A pair of top-ten showdowns highlight a tremendous night in boys and girls basketball. Enjoy the highlights!

Don Bosco Prep 60 Bergen Catholic 46 | Boys

Rutgers commit Dylan Harper returned to action after missing four games and poured in a game-high 21 points off the bench to lead the Ironmen to their fifth-straight win. With the game tied heading into the fourth, Harper took over and scored 12 points in the quarter as Don Bosco Prep (9-2) pulled away in this highly-anticipated rivalry game. Brady Loughlin added 16 points while Howard commit Isaiah Brown chipped in with 11 points in the victory. Bergen Catholic (7-3) got a team-high 13 points from Naiim Parrish, plus 11 points from Julius Avent in the loss.

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

Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Don Bosco Prep is made possible by JAG Physical Therapy.

Manasquan 46 St. John Vianney 40 | Girls

No. 6 Manasquan (11-1) defeated No. 2 St. John Vianney (8-3) 46-40 for their first win over the Lancers since 2018. A close back and forth match up would see Manasquan take a 16-15 lead at halftime, the Warriors controlled the boards in the second half, out rebounding SJV 34-25 and were able to hang on for a late victory as Bucknell commit Hope Masonious finished with 21 points, Penn commit Katie Collins had 13 points.

JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights and reaction from Manasquan: 

Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Manasquan is made possible by Ramapo College.