 61-49 win over the Ironmen. BC was paced by Matt Zona (17 points) and a pair of 13-point games from Zach Freemantle and Doug Edert. Don Bosco’s Victor Konopka led his team with 17 on the night. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Oradell: Ranney 94 Jackson Liberty 39 – Shore Conference Boys Tournament Second Round On an evening with plenty to celebrate, Scottie Lewis and Bryan Antoine bulldozed through Jackson Liberty to push Ranney through to the next round in the Shore Conference Tournament. Lewis and Antoine were presented with their McDonald’s All-American jersey pregame, and Lewis was also just named as a member to the U.S. Nike Hoop Summit team. JSZ’s Diana Cannizzaro has the highlights from Tinton Falls: (8) Middletown South 63 (9) Marlboro – Shore Conference Boys Tournament Second Round Luke Albrecht had 17 points to lead three Eagles in double digits as the #8 seed moves on to the SCT quarterfinals and a matchup with top seed Ranney on Sunday in Toms River. Mike Dabas had 13 and Bobby Pirie added 12 in the win. Watch the highlights from Middletown: Thanks to Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Middletown South (12) Red Bank Regional 65 (5) Red Bank Catholic 62 – Shore Conference Girls Tournament Second Round The #12 Red Bank Regional High School Bucs defeated the #5 Red Bank Catholic Caseys in an upset win on Thursday night during the Round 2 Shore Conference Tournament! Sophomore Caitlyn Decker scored her career-high and the game-high with 26 points. Meghan Murray scored the second highest with 20 points. The Bucs will take on #4 Manasquan on Feb. 16. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and post-game reaction from Red Bank: Sponsor! Thank you to Ryser’s Landscape Supply for sponsoring our Red Bank Regional coverage! Sponsor! Thank you to Playa Bowls in Red Bank for sponsoring our Red Bank Catholic coverage! Middletown South 53 Toms River North 52 – Shore Conference Girls Tournament 2nd Round Eve Pirie and Kalya Richardson joined forces to block Jenna Paul’s game winning shot attempt from 8 feet at the buzzer to give the Eagles a date with top seed Saint John Vianney in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Isla Brennan led the Eagles with 18, while Colgate bound Jenna Paul led all scorers with 23 points. This was a fantastic game that featured plenty of late game drama. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction: Thanks to two great sponsors for bringing us an SCT thriller! CJA Construction sponsors JSZ’s coverage of Toms River North and Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury is the reason we have the Middletown South Eagles covered all year long

Jersey Sports Zone brings you a high profile girls basketball matchup in Holmdel as Christ the King out of New York comes to Saint John Vianney and puts on a tremendous defensive performance. Watch the highlights and post-game reaction featuring one of the nation’s top junior prospects! Christ the King 40 Saint John Vianney 28 Natalija Marshall scored 14 points and the Royals held the Lancers to just 10 points in the first half in a big road victory. Both teams are expected to contend for state titles. Marshall, rated the #12 junior in the nation, was a force on both ends of the floor. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from this exciting post-season tuneup in Holmdel:

We’ve got an upset from the Shore Conference Tournament! Middletown North scores a 2-1 stunner over previously unbeaten Marlboro. The #11 seed reaches the Dowd Cup Final. JSZ has the highlights from some great playoff hockey in Middletown! Middletown North 2 Marlboro 1 John Miranda’s sharp angle shot with 3:34 to go in the third period was the game winner as the #11 seed reaches the Dowd Cup final thanks to a second straight upset. Marlboro came into the game with a 12-0-2 mark and took a 1-0 load on a Josh Solovey goal with just six seconds remaining in the first period. North drew even on a marvelous end to end rush from Dan Quiles in the second period. Middletown North will take on #2 seed Manasquan in the Dowd Cup Final on Wednesday in Wall. JSZ has the highlights from an outstanding playoff atmosphere:

It’s state championship Sunday in Toms River. JSZ brings you highlights from five state title matches including a Kingsway upset, West Essex scoring their first state championship, an historic milestone for Paulsboro and their legendary head coach, plus Southern Regional wins on back to back pins and Camden Catholic gets things started with a Sunday morning state championship. Southern Regional 34 Hunterdon Central 27 – Group 5 State Final Ben LoParo and JT Cornelius scored back to back pins at 195 and 220 pounds to secure a third state championship for Southern Regional. Last second scoring was the key to Southern’s victory. John High scored a fall at 3:59 of his match at 170 pounds. That was the same time for LoParo, who had 12 seconds to go in the second period before his move set the stage for his pin 11 seconds later. An exciting finale to the duals portion of the New Jersey wrestling state championships. JSZ has all the action from Toms River: Paulsboro 63 Kittatinny 3 – Group 1 State Final What a run it’s been for Paul Morina. On a day where Paulsboro captures its 32nd team state title, the South Jersey coaching legend collected his 700th win. Paulsboro was paced by seven pins by Georgio Mazzeo, Jacob Perez-Eli, Gabe Onorato, George Worthy, Shawn Williams, Brandon Green and Santino Morina. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights and post-match reaction from a legendary coach’s historic day: Kingsway 26 Phillipsburg 20 – Group 4 State Final It all came down to Cheney Kinner. The junior 138-pounder stepped on the mat with Kingsway leading 23-20 heading into the final bout and “Chainsaw” ripped through his competition to clinch Kingsway’s fourth-ever state final. This match was a back-and-forth affair that lasted over two hours where every bout went the distance. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from yet another big moment from the Kingsway Dragons: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of all Phillipsburg athletics is proudly brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. West Essex 40 Delsea 33 – Group 3 State Final Freshman Mike Pescatore rallied from a 5-0 deficit to score a dramatic pin in the second period at 106 pounds to spark West Essex to its first ever state wrestling championship. Delsea took a 15-14 lead on a Curtis Thomas pin at 195 pounds. West Essex would win the next five matches highlighted by pins courtesy of Bardhyl Gashi (285), Pescatore (106) and Carson Barry (120). JSZ has the highlights and post-match reaction from a special moment in West Essex history: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Delsea is made possible thanks to the support of NJM Insurance Camden Catholic 33 Pope John 29 – Non-Public Group B Final Camden Catholic took home the Group B Non-Public State Title on Sunday morning, defeating Pope John, the defending 2017-2018 champs. This is their 15th State Title win, and their first since 2013. Camden Catholic’s 145-pound University of Pennsylvania commit, Lucas Revano had the first pin for the Irish. The Irish had two more pins from 170-pound Martin Cosgrove and 182-pound Ronnie Crane. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and post-match reactions from Toms River: Sponsor! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Camden Catholic is being brought to you NJM Insurance Group!

Jersey Sports Zone’s Saturday hoops menu features the Max Strong doubleheader at Red Bank Regional, a Shore Conference girls battle between Rumson-Fair Haven and Trinity Hall plus a dominating performance from the Notre Dame Irish Red Bank Regional 50 Rumson-Fair Haven 47 – Boys Basketball Matt Weidman scored 23 points including six straight free throws in the final minute to give the 9-11 Bucs an upset over rival RFH (16-5) in the Battle of Ridge Road. Liam Joyce added 18 in the win for RBR with Ian O’Connor leading the Bulldogs with 22. Red Bank Regional trailed by 9 points with six minutes to go, but Weidman hit three 3-pointers and Joyce added a mid-range jumper to get the Bucs within 1. Weidman took over from there with his free throw prowess. JSZ has the highlights from a thriller in Little Silver: Thanks to Ryser’s Landscape Supply (RBR) and Gold Coast Cadillac (RFH) for sponsoring this fantastic ballgame! Ranney 72 Asbury Park 47 – Boys Basketball Less than 24 hours after its loss to Monteverde (FL), the Panthers bounce back and wrap up the regular season with a convincing win at Red Bank Regional High. Proceeds from the game along with the RBR-RFH matchup went to Max Strong, a fund that helps the medical expenses of Max Holden, the son of Ranney head coach Tahj Holden who is battling cancer. Watch the highlights of Ranney’s 20th win of the season: Notre Dame 72 New Egypt 33 – Boys Basketball Notre Dame picked up its ninth straight win with a 72-33  victory over New Egypt. The Irish were led by seniors Leon Jones and Justin Yu, the duo combined for 33 points. With the Mercer County Tournament seeding coming out in the upcoming days, ND has a chance at being number one after the W. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage! Rumson-Fair Haven 39 Trinity Hall 33 – Girls Basketball The Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs defeated the Trinity Hall Monarchs on Saturday afternoon, improving their overall record to 14-8 for the season. Rumson-Fair Haven’s Grace Munt scored the game-high for the Dawgs with 16 points. This is the Bulldogs’ third win in a row. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights from Rumson: Thanks to Gold Coast Cadillac and Trinity Hall for allowing us to bring you this great girls basketball showdown!

We’ve got plenty of Thursday night basketball action! JSZ has highlights from Camden’s upset win over Paul VI, Seton Hall Prep and St. Peter’s Prep battling it out at the Dan Finn Classic and Phillipsburg eeking out a close win over Franklin. Stay tuned throughout the night for all the highlights! Camden 51 Paul VI 43 Camden picked up its third straight win with a 51-43 upset victory over No. 11 in the current NJ Top 20, Paul VI. The Panthers snapped PVI’s eight game streak thanks to some tough defensive play from bigs Lance Ware and TaQuan Woodley. Ware finished with 14 points and 7 rebounds while Woodley had 9 points and 12 rebounds. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Seton Hall Prep 49 St. Peter’s Prep 40 Ashton Miller was the spark plug Seton Hall Prep needed to capture its seventh consecutive win. Miller scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed game MVP honors to push the Pirates to a 14-6 record on the year. St. Peter’s Prep was led by freshman phenom Mark Armstrong, who scored a team-high 17 points for the Marauders. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from the opening night of the Dan Finn Classic in Bayonne: Phillipsburg 47 Franklin 46 Richard Manigault scored 21 points and Phillipsburg survived a late surge from the Warriors to hang on for a quality road victory in the Skylands Conference. The Stateliners had a 34-23 lead at the end of three quarters before Franklin stormed back in the 4th thanks to full court pressure. Franklin would come back to tie the game at 42, but Phillipsburg scored five straight points to take the lead. The Warriors would get a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but Tracy Brown’s three pointer was just off the mark. Watch the highlights from an exciting final moments: Thanks to the Garnet Booster Club for supporting JSZ’s coverage of Phillipsburg High all year long!

Coming off a Group 3 State Title hasn’t been easy for Nottingham but Brandon Raba has stepped up to the challenge of being the North Star’s go-to playmaker. In their game against Bordentown, Raba dropped 33 points. The fans have spoken and after countless hours of voting he is this week’s NJM Insurance South Jersey game Ball winner! JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez stopped by practice where father and North Stars Head Coach, Chris Raba presented him with his award: Take Our Poll Sponsor! Thank you to NJM Insurance for sponsoring all of our South Jersey Game Ball presentations! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Nottingham coverage! Have a question for Nery? Email him: nery@jerseysportszone.com

The Ranney senior guard and Villanova bound McDonald’s All-American scored 30 points in a 103-43 Panthers win over Mater Dei Prep on Senior Night. JSZ captures the big moment and talks with Antoine and Scottie Lewis about a record that stood for 46 years Bryan Antoine sets Shore Conference all-time scoring mark What started as a senior night celebration for Ranney’s groundbreaking class morphed into the coronation of Bryan Antoine as the Shore Conference’s all-time leading scorer. Antoine needed 20 points against Mater Dei Prep to set the record that was set by Croydon Hall’s Norm Caldwell in 1975. Croydon Hall is now defunct and the record of 2,302 stood until the third quarter of the Panthers 103-43 victory. Antoine took a long feed from Scottie Lewis and slammed down the new Shore Conference mark. Antoine finished the game with 30 points. Watch our feature on this historic moment in Tinton Falls: Here’s the raw video of the three-pointer, followed by the dunk that set the Shore Conference scoring mark Bryan Antoine has been a highlight machine over the past four years on Jersey Sports Zone. In case you missed it, take a look at Antoine’s junior highlight reel!

Stanley King is ready to represent his home state at the next level. The 6-5, 175-pound wideout hailing from Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden put pen to paper Wednesday morning and officially signed his National Letter of Intent with Rutgers University. King has left a legacy as one of the best playmakers in South Jersey history. He was named an Under Armour All-American this season and posted 148 receptions, 2,516 yards and 28 touchdowns over his high school career. Watch JSZ’s highlight reel from King’s senior season: No. 8 was the main offensive weapon on a Woodrow Wilson squad that scored 34 points per game, accrued a 9-4 record and won the South Jersey Group 3 sectional title in a 22-14 win over Burlington Township. King was one of 12 wide receivers selected to JSZ’s All-Zone statewide team, joining the likes of Charles Njoku (UCLA), Jaaron Hayek (Villanova), John Metchie (Alabama), Ayir Asante (Holy Cross) and fellow Rutgers commit John Guaimano. This play making WR is staying home! Welcome to the Brotherhood, @StanleyK_‼️ pic.twitter.com/m2yfH8MxDq— Rutgers Football (@RFootball) February 6, 2019 King selected Rutgers over Western Michigan, where his high school quarterback and JSZ Zoneman Finalist Nick Kargman is committed to. King was initially verbally committed to Louisville but decommitted just before his senior year started.

Michelle Sidor has made 750 field goals, 395 three-pointers and 290 free throws in her three-and-a-half year career so far at Saddle River Day. Each of those buckets, plus the incalculable hours spent in the gym, culminated Tuesday night when Sidor became the fourth-ever girl in New Jersey history to score 3,000 career points. The dream became a reality after Sidor’s red-hot high school career start. She scored her 1,000th point as a sophomore, broke the 2,000 point barrier as a junior and eclipsed the all-time Bergen County scoring record just a few weeks back. Sidor joins St. Peter’s Kristen Somogyi (3,899), Wildwood’s Monica Johnson (3,173) and Belleville’s Jen Apicella (3,105) as the fourth girl in the 3,000 Point Club. And there’s plenty more on the horizon for the Michigan basketball commit. Sidor very well could end up the 2nd all-time scorer in state history — for both boys and girls — if Saddle River Day makes the postseason push its fans expect. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the story from Saddle River:

JSZ takes you to a pair of Shore Conference gyms for the opening round of the state sectional team tournament. We’ll have highlights from Long Branch’s title defense and a historic win for Rumson-Fair Haven on Ridge Road. #4 Long Branch 36 vs. #5 Northern Burlington 26 The Green Wave rolled to their Central Jersey Group 4 title defense behind four pins to capture a double-digit win over Northern Burlington. Pins came from Tracey Taylor, Kevin Cerruti, Joe Conlon and Steven Pabone. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Long Branch: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to Rosario Realty for their loyal sponsorship of all Long Branch Green Wave athletics. #3 Rumson-Fair Haven 33 vs. #6 Holmdel 30 The Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs defeated the Holmdel Hornets during the Central Jersey Group 2 quarterfinal match on Monday night. RFH’s two pins of the night came from 138-pound Max Brignola and 160-pound Jack Kelly. The Bulldogs will take on Raritan on Wednesday night for the semifinal round. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and post-game reactions from Rumson: Sponsor! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is made possible by Gold Coast Cadillac!

Tyler Devera emerged as New Jersey’s top tight end during his senior season and the Bergen Catholic product has officially made his college commitment. The 6-4, 225-pound Wayne native revealed he will continue his football career at Maryland. Devera made the official announcement via his Twitter account during Super Bowl LIII. C O M M I T T E D❗️…. LOCKS LESSONS🐢🐢#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/Sh5Eoo8jpe— ₮Đ (@TylerDevera) February 3, 2019 Devera was the top receiving option in on an explosive Bergen Catholic offense that made it to the Non-Public Group 4 title game. Devera had a team-high 45 receptions for 613 yards and five touchdowns. Watch JSZ’s highlight reel of Tyler Devera’s senior season here: Tyler Devera was one of four tight ends named to JSZ’s 2018 All-Zone team, alongside Red Bank Catholic’s Kevin Bauman (Notre Dame), West Deptford’s Jason Collier (Pitt) and Hun’s Dylan Deveney (Georgia Tech). Devera whittled his Top 5 list down to Maryland, Colorado, Louisville, UMass and Rutgers, where he decommitted from prior to the 2018 season.

Freddie Young in just his second season the 6’2 sophomore has already made his mark at Princeton Day School. Freddie is well on his way to eclipsing 1,000 points as he needs just 230 more. In PDS’s game against Princeton, Young scored 24 points. The fans have spoken and he is this week’s NJM Insurance South Jersey game Ball winner! Watch his ceremony below: Take Our Poll Sponsor! Thank you to NJM Insurance for sponsoring all of our South Jersey Game Ball presentations!

What a way to kick off in February! Jersey Sports Zone was in Flemington and Middletown for some Friday night hockey. We’ll have highlights from Jude Kurtas’ career game for Hillsborough, Anthony Galante’s game-winning goal against Middletown South and an offensive explosion from Freehold Boro. Stay tuned throughout the night for all our hockey coverage! Marlboro 5 Middletown South 4 Anthony Galante scored with :15 seconds left in the game and Dan Gerts made 48 saves in a thrilling Shore Conference battle. Middletown South rallied from a 4-2 deficit with back to back goals from Michael Hannigan to draw even at four. The Eagles outshot Marlboro 52-25 and nearly got the game winner until Gerts made a stellar glove save on Dimitri Forand with only 23 seconds remaining. Galante took the puck off the draw and streaked down the left wing to score his 21st of the season. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from a great game! Thanks to Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Middletown South Hillsborough 9 Bridgewater-Raritan 3 Hillsborough junior Jude Kurtas had a night to remember as he scored five goals and eight total points, both career bests, in a 9-3 rout against Bridgewater-Raritan. Kurtas has emerged this season as one of New Jersey’s best players and now has 86 points (43 G, 43 A) as Hillsborough prepares for the state playoffs. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights from Flemington: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone is thankful for its great sponsors. If it wasn’t for Princeton Orthopaedic Associates (Hillsborough & Bridgewater-Raritan) and Total Rehab & Sports Medicine (Bridgewater-Raritan), we wouldn’t have been able to capture this career-night. Freehold Boro 9 Colonia 3 Sam Giove and Gabe Roman scored two goals apiece to pace the Colonials to a win at Middletown Ice World on their senior night. Freehold Boro raced out to a 3-0 lead, had a 4-2 advantage through one and added five more goals in the second period. JSZ has the highlights including a must see goal courtesy of Nick Ochlan: Playa Bowls at the Freehold Raceway Mall is the reason that we can bring you great moments from Freehold Boro High all year long!

Phillipsburg High School’s Cody Harrison is currently the No. 1 152-pound wrestler in the state of New Jersey. Harrison’s statistics are remarkable. He is 14-1 so far this season with eight pins. Since his 2016/2017 season, he has won 63 matches, and only lost eight. Harrison is going into this year’s NJSIAA Wrestling Championships in Atlantic City having placed the past two years he has competed there. He was a Region 3 Champion last year, and finished 4th in the state in the 138-pound weight class. What’s on Harrison’s plate for next year? Big Ten Wrestling. Harrison recently announced his commitment to wrestle next year at Rutgers University. JSZ’s Madison Bess was in Phillipsburg with more details on next month’s NJSIAA Wrestling Championships and what’s in store for next year at RU: Sponsor! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Phillipsburg High School is made possible by The Garnet Booster Club of Phillipsburg High School!

Trisha Tellian was the lead scorer in Ridgefield Park’s best outing this season after she dropped a game-high 20 points in a 76-53 win against Tenafly last week. Tellian was nominated by Jersey Sports Zone for the North Jersey game ball and her friends and family voted furiously for her to win the fan poll. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the award presentation from Ridgefield Park: Take Our Poll

Jersey Sports Zone is thrilled to bring you basketball highlights from Brookdale Community College featuring: No. 19 Manasquan vs. Jackson Liberty and No. 3 Ranney vs. No. 1 Roselle Catholic. Those highlights coming up! Carteret 76 Middlesex 67 Carteret picked up it’s seventh straight victory with a 76-67 win over Greater Middlesex Conference rival Middlesex. A barage of threes in the first quarter had the Ramblers out in front 22-14, but Middlesex fought back to take a 41-35 lead at halftime. Jahlil Nix stepped up when it mattered most for Carteret as he would take over the third quarter finishing with 21 points total. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Sponsor! Thank you to Campozino restaurant for sponsoring our South River coverage!

Southern Regional’s Kaela Curtin won the Week 4 Central Jersey Game Ball for her performance last week during the game against Lacey. Curtin scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds. Check out her full ceremony online right 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 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.

Nieko Malone wins Most Outstanding Wrestler at 126 pounds to highlight four Howell Rebels capturing titles at the Shore Conference championships at Red Bank Regional. JSZ has highlights and post-match reaction from 13 championship matches! The Howell Rebels won the 2019 Shore Conference team title thanks to four individual champions and two second-place finishes at Red Bank Regional High Schoool Jackson Memorial and Saint John Vianney produced two individual champions apiece. 120 pounds: (1) Vin Scollo (Jackson Memorial) defeats (2) Logan Waller (Colts Neck) 5-1 126 pounds: (5) Nieko Malone (Howell) defeats (2) Michael Conklin (Toms River East) 13-11 Malone was named outstanding wrestler of the meet thanks to his upset victory over the second seed 132 pounds: (2) Darby Diedrich (Howell) defeats (1) Hunter Gutierrez (Lacey) 7-1 138 pounds: (1) Alex Baran (Manalapan) defeats (3) Al DeSantis (Shore) 3-1 145 pounds: (1) Nick Boggiano (Toms River North) defeats (2) Luke Rada (Colts Neck) 5-1 152 pounds: (1) Paul Jakub (Howell) pins (3) Carsten DiGiantomasso (Jackson Memorial) 1:23 The sophomore has now won two straight Shore Conference titles 160 pounds: (1) Rob Kanniard (Wall) wins by forfeit over (2) Xavier Kelly (Howell) 170 pounds: (1) Shane Reitsma (Howell) defeats (2) Matt Benedetti (Manalapan) 9-4 182 pounds: (1) Nick Addison (Rumson-Fair Haven) defeats (3) Christian Murphy (Howell) 11-4 195 pounds: (2) Kyle Epperly (Jackson Memorial) won by injury default over (1) Jacob Anderson (Middletown North) 3:12 220 pounds: (1) Billy Borowski (Point Pleasant Boro) defeats (11) John O’Donnell (Toms River North) 2-0 285 pounds: (1) Paul Liseno (Saint John Vianney) pins (3) Joe Teresi (Ocean) 1:46 Liseno wins the heavyweight bracket for a second straight year 106 pounds: (1) Tyler Klinsky (Middletown North) pins (2) Jack Maida (Shore Regional) 4:46 The Lions junior scored his 100th win earlier in the tournament and improves to 25-0 after handing Maida his first loss of the year: 113 pounds: (1) Dean Peterson (Saint John Vianney) defeats (2) Vincent Santaniello (Brick Memorial) 5-2 NJ’s #1 ranked and #5 in the nation scores the win to remain unbeaten. It’s Peterson’s second consecutive Shore Conference title Shore Conference Tournament Team Results Howell – 187.5Jackson Memorial – 136.5Toms River North – 106Middletown North – 103.5Shore Regional – 98Rumson-Fair Haven – 96.5Point Pleasant Boro – 90Saint John Vianney – 87.5Ocean Township – 82.5Manalapan – 76.5

Grab a seat and enjoy some serious Friday night basketball highlights! Jersey Sports Zone has coverage from Roselle Catholic’s nail-biting win against Gill St. Bernard’s, All-American Diamond Miller’s next career achievement and a CVC battle between the West Windsor-Plainsboro high schools. Enjoy! Roselle Catholic 48 Gill St. Bernard’s 47 – Boys Basketball Chalk this one up as a game-of-the-year nominee. After only scoring 16 points and trailing by double-digits at the half, Roselle Catholic (16-1) relied heavily on senior guard Colby Rogers as he hit a pair of free throws with seven seconds remaining in regulation to cap off a come-from-behind win against Gill St. Bernard’s. Rogers dropped a game-high 24 points with five three-pointers to spark the comeback. Newly-minted McDonald’s All-American Kahlil Whitney was off but still managed to score 13 points. Gill St. Bernard’s led 26-16 at the half and was paced by junior forward Zach Martini, who dropped a monstrous 19-point, 17-rebound double-double. Rutgers commit Paul Mulcahy chipped in with eight points in the loss. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights from the Friday nightcap to the Hearts 2 Hands Invitational: Franklin 73 Patrick School 50 – Girls Basketball One day after being selected as a McDonald’s All-American, Franklin’s Diamond Miller scored her 2,000th career point in a blowout win Friday night. Miller, a University of Maryland commit, scored a game-high 27 points in the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights plus Miller’s thoughts from the Hearts 2 Hands Invitational in Gladstone: West Windsor-Plainsboro North 53 West Windsor-Plainsboro South 40 –  Boys Basketball West Windsor-Plainsboro North picked up its second win in a row with a 53-40 victory over Colonial Valley Conference and crosstown rival West Windsor-Plainsboro South. The Knights took a slim 18-15 lead at halftime but turned it on in the third quarter to eventually lead by as many as 20 points. Jaden Sands had 17 points for North. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our West Windsor-Plainsboro North and West Windsor-Plainsboro South coverage! Donovan Catholic 55 Manchester Township 45 – Boys Basketball Freshman Amari Petty sparked a 13-0 run late in the third quarter with six straight points to help Donovan Catholic won its third straight game. Matt Melon led the Griffins with 14 with Petty and Braeden Kunzman adding a dozen. JSZ has the highlights from Toms River:

An exciting night of Thursday night hoops on JSZ! We’ve got a Dwaine Jones buzzer beater that allowed Neptune to spoil Rob Higgins’ 2000th career point in Middletown, plus Rumson-Fair Haven snapping RBC’s 12 game win streak and St. Joe’s-Metuchen scoring a GMC win. On the girls side, Newark Tech took out East Orange, improving their overall record to 12-2. Watch it all here! Neptune 66 Middletown North 63 Dwaine Jones hit a step back three-pointer at the buzzer as Neptune spoiled Rob Higgins 2000 point milestone. Higgins came into the game needing 20 points to reach 2K and after 17 points in the first half, hit the mark midway through the third quarter. Higgins becomes the 8th player in Shore Conference history and the 100th in New Jersey. Neptune had a 10 point lead with under four minutes to go in the fourth, but Higgins would score 10 straight points to draw the Lions even. Jones and Higgins traded three-pointers to tie the game at 63. Jones played the spoiler with a fantastic shot from the corner with Higgins in his face. Jones had 23 and Higgins finished with 37 including 17 in the final eight minutes. JSZ has all the excitement from a great game in Middletown: Rumson-Fair Haven 51 Red Bank Catholic 43 Jackson McCarthy scored 19 points and sparked an 8-0 third quarter run to give RFH a season sweep of RBC and snapping the Caseys 12 game win streak. Ian O’Connor added 15 as RFH is now 12-2 on the season. JSZ has the highlights of Shore Conference action in Red Bank: Thanks to Gold Coast Cadillac (Rumson-Fair Haven) and Playa Bowls of Red Bank (RBC) for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of these two great schools! St. Joseph (Metuchen) 54 Monroe 43 St. Joe’s (Metuchen) picked up its third straight victory with a 54-43 win over Greater Middlesex Conference- Red Division rival, Monroe. After staying tied in first two quarters of play the Falcons came alive in the second half to eventually dominate the fourth quarter with a comfortable lead. Senior Jack Hogarty finished with 18 points. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Monroe coverage! Newark Tech 64 East Orange 41 | Zianna Goda 24 points Newark Tech improved their overall record to 12-2, after playing an exceptional game against East Orange on Thursday night. Zianna Goda scored 24 points, and 16 points alone in the first for the Terriers. Nia Mallette and Mariah Perez scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. Mallette and Perez both walked away with double-doubles. Mallette had 10 assists in addition to her 12 points, and Perez had 15 rebounds. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights from Newark:

New Jersey’s reputation as a basketball hotbed speaks for itself and the prestigious McDonald’s All-Amercan Game has taken notice. Three NJ boys and an NJ girl are heading to Atlanta to compete in the premiere All-Star game on March 27! JSZ has highlight reels of the newest McDonald’s All-Americans. The McDonald’s All-American high school basketball game has become one of the most prestigious invites a player can receive. With an alumni list littered with current and past NBA and WNBA superstars, there are just 24 spots reserved for the very best from high school basketball. For the second straight year, New Jersey has three selections for the boys game. The Ranney duo of Scottie Lewis (Florida) and Bryan Antoine (Villanova) were selected along with fellow five star recruit Kahlil Whitney (Kentucky) from Roselle Catholic. On the girls side, Franklin’s Diamond Miller (Maryland) is the lone representative from the Garden State. Lewis is part of the East roster, while Antoine and Whitney will play together on the West squad. Bryan Antoine – Ranney One of the best scorers in New Jersey hoops history, Antoine is currently closing in on becoming the Shore Conference’s all-time leading scorer. He is signed, sealed and delivered to play in Philadelphia for Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats. Scottie Lewis – Ranney The future Florida Gator has seen his already high profile skyrocket following a sensational 26 point performance on national television in Ranney’s 73-63 win over Federal Way (WA) in the Hoophall Classic in Springfield. Kahlil Whitney – Roselle Catholic Whitney is regarded across the board as a top-10 national player and the future Kentucky Wildcat has shown that the hype is real. Like Antoine and Lewis, Whitney is projected as a lottery pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Precious Achiuwa, Monteverde (FL) – formerly Saint Benedict’s Prep In addition to the Ranney duo and Whitney, another player with New Jersey ties is on the McDonald’s All-American list. Precious Achiuwa, who played last season for St. Benedict’s Prep and is now at Monteverde in Florida will play on the East roster alongside Lewis in Atlanta. Achiuwa is one of the top uncommitted players in the class of 2019. Diamond Miller, Franklin The Maryland signee will represent New Jersey as the lone girls reprentative. A JSZ 2018 Player of the Year finalist, Diamond’s stellar resume is highlighted by playing for the US Under 16 women’s squad and leading Franklin to a Tournament of Champions title: Click HERE to see the full McDonald’s All-American Game rosters

Paulsboro freshman Keyshun Sanders might be our youngest Game Ball winner to date. Sanders In his first varsity season has already scored over 200 points. In the Raiders game against Florence, Keyshun had 18 points and 10 steals to lead Paulsboro to a 71-54 victory. For this performance the fans have voted him this week’s NJM Insurance South Jersey Game Ball winner! JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez stopped by practice to present him with his Game Ball:  Take Our Poll Sponsor! Have a question? Email Nery: nery@jerseysportszone.com

There’s just no stopping them. Hopewell Valley used a 33-point outburst over the final six bouts to take control, clinch a win and secure yet another Colonial Valley Conference Valley Division title in a 45-22 win over Robbinsville Tuesday night. That nearly three-dozen point run was sparked by pins from Brandon Bowman at 182 pounds, heavyweight John Snyder and Jacob Venezia at 113 pounds. Hopewell Valley has now won 39-straight CVC dual and has won 93 out of their last 94 CVC duals. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Hopewell: Match Results Hopewell Valley 45 — Robbinsville 22 120: Drake Torrington (ROBB) over Allen Lopez (Fall 1:00) 126: Joey Vannozzi (HVH) over Isaiah Lederman (Dec. 17-10) 132: Vincent Truong (ROBB) over Alejandro Lopez (Dec. 7-6) 138: Ryan Kanner (ROBB) over Aaron Longo (Dec. 6-2) 145: Justin Venezia (HVH) over Nick Migliaccio (Fall 1:26) 152: Jack Milazzo (ROBB) over Heath Trainor (MD 16-4) 160: Sean Santora (HVH) over Stephen Perna (Dec. 8-4) 170: Garrett Bilgrav (ROBB) over Josh Beigman (Fall 2:40) 182: Brandon Bowman (HVH) over Ian Kempton (Fall 1:15) 195: Brian LaCross (HVH) Forfeit 220: Christian Cacciabaudo (HVH) Forfeit 285: John Snyder (HVH) over Mateo Cruz (Fall 0:48) 106: Christian Micikas (HVH) over Shailen Savur (Dec. 6-0) 113: Jacob Venezia (HVH) over Aiden Weil (Fall 0:29) Double Sponsor Alert! Thanks to loyal sponsors like Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, Jersey Sports Zone was able to be on hand and capture this Mercer County rivalry between Robbinsville and Hopewell Valley!

Jersey Sports Zone takes you to the Red Bank Armory for Monday afternoon hockey. Marlboro is on the short list of unbeaten teams in New Jersey high school hockey. Red Bank Catholic tried to pull off the upset. We’ve got a great Shore Conference showdown for you! Marlboro 4 Red Bank Catholic 2 Jack Werther scored a pair of goals, Anthony Galante got his 17th and senior Thomas Whittle scored his first varsity goal as the Mustangs held off a third period rally from the Caseys to reach 8-0-2 on the season. JSZ has the highlights from Red Bank: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is made possible by Playa Bowls in Red Bank

Jersey Sports Zone is pleased to bring you statewide basketball coverage from 1.19. While many games were postponed around the state due to the impending weather, JSZ was able to get our cameras around to Central Jersey and bring you four games of action! Christian Brothers Academy 72 Middletown South 53 – Boys Basketball Christian Brothers Academy picked up it’s third win in a row with a 72-53 victory over Middletown South. After a close first half CBA closed out the final two quarters strong as they outscore their opponent in the third alone. Steve Braunstein was a sparking plug for the Colts in the second half, finishing with 15 points, Josh Cohen had 18. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Monmouth Building Center for sponsoring our Middletown South coverage! Rumson-Fair Haven 60 Marlboro 51  – Boys Basketball Ian O’Connor had 28 points and 15 rebounds and freshman Geoff Schroeder scored eight straight points to start the 4th quarter to break a 35-35 tie as the Bulldogs get to 10-1 on the season. Schroeder was scoreless in the first three quarters but erupted for 14 in the final eight minutes. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Rumson: Jersey Sports Zone brings you great highlights from Rumson-Fair Haven thanks to Gold Coast Cadillac in Oakhurst! St. Rose 66 National Christian Academy (MD) 52 – Girls Basketball St. Rose sent a message to the national pundits after knocking off nationally-ranked National Christian Academy, a team loaded with five nominees for the 2019 McDonald’s All American game. Brynn Farrell and Lauren Lithgow each scored 22 points in the win and Neptune-transfer Makayla Andrews notched nine points and six rebounds in the win. This game was meant to be played in Brooklyn, but the impending snow storm forced a change of venue. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Belmar: Sponsor Alert! Thanks to RYPT – Reach Your Potential Training, Jersey Sports Zone was able to be on hand to capture this great moment for the Purple Roses. Middletown North 50 Howell 49 – Girls Basketball – Autism Awareness Showcase Middletown North defeated Howell at home during their Autism Awareness Showcase matchup. The Middletown North Lions picked up their first win after a three-game losing streak. After being defeated by the Howell Rebels earlier in the season, the Lions got their revenge with one point. Moe Golembieski scored the team-high 12 points for North. Gina Palladino and Victoria Palladino scored 11 and 10, respectively. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights from Middletown:

One of New Jersey’s top remaining uncommitted Class of 2019 prospects has a new home. Smith Vilbert, a senior defensive end for St. Joe’s (Mont.), announced Friday he will be signing his national letter of intent to play Division I football at Penn State University. Vilbert made the announcement via his personal Twitter account. Blessed to say that I am committed to Penn State University 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾#weare pic.twitter.com/gkQtelKWQO— Smithvilbert (@Smithvilbert2) January 18, 2019 Vilbert was a proverbial wrecking ball for the Green Knights during his senior season. In 2018, the 6-7, 251-pounder collected 43 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, had 11 quarterback hurries and notched nine sacks, second only behind Notre Dame commit Howard Cross III. Watch JSZ’s highlight reel of Vilbert’s senior season: Vilbert anchored a defensive line that wrecked havoc on passers all season long in one of the country’s toughest high school conferences. St. Joe’s (Mont.) finished at 10-2 this past year and won the Non-Public Group 4 state sectional title. The Green Knights shut-out reigning champions Bergen Catholic, 13-0. After coming onto the scene in his senior season, Vilbert racked up 19 major D-I offers, including programs like Oregon, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Syracuse and Maryland. Vilbert joins All-American offensive lineman Caedan Wallce (Hun School, Princeton) and quarterback Taquan Roberson (DePaul Catholic, Wayne) as fellow Class of 2019 Penn State signees.