JSZ closes out January with a great Saturday slate in high school hoops. We are on milestone watch as Howell takes on Toms River South in our ACI Medical and Dental School Girls Game of the Week. No. 1 St. John Vianney also battles No. 5 Morris Catholic in girls action at the More Than a Highlight Showcase! Then, in boys hoops, RBC goes for its 14th win of the season as they host Point Pleasant Beach. Plus, defending state champs collide as Manasquan battles Thrive Charter as part of the Jeff Coney Classic at Rancocas Valley. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the afternoon!

Manasquan 53 Thrive Charter 41 | Boys | Jeff Coney Classic

The reigning Group 2 Champion Warriors handled business against the reigning Group 1 Champion Titans. Logan Cleveland led the way with a game-high 16 points, while Sean Bilodeau and Kennedy Larned added 10 points each for Manasquan (9-7). For Thrive Charter (13-3), senior Marjon Skillman reached a milestone, scoring his 1,000th career point late in the fourth quarter.

JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights from Rancocas Valley Regional High School:

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Red Bank Catholic 73 Point Pleasant Beach 61 | Boys

Red Bank Catholic had four players in double figures and one player with nine points. Ryan Saxton’s 17 points led the balanced attack to get the Caseys a second win over the Garnet Gulls this season. Gavin Biasi had 15, Ryan Ciorciari added 14 and James Hankowski made four three-pointers for 12. On top of that, Tyler Hager had 9 points and 14 boards. Point Beach (16-4) was paced by Tyler Preston’s 18 points.

JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Red Bank:

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St. John Vianney 53 | Morris Catholic 40 | Girls

The No. 1 girls hoops team in the state St. John Vianney entered Saturday’s game vs. No. 5 Morris Catholic at the More Than a Highlight Showcase shorthanded, as Georgetown commit Stella Jackson was out with an ankle injury. Needing a true team effort, three Lancers had double-digit scoring as they picked up the 53-40 win.

The usual suspects came through, as always: Duke commit Taylor Sofilkanich had 12, while the team’s leading scorer and Penn commit Madison Kocis had 11. But leading all Lancers was senior guard Charlotte Bradley with 13 in what was one of her first games with significant minutes this year after having offseason knee surgery!

SJV now improves to 17-2 on the year, while the Crusaders fall to 12-5.

JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights from Rutgers Prep:

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Howell 50 Toms River South 40 | Girls

Kylee Beam made the most of her morning for the Rebels as she became the first junior in school history to reach 1,000 career points. The Rebels would then have to fend off a furious comeback attempt from the Indians to secure the victory. Beam scored 13 points in the first half and finished with a game-high 17 points in the victory. BellaRose Marino and Payton Smith added ten points for Howell (14-4). Kylee Ford finished with a team-high 14 points, while Haley Johnson chipped in with 12 points in the loss for Toms River South (12-4).

JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Howell: