Jersey Sports Zone brings you four Saturday hoops contests including a pair of games from Gill St. Bernard’s showcase, an Edison bragging rights battle between Bishop Ahr and JP Stevens plus a huge girls basketball showdown between Gloucester Catholic and Franklin.
JP Stevens 57 Bishop Ahr 46 | Boys Hoops
Solomon Smith scored 21 points to lead the Hawks to a big crosstown win and reach the 4-0 mark. JP Stevens raced out to an 18-8 lead after one quarter and never relinquished the lead. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Edison:
Newark East Side 57 Olympus Prep 44 | Boys Hoops
Newark East Side showcased their ability to be explosive on offense and stingy on defense with a commanding 57-44 win over South Jersey postgrad academy Olympus Prep. Nasir Johnson led the way with 17 points and Anas Amos was dishing the rock all over in the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from the second game at Saturday’s Hearts 2 Hands Invitational:
Rutgers Prep 52 Patrick School 47 | Girls Hoops
Olivia Mullins’ 17-point game was the driving force in Rutgers Prep’s early afternoon win against Patrick School at the Hearts 2 Hands Invitational at Gill St. Bernards. Rutgers Prep staved off a couple offensive surges by the Celtics to secure the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights:
Franklin 65 Gloucester Catholic 54 | Girls Hoops
Diamond Miller, the University of Maryland commit, posted 26 points for the Franklin Warriors on Saturday afternoon against the Gloucester Catholic Rams. The Rams were a good competitor for the Warriors, with Azana Baines, who is committed to Duke. However, Miller was not the only player who walked off the court with an impressive number of points. Junior Keona Schenck was only five points behind Miller with 21. The No. 3 Warriors are off to a great start for the season, improving their overall record to 4-0. JSZ’s Madison Bess was in Gloucester with the highlights:
