The action around the state picks up with the penultimate weekend of high school basketball. JSZ’s Saturday highlights included buzzer-beaters, McDonald’s All-Americans and much more. Enjoy!
Camden 78 Lenape 56 | Boys
The High moved another step closer to a perfect season, handling the Indians in an Olympic Conference clash. Devin Benson paced the Panthers (10-0) with a team-high 22 points, while D.J. Wagner added 20 points. Derek Simpson poured in a game-high 29 points for Lenape (7-3) in the loss.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from Medford:
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St. Thomas Aquinas 60 Hudson Catholic 58 | Boys 2 OT
St. Thomas Aquinas (7-4) defeated Hudson Catholic (6-3) 60-58 in double overtime. Despite trailing by eight to start the fourth quarter, St. Thomas was able to tie the score and send the game to overtime. Five quarters still weren’t enough, but in double overtime Robert Morris University Tristian Jeffries sank a game-winning basket at the buzzer to lead the Trojans to victory. Joshua Rivera ended the evening with 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:
Camden Catholic 75 Paul VI 58 | Boys
It was a clash of two of the top teams in the Olympic Conference, but there was no luck needed for the Irish (7-2) to topple the Eagles (9-3). Camden Catholic picks up its fourth straight win and was powered by Temple commit Zach Hicks, who scored a career-high 38 points in the win. Jalen Boyd-Savage scored a team-high 20 points for PVI in the loss.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Haddonfield:
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Rumson-Fair Haven 59 IHA 55 | Girls
Julia Corsentino had 18 points and Charley Rosen added 13 including a critical layup in the final two minutes to seal a state ranked home win for the Bulldogs. RFH is 6-5 but all five of their losses have come against top 10-ranked Shore Conference powers. A’Nyah Barker helped the Blue Eagles come back from a 12-point deficit with two key baskets to make it 51-49 but RFH pulled away thanks to Rosen’s bucket and free throws. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Rumson:
Red Bank Catholic 65 Manchester 51 | Girls
Seemingly now back to full strength, Red Bank Catholic looks to be playing its best basketball at the right time. The Caseys were electric Saturday afternoon. They quickly pounced on Manchester early and never relented. Casey Prior and Sophia Sabino each scored 14 points, while Justine Pissott collected 11 more. Manchester was paced by McDonald’s All-American Destiny Adams, who came through with 23 points and 20 rebounds.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Broad Street in Red Bank:
Jackson Memorial 68 Brick Memorial 41 | Girls
Coming off of their first loss of the season, the Jags bounced back as they ran down the Mustangs. Lexy Linton needed a season high to reach the 1000-point milestone, so the Kent State commit paced the pack with 28 points to go along with her 10 rebound, 11 steal triple-double. Alexis Voorhees had 20 for the Mustangs in the loss.
JSZ’s Kenneth Bradley has the highlights from Jackson:
